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BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings earnings quality score

How much of the reported profit is backed by cash, and how many markers of managed earnings the filings show

Score82 / 100 · grade A · rank 41 of 1027

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) scores 82 of 100 for earnings quality, grade A: rank 41 of 1027 companies and 7 of 141 in consumer-disc. It loses the most points on accruals of -6.2% of assets, lower than 67% of companies (profit backed by cash), Montier C-score 2 of 6 checks failed, profit far steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.12). It earns full or near-full marks for Piotroski F-score 8 of 9, adjusted earnings 2% below GAAP, discretionary accruals of +0.0% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most.

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -6.2% of assets, lower than 67% of companies (profit backed by cash)1320
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -2.87: clean (below −2.22)1515
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.40 (normal)1515
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 2 of 6 checks failed1015
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of +0.0% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most1010
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 8 of 9910
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 2% below GAAP910
Earnings smoothnessprofit far steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.12)05
BJ: share of the available points, by componentBJ: share of the available points, by componentAccruals66%Discretionary accruals100%Beneish M-score100%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score67%Piotroski F-score89%Non-GAAP gap94%

How the score is built

Eight published measures, each scored against the whole universe or on its own scale and weighted: accruals 20, discretionary accruals 10, Beneish M 15, Dechow F 15, Montier C 15, Piotroski F 10, the non-GAAP gap 10, smoothness 5. A measure that cannot be computed (Beneish for a bank, say) drops out and the rest is rescaled, so every company is scored on what applies to it.

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Computed from the companies’ own XBRL filings (latest fiscal year) by published formulas; a statistical screen, not an audit or an accusation. A low score means the reported profit shows more of the markers of managed or low-quality earnings than its peers. Not investment advice.