| Nov 25 | Feb 26 | May 26 | Aug 26 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| total | individual payouts | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ‡‡‡‡ |
|
| 2023 | 0.30 |
—
|
| 2022 | 1.20 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2021 | 1.20 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2020 | 1.20 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2019 | 1.20 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2018 | 1.20 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2017 | 1.00 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2016 | 0.84 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Q'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 53.72 | 44.73 | 46.41 | 53.48 |
| Receivables | — | — | — | — |
| Inventory | 1,237.80 | 1,147.95 | 953.30 | 837.28 |
| Other | 119.45 | 92.64 | 86.31 | 86.78 |
| 1,410.97 | 1,285.31 | 1,086.02 | 977.54 |
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Q'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payables | 587.50 | 421.68 | 320.68 | 271.37 |
| ST’ Debt | 243.00 | 254.00 | — | 569.55 |
| Other | 36.75 | 35.87 | 33.46 | 29.85 |
| 1,124.59 | 919.85 | 831.02 | 1,327.28 |
| 10y | 5y | 3y | |
| Sales | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Cash Flow | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
| Earnings | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
| Book Value | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Apr | Jul | Oct | Jan | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 1,009.11 | 1,046.55 | — | — |
—
|
| ’24 | 1,123.58 | 1,139.36 | 1,026.68 | 1,432.48 |
4,722.10
|
| ’23 | 1,374.71 | 1,346.22 | 1,204.28 | 1,543.11 |
5,468.33
|
| ’22 | 1,625.55 | 1,457.37 | 1,335.66 | 1,732.02 |
6,150.60
|
| ’21 | 1,439.15 | 1,644.20 | 1,377.93 | 1,737.92 |
6,199.19
|
| ’20 | 1,295.80 | 1,252.41 | 1,167.99 | 1,606.98 |
5,323.18
|
| ’19 | 1,267.98 | 1,222.17 | 1,149.40 | 1,598.55 |
5,238.11
|
| Apr | Jul | Oct | Jan | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | (146.94) | (17.65) | — | — |
—
|
| ’24 | (168.94) | 18.33 | (248.52) | 147.17 |
(251.96)
|
| ’23 | (196.23) | 60.82 | (143.63) | 134.75 |
(144.29)
|
| ’22 | 204.29 | (62.13) | (66.45) | 118.06 |
193.76
|
| ’21 | 146.12 | 322.26 | (200.97) | 131.94 |
399.35
|
| ’20 | 57.44 | 100.85 | (77.74) | 258.42 |
338.97
|
| ’19 | 96.89 | 13.68 | (70.14) | 193.64 |
234.06
|
| Apr | Jul | Oct | Jan | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | (162.09) | (25.36) | — | — |
—
|
| ’24 | (185.80) | 14.82 | (273.16) | 129.04 |
(315.10)
|
| ’23 | (239.97) | 15.19 | (181.61) | 102.70 |
(303.70)
|
| ’22 | 172.13 | (107.05) | (112.07) | 79.95 |
32.96
|
| ’21 | 117.19 | 281.79 | (234.57) | 99.72 |
264.13
|
| ’20 | (19.32) | 14.76 | (146.79) | 225.11 |
73.77
|
| ’19 | 65.87 | (44.37) | (146.47) | 110.88 |
(14.09)
|
| Apr | Jul | Oct | Jan | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | (6.99) | (8.04) | — | — |
—
|
| ’24 | (7.10) | (8.56) | 0.16 | (1.05) |
(16.53)
|
| ’23 | (0.39) | (2.91) | (3.56) | (0.43) |
(7.30)
|
| ’22 | 2.62 | 1.09 | (0.14) | 1.63 |
5.33
|
| ’21 | 1.26 | 11.29 | 0.76 | 2.59 |
16.11
|
| ’20 | 0.39 | 0.16 | 3.25 | 2.39 |
6.16
|
| ’19 | 0.74 | 0.59 | (0.16) | 2.68 |
3.83
|
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 12.87 | 3.47 | 0.04 | — | — | — |
Low Price
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 50.87 | 19.97 | 8.29 | — | — | — |
High Price
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 36,200 | 32,200 | 30,300 | — | — | — |
Employees
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Emp
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 6,150.60 | 5,468.33 | 4,722.10 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 38.97% | 34.99% | 35.72% | — | — | — |
Gross Margin
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 231.81 | (280.42) | (432.11) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
EBT
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.77% | (5.13%) | (9.15%) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
EBT Margin
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 177.78 | (210.71) | (481.88) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Net Income
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 143.71 | 156.43 | 147.18 | — | — | — |
Depreciation
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 187.96 | 189.48 | 161.97 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue/Sh
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 5.43 | (7.30) | (16.53) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Earnings/Sh
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 5.92 | (5.00) | (8.64) | — | — | — |
Cash Flow/Sh
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (4.91) | (5.52) | (2.17) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Capex/Sh
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.01 | (10.52) | (10.81) | — | — | — |
Free CF/Sh
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 30.78 | 26.47 | 9.76 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Book Value/Sh
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 32.72 | 28.86 | 29.16 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Shares
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 7.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
PE Ratio
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.22 | 0.09 | 0.04 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PS Ratio
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.36 | 0.62 | 0.59 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PB Ratio
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.16 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
EV/Sales
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 47.46 | (3.24) | (2.43) | — | — | — |
EV/FCF
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 193.76 | (144.29) | (251.96) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Op' Cash Flow
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (160.80) | (159.41) | (63.14) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Capex
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 32.96 | (303.70) | (315.10) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
FCF
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 286.38 | 365.46 | 255.00 | — | — | — |
Working Cap'
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 246.50 | 555.40 | 406.27 | — | — | — |
Total Debt
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 192.78 | 510.67 | 359.86 | — | — | — |
Net Debt
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1,007.36 | 763.91 | 284.50 | — | — | — |
Sh' Equity
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 4.46% | (5.53%) | (13.74%) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
ROA
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 12.49% | (12.82%) | (37.57%) | — | — | — |
ROIC
|
| — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 15.56% | (23.79%) | (91.93%) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
ROE
|
Big Lots, Inc. (BIGGQ), once a discount retail contender, has suffered a dramatic downfall amid fierce competition from e-commerce giants and chains like Walmart and Dollar General. Revenue peaked at $6.2 billion in 2021 before plunging 23% to $4.72 billion in 2024, with gross margins eroding to 35.7% and profitability evaporating into deep losses—EBT swinging from $845 million profit to -$432 million, and net income from $629 million to -$482 million. The September 2024 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing triggered delisting, a 99.9% stock price wipeout from 2021 highs, negative cash flows, and a balance sheet on the brink, with shareholders’ equity down 78% and forecasts signaling potential equity dilution.
Insider activity underscores the distress, with no buys and executives selling over 110,000 shares in 2025, while analyst projections show revenue stabilizing around $4.3 billion through 2027 amid persistent losses and negative ROE. Yet, price targets imply explosive upside—500-1,000% from current depressed levels—hinging on restructuring success, asset sales, and private equity interest in this speculative carcass.
This tale of eroding fundamentals and market punishment raises critical questions: Can Big Lots emerge leaner from bankruptcy, or is it doomed in a saturated sector? Dive into the full analysis for revenue breakdowns, cash flow warnings, valuation distress, and pragmatic investment advice.
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