BJ's Wholesale Club vs Dollar General
BJ and DG 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 DG compare
Dollar General is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as BJ's Wholesale Club ($29.7B against $14.0B).
On earnings, Dollar General is cheaper: it trades at 17.5× trailing earnings, against 24.3× for BJ's Wholesale Club.
BJ's Wholesale Club grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.1% versus 4.8% for Dollar General).
Dollar General keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.9% compared with 2.6% at BJ's Wholesale Club.
Dollar General pays a dividend yielding 1.8%; BJ's Wholesale Club does not pay one.
Dollar General scores higher on the StockData Score (16 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 | DG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $14.0B | $29.7B |
| Share price | $110.88 | $134.61 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.8% | 29.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 59.3% | −40.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.24 | 0.35 |
| Employees | 35K | 194K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 24.3× | 17.5× (better) |
| P/S | 0.6× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 6.4× | 3.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.6× | 9.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 39.1× | 14.8× (better) |
| PEG | 4.65 | – |
| FCF yield | 2.6% | 6.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $96.90 | $162.89 |
| Margin of safety | −14.4% | 17.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.1% (better) | 4.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.8% (better) | 4.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 2.7% | 43.0% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 4.8% | 42.4% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.6% (better) | −8.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.2% | 31.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 5.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 3.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 1.6% | 4.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 27.7% (better) | 19.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 23.5% (better) | 15.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.29 (better) | 0.49 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.52 (better) | 0.85 |
| Current ratio | 0.73 | 1.21 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.80 (better) | 2.67 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.8% |
| Payout ratio | – | 30.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 10.4% |
| Buyback yield | 3.9% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.9% (better) | 1.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 109% | 100% |
| Held by insiders | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$39.4M | −$9.0M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 3 |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.4% | 2.4% |
Go deeper
- BJ stock overview
- BJ income statement
- BJ valuation and score
- DG stock overview
- DG income statement
- DG valuation and score
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