Here Are Some Essential Facts About Dollar General

By Blake Campbell • Monday, December 11 16:45 • Permanent Link

Join us for a quick overview of Dollar General, a Department Store company whose shares moved -1.1% today. Here are some facts about the stock that should help you see the bigger picture:

Dollar General has moved -48.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 15.4%
DG has an average analyst rating of buy and is -8.78% away from its mean target price of $137.92 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $8.69
Dollar General has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.5 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $7.68 and its forward P/E ratio is 16.4
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 4.28 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Dollar General is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.96 and an average P/B of 4.24
DG has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -46.0% and gross profit margins of 0.3%
The company has a free cash flow of $-115607248, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Dollar 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. 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.

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