Dollar General Corporation (DG) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

DG • • Industrial / General

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AboutDollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, Midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper and cleaning products, such as paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food comprising cereals, pasta, canned soups, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables that include milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, and wine. The company's consumable products also comprise snacks, such as candies, cookies, crackers, salty snacks, and carbonated beverages; health and beauty products, including over-the-counter medicines and personal care products, such as soaps, body washes, shampoos, cosmetics, and dental hygiene and foot care products; pet supplies and pet food; and tobacco products. In addition, it offers seasonal products comprising holiday items, toys, batteries, small electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phones and accessories, gardening supplies, hardware, and automotive and home office supplies; and home products that include kitchen supplies, cookware, small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, and bed and bath soft goods. Further, the company provides apparel, which comprise casual everyday apparel for infants, toddlers, girls, boys, women, and men, as well as socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes, and accessories. As of February 25, 2022, it operated 18,190 stores in 47 states in the United States. The company was formerly known as J.L. Turner & Son, Inc. and changed its name to Dollar General Corporation in 1968. Dollar General Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.Show more

Revenue $40.61B +5.0%
EBITDA $2.69B -18.5%
Net Income $1.13B -32.3%
EPS (Diluted) 5.11 -32.3%
Gross Margin 29.59% -2.3%
EBITDA Margin 6.61% -22.3%
Operating Margin 4.22% -33.2%
Net Margin 2.77% -35.5%
ROE 15.89% -41.2%
ROIC 5.33% -31.6%
Debt/Equity 2.36 -12.1%
Interest Coverage 6.25 -16.5%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 28.0%
✓11 consecutive years of dividend growth
✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 86 (top 14%)
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Trading near 52-week high
✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.3x turnover

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.4x

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y7.94%

5Y7.91%

3Y5.87%

TTM4.86%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y0.55%

5Y-8.06%

3Y-22.31%

TTM-4.39%

EPS CAGR

10Y3.89%

5Y-5.1%

3Y-20.5%

TTM-4.61%

ROCE

10Y Avg16.99%

5Y Avg13.43%

3Y Avg10.91%

Latest7.09%

Peer Comparison

Dollar Store Operators

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
DGDollar General Corporation	33.4B	151.73	29.69	4.96%	3.03%	15.6%	5.05%	2.36
DLTRDollar Tree, Inc.	28.08B	141.21	-10.05	4.75%	-15.57%	-85.21%	5.56%	1.97

