Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Assets are resources controlled by the company as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity.

Dollar General Corp., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

	Aug 2, 2024	May 3, 2024	Feb 2, 2024	Nov 3, 2023	Aug 4, 2023	May 5, 2023	Feb 3, 2023	Oct 28, 2022	Jul 29, 2022	Apr 29, 2022	Jan 28, 2022	Oct 29, 2021	Jul 30, 2021	Apr 30, 2021	Jan 29, 2021	Oct 30, 2020	Jul 31, 2020	May 1, 2020	Jan 31, 2020	Nov 1, 2019	Aug 2, 2019	May 3, 2019	Feb 1, 2019	Nov 2, 2018	Aug 3, 2018	May 4, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents	1,222,691)	720,700)	537,283)	365,447)	353,018)	313,064)	381,576)	362,731)	326,263)	335,613)	344,829)	488,662)	313,666)	688,055)	1,376,577)	2,199,443)	2,959,604)	2,673,912)	240,320)	276,076)	259,568)	271,111)	235,487)	260,688)	265,288)	283,970)
Merchandise inventories	7,000,569)	6,934,389)	6,994,266)	7,356,065)	7,531,459)	7,335,845)	6,760,733)	7,144,722)	6,935,856)	6,087,399)	5,614,325)	5,298,859)	5,279,273)	5,099,465)	5,247,477)	5,025,810)	4,391,157)	4,107,331)	4,676,848)	4,496,377)	4,419,628)	4,109,759)	4,097,004)	3,979,105)	3,896,432)	3,594,529)
Income taxes receivable	61,495)	34,946)	112,262)	197,555)	151,730)	50,863)	135,775)	188,082)	93,283)	33,576)	97,394)	120,374)	127,011)	16,637)	90,760)	111,139)	36,176)	17,191)	76,537)	103,188)	61,692)	25,164)	57,804)	114,647)	68,353)	28,637)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	439,487)	406,936)	366,913)	352,011)	377,772)	355,688)	302,925)	321,481)	327,490)	280,282)	247,295)	273,939)	272,768)	237,588)	199,405)	197,040)	210,471)	194,049)	184,163)	192,901)	178,250)	177,735)	272,725)	275,904)	287,753)	258,900)
Current assets	8,724,242)	8,096,971)	8,010,724)	8,271,078)	8,413,979)	8,055,460)	7,581,009)	8,017,016)	7,682,892)	6,736,870)	6,303,843)	6,181,834)	5,992,718)	6,041,745)	6,914,219)	7,533,432)	7,597,408)	6,992,483)	5,177,868)	5,068,542)	4,919,138)	4,583,769)	4,663,020)	4,630,344)	4,517,826)	4,166,036)
Net property and equipment	6,269,480)	6,172,496)	6,087,722)	5,848,385)	5,624,129)	5,420,134)	5,236,309)	4,927,450)	4,648,187)	4,451,028)	4,346,127)	4,177,871)	4,104,193)	3,999,170)	3,899,997)	3,701,782)	3,520,998)	3,320,141)	3,278,359)	3,131,073)	3,020,406)	3,008,425)	2,970,806)	2,921,943)	2,857,274)	2,758,369)
Operating lease assets	11,220,287)	11,138,733)	11,098,228)	10,904,323)	10,755,172)	10,726,523)	10,670,014)	10,469,374)	10,319,225)	10,183,152)	10,092,930)	9,982,666)	9,805,081)	9,614,974)	9,473,330)	9,343,375)	9,154,789)	8,960,805)	8,796,183)	8,639,378)	8,405,346)	8,140,326)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Goodwill	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)	4,338,589)
Other intangible assets, net	1,199,700)	1,199,700)	1,199,700)	1,199,700)	1,199,700)	1,199,700)	1,199,700)	1,199,700)	1,199,700)	1,199,720)	1,199,750)	1,199,780)	1,199,810)	1,199,840)	1,199,870)	1,199,900)	1,199,931)	1,199,961)	1,200,006)	1,200,059)	1,200,111)	1,200,164)	1,200,217)	1,200,270)	1,200,322)	1,200,375)
Other assets, net	61,467)	63,010)	60,628)	62,551)	63,988)	63,527)	57,746)	55,029)	50,663)	46,949)	46,132)	44,562)	47,417)	42,380)	36,619)	36,364)	35,718)	36,334)	34,079)	35,149)	33,939)	33,011)	31,406)	29,875)	29,938)	29,861)
Noncurrent assets	23,089,523)	22,912,528)	22,784,867)	22,353,548)	21,981,578)	21,748,473)	21,502,358)	20,990,142)	20,556,364)	20,219,438)	20,023,528)	19,743,468)	19,495,090)	19,194,953)	18,948,405)	18,620,010)	18,250,025)	17,855,830)	17,647,216)	17,344,248)	16,998,391)	16,720,515)	8,541,018)	8,490,677)	8,426,123)	8,327,194)
Total assets	31,813,765)	31,009,499)	30,795,591)	30,624,626)	30,395,557)	29,803,933)	29,083,367)	29,007,158)	28,239,256)	26,956,308)	26,327,371)	25,925,302)	25,487,808)	25,236,698)	25,862,624)	26,153,442)	25,847,433)	24,848,313)	22,825,084)	22,412,790)	21,917,529)	21,304,284)	13,204,038)	13,121,021)	12,943,949)	12,493,230)

Total assets exhibited a significant long-term upward trajectory, increasing from approximately 12.49 billion USD in May 2018 to 31.81 billion USD by August 2024. A primary catalyst for this growth was the recognition of operating lease assets starting in May 2019, which substantially expanded the noncurrent asset base and total balance sheet size.

Current Asset Composition and Liquidity: Current assets grew from 4.17 billion USD in May 2018 to 8.72 billion USD in August 2024. This growth was primarily driven by merchandise inventories, which nearly doubled from 3.59 billion USD to 7.00 billion USD over the analyzed period. Cash and cash equivalents displayed high volatility, most notably peaking at 2.96 billion USD in July 2020 before stabilizing and subsequently rising again to 1.22 billion USD by August 2024.
Fixed Asset and Infrastructure Expansion: Net property and equipment demonstrated consistent, linear growth, rising from 2.76 billion USD in May 2018 to 6.27 billion USD in August 2024. This indicates a steady investment in physical store locations and infrastructure. Parallel to this, operating lease assets grew from 8.14 billion USD in May 2019 to 11.22 billion USD in August 2024, reflecting a significant reliance on leased properties for operational expansion.
Intangible Assets and Goodwill: Goodwill remained static at 4.34 billion USD throughout the entire period, indicating no new major acquisitions or impairment charges. Other intangible assets showed a gradual, consistent decline from 1.20 billion USD in May 2018 to 1.20 billion USD (with marginal amortizations) through August 2024, suggesting a stable profile of amortizable intangible assets.
Working Capital Components: Prepaid expenses and other current assets trended upward, increasing from 258.9 million USD in May 2018 to 439.5 million USD in August 2024. Income taxes receivable fluctuated significantly across quarters, peaking at 197.6 million USD in November 2023, reflecting variable timing in tax payments and credits.

The overall asset structure reveals a strategic shift toward higher inventory levels and a substantial increase in both owned and leased infrastructure. The expansion of the balance sheet is characterized by a transition from a leaner asset base to a more capital-intensive model focused on physical scale.

Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)

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Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)

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Balance Sheet: Assets
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