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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Barrett Business Services's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $47 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $193 Mil.
Barrett Business Services (NAS:BBSI) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation
An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.
Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.
Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.
If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.
Barrett Business Services Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Barrett Business Services Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Barrett Business Services's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense 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.
Barrett Business Services Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
BBSI vs KFRC, KELYA, TBI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Barrett Business Services's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Barrett Business Services's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Barrett Business Services's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Barrett Business Services Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $193 Mil.
* 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.
What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $193 Mil mean?
Barrett Business Services (BBSI) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $193 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Barrett Business Services and its competitors.
Is Barrett Business Services' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Barrett Business Services' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $193 Mil. Overall, Barrett Business Services has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Barrett Business Services' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to KFRC and KELYA?
Barrett Business Services' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $193 Mil can be compared against companies in the Business Services industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for a Business Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Business Services industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Barrett Business Services and its competitors. Barrett Business Services's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $193 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Barrett Business Services stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $40.77, compared to a current price of $39.85 — trading 2.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $193 Mil. Barrett Business Services' overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Barrett Business Services (BBSI), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $193 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Barrett Business Services stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $39.85 is trading 2.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of $40.77.
GuruFocus considers Barrett Business Services to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for BBSI:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $193 Mil
GF Value™: $40.77 vs. price of $39.85 (2.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BBSI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Barrett Business Services Inc is a provider of business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies through a platform that combines management consulting expertise with human resource tools to help business owners manage and operate their businesses more effectively. The company has two categories of services: Professional Employer Services (PEO) and Staffing. The majority of revenue is derived from the Professional Employer Services segment, which provides clients with human resource advisory services, HRIS access, retirement plans, a learning management system, and a web-based technology platform, myBBSI.
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