On the stock market since 1985, it operates in the everyday-essentials business. It has 10,000 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
No real growth (-3% a year). Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 99% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 36 buys and 17 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The average analyst price target is $12.50 — 2,416% above today’s price.
A loss of $481.9M against $4.7B in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
The stock sits at $0.50. Under exchange rules, stocks that stay below $1 for too long risk being removed from the market.
This stock swings about 2.2 times as much as the market average. Big rallies — and big drops — can both happen fast.
On our five-subject report card, BIG sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: BIG has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.