secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DOLLAR GENERAL CORP (DG)
CIK:        0000029534
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-12-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001157523-23-001801
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Dollar General Q3 EPS $1.26 vs $2.33 YoY; same-store sales -1.3%; reiterates FY23 guidance
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- Net sales $9.7B (+2.4%); same-store sales -1.3% driven by lower avg transaction.
- Operating profit $433.5M (-41.1%); Diluted EPS $1.26 (-45.9%).
- Gross margin 29.0% vs 30.5% due to higher shrink, lower markups, higher markdowns.
- Reiterated FY23 EPS guidance $7.10-$7.60; FY24 plans 800 new stores, 1,500 remodels.
- Declared $0.59/share quarterly dividend payable Jan 23, 2024 to holders of record Jan 9.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000115752323001801/0001157523-23-001801-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000115752323001801/a53867476.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-001801

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