Big Lots
Market Cap
US$1.8b
Last Updated
2021/01/22 00:36 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
Big Lots, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer in the United States. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 57.8% per year for the next 3 years
Snowflake Analysis
Excellent balance sheet with solid track record.
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Share Price & News
How has Big Lots's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: BIG is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 8% a week.
Volatility Over Time: BIG's weekly volatility has decreased from 14% to 8% over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-6.6%
BIG
-3.0%
US Multiline Retail
1.4%
US Market
1 Year Return
82.2%
BIG
42.3%
US Multiline Retail
22.6%
US Market
Return vs Industry: BIG exceeded the US Multiline Retail industry which returned 40.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: BIG exceeded the US Market which returned 22.8% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| BIG | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -6.6% | -3.0% | 1.4% |
| 30 Day | 10.4% | 6.1% | 4.9% |
| 90 Day | -2.1% | 12.9% | 14.6% |
| 1 Year | 91.4%82.2% | 44.4%42.3% | 25.4%22.6% |
| 3 Year | -11.4%-21.6% | 73.9%64.2% | 46.8%37.0% |
| 5 Year | 53.3%30.7% | 124.8%99.8% | 132.0%106.1% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Big Lots's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Big Lots, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their PredictionsValuation
Is Big Lots undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
18.8%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: BIG ($48.74) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($60.01)
Significantly Below Fair Value: BIG is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: BIG is good value based on its PE Ratio (3x) compared to the US Multiline Retail industry average (24.7x).
PE vs Market: BIG is good value based on its PE Ratio (3x) compared to the US market (21.1x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: BIG's earnings are forecast to decline next year, so we can't calculate its PEG ratio.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: BIG is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.4x) compared to the US Multiline Retail industry average (2.8x).
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Future Growth
How is Big Lots forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 9 analysts?
-57.8%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: BIG's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-57.8% per year).
Earnings vs Market: BIG's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-57.8% per year).
High Growth Earnings: BIG's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: BIG's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: BIG's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-3% per year).
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: BIG's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (17.4%).
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Past Performance
How has Big Lots performed over the past 5 years?
27.9%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: BIG has a high level of non-cash earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: BIG's current net profit margins (10.3%) are higher than last year (4.8%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: BIG's earnings have grown significantly by 27.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: BIG's earnings growth over the past year (144.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (27.9% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: BIG earnings growth over the past year (144.8%) exceeded the Multiline Retail industry 35.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: BIG's Return on Equity (49.7%) is considered outstanding.
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Financial Health
How is Big Lots's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BIG's short term assets ($1.7B) exceed its short term liabilities ($1.2B).
Long Term Liabilities: BIG's short term assets ($1.7B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($1.8B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BIG's debt to equity ratio (4.3%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: BIG's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 51.5% to 4.3% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: BIG's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (977.1%).
Interest Coverage: BIG's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (29.9x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Big Lots's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.46%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: BIG's dividend (2.46%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.37%).
High Dividend: BIG's dividend (2.46%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.86%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, BIG has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: BIG's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 7 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its low payout ratio (7.5%), BIG's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: BIG's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (21.1% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
1.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Bruce Thorn (53 yo)
2.33yrs
Tenure
US$6,547,830
Compensation
Mr. Bruce K. Thorn has been Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Big Lots, Inc. since September, 2018. He had been President of Tailored Brands, Inc. since March 22, 2017 until 2018 and its C...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Bruce's total compensation ($USD6.55M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.86M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Bruce's compensation with company performance.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 2.33yrs | US$6.55m | 0.58% $ 10.6m | |
| Executive VP | 1.42yrs | US$1.82m | 0.16% $ 2.9m | |
| Executive VP | 5.67yrs | US$1.86m | 0.15% $ 2.7m | |
| Executive Vice President of Human Resources | 5.42yrs | US$2.03m | 0.21% $ 3.9m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Technology Officer | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Marketing | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Store Operations | 7yrs | no data | 0.084% $ 1.5m | |
| Executive VP of Business Strategy & Chief Customer Officer | 1.25yrs | no data | 0.11% $ 2.0m | |
| Senior Vice President of Supply Chain | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Merchandising Officer | 0.50yr | no data | no data |
1.3yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: BIG's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 2.33yrs | US$6.55m | 0.58% $ 10.6m | |
| Independent Director | 2.5yrs | US$273.74k | 0.034% $ 617.9k | |
| Independent Director | 0.75yr | no data | 0.011% $ 204.4k | |
| Independent Director | 5.67yrs | US$291.99k | 0.059% $ 1.1m | |
| Independent Director | 5.67yrs | US$281.24k | 0.043% $ 772.7k | |
| Independent Director | 5.67yrs | US$277.99k | 0.043% $ 772.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | no data | US$399.97k | 0.095% $ 1.7m | |
| Independent Director | 0.58yr | no data | 0.011% $ 204.4k | |
| Independent Director | 5.67yrs | US$279.59k | 0.023% $ 419.1k | |
| Independent Director | 2.5yrs | US$283.74k | 0.034% $ 617.9k |
2.5yrs
Average Tenure
59.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: BIG's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Big Lots, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Big Lots, Inc.
- Ticker: BIG
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1967
- Industry: General Merchandise Stores
- Sector: Retail
- Market Cap: US$1.809b
- Shares outstanding: 37.11m
- Website: https://www.biglots.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Big Lots, Inc.
- 4900 East Dublin Granville Road
- Columbus
- Ohio
- 43081
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | US | USD | Jun 1985 |
| 4B3 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Shares | DE | EUR | Jun 1985 |
| 0HN5 | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | GB | USD | Jun 1985 |
Biography
Big Lots, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer in the United States. The company offers products under various merchandising categories, such as furniture category that includes upholster...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/22 00:36 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/10/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/02/01 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.