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 basic items 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.
Strategic Shift | Dollar General implements a "back-to-basics" approach to address operational inefficiencies and enhance customer experience amid market challenges |
Financial Landscape | Explore Dollar General's mixed financial performance, with revenue growth of 2.9% to $40.2 billion and a cautious EPS guidance despite operational improvements |
Market Dynamics | Delve into Dollar General's competitive positioning against Walmart and Family Dollar, and its potential to capture trade-down consumers in an inflationary environment |
Future Prospects | Analysts project a return to 10% EPS growth, with an average price target of $133.67, reflecting cautious optimism about Dollar General's strategic initiatives |
Metrics to compare | DG | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Consumer Cyclicals sector companies | Relationship RelationshipDGPeersSector | |
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P/E Ratio | 11.8x | 19.4x | 11.7x | |
PEG Ratio | −0.39 | −0.46 | 0.03 | |
Price/Book | 2.1x | 2.9x | 1.5x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 0.4x | 0.6x | 0.9x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | 22.6% | 22.8% | 23.7% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | 3.7% | 9.6% | Unlock |