BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC
10-Q, 1997-05-14
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 --------------

                                    FORM 10-Q

                                 --------------

                   [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
                 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 1997

                           Commission File No. 0-21886


                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                         Maryland                         52-0812977

              (State or other jurisdiction of            (IRS Employer
              incorporation or organization)          Identification No.)

                  4724 SW Macadam Avenue
                     Portland, Oregon                        97201

         (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)

                                 (503) 220-0988

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  report),  and  (2)  has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

               Yes [ X ]            No [   ]

Number of shares of Common Stock,  $.01 par value, outstanding at April 30, 1997
was 6,667,423 shares.


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                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

                                      INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                             Page

Part I - Financial Information

        Item 1.       Financial Statements

                      Balance Sheets - March 31, 1997 and
<S>                                                                                         <C>
                      December 31, 1996......................................................3

                      Statements of Operations - Three Months
                      Ended March 31, 1997 and 1996..........................................4

                      Statements of Cash Flows - Three Months
                      Ended March 31, 1997 and 1996..........................................5

                      Notes to Financial Statements..........................................6

        Item 2.       Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                      Financial Condition and Results of
                      Operations............................................................10

Part II - Other Information

        Item 6.       Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K......................................15

Signatures            ......................................................................16

Exhibit Index         ......................................................................17
</TABLE>


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                         PART I - Financial Information


Item 1.  Financial Statements

                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                                 Balance Sheets
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (In thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 March 31,         December 31,
                                                                   1997                1996
                                                                 ---------         ------------
        Assets

Current assets:
<S>                                                              <C>                 <C>    
  Cash and cash equivalents                                      $ 1,615             $ 1,901
  Trade accounts receivable, net                                  21,337              19,057
  Note receivable                                                      -                 324
  Prepaid expenses and other                                       1,379                 914
  Deferred tax assets (Note 3)                                     1,363               1,279
                                                                  ------              ------
    Total current assets                                          25,694              23,475
Intangibles, net                                                  12,894              10,226
Property and equipment, net                                        3,203               3,111
Restricted marketable securities and
 workers' compensation deposits                                    5,699               5,707
Other assets                                                         145                 127
                                                                  ------              ------
                                                                 $47,635             $42,646
                                                                  ======              ======

        Liabilities, Redeemable Common Stock and
        Nonredeemable Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
  Current portion of long-term debt                                 $ 65                $ 36
  Income taxes payable (Note 3)                                      515                   -
  Accounts payable                                                   705                 667
  Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and
   related benefits                                                9,307               7,354
  Accrued workers' compensation claim
   liabilities                                                     2,423               2,240
  Customer safety incentives payable                               1,029               1,015
  Other accrued liabilities                                          516                 606
                                                                  ------              ------
    Total current liabilities                                     14,560              11,918
Long-term debt, net of current portion                               849                 838
Customer deposits                                                    888                 890
Long-term workers' compensation liabilities                          611                 613
Other long-term liabilities                                        1,005                   -
                                                                  ------              ------
                                                                  17,913              14,259
                                                                  ------              ------
Commitments and contingencies

Redeemable common stock, $.01 par value;
 159 shares issued and outstanding                                 2,825               2,825

Nonredeemable stockholders' equity:
  Common stock, $.01 par value; 20,500 shares
   authorized, 6,668 and 6,625 shares issued
   and outstanding, respectively                                      67                  66
  Additional paid-in capital                                      11,433              10,929
  Retained earnings                                               15,397              14,567
                                                                  ------              ------
                                                                  26,897              25,562
                                                                  ------              ------
                                                                 $47,635             $42,646
                                                                  ======              ======
</TABLE>


           The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of  these  financial
statements.


