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Big Lots, Inc. - Comparative Business Analysis Snapshot
Business Description
Big Lots, Inc.. The Group's principal activity is operating broad line closeout retail stores in the United States. It provides services to manufacturers by purchasing excess product that generally result from production overruns, package changes, discontinued products and returns. The Group operates it business under four categories namely; Consumables category includes the food, health and beauty, plastics, paper, and pet departments. The Home category includes the furniture, domestics, and home decorative departments. The Seasonal and toys category includes the toys, lawn & garden, trim-a-tree, and various holiday-oriented departments. The Other category includes the electronics, basic apparel, home maintenance, small appliances, and tools departments. The wholesale operations are conducted through Big Lots Wholesale, Consolidated International and Wisconsin Toy. As on 31-Jan-2009, the Group operated in 1,339 stores in 47 states.
Competitor Analysis
This analysis compares Big Lots, Inc. with three other companies in closely related industry sectors.
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- Sales Analysis: Recent Sales, Sales Growth, Sales per Employee
- Recent Stock Performance
- Company Valuation Ratios: Price/Earnings, Price/Book Value
- Price/Sales and 52 Week Price change
- Dividend Analysis
- Profitability Analysis: Gross Profit Margin, EBITDA Margin
- Earnings Before Extraordinary Items
- Inventory Analysis
- Research and Development Expenses
- Financial Position: Long Term Debt/Equity, Days Accounts Receivable, Days Inventory
- R&D Expenses/Sales
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