As of today (2024-05-19), Big Lots's share price is €3.38.
Big Lots's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was €-10.14. Hence, Big Lots's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.
The historical rank and industry rank for Big Lots's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, Big Lots's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 64.66. The lowest was 3.28. And the median was 11.90.
STU:4B3's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 12.85 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.
During the past 13 years, Big Lots's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 169.50% per year. The lowest was -72.40% per year. And the median was 3.95% per year.
Big Lots Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Big Lots's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.
Competitive Comparison of Big Lots's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Discount Stores subindustry, Big Lots's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Big Lots's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Big Lots's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Big Lots Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Big Lots's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Big Lots's Share Price of today is €3.38. Big Lots's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-10.14.
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Big Lots (STU:4B3) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
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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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