Valuation Analysis for BBSI

BBSI Barrett Business Services, Inc.

In this report

01

Valuation Multiples

P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, P/S, forward, historical

P. 2-5

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02

Enterprise Value

EV components, EV multiples, leverage

P. 6-8

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03

DCF Analysis

Rates, ERP, WACC, FCF, intrinsic value, sensitivity

P. 9-12

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04

Analyst Consensus

Price targets, forward estimates, sentiment

P. 13-14

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05

Valuation Summary

All methods compared, strengths & risks

P. 15-16

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Valuation Multiples Analysis

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) — Valuation Snapshot

Current vs Historical Range

P/E

16.9x

64th percentile

11.0 — 24.6
Avg: 16.1

P/B

3.8x

36th percentile

2.5 — 6.6
Avg: 4.3

EV/EBITDA

10.6x

64th percentile

7.8 — 14.0
Avg: 10.2

P/S

0.7x

82th percentile

0.4 — 1.0
Avg: 0.6

Forward & Growth-Adjusted

14.6x

Forward P/E

P/E Contraction expected

6.67

PEG (P/E ÷ Growth)

Expensive for growth

Valuation analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

Valuation Multiples Analysis

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) — P/E & P/B Deep Dive

P/E Ratio

P/B Ratio

Historical context analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

Valuation Multiples Analysis

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) — EV/EBITDA & P/S Deep Dive

EV/EBITDA

P/S Ratio

Historical context analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

Valuation Multiples Analysis

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) — Peer Comparison

Premium / Discount vs Peer Median

Peer Position

Discount Slight Discount In-Line Slight Premium Premium

Peer Ranking by Multiple

Peer analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

Enterprise Value Analysis

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) — EV Components

Enterprise Value Bridge

Market Cap $0.8B + Net Debt $-0.1B = Enterprise Value $0.8B

EV analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

Enterprise Value Analysis

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) — EV/EBITDA & EV/Sales

Current vs Historical Range

EV/EBITDA

10.6x

64th percentile

7.8 — 14.0
Avg: 10.2

EV/Sales

0.7x

73th percentile

0.4 — 1.0
Avg: 0.6

EV/EBITDA

EV/Sales

EV analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

Enterprise Value Analysis

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) — EV/FCF & Leverage

Current vs Historical Range

EV/FCF

18.0x

75th percentile

3.1 — 50.4
Avg: 13.8

ND/EBITDA

-0.9x

27th percentile

-1.6 — -0.1
Avg: -0.8

Leverage

Low Moderate High Very High

EV/FCF

Net Debt / EBITDA

Leverage analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

DCF & Intrinsic Value Analysis

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) — Rate Environment & WACC

Step 1: Interest Rate & Credit Spread

Step 2: BAA Spread → Equity Risk Premium

Base Premium 3.0% + ( BAA Spread 1.25% − Baseline 1.5% ) = Equity Risk Premium 3.00%

Step 3: Risk-Free Rate + Beta × Equity Risk Premium → WACC

Risk-Free Rate 4.56% + Beta 0.96 × Equity Risk Premium 3.00% = Cost of Equity 7.45%

Step 4: Blended Cost of Capital (WACC)

Cost of Equity 7.45% × Equity Weight + Cost of Debt 4.59% × Debt Weight = WACC 7.36%

DCF assessment will appear here after LLM generation.

DCF & Intrinsic Value Analysis

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) — Free Cash Flow Analysis

Free Cash Flow

$47.2M

Latest FCF

-7.0%

FCF 10Y CAGR

FCF Margin & Shares Outstanding

3.4%

Avg FCF Margin (5Y)

Buyback Rate: 3.5% — Average annual share reduction over last 3-5 years. Used to project 0.02B shares in 5 years (from 0.03B current).

DCF & Intrinsic Value Analysis

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) — Implied Stock Price

WACC: 7.36% | Terminal Growth: 2.5% (Industrials) | Avg FCF Margin: 3.4% | Buyback Rate: 3.5%

DCF Bridge: PV of FCF + PV of Terminal Value − Net Debt = Equity Value

DCF Results: Two Methods

Metric	Historical DCF	Analyst DCF
Growth Assumption	2.5% (normalized) (10Y CAGR)	Analyst Rev × 3.4% margin
PV of FCF	$223.6M	$43.2M
Terminal Value (PV)	$857.8M	$910.6M
Enterprise Value	$1.08B	$953.8M
Equity Value	$1.15B	$1.02B
Implied Stock Price	$54.23	$48.22
Upside/Downside	+66.9%	+48.4%

$32.50

Current Price

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Significantly Undervalued

Verdict

Valuation verdict will appear here after LLM generation.

DCF & Intrinsic Value Analysis

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) — Sensitivity Analysis

Historical DCF: WACC vs Terminal Growth

WACC \ Growth	1.5%	2.0%	2.5%	3.0%	3.5%
5.4%	$69	$77	$89	$105	$129
6.4%	$56	$61	$67	$75	$86
7.4%	$47	$50	$54	$59	$65
8.4%	$40	$43	$45	$48	$52
9.4%	$36	$37	$39	$41	$44

Analyst DCF: WACC vs Terminal Growth

WACC \ Growth	1.5%	2.0%	2.5%	3.0%	3.5%
5.4%	$59	$68	$79	$94	$118
6.4%	$48	$53	$59	$68	$79
7.4%	$40	$44	$48	$53	$59
8.4%	$35	$37	$40	$44	$48
9.4%	$31	$33	$35	$37	$40

Green: above current price ($32.50). Red: below current price.

Analyst vs Market Valuation

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) — Price Targets

Analyst Price Target Range

Current Price $32.50 | Consensus $46.00 (+41.5%) | Analysts 2 | Sentiment Strong Buy

Price target analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

Analyst vs Market Valuation

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) — Forward Estimates & Sentiment

Forward Estimates

Forward EPS $2.22 | TTM P/E 15.1x → Forward P/E 14.6x (Contraction -3.4x)

Analyst Sentiment & Target Trend

Analyst Sentiment

Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Strong Sell

Target Trend

Falling Stable Rising

Analyst Price Target Evolution

Forward outlook will appear here after LLM generation.

Valuation Summary & Investment Implications

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) — All Methods Compared

Valuation Methods (6 methods)

Method	Implied Value	Upside/Downside	Basis
P/E (Peer)	$56.55	+74.0%	Peer median P/E (25.4x) × Forward EPS ($2.22)
P/B (Peer)	$23.68	-27.2%	Peer median P/B (2.78x) × Book Value per Share
EV/EBITDA (Peer)	$42.98	+32.3%	Peer median EV/EBITDA (12.7x) × EBITDA - Net Debt
P/S (Peer)	$77.06	+137.1%	Peer median P/S (1.76x) × Revenue per Share
DCF	$54.23	+66.9%	Revenue × FCF Margin projection (normalized FCF)
Analyst Target	$46.00	+41.5%	Consensus of 2 analysts

Current Price $32.50 → Median Implied $50.11 (+54.2%) | Range $23.68 — $77.06 | Undervalued

Upside/Downside by Valuation Method

Valuation Summary & Investment Implications

Key Takeaways

DCF Implied Upside

▲ +66.9%

WACC 7.36%

Analyst Consensus

▲ +41.5%

2 analysts

6 Methods Used

P/E (Peer), P/B (Peer), EV/EBITDA (Peer), P/S (Peer), DCF, Analyst Target

Overall Verdict

Significantly Undervalued

✅ Strengths

⚠️ Risks

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