ScoreWhy is Dollar General Corp. ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 22.12%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.89 times
3
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 5.89%
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 196.99 %
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 1,476.34
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -4.92% (YoY)
4
With ROCE of 12.39%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.23 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 58.55%, its profits have fallen by -23.6%
5
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
6
Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 58.55% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 13.22%
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Dollar General Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Dollar General Corp. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Dollar General Corp.
58.55%
-0.05
38.01%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.65
20.20%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.89%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-10.68%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
13.73
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.89
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.83
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.63
Tax Ratio
21.91%
Dividend Payout Ratio
46.15%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
22.12%
ROE (avg)
31.54%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.24
EV to EBIT
17.97
EV to EBITDA
11.46
EV to Capital Employed
2.23
EV to Sales
0.76
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
2.07%
ROCE (Latest)
12.39%
ROE (Latest)
14.98%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend13What is working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 196.99 %
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 1,476.34
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -4.92% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 4.42 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 581.63 times
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 10,727.74 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 852.24 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 7.94 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 537.7 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 411.43 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 1.86
-2What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 15.6%
Here's what is working for Dollar General Corp.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,476.34
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 196.99 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Net Sales
Highest at USD 10,727.74 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 852.24 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 7.94 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 537.7 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 411.43 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 1.86
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.42 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 581.63 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -4.92% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at USD 256.82 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
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