Big Lots Inc ( BIG ) shares are higher by 9.77% to $0.50 during Friday’s session. The company announced that it has postponed the release of its second-quarter fiscal 2024 financial results, originally scheduled for today. The company now expects to report these results on September 12.

According to analyst consensus estimates, Big Lots ( BIG ) is expected to report an EPS loss of $3.46 on revenue of $1.044 billion.

What Else: Big Lots ( BIG ) shares fell sharply in late August after reports emerged that the discount home goods retailer is considering bankruptcy due to declining sales. According to Bloomberg, Big Lots ( BIG ) is seeking investors to avoid filing for Chapter 11, though no decisions have been finalized.

The company meanwhile ended the first quarter with $289 million in liquidity, $44 million in cash, and $573.8 million in long-term debt.

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How To Buy BIG Stock

By now you're likely curious about how to participate in the market for Big Lots ( BIG ) – be it to purchase shares, or even attempt to bet against the company.

Buying shares is typically done through a brokerage account. You can find a list of possible trading platforms here. Many will allow you to buy ‘fractional shares,' which allows you to own portions of stock without buying an entire share. For example, some stock, like Berkshire Hathaway, can cost thousands of dollars to own just one share. However, if you only want to invest a fraction of that, brokerages will allow you to do so.

In the the case of Big Lots ( BIG ), which is trading at $0.50 as of publishing time, $100 would buy you 200 shares of stock.

If you're looking to bet against a company, the process is more complex. You'll need access to an options trading platform, or a broker who will allow you to ‘go short' a share of stock by lending you the shares to sell. The process of shorting a stock can be found at this resource. Otherwise, if your broker allows you to trade options, you can either buy a put option, or sell a call option at a strike price above where shares are currently trading – either way it allows you to profit off of the share price decline.

According to data from Benzinga Pro, BIG has a 52-week high of and a 52-week low of