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Dollar General (FRA:7DG) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 5.01 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-05), Dollar General's current share price is €128.36. Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was €25.60. Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 5.01.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:7DG' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.8   Med: 6.25   Max: 10.86
Current: 4.95

During the past years, Dollar General's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 10.86. The lowest was 3.80. And the median was 6.25.

FRA:7DG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
84.4% of 218 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs FRA:7DG: 4.95

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Dollar General's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was €28.205. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €25.60 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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.

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Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Dollar General Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.87 9.13 8.68 8.86 4.75

Dollar General Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 8.86 8.23 6.18 4.30 4.75

Competitive Comparison of Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=128.36/25.6
=5.01

* 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.

Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Dollar General's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=28.205/129.4194*129.4194
=28.205

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 129.4194.

Dollar General Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201404 11.535 100.023 14.925
201407 12.413 100.520 15.982
201410 13.895 100.176 17.951
201501 16.202 98.604 21.266
201504 16.750 99.824 21.716
201507 16.717 100.691 21.487
201510 16.365 100.346 21.106
201601 17.276 99.957 22.368
201604 16.728 100.947 21.446
201607 17.388 101.524 22.166
201610 17.623 101.988 22.363
201701 18.465 102.456 23.324
201704 18.811 103.167 23.598
201707 18.044 103.278 22.611
201710 18.000 104.070 22.384
201801 18.692 104.578 23.132
201804 18.996 105.708 23.257
201807 20.564 106.324 25.031
201810 21.034 106.695 25.514
201901 21.662 106.200 26.398
201904 22.645 107.818 27.182
201907 23.419 108.250 27.999
201910 23.606 108.577 28.137
202001 23.970 108.841 28.502
202004 26.349 108.173 31.524
202007 25.699 109.318 30.425
202010 24.235 109.861 28.550
202101 22.713 110.364 26.635
202104 22.120 112.673 25.408
202107 22.254 115.183 25.005
202110 23.027 116.696 25.538
202201 24.066 118.619 26.257
202204 24.320 121.978 25.804
202207 26.969 125.002 27.922
202210 27.665 125.734 28.476
202301 23.472 126.223 24.066
202304 24.679 127.992 24.954
202307 25.940 128.974 26.030
202310 27.836 129.810 27.752
202401 28.205 129.419 28.205

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Dollar General  (FRA:7DG) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Dollar General (FRA:7DG) Business Description

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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.

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