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Value Investors Love this Retail Stock: Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV)

by | Oct 6, 2021 | Stock Picks


Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) Company Overview & Stock Price Forecast

This article provides a brief analysis and stock rating for Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) including an updated stock price target. Additional data on the company’s earnings yield, price/earnings ratio, return on invested capital and YTD performance are discussed as well.

Big 5 Sporting Goods Fundamentals

Big 5 Sporting Goods Stock Rating

Stock Price Target: $41.39

In the section below, we discuss the earnings yield, P/E, return on invested capital and YTD performance for Big 5 Sporting Goods in comparison to the Specialty Retail industry and the S&P 500.

Big 5 Sporting Goods is a Small Cap company with a current Market Cap of $532.3M.

Earnings Yield

Big 5 Sporting GoodsSpecialty RetailS&P 500T-Bill (10Y)
19.84%6.96%2.98%1.48%

The current earnings yield for Big 5 Sporting Goods is 19.84%, in comparison to 2.98% for the S&P 500 and 1.48% for the 10-year treasury bond. The median earnings yield for the Specialty Retail industry is 6.96%.

Price/Earnings Ratio

Big 5 Sporting GoodsSpecialty RetailS&P 500
4.9714.4333.60

Big 5 Sporting Goods is currently trading at a P/E of 4.97. The P/E for the Specialty Retail industry is 14.43 and the P/E for the S&P 500 is 33.60.

Price/Sales

Big 5 Sporting GoodsSpecialty RetailS&P 500
0.500.813.09

Big 5 Sporting Goods is currently trading at a P/S of 0.50. The P/S for the Specialty Retail industry is 0.81 and the P/S for the S&P 500 is 3.09.

Price/Book

Big 5 Sporting GoodsSpecialty RetailS&P 500
2.275.514.58

Big 5 Sporting Goods is currently trading at a P/B of 2.27. The P/B for the Specialty Retail industry is 5.51 and the P/B for the S&P 500 is 4.58.

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

Big 5 Sporting GoodsSpecialty RetailS&P 500
23.31%22.51%8.6%

Big 5 Sporting Goods’ ROIC is currently 23.31% in comparison to 22.51% for the Specialty Retail industry and 8.6% for the S&P 500.

YTD Performance

Big 5 Sporting GoodsSpecialty RetailS&P 500
148.16%20.87%14.49%

The YTD performance for Big 5 Sporting Goods is 148.16%. The Specialty Retail industry has a YTD performance of 20.87% in comparison to the YTD S&P 500 performance of 14.49%.


Recent Financial Results

  • Ended Q2 2021 with zero borrowing under credit facility and with cash and cash equivalents of $118.9M
    • In comparison to zero borrowing and $100.1M of cash / cash equivalents Q1 2021 and $35.0M of borrowings and $16.7M in cash as of the end of Q2 2020
    • Cash growth of $18.8M in Q2 2021 while paying shareholders dividends of $25.8M
  • EPS of $1.63 for Q2 2021 versus previous guidance range of $1.05 to $1.25
  • Quarterly Cash Dividend by 39% to $0.25/share
  • Net sales for Q2 2021 of $326.0M compared to net sales of $227.9M in Q2 2020
  • Gross profit increased to $126.9M from $72.2M
  • Reported EBITDA of $52.9M Q2 2021

Stock Price Target: $41.39


Company Overview

Big 5 Stock Rating

Big 5 Sporting Goods operates as a sporting goods retailer in the western US. The company’s products include athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. It also provides selections of athletic equipment for team sports, fitness, camping, hunting, fishing, tennis and golf.

Big 5 offers private label merchandise under its own trademarks which consist of the following brands: Golden Bear, Harsh, Pacifica and Rugged Exposure.

The company currently operates 430 stores and an e-commerce platform under the Big 5 Sporting Goods name. Big 5 Sporting was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California. The current CEO is Steven Miller.

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