Dollar General Corp

LTS : 0IC7
USA·Consumer Defensive·Retail - Defensive
$133.76
−6.72 (−4.44%)Oct 16 close
Market Cap
$29.44B
Enterprise Value
$44.71B
P/E (TTM)
25.31
P/B
3.94
Net Cash / (Debt)
−$14.58B
52-Week Range
$97 — $156
5-Year Range
$69 — $259
Avg Volume (3M)
1.09K

Dollar General operates 20,000+ small-format discount stores across rural and low-income communities in 48 states. It sells everyday consumables (food, cleaning supplies, health and beauty products), plus seasonal goods, basic home items, and apparel — mostly to budget-conscious shoppers with limited access to larger retailers. Around 80% of what it sells is consumables, making it closer to a small grocery/convenience store than a traditional "dollar store." Revenue comes purely from retail sales, with private-label products accounting for over 20% of the mix, which typically carry better margins than national brands.

Employees170,000IPOJan 18, 2018SIC5331HQ100 Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville, TN, USA, 37072
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Financials

Profitability

Metric
Current
Margins
Gross Margin
30.4%
Operating Margin
4.5%
EBITDA Margin
6.9%
Net Margin
3.0%
OCF Margin
—
FCF Margin
5.6%
Returns on Capital
ROE
16.5%
ROA
4.1%
ROIC
5.8%
ROCE
7.7%
ROC (Greenblatt)
9.7%
3Y ROIIC
−28.8%
Consistency
Years Profitable / 10Y
10

Valuation

Metric
Current
Earnings Multiples
P/E (TTM)
25.31
Forward P/E
21.08
P/E ex-NRI
25.31
Shiller P/E (CAPE)
16.91
Cash Flow Multiples
P/FCF
13.81
P/OCF
8.93
P/Owner Earnings
15.79
FCF Yield
7.25%
Enterprise Value Multiples
EV / EBIT
25.12
EV / Forward EBIT
21.14
EV / EBITDA
16.27
EV / Forward EBITDA
13.97
EV / Revenue
1.13
EV / Forward Revenue
1.07
Asset / Sales
P/S
0.77
P/B
3.94
P/Tangible Book
12.18
Growth-Adjusted
PEG
23.01

Capital Returns

Metric
Current
Dividends
Dividend Yield (TTM)
1.63%
Forward Dividend Yield
1.63%
3Y Dividend Growth
12.0%
Payout Ratio
0.41
5Y Yield on Cost
3.10%
Buybacks & Dilution
3Y Buyback Ratio
1.50%
5Y Share Change
−14.7%
Combined
Shareholder Yield
4.69%

Balance Sheet

Metric
Current
Leverage
Debt / Equity
2.02
Gross Debt / EBITDA
5.65
Cash / Debt
0.08
Equity / Assets
0.26
Coverage
Interest Coverage
7.75
Short-Term Liquidity
Current Ratio
1.17
Quick Ratio
0.24
Cash Ratio
0.17
Composite Scores
Piotroski F-Score
7
Altman Z-Score
2.57

5-Step DuPont Analysis

ROE %
18.99%
Net Margin %
3.54%
Operating Margin %
5.16%
Operating Income
$2.20B
÷
Revenue
$42.72B
×
Tax Burden
0.7695
Net Income
$1.51B
÷
Pretax Income
$1.97B
×
Interest Burden
0.8920
Pretax Income
$1.97B
÷
Operating Income
$2.20B
×
Asset Turnover
1.38
Revenue
$42.72B
÷
Average Total Assets
$31.05B
Begin Total Assets
$31.13B
End Total Assets
$30.96B
×
Equity Multiplier
3.90
Avg Total Assets
$31.05B
÷
Avg Stockholders Equity
$7.96B
Begin Equity
$7.41B
End Equity
$8.51B