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Dollar General (BSP:DGCO34) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 25.05 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-30), Dollar General's current share price is R$30.06. Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was R$1.20. Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 25.05.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:DGCO34' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.28   Med: 43.11   Max: 54.36
Current: 24.27

During the past years, Dollar General's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 54.36. The lowest was 18.28. And the median was 43.11.

BSP:DGCO34's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
71.43% of 126 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 15.415 vs BSP:DGCO34: 24.27

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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Dollar General's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was R$0.457. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is R$1.20 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Chart

Dollar General Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 45.75 44.17 39.17 41.46 22.71

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 Price-to-FCF 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 41.46 39.29 29.79 20.68 22.71

Competitive Comparison of Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF 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 Price-to-FCF.

Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=30.06/1.2
=25.05

* 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 FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

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

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=0.457/129.4194*129.4194
=0.457

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 129.4194.

Dollar General Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201404 0.050 100.023 0.065
201407 0.039 100.520 0.050
201410 0.086 100.176 0.111
201501 0.145 98.604 0.190
201504 0.113 99.824 0.147
201507 0.031 100.691 0.040
201510 0.046 100.346 0.059
201601 0.271 99.957 0.351
201604 0.158 100.947 0.203
201607 0.106 101.524 0.135
201610 0.091 101.988 0.115
201701 0.157 102.456 0.198
201704 0.174 103.167 0.218
201707 0.051 103.278 0.064
201710 0.089 104.070 0.111
201801 0.247 104.578 0.306
201804 0.203 105.708 0.249
201807 0.204 106.324 0.248
201810 0.140 106.695 0.170
201901 0.264 106.200 0.322
201904 0.268 107.818 0.322
201907 0.248 108.250 0.296
201910 0.202 108.577 0.241
202001 0.210 108.841 0.250
202004 1.346 108.173 1.610
202007 0.821 109.318 0.972
202010 0.191 109.861 0.225
202101 0.148 110.364 0.174
202104 0.411 112.673 0.472
202107 0.340 115.183 0.382
202110 0.640 116.696 0.710
202201 0.345 118.619 0.376
202204 0.145 121.978 0.154
202207 0.119 125.002 0.123
202210 -0.116 125.734 -0.119
202301 0.247 126.223 0.253
202304 -0.164 127.992 -0.166
202307 0.119 128.974 0.119
202310 0.233 129.810 0.232
202401 0.457 129.419 0.457

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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  (BSP:DGCO34) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Dollar General (BSP:DGCO34) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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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