Dollar General Profitability Rank

Dollar General Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Dollar General has the Profitability Rank of 9. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Dollar General's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2022 is calculated as:

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Dollar General has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Good Sign:

Dollar General Corp operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank

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Dollar General Business Description

Industry

Consumer Defensive » Retail - Defensive NAICS : 452319 SIC : 5331

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

100 Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville, TN, USA, 37072

Website

http://www.dollargeneral.com

A leading American discount retailer, Dollar General operates over 17,000 stores in 46 states, selling branded and private-label products across a wide variety of categories. In fiscal 2020, more than 76% of net sales came from consumables (including paper and cleaning products, packaged and perishable food, tobacco, and health and beauty items), 12% from seasonal merchandise (such as toys, greeting cards, decorations, and gardening supplies), 7% from home products (for example, kitchen supplies, small appliances, and cookware), and 5% from basic apparel. Stores average roughly 7,400 square feet, and about 75% of Dollar General locations are in towns of 20,000 or fewer people. The firm emphasizes value, with more than 80% of its items sold at everyday low prices of $5 or less.

Executives

Elliott Anita C	officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Taylor Emily C	officer: EVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc	100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Kindy Michael J	officer: EVP, Global Supply Chain	100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Sunderland Steven G	officer: EVP, Store Operations	100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Taylor Rhonda	officer: EVP & General Counsel	100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Vasos Todd J	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> Ownership Information: VASOS TODD J a.header:link {color: #3b4fae; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;} a.header:visited {color: #3b4fae; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;} a.header:hover {color: #191970;}
Garratt John W	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Wenkoff Carman R	officer: EVP & Chief Information Ofc	100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Reardon Kathleen A	officer: EVP & Chief People Officer	100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Bryant Warren F	director	1014 VINE ST CINCINNATI OH 45202
Reiser Jason S	officer: EVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc	VITAMIN SHOPPE, INC. 300 HARMON MEADOW BOULEVARD SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Filikrushel Patricia	director	DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION 100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Mcguire Timothy I	director	100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Rhodes William C Iii	director	123 SOUTH FRONT STREET DEPT. 8074 MEMPHIS TN 38103
Sandler Debra A.	director	C/O GANNETT CO., INC. 7950 JONES BRANCH DR. MCLEAN VA 22107