Barrett Business Services, Inc.

DB:BB1 Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.1b

Barrett Business Services Valuation

Is BB1 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of BB1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: BB1 (€40) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€83.8)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BB1 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for BB1?

Key metric: As BB1 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BB1. This is calculated by dividing BB1's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BB1's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio21.9x
EarningsUS$50.75m
Market CapUS$1.11b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does BB1's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for BB1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average10.9x
AAD Amadeus FiRe
12x7.2%€418.8m
CWC CEWE Stiftung KGaA
10.2x1.6%€653.0m
BFSA Befesa
14.5x29.6%€802.4m
GBF Bilfinger
7x2.3%€1.6b
BB1 Barrett Business Services
21.9x10.5%€1.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BB1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.9x) compared to the peer average (10.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BB1's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Professional Services Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
BB1 21.9xIndustry Avg. 17.4xNo. of Companies14PE01224364860+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BB1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.9x) compared to the European Professional Services industry average (17.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BB1's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

BB1 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio21.9x
Fair PE Ratio10x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BB1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst BB1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€40.00
€40.29
+0.7%
4.7%€41.68€37.05n/a4
Nov ’25€33.00
€36.76
+11.4%
7.4%€39.77€32.37n/a4
Oct ’25€33.40
€36.28
+8.6%
7.4%€39.24€31.94n/a4
Sep ’25€32.40
€36.28
+12.0%
7.4%€39.24€31.94n/a4
Aug ’25€33.60
€35.68
+6.2%
9.3%€39.85€32.43n/a4
Jul ’25€30.20
€33.82
+12.0%
5.9%€37.26€32.60n/a4
Jun ’25€29.50
€33.85
+14.7%
5.9%€37.29€32.63n/a4
May ’25€28.75
€33.25
+15.7%
6.3%€36.78€31.23n/a4
Apr ’25€29.00
€33.25
+14.7%
6.3%€36.78€31.23n/a4
Mar ’25€28.00
€33.25
+18.7%
6.3%€36.78€31.23n/a4
Feb ’25€26.00
€29.94
+15.1%
5.7%€32.28€27.47n/a4
Jan ’25€26.25
€29.25
+11.4%
5.6%€30.84€27.07n/a4
Dec ’24€25.50
€29.25
+14.7%
5.6%€30.84€27.07n/a4
Nov ’24€21.63
€27.02
+24.9%
7.6%€29.47€23.76€33.004
Oct ’24€21.50
€27.02
+25.7%
7.6%€29.47€23.76€33.404
Sep ’24€22.00
€27.02
+22.8%
7.6%€29.47€23.76€32.404
Aug ’24€20.50
€27.12
+32.3%
7.9%€29.28€23.61€33.604
Jul ’24€20.00
€27.12
+35.6%
7.9%€29.28€23.61€30.204
Jun ’24€19.63
€27.12
+38.2%
7.9%€29.28€23.61€29.504
May ’24€18.75
€28.22
+50.5%
8.0%€30.33€24.45€28.754
Apr ’24€20.13
€28.22
+40.2%
8.0%€30.33€24.45€29.004
Mar ’24€22.63
€29.03
+28.3%
7.4%€32.04€26.15€28.004
Feb ’24€22.75
€29.03
+27.6%
7.4%€32.04€26.15€26.004
Jan ’24€21.75
€29.03
+33.5%
7.4%€32.04€26.15€26.254
Dec ’23€23.38
€29.03
+24.2%
7.4%€32.04€26.15€25.504
Nov ’23€22.00
€26.08
+18.6%
6.0%€28.39€24.51€21.634

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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