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KELYA vs BBSI // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Kelly Services Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Barrett Business Services Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KELYA 3
— BBSI 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $16.26 (-1.27%) • MKT CAP: $564.7M
valuation
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LAST: $32.36 (-0.25%) • MKT CAP: $784.3M
valuation
11.1x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KELYA VS. BBSI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KELYA | BBSI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 20.10% | 21.00% | -0.90 | BBSI | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -5.80% | 33.60% | -39.40 | BBSI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | 11.1x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 21.71% | 8.41% | +13.30 | KELYA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -1.60% | 5.00% | -6.60 | BBSI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.00% | 4.40% | -4.40 | BBSI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -1.90% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.95% | 1.04% | +0.91 | KELYA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 3.28 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 6/9 | -2.00 | BBSI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 56.5 | 51.5 | +5.02 | KELYA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 13.4x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $564.7M | $784.3M | -$219.5M | BBSI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KELYA REV | BBSI REV | KELYA GROSS % | BBSI GROSS % | KELYA FCF | BBSI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.25B | $1.24B | 20.1% | 21.0% | $122.6M | $66.0M |
| FY 2024 | $4.33B | $1.14B | 20.4% | 22.1% | $26.9M | $10.1M |
| FY 2023 | $4.84B | $0 | — | — | $76.7M | $67.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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