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Barrett Business Services (Barrett Business Services) Interest Coverage : 379.13 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Barrett Business Services Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Barrett Business Services's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $18 Mil. Barrett Business Services's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0 Mil. Barrett Business Services's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 379.13. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Barrett Business Services Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Barrett Business Services's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BBSI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.54   Med: 35.86   Max: 418.26
Current: 365.36


BBSI's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
86.47% of 791 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.4 vs BBSI: 365.36

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Barrett Business Services Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Barrett Business Services's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Barrett Business Services Interest Coverage Chart

Barrett Business Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.22 29.06 118.07 418.26 365.36

Barrett Business Services Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 381.00 - N/A 278.78 379.13

Competitive Comparison of Barrett Business Services's Interest Coverage

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Barrett Business Services's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Barrett Business Services's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Barrett Business Services's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Barrett Business Services's Interest Coverage falls into.



Barrett Business Services Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Barrett Business Services's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Barrett Business Services's Interest Expense was $-0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $61 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*60.65/-0.166
=365.36

Barrett Business Services's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Barrett Business Services's Interest Expense was $-0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $18 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*18.198/-0.048
=379.13

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Barrett Business Services  (NAS:BBSI) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Barrett Business Services (Barrett Business Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8100 NE Parkway Drive, Suite 200, Vancouver, WA, USA, 98662
Barrett Business Services Inc is a provider of payroll administrative services and staffing services. The company categories of services include professional employer services and staffing. Professional employer services offer payroll management, payroll taxes services, and workers' compensation coverage solutions, as well as workforce management services, including hiring and termination of employees. Staffing offers temporary staffing services, as well as contract staffing, long-term or indefinite on-site management, and direct placement services. The company operates in the United States of America. It generates maximum revenue from the Professional employer service fees.
Executives
Joseph Stephen Clabby director 8100 NE PARKWAY DRIVE, SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98662
Anthony Meeker director 8100 NE PARKWAY DRIVE, SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98662
Thomas J Carley director 8100 NE PARKWAY DRIVE, SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98662
Jon L Justesen director 8100 NE PARKWAY DRIVE, SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98662
Alexandra Morehouse Mcreynolds director 8100 N.E. PARKWAY DRIVE, SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98662
Gary Kramer officer: VP - Finance, Treas. & Sec. 8100 N.E. PARKWAY DRIVE, SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98662
Diane L Dewbrey director FIFTH THIRD BANCORP, 38 FOUNTAIN SQ PLZ, CINCINNATI OH 45263
Vincent P Price director 8100 N.E. PARKWAY DRIVE, SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98662
James B Hicks director 8100 NE PARKWAY DRIVE, SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98662
Carla A Moradi director 8100 N.E. PARKWAY DRIVE, SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98662
James R Potts officer: EVP Gen Counsel & Secretary 8100 NE PARKWAY DRIVE SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98662
Anthony J Harris officer: Chief Financial Officer 8100 NE PARKWAY DRIVE SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98662
Gerald Blotz officer: VP and COO--Field Operations 8100 N.E. PARKWAY DRIVE, SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98662
Michael L Elich officer: VP and Chief Operating Officer 8100 NE PARKWAY DRIVE, SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98662
Gregory R Vaughn officer: Vice President 8100 NE PARKWAY DRIVE, SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98662