secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DOLLAR GENERAL CORP (DG)
CIK:        0000029534
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-12-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001157523-21-001470
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

DG Q3 EPS $2.08, sales $8.5B; raises FY21 guidance; adds $2B buyback; plans 1,110 new stores in FY22
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- Q3 net sales $8.5B (+3.9% YoY); diluted EPS $2.08 (-10.0% YoY); operating profit $665.6M (-13.9% YoY).
- Same-store sales -0.6% (two-year stack +11.6%); gross margin 30.8% (down 57 bps); SG&A 22.9% (up 105 bps).
- FY21 guidance raised: net sales growth ~1.0-1.5%, diluted EPS $9.90-$10.20 (prev $9.60-$10.20).
- Board authorizes additional $2.0B share repurchase; declares quarterly dividend $0.42/share payable Jan 18, 2022.
- FY22 plans: 1,110 new stores, 1,750 remodels, 120 relocations; first Mexico stores in FY22; target ~1,000 pOpshelf by end FY25.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000115752321001470/0001157523-21-001470-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000115752321001470/a52543526.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-21-001470

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