Dollar General Corp., FCFE 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)
Net noncash charges	1,062,513)	1,563,418)	1,024,893)	689,392)	617,093)	590,208)
Change in operating assets and liabilities	(331,989)	(1,994,852)	(558,314)	531,717)	(91,650)	(36,130)
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,391,798)	1,984,555)	2,865,811)	3,876,159)	2,237,998)	2,143,550)
Purchases of property and equipment	(1,700,222)	(1,560,582)	(1,070,460)	(1,027,963)	(784,843)	(734,380)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment	6,199)	5,236)	4,903)	3,053)	2,358)	2,777)
Issuance of long-term obligations	1,498,260)	2,296,053)	—)	1,494,315)	—)	499,495)
Repayments of long-term obligations	(19,723)	(911,330)	(6,402)	(4,640)	(1,465)	(577,321)
Net increase (decrease) in commercial paper outstanding	(1,501,900)	1,447,600)	54,300)	(425,200)	58,300)	(63,300)
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities	500,000)	—)	—)	300,000)	—)	—)
Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit facilities	(500,000)	—)	—)	(300,000)	—)	—)
Costs associated with issuance of debt	(12,438)	(16,925)	(2,268)	(13,574)	(1,675)	(4,384)
Free cash flow to equity (FCFE)	661,974)	3,244,607)	1,845,884)	3,902,150)	1,510,673)	1,266,437)

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
FCFE	Free cash flow to equity is the cash flow available to Dollar General Corp. equity holders after all operating expenses, interest, and principal payments have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made.	Dollar General Corp. FCFE increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly from 2023 to 2024.

Dollar General Corp., current P/FCFE calculation, comparison to benchmarks

No. shares of common stock outstanding	219,915,184
Selected Financial Data (US$)
Free cash flow to equity (FCFE) (in thousands)	661,974)
FCFE per share	3.01
Current share price (P)	76.50
Valuation Ratio
P/FCFE	25.41
Benchmarks
P/FCFE, Competitors¹
Costco Wholesale Corp.	69.60
Target Corp.	19.47
Walmart Inc.	41.85
P/FCFE, Sector
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail	47.81
P/FCFE, Industry
Consumer Staples	27.53

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

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

Dollar General Corp., historical P/FCFE calculation, comparison to benchmarks

	Feb 2, 2024	Feb 3, 2023	Jan 28, 2022	Jan 29, 2021	Jan 31, 2020	Feb 1, 2019
No. shares of common stock outstanding¹	219,671,316	219,108,477	228,868,368	239,264,252	251,941,312	259,518,801
Selected Financial Data (US$)
Free cash flow to equity (FCFE) (in thousands)²	661,974)	3,244,607)	1,845,884)	3,902,150)	1,510,673)	1,266,437)
FCFE per share³	3.01	14.81	8.07	16.31	6.00	4.88
Share price^1, 4	150.78	205.81	229.63	187.78	143.00	117.47
Valuation Ratio
P/FCFE⁵	50.04	13.90	28.47	11.51	23.85	24.07
Benchmarks
P/FCFE, Competitors⁶
Costco Wholesale Corp.	68.03	39.36	82.66	37.82	23.41	36.68
Target Corp.	20.84	78.41	16.84	11.15	13.90	17.63
Walmart Inc.	29.40	25.97	122.02	18.26	23.39	9.30
P/FCFE, Sector
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail	—	29.82	56.14	18.79	22.03	12.95
P/FCFE, Industry
Consumer Staples	—	21.00	25.12	22.89	17.29	18.06

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).

¹ Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.

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³ 2024 Calculation
FCFE per share = FCFE ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 661,974,000 ÷ 219,671,316 = 3.01

⁴ Closing price as at the filing date of Dollar General Corp. Annual Report.

⁵ 2024 Calculation
P/FCFE = Share price ÷ FCFE per share
= 150.78 ÷ 3.01 = 50.04

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Valuation ratio	Description	The company
P/FCFE	Price to free cash flow to equity is cash valuation indicator of stockholders’ equity.	Dollar General Corp. P/FCFE ratio decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.

Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)

Price to FCFE (P/FCFE)

Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)

Price to FCFE Ratio, Current

Price to FCFE Ratio, Historical