Profit & Loss

	Jan 2016	Feb 2017	Feb 2018	Feb 2019	Jan 2020	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Feb 2023	Feb 2024	Jan 2025
Sales/Revenue+	20.37B	21.99B	23.47B	25.63B	27.75B	33.75B	34.22B	37.84B	38.69B	40.61B
Revenue Growth %	0.08%	0.08%	0.07%	0.09%	0.08%	0.22%	0.01%	0.11%	0.02%	0.05%
Cost of Goods Sold+	14.06B	15.2B	16.25B	17.82B	19.26B	23.03B	23.41B	26.02B	26.97B	28.59B
COGS % of Revenue	0.69%	0.69%	0.69%	0.7%	0.69%	0.68%	0.68%	0.69%	0.7%	0.7%
Gross Profit+	6.31B	6.78B	7.22B	7.8B	8.49B	10.72B	10.81B	11.82B	11.72B	12.02B
Gross Margin %	0.31%	0.31%	0.31%	0.3%	0.31%	0.32%	0.32%	0.31%	0.3%	0.3%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.09%	0.08%	0.06%	0.08%	0.09%	0.26%	0.01%	0.09%	-0.01%	0.03%
Operating Expenses+	4.37B	4.72B	5.21B	5.69B	6.19B	7.16B	7.59B	8.49B	9.27B	10.3B
OpEx % of Revenue	0.21%	0.21%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.21%	0.22%	0.22%	0.24%	0.25%
Selling, General & Admin	4.37B	4.72B	5.21B	5.69B	6.19B	7.16B	7.59B	8.49B	9.27B	10.3B
SG&A % of Revenue	0.21%	0.21%	0.22%	0.22%	0.22%	0.21%	0.22%	0.22%	0.24%	0.25%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	-326K	0	-3.5M	-1.02M	0	0	0	-415K	0	0
Operating Income+	1.94B	2.06B	2.01B	2.12B	2.3B	3.55B	3.22B	3.33B	2.45B	1.71B
Operating Margin %	0.1%	0.09%	0.09%	0.08%	0.08%	0.11%	0.09%	0.09%	0.06%	0.04%
Operating Income Growth %	0.1%	0.06%	-0.03%	0.05%	0.09%	0.54%	-0.09%	0.03%	-0.27%	-0.3%
EBITDA+	2.29B	2.44B	2.41B	2.57B	2.81B	4.13B	3.86B	4.05B	3.3B	2.69B
EBITDA Margin %	0.11%	0.11%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.12%	0.11%	0.11%	0.09%	0.07%
EBITDA Growth %	0.09%	0.07%	-0.01%	0.07%	0.09%	0.47%	-0.06%	0.05%	-0.19%	-0.18%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	352.43M	379.93M	404.23M	454.13M	504.8M	574.24M	641.32M	724.88M	848.79M	971.7M
EBIT	1.94B	2.06B	2B	2.12B	2.3B	3.55B	3.22B	3.33B	2.45B	1.71B
Net Interest Income+	-86.94M	-97.82M	-97.04M	-99.87M	-100.57M	-150.38M	-157.53M	-211.27M	-326.78M	-274.32M
Interest Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	86.94M	97.82M	97.04M	99.87M	100.57M	150.38M	157.53M	211.27M	326.78M	274.32M
Other Income/Expense	-87.27M	-97.82M	-100.54M	-100.89M	-100.57M	-150.38M	-157.53M	-211.69M	-326.78M	-274.32M
Pretax Income+	1.85B	1.97B	1.91B	2.02B	2.2B	3.4B	3.06B	3.12B	2.12B	1.44B
Pretax Margin %	0.09%	0.09%	0.08%	0.08%	0.08%	0.1%	0.09%	0.08%	0.05%	0.04%
Income Tax+	687.94M	714.5M	368.32M	425.94M	489.18M	749.33M	663.92M	700.63M	458.25M	314.5M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.63%	0.64%	0.81%	0.79%	0.78%	0.78%	0.78%	0.78%	0.78%	0.78%
Net Income+	1.17B	1.25B	1.54B	1.59B	1.71B	2.66B	2.4B	2.42B	1.66B	1.13B
Net Margin %	0.06%	0.06%	0.07%	0.06%	0.06%	0.08%	0.07%	0.06%	0.04%	0.03%
Net Income Growth %	0.09%	0.07%	0.23%	0.03%	0.08%	0.55%	-0.1%	0.01%	-0.31%	-0.32%
Net Income (Continuing)	1.17B	1.25B	1.54B	1.59B	1.71B	2.66B	2.4B	2.42B	1.66B	1.13B
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)+	3.95	4.43	5.63	5.97	6.64	10.62	10.17	10.68	7.55	5.11
EPS Growth %	0.13%	0.12%	0.27%	0.06%	0.11%	0.6%	-0.04%	0.05%	-0.29%	-0.32%
EPS (Basic)	3.96	4.45	5.64	5.99	6.68	10.70	10.24	10.73	7.57	5.12
Diluted Shares Outstanding	295.21M	282.26M	273.36M	266.11M	258.05M	250.08M	235.81M	226.3M	219.94M	220.03M
Basic Shares Outstanding	294.33M	281.32M	272.75M	265.16M	256.55M	248.17M	234.26M	225.15M	219.41M	219.88M
Dividend Payout Ratio	0.22%	0.22%	0.18%	0.19%	0.19%	0.13%	0.16%	0.2%	0.31%	0.46%

