Dollar General Reports First Quarter 2016 Financial Results

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Dollar General (DG): Raising PT - Jefferies

May 27, 2016 9:07 AM EDT

Jefferies analyst, Daniel Binder, thinks that similar to other retailers, Dollar General (NYSE: DG) seasonal businesses were affected in April, but DG executed well against a tough backdrop as comp sales were within expectations for a 2-2.5% gain. EPS beat by $0.09... More

Dollar General (DG) Tops Q1 EPS by 8c; Comps Rose Less than Expected

May 26, 2016 6:56 AM EDT

Dollar General (NYSE: DG) reported Q1 EPS of $1.03, $0.08 better than the analyst estimate of $0.95. Revenue for the quarter came in at $5.27 billion versus the consensus estimate of $5.28 billion.

Comps rose 2.2 percent, versus expectations of a 2.4 percent gain.

Merchandise Inventories

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