Dollar General Corporation

LSE:0IC7 Stock Report

Market Cap: US$16.8b

Dollar General Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Dollar General's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -5.5%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 16.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.9% per year. Dollar General's return on equity is 18.2%, and it has net margins of 3.3%.

Key information

-5.5%

Earnings growth rate

-2.2%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Retailing Industry Growth18.8%
Revenue growth rate6.9%
Return on equity18.2%
Net Margin3.3%
Last Earnings Update01 Nov 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Dollar General makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:0IC7 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
01 Nov 2440,1661,3369,8880
02 Aug 2439,6771,4169,6550
03 May 2439,2631,5109,4970
02 Feb 2438,6921,6619,2660
03 Nov 2339,0361,9199,1590
04 Aug 2338,8072,1698,9300
05 May 2338,4362,3788,7120
03 Feb 2337,8452,4168,4900
28 Oct 2236,2932,3548,1780
29 Jul 2235,3462,3157,9820
29 Apr 2234,5712,2747,7350
28 Jan 2234,2202,3997,5900
29 Oct 2133,9842,4457,5510
30 Jul 2133,6652,5327,3920
30 Apr 2133,6992,6827,2790
29 Jan 2133,7472,6557,1610
30 Oct 2032,4902,5486,8480
31 Jul 2031,2822,3396,6260
01 May 2029,5791,9786,3910
31 Jan 2027,7541,7136,1520
01 Nov 1927,2461,6606,0470
02 Aug 1926,6721,6295,9120
03 May 1926,1341,6105,8010
01 Feb 1925,6251,5895,6830
02 Nov 1825,1051,8185,5990
03 Aug 1824,5911,7375,4850
04 May 1823,9761,6245,3530
02 Feb 1823,4711,5395,2060
03 Nov 1723,3511,2415,0610
04 Aug 1722,7671,2244,9310
05 May 1722,3311,2354,8060
03 Feb 1721,9871,2514,7130
28 Oct 1621,2641,2134,5630
29 Jul 1621,0111,2314,4750
29 Apr 1620,7151,2074,4150
29 Jan 1620,3691,1654,3600
30 Oct 1520,0211,1444,2810
31 Jul 1519,6781,1274,1950
01 May 1519,3061,0964,1100
30 Jan 1518,9101,0654,0170
31 Oct 1418,4641,0323,9230
01 Aug 1418,1221,0333,8400
02 May 1417,7931,0273,7680
31 Jan 1417,5041,0253,6910

Quality Earnings: 0IC7 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 0IC7's current net profit margins (3.3%) are lower than last year (4.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 0IC7's earnings have declined by 5.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 0IC7's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 0IC7 had negative earnings growth (-30.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Consumer Retailing industry average (24.7%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: 0IC7's Return on Equity (18.2%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/21 10:29
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/11/01
Annual Earnings2024/02/02

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 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.

AnalystInstitution
Christopher GrajaArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Seth SigmanBarclays