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                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

                            Statements of Operations
                                   (Unaudited)
                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           Three Months Ended
                                                                                March 31,
                                                                       -------------------------
                                                                        1997              1996
                                                                       -------           -------
Revenues:
<S>                                                                    <C>               <C>    
    Staffing services                                                  $32,731           $22,629
    Professional employer services                                      30,049            20,556
                                                                        ------            ------
                                                                        62,780            43,185
                                                                        ------            ------
Cost of revenues:
    Direct payroll costs                                                48,039            32,718
    Payroll taxes and benefits                                           6,459             4,334
    Workers' compensation                                                1,855               770
    Safety incentives                                                      323               347
                                                                        ------            ------
                                                                        56,676            38,169
                                                                        ------            ------

Gross margin                                                             6,104             5,016

Selling, general and administrative
 expenses                                                                4,515             3,626
Amortization of intangibles                                                317               160
                                                                        ------            ------

Income from operations                                                   1,272             1,230

Other income (expense):
    Interest expense                                                       (25)              (21)
    Interest income                                                        103               125
    Other, net                                                               -                (1)
                                                                        ------            ------ 
                                                                            78               103
                                                                        ------            ------

Income before provision for income taxes                                 1,350             1,333
Provision for income taxes                                                 520               506
                                                                        ------            ------

Net income                                                               $ 830             $ 827
                                                                        ======            ======

Primary earnings per share (Note 5)                                      $ .12             $ .12
                                                                        ======            ======

Primary weighted average number of common
 stock equivalent shares outstanding                                     6,800             6,787
                                                                        ======            ======


</TABLE>











           The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of  these  financial
statements.


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                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

                            Statements of Cash Flows
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (In thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                                                 March 31,
                                                                           -------------------
                                                                            1997          1996
                                                                           -----         -----

Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                                      <C>             <C>  
    Net income                                                             $ 830          $ 827
    Reconciliation of net income to cash
     from operations:
        Depreciation and amortization                                        404            228
    Changes in certain assets and liabilities,
     net of acquisition:
        Trade accounts receivable, net                                    (1,734)           274
        Note receivable                                                      324              -
        Prepaid expenses and other                                          (385)          (474)
        Deferred tax asset                                                   (84)           297
        Accounts payable                                                      29            231
        Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and related
         benefits                                                          1,946          1,394
        Accrued workers' compensation claims
         liabilities                                                         183           (746)
        Customer safety incentives payable                                    14             86
        Income taxes payable                                                 504            184
        Other accrued liabilities                                           (214)           (16)
        Customer deposits and long-term workers'
         compensation liabilities                                             (4)            40
        Other long-term liabilities                                            5              -
                                                                          ------         ------
    Net cash provided by operating activities                              1,818          2,325
                                                                          ------         ------

Cash flows from investing activities:
        Cash paid for acquisition, including other
         direct costs                                                     (2,095)             -
        Purchases of fixed assets, net of amounts
         purchased in acquisition                                           (106)           (54)
        Proceeds from sales of marketable securities                       1,556            405
        Purchases of marketable securities                                (1,548)        (1,564)
                                                                         -------        ------- 
    Net cash used in investing activities                                 (2,193)        (1,213)
                                                                         -------        ------- 

Cash flows from financing activities:
        Payment of credit line assumed in acquisition                       (401)             -
        Payments on long-term debt                                           (15)            (8)
        Proceeds from exercise of stock
         options and warrants                                                505             70
                                                                          ------         ------
    Net cash provided by financing activities                                 89             62
                                                                          ------         ------

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                        (286)         1,174

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                             1,901          3,218
                                                                          ------         ------

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                 $ 1,615        $ 4,392
                                                                          ======         ======

Supplemental schedule of noncash activities:
    Acquisition of other business:
        Cost of acquisition in excess of fair market
         value of net assets acquired                                    $ 3,030              -
        Tangible assets acquired                                             672              -
        Liabilities issued or assumed                                      1,607              -

</TABLE>


           The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of  these  financial
statements.


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                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

                          Notes to Financial Statements

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION OF INTERIM PERIOD STATEMENTS:

               The accompanying financial statements are unaudited and have been
prepared by Barrett  Business  Services,  Inc. (the  "Company")  pursuant to the
rules  and  regulations  of the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  Certain
information  and note  disclosures  typically  included in financial  statements
prepared in accordance with generally accepted  accounting  principles have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and  regulations.  In the opinion of
management, the financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of
normal recurring adjustments,  necessary for a fair statement of the results for
the  interim  periods  presented.  The  financial  statements  should be read in
conjunction with the audited financial  statements and notes thereto included in
the  Company's  1996 Annual  Report on Form 10-K at pages 28-51.  The results of
operations for an interim period are not  necessarily  indicative of the results
of operations for a full year.

