Big Lots Inc (BIG)
Price: $39.85
Industry: Nonfood Retail-Wholesale Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Nov 17 14:23 EST 2011 BIG Big Lots Inc
$39.85
Power Gauge Rating
BIG - Very Bullish TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for BIG is very bullish due to very strong earnings performance, very positive expert opinions, attractive financial metrics and bullish price/volume activity.
Financial Metrics
BIG's earnings performance is very strong as a result of consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Performance
Expert opinions about BIG are very positive which is evidenced by analysts revising earnings estimates upward.
Price/Volume Activity
Expert Opinions
News Sentiment Rating
Bullish BIG Big Lots Inc
November 04, 2011
TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for BIG is bullish. There is currently a significant positive sentiment within news stories concerning BIG.
News Sentiment :Positive
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential.
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High Potential
Neutral
Low Potential
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Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
Bullish
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
BIG's financial metrics are very good. The company yields a high return on shareholder's equity and does not hold much long term debt.
Price to Book Value
The rank is based on a low long term debt to equity ratio, high price to book value ratio and high return on equity.
Return on Equity
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities
Valuation
Returns
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
Current Ratio
1.72
Price/Book
3.68
Return on Invest
22.8%
LT Debt/Equity
0.00
Price/Sales
0.53
Return on Equity
24.0%
Earnings Performance
TTM
Earnings Performance Rating
Very Bullish
Earnings Growth
BIG's earnings performance has been very strong. The company has a stable 5 year earnings trend and has a history of strong earnings growth.
Earnings Surprise
The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, better than expected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively poor trend in earnings this year and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Trend
Projected P/E Ratio
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth
Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth
EPS Estimates
01/07
01/08
01/09
01/10
01/11
4,743.05
4,656.30
4,645.28
4,726.77
4,952.24
7.07%
-1.83%
-0.24%
1.75%
4.77%
$1.12
$1.56
$1.87
$2.45
$2.87
1,344.44%
39.29%
19.87%
31.02%
17.14%
EPS Surprise
Factor
Actual EPS Prev
EST EPS Current
Change
$1.48
$1.63
+0.15
Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor
$2.87
$2.89
+0.02
Actual EPS Growth
Est EPS Growth
Change
2.31%
12.50%
+10.19
3-5 year EPS
EPS Quarterly Results Estimate
Actual
Difference
% Difference
FY
Qtr 1
Qtr 2
Qtr 3
Qtr 4
Total
Latest Qtr
$0.45
$0.50
$0.05
1 Qtr Ago
$0.68
$0.70
$0.02
11.11
01/09
$0.45
$0.35
$0.37
$1.29
$2.46
2.94
01/10
$0.69
$0.49
$0.23
$1.48
$2.89
2 Qtr Ago
$1.38
$1.46
3 Qtr Ago
$0.24
$0.23
$0.08
5.80
01/11
$0.71
$0.51
-
-
-
$-0.01
-4.17
Fiscal Year End Month is January.
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Price Trend & Expert Opinions Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Bullish
Relative Strength vs Market
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for BIG is bullish. BIG has outperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks and has a rising price trend.
Price Trend
The rank for BIG is based on its price strength versus the market, negative Chaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend, a negative Chaikin price trend ROC and an increasing volume trend.
Price Trend ROC
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index
Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether BIG is performing better or worse than the market.
Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity
Price Activity
Factor
Value
Factor
52 Week High
44.04
52 Week Low
27.91
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500
34.92%
Expert Opinions
Volume Activity Value
Factor
% Change Price - 4 Weeks
9.22%
Average Volume 20 Days
1,284,310
% Change Price - 24 Weeks
20.82%
Average Volume 90 Days
1,346,028
% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P
6.83%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P
28.40%
Value
Chaikin Money Flow Persistency
41%
Expert Opinions
Very Bullish
Earnings Estimate Revisions
Expert opinions about BIG are very positive. Analysts are raising their EPS estimates for BIG and analysts's opinions on BIG have been more positive recently.
Short Interest
Insider Activity
The rank for BIG is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a high short interest ratio, insiders purchasing stock, optimistic analyst opinions and price strength of the stock versus the Nonfood Retail-Wholesale industry group.
Analyst Opinions
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Current Current Qtr Next Qtr
0.10 1.63 Current
Current FY
2.89
Analyst Recommendations
7 Days Ago % Change 0.10 1.63
0.00% 0.00%
30 Days Ago % Change 2.87
0.02
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week
EPS Estimates Revision Summary Value
Buy 0.00
Mean 5 Weeks Ago
Buy
Last 4 Weeks
Down
Up
Down
Curr Qtr
0
0
5
0
Curr Yr
0
0
5
0
Next Qtr
0
0
3
1
Next Yr
0
0
4
0
Buy
Change
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The Company & Its Competitors
News Headlines for BIG
BIG's Competitors in Nonfood Retail-Wholesale Company
Power Gauge
Historic EPS growth
Projected EPS growth
Profit Margin
PEG
PE
Revenue(M)
2.31%
12.50%
4.34%
1.10
13.82
4,952
SHLD
-2.33%
-
-0.37%
-
-
43,326
COST
8.27%
13.54%
1.64%
1.59
24.54
88,915
FDO
6.00%
14.30%
4.54%
1.08
17.98
8,548
DG
11.65%
16.50%
4.76%
1.04
19.44
13,035
TJX
6.47%
14.00%
5.86%
1.08
15.94
21,942
TGT
5.20%
11.82%
4.40%
1.06
12.34
65,786
BIG
Big Lots Reports Third Quarter Sales Results Nov 3, 2011 Big Lots Recalls Glider Recliners with Ottomans Due to Entrapment and Finger Crushing Hazards - Oct 25, 2011 Big Lots Reports Second Quarter Sales Results - Aug 4, 2011 Liquidation World shareholders OK takeover of company by Big Lots - Jul 8, 2011 Bunk beds recalled after child's death - Jun 16, 2011
Company Details
Company Profile
BIG LOTS INC 300 PHILLIPI ROAD P.O.BOX 28512 COLUMBUS, OH 43228-0512 USA Phone: 614-278-6800 Fax: 614-278-6676 Website: http://http://www.biglots.com/ Full Time Employees: 35,600 Sector: Retail/Wholesale
Consolidated Stores Corp. is one of the leading value retailers specializing in closeout merchandise and toys. The company operates stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Guam and conducted online sales of children's products. Retail operations are conducted primarily under the following names: Odd Lots, Big Lots, Big Lots Furniture, Mac Frugal's Bargains Close-outs, and Pic N Save and K B Toys, K B Toy Works, and K B Toy Outlet and KBkids.com.
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