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BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc

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As of 2025-12-12

Snapshot

  • ROE of 30.8% TTM vs industry median 8.8% - 3.5x advantage from high asset turnover (2.95x) and leverage (1.26 D/E)[Return on Equity]
  • Negative working capital (-505M) - membership model collects cash before inventory turns, funding growth without debt[Working Capital]
  • Goodwill (1.0B) is 48% of equity (2.1B) - acquisition-driven growth creates impairment risk in downturn[Goodwill]

Watch Triggers

  • Gross Margin: Falls below 18% TTMAt 18.7% TTM, 0.7% cushion to breakeven operating margin - signals pricing power erosion
  • Membership renewal rate: Not in data - monitor quarterlyNegative working capital model depends on membership stickiness - churn destroys economics
  • Inventory Turnover: Inventory growth exceeds revenue growth1.5B inventory on 47M cash - buildup signals demand weakness or markdown risk

Bull Case

Capital-light membership model: 30.8% ROE with 12.5% ROIC TTM despite only 2.8% net margin - extreme asset efficiency monetizes low margins

ROEROICAsset Turnover

Buyback-funded value return: 41.6M in repurchases TTM with no dividend - all FCF (282M) available for growth or buybacks

Common Stock PaymentsFree Cash Flow

Bear Case

Thin margin vulnerability: 2.8% net margin TTM leaves no buffer - 1% gross margin compression wipes 50%+ of net income

Net MarginGross Margin

Leverage risk: 1.26 D/E with 2.6B total debt vs 47M cash - interest expense (44M TTM) consumes 5% of operating income

Debt to EquityInterest ExpenseCash

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Forward Thesis

Margin expansion likely as scale benefits compound - operating margin can reach 5%+ from 4.1% TTM

1-3ymed
  • Asset turnover 2.95x vs 1.33x median amplifies margin gains
  • Capex of 654M TTM building capacity for membership growth
  • Negative working capital improves as membership scales
Operating margin 4.1% TTM vs 3.8% medianEPS 5yr CAGR 8.3% vs revenue growthROIC 12.5% exceeds cost of capital

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