TEXT-EXTRACT 2 filename2.txt United States securities and exchange commission logo December 21, 2023 Laura Felice Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. 350 Campus Drive Marlborough, MA 01752 Re: BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended January 28, 2023 File No. 001-38559 Dear Laura Felice: We have limited our review of your filing to the financial statements and related disclosures and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter within ten business days by providing the requested information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing your response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended January 28, 2023 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Adjusted EBITDA, page 38 1. Please tell us how the adjustment for pre-opening expenses to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA is in compliance with Question 100.01 of the Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures. In addition, tell us how you determined that removing the effects of non-cash rent expense in arriving at Adjusted EBITDA does not substitute individually-tailored recognition and measurement methods for GAAP. Refer to Question 100.04. Laura Felice FirstName LastNameLaura Felice BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. Comapany21, December NameBJ's 2023 Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. December Page 2 21, 2023 Page 2 FirstName LastName Liquidity and Capital Resources Net Operating Cash Flows, page 41 2. Please provide an analysis of why the reported amount of operating cash flows materially changed from period to period for annual and interim periods. Refer to Item 303 of Regulation S-K. Note references to results and changes in timing of working capital items may not provide a sufficient basis to understand how the amount of operating cash actually was affected between periods. Your analysis should discuss all material factors that affected the reported amount of operating cash and reasons for material changes between periods underlying these factors. Refer to the introductory paragraph of section IV.B and B.1 of Release No. 33-8350 for further guidance. In closing, we remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Robert Shapiro at 202-551-3273 or Stephen Kim at 202-551-3291 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services