Large-cap consumer discretionary company Dollar General has moved 0.4% this overnight, reaching $133.92 per share. In contrast, the average analyst target price for the stock is $132.33.
Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. The company is based in the United States. Dollar General currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.7%.
Make Sure to Consider the Following Before Buying Dollar General:
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Dollar General has moved -46.0% over the last year.
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DG has a forward P/E ratio of 17.5 based on its EPS guidance of 7.66.
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Over the last 6 years, earnings per share (EPS) have been growing at a compounded average rate of 11.3%.
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The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -2.75.
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 4.67
Dollar General Has Irregular Cash Flows
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,984,555 | 1,560,582 | 423,973 | -76.38 |
| 2022 | 2,865,811 | 1,070,460 | 1,795,351 | -36.97 |
| 2021 | 3,876,159 | 1,027,963 | 2,848,196 | 96.0 |
| 2020 | 2,237,998 | 784,843 | 1,453,155 | 3.12 |
| 2019 | 2,143,550 | 734,380 | 1,409,170 | 21.94 |
| 2018 | 1,802,108 | 646,456 | 1,155,652 |
Dollar General's free cash flows have a decent average of $1.51 Billion over the last 6 years, but they are highly variable since their coefficient of variability is 5057.8%. The compounded average growth rate over this period is -15.4%.
