secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DOLLAR GENERAL CORP (DG)
CIK:        0000029534
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001157523-23-000342
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Dollar General prelim Q4 EPS $2.91-$2.96 vs prior $3.15-$3.30; FY23 guidance below expectations
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- Q4 same-store sales +5.7% vs prior guidance of ~6-7%; FY22 same-store sales +4.3%.
- Q4 diluted EPS expected $2.91-$2.96, below prior $3.15-$3.30 range.
- FY22 diluted EPS growth ~4.5-5% vs prior ~7-8% expectation.
- FY23 guidance: same-store sales +3.0-3.5%, diluted EPS growth 4-6% (includes ~3pp higher interest, ~4pp 53rd-week lap).
- Lower results attributed to Winter Storm Elliott impacting December sales and inventory damages.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000115752323000342/0001157523-23-000342-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000115752323000342/a53339637.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-000342

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