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Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.

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OLLI · Nasdaq · Consumer Defensive

Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (OLLI) — Rank #164 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.35) · ROE 12.7% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.

As-of 2026-10-30 · CIK 0001639300 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. operates as a retailer of closeout merchandise and excess inventory in the United States.

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The company offers health and beauty aids, food, candy, beverages, pet food and treats, laundry related products, and cleaning supplies; housewares and kitchen items, home decor products, furniture, household essential items, and home maintenance and utility items; patio furniture, air conditioners, fans, space heaters, toys, lawn and garden related products, outdoor items, holiday decor, gifts, and decorations products; books, stationery items, small electronic devices and accessories, clothing, sporting goods, pet products, automotive products, luggage and other general merchandise. It sells its products under the Ollie's, Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Good Stuff Cheap, Ollie's Army, Real Brands! Real Bargains, Sarasota Breeze, American Way brands. The company was formerly known as Bargain Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. in March 2015. Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.

was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Industry
Discount Stores
Sector
Consumer Defensive
State
DE
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
January 30
Website
ollies.com

Company Snapshot

P/E and reverse DCF are the primary valuation lenses at this stage.

Market Cap

—

P/E (annual)

—

P/S (annual)

—

P/B

—

P/OCF (annual)

—

Shareholder Yield

—

Employees

6,500

Industry

Discount Stores

Exchange

Nasdaq

11/11

Flags passed

OLLI passes 11/11 quality flags

  • PASS
    Gross margin holding
  • PASS
    Dilution within 2%
  • PASS
    FCF not negative from investment
  • PASS
    Disclosure consistent
  • PASS
    Revenue not declining
  • PASS
    Operating margin holding
  • PASS
    Free cash flow intact
  • PASS
    Passes safety gate
  • PASS
    No competitive retreat
  • PASS
    SBC not compressing margin
  • PASS
    No valuation convergence

Strengths Revenue growth accelerating · Operating leverage expanding · Deferred revenue growing · Sequential beat (rev + EPS)

No data Balance sheet — not counted as a pass.

A count of the 12 warning flags that could be evaluated. Unweighted: colour follows the worst flag.

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.35
Return on equity
12.7%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
0.60
Current ratio
2.23×
Net cash
$120.77M

Cash Flow

2/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
WARN
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
0.5%

Growth

2/2 pass
Revenue growth
16.6%
Piotroski F-Score
N/A
Share dilution
0.0%

Operating margin expansion and free cash flow are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Does it make money well?

No warning flags · GP/assets 0.35

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.35

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

4th of 5 SIC 53 peers

Return on equity

12.7%

Gross margin

40.5%

1st of 5 SIC 53 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

16.6%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2023202420252026
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

13.2%

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

7.9%

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

32.8%

FCF CAGR (3Y)

45.9%

Cash Flow Health

Is the cash real?

No warning flags · FCF 19% below net income

Free cash flow

$194.66M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF vs net income

-19.1%

(FCF − net income) ÷ |net income|. Positive: cash above earnings. Negative: below.

FCF not below net income

Fails when free cash flow is below net income (yellow flag).

WARN

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

0.5%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Balance Sheet Strength

Can it survive a storm?

No warning flags · net cash $120.77M

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

0.60

1st of 5 SIC 53 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

2.23×

3rd of 5 SIC 53 peers

Quick ratio

0.31×

Net cash

$120.77M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Piotroski F-Score

N/A

Only 8/9 components determinable.

Valuation

Is the price reasonable?

No warning flags

Capital allocation quality

Composite score

2.7 / 5

Fair
Share count trend
0.0%2/5 Fair
Buyback timing
N/AN/A
Dividend growth consistency(non-payer or broken streak)
0 yr3/5 Good
Net debt trajectory(deleveraging)
1.8%3/5 Good

Lifecycle Phase History

20212026
Hypergrowth
Capital Return
Value
Op. Leverage

Price History

OLLI+8.6% · +1.7% CAGRSPY+82.9% · +12.8% CAGR

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Source filings on SEC EDGAR: 10-K annual reports · 10-Q quarterly reports