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KFRC vs BBSI // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Kforce Inc. (NYSE) VS. Barrett Business Services Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KFRC 5
— BBSI 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: BBSI
LAST: $57.87 (+1.40%) • MKT CAP: $1.04B
valuation
16.5x
LAST: $32.36 (-0.25%) • MKT CAP: $784.3M
valuation
11.1x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KFRC VS. BBSI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KFRC | BBSI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 27.20% | 21.00% | +6.20 | KFRC | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 32.30% | 33.60% | -1.30 | BBSI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 16.5x | 11.1x | +5.40 | BBSI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.52% | 8.41% | -3.89 | BBSI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.80% | 5.00% | -1.20 | BBSI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.60% | 4.40% | -1.80 | BBSI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -5.40% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.65% | 1.04% | +1.61 | KFRC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 9.07 | 3.28 | +5.79 | KFRC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 63.8 | 51.5 | +12.26 | KFRC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 27.7x | 13.4x | +14.30 | BBSI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.04B | $784.3M | $252.1M | KFRC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KFRC REV | BBSI REV | KFRC GROSS % | BBSI GROSS % | KFRC FCF | BBSI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.33B | $1.24B | 27.2% | 21.0% | $46.8M | $66.0M |
| FY 2024 | $1.41B | $1.14B | 27.4% | 22.1% | $79.3M | $10.1M |
| FY 2023 | $1.53B | $0 | — | — | $91.5M | $67.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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