BJ's Wholesale Club vs Ollie's Bargain Outlet
BJ and OLLI side by side, both in variety stores. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BJ and OLLI compare
BJ's Wholesale Club is the larger company, worth 2.5 times as much as Ollie's Bargain Outlet ($13.6B against $5.4B).
On earnings, Ollie's Bargain Outlet is cheaper: it trades at 20.1× trailing earnings, against 23.5× for BJ's Wholesale Club.
Ollie's Bargain Outlet grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.4% versus 9.1% for BJ's Wholesale Club).
Ollie's Bargain Outlet keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.8% compared with 2.6% at BJ's Wholesale Club.
Ollie's Bargain Outlet scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 9 for BJ's Wholesale Club), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BJ | OLLI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $13.6B | $5.4B |
| Share price | $107.32 | $90.26 |
| Change, 1 year | 19.4% | −26.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 73.2% | 23.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.24 | 0.83 |
| Employees | 35K | 13K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 23.5× | 20.1× (better) |
| P/S | 0.6× (better) | 1.9× |
| P/B | 6.2× | 2.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.2× (better) | 13.1× |
| P/FCF | 37.8× | 24.0× (better) |
| PEG | 4.50 | 0.60 (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.6% | 4.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $95.22 | $106.28 |
| Margin of safety | −12.7% | 15.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.1% | 14.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.8% | 7.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 2.7% | 28.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 4.8% | 29.9% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.6% (better) | 1.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.2% | 41.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 12.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 9.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 1.6% | 8.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | 27.7% (better) | 14.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 23.5% (better) | 15.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.29 | 0.00 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.52 (better) | −0.30 |
| Current ratio | 0.73 | 2.23 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.76 | 5.15 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 4.1% (better) | 3.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.1% (better) | 3.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 109% | 120% |
| Held by insiders | 0.66% | 0.35% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$18.6M | −$1.3M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.4% | 15.5% |
Go deeper
- BJ stock overview
- BJ income statement
- BJ valuation and score
- OLLI stock overview
- OLLI income statement
- OLLI valuation and score
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