secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DOLLAR GENERAL CORP (DG)
CIK:        0000029534
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-05-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001157523-22-000695
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

DG Q1 EPS falls 14.5% to $2.41, same-store sales -0.1%, raises FY sales guidance
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- Net sales $8.8B (+4.2% YoY); same-store sales -0.1% driven by traffic decline, offset by higher average transaction.
- Operating profit $746.2M (-17.9%); gross margin 31.3% (down 151 bps) due to higher consumables mix, LIFO, transportation costs.
- Diluted EPS $2.41 vs $2.82; net income $552.7M (-18.5%).
- Raises FY22 same-store sales guidance to ~3.0-3.5% (from 2.5%); net sales growth now ~10-10.5%.
- Board declares $0.55/share quarterly dividend (unchanged), payable July 19 to holders of record July 5.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000115752322000695/0001157523-22-000695-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000115752322000695/a52731159.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-000695

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