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Dollar General (Dollar General) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 24.41 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-27), Dollar General's current share price is $142.07. Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $5.82. Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 24.41.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

DG' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.28   Med: 43.13   Max: 54.36
Current: 24.53

During the past years, Dollar General's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 54.36. The lowest was 18.28. And the median was 43.13.

DG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
72% of 125 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 15.69 vs DG: 24.53

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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Dollar General's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $2.229. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $5.82 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Chart

Dollar General Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 45.75 44.17 39.17 41.46 22.71

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 Price-to-FCF 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 41.46 39.29 29.79 20.68 22.71

Competitive Comparison of Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Dollar General Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

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

Dollar General's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=142.07/5.82
=24.41

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

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

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=2.229/129.4194*129.4194
=2.229

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 129.4194.

Dollar General Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201404 0.539 100.023 0.697
201407 0.422 100.520 0.543
201410 0.843 100.176 1.089
201501 1.317 98.604 1.729
201504 0.895 99.824 1.160
201507 0.228 100.691 0.293
201510 0.288 100.346 0.371
201601 1.606 99.957 2.079
201604 1.063 100.947 1.363
201607 0.776 101.524 0.989
201610 0.686 101.988 0.871
201701 1.179 102.456 1.489
201704 1.333 103.167 1.672
201707 0.384 103.278 0.481
201710 0.667 104.070 0.829
201801 1.849 104.578 2.288
201804 1.427 105.708 1.747
201807 1.281 106.324 1.559
201810 0.892 106.695 1.082
201901 1.699 106.200 2.070
201904 1.650 107.818 1.981
201907 1.575 108.250 1.883
201910 1.186 108.577 1.414
202001 1.215 108.841 1.445
202004 6.075 108.173 7.268
202007 3.736 109.318 4.423
202010 0.814 109.861 0.959
202101 0.661 110.364 0.775
202104 1.770 112.673 2.033
202107 1.581 115.183 1.776
202110 2.770 116.696 3.072
202201 1.497 118.619 1.633
202204 0.731 121.978 0.776
202207 0.533 125.002 0.552
202210 -0.528 125.734 -0.543
202301 1.142 126.223 1.171
202304 -0.782 127.992 -0.791
202307 0.595 128.974 0.597
202310 1.104 129.810 1.101
202401 2.229 129.419 2.229

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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  (NYSE:DG) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Dollar General (Dollar General) 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.
Executives
Carman R Wenkoff officer: EVP & Chief Information Ofc 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Roderick J West officer: EVP, Global Supply Chain 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
David Rowland director C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 06061
Michael M Calbert director C/O DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION, 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Jeffery Owen officer: EVP, Store Operations C/O KIRKLAND'S, INC., 5310 MARYLAND WAY, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Todd J Vasos officer: Div. Pres., Chief Merch. Ofc
Ana Maria Chadwick director 3001 SUMMER ST, STAMFORD CT 06926
Steven R Deckard officer: EVP, Growth & Emerging Mkts 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Kelly Dilts officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 6380 ROGERDALE, HOUSTON TX 77072
Timothy I Mcguire director 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
John W Garratt officer: Interim CFO 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Rhonda Taylor officer: SVP & General Counsel 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Anita C Elliott officer: Senior VP & Controller 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Patricia Filikrushel director DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION, 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Antonio Zuazo officer: EVP, Global Supply Chain 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072

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