Dollar General Corp: (NYSE: DG)

$52.17

-0.12 (-0.23%)

Volume 421,670

Jun 19 10:49 AM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		52.05 - 52.47
	
		52wk Low - High
		39.73 - 56.04
	
		Previous Close
		52.29
	
		Avg. Volume
		3,942,220
	
		Industry
		RETAIL-DISCOUNT
	
		Market Cap
		17.11 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		0.06
	
		P/E (F1)
		16.36
	
		Current Year Est.
		3.20
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		0.00%
	
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                                                                        Strong Buy
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                                                                        Buy
                                                                        18.71%
                                                                    
                                                                        #3
                                                                        Hold
                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
                                                                        #4
                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
                                                                        #5
                                                                        Strong Sell
                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
                                                                        S&P
                                                                        500
                                                                        9.93%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            16.36
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            1.03
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            3.20
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.74
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.74
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            0.00%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            09-04-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            3.00
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            15.81%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Dollar General Corporation is a discount retailer in the United States. The Company separates its merchandise into four categories, which includes highly consumable, seasonal, home products and basic clothing. Highly consumable consists of packaged food, candy, snacks and refrigerated products, health and beauty aids, home cleaning supplies and pet supplies; seasonal consists of seasonal and holiday-related items, toys, stationery and hardware; home products consists of house wares and domestics, and basic clothing consists of casual everyday apparel. Dollar General is among the largest retailers of top-quality products made by America's most trusted manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever, Kellogg's, General Mills, Nabisco, Fruit of the Loom, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola. The Company store support center is located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (07/2013)	Next Qtr (10/2013)	Current Year (01/2014)	Next Year (01/2015)
Average Estimate	0.74	0.71	3.20	3.68
Number of Estimates	12	11	12	11
Low Estimate	0.71	0.69	3.15	3.60
High Estimate	0.77	0.73	3.23	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.69	0.63	2.91	3.20
EPS Growth	7.85%	12.41%	9.85%	15.03%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
DOLLAR GENERAL	DG	52.29
DOLLAR TREE INC	DLTR	50.60
FREDS INC	FRED	16.25
COSTCO WHOLE CP	COST	112.09
FAMILY DOLLAR	FDO	64.08
ROSS STORES	ROST	65.31
TARGET CORP	TGT	70.16
TJX COS INC NEW	TJX	50.53
WAL-MART MX-ADR	WMMVY	28.17
BIG LOTS INC	BIG	33.64

Sector:Retail-Wholesale>> Industry:RETAIL-DISCOUNT

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Dollar General's Earnings Misses By a Penny

Jun 05, 2013

Company News for June 5, 2013

Jun 05, 2013

Banks Pulling Up Estimate Revisions

May, 31 2013 00:00

Family Dollar Misses by a Penny

Apr 10, 2013

Company News for March 26, 2013

Mar 26, 2013

Big Lots Tops Ests, Rises Y/Y

Mar 07, 2013

American Public Beats Overall

Mar 01, 2013

Dollar Tree Outperforms Estimates

Feb 27, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	3.00
Sales	16,022
Net Income	959
Price/Earnings	17.43
Price/Book	3.30
Price/Cash Flow	13.48
Price/Sales	1.05

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News

Dollar General (DG) Could Break Through $53.29 Resistance Level - Freshbrewedmedia

Jun 19, 2013

This Closeout Retailer Is a Good Buy - TheMotleyFool

Jun 19, 2013

3 Buys From Lone Pine Capital Holdings - TheMotleyFool

Jun 18, 2013

After Yesterday's Rally of 2.27% Shares Could Potentially Pullback - Comtex Smartrend(R)

Jun 18, 2013

Dollar General Corporation Announces Share Repurchases of $200 Million - Businesswire

Jun 18, 2013

Dollar General Sets $200 Million Buyback Plan - TheMotleyFool

Jun 18, 2013

Dollar General still planned for Swanzey - Mcclatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted

Jun 18, 2013

Pre-Market Analysis: Target, Dollar General, Costco Wholesale, and Dollar Tree - Pr Newswire

Jun 18, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	1.82
ABR (Last Week)	1.82
# of recs in ABR	17
Average Target Price	57.08
Industry Rank by ABR	192 out of 265
Rank in Industry	3 out of 13

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Day Low - High	52.05 - 52.47
52wk Low - High	39.73 - 56.04
Previous Close	52.29
Avg. Volume	3,942,220
Industry	RETAIL-DISCOUNT
Market Cap	17.11 B
Div - Yield	0.00 - 0.00
Beta	0.06
P/E (F1)	16.36
Current Year Est.	3.20
Quarterly Earnings ESP	0.00%

P/E (F1)	16.36
PEG Ratio	1.03
Current Year Est.	3.20
Current Quarter Estimate	0.74
Most Accurate Estimate	0.74
Earnings ESP	0.00%
Next Earnings Report Date	09-04-2013
EPS Last Year	3.00
Expected Earnings Growth	15.81%

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Dollar General Corp: (NYSE: DG)

$52.17

-0.12 (-0.23%)

Volume 421,670

Jun 19 10:49 AM ET

Stock Activity

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Industry Analysis

Sector:Retail-Wholesale>> Industry:RETAIL-DISCOUNT

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Financials

News

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