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BBSI

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends
Buying back shares: share count down 9.6% in 3 years

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 1.1% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (107 bought, 79 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$33.37+0.5% that day

Company value: $809M; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 24.7x; You pay about $25 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.64x; Company value is 0.64 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 1.0%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 3%; Cash as a share of company value

From BBSI's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$319.3M+3.8% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $1.3B, up 5.6% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 7.1% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of BBSI. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+6% a yearRecently: +5.6% a yearProfit margin3%Last 12 months: 2.8%P/E at the end25xToday: 24.7x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-3% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$1.7B

Profit in 5 years$51M

Price these guesses point to$61.07+83% vs $33.37 todayAbout +13% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 3% margin and a 25x P/E, sales could shrink about 6.1% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

4/6Mixed

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.23.5%
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.4.4%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$66.0M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-9.6% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.21.0%

Revenue: $1.2B; +8.4% vs prior year
5-year growth: +7.1%/yr; revenue, per year
Current ratio: 1.29x; short-term assets / bills due
Free cash flow: $66.0M; 5.3% of revenue

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: debt under half of equity. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026

Reported Aug 5

Revenue: $319.3M; +3.8% YoY
EPS: $0.52; vs $0.70
Op. margin: 4.8%; -2.7 pts
Gross margin: 20.3%; -3.5 pts
Free cash flow: -$61.4M
Share count: -5.7%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

No open-market insider buys or sells in the last 90 days.

Weekly insider trend

No trades to chart yet.

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

0/ 100

This week: 0
Normal week: 0.4
vs normal: 0.0x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Steady+1.1%

Institutions added 1.1% to their holdings. 107 bought, 79 sold.

Shares held by institutions21.6M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

-3.4%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

Total liabilities $507.5M

Shares outstandingLatest reported

24M

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportIn 7 days (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedAug 5
Results filedMay 6
Results filedFeb 25
Results filedNov 5, 2025
Results filedAug 6, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

5%+ holder update (passive)Oct 13 · View filing ↗Big holder 5%+ holder update (passive)Oct 2 · View filing ↗Big holder 5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 6 · View filing ↗Big holder

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

No open-market buys or sells in 90 days. Grants and option exercises are left out.

"Owns after" is the insider's holding right after the trade. Pre-planned (10b5-1) sales are set up months ahead, a weaker signal.

Latest filings

Straight from SEC EDGAR

5%+ holder update (passive)Oct 13 · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗5%+ holder update (passive)Oct 2 · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗Quarterly reportAug 6 · Form 10-Q ↗5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 6 · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗Earnings resultsAug 5 · Form 8-K ↗Planned insider saleJul 7 · Form 144 ↗

SoldAnthony MeekerDirector

12,000 shares at $37.85 · $454K

-21% of holdings
Now owns 44,945 shares
Not a pre-planned sale
Filed 5 days after trade

Jul 2Form 4 ↗

SoldJames R PottsEVP Gen Counsel & Secretary

8,779 shares at $37.82 avg ($37.55 to $38.00) · $332K

-22% of holdings
Now owns 32,035 shares
Pre-planned sale (10b5-1)
3 transactions
Filed same day

Jul 7Form 4 ↗

Planned insider saleJul 6 · Form 144 ↗New 5%+ holder (passive)Jul 6 · Form SCHEDULE 13G ↗Planned insider saleJul 2 · Form 144 ↗Planned insider saleJul 2 · Form 144 ↗

Option exerciseJames R PottsEVP Gen Counsel & Secretary

11,508 shares

+34% of holdings
Now owns 45,345 shares
5 transactions
Filed 1 day after trade
Also: Stock award, Shares withheld for taxes

Jul 1Form 4 ↗

Option exerciseThomas J CarleyDirector

2,344 shares

+2% of holdings
Now owns 97,036 shares
Filed 1 day after trade
Also: Stock award

Jul 1Form 4 ↗

Option exerciseAnthony MeekerDirector

2,344 shares

+4% of holdings
Now owns 56,945 shares
Filed 1 day after trade
Also: Stock award

Jul 1Form 4 ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. For informational purposes. Not investment advice.

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