               In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  ("SFAS")  No. 128  "Earnings  Per
Share".  SFAS 128 replaces APB Opinion 15, "Earnings per Share",  and simplifies
the  computation  of EPS by  replacing  the  presentation  of primary EPS with a
presentation  of basic EPS. In accordance with this  pronouncement,  the Company
will adopt the new standard  for periods  ending  after  December 15, 1997.  The
impact  of the SFAS 128 EPS  calculation  for the first  quarter  of 1997 is not
material.

               Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with
the 1997  presentation.  Such  reclassifications  had no impact on net income or
stockholders' equity.


NOTE 2 - ACQUISITION

               Effective  February 1, 1997,  the Company  acquired D&L Personnel
Department  Specialists,  Inc., dba HR Only, a staffing  services  company which
specializes  in human  resource  professionals  with  offices in Los Angeles and
Orange County,  California.  The Company paid  $1,800,000 in cash for all of the
outstanding  common  stock of HR Only  and  $1,200,000  in cash  for  noncompete
agreements with certain  individuals,  of which  $1,000,000 will be deferred for
five years and then be paid ratably over the succeeding  five-year  period.  The
deferred  portion of the noncompete  agreement is presented on the balance sheet
in other  long-term  liabilities.  HR Only's  revenues for the fiscal year ended
January 31, 1997 were approximately $4.3 million.  The transaction was accounted
for under the purchase  method of  accounting,  which  resulted in $3,030,000 of
intangible assets, including $95,000 for acquisition-related  costs, and $65,000
of net tangible assets.


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NOTE 3 - PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES:

               Deferred tax assets  (liabilities) are comprised of the following
components (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        March 31, 1997         December 31, 1996
                                                        --------------         -----------------
Accrued workers' compensation claims
<S>                                                       <C>                       <C>   
    liabilities                                           $1,187                    $1,113

Allowance for doubtful accounts                               20                        10

Tax depreciation in excess of book
    depreciation                                            (160)                     (154)

Safety incentives                                            271                       281

Book amortization of intangibles in excess
    of tax amortization                                       45                        29
                                                           -----                     -----

                                                          $1,363                    $1,279
                                                           =====                     =====

               The  provision  for income taxes for the three months ended March
31, 1997 and 1996, is as follows (in thousands):

                                                           Three Months          Three Months
                                                               Ended                 Ended
                                                          March 31, 1997        March 31, 1996
                                                          --------------        --------------

Current:
    Federal                                                   $ 488                   $ 159
    State                                                       116                      50
                                                               ----                    ----
                                                                604                     209
Deferred:
    Federal                                                     (70)                    247
    State                                                       (14)                     50
                                                               ----                    ----
                                                                (84)                    297
                                                               ----                    ----

        Provision for income taxes                            $ 520                   $ 506
                                                               ====                    ====
</TABLE>


NOTE 4 - STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN:

               In 1993, the Company  adopted a stock incentive plan (the "Plan")
which provides for stock-based awards to the Company's employees,  directors and
outside  consultants or advisers.  The number of shares of common stock reserved
for issuance under the Plan is 800,000.


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               The following table summarizes  options granted under the Plan in
1997:

Outstanding at December 31, 1996               491,998        $ 3.50 to $16.36

Options granted                                 81,011        $13.38 to $17.94
Options exercised                              (42,375)       $ 3.50 to $15.06
Options canceled or expired                    (39,375)       $ 3.50 to $15.06
                                               -------                        

Outstanding at March 31, 1997                  491,259        $ 3.50 to $17.94
                                               =======                        

Exercisable at March 31, 1997                  164,583
                                               =======

Available for grant at
    March 31, 1997                             142,616
                                               =======

               The options listed in the table generally  become  exercisable in
four equal annual installments beginning one year after the date of grant.


