BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. vs BURLINGTON STORES, INC., two Discount Stores stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BJ and BURL diverge most: on ev/ebitda, BJ reads 14.2 and BURL reads 54.8; on p/s, BJ reads 0.55 and BURL reads 1.88. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BJ's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What BURL's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BJ | BURL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $92.96 | $350.17 |
| Market cap | $12.0B | $22.5B |
| Sector | Discount Stores | Discount Stores |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +0.9% | — |
| P/E | 21.4 | 36.0 |
| P/B | 5.66 | 12.23 |
| P/S | 0.55 | 1.88 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.2 | 54.8 |
| Revenue growth | +5.9% | +10.6% |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | — |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 5.2% |
| Return on equity | 26.9% | 34.0% |
| Return on assets | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.7% | — |
| FCF yield | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.36 | 1.03 |
| Current ratio | 0.73 | 1.16 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.21 | 7.58 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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