Company Earnings Update 4 minutesRegister for Free AccessDollar General (NYSE: DG) 4Q18 Results: Beats on Comps, Light 2019 Earnings Guidance, Expects to Open 975 Stores in 2019 Coresight Research March 15, 2019 Executive Summary Dollar General reported 4Q18 revenues of $6.65 billion, up 8.5% year over year and in line with the consensus estimate. EPS was $1.83, down 29.9% year over year and missing the $1.89 consensus estimate, even adding back a $0.04 charge. Comps increased 4.0%, beating the 2.6% consensus estimate. The company guided for 2019 revenue growth of 7%, 2.5% comps an EPS of $6.30-6.50 (up 5-9%), below the $6.64 consensus estimate. Dollar General plans to open 975 new stores, remodel 1,000 mature stores, and relocate 100 stores in 2019. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? Register for a free user account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Data and AI in Retail Media—Collaboration and Data Cleansing Illuminate the Way ForwardUS, UK, EU & China Quarterly Economic Update, 3Q23: Growth in the US, France and China as Possibility of German Recession LoomsUS Back to School 2024: Retail OutlookCoresight Bites: How US Consumers Spent in 2022—Pandemic-Fueled Imbalance Is Yet To Be Corrected
