Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc. (OLLI)
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Rating:70Outperform
Price Target:
$98.00
▲(9.82% Upside)
Action:UpgradedDate:03/17/26
Overall score reflects solid financial performance and a constructive earnings outlook (store growth, comps and EPS guidance, and increased repurchases), partially offset by weak technical trend signals and a relatively high P/E with no dividend support.
Positive Factors
Off-price sourcing model & deal flow
Ollie’s durable competitive advantage is its opportunistic off-price buying model and unusually strong deal flow, which underpin consistent assortment advantage and support gross margins near ~40%. That sourcing flexibility sustains margin resilience and product differentiation over multi-quarter cycles.
Negative Factors
Inventory build elevates working-capital risk
An 18% inventory increase materially ties up cash and raises exposure to demand shifts or markdowns. Higher working-capital needs can strain cash conversion and require incremental financing or slower buybacks, creating a persistent balance-sheet and liquidity consideration across quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Off-price sourcing model & deal flow
Ollie’s durable competitive advantage is its opportunistic off-price buying model and unusually strong deal flow, which underpin consistent assortment advantage and support gross margins near ~40%. That sourcing flexibility sustains margin resilience and product differentiation over multi-quarter cycles.
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Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holding (OLLI) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$5.44B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)1.36M
Price to Earnings (P/E)28.1
Beta (1Y)0.74
Revenue Growth12.58%
EPS Growth7.80%
CountryUS
Employees5,900
SectorConsumer Defensive
Sector Strength42
IndustryDiscount Stores
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.39
Shares Outstanding60,956,215
10 Day Avg. Volume1,691,250
30 Day Avg. Volume1,364,700
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.39
Price to Book (P/B)3.58
Price to Sales (P/S)2.55
P/FCF Ratio34.75
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.08
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.23
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.72
Enterprise Value/Ebitda16.02
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$139.25Price Target Upside56.04% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering8
EPS Forecast (FY)4.48
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.00B
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holding Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. operates as a retailer of brand name merchandise. The company offers housewares, bed and bath, food, floor coverings, health and beauty aids, books and stationery, toys, and electronics; and other products, in...
How the Company Makes Money
Ollie’s makes money primarily by purchasing merchandise at steep discounts and reselling it through its chain of retail stores at prices that are meaningfully below traditional retailers while still generating a gross profit margin. Its core reven...
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holding Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Mar 12, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Jun 10, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed strong operational and financial momentum: record store openings, double-digit net sales growth (+17%), healthy comps (+3.6%), meaningful loyalty expansion, and a fortified balance sheet with an increased commitment to share repurchases. Management acknowledged discrete challenges—weather-related store closures, a near-term flattening in new-store maturity tied to a soft-opening approach, margin reinvestments (≈80 bps YoY decline), inventory build and tariff/geopolitical risks—but framed them as manageable and within planning assumptions. Guidance for 2026 is constructive (sales and EPS growth, 75 new stores, 40.5% gross margin baseline) and the company emphasized disciplined capital allocation and reinvestment into the business.Positive Updates
Record Store Expansion
Opened a record 86 stores in fiscal 2025 (previous record 50), with all openings occurring in the first three quarters; total store count 658 across 35 states. Planning 75 new store openings in 2026 and targeting long-term >1,300 stores (roughly 10%+ annual unit growth).
Negative Updates
Weather-Related Store Disruptions
Severe winter storms around Black Friday weekend, Ollie's Army Night and late January caused hundreds of store closures and meaningful disruptions, disproportionately impacting Q4 and new-store sales performance.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Store Expansion
Opened a record 86 stores in fiscal 2025 (previous record 50), with all openings occurring in the first three quarters; total store count 658 across 35 states. Planning 75 new store openings in 2026 and targeting long-term >1,300 stores (roughly 10%+ annual unit growth).
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Company Guidance
The company’s fiscal 2026 guidance calls for 75 new stores (front‑loaded), net sales of $2.985–$3.013 billion, comparable‑store sales growth of ~2% and a gross margin target of 40.5%; management expects operating income of $339–$348 million, adjusted net income of $270–$277 million and adjusted EPS of $4.40–$4.50 (diluted weighted‑average shares ~61.4M), with depreciation & amortization of $63M (including $15M in COGS), preopening expense of $22M, an annual effective tax rate of ~25%, and capital expenditures of $103–$113M (including nearly $20M for Texas and Illinois DC expansions). Management reiterated a long‑term algorithm targeting ~10% unit growth and 2% comp growth, a commitment to return ~50% of free cash flow to shareholders via stepped‑up share repurchases (roughly $100M planned in 2026), and said these initiatives should support consistent mid‑teens EPS growth en route to a 1,300‑store target.Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holding Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 2.65B | 2.27B | 2.10B | 1.83B | 1.75B |
| Gross Profit | 1.03B | 914.45M | 832.37M | 656.09M | 681.25M |
| EBITDA | 378.18M | 293.46M | 277.42M | 171.31M | 239.16M |
| Net Income | 240.60M | 199.76M | 181.44M | 102.79M | 157.46M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 2.95B | 2.56B | 2.29B | 2.04B | 1.97B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 296.31M | 428.67M | 353.24M | 270.76M | 246.98M |
| Total Debt | 685.93M | 564.87M | 488.75M | 441.18M | 431.93M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.07B | 865.84M | 786.36M | 682.03M | 684.46M |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.89B | 1.70B | 1.51B | 1.36B | 1.29B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 194.66M | 106.90M | 130.09M | 62.68M | 10.04M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 296.54M | 227.45M | 254.50M | 114.35M | 45.03M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -179.93M | -255.34M | -150.09M | -111.45M | -31.83M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -62.06M | -33.25M | -48.74M | -39.27M | -213.35M |
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holding Technical Analysis
Negative
89.24
Price Trends
107.27
Negative
112.54
Negative
121.13
Negative
Market Momentum
-4.75
Positive
26.54
Positive
2.32
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For OLLI, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 89.24 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 101.65, below the 50-day MA of 107.27, and below the 200-day MA of 121.13, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -4.75 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 26.54 is Positive, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 2.32 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for OLLI.
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holding Risk Analysis
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holding disclosed 47 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holding reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 1 New Risks
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holding Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (62)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 Outperform | $4.55B | 23.80 | 11.94% | 1.02% | 7.25% | 5.42% | |
70 Outperform | $5.44B | 28.12 | 13.30% | ― | 12.58% | 7.80% | |
68 Neutral | $12.92B | 20.97 | 27.41% | ― | 2.82% | 3.77% | |
65 Neutral | $7.32B | 15.05 | 38.21% | ― | 16.60% | 49.76% | |
62 Neutral | $20.33B | 14.63 | -3.31% | 3.23% | 1.93% | -12.26% | |
56 Neutral | $21.11B | 11.56 | 34.83% | ― | -39.27% | -182.36% | |
55 Neutral | $25.80B | 20.87 | 18.66% | 1.88% | 4.86% | -4.51% |
* Consumer Defensive Sector Average
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Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holding
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-23.31%
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Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holding Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Ollie’s Announces Merchandising Leadership Transition and Succession
Positive
Mar 16, 2026
On March 10, 2026, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. announced that long-serving Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager Kevin McLain will retire effective May 1, 2026, after holding the role since May 2014. His departure f...
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