NOTE 5 - NET INCOME PER SHARE:

               Net income per share for 1997 is computed  based on the  weighted
average number of actual shares of common stock  outstanding  during the period,
without  giving  effect to securities  that would  otherwise be considered to be
common stock  equivalents  because  such  securities  aggregate  less than 3% of
shares outstanding and, thus, are not considered dilutive.  Net income per share
for 1996 is computed  based on the weighted  average  number of common stock and
common  stock  equivalent  shares  outstanding  during the period;  common stock
equivalents aggregated more than 3% of shares outstanding for such period.

NOTE 6 - LITIGATION:

               A lawsuit was filed in the  Circuit  Court of the State of Oregon
for the County of  Multnomah  on  February  5, 1997 by Javier  and Ester  Munoz,
husband and wife,  against Asger M. Nielson,  doing  business as Nielson and Son
("Nielson"),  Rain-Master Roofing,  Inc.  ("Rain-Master"),  and the Company. Mr.
Munoz was  employed by the Company  under a PEO  arrangement  with  Rain-Master,
which is in the roofing business. On February 1, 1995, Rain-Master was providing
roofing services at a construction site for which Nielson was serving as general
contractor.  Mr.  Munoz  fell  from the roof at the  site in the  course  of his
employment  and is now a  paraplegic  as a result of the  injuries he  suffered.
Until the filing of the lawsuit  referred to above,  Mr. Munoz's claim was being
defended as a workers' compensation claim.

               In the lawsuit,  the plaintiffs are seeking damages in the amount
of  $10,000,000  pursuant  to claims for  relief  based on  employer  liability,
intentional injury,  product liability,  negligence,  breach of implied warranty
and  loss of  consortium.  Defense  of the  lawsuit  has  been  tendered  to the
Company's  excess  workers'  compensation,   commercial  general  liability  and
umbrella liability  insurance  carriers;  acceptance of the defense to the claim
has not yet been received.  Management  intends to vigorously


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defend this action on the basis, among others, that workers' compensation is the
exclusive  remedy  for  employees  injured in the  course of  employment.  Under
appropriate circumstances,  the Company also may seek to enforce its contractual
right  to  indemnification   from  Rain-Master   pursuant  to  its  PEO  leasing
arrangement.  Based upon its  investigation  and  analysis  to date,  management
believes that the outcome of this  proceeding  will not have a material  adverse
effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

               On March 11, 1997, a Notice of Intent to Revoke Farm/Forest Labor
Contractor  License and to Assess Civil  Penalties  (the "Notice") was served on
the  Company by the Bureau of Labor and  Industries  of the State of Oregon (the
"Bureau"). The Notice also names Daniel A. Hatfield, an employee of the Company.
The Notice proposes to assess civil  penalties in the amount of $488,000,  based
on the numbers of workers allegedly  affected,  for alleged  noncompliance  with
various  duties  imposed  on farm labor  contractors  by Oregon  law,  including
licensing  violations,  failure to comply with wage payment laws, and failure to
maintain and to provide workers and the Bureau with required  documentation.  It
is presently  anticipated that an  administrative  hearing on the matter will be
held in July 1997.  Management intends to vigorously contest the claims asserted
in the Notice and is in the process of collecting  and analyzing  data necessary
to defend its position and to evaluate the probable outcome of the proceedings.


NOTE 7 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

               Effective April 13, 1997, the Company  acquired certain assets of
JRL Services,  Inc., dba TLC Staffing,  a provider of clerical staffing services
located in Tucson,  Arizona. TLC Staffing had revenues of approximately $800,000
(unaudited)  for the year ended  December 31, 1996. The Company paid $150,000 in
cash for the assets,  assumed an $18,000  office  lease  liability  and incurred
approximately $2,000 in acquisition related costs. The transaction was accounted
for under the  purchase  method of  accounting,  which  resulted  in $150,000 of
intangible assets and $2,000 of fixed assets.

               On  April  11,  1997,   pursuant  to  a  Plan  and  Agreement  of
Reorganization  between StaffAmerica,  Inc. and the Company dated April 1, 1996,
the Company  repurchased from  StaffAmerica and its two shareholders all 159,154
shares of common stock previously issued by the Company as consideration for the
acquisition,  for a total of $2,824,984 or $17.75 per share.  Upon completion of
the share repurchase, the Company canceled the shares of common stock.


