Big Lots's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $9.74.
During the past 12 months, Big Lots's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -60.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 15.90% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Big Lots was 46.40% per year. The lowest was -10.50% per year. And the median was 5.65% per year.
Big Lots's current price is $3.70. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $9.74. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Big Lots is 0.38.
During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Big Lots was 4.68. The lowest was 0.32. And the median was 2.21.
Good Sign:
Big Lots Inc stock PB Ratio (=0.34) is close to 10-year low of 0.32
Big Lots Book Value per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for Big Lots's Book Value per Share can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Big Lots Annual Data
Trend
Jan15
Jan16
Jan17
Jan18
Jan19
Jan20
Jan21
Jan22
Jan23
Jan24
Book Value per Share
21.66
35.96
35.38
26.38
9.76
Big Lots Quarterly Data
Apr19
Jul19
Oct19
Jan20
Apr20
Jul20
Oct20
Jan21
Apr21
Jul21
Oct21
Jan22
Apr22
Jul22
Oct22
Jan23
Apr23
Jul23
Oct23
Jan24
Book Value per Share
26.38
18.92
10.48
10.72
9.74
Competitive Comparison
For the Discount Stores subindustry, Big Lots's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Big Lots PB Ratio Distribution
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Big Lots's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Big Lots's PB Ratio falls into.
Big Lots Book Value per Share Calculation
Big Lots's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.
Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) Book Value per Share Explanation
Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.
For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.
Big Lots Book Value per Share Related Terms
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Big Lots Inc is principally engaged in operating discount retail stores. The company provides a broad range of merchandise, including food, consumables, soft home products, hard home products, furniture, electronics and accessories, and seasonal products. The company sources the merchandise from traditional and close-out channels. In addition to merchandise, the company sells gift cards, issues merchandise credits, and more. The company operates stores throughout the United States, with around one-third of its stores in California, Texas, Ohio, and Florida.
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