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BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORP.

Symbol: BGFV   Exchange: Nasdaq   Close: $24.30   1-WK % Chg: 0.2%


Business Overview

Big 5 Sporting Goods Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ: BGFV) is a sporting goods retailer headquartered in El Segundo, California with 344 stores in 10 western states. Steven G. Miller is the Chairman, President, and CEO.  Corporation, incorporated on October 27, 1997, is a sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity
commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce

sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
 retailer in the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
West

Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century
, operating 294 stores in 10 states under the Big 5 Sporting Goods name. Big 5 provides a full-line product offering in a traditional sporting goods store format that averages 11,000 square feet. Big 5's product mix includes athletic shoes An athletic shoe is a generic name for a shoe designed for sporting and physical activities, and is different in style and build than a dress shoe. Originally known as sporting apparel, today they are known as casual footwear. , apparel and accessories, as well as a broad selection of outdoor and athletic equipment for team sports, fitness, camping, hunting, fishing, tennis, golf, snowboarding snowboarding: see under skiing.
snowboarding

Sport of sliding downhill over snow on a snowboard, a wide ski ridden in a surfing position. Derived from surfing and influenced also by skateboarding as well as skiing, snowboarding began to burgeon
 and in-line skating.
Income Statement         LTM *       2003    Summary

Revenue (millions)       $778.9    $709.7    Headquarters: El Segundo
Operating Income            NA      58.70    Market Cap: $550.9
  (millions)                                   million
Net Income (millions)      34.3      26.3    Dividend Yield: 1.2%
EPS                       $1.51     $1.16    P/E Ratio: 15.6

* Latest 12 months ended January 2005.
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Date:Mar 21, 2005
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