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Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations
- ---------------------

               The following  table sets forth the percentages of total revenues
represented by selected items in the Company's  Statements of Operations for the
three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Percentage of
                                                                         Total Revenues
                                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                                            March 31,
                                                                     --------------------

                                                                      1997           1996
                                                                     ------         ------
Revenues:
<S>                                                                  <C>            <C>  
    Staffing services                                                  52.1%          52.4%
    Professional employer services                                     47.9           47.6
                                                                      -----          -----
        Total revenues                                                100.0          100.0
                                                                      -----          -----

Cost of revenues:
    Direct payroll costs                                               76.5           75.8
    Payroll taxes and benefits                                         10.3           10.0
    Workers' compensation                                               3.0            1.8
    Safety incentives                                                    .5             .8
                                                                      -----          -----
        Total cost of revenues                                         90.3           88.4
                                                                      -----          -----

Gross margin                                                            9.7           11.6
Selling, general and administrative
 expenses                                                               7.2            8.3
Amortization of intangibles                                              .5             .4
                                                                      -----          -----
Income from operations                                                  2.0            2.9
Other income (expense)                                                   .1             .2
                                                                      -----          -----
Pretax income                                                           2.1            3.1
Provision for income taxes                                               .8            1.2
                                                                      -----          -----
Net income                                                              1.3            1.9
                                                                      =====          =====
</TABLE>


                   Three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996

               Net  income  for the  first  quarter  of 1997  was  $830,000,  an
increase of $3,000 over the same period in 1996.  The increase in net income was
attributable to higher  revenues,  offset in part by a lower gross margin due to
higher direct payroll costs and workers'  compensation  expense,  expressed as a
percentage  of revenues.  Earnings per share for the first  quarter of 1997 were
$.12, the same amount as the first quarter of 1996.

               Revenues  for the first  quarter  of 1997  totaled  approximately
$62.8  million,  an increase of  approximately  $19.6  million or 45.4% over the
first quarter of 1996. The quarter-over-quarter internal growth rate of revenues
was 25.1%.  The  percentage  increase in total  revenues  exceeded  the internal
growth rate of revenues primarily due to the acquisition of six staffing and PEO
businesses since April 1, 1996.

               The higher internal growth rate of revenues of 25.1% for the 1997
first quarter compared to the 1996 first quarter internal growth rate of 5.3% is
primarily attributable to the opening of three new branch offices during 1996 in
Boise,  Idaho,  Tucson,  Arizona  and  Ontario,  California,  coupled  with  the
continued  growth in  business  at  existing  branch  offices,  particularly  in
contract staffing and on-site  management  arrangements.  Professional  employer
services revenue increased  approximately  $9.5 million or 46.2%, while staffing
services revenue increased  approximately $10.1 million or 44.6%, which resulted
in a slight  increase in the mix of professional  employer  services to 47.9% of
total revenues for the first quarter of 1997, as compared to 47.6% for the first
quarter of 1996.  The mix of  staffing  services  revenues  had a  corresponding
decline from 52.4% for the first  quarter of 1996 to 52.1% for the first quarter
of 1997.

               Gross margin for the first quarter of 1997 totaled  approximately
$6.1 million,  which  represented  an increase of $1.1 million or 21.7% over the
first quarter of 1996.  The gross margin  percent  decreased to 9.7% of revenues
for the first quarter of 1997, as compared to 11.6% for the same period of 1996.
The decline in the gross  margin  percentage  was due to higher  direct  payroll
costs and workers'  compensation expense both in terms of total dollars and as a
percentage of revenues.  The increase in the  percentage of direct payroll costs
from 75.8% for the first  quarter of 1996 to 76.5% for the first quarter of 1997
is primarily  attributable to increased  business  activity in contract staffing
and on-site  management  arrangements.  The  increase  in workers'  compensation
expense to 3.0% of revenues for the 1997 first  quarter,  up from the 1996 first
quarter  level of 1.8% of  revenues,  is due to a higher  incidence  of injuries
during the 1997 period as compared to 1996 and management's decision to continue
to build the  Company's  accrual for future  adverse  loss  development  of open
claims.

