EX-992tm2516684d1_ex99.htmEXHIBIT 99
Exhibit 99
Dollar
General Corporation Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
Raises Financial
Guidance for Fiscal Year 2025
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dollar
General Corporation (NYSE: DG) today reported financial results for its fiscal year 2025 first quarter (13 weeks) ended May 2, 2025.
·
Net
Sales Increased 5.3% to $10.4 Billion
·
Same-Store
Sales Increased 2.4%
·
Operating
Profit Increased 5.5% to $576.1 Million
·
Diluted
Earnings Per Share ("EPS") Increased 7.9% to $1.78
·
T1Cash
Flows From Operations Increased 27.6% to $847.2 Million
·
Board
of Directors Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.59 per share
"We are pleased with our start
to the year, including strong same-store sales and EPS results," said Todd Vasos, Dollar General's chief executive officer. "Our
efforts to improve execution and enhance the associate and customer experience are yielding positive outcomes in both our operational
performance and our financial results. I want to thank our team for their hard work and dedication to serving our customers and communities
with value and convenience every day. T2These efforts contributed to market share gains in sales of both consumables and non-consumables,
and drove growth with both our core customer and trade-in customers during the quarter."
"Looking ahead, we are uniquely
well-positioned to serve our customer in a variety of economic environments. We are proud of our progress and are excited about the future
of this business, as we look to further create sustainable long-term value for our shareholders."
First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Highlights
Net sales increased 5.3% to $10.4
billion in the first quarter of 2025 compared to $9.9 billion in the first quarter of 2024. The net sales increase was driven by
positive sales contributions from new stores and growth in same-store sales, partially offset by the impact of store closures.
Same-store sales increased 2.4% compared to the first quarter of 2024, T3reflecting a 2.7% increase in average transaction amount and
a 0.3% decrease in customer traffic. Same-store sales in the first quarter of 2025 included growth in each of the
consumables, seasonal, home products, and apparel categories.
Gross profit as a percentage of net
sales was 31.0% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to 30.2% in the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 78 basis points. T4This gross
profit rate increase was driven primarily by lower shrink and higher inventory markups; partially offset by increased markdowns.
Selling, General and Administrative
Expenses ("SG&A") as a percentage of net sales were 25.4% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to 24.7% in the first quarter
of 2024, an increase of 77 basis points. T5The primary expenses that were a higher percentage of net sales in the first quarter of 2025
were retail labor, incentive compensation, and repairs and maintenance.
Operating profit for the first quarter
of 2025 increased 5.5% to $576.1 million compared to $546.1 million in the first quarter of 2024.
Interest expense for the first quarter
of 2025 decreased 10.8% to $64.6 million compared to $72.4 million in the first quarter of 2024.
The effective income tax rate in the
first quarter of 2025 was 23.4% compared to 23.3% in the first quarter of 2024.
The Company reported net income of $391.9
million for the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 7.9% compared to $363.3 million in the first quarter of 2024. Diluted EPS increased
7.9% to $1.78 for the first quarter of 2025 compared to diluted EPS of $1.65 in the first quarter of 2024.
Merchandise Inventories
As of May 2, 2025, T6total merchandise
inventories, at cost, were $6.6 billion compared to $6.9 billion as of May 3, 2024, a decrease of 7.0% on an average per-store basis.
Capital Expenditures
Total additions to property and equipment
in the first quarter of 2025 were $291 million, including approximately: $167 million for improvements, upgrades, remodels and relocations
of existing stores; $76 million related to store facilities, primarily for leasehold improvements, fixtures and equipment in new stores;
$36 million for distribution and transportation-related projects; and $12 million for information systems upgrades and technology-related
projects. During the first quarter of 2025, the Company opened 156 new stores, T7remodeled 668 stores through Project Elevate and remodeled
559 stores through Project Renovate, and relocated 23 stores.
Dividend
On June 2, 2025, the Company's
Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.59 per share on the Company's common stock, payable on or before July 22,
2025, to shareholders of record on July 8, 2025. While the Board of Directors currently intends to continue regular cash dividends,
the declaration and amount of future dividends are subject to the sole discretion of the Board and will depend upon, among other things,
the Company's results of operations, cash requirements, financial condition, contractual restrictions, excess debt capacity, and other
factors the Board may deem relevant in its sole discretion.
Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Guidance
and Store Growth Outlook
While the Company's first quarter 2025
financial results exceeded its internal expectations, uncertainty exists for the remainder of the year regarding the potential impact
of tariffs on the business, and particularly on consumer behavior. The tariff environment remains highly dynamic, and the specific tariffs
applicable to goods imported by the Company and its suppliers into the U.S. continue to evolve.
The Company is updating its expectations
for the year, primarily to reflect its outperformance in the first quarter and the tariff uncertainty discussed above. T8This updated guidance
assumes the Company will be able to mitigate a significant portion of the potential impact to its cost of goods from tariffs at currently
implemented rates, but that consumer spending could be pressured by tariff-related price increases.
The updated guidance assumes current
tariff rates remain in place through mid-August 2025, and the Company has plans in place to address the potential reversion to the
tariff rates previously announced on goods from China on April 2, 2025.
As a result, the Company now expects
the following for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2026 ("fiscal year 2025"):
·
G1Net sales growth of approximately 3.7% to 4.7%, compared to its previous expectation of approximately 3.4% to 4.4%
·
G2Same-store sales growth of approximately 1.5% to 2.5%, compared to its previous expectation of approximately 1.2% to 2.2%
·
G3Diluted EPS approximately $5.20 to $5.80, compared to its previous expectation of approximately $5.10 to $5.80
o
Diluted EPS guidance continues to assume an effective tax rate of approximately 23.5%
G4The Company continues to expect capital
expenditures, including those related to investments in the Company's strategic initiatives, in the range of $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion.
The Company's financial guidance continues
to assume no share repurchases in fiscal year 2025.
The Company is also reiterating its
plans to execute approximately 4,885 real estate projects in fiscal year 2025, including opening approximately 575 new stores in the
U.S. and up to 15 new stores in Mexico, G5remodeling approximately 2,000 stores through Project Renovate, G6remodeling approximately 2,250
stores through Project Elevate, and G7relocating approximately 45 stores.
Conference Call Information
The Company will hold a conference call
on June 3, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. CT/9:00 a.m. ET, hosted by Todd Vasos, chief executive officer, and Kelly Dilts, chief financial
officer. To participate via telephone, please call (877) 407-0890 at least 10 minutes before the conference call is scheduled to begin.
The conference ID is 13753584. There will also be a live webcast of the call available at https://investor.dollargeneral.com under "News &
Events, Events & Presentations." A replay of the conference call will be available through July 1, 2025, and will
be accessible via webcast replay or by calling (877) 660-6853. The conference ID for the telephonic replay is 13753584.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
information within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Forward-looking
statements include those regarding the Company's outlook, strategy, initiatives, plans, intentions or beliefs, including, but not limited
to, statements made within the quotation of Mr. Vasos, and in the sections entitled "Dividend," and "Fiscal Year
