Big Lots Q1 EPS $(3.40) Misses $(1.77) Estimate, Sales $1.12B Miss $1.19B Estimate

Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) reported quarterly losses of $(3.40) per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $(1.77) by 92.09 percent. This is a 771.79 percent decrease over losses of $(0.39) per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.12 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.19 billion by 5.88 percent. This is a 18.55 percent decrease over sales of $1.38 billion the same period last year.