               The following table summarizes  certain indicators of performance
regarding the Company's self-insured workers' compensation program for the first
quarters of 1997 and 1996.

                   Self-Insured Workers' Compensation Profile

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Total Workers'
                                           Total Workers'                 Comp Expense
                No. of Injury               Comp Expense                    as a % of
                   Claims                  (in thousands)                 Total Payroll
               --------------             ----------------            -----------------
               1997      1996             1997        1996            1997         1996
               ----      ----             ----        ----            ----         ----

<S>            <C>       <C>           <C>           <C>              <C>          <C> 
    Q1          321       193           $1,855        $770             3.9%         2.4%

</TABLE>

               Selling,  general and administrative  expenses for the 1997 first
quarter amounted to approximately $4.5 million, an increase of $889,000 or 24.5%
over  the  comparable  period  in  1996.  Selling,  general  and  administrative
expenses,  expressed as a percentage  of revenues,  decreased  from 8.3% for the
first  quarter of 1996 to 7.2% of revenues  for the first  quarter of 1997.  The
increase in total dollars was primarily attributable to additional branch office
expenses as a result of the six  acquisitions  made since April 1, 1996, and the
opening of three new offices.


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<PAGE>


               Amortization of intangibles  totaled  $317,000 or .5% of revenues
for the first quarter of 1997, which compares to $160,000 or .4% of revenues for
the same period in 1996. The increased amortization expense was primarily due to
amortization from the six acquisitions made since April 1, 1996.

               The  Company  offers  various   employee  benefit  plans  to  its
employees,  including  its worksite  employees.  These  employee  benefit  plans
include a savings plan (the "401(k)  plan") under Section 401(k) of the Internal
Revenue  Code (the  "Code"),  a cafeteria  plan under Code  Section 125, a group
health plan, a group life insurance plan, a group disability insurance plan, and
an employee  assistance plan.  Generally,  employee benefit plans are subject to
provisions  of both the Code and the  Employee  Retirement  Income  Security Act
("ERISA").  In order to qualify  for  favorable  tax  treatment  under the Code,
qualified  plans must be  established  and  maintained  by an  employer  for the
exclusive  benefit of its  employees.  In the event the tax exempt status of the
Company's benefit plans were to be discontinued and the benefit plans were to be
disqualified, such actions could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business,  financial condition, and results of operations.  Reference is made to
pages 12-14 of the Company's 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a more detailed
discussion of this issue.

Fluctuations in Quarterly Operating Results

               The Company has historically experienced significant fluctuations
in its quarterly  operating results and expects such fluctuations to continue in
the future.  The  Company's  operating  results may fluctuate due to a number of
factors such as  seasonality,  wage limits on payroll taxes,  claims expense for
workers'  compensation,  demand and competition for the Company's services,  and
the effect of acquisitions.  The Company's revenue levels fluctuate from quarter
to quarter  primarily due to the impact of seasonality in its staffing  services
business  and on  certain  of its PEO  clients  in the  agriculture  and  forest
products related industries.  As a result, the Company may have greater revenues
and net income in the third and fourth  quarters  of its  fiscal  year.  Payroll
taxes and benefits fluctuate with the level of direct payroll costs but may tend
to represent a smaller percentage of revenues later in the Company's fiscal year
as federal and state statutory wage limits for  unemployment and social security
taxes are exceeded by employees.  Workers' compensation expense varies with both
the frequency and severity of workplace injury claims reported during a quarter,
as well as adverse loss  development  of prior period  claims during the current
quarter.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
- -------------------------------

               The  Company's  cash  position  of  $1,615,000  at March 31, 1997
decreased by $286,000 from December 31, 1996.  The decrease was primarily due to
cash used in investing  activities for acquisitions,  offset in part by the cash
provided by operating activities.


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<PAGE>


               Net cash  provided by operating  activities  for the three months
ended March 31, 1997 amounted to  $1,818,000,  as compared to $2,325,000 for the
comparable 1996 period. For the 1997 period,  cash flow generated by net income,
together  with an increase of $1,946,000  in accrued  payroll and benefits,  was
offset  in part by a  $1,734,000  increase  in trade  accounts  receivable.  The
$1,005,000  increase in other  long-term  liabilities  represents the $1,000,000
deferred  noncompete  agreement  arising from the  acquisition of HR Only and is
reflected  in  the  supplemental  schedule  of  noncash  activities  within  the
liabilities assumed caption.