2025 Financial Guidance and Store Growth Outlook."
A reader can identify
forward-looking statements because they are not limited to historical fact or they use words such as "accelerate," "aim," "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "beyond," "can," "committed," "confident," "continue," "could," "drive," "estimate," "expect," "focus on," "forecast," "future," "goal," "guidance," "intend," "investments," "likely," "long-term," "looking ahead," "look
to," "may," "model," "moving toward," "near-term," "ongoing," "opportunities," "outcome," "outlook," "plan," "position," "potential," "predict," "project," "prospects," "seek," "should," "subject to," "target," "uncertainty," "well-positioned," "will," "would," or "years
ahead," and similar expressions that concern the Company's outlook, long-term financial framework, strategies, plans,
initiatives, intentions or beliefs about future occurrences or results. These matters involve risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may change at any time and may cause actual results to differ materially from those which the Company expected. Many of
these statements are derived from the Company's operating budgets and forecasts as of the date of this release, which are based on
many detailed assumptions and estimates that the Company believes are reasonable. However, it is very difficult to predict the
effect of known factors on future results, and the Company cannot anticipate all factors that could affect future results that may
be important to an investor. All forward-looking information should be evaluated in the context of these risks, uncertainties and
other factors. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in or implied
by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
·
economic factors, including but not limited to employment levels; inflation (and the Company's ability to adjust prices sufficiently to offset the effect of inflation); pandemics; higher fuel, energy, healthcare, housing and product costs; higher interest rates, consumer debt levels, and tax rates; lack of available credit; tax law changes that negatively affect credits and refunds; decreases in, or elimination of, government assistance programs or subsidies such as unemployment and food/nutrition assistance programs, student loan repayment forgiveness and economic stimulus payments; commodity rates; transportation, lease and insurance costs; wage rates (including the possibility of increased federal, and further increased state and/or local minimum wage rates/salary levels); foreign exchange rate fluctuations; measures that create barriers to or increase the costs of international trade (including increased import duties or tariffs); the dynamic and uncertain tariff environment (including its impact on our profitability and our customers' response to price increases); and changes in laws and regulations and their effect on, as applicable, customer spending, confidence and disposable income, the Company's ability to execute its strategies and initiatives, the Company's cost of goods sold, the Company's SG&A expenses (including real estate and building costs), and the Company's sales and profitability;
·
failure to achieve or sustain the Company's strategies, initiatives and investments, including those
relating to merchandising (including those related to non-consumable products), real estate and new store development, mature stores
and store remodels (including Project Elevate), international expansion, store formats and concepts, digital, marketing, shrink, damages,
sourcing, private brand, inventory management, supply chain, private fleet, store operations, expense reduction, technology, pOpshelf,
and DG Media Network;
·
competitive pressures and changes in the competitive environment and the geographic and product markets where the Company operates, including, but not limited to, pricing, promotional activity, expanded availability of mobile, web-based and other digital technologies, and alliances or other business combinations;
·
failure to timely and cost-effectively execute the Company's real estate projects and timely meet its financial expectations, or to anticipate or successfully address the challenges imposed by the Company's expansion, including into new countries or domestic markets, states, or urban or suburban areas;
·
levels of inventory shrinkage and damages;
·
failure to successfully manage inventory balances and in-stock levels, as well as to predict customer trends, spending levels, or price sensitivity;
·
failure to maintain the security of the Company's business, customer, employee or vendor information or to comply with privacy laws, or the Company or one of its vendors falling victim to a cyberattack (which risk is heightened as a result of political uncertainty involving China, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East) that prevents the Company from operating all or a portion of its business;
·
damage or interruption to the Company's information systems as a result of external factors, staffing shortages or challenges in maintaining or updating the Company's existing technology or developing, implementing or integrating new technology (including artificial intelligence);
·
a significant disruption to the Company's distribution network, the capacity of the Company's distribution centers or the timely receipt of inventory; increased fuel or transportation costs; issues related to supply chain disruptions or seasonal buying pattern disruptions; or delays in constructing, opening or staffing new distribution centers (including temperature-controlled distribution centers);
·
risks and challenges associated with sourcing merchandise from suppliers, including, but not limited to, those related to international trade (for example, increasing tariffs on imported goods, political uncertainty involving China, disruptive political events such as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East, the dynamic and uncertain tariff environment, and port labor disputes/agreements);
·
