Big Lots (Big Lots) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $46 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)

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Big Lots's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jul. 2023 ($46.03 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($46.59 Mil) but then stayed the same from Oct. 2023 ($46.59 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($46.41 Mil).

Big Lots's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jan. 2022 ($53.72 Mil) to Jan. 2023 ($44.73 Mil) but then increased from Jan. 2023 ($44.73 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($46.41 Mil).

Big Lots Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Big Lots's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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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Array ( [0] => - [1] => - [2] => - [3] => - [4] => - [5] => 52.72 [6] => 559.56 [7] => 53.72 [8] => 44.73 [9] => 46.41 )

Big Lots Annual Data

Trend

Jan15

Jan16

Jan17

Jan18

Jan19

Jan20

Jan21

Jan22

Jan23

Jan24

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

52.72

559.56

53.72

44.73

46.41

Big Lots Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities																44.73	51.32	46.03	46.59	46.41

Big Lots Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.

Marketable Securities are very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price.

Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Explanation

Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities of less than one year. Furthermore, the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has little effect on their prices.

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.

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Big Lots (Big Lots) Business Description

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Address

4900 East Dublin-Granville Road, Columbus, OH, USA, 43081

Website

https://www.biglots.com

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.

Executives

Christopher J Mccormick	director	669 HALYARD LANE, LONGBOAT KEY FL 34228
Sebastian Digrande	director	2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Michael Allen Schlonsky	officer: Senior Vice President	300 PHILLIPI ROAD, COLUMBUS OH 43228
Robins Ronald A Jr	officer: Senior Vice President	6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Bruce K Thorn	director, officer: CEO & President	15885 SPRAGUE RD, STRONGSVILLE OH 44136-1799
Margarita Giannantonio	officer: Executive Vice President	4900 E DUBLIN GRANVILLE RD, COLUMBUS OH 43081
Nicholas E Padovano	officer: Senior Vice President	4900 E DUBLIN GRANVILLE RD, COLUMBUS OH 43081
Gurmeet Singh	officer: Executive Vice President	2 FOLSOM ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Sandra Yvette Campos	director	4900 E DUBLIN GRANVILLE RD, COLUMBUS OH 43081
Kimberley Alexis Newton	director	4900 E DUBLIN GRANVILLE RD, COLUMBUS OH 43081
James R Chambers	director	C/O B&G FOODS, INC., 4 GATEHALL DRIVE, SUITE 110, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Cynthia T Jamison	director	TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY, 5401 VIRGINIA WAY, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Gene Eddie Burt	officer: Executive Vice President	19601 N 27TH AVE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Wendy Lee Schoppert	director	6105 TRENTON LANE NORTH, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55442
Jack Anthony Pestello	officer: Executive Vice President	4900 E DUBLIN GRANVILLE RD, COLUMBUS OH 43081