BJ's Wholesale Club vs PriceSmart
BJ and PSMT 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 PSMT compare
BJ's Wholesale Club is the larger company, worth 2.7 times as much as PriceSmart ($14.0B against $5.1B).
On earnings, BJ's Wholesale Club is cheaper: it trades at 24.2× trailing earnings, against 30.8× for PriceSmart.
PriceSmart grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.5% versus 9.1% for BJ's Wholesale Club).
PriceSmart keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.8% compared with 2.6% at BJ's Wholesale Club.
PriceSmart pays a dividend yielding 0.84%; BJ's Wholesale Club does not pay one.
PriceSmart scores higher on the StockData Score (18 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 | PSMT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $14.0B | $5.1B |
| Share price | $110.71 | $166.50 |
| Change, 1 year | 20.5% | 44.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 59.0% | 111% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.24 | 0.55 |
| Employees | 35K | 13K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 24.2× (better) | 30.8× |
| P/S | 0.6× (better) | 0.9× |
| P/B | 6.4× | 3.5× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.6× (better) | 13.8× |
| P/FCF | 39.0× (better) | 53.4× |
| PEG | 4.64 | 1.98 (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.6% (better) | 1.9% |
| Fair value | $97.61 | $124.11 |
| Margin of safety | −13.4% (better) | −34.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.1% | 11.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.8% | 10.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 2.7% | 12.6% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 4.8% | 12.0% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.6% | 11.2% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.2% (better) | 17.7% |
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 4.4% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 2.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 1.6% | 1.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 27.7% (better) | 12.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 23.5% (better) | 15.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.29 | 0.12 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.52 (better) | −0.45 |
| Interest coverage | – | 15.6× |
| Current ratio | 0.73 | 1.24 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.80 | 5.98 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.84% |
| Payout ratio | – | 25.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 14.9% |
| Buyback yield | 4.0% (better) | 0.18% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.0% (better) | 1.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 109% | 90.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.65% | 16.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$39.4M | −$14.3M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.4% | 6.6% |
Go deeper
- BJ stock overview
- BJ income statement
- BJ valuation and score
- PSMT stock overview
- PSMT income statement
- PSMT valuation and score
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