               Net cash used in investing  activities totaled $2,193,000 for the
three  months ended March 31, 1997,  as compared to  $1,213,000  for the similar
1996  period.  For the 1997  period,  the  principal  use of cash for  investing
activities was the acquisition of HR Only. The Company presently has no material
long-term capital commitments.

               Net cash  provided by financing  activities  for the  three-month
period  ended  March 31,  1997 was  $89,000,  which  compares to $62,000 for the
comparable  1996  period.  For the 1997  period,  the  principal  source of cash
provided by  financing  activities  arose from the  exercise  of employee  stock
options at exercise  prices  ranging  from $3.50 to $15.06 per share,  offset in
part by payments  totaling  $401,000  made to liquidate a credit line assumed by
the Company in  connection  with the  acquisition  of HR Only. As of the date of
this filing, an underwriter continues to hold warrants to purchase 90,000 shares
of common stock at $4.20 per share issued in connection  with the Company's 1993
initial public offering of its common stock.

               The  Company's  business  strategy  continues  to focus on growth
through the acquisition of additional personnel-related  businesses, both in its
existing  markets  and  other  strategic  geographic  areas,  together  with the
expansion  of  operations  at existing  offices.  As  disclosed in Note 2 to the
financial  statements  included herein, the Company  purchased,  during February
1997, a staffing  services  company located in the Los Angeles,  California area
for $2,095,000 in cash, plus an additional $1,000,000 for a noncompete agreement
which will be paid ratably over five years  beginning after the end of the fifth
year  following  the  acquisition.  As disclosed  in Note 7 herein,  the Company
purchased in April 1997,  certain assets of a staffing  services company located
in Tucson, Arizona for $152,000 in cash. The Company actively explores proposals
for various  acquisition  opportunities on an ongoing basis, but there can be no
assurance that any additional transactions will be consummated.

               On April 11, 1997, the Company  repurchased 159,154 shares of its
common  stock at $17.75 per share  issued by the Company  pursuant to a Plan and
Agreement of  Reorganization  between  StaffAmerica,  Inc. and the Company dated
April 1, 1996 (the  "Agreement").  The redemption  proceeds totaling  $2,824,984
were remitted to the seller and its shareholders as provided by the Agreement.


                                       13
<PAGE>


               The Company  presently  has an unsecured  $4.0 million  revolving
credit facility which expires May 30, 1997. There was no outstanding  balance at
March 31, 1997. As a consequence of the recent stock redemption, the Company has
maintained an average daily  outstanding  balance against its credit facility of
approximately  $806,000 from April 11 through May 9. Management expects that the
renewal  of such  credit  facility  will be in an amount  and on such  terms and
conditions as will be not less favorable  than the current  credit  arrangement.
Management also believes the funds  anticipated to be generated from operations,
together  with the  renewed  credit  facility  and other  potential  sources  of
financing,  will be sufficient  in the  aggregate to fund the Company's  working
capital needs for the foreseeable future.

Inflation

               Inflation  generally  has not been a  significant  factor  in the
Company's  operations  during the periods discussed above. The Company has taken
into account the impact of  escalating  medical and other costs in  establishing
reserves for future expenses for self-insured workers' compensation claims.


Forward-Looking Information
- ---------------------------

               Statements  in this report  which are not  historical  in nature,
including  discussion of economic  conditions in the Company's market areas, the
potential  for and effect of future  acquisitions,  the effect of changes in the
Company's  mix of  services  on gross  margin,  the  adequacy  of the  Company's
workers' compensation reserves, the tax-qualified status of the Company's 401(k)
savings plan, the outcome of various legal proceedings,  and the availability of
financing and working capital to meet the Company's  funding  requirements,  are
forward-looking   statements  within  the  meaning  of  the  Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown  risks,  uncertainties  and other  factors  that may  cause  the  actual
results,  performance or achievements  of the Company or industry  results to be
materially  different  from any  future  results,  performance  or  achievements
expressed  or implied by such  forward-looking  statements.  Such  factors  with
respect to the Company include difficulties associated with integrating acquired
businesses  and clients into the Company's  operations,  economic  trends in the
Company's service areas,  uncertainties regarding government regulation of PEOs,
including the possible adoption by the IRS of an unfavorable  position as to the
tax-qualified  status of  employee  benefit  plans  maintained  by PEOs,  future
workers'  compensation  claims  experience,  and the  availability  of and costs
associated  with  potential  sources of  financing.  The Company  disclaims  any
obligation to update any such factors or to publicly  announce the result of any
revisions to any of the forward-looking  statements  contained herein to reflect
future events or developments.


