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BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (STU:8BJ) Gross Margin % : 17.98% (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was €884 Mil. BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was €4,918 Mil. Therefore, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 17.98%.


The historical rank and industry rank for BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

STU:8BJ' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.97   Med: 18.15   Max: 19.31
Current: 18.24


During the past 9 years, the highest Gross Margin % of BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings was 19.31%. The lowest was 15.97%. And the median was 18.15%.

STU:8BJ's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
65.16% of 310 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 22.835 vs STU:8BJ: 18.24

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings had a gross margin of 17.98% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings was -0.40% per year.


BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Gross Margin % Chart

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 18.40 19.31 18.47 17.77 18.24

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.32 18.63 18.07 18.33 17.98

Competitive Comparison of BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's Gross Margin %

For the Discount Stores subindustry, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's Gross Margin % falls into.



BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue.

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Jan. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Jan. 2024 )
=3343.9 / 18331.257
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(18331.257 - 14987.387) / 18331.257
=18.24 %

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Jan. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=884.3 / 4917.987
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(4917.987 - 4033.701) / 4917.987
=17.98 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings  (STU:8BJ) Gross Margin % Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings had a gross margin of 17.98% for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 => No sustainable competitive advantage


Be Aware

If a company loses its competitive advantages, usually its gross margin declines well before its sales declines. Watching Gross Margin % and Operating Margin % closely helps avoid value trap situations.


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BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (STU:8BJ) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
350 Campus Drive, Marlborough, MA, USA, 01752
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc is a warehouse club and gas station operator. The company provides various products such as television and electronics, furniture, computers and tablets, appliances, food products, and others. It generates its revenue from the sale of merchandise.

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