Last Price$78.6(5.0%)
Market Cap$17.4B
LTM EBIT to Interest coverage
7.0x
5Y avg
17.3x
Discount Stores industry
median
14.2x
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
5/10
0.3% undervalued
Dollar General Corporation EBIT to Interest coverage
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Jan'05 | Feb'06 | Feb'07 | Feb'08 | Jan'09 | Jan'10 | Jan'11 | Feb'12 | Feb'13 | Jan'14 | Jan'15 | Jan'16 | Feb'17 | Feb'18 | Feb'19 | Jan'20 | Jan'21 | Jan'22 | Feb'23 | Feb'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBIT to Interest coverage | 19.3x | 21.4x | 7.1x | 1.0x | 1.5x | 2.8x | 4.6x | 7.3x | 12.9x | 19.5x | 20.1x | 22.3x | 21.1x | 20.7x | 21.2x | 22.9x | 23.6x | 20.4x | 15.8x | 7.5x |
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Dollar General Corporation (DG) EBIT to Interest coverage comparison analysis
General
LTM EBIT to Interest coverage
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Dollar General CorporationDG
7.0x
2.2%
(29.5%)
4.3%
Median Peer Set
7.4x
4.3%
10.0%
2.7%
Costco Wholesale CorporationCOST
573.6x
5.0%
17.1%
2.9%
PriceSmart, Inc.PSMT
17.3x
11.4%
30.2%
2.8%
Walmart Inc.WMT
15.7x
5.1%
26.0%
2.9%
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.BJ
14.9x
3.4%
2.9%
2.6%
Target CorporationTGT
13.5x
(100.0%)
(0.9%)
N/A
Dollar Tree, Inc.DLTR
1.3x
8.0%
N/A
(3.3%)
Big Lots, Inc.BIG
(6.4x)
(13.6%)
126.4%
(10.2%)
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.OLLI
N/A
15.1%
79.3%
8.6%
Ambev S.A.ABEV
N/A
3.6%
(8.7%)
16.1%
ATA Creativity GlobalAACG
N/A
1.7%
(33.9%)
(15.2%)
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'05 | Feb'06 | Feb'07 | Feb'08 | Jan'09 | Jan'10 | Jan'11 | Feb'12 | Feb'13 | Jan'14 | Jan'15 | Jan'16 | Feb'17 | Feb'18 | Feb'19 | Jan'20 | Jan'21 | Jan'22 | Feb'23 | Feb'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% 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) | 5,397.7 | 6,117.4 | 6,801.6 | 6,851.8 | 7,396.6 | 8,106.5 | 8,858.4 | 10,109.3 | 10,936.7 | 12,068.4 | 13,107.1 | 14,062.5 | 15,204.0 | 16,249.6 | 17,821.2 | 19,264.9 | 23,028.0 | 23,407.4 | 26,024.8 | 26,972.6 |
% 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 Expenses | 1,706.2 | 1,903.0 | 2,119.9 | 2,388.1 | 2,448.6 | 2,736.6 | 2,902.5 | 3,207.1 | 3,430.1 | 3,699.6 | 4,033.4 | 4,365.8 | 4,719.2 | 5,213.5 | 5,687.6 | 6,186.8 | 7,164.1 | 7,592.3 | 8,491.8 | 9,272.7 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 1,706.2 | 1,903.0 | 2,119.9 | 2,388.1 | 2,448.6 | 2,736.6 | 2,902.5 | 3,207.1 | 3,430.1 | 3,699.6 | 4,033.4 | 4,365.8 | 4,719.2 | 5,213.5 | 5,687.6 | 6,186.8 | 7,164.1 | 7,592.3 | 8,491.8 | 9,266.0 |
% 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 Income | 6.6 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.6 | 150.4 | 157.5 | 211.3 | 0.0 |
| Interest Expense | 28.8 | 26.2 | 34.9 | 263.2 | 391.9 | 345.7 | 274.2 | 205.0 | 127.9 | 89.0 | 88.2 | 86.9 | 97.8 | 97.0 | 99.9 | 100.6 | 150.4 | 157.5 | 211.3 | 326.8 |
| Pre-tax Income | 534.8 | 544.6 | 220.4 | (2.6) | 194.4 | 552.1 | 985.0 | 1,225.3 | 1,497.4 | 1,628.3 | 1,680.9 | 1,853.0 | 1,965.6 | 1,907.3 | 2,015.4 | 2,201.7 | 3,404.4 | 3,063.1 | 3,116.6 | 2,119.5 |
% 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% |
% 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% |
| EPS | 1.04 | 1.08 | 0.44 | (0.04) | 0.34 | 1.05 | 1.84 | 2.25 | 2.87 | 3.17 | 3.50 | 3.96 | 4.45 | 5.64 | 5.99 | 6.68 | 10.70 | 10.24 | 10.73 | 7.57 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.04 | 1.07 | 0.44 | (0.04) | 0.34 | 1.04 | 1.82 | 2.22 | 2.85 | 3.17 | 3.49 | 3.95 | 4.43 | 5.63 | 5.97 | 6.64 | 10.62 | 10.17 | 10.68 | 7.55 |
% 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 EBIT to Interest coverage?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month EBIT to Interest coverage is 7.0x, based on the financial report for Nov 01, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual EBIT to Interest coverage for Dollar General Corporation have been 14.6x over the past three years, and 18.2x over the past five years.
2) Is Dollar General Corporation's EBIT to Interest coverage Good?
As of today, Dollar General Corporation's EBIT to Interest coverage is 7.0x, which is lower than industry median of 14.2x. It indicates that Dollar General Corporation's EBIT to Interest coverage is Bad.