Dollar General (NYSE:DG – Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.79 by ($0.09), RTT News reports. The firm had revenue of $10.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.37 billion. Dollar General had a net margin of 3.85% and a return on equity of 22.80%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.13 earnings per share. Dollar General updated its FY 2024 guidance to 5.500-6.200 EPS and its FY25 guidance to $5.50-6.20 EPS.
Dollar General Stock Down 32.0 %
DG opened at $84.20 on Friday. Dollar General has a one year low of $84.00 and a one year high of $168.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a current ratio of 1.22. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $123.95 and its 200-day moving average is $136.79. The company has a market capitalization of $18.52 billion, a PE ratio of 12.26, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.43.
Dollar General Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 22nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 8th will be paid a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.80%. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.35%.
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About Dollar General
Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper and cleaning products, such as paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food comprising cereals, pasta, canned soups, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables that include milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, and wine.
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