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<PAGE>


                           Part II - Other Information


Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

        (a)    The  exhibits  filed  herewith  are listed in the  Exhibit  Index
               following the signature page of this report.

        (b)    Reports on Form 8-K

               Subsequent to quarter end, on April 2, 1997,  the Company filed a
               Current  Report on Form 8-K dated March 31, 1997,  to report that
               the Company had received a request for redemption for all 159,154
               shares of common stock  issued by the Company  pursuant to a Plan
               and Agreement of Reorganization  between  StaffAmerica,  Inc. and
               the Company dated April 1, 1996.

               Subsequent to quarter end, on April 9, 1997,  the Company filed a
               Current  Report on Form 8-K dated  April 8, 1997,  to report that
               the Company's Farm and Forest Labor  Contractor  License had been
               revoked  by the  State  of  Oregon  through  a  default  judgment
               received on April 4, 1997.

               Subsequent to quarter end, on April 25, 1997, the Company filed a
               Current  Report on Form 8-K dated April 23, 1997,  to report that
               the  Company's  Farm and  Forest  Labor  Contractor  License  was
               reinstated by the State of Oregon.  An  administrative  law judge
               withdrew  the final order on default of April 4, 1997  entered by
               the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries,  thereby  allowing the
               Company to present its case at a hearing to  evaluate  the merits
               of the State's administrative complaint.


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<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES



               Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934,  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                           BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                                           (Registrant)






Date:  May 13, 1997                        By: /s/ Michael D. Mulholland
                                               -------------------------
                                               Michael D. Mulholland
                                               Vice President-Finance
                                               (Principal Financial Officer)


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<PAGE>



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit
- -------

11      Statement of Calculation of Average
        Common Shares Outstanding

27      Financial Data Schedule


                                       17





                                                                      EXHIBIT 11
                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                       STATEMENT OF CALCULATION OF AVERAGE
                            COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             Three Months
                                                                                 Ended
                                                                            March 31, 1997
                                                                            --------------


Primary Earnings Per Share:
<S>                                                                            <C>      
    Weighted average number of shares                                           6,800,160
     Stock option plan shares to be issued at prices
     ranging from $3.50 to $17.9375 per share                                     504,141
     Warrant issues at a price of $4.20 per share                                  90,000
     Less: Assumed purchase at average market price
           during the period using  proceeds  received  upon
           exercise of options and purchase of stock,  and 
           using tax benefits of compensation due to premature
           dispositions                                                          (552,296)
                                                                                ---------  
        Total Primary Shares                                                    6,842,005
                                                                                =========

Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share:
    Weighted average number of shares                                           6,800,160
        Stock option plan shares to be issued at prices
         ranging from $3.50 to $17.9375 per share                                 504,141
     Warrant issues at a price of $4.20 per share                                  90,000
     Less: Assumed purchase at the higher of ending or
           average market price during the period using proceeds
           received upon exercise of options and purchase of
           stock, and using tax benefits of compensation due to
           premature dispositions                                                (552,296)
                                                                                --------- 
        Total Diluted Shares                                                    6,842,005
                                                                                =========


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Note: The effect of common stock  equivalents upon the primary and fully diluted
earnings per share  calculation is less than 3%;  therefore,  earnings per share
are  based on the  weighted  average  number of shares  outstanding  during  the
period.


<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
                                                                      EXHIBIT 27
                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                             FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE


This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
Company's  balance  sheets and related  statements of operations  for the period
ended March 31, 1997 and is  qualified  in its  entirety  by  reference  to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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