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Dollar General (WBO:DGEN) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 1.08 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-14), Dollar General's current share price is €130.10. Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was €120.44. Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 1.08.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:DGEN' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84   Med: 1.7   Max: 2.85
Current: 1.09

During the past years, Dollar General's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 2.85. The lowest was 0.84. And the median was 1.70.

WBO:DGEN's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
80.26% of 228 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs WBO:DGEN: 1.09

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Dollar General's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was €41.157. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is €120.44 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 PS Ratio Chart

Dollar General Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.10 2.34 2.11 2.02 1.02

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 PS Ratio 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 2.02 1.84 1.37 0.94 1.02

Competitive Comparison of Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=130.10/120.44
=1.08

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

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=41.157/129.4194*129.4194
=41.157

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 129.4194.

Dollar General Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201404 10.551 100.023 13.652
201407 11.488 100.520 14.791
201410 12.257 100.176 15.835
201501 13.969 98.604 18.335
201504 15.045 99.824 19.506
201507 15.621 100.691 20.078
201510 15.414 100.346 19.880
201601 16.830 99.957 21.791
201604 16.164 100.947 20.723
201607 17.175 101.524 21.894
201610 17.173 101.988 21.792
201701 20.417 102.456 25.790
201704 19.017 103.167 23.856
201707 18.433 103.278 23.099
201710 18.411 104.070 22.896
201801 18.532 104.578 22.934
201804 18.516 105.708 22.669
201807 20.640 106.324 25.123
201810 21.027 106.695 25.505
201901 22.188 106.200 27.039
201904 22.649 107.818 27.187
201907 24.036 108.250 28.736
201910 24.526 108.577 29.234
202001 25.276 108.841 30.055
202004 30.646 108.173 36.665
202007 29.959 109.318 35.468
202010 27.984 109.861 32.966
202101 28.149 110.364 33.009
202104 29.227 112.673 33.571
202107 30.956 115.183 34.782
202110 31.374 116.696 34.795
202201 32.892 118.619 35.887
202204 35.294 121.978 37.447
202207 40.735 125.002 42.175
202210 42.565 125.734 43.812
202301 42.568 126.223 43.646
202304 38.711 127.992 39.143
202307 40.262 128.974 40.401
202310 41.767 129.810 41.641
202401 41.157 129.419 41.157

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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  (WBO:DGEN) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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Dollar General (WBO:DGEN) Business Description

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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