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Dollar General Corporation (DG)
Last Price$78.6(5.0%)
Market Cap$17.4B
LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
7.9%
5Y avg
17.0%
Discount Stores industry median
9.3%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
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0.3% undervalued
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Dollar General Corporation Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
DG
Consumer Defensive
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Jan'05Feb'06Feb'07Feb'08Jan'09Jan'10Jan'11Feb'12Feb'13Jan'14Jan'15Jan'16Feb'17Feb'18Feb'19Jan'20Jan'21Jan'22Feb'23Feb'24
Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
18.8%
18.6%
9.6%
6.2%
15.7%
20.9%
20.3%
23.7%
18.5%
19.2%
17.4%
17.2%
17.3%
15.3%
17.4%
16.6%
32.1%
10.8%
19.4%
8.6%
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Dollar General Corporation (DG) Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) comparison analysis

General

LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)

OTHER METRICS

Company name

Revenue growth

EPS growth

Net Income margin

Dollar General Corporation logo
Dollar General CorporationDG
7.9%
2.2%
(29.5%)
4.3%
Median Peer Set
9.3%
4.3%
10.0%
2.7%
Ambev S.A. logo
Ambev S.A.ABEV
36.2%
3.6%
(8.7%)
16.1%
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. logo
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.OLLI
24.2%
15.1%
79.3%
8.6%
PriceSmart, Inc. logo
PriceSmart, Inc.PSMT
15.1%
11.4%
30.2%
2.8%
Costco Wholesale Corporation logo
Costco Wholesale CorporationCOST
9.8%
5.0%
17.1%
2.9%
Walmart Inc. logo
Walmart Inc.WMT
9.4%
5.1%
26.0%
2.9%
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. logo
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.BJ
9.3%
3.4%
2.9%
2.6%
Dollar Tree, Inc. logo
Dollar Tree, Inc.DLTR
5.6%
8.0%
N/A
(3.3%)
ATA Creativity Global logo
ATA Creativity GlobalAACG
(4.5%)
1.7%
(33.9%)
(15.2%)
Big Lots, Inc. logo
Big Lots, Inc.BIG
(17.3%)
(13.6%)
126.4%
(10.2%)
Target Corporation logo
Target CorporationTGT
(22.2%)
(100.0%)
(0.9%)
N/A

