Big Lots, Inc. (BIG) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

Big Lots, Inc. (Big Lots) is an in-store and online broad line closeout retailer. The product line offered by the company include high quality brand-name products from 3,000 manufacturers comprising of consumables, seasonal items, furniture, housewares, toys, electronics, home decor, tools and gifts. Big Lots is also engaged in the wholesale business under the trade names including BIG LOTS WHOLESALE, Consolidated International and Wisconsin Toy and also through the website www.biglotswholesale.com. The company operates around 1,533 stores in the US and Canada with most of its operations in four states including California, Texas, Ohio, and Florida. Big Lots, is headquartered at Columbus in Ohio, United States.

This comprehensive SWOT profile of Big Lots, Inc. provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

The profile contains critical company information including:

- Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
- Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
- SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
- Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
- Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
- Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
- Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
- Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
- Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
- Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
- Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
- Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

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Table of contents

List of Tables
List of Figures
Section 1 - About the Company
Big Lots, Inc. - Key Facts
Big Lots, Inc. - Key Employees
Big Lots, Inc. - Key Employee Biographies
Big Lots, Inc. - Major Products and Services
Big Lots, Inc. - History
Big Lots, Inc. - Company Statement
Big Lots, Inc. - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
Big Lots, Inc. - Business Description
Big Lots, Inc. - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
Big Lots, Inc. - Strengths
Strength - Broad Product Portfolio
Strength - Store Network
Strength - Optimized Warehouse and Distribution Network
Big Lots, Inc. - Weaknesses
Weakness - Weak operational efficiency
Weakness - Decline in Liquidity Position
Big Lots, Inc. - Opportunities
Opportunity - Growth Prospects: E-Retail
Opportunity - Strategic Business Initiatives
Big Lots, Inc. - Threats
Threat - Competition in the Market
Threat - Increasing Manpower Costs
Threat - Seasonality of the Trade
Big Lots, Inc. - Key Competitors
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts
Section 4 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer

List of Tables

Big Lots, Inc., Key Facts
Big Lots, Inc., Key Employees
Big Lots, Inc., Key Employee Biographies
Big Lots, Inc., Major Products and Services
Big Lots, Inc., History
Big Lots, Inc., Subsidiaries
Big Lots, Inc., Key Competitors
Big Lots, Inc., Ratios based on current share price
Big Lots, Inc., Annual Ratios
Big Lots, Inc., Interim Ratios
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List of Figures

Big Lots, Inc., Performance Chart (2008 - 2012)
Big Lots, Inc., Ratio Charts 24

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