natural disasters, unusual weather conditions (whether or not caused by climate change), pandemic outbreaks or other health crises, political or civil unrest, acts of war, violence or terrorism, and disruptive global political events (for example, political uncertainty involving China, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East);
·
product liability, product recall or product safety, labeling or other product-related claims;
·
incurrence of material uninsured losses, excessive insurance costs or accident costs;
·
failure to attract, develop and retain qualified employees while controlling labor costs (including the possibility of increased federal, and further increased state and/or local minimum wage rates/salary levels, and other labor issues, including employee expectations and productivity and employee safety issues;
·
loss of key personnel or inability to hire additional qualified personnel, ability to successfully execute management transitions within the Company's senior leadership; or inability to enforce non-compete agreements that we have in place with management personnel or enter into new non-compete agreements;
·
risks associated with the Company's private brands, including, but not limited to, the Company's level of success in improving their gross profit rate at expected levels;
·
failure to protect the Company's reputation;
·
seasonality of the Company's business;
·
reliance on third parties in many aspects of the Company's business;
·
deterioration in market conditions, including market disruptions, adverse conditions in the financial
markets including financial institution failures, limited liquidity and interest rate increases, changes in the Company's credit profile
(including the Company's current increased debt levels or any downgrade to the Company's credit ratings), compliance with covenants and
restrictions under the Company's debt agreements, and the amount of the Company's available excess capital;
·
impact of market and other factors on the volatility of the Company's common stock price;
·
the impact of changes in or noncompliance with governmental regulations and requirements, including, but not limited to, those dealing with the sale of products, including without limitation, product and food safety, marketing, labeling or pricing; information security and privacy; labor and employment; employee wages, salary levels and benefits (including the possibility of increased federal, and further increased state and/or local minimum wage rates/salary levels); health and safety; real property; public accommodations; imports and customs; transportation; intellectual property; bribery and anti-corruption; climate change; and environmental compliance (including any required public disclosures related thereto), as well as tax laws and policies (including those related to the federal, state or foreign corporate tax rate), the interpretation of existing tax laws, or the Company's failure to sustain its reporting positions negatively affecting the Company's overall effective tax rate, and uncertainty surrounding potential changes to the regulatory environment under the current U.S. administration;
·
developments in or outcomes of private actions, class actions, multi-district litigation, arbitrations, derivative actions, administrative proceedings, regulatory actions or other litigation or of inquiries from federal, state and local agencies, regulatory authorities, attorneys
general, committees, subcommittees and members of the U.S. Congress, and other local, state, federal and international governmental authorities;
·
new accounting guidance or changes in the interpretation or application of existing guidance;
·
the factors disclosed under "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q; and
·
such other factors as may be discussed or identified in this press release.
All forward-looking statements are qualified
in their entirety by these and other cautionary statements that the Company makes from time to time in its SEC filings and public communications.
The Company cannot assure the reader that it will realize the results or developments the Company anticipates or, even if substantially
realized, that they will result in the consequences or affect the Company or its operations in the way the Company expects. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation, and specifically disclaims any duty, to update or revise
any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or circumstances, or otherwise, except as otherwise required
by law. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements
included herein or that may be made elsewhere from time to time by, or on behalf of, the Company.
Investors should also be aware that
while the Company does, from time to time, communicate with securities analysts and others, it is against the Company's policy to disclose
to them any material, nonpublic information or other confidential commercial information. Accordingly, shareholders should not assume
that the Company agrees with any statement or report issued by any securities analyst regardless of the content of the statement or report.
Furthermore, the Company has a policy against confirming projections, forecasts or opinions issued by others. Thus, to the extent that
reports issued by securities analysts contain any projections, forecasts or opinions, such reports are not the Company's responsibility.
About Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG)
is proud to serve as America's neighborhood general store. Founded in 1939, Dollar General lives its mission of Serving Others every
day by providing access to affordable products and services for its customers, career opportunities for its employees, and literacy and
education support for its hometown communities. As of May 2, 2025, the Company's 20,582 Dollar General, DG Market, DGX and pOpshelf
stores across the United States and Mi Súper Dollar General stores in Mexico provide everyday essentials including food, health and wellness
products, cleaning and laundry supplies, self-care and beauty items, and seasonal décor fromour high-quality private brands alongside many
of the world’s most trusted brandssuch as Coca Cola, PepsiCo/Frito-Lay, General Mills, Hershey, J.M. Smucker, Kraft, Mars,Nestlé,
Procter & Gamble and Unilever.
