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TrueBlue, Inc.
TBI
$229M
Mkt Cap
$7.70
+0.92%
TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of -4.8%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI) has a market capitalization of $234M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI) does not currently pay a regular dividend.
TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI) operates in the Services-Help Supply Services industry, within the Industrials sector.
TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI) reported annual revenue of $1.6 billion in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI) has a net profit margin of -3.0%. The company is currently unprofitable.
TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI) generated $-74 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Negative free cash flow may indicate heavy investment or operational challenges.
OUR COMPANY TrueBlue, Inc. (the “company,” “TrueBlue,” “we,” “us” and “our”) began operations in 1989 and is a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions that connect employers and talent. Backed by decades of experience, an extensive national footprint, expansive talent network, deep local market insight, and global recruitment process outsourcing (“RPO”) reach, TrueBlue delivers total workforce solutions helping clients improve quality, streamline operations and meet evolving talent demands. BUSINESS OVERVIEW In fiscal 2025, we connected approximately 291,000 people with work and served approximately 53,000 clients. Our operations are managed as three business segments: PeopleReady, PeopleManagement and PeopleSolutions. PeopleReady connected approximately 130,000 people with work and served approximately 52,000 clients in fiscal 2025.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.6B | 1.6B | 1.6B | 1.9B | 2.3B | 2.2B |
| Net Income | -53M | -48M | -126M | -14M | 62M | 62M |
| EPS | $-1.77 | $-1.61 | $-4.17 | $-0.45 | $1.86 | $1.74 |
| Free Cash Flow | -60M | -74M | -41M | 3.5M | 90M | -15M |
| ROIC | -13.0% | -14.1% | -38.9% | -3.1% | 17.4% | 14.5% |
| Gross Margin | 21.9% | 22.8% | 25.9% | 26.5% | 26.7% | 25.8% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.29 | 0.24 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 1.05 | 1.10 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | -50M | -47M | -93M | -24M | 72M | 68M |
| Operating Margin | -3.1% | -2.9% | -5.9% | -1.3% | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| ROE | -20.9% | -16.3% | -39.9% | -3.1% | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| Shares Outstanding | 30M | 30M | 30M | 31M | 33M | 35M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
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| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 1.7B | 2.2B | 2.7B | 2.5B | 2.5B | 2.4B | 1.8B | 2.2B | 2.3B | 1.9B | 1.6B | 1.6B | 1.6B |
| Gross Margin | 26.5% | 24.7% | 23.6% | 25.3% | 26.6% | 26.2% | 23.9% | 25.8% | 26.7% | 26.5% | 25.9% | 22.8% | 21.9% |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | 362M | 426M | 496M | 511M | 551M | 516M | 408M | 464M | 501M | 495M | 411M | 371M | 364M |
| EBIT | 60M | 82M | 98M | 78M | 74M | 66M | -175M | 68M | 72M | -24M | -93M | -47M | -50M |
| Op. Margin | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 2.8% | -9.5% | 3.1% | 3.2% | -1.3% | -5.9% | -2.9% | -3.1% |
| Net Income | 45M | 66M | 71M | 55M | 66M | 63M | -142M | 62M | 62M | -14M | -126M | -48M | -53M |
| Net Margin | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 2.7% | -7.7% | 2.8% | 2.8% | -0.7% | -8.0% | -3.0% | -3.2% |
| Non-Recurring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18M | 18M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 18.0% | 14.1% | 10.3% | 8.2% | 11.1% | 10.1% | -32.4% | 14.5% | 17.4% | -3.1% | -38.9% | -14.1% | -13.0% |
| ROE | 12.4% | 15.2% | 14.2% | 10.0% | 11.1% | 10.1% | -32.4% | 12.5% | 12.5% | -3.1% | -39.9% | -16.3% | -20.9% |
| ROA | 6.8% | 7.4% | 6.1% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 5.6% | -14.5% | 6.0% | 6.1% | -1.6% | -18.6% | -7.3% | -8.6% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 86M | 48M | 72M | 100M | 126M | 94M | 153M | 20M | 121M | 35M | -17M | -58M | -46M |
| Free Cash Flow | 73M | 31M | 54M | 78M | 109M | 65M | 125M | -15M | 90M | 3.5M | -41M | -74M | -60M |
| Owner Earnings | 57M | 7.0M | -57M | 46M | 71M | 46M | 111M | -21M | 82M | -5.0M | -54M | -94M | -82M |
| CapEx | 13M | 17M | 18M | 22M | 17M | 28M | 27M | 35M | 31M | 31M | 24M | 16M | 14M |
| Maint. CapEx | 20M | 29M | 118M | 46M | 41M | 38M | 32M | 28M | 29M | 26M | 30M | 29M | 29M |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5M | 1.4M | 5.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 20M | 29M | 118M | 46M | 41M | 38M | 32M | 28M | 29M | 26M | 30M | 29M | 29M |