Balance Sheet

	Jan 2016	Feb 2017	Feb 2018	Feb 2019	Jan 2020	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Feb 2023	Feb 2024	Jan 2025
Total Current Assets+	3.43B	3.68B	4.25B	4.66B	5.18B	6.91B	6.3B	7.58B	8.01B	8.16B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	157.95M	187.91M	267.44M	235.49M	240.32M	1.38B	344.83M	381.58M	537.28M	932.58M
Cash Only	157.95M	187.91M	267.44M	235.49M	240.32M	1.38B	344.83M	381.58M	537.28M	932.58M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	6.84M	11.05M	108.27M	57.8M	76.54M	90.76M	97.39M	135.78M	112.26M	127.13M
Days Sales Outstanding	0.12	0.18	1.68	0.82	1.01	0.98	1.04	1.31	1.06	1.14
Inventory	3.07B	3.26B	3.61B	4.1B	4.68B	5.25B	5.61B	6.76B	6.99B	6.71B
Days Inventory Outstanding	79.79	78.23	81.07	83.91	88.61	83.17	87.55	94.82	94.65	85.67
Other Current Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	302.93M	366.91M	392.98M
Total Non-Current Assets+	7.83B	7.99B	8.27B	8.54B	17.65B	18.95B	20.02B	21.5B	22.78B	22.97B
Property, Plant & Equipment	2.26B	2.43B	2.7B	2.97B	12.07B	13.37B	14.44B	15.91B	17.19B	17.37B
Fixed Asset Turnover	9.00x	9.03x	8.69x	8.63x	2.30x	2.52x	2.37x	2.38x	2.25x	2.34x
Goodwill	4.34B	4.34B	4.34B	4.34B	4.34B	4.34B	4.34B	4.34B	4.34B	4.34B
Intangible Assets	1.2B	1.2B	1.2B	1.2B	1.2B	1.2B	1.2B	1.2B	1.2B	1.2B
Long-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	21.83M	20.82M	28.76M	31.41M	34.08M	36.62M	46.13M	57.75M	60.63M	57.27M
Total Assets+	11.26B	11.67B	12.52B	13.2B	22.83B	25.86B	26.33B	29.08B	30.8B	31.13B
Asset Turnover	1.81x	1.88x	1.88x	1.94x	1.22x	1.30x	1.30x	1.30x	1.26x	1.30x
Asset Growth %	0%	0.04%	0.07%	0.05%	0.73%	0.13%	0.02%	0.1%	0.06%	0.01%
Total Current Liabilities+	2B	2.62B	2.96B	3.02B	4.54B	5.71B	5.98B	5.89B	6.73B	6.87B
Accounts Payable	1.49B	1.56B	2.01B	2.39B	2.86B	3.61B	3.74B	3.55B	3.59B	3.83B
Days Payables Outstanding	38.78	37.39	45.14	48.86	54.2	57.28	58.3	49.83	48.55	48.93
Short-Term Debt	1.38M	500.95M	401.35M	1.95M	555K	0	0	0	768.64M	519.46M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	248.18M	240.53M	215.03M	228.75M	244.23M	379.35M	343.07M	351.38M	696.25M	735.29M
Current Ratio	1.72x	1.40x	1.43x	1.55x	1.14x	1.21x	1.05x	1.29x	1.19x	1.19x
Quick Ratio	0.18x	0.16x	0.22x	0.19x	0.11x	0.29x	0.12x	0.14x	0.15x	0.21x
Cash Conversion Cycle	41.13	41.02	37.61	35.88	35.42	26.87	30.29	46.3	47.16	37.88
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	3.88B	3.64B	3.43B	3.77B	11.58B	13.49B	14.09B	17.65B	17.32B	16.85B
Long-Term Debt	2.97B	2.71B	2.6B	2.86B	2.91B	4.13B	4.17B	7.01B	6.23B	5.72B
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	7.82B	8.39B	8.89B	9.36B	9.7B	9.76B
Deferred Tax Liabilities	639.96M	652.84M	515.7M	609.69M	675.23M	710.55M	825.25M	1.06B	1.13B	1.1B
Other Non-Current Liabilities	221.55M	230.52M	261.16M	258.06M	172.68M	263.69M	198M	220.76M	251.95M	262.81M
Total Liabilities	5.88B	6.27B	6.39B	6.79B	16.12B	19.2B	20.07B	23.54B	24.05B	23.72B
Total Debt+	2.97B	3.21B	3.01B	2.86B	11.7B	13.59B	14.25B	17.66B	18.09B	17.46B
Net Debt	2.81B	3.02B	2.74B	2.63B	11.46B	12.21B	13.9B	17.28B	17.55B	16.53B
Debt / Equity	0.55x	0.59x	0.49x	0.45x	1.75x	2.04x	2.28x	3.19x	2.68x	2.36x
Debt / EBITDA	1.30x	1.31x	1.25x	1.11x	4.17x	3.29x	3.69x	4.36x	5.49x	6.50x
Net Debt / EBITDA	1.23x	1.24x	1.14x	1.02x	4.08x	2.96x	3.60x	4.26x	5.33x	6.15x
Interest Coverage	22.32x	21.09x	20.69x	21.19x	22.89x	23.64x	20.45x	15.75x	7.49x	6.25x
Total Equity+	5.38B	5.41B	6.13B	6.42B	6.7B	6.66B	6.26B	5.54B	6.75B	7.41B
Equity Growth %	-0.06%	0.01%	0.13%	0.05%	0.04%	-0.01%	-0.06%	-0.12%	0.22%	0.1%
Book Value per Share	18.22	19.15	22.41	24.12	25.97	26.64	26.55	24.49	30.69	33.69
Total Shareholders' Equity	5.38B	5.41B	6.13B	6.42B	6.7B	6.66B	6.26B	5.54B	6.75B	7.41B
Common Stock	250.85M	240.81M	235.14M	227.07M	220.44M	210.69M	201.26M	191.72M	192.21M	192.45M
Retained Earnings	2.03B	2.02B	2.7B	2.94B	3.16B	3.01B	2.47B	1.66B	2.8B	3.41B
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accumulated OCI	-5.81M	-4.99M	-4.18M	-3.21M	-3.13M	-2.16M	-1.19M	43K	493K	2.99M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cash Flow

