During the past 12 months, Dollar General's average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate 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.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Dollar General was 74.90% per year. The lowest was -34.90% per year. And the median was 13.95% per year.
Competitive Comparison of Dollar General's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate
For the Discount Stores subindustry, Dollar General's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate 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's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dollar General's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Dollar General's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate falls into.
Dollar General 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Calculation
This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.
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Dollar General (NYSE:DG) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Explanation
Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.
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Dollar General (Dollar General) Business Description
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.
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