Bgsf, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Bgsf, Inc. had return on equity of -17.5%, an operating margin of -9.5%, debt equal to 0.0% of equity and a current ratio of 4.12. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Bgsf, Inc.: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Jan 2023	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMJun 2026
Gross margin	23.7%	25.1%	26.7%	31.8%	31.9%	33.9%	34.7%	39.8%	36.8%	35.7%	35.5%
Operating margin	6.1%	6.5%	8.5%	6.8%	−0.6%	6.1%	5.5%	2.5%	−5.6%	−9.5%	−5.9%
Net margin	2.7%	2.1%	6.1%	6.0%	0.7%	5.9%	8.5%	−8.2%	−3.2%	−12.2%	−4.1%
Free-cash-flow margin	3.4%	6.2%	6.1%	7.2%	9.7%	1.4%	−4.3%	14.6%	22.2%	0.0%	−3.5%
Return on equity	17.0%	14.7%	33.5%	19.7%	2.2%	19.9%	28.6%	−11.0%	−4.0%	−17.5%	−8.1%
Return on assets	8.5%	6.3%	17.1%	12.3%	1.2%	10.1%	14.8%	−5.5%	−2.0%	−11.0%	−6.9%
Asset turnover	3.13	2.93	2.80	2.04	1.68	1.72	1.74	0.67	0.64	0.90	1.66
Current ratio	2.26	1.75	2.14	2.97	2.39	2.12	2.70	0.79	1.75	4.12	5.11
Debt to equity	58.3%	60.2%	21.8%	29.8%	44.2%	35.1%	39.7%	68.7%	44.2%	0.0%	0.0%
Effective tax rate	38.4%	59.7%	18.0%	33.7%	—	−27.2%	56.8%	—	—	—	—
SG&A as % of revenue	14.9%	16.4%	17.8%	22.9%	26.7%	27.2%	27.9%	36.3%	41.1%	44.1%	40.5%
Capital spending as % of revenue	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.9%	1.0%	1.3%	1.9%	1.7%	1.2%	0.1%	0.0%
Free cash flow ÷ net income	124.9%	289.3%	99.7%	119.9%	>999%	24.5%	−50.5%	—	—	—	—
Dividends ÷ net income	116.7%	149.4%	62.2%	92.7%	357.6%	32.4%	24.8%	—	—	—	—
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow	93.4%	51.6%	62.4%	77.4%	25.5%	132.0%	—	35.7%	7.1%	>999%	—

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal quarters.

Bgsf, Inc.: financial ratios, quarterly
Quarter	2024 Q3Sept 2024	2024 Q4Dec 2024	2025 Q1Mar 2025	2025 Q2Jun 2025	2025 Q3Sept 2025	2025 Q4Dec 2025	2026 Q1Mar 2026	2026 Q2Jun 2026
Gross margin	35.9%	35.9%	36.2%	35.8%	35.9%	35.0%	35.5%	35.5%
Operating margin	−3.4%	−8.8%	−8.5%	−16.9%	−3.5%	−8.0%	−7.4%	−5.3%
Net margin	−2.7%	−4.0%	−3.5%	−15.9%	−5.0%	−5.3%	−2.3%	−3.7%
Free-cash-flow margin	21.7%	12.5%	5.0%	9.2%	−18.1%	7.6%	—	−0.7%
Current ratio	1.75	1.75	1.76	1.64	1.97	4.12	5.59	5.11
Debt to equity	0.0%	44.2%	4.6%	4.9%	0.0%	0.0%	—	—
SG&A as % of revenue	38.1%	43.4%	43.1%	53.5%	38.0%	42.4%	42.2%	40.0%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

2 of 2 checks passed · June 28, 2026

What it owns · $53m

Short-term assets $34mLonger-term assets $19m

What it owes, and who funded it · $53m

Short-term liabilities $7mLonger-term liabilities $0mShareholders' equity $46m

Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $34m of assets due within a year against $7m of liabilities due within a year.
Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $34m short-term assets against $232,000 of longer-dated liabilities.
More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Bgsf, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

41 /100

Weak moat

How hard Bgsf's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

Returns on capital 20 / 20

Cash operating profit has been a median 16.3% of total assets over 10 years.
Pricing power 11 / 20

Gross margin has been a median 34.2%, moving by 3.8 percentage points (standard deviation) across 9 years.
Durability 0 / 20

Operating margin has been a median 2.7%; its worst year was -9.0%.
Cash conversion 10 / 20

Free cash flow was positive in 7 of 9 years, at a median 5.1% of revenue.
Discipline 15 / 20

The diluted share count rose 4.8% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.4% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: High. In this industry, the core product is information work that AI systems increasingly perform. The score above includes a 15-point deduction for that exposure (56 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Bgsf, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Bgsf, Inc.