Big Lots Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Big Lots' CEO is Bruce Thorn, appointed in Sep 2018, has a tenure of 5.5 years. total yearly compensation is $8.52M, comprised of 14.1% salary and 85.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.29% of the company’s shares, worth $2.61M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 5.7 years respectively.

Key information

Bruce Thorn

Chief executive officer

US$8.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage14.1%
CEO tenure5.5yrs
CEO ownership2.3%
Management average tenure2yrs
Board average tenure5.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Prior Massive Stock Repurchases Have Put Retailer Big Lots Into Serious Financial Trouble

Mar 18

Big Lots Q3 Earnings: Shares Attractive On Improved Margin Outlook

Nov 30

Big Lots: Facing Challenges But Management Is Taking The Right Steps

Oct 31

Big Lots: Is It A Buy Following Q2 Results?

Aug 29

Big Lots: Tough Road Ahead

Aug 17

An Intrinsic Calculation For Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) Suggests It's 48% Undervalued

Jul 25
An Intrinsic Calculation For Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) Suggests It's 48% Undervalued

Big Lots: Big Challenges

Jul 16

Big Lots: Top 5 Most Shorted Stock May Soon Follow Bed Bath & Beyond

Jun 28

Why Did Big Lots Stock Recently Drop To All-Time Lows And What Is The Outlook?

Jun 06

Is Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) Trading At A 23% Discount?

Feb 03
Is Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) Trading At A 23% Discount?

Big Lots: Great Bond Alternative For Income Investors

Jan 27

Big Lots: Big Yield, Big Short Position

Nov 14

Are Investors Undervaluing Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) By 43%?

Oct 29
Are Investors Undervaluing Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) By 43%?

Big Lots and DoorDash partner for on-demand delivery of home essentials

Sep 15

Big Lots Stock Soars After Q2 Earnings, Still Not A Buy

Aug 31

Big Lots' (NYSE:BIG) Dividend Will Be $0.30

Aug 28
Big Lots' (NYSE:BIG) Dividend Will Be $0.30

Big Lots declares $0.30 dividend

Aug 25

When Should You Buy Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG)?

Aug 09
When Should You Buy Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG)?

Big Lots: A Tradable Low, But Not A Value Stock (Technical Analysis)

Aug 04

Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) Shares Could Be 39% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jul 04
Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) Shares Could Be 39% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.30

May 30
Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.30

Big Lots: Still Cautious But Now Cheap

May 23

Capital Allocation Trends At Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) Aren't Ideal

Apr 05
Capital Allocation Trends At Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) Aren't Ideal

Merger Arbitrage Mondays: Anaplan To Be Acquired By Thoma Bravo For $10.7 Billion

Mar 21

Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.30

Mar 06
Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.30

A Look At The Fair Value Of Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG)

Mar 04
A Look At The Fair Value Of Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG)

Big Lots: Reversion To The Mean Is Still In Progress

Feb 14

Big Lots: Watching From The Sidelines

Feb 01

Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Dec 31
Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.30

Dec 06
Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.30

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Bruce Thorn's remuneration changed compared to Big Lots's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Feb 03 2024n/an/a

-US$482m

Oct 28 2023n/an/a

-US$464m

Jul 29 2023n/an/a

-US$571m

Apr 29 2023n/an/a

-US$406m

Jan 28 2023US$9mUS$1m

-US$211m

Oct 29 2022n/an/a

-US$148m

Jul 30 2022n/an/a

-US$50m

Apr 30 2022n/an/a

US$72m

Jan 29 2022US$9mUS$1m

US$178m

Oct 30 2021n/an/a

US$226m

Jul 31 2021n/an/a

US$260m

May 01 2021n/an/a

US$674m

Jan 30 2021US$8mUS$1m

US$629m

Oct 31 2020n/an/a

US$625m

Aug 01 2020n/an/a

US$722m

May 02 2020n/an/a

US$276m

Feb 01 2020US$7mUS$1m

US$242m

Nov 02 2019n/an/a

US$257m

Aug 03 2019n/an/a

US$123m

May 04 2019n/an/a

US$141m

Feb 02 2019US$5mUS$360k

US$157m

Compensation vs Market: Bruce's total compensation ($USD8.52M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD661.05K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Bruce's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Bruce Thorn (56 yo)

5.5yrs

Tenure

US$8,523,181

Compensation

Mr. Bruce K. Thorn has been Chief Executive Officer and President of Big Lots, Inc. since September 30, 2018 and its Director since joining in September 2018. He had been President of Tailored Brands, Inc....


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Bruce Thorn
CEO, President & Director5.5yrsUS$8.52m2.29%
$ 2.6m
Jonathan Ramsden
Executive VP4.6yrsUS$2.67m0.70%
$ 796.9k
Ronald Robins
Executive VP8.8yrsUS$1.94m0.58%
$ 662.6k
Michael Schlonsky
Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer8.6yrsUS$2.00m0.69%
$ 786.0k
Jason Judd
Senior VP of Corporate Finance & Treasurerno datano datano data
Matt Weger
SVP and Chief Digital & Technology Officer1.6yrsno datano data
Alvin Concepcion
Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
John Alpaugh
Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer1.3yrsno datano data
Shannon Letts
Senior Vice President of Real Estate2.2yrsno datano data
Kevin Kuehl
Senior VP & Interim Co-Chief Merchandising Officer1.8yrsno datano data
Derek Panfil
Senior VP & Interim Co-Chief Merchandising Officer1.8yrsno datano data
Margarita Giannantonio
Executive VP & Chief Merchandising Officer1.3yrsno data0.42%
$ 479.1k

2.0yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: BIG's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Bruce Thorn
CEO, President & Director5.5yrsUS$8.52m2.29%
$ 2.6m
Christopher McCormick
Independent Director5.7yrsUS$274.33k0.11%
$ 123.7k
Sandra Campos
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$287.48k0.089%
$ 101.6k
Marla Gottschalk
Independent Director8.8yrsUS$293.73k0.16%
$ 187.0k
Cynthia Jamison
Independent Non-Executive Chair of the Board8.8yrsUS$435.52k0.089%
$ 101.2k
Nancy Reardon
Independent Director8.8yrsUS$286.23k0.093%
$ 105.7k
James Chambers
Independent Director12.2yrsUS$306.89k0.12%
$ 132.3k
Wendy Schoppert
Independent Director8.8yrsUS$298.66k0.068%
$ 77.4k
Maureen Short
Directorno datano datano data
Sebastian DiGrande
Independent Director5.7yrsUS$287.48k0.078%
$ 88.6k
Kimberley Newton
Independent Director2.8yrsUS$257.48k0.089%
$ 101.6k

5.7yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: BIG's board of directors are considered experienced (5.7 years average tenure).


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