Is BJ’s Wholesale stock a ‘buy’ after record Q2 results?

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (NYSE: BJ) reported record results for its fiscal second quarter on Thursday. Shares climbed to an all-time high after the membership-based warehouse retailer also raised its outlook for the full year.

Should you buy BJ’s wholesale stock at record levels?

Following strong results, a Bank of America analyst suggests you buy BJ’s Wholesale stock as it has upside to $83 (another 13% from here). In a note to clients, Robert Ohmes said:


Are you looking for fast-news, hot-tips and market analysis?

Sign-up for the Invezz newsletter, today.

BJ’s is well-positioned in both the near-term as well as the long-term given its strong value proposition, particularly in fuel, in a highly inflationary environment which should enable it to continue to gain share.

The bullish call is particularly interesting since the BJ’s Wholesale stock is already up more than 50% since May. At $98.8 million, income from membership fee was up 11.3% year-on-year this quarter. Ohmes added:

Membership trends also remain strong, with member count up 6.0% in the fiscal second quarter and an expectation for all-time high first year and tenured renewal rates by year-end.

Notable figures in BJ’s Wholesale Q2 earnings report

  • Net income printed at $141 million versus the year-ago $111 million
  • Per-share earnings of $1.03 were well above last year’s 80 cents
  • Adjusted EPS came in at $1.06, as per the earnings press release
  • Total revenue jumped 22.2% year-over-year to $5.10 billion
  • Consensus was 80 cents of adjusted EPS on $4.67 billion in revenue
  • Comparable sales went up 19.8%; 7.6% when excluding gasoline

BJ’s Wholesale had its merchandise gross margin slid 0.5% only in the recent financial quarter. For the full financial year, it now forecasts its adjusted per-share earnings to fall in the range of $3.50 to $3.60.

Comparable club sales (excluding gasoline) are expected to grow by up to 5.0% this year.   

Invest in crypto, stocks, ETFs & more in minutes with our preferred broker,

eToro






10/10

68% of retail CFD accounts lose money

Source: https://invezz.com/news/2022/08/18/is-bjs-wholesale-stock-a-buy-after-record-q2-results/