Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI)

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CAPS Rating
4 - 4 on 2008-01-01
5 - 5 on 2009-09-10

Active Picks >= 250
% Below 12 Month High >= 15
4 Week Price Change % <= 75
Price-to-Earnings (TTM) <= 5
Price-to-Sales (TTM) <= 12
Price-to-Book (TTM) <= 3

Current Ratio >= 1
Current Dividend Yield % >= 1

Good growth and earnings.

I think its a good time to pick this stock

BBSI is well positioned to take off for the following reasons:
1) No debt - BBSI has access to capital, so they could bring in more cash as the downturn continues. More importantly, this company can fund itself through internal cash generation, and did so in 2008, an atrocious year for many companies.
2) Consistent performance since 2005. FCF's have remained fairly constant since 2005 (albeit in 2008 this was heped by lower than usual capex), but given the fact they didn;t fall off of a cliff in this economy, that alone should make it a buy.
3) A decent dividend that can be sustained with internally generated cash flow.

All in all, a strong performang company that is undervalued by the markt.

should be major player in economic turnaround

Under valued and waiting for economic recovery to soar. Long term keeper.

I like this longterm, and cant really go wrong with a dividend nowadays :)

Getting through the toughest period now.

got real $ in barrett now.

Business services are hurting due to poor economy, but requirements for such services are not simply going dry up and go away. When the economy turns around, BBSI will also turn around as the demand for its services increases.

For starters look at the ratio of All-Star outperform picks. Second, I looked at the high scores on the scorecard and this looks like a good pick to outperform at $11 & $12. Third it's near it's 52 week low. Also outsourcing services should grow as out economy recovers, with Obama promising to create or preserve 30 million jobs.

Unfairly punished

Businesses using them will cut them out of the budget and make some current employee be responsible if they haven't already fired everyone and went bankrupt.

I'm back in before I forget.

Previous winner

Highly rated by Fools org.. Rapid growth thru aquisitons put Co in good position to provide outsourced H.R.Services

Profitable company with zero debt.

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