	Jan 2016	Feb 2017	Feb 2018	Feb 2019	Jan 2020	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Feb 2023	Feb 2024	Jan 2025
Cash from Operations+	1.38B	1.61B	1.8B	2.14B	2.24B	3.88B	2.87B	1.98B	2.39B	3B
Operating CF Margin %	0.07%	0.07%	0.08%	0.08%	0.08%	0.11%	0.08%	0.05%	0.06%	0.07%
Operating CF Growth %	0.05%	0.16%	0.12%	0.19%	0.04%	0.73%	-0.26%	-0.31%	0.21%	0.25%
Net Income	1.17B	1.25B	1.54B	1.59B	1.71B	2.66B	2.4B	2.42B	1.66B	1.13B
Depreciation & Amortization	352.43M	379.93M	404.23M	454.13M	504.8M	574.24M	641.32M	724.88M	848.79M	971.7M
Stock-Based Compensation	38.55M	36.97M	34.32M	40.88M	48.59M	68.61M	78.18M	72.71M	51.89M	58.74M
Deferred Taxes	-1.57M	12.36M	-137.65M	52.33M	55.41M	34.98M	114.36M	235.3M	72.85M	72.85M
Other Non-Cash Items	8.12M	-3.63M	14.59M	42.87M	8.29M	11.57M	191.04M	530.53M	88.98M	192.99M
Working Capital Changes	-184.62M	-71.72M	-52.35M	-36.13M	-91.65M	531.72M	-558.31M	-1.99B	-331.99M	574.53M
Change in Receivables	648K	44.21M	-130.26M	110.15M	65.47M	365.56M	0	0	0	0
Change in Inventory	-290M	-171.91M	-348.36M	-521.34M	-578.78M	-575.83M	-550.11M	-1.67B	-299.07M	230.21M
Change in Payables	105.64M	56.48M	427.91M	375.21M	428.63M	745.6M	98.73M	-194.72M	36.94M	302.92M
Cash from Investing+	-503.38M	-550.94M	-645.03M	-731.6M	-782.49M	-1.02B	-1.07B	-1.56B	-1.69B	-1.31B
Capital Expenditures	-504.81M	-560.3M	-646.46M	-734.38M	-784.84M	-1.03B	-1.07B	-1.56B	-1.7B	-1.31B
CapEx % of Revenue	0.02%	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%	0.04%	0.04%	0.03%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	1.42M	9.36M	1.43M	2.78M	2.36M	3.05M	4.9M	5.24M	6.2M	3.56M
Cash from Financing+	-1.3B	-1.02B	-1.08B	-1.44B	-1.45B	-1.71B	-2.83B	-392.46M	-542.07M	-1.29B
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	-258.33M	-281.13M	-282.93M	-306.52M	-327.57M	-355.93M	-392.19M	-493.73M	-517.98M	-518.98M
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	13.64M	11.11M	-61.79M	-52.06M	20.43M	42.89M	116.26M	1.46B	-1.5B	-5.23M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	873.18M	1.04B	1.16B	1.41B	1.45B	2.85B	1.8B	423.97M	691.58M	1.69B
FCF Margin %	0.04%	0.05%	0.05%	0.05%	0.05%	0.08%	0.05%	0.01%	0.02%	0.04%
FCF Growth %	-0.07%	0.2%	0.11%	0.22%	0.03%	0.96%	-0.37%	-0.76%	0.63%	1.44%
FCF per Share	2.96	3.70	4.23	5.30	5.63	11.39	7.61	1.87	3.14	7.66
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	1.18x	1.28x	1.17x	1.35x	1.31x	1.46x	1.19x	0.82x	1.44x	2.66x
Interest Paid	76.35M	92.95M	88.75M	98.01M	100.03M	128.21M	159.8M	195.31M	352.47M	336.63M
Taxes Paid	697.36M	679.63M	660.51M	313.46M	457.12M	721.57M	568.27M	500.81M	359.58M	354.73M

