DGEN Stock Overview
A discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 1/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$72.62 |
| 52 Week High | US$148.00 |
| 52 Week Low | US$68.94 |
| Beta | 0.44 |
| 1 Month Change | -0.16% |
| 3 Month Change | -5.74% |
| 1 Year Change | -39.48% |
| 3 Year Change | -62.68% |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | -60.95% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| DGEN | AT Consumer Retailing | AT Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -0.4% | -3.1% | -1.4% |
| 1Y | -39.5% | -1.1% | -1.6% |
Return vs Industry: DGEN underperformed the Austrian Consumer Retailing industry which returned -1.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: DGEN underperformed the Austrian Market which returned -1.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| DGEN volatility | |
|---|---|
| DGEN Average Weekly Movement | 4.5% |
| Consumer Retailing Industry Average Movement | 4.1% |
| Market Average Movement | 3.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in AT Market | 6.2% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in AT Market | 2.1% |
Stable Share Price: DGEN has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Austrian market.
Volatility Over Time: DGEN's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 185,800 | Todd Vasos | www.dollargeneral.com |
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.
Dollar General Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| DGEN fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | €16.10b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €1.28b |
| Revenue (TTM) | €38.50b |
12.6x
P/E Ratio0.4x
P/S RatioIs DGEN overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| DGEN income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$40.17b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$28.27b |
| Gross Profit | US$11.89b |
| Other Expenses | US$10.56b |
| Earnings | US$1.34b |
Last Reported Earnings
Nov 01, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 6.07 |
| Gross Margin | 29.61% |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.33% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 85.0% |
How did DGEN perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
3.1%
Current Dividend Yield39%
Payout RatioDoes DGEN pay a reliable dividends?
See DGEN dividend history and benchmarks| Dollar General dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Jan 07 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Jan 21 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 16 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 30 days |
Does DGEN pay a reliable dividends?
See DGEN dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 01:42 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/11/01 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/02/02 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Dollar General Corporation is covered by 59 analysts. 29 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Christopher Graja | Argus Research Company |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Seth Sigman | Barclays |