Company: BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.
Symbol: BJ
Description: BJ’s Wholesale Club is a leading warehouse club operator on the East Coast of the United States.
Trade Date: 6/28
Shares: 37.5 million
Price Range: $15.00-$17.00
Underwriter(s): BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Jefferies, Wells Fargo
Co-Manager(s): Nomura, Baird, Guggenheim, Natixis, William Blair, Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co.
Terms Added: 6-18-18
Business: They deliver significant value to their members, consistently offering 25% or more savings on a representative basket of manufacturer-branded groceries compared to traditional supermarket competitors. They provide a curated assortment focused on perishable products, continuously refreshed general merchandise, gas and other ancillary services to deliver a differentiated shopping experience that is further enhanced by their omnichannel capabilities.
Financials: Their total revenues were $12.34 billion, $12.49 billion, $12.22 billion, $12.10 billion and $12.50 billion, and their net income (loss) was ($14.9 million), $19.0 million, $24.1 million, $44.2 million, and $50.5 million in fiscal 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017, respectively. In the first quarter of fiscal 2018, their total revenues increased 2.8% to $2.51 billion, while their bottom line increased from a $58.9 million loss to a $14.1 million gain, compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year.
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