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	21.02%	23.2%	26.69%	25.34%	26.11%	39.74%	37.13%	40.94%	27.03%	15.89%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	18.12%	18.62%	17.41%	17.72%	12.69%	14.4%	12.38%	11.61%	7.79%	5.33%
Gross Margin	30.96%	30.85%	30.77%	30.45%	30.59%	31.76%	31.6%	31.23%	30.29%	29.59%
Net Margin	5.72%	5.69%	6.56%	6.2%	6.17%	7.87%	7.01%	6.38%	4.29%	2.77%
Debt / Equity	0.55x	0.59x	0.49x	0.45x	1.75x	2.04x	2.28x	3.19x	2.68x	2.36x
Interest Coverage	22.32x	21.09x	20.69x	21.19x	22.89x	23.64x	20.45x	15.75x	7.49x	6.25x
FCF Conversion	1.18x	1.28x	1.17x	1.35x	1.31x	1.46x	1.19x	0.82x	1.44x	2.66x
Revenue Growth	7.72%	7.94%	6.75%	9.18%	8.31%	21.59%	1.4%	10.59%	2.24%	4.96%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Consumables	15.46B	16.8B	18.05B	19.87B	21.64B	25.91B	26.26B	30.16B	31.34B	33.37B
Consumables Growth	-	8.68%	7.48%	10.03%	8.91%	19.74%	1.36%	14.84%	3.94%	6.47%
Seasonal	2.52B	2.67B	2.84B	3.05B	3.26B	4.08B	4.18B	4.18B	4.08B	4.07B
Seasonal Growth	-	6.01%	6.09%	7.51%	6.84%	25.31%	2.41%	0.02%	-2.37%	-0.26%
Home Products	1.29B	1.37B	1.4B	1.51B	1.61B	2.21B	2.32B	2.33B	2.16B	2.07B
Home Products Growth	-	6.51%	1.98%	7.53%	7.03%	37.10%	5.09%	0.43%	-7.23%	-4.13%
Apparel	1.1B	1.14B	1.18B	1.2B	1.25B	1.55B	1.46B	1.17B	1.1B	1.09B
Apparel Growth	-	3.75%	3.36%	2.15%	3.63%	23.99%	-5.77%	-19.41%	-6.22%	-0.70%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Dollar General Corporation (DG) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.7x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

Dollar General Corporation (DG) reported $42.12B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 184% increase from $14.81B in 2011.

Dollar General Corporation (DG) grew revenue by 5.0% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, Dollar General Corporation (DG) is profitable, generating $1.28B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (2.8% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Dollar General Corporation (DG) pays a dividend with a yield of 1.55%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Dollar General Corporation (DG) has a return on equity (ROE) of 15.9%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Dollar General Corporation (DG) generated $2.34B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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