DOLLAR GENERAL
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
May 2,
2025
May 3,
2024
January 31,
2025
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
850,018
$
720,700
$
932,576
Merchandise inventories
6,590,096
6,934,389
6,711,242
Income taxes receivable
31,896
34,946
127,132
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
424,293
406,936
392,975
Total current assets
7,896,303
8,096,971
8,163,925
Net property and equipment
6,279,529
6,172,496
6,209,481
Operating lease assets
11,218,240
11,138,733
11,163,763
Goodwill
4,338,589
4,338,589
4,338,589
Other intangible assets, net
1,199,700
1,199,700
1,199,700
Other assets, net
55,300
63,010
57,275
Total assets
$
30,987,661
$
31,009,499
$
31,132,733
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term obligations
$
19,591
$
769,139
$
519,463
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
1,478,895
1,406,970
1,460,114
Accounts payable
3,836,222
3,472,487
3,833,133
Accrued expenses and other
1,031,210
976,076
1,045,856
Income taxes payable
37,747
17,190
10,136
Total current liabilities
6,403,665
6,641,862
6,868,702
Long-term obligations
5,724,739
6,222,387
5,719,025
Long-term operating lease liabilities
9,794,789
9,723,314
9,764,783
Deferred income taxes
1,096,048
1,157,660
1,103,701
Other liabilities
264,757
264,097
262,815
Total liabilities
23,283,998
24,009,320
23,719,026
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock
-
-
-
Common stock
192,557
192,407
192,447
Additional paid-in capital
3,838,541
3,774,363
3,812,590
Retained earnings
3,667,792
3,032,996
3,405,683
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
4,773
413
2,987
Total shareholders' equity
7,703,663
7,000,179
7,413,707
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
30,987,661
$
31,009,499
$
31,132,733
DOLLAR GENERAL
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
For the Quarter Ended
May 2,
2025
% of Net
Sales
May 3,
2024
% of Net
Sales
Net sales
$
10,435,979
100.00
%
$
9,914,021
100.00
%
Cost of goods sold
7,204,691
69.04
6,921,872
69.82
Gross profit
3,231,288
30.96
2,992,149
30.18
Selling, general and administrative expenses
2,655,175
25.44
2,446,045
24.67
Operating profit
576,113
5.52
546,104
5.51
Interest expense, net
64,604
0.62
72,433
0.73
Income before income taxes
511,509
4.90
473,671
4.78
Income tax expense
119,581
1.15
110,354
1.11
Net income
$
391,928
3.76
%
$
363,317
3.66
%
Earnings per share:
Basic
$
1.78
$
1.65
Diluted
$
1.78
$
1.65
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic
219,986
219,748
Diluted
220,135
220,052
DOLLAR GENERAL
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
(13 Weeks)
(13 Weeks)
May 2, 2025
May 3, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
391,928
$
363,317
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
252,793
232,286
Deferred income taxes
(7,682
)
23,876
Noncash share-based compensation
30,273
21,846
Other noncash (gains) and losses
5,025
15,052
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Merchandise inventories
124,841
49,562
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(29,329
)
(42,650
)
Accounts payable
(35,080
)
(95,686
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(2,988
)
14,814
Income taxes
122,847
83,797
Other
(5,473
)
(2,408
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
847,155
663,806
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment
(290,928
)
(341,975
)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment
552
814
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(290,376
)
(341,161
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of long-term obligations
(505,306
)
(5,205
)
Payments of cash dividends
(129,819
)
(129,736
)
Other equity and related transactions
(4,212
)
(4,287
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(639,337
)
(139,228
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(82,558
)
183,417
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
932,576
537,283
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
850,018
$
720,700
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for:
Interest
$
100,729
$
117,837
Income taxes
$
4,098
$
3,036
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
$
420,108
$
404,716
Purchases of property and equipment awaiting processing for payment, included in Accounts payable
$
129,150
$
128,936
DOLLAR GENERAL
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Selected Additional Information
(Unaudited)
Sales by Category
(in thousands)
For the Quarter Ended
May 2, 2025
May 3, 2024
% Change
Consumables
$
8,636,680
$
8,210,850
5.2
%
Seasonal
1,022,943
963,514
6.2
%
Home products
507,176
478,791
5.9
%
Apparel
269,180
260,866
3.2
%
Net sales
$
10,435,979
$
9,914,021
5.3
%
Store Activity
For the Quarter Ended
May 3, 2025
May 3, 2025
Beginning store count
20,594
19,986
New store openings
156
197
Store closings
(168
)
(34
)
Net new stores
(12
)
163
Ending store count
20,582
20,149
Total selling square footage (000's)
156,990
152,609
Growth rate (square footage)
2.9
%
5.5
%
Contacts
Investor Contact:
investorrelations@dollargeneral.com
Media Contact:
dgpr@dollargeneral.com
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