earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.80
Dollar General Q4 EPS $2.96, net sales $10.2B; same-store sales +5.7%; guides FY2023 EPS growth 4-6%
DOLLAR GENERAL CORP
2022-FY EPS reported
$10.68
revenue$37,844,863,000
- Diluted EPS $2.96 vs $2.57 in Q4 2021 (+15.2%); net income $659.1M (+10.3%).
- Net sales $10.2B (+17.9%) including 53rd week; same-store sales +5.7% driven by higher average transaction.
- FY2023 guidance: net sales growth ~5.5-6%, same-store sales +3.0-3.5%, diluted EPS growth 4-6%.
- Board declares increased quarterly dividend of $0.59/share (payable Apr 25 to record Apr 11).
- FY2022 share repurchases $2.7B; plans $500M in FY2023; capex $1.8-1.9B with ~3,170 real estate projects.