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Dollar General (Dollar General) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 46.37 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Dollar General's share price is $145.865. Dollar General's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $3.15. Hence, Dollar General's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 46.37.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dollar General's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

DG' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.59   Med: 25.23   Max: 599.86
Current: 46.36

During the past 13 years, Dollar General's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 599.86. The lowest was 15.59. And the median was 25.23.

DG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
85.71% of 224 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 13.355 vs DG: 46.36

Dollar General's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $2.23. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.15.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Dollar General was 67.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -34.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -16.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Dollar General's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 74.90% per year. The lowest was -34.90% per year. And the median was 13.95% per year.


Dollar General Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dollar General's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Dollar General Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27.24 17.09 27.38 124.65 42.01

Dollar General Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 124.65 606.74 395.46 57.81 42.01

Competitive Comparison

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Dollar General's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Dollar General Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dollar General's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dollar General's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Dollar General Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Dollar General's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=145.865/3.146
=46.37

Dollar General's Share Price of today is $145.865.
Dollar General's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.15.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Dollar General  (NYSE:DG) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Dollar General (Dollar General) Business Description

Address
100 Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville, TN, USA, 37072
With over 19,000 locations, Dollar General's banner is nearly ubiquitous across the rural United States. Dollar General serves as a convenient shopping destination for fill-in store trips, with its value proposition most relevant to consumers in small communities with a dearth of shopping options. The retailer operates a frugal store of about 7,500 square feet and primarily offers an assortment of branded and private-label consumable items (80% of net sales) such as paper and cleaning products, packaged and perishable food, tobacco, and health and beauty items at low prices. Dollar General also offers a limited assortment of seasonal merchandise, home products, and apparel. The firm sells most items at a price point of $10 or lower.
Executives
Carman R Wenkoff officer: EVP & Chief Information Ofc 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Roderick J West officer: EVP, Global Supply Chain 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
David Rowland director C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 06061
Michael M Calbert director C/O DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION, 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Jeffery Owen officer: EVP, Store Operations C/O KIRKLAND'S, INC., 5310 MARYLAND WAY, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Todd J Vasos officer: Div. Pres., Chief Merch. Ofc
Ana Maria Chadwick director 3001 SUMMER ST, STAMFORD CT 06926
Steven R Deckard officer: EVP, Growth & Emerging Mkts 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Kelly Dilts officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 6380 ROGERDALE, HOUSTON TX 77072
Timothy I Mcguire director 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
John W Garratt officer: Interim CFO 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Rhonda Taylor officer: SVP & General Counsel 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Anita C Elliott officer: Senior VP & Controller 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Patricia Filikrushel director DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION, 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Antonio Zuazo officer: EVP, Global Supply Chain 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072

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