| CapEx/OCF | 15.1% | 35.6% | 25.5% | 11.1% | 13.6% | 30.1% | 17.7% | 171.3% | 25.4% | 90.0% | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37M | 35M | 39M | 52M | 17M | 61M | 34M | 21M | 0 | 0 |
| Buyback Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.5% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 7.6% | 1.7% | 9.5% | 7.0% | 9.0% | N/A | 0.0% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 8.4M | 11M | 11M | 7.7M | 14M | 9.8M | 9.1M | 14M | 9.7M | 14M | 7.6M | 7.3M | 7.0M |
| Debt Repayment | 8.7M | 2.3M | 2.1M | 2.3M | 22M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | -113M | 178M | 214M | 88M | -14M | -38M | -125M | N/A | N/A | -124M | -37M | 17M | 50M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 122M | 20M | 30M | 29M | 47M | 38M | 63M | 50M | 72M | 62M | 23M | 25M | 24M |
| Long-Term Debt | 30M | 199M | 243M | 116M | 80M | 37M | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 7.6M | 66M | 74M |
| Debt/Equity | 0.08 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 1.05 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.24 | 0.29 |
| Interest Coverage | 47.7 | 25.9 | 23.5 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 27.2 | -55.5 | 48.0 | 64.3 | -23.1 | -88.9 | -10.1 | -10.1 |
| Equity | 393M | 469M | 536M | 555M | 591M | 626M | 437M | 493M | 496M | 458M | 315M | 275M | 256M |
| Total Assets | 719M | 1.1B | 1.3B | 1.1B | 1.1B | 1.1B | 981M | 1.0B | 1.0B | 899M | 675M | 639M | 621M |
| Total Liabilities | 326M | 597M | 724M | 554M | 523M | 510M | 543M | 540M | 523M | 442M | 360M | 364M | 365M |
| Intangibles | 32M | 137M | 154M | 105M | 329M | 311M | 124M | 117M | 110M | 95M | 30M | 61M | 17M |
| Retained Earnings | 391M | 468M | 550M | 562M | 606M | 639M | 452M | 509M | 516M | 479M | 338M | 296M | 278M |
| Working Capital | 235M | 229M | 315M | 216M | 204M | 191M | 110M | 187M | 187M | 151M | 117M | 159M | 157M |
| Current Assets | 356M | 416M | 543M | 428M | 430M | 422M | 379M | 445M | 430M | 355M | 277M | 298M | 301M |
| Current Liabilities | 121M | 187M | 228M | 212M | 226M | 231M | 269M | 259M | 243M | 204M | 160M | 139M | 144M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 1.11 | 1.59 | 1.71 | 1.34 | 1.63 | 1.61 | -4.01 | 1.74 | 1.86 | -0.45 | -4.17 | -1.61 | -1.77 |
| Owner EPS | 1.41 | 0.17 | -1.37 | 1.12 | 1.75 | 1.18 | 3.15 | -0.59 | 2.44 | -0.16 | -1.80 | -3.16 | -2.69 |
| Book Value | 9.72 | 11.36 | 12.85 | 13.41 | 14.66 | 15.98 | 12.36 | 13.92 | 14.82 | 14.54 | 10.46 | 9.22 | 8.43 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 2.13 | 1.15 | 1.73 | 2.42 | 3.12 | 2.39 | 4.31 | 0.58 | 3.60 | 1.10 | -0.57 | -1.95 | -0.81 |
| Dividends/Share | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 40.5M | 41.3M | 41.7M | 41.4M | 40.3M | 39.2M | 35.4M | 35.4M | 33.5M | 31.5M | 30.2M | 29.8M | 30.4M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 23.4 | 14.2 | 15.2 | N/A | 13.4 | 14.7 | N/A | 16.0 | 10.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | -4.3 |
| P/FCF | 14.4 | 30.6 | 20.1 | 14.7 | 8.1 | 14.1 | 5.5 | N/A | 7.1 | 141.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| EV/EBIT | 14.0 | 13.4 | 12.9 | N/A | 11.7 | 13.4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Price/Book | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Price/Sales | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| FCF Yield | 7.0% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 6.8% | 12.3% | 7.1% | 18.3% | -1.5% | 14.1% | 0.7% | -17.4% | -53.2% | -25.5% |
| Market Cap | 1.0B | 936M | 1.1B | 1.1B | 880M | 925M | 686M | 985M | 639M | 491M | 237M | 139M | 234M |
| Avg. Price | 22.54 | 26.44 | 25.81 | 25.32 | 26.41 | 22.48 | 16.57 | 25.47 | 22.93 | 16.33 | 10.12 | 5.94 | 7.70 |
| Year-End Price | 25.92 | 22.65 | 25.92 | 27.75 | 21.82 | 23.62 | 19.38 | 27.80 | 19.10 | 15.60 | 7.87 | 4.65 | 7.70 |
TrueBlue, Inc. passes 1 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
The company's 5-year average gross margin is 25.5%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is -16.3%.
TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $-1.61 in its most recent fiscal year.
TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI) has a return on equity (ROE) of -16.3%. A negative ROE may indicate losses or negative equity.
TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI) has a 5-year average gross margin of 25.5%. This lower margin is typical of capital-intensive or commodity businesses.
The Ledger Terminal provides 17 years of financial data for TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI) has a book value per share of $9.22, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.