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Profile - Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BLI)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug  4Fiscal quarter ended
Aug 22Earnings Announcement
Aug 22Conference call: Big Lots
Upcoming Events
Sep 10Dividend payment of $0.01
Location
300 Phillipi Road, P.O. Box 28512
Columbus, OH 43228
Phone: (614) 278-6800
Fax: (614) 278-6676
Email: aschmidt@biglots.com
Employees (last reported count): 16,162
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Specialty)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 42%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 0  shares
 · one insider sell; 16.0K shares
·Institutional: 94% (163% of float)
(515 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 3.21M shares (+2.91%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Big Lots, Inc., formerly known as Consolidated Stores Corporation, incorporated in 1983, is a broadline closeout retailer. At February 3, 2001, the Company operated a total of 1,290 stores in 46 states. The Company's retail operations are conducted as Big Lots., Big Lots Furniture, Odd Lots, Pic 'N' Save and Mac Frugal's Bargains - Close-Outs. Wholesale operations are conducted under the names Consolidated International and Wisconsin Toy. In May 2001, the Company changed its corporate name from Consolidated Stores Corporation to Big Lots, Inc. The Company plans to convert all stores to the Big Lots brand name over a three-year period. The Company believes that Big Lots is its most recognizable brand name and this change will offer numerous opportunities to increase brand awareness among customers, suppliers, investors and the general public.
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Financial Summary
Big Lots is a value retailer specializing in closeout merchandise. As of 2/01, BLI operated 1,290 retail closeout stores in 46 states, operating as Odd Lots, Big Lots, Big Lots Furniture, MacFrugal's Bargains -Close-outs and Pic 'N' Save. For the 26 weeks ended 8/4/01, net sales rose 6% to $1.52 billion. Net loss from continuing operations totaled $10.4 million, vs. an income of $23.6 million. Results reflect store additions and higher comparable store sales, offset by lower gross margins.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2001 Pay

Michael Potter, 39
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$899K
Albert Bell, 41
Vice Chairman, CAO
872K
Jeffrey Naylor, 42
CFO, Sr. VP
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Brad Waite, 43
Exec. VP, HR and Loss Prevention
423K
Kent Larsson, 57
Exec. Vice president of Merchandising and Sales Promotion
450K
Dollar amounts are as of 3-Feb-2001 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:BLIAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 11-Dec-2000
$8.25 
Recent Price$10.60 
52-Week High
on 11-Sep-2000
$15.875
Beta0.33 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)409.4K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)609.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-25.3%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+0.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.20B
Shares Outstanding113.5M
Float65.8M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$8.22 
Earnings (ttm)$0.57 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.09 
Sales (ttm)$29.80 
Cash (mrq*)$0.34 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)1.29 
Price/Earnings (ttm)18.47 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.36 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$3.37B
EBITDA (ttm*)$160.9M
Income available to common (ttm)$64.3M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)1.9%
Operating Margin (ttm)3.2%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsFeb 3
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
4-Aug-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-July-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.47%
Return on Equity (ttm)6.62%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)3.62 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.41 
Total Cash (mrq)$38.3M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.22M
Percent of Float1.9%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1.73M
Short Ratio3.40 
Daily Volume359.0K
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