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Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI)

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The Company offers a range of human resource management services to help small and medium-sized businesses manage the increasing costs and complexities of an array of employment-related issues.

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Professional Services (54), Industrials (718), Micro Cap (4701), Cyclical (3415), Outsourcing Services (25)
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Barrett Business Services, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $12.63
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:00 PM
Open: $0.00
Previous Close: $12.33
Daily Range: $12.26 - $12.65
52-Week Range: $7.92 - $14.38
Volume: 9,582
Market Cap: $132.47M
P/E Ratio: 38.30
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Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI)

Avatar Alzo10 (88.58) Submitted: 7/14/09 8:23 AM

BBSI is well positioned to take off for the following reasons:
1) No debt - BBSI has access to capital, so they could bring in more cash as the downturn continues. More importantly, this company can fund itself through internal cash generation, and did so in 2008, an atrocious year for many companie...More

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Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI)

Avatar nilro (87.47) Submitted: 1/28/09 2:04 PM

Businesses using them will cut them out of the budget and make some current employee be responsible if they haven't already fired everyone and went bankrupt.

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Avatar Contralogic (58.48) Submitted: 1/31/10 5:42 PM : Outperform Start Price: $12.74 BBSI Score: 0.00

2-4 yr play.
BBSI could gain for employers looking to staff with contract staff in short term, assuming economic growth and job growth in late 2010/2011.
http://www.barrettbusiness.com/staffing_services.htm

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Avatar diversey (27.98) Submitted: 12/24/09 12:00 AM : Outperform Start Price: $12.08 BBSI Score: 8.99

The only one I'm not actively buying right now as I have a bigger holding already, but the price is nice and they are in a holding pattern with the CA economy stalled. But long term I will buy and hold.

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Avatar jmo72 (67.81) Submitted: 12/02/09 12:03 AM : Outperform Start Price: $16.47 BBSI Score: -5.78

Human resource services along with the professional employer organization services to round out the business. This is partly a bet on management and partly a bet on employment coming back around. I have no doubts about management, and am pretty certain that employment (eventually) will start looking better, even in California where they do a lot of business. Watch for this one when employment numbers start improving, it can move fast.

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Avatar MizzouFanVan (59.42) Submitted: 11/25/09 10:25 AM : Outperform Start Price: $11.11 BBSI Score: 17.17

Economic recovery has a long way to go - and so does this stock price.

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Avatar BJames40 (29.72) Submitted: 10/21/09 7:27 AM : Outperform Start Price: $11.83 BBSI Score: 8.39

great financials

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