O’Neil Methodology
- The stock declined 3.9% yesterday and breached its 50- and 100-DMA.
Next support is at the 200-DMA (GBX 521; 3.5% away). -
• Technical ratings have weakened in the last couple of weeks. RS Rating
of 57 with declining RS line indicates underperformance. A/D Rating has
turned negative to D, while Up/Down Volume ratio declined to 1.0 from
1.5, indicating selling pressure. -
• However, fundamental ratings remain strong. EPS Rank of 96,
Composite Rating of 93, and SMR Rating of A. B&M’s fundamentals are
strong. The discount retailer has a history of delivering double-digit likefor-like sales growth in its core business, well ahead of the low-singledigit industry average. Its low-cost, no-frills models also mean it
generates attractive operating margins of ~10% and ROE of 20%, which considerably exceeds its COE of ~8%.
Number of funds holding the stock increased 23% y/y to 532 as of March.