Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
EV to EBITDA Ratio, Current
EV to EBITDA Ratio, Historical

Dollar General Corp., EBITDA calculation

US$ in thousands

12 months ended:	Feb 2, 2024	Feb 3, 2023	Jan 28, 2022	Jan 29, 2021	Jan 31, 2020	Feb 1, 2019
Net income	1,661,274)	2,415,989)	2,399,232)	2,655,050)	1,712,555)	1,589,472)
Add: Income tax expense	458,245)	700,625)	663,917)	749,330)	489,175)	425,944)
Earnings before tax (EBT)	2,119,519)	3,116,614)	3,063,149)	3,404,380)	2,201,730)	2,015,416)
Add: Interest expense	326,781)	211,273)	157,526)	150,385)	100,574)	99,871)
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)	2,446,300)	3,327,887)	3,220,675)	3,554,765)	2,302,304)	2,115,287)
Add: Depreciation and amortization	848,793)	724,877)	641,316)	574,237)	504,804)	454,134)
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)	3,295,093)	4,052,764)	3,861,991)	4,129,002)	2,807,108)	2,569,421)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01).

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Item	Description	The company
EBITDA	To calculate EBITDA analysts start with net earnings. To that earnings number, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are added. EBITDA as a pre-interest number is a flow to all providers of capital.	Dollar General Corp. EBITDA increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly from 2023 to 2024.

Dollar General Corp., current EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Enterprise value (EV)	24,942,374)
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)	3,295,093)
Valuation Ratio
EV/EBITDA	7.57
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors¹
Costco Wholesale Corp.	37.52
Target Corp.	8.04
Walmart Inc.	22.12
EV/EBITDA, Sector
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail	28.00
EV/EBITDA, Industry
Consumer Staples	22.25

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02).

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If the company EV/EBITDA is lower then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company EV/EBITDA is higher then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.

Dollar General Corp., historical EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks

	Feb 2, 2024	Feb 3, 2023	Jan 28, 2022	Jan 29, 2021	Jan 31, 2020	Feb 1, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Enterprise value (EV)¹	39,584,942)	51,722,539)	56,382,282)	47,683,439)	38,699,281)	33,114,877)
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)²	3,295,093)	4,052,764)	3,861,991)	4,129,002)	2,807,108)	2,569,421)
Valuation Ratio
EV/EBITDA³	12.01	12.76	14.60	11.55	13.79	12.89
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors⁴
Costco Wholesale Corp.	32.85	22.66	21.19	22.64	21.69	20.13
Target Corp.	10.37	13.52	9.00	10.35	8.50	7.49
Walmart Inc.	14.63	13.92	13.94	12.01	11.12	13.73
EV/EBITDA, Sector
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail	—	15.84	14.18	13.50	12.30	—
EV/EBITDA, Industry
Consumer Staples	—	16.39	16.42	15.65	14.89	—

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01).

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³ 2024 Calculation
EV/EBITDA = EV ÷ EBITDA
= 39,584,942 ÷ 3,295,093 = 12.01

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Valuation ratio	Description	The company
EV/EBITDA	Enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization is a valuation indicator for the overall company rather than common stock.	Dollar General Corp. EV/EBITDA ratio decreased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)

Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)

Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Current

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Historical