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Dollar General Corporation is an American chain of variety stores headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. As of January 2020, Dollar General operates 16,278 stores in the continental United States. The company began in 1939 as a family-owned business called J.L. Turner and Son in Scottsville, Kentucky, owned by James Luther Turner and Cal Turner. In 1955, the name changed to Dollar General Corporation and in 1968 the company went public on the New York Stock Exchange. Fortune 500 recognized Dollar General in 1999 and in 2020 reached #112. Dollar General has grown to become one of the most profitable stores in the rural United States with revenue reaching around $27 billion in 2019.

Company profile

Ticker

Exchange

NYSE

Website

www.dollargeneral.com/

CEO

Todd Vasos

Incorporated

Tennessee

Location

Tennessee

Fiscal year end

Jan 28

Sector

Retail Trade > All Other General Merchandise Stores

Industry (SIC)

Retail - Variety Stores

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SEC CIK

0000029534

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

IRS number

610502302

DG stock data

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Stocks That Hit 52-Week Highs On Friday

30 Jul 21

On Friday morning, 154 companies achieved new highs for the year.

Stocks That Hit 52-Week Highs On Thursday

29 Jul 21

Thursday's morning session saw 167 companies set new 52-week highs.

Dollar Stores Gaining Discount Retail Market Share, Expert Says

28 Jul 21

Dollar store stocks have lagged in the past three months as investors anticipate a reopening of the economy could push shoppers back toward higher-end stores.

Dollar General Announces Opening of Newest Store-within-a-Store Concept

28 Jul 21

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27 Jul 21

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Dollar General Corporation Announces Webcast of its Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call

29 Jul 21

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) today announced that it plans to release its financial results for the fiscal 2021 second quarter ended July 30, 2021, on August 26, 2021. In connection with the release, Todd

Dollar General Announces Opening of Newest Store-within-a-Store Concept

28 Jul 21

First Two DG Market + pOpshelf Stores Now Open Near Nashville Dollar General (NYSE:DG) is excited to announce that its first two stores providing combined offerings of a DG Market and pOpshelf are now open in the

Dollar General Celebrates Walton, Kentucky Distribution Center Grand Opening

20 Jul 21

Provides Donation to Local School District to Illustrate Commitment to Serving the Community Today, Dollar General celebrated the grand opening of its Walton, Kentucky distribution center alongside employees, Company

Dollar General Plans to Hire up to 50,000 Individuals by Labor Day

14 Jul 21

Dollar General Announces Plans to Increase Access to Health Care Products & Services, Expanding Health Offerings in Rural Communities Across America

7 Jul 21

Calendar

27 May 21

31 Jul 21

28 Jan 22

Financial summary

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Annual (USD)	Jan 21	Jan 20	Jan 19	Feb 18
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Financial data from company earnings reports.

Cash burn rate (estimated)	Burn method: Change in cash		Burn method: Operating income/loss		Burn method: FCF (opex + capex)
	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q
Cash on hand (at last report)	688.06M	688.06M	688.06M	688.06M	688.06M	688.06M
Cash burn (monthly)	229.51M	165.49M	(positive/no burn)	(positive/no burn)	(positive/no burn)	(positive/no burn)
Cash used (since last report)	692.77M	499.52M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Cash remaining	-4.71M	188.53M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Runway (months of cash)	-0.0	1.1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Recent insider trades

DG insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	Indirect	10b5-1	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
16 Jun 21	Carman R Wenkoff	Common Stock	Gift	Dispose G	No	No	0	485	0	16,498
11 Jun 21	Carman R Wenkoff	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	207.0978	5,612	1.16M	16,983
11 Jun 21	Carman R Wenkoff	Common Stock	Option exercise	Aquire M	No	No	76.89	5,612	431.51K	22,595
11 Jun 21	Carman R Wenkoff	Employee Stock Option Common Stock	Option exercise	Dispose M	No	No	76.89	5,612	431.51K	16,412
10 Jun 21	Carman R Wenkoff	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	207.0127	4,288	887.67K	16,983
10 Jun 21	Carman R Wenkoff	Common Stock	Option exercise	Aquire M	No	No	76.89	4,288	329.7K	21,271
10 Jun 21	Carman R Wenkoff	Employee Stock Option Common Stock	Option exercise	Dispose M	No	No	76.89	4,288	329.7K	22,024
9 Jun 21	Bryant Warren F	Common Stock	Option exercise	Aquire M	No	No	48.62	4,180	203.23K	30,623.508
9 Jun 21	Bryant Warren F	Director Stock Option Common Stock	Option exercise	Dispose M	No	No	48.62	4,180	203.23K	0
28 May 21	Todd J Vasos	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	205.3256	2,600	533.85K	210,078

Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership Q1 2021

DG institutional ownership history Ownership history

Data for the last complete 13F reporting period. To see the most recent changes to ownership, click the ownership history button above.

89.5% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	1139	1164	-2.1%
Opened positions	137	165	-17.0%
Closed positions	162	94	+72.3%
Increased positions	452	457	-1.1%
Reduced positions	413	399	+3.5%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	42.83B	46.29B	-7.5%
Total shares	211.36M	220.13M	-4.0%
Total puts	2.35M	2.09M	+12.5%
Total calls	2.6M	1.74M	+49.3%
Total put/call ratio	0.9	1.2	-24.7%

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
Vanguard	18.93M	$3.84B	-1.3%
TROW T. Rowe Price	17.97M	$3.64B	-12.3%
BLK Blackrock	17.63M	$3.57B	+0.3%
Capital World Investors	13.1M	$2.66B	+16.2%
STT State Street	10.25M	$2.08B	-2.7%
Capital International Investors	5.08M	$1.03B	NEW
FMR	4.74M	$961.11M	-52.8%
Geode Capital Management	3.84M	$775.53M	+2.1%
Lazard Asset Management	3.22M	$652.74M	+24.2%
Massachusetts Financial Services	3.15M	$637.25M	-8.8%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
Polen Capital Management	0	-5.8M	EXIT
FMR	4.74M	-5.31M	-52.8%
Capital International Investors	5.08M	+5.08M	NEW
Norges Bank	0	-2.68M	EXIT
TROW T. Rowe Price	17.97M	-2.51M	-12.3%
Capital World Investors	13.1M	+1.83M	+16.2%
Wellington Management	3.12M	-1.12M	-26.4%
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss	1.98M	+1.09M	+123.8%
Nordea Investment Management Ab	983.83K	+874.98K	+803.9%
Allianz Asset Management GmbH	754.49K	-823.52K	-52.2%

Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

Financial report summary

Competition

Bridgford Foods • Sunstock • Veroni Brands

Management Discussion

Seasonality. The nature of our business is somewhat seasonal. Primarily because of sales of Christmas-related merchandise, operating profit in our fourth quarter (November, December and January) has historically been higher than operating profit in each of the first three quarters of the fiscal year. Expenses, and to a greater extent operating profit,

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From filing 10-Q 2021 Q1