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Dollar General Corp (DG) 1Q25 Summary

Core Content

Dollar General Corp (DG) reported strong results in Q1 2025, exceeding both sellside and buyside expectations. The company demonstrated robust top and bottom line performance, with a notable improvement in gross margins and a significant earnings per share (EPS) beat.

Key Financial Highlights

• Net Sales Growth: +5.3% YoY, reaching $10.4B, surpassing the sellside consensus of +3.7% and buyside consensus of +4.0%.
• Comp Sales Growth: +2.4% YoY, driven by +2.7% transaction growth and offset by -0.3% traffic decline.
• Gross Margin: Increased by +80bps YoY to 31.0%, primarily due to lower shrink and higher inventory markups.
• Adj. Operating Margin: Remained flat YoY at 5.5%, despite increased SG&A expenses from retail labor, incentives, and repairs.
• EPS: $1.78, a $0.32 beat against expectations.

Main Points

• Guidance Update: DG raised its FY25 guidance for net sales and comp sales growth, with a new midpoint of 3.7%–4.7% for net sales and 1.5%–2.5% for comp sales. The EPS guidance was adjusted to $5.20–$5.80, with the lower end narrowed.
• Tariff Uncertainty: Despite DG's ability to mitigate most of the tariff impact, the company warns of potential tariff reversion to "Liberation Day" levels after mid-August 2025, which could pressure consumer spending.
• Store Expansion and Remodels: DG plans to open 575 new stores in the US, 15 in Mexico, fully remodel 2,000 stores, and partly remodel 2,250 stores through Project Elevate. It also plans to relocate 45 stores.
• Investment Implications: The firm rates DG as Outperform with a Target Price of $126, reflecting a 160bps upside from the previous target of $120.

Key Information

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Valuation Metrics

Key Drivers for Upside

• Continued gross margin recovery.
• Trade-in benefits from middle to high-income consumers.
• Store remodels contributing to comp sales lift.
• Tariff mitigation and consumer spending trends.

Investment Implications

• DG is rated Outperform with a Target Price of $126, up from $120.
• The firm believes the company's guidance is conservative, and there is potential for additional upside in FY25 based on the health of its core low-income consumer base and operational improvements.

Risks

• Economic Downturn: A softening of the US economy could impact comp sales and expense leverage.
• Increased Competition: May lead to unexpected share loss.
• Operational Challenges: Failure to improve store operations in key areas like shrink prevention, labor relations, and supply chain could limit growth and margin recovery.
• Store Growth Shortfalls: Not meeting new store growth targets may hurt sales growth.

Ratings Definitions

Bernstein Brand

• Outperform: Expected to outpace the market by more than 15 pp.
• Market-Perform: Expected to perform in line with the market index to within ±15 pp.
• Underperform: Expected to trail the market by more than 15 pp.
• Coverage Suspended: No current coverage, ratings not reliable.
• Not Rated: Not accurately valued or predicted at present.

Autonomous Brand

• Outperform (OP): Expected to outpace the relevant index by more than 10 pp.
• Neutral (N): Expected to perform in line with the index to within ±10 pp.
• Underperform (UP): Expected to trail the index by more than 10 pp.
• Coverage Suspended: No current coverage, ratings not reliable.
• Not Rated: Not accurately valued or predicted at present.

Distribution of Ratings

Count represents the number of companies in each category to whom affiliates of Bernstein and Autonomous provided investment banking services.

Conclusion

DG's strong Q1 performance, including better-than-expected comp sales and gross margin improvements, has led to a revised target price of $126. The company's guidance for FY25 remains conservative, but the firm believes there is room for further upside based on continued operational improvements and consumer trends. Despite risks, DG is viewed as a strong buy with potential for outperforming the market.