Big Lots Inc (BIG)

BIG
Big Lots Inc

Price: $39.85

Industry: Nonfood Retail-Wholesale

Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Nov 17 14:23 EST 2011
$39.85

Power Gauge Rating

BIG - Very Bullish

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. BIG's earnings performance is very strong as a result of consistent earnings over the past 5 years. Expert opinions about BIG are very positive which is evidenced by analysts revising earnings estimates upward.
TM

Financial Metrics

Earnings Performance

Price/Volume Activity

Expert Opinions

News Sentiment Rating

Bullish
BIG Big Lots Inc November 04, 2011

Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for BIG is bullish. There is currently a significant positive sentiment within news stories concerning BIG.

TM

News Sentiment :Positive

Power Trend - 5 Year Chart

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Financials & Earnings

Financial Metrics

Financial Metrics Rating

LT Debt/Equity Ratio

Bullish
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. The rank is based on a low long term debt to equity ratio, high price to book value ratio and high return on equity.

Price to Book Value

Return on Equity

Price to Sales Ratio

Business Value

Assets and Liabilities

Ratio Current Ratio LT Debt/Equity TTM 1.72 0.00

Valuation
Ratio Price/Book Price/Sales TTM 3.68 0.53

Returns
Ratio Return on Invest Return on Equity TTM 22.8% 24.0%

Earnings Performance

Earnings Performance Rating

Earnings Growth

Very Bullish
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. 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 Surprise

Earnings Trend

Projected P/E Ratio

Earnings Consistency

5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth

01/07 Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth 4,743.05 7.07% $1.12 1,344.44% 01/08 4,656.30 -1.83% $1.56 39.29% 01/09 4,645.28 -0.24% $1.87 19.87% 01/10 4,726.77 1.75% $2.45 31.02% 01/11 4,952.24 4.77% $2.87 17.14%

EPS Estimates
Factor Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor 3-5 year EPS Actual EPS Prev $1.48 $2.87 Actual EPS Growth 2.31% EST EPS Current $1.63 $2.89 Est EPS Growth 12.50% Change +0.15 +0.02 Change +10.19

EPS Surprise
Estimate Latest Qtr 1 Qtr Ago 2 Qtr Ago 3 Qtr Ago $0.45 $0.68 $1.38 $0.24 Actual $0.50 $0.70 $1.46 $0.23 Difference $0.05 $0.02 $0.08 $-0.01 % Difference 11.11 2.94 5.80 -4.17

EPS Quarterly Results

FY 01/09 01/10 01/11 Qtr 1 $0.45 $0.69 $0.71 Qtr 2 $0.35 $0.49 $0.51 Qtr 3 $0.37 $0.23 Qtr 4 $1.29 $1.48 Total $2.46 $2.89 -

Fiscal Year End Month is January.

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Price Trend & Expert Opinions

Price/Volume Activity

Price/Volume Activity Rating

Relative Strength vs Market

Bullish
Price and volume activity for BIG is bullish. BIG has outperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks and has a rising 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.

Chaikin Money Flow

Price 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
Factor 52 Week High 52 Week Low % Change YTD Rel S&P 500 Value 44.04 27.91 34.92%

Price Activity
Factor % Change Price - 4 Weeks % Change Price - 24 Weeks % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P % Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P Value 9.22% 20.82% 6.83% 28.40%

Volume Activity
Factor Average Volume 20 Days Average Volume 90 Days Chaikin Money Flow Persistency Value 1,284,310 1,346,028 41%

Expert Opinions

Expert Opinions

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Very Bullish
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. 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.

Short Interest

Insider Activity

Analyst Opinions

Relative Strength vs Industry

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Current Current Qtr Next Qtr 0.10 1.63 Current Current FY 2.89 7 Days Ago % Change 0.10 1.63 0.00% 0.00%

Analyst Recommendations
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week Change Mean 5 Weeks Ago Value Buy Buy 0.00 Buy

EPS Estimates Revision Summary

Last Week Up Curr Qtr Curr Yr Next Qtr 0 0 0 0 Down 0 0 0 0 Last 4 Weeks Up 5 5 3 4 Down 0 0 1 0

30 Days Ago % Change 2.87 0.02

Next Yr

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The Company & Its Competitors

BIG's Competitors in Nonfood Retail-Wholesale

Company BIG SHLD COST FDO DG TJX TGT Power Gauge Historic EPS growth 2.31% -2.33% 8.27% 6.00% 11.65% 6.47% 5.20% Projected EPS growth 12.50% 13.54% 14.30% 16.50% 14.00% 11.82% Profit Margin 4.34% -0.37% 1.64% 4.54% 4.76% 5.86% 4.40% PEG 1.10 1.59 1.08 1.04 1.08 1.06 PE 13.82 24.54 17.98 19.44 15.94 12.34 Revenue(M) 4,952 43,326 88,915 8,548 13,035 21,942 65,786

News Headlines for 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 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

Company Profile 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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