DG key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Jan'05Feb'06Feb'07Feb'08Jan'09Jan'10Jan'11Feb'12Feb'13Jan'14Jan'15Jan'16Feb'17Feb'18Feb'19Jan'20Jan'21Jan'22Feb'23Feb'24
Revenue
% growth
7,660.9
11.5%
8,582.2
12.0%
9,169.8
6.8%
9,495.2
3.5%
10,457.7
10.1%
11,796.4
12.8%
13,035.0
10.5%
14,807.2
13.6%
16,022.1
8.2%
17,504.2
9.2%
18,909.6
8.0%
20,368.6
7.7%
21,986.6
7.9%
23,471.0
6.8%
25,625.0
9.2%
27,754.0
8.3%
33,746.8
21.6%
34,220.4
1.4%
37,844.9
10.6%
38,691.6
2.2%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)5,397.76,117.46,801.66,851.87,396.68,106.58,858.410,109.310,936.712,068.413,107.114,062.515,204.016,249.617,821.219,264.923,028.023,407.426,024.826,972.6
Gross Profit
% margin
2,263.2
29.5%
2,464.8
28.7%
2,368.2
25.8%
2,643.5
27.8%
3,061.1
29.3%
3,689.9
31.3%
4,176.6
32.0%
4,697.9
31.7%
5,085.4
31.7%
5,435.7
31.1%
5,802.5
30.7%
6,306.1
31.0%
6,782.6
30.8%
7,221.4
30.8%
7,803.9
30.5%
8,489.1
30.6%
10,718.9
31.8%
10,813.0
31.6%
11,820.1
31.2%
11,719.0
30.3%
Operating Expenses1,706.21,903.02,119.92,388.12,448.62,736.62,902.53,207.13,430.13,699.64,033.44,365.84,719.25,213.55,687.66,186.87,164.17,592.38,491.89,272.7
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)1,706.21,903.02,119.92,388.12,448.62,736.62,902.53,207.13,430.13,699.64,033.44,365.84,719.25,213.55,687.66,186.87,164.17,592.38,491.89,266.0
Operating Income
% margin
557.0
7.3%
561.9
6.5%
248.3
2.7%
255.4
2.7%
580.5
5.6%
953.3
8.1%
1,274.1
9.8%
1,490.8
10.1%
1,655.3
10.3%
1,736.2
9.9%
1,769.1
9.4%
1,940.3
9.5%
2,063.4
9.4%
2,007.8
8.6%
2,116.3
8.3%
2,302.3
8.3%
3,554.8
10.5%
3,220.7
9.4%
3,328.3
8.8%
2,446.3
6.3%
Interest Income6.69.07.08.83.10.10.20.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.0100.6150.4157.5211.30.0
Interest Expense28.826.234.9263.2391.9345.7274.2205.0127.989.088.286.997.897.099.9100.6150.4157.5211.3326.8
Pre-tax Income534.8544.6220.4(2.6)194.4552.1985.01,225.31,497.41,628.31,680.91,853.01,965.61,907.32,015.42,201.73,404.43,063.13,116.62,119.5
Income Tax
% effective tax rate
190.6
35.6%
194.5
35.7%
82.4
37.4%
10.2
(393.3%)
86.2
44.4%
212.7
38.5%
357.1
36.3%
458.6
37.4%
544.7
36.4%
603.2
37.0%
615.5
36.6%
687.9
37.1%
714.5
36.3%
368.3
19.3%
425.9
21.1%
489.2
22.2%
749.3
22.0%
663.9
21.7%
700.6
22.5%
458.2
21.6%
Net Income
% margin
344.2
4.5%
350.2
4.1%
137.9
1.5%
(12.8)
(0.1%)
108.2
1.0%
339.4
2.9%
627.9
4.8%
766.7
5.2%
952.7
5.9%
1,025.1
5.9%
1,065.3
5.6%
1,165.1
5.7%
1,251.1
5.7%
1,539.0
6.6%
1,589.5
6.2%
1,712.6
6.2%
2,655.1
7.9%
2,399.2
7.0%
2,416.0
6.4%
1,661.3
4.3%
EPS1.041.080.44(0.04)0.341.051.842.252.873.173.503.964.455.645.996.6810.7010.2410.737.57
Diluted EPS1.041.070.44(0.04)0.341.041.822.222.853.173.493.954.435.635.976.6410.6210.1710.687.55
EBITDA
% margin
728.0
9.5%
757.7
8.8%
455.9
5.0%
494.7
5.2%
834.2
8.0%
1,104.5
9.4%
1,471.1
11.3%
1,677.1
11.3%
1,914.9
12.0%
2,078.0
11.9%
2,111.4
11.2%
2,298.6
11.3%
2,443.4
11.1%
2,408.5
10.3%
2,569.4
10.0%
2,807.1
10.1%
4,129.0
12.2%
3,862.0
11.3%
4,052.8
10.7%
3,295.1
8.5%

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FAQ

1) What is Dollar General Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 7.9%, based on the financial report for Nov 01, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) for Dollar General Corporation have been 14.1% over the past three years, and 17.8% over the past five years.

2) Is Dollar General Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) Good?

As of today, Dollar General Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 7.9%, which is lower than industry median of 9.3%. It indicates that Dollar General Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is Bad.

3) How does Dollar General Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) compare to its peers?

As of today, Dollar General Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 7.9%, which is lower than peer median of 9.3%. The list of peers includes ABEV, OLLI, PSMT, COST, WMT, BJ, DLTR, AACG, BIG, TGT.