Dollar Tree Investors Should Focus on This

By Ken Smith • Friday, November 17 12:12 • Permanent Link

Join us for a quick overview of Dollar Tree, a Department Store company whose shares moved 1.3% today. Here are some facts about the stock that should help you see the bigger picture:

Dollar Tree has moved -29.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 15.0%
DLTR has an average analyst rating of buy and is -22.46% away from its mean target price of $148.61 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $5.5
Dollar Tree has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $7.05 and its forward P/E ratio is 16.3
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.81 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Dollar Tree is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.33 and an average P/B of 3.12
DLTR has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -43.1% and gross profit margins of 0.3%
The company has a free cash flow of $196.05 Million, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Dollar Tree, Inc. operates discount variety retail stores. The company operates in two segments, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. The Dollar Tree segment offers merchandise at the fixed price of $ 1.25. It provides consumable merchandise, which includes everyday consumables, such as household paper and chemicals, food, candy, health, personal care products, and frozen and refrigerated food; variety merchandise comprising toys, durable housewares, gifts, stationery, party goods, greeting cards, softlines, arts and crafts supplies, and other items; and seasonal goods that include Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and Valentine's Day merchandise. It operates stores under the Dollar Tree and Dollar Tree Canada brands, as well as distribution centers in the United States and Canada. The Family Dollar segment operates general merchandise retail discount stores that offer consumable merchandise, which comprise food and beverages, tobacco, health and personal care, household chemicals, paper products, hardware and automotive supplies, diapers, batteries, and pet food and supplies; and home products, including housewares, home décor, and giftware, as well as domestics, such as comforters, sheets, and towels. It also provides apparel and accessories merchandise comprising clothing, fashion accessories, and shoes; and seasonal and electronics merchandise that include Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and Valentine's Day merchandise, as well as personal electronics, which comprise pre-paid cellular phones and services, stationery and school supplies, and toys. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Chesapeake, Virginia.

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