Stock Analysis on Net

Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)

$22.49

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since August 29, 2024.

Present Value of Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF)

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In discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation techniques the value of the stock is estimated based upon present value of some measure of cash flow. Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) is generally described as cash flows after direct costs and before any payments to capital suppliers.


Intrinsic Stock Value (Valuation Summary)

Dollar General Corp., free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) forecast

US$ in thousands, except per share data

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Year Value FCFFt or Terminal value (TVt) Calculation Present value at
01 FCFF0
1 FCFF1 = × (1 + )
2 FCFF2 = × (1 + )
3 FCFF3 = × (1 + )
4 FCFF4 = × (1 + )
5 FCFF5 = × (1 + )
5 Terminal value (TV5) = × (1 + ) ÷ ()
Intrinsic value of Dollar General Corp. capital
Less: Long-term obligations, including current portion (fair value)
Intrinsic value of Dollar General Corp. common stock
 
Intrinsic value of Dollar General Corp. common stock (per share)
Current share price

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02).

Disclaimer!
Valuation is based on standard assumptions. There may exist specific factors relevant to stock value and omitted here. In such a case, the real stock value may differ significantly form the estimated. If you want to use the estimated intrinsic stock value in investment decision making process, do so at your own risk.


Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)

Dollar General Corp., cost of capital

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Value1 Weight Required rate of return2 Calculation
Equity (fair value)
Long-term obligations, including current portion (fair value) = × (1 – )

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02).

1 US$ in thousands

   Equity (fair value) = No. shares of common stock outstanding × Current share price
= ×
=

   Long-term obligations, including current portion (fair value). See details »

2 Required rate of return on equity is estimated by using CAPM. See details »

   Required rate of return on debt. See details »

   Required rate of return on debt is after tax.

   Estimated (average) effective income tax rate
= ( + + + + + ) ÷ 6
=

WACC =


FCFF Growth Rate (g)

FCFF growth rate (g) implied by PRAT model

Dollar General Corp., PRAT model

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Average Feb 2, 2024 Feb 3, 2023 Jan 28, 2022 Jan 29, 2021 Jan 31, 2020 Feb 1, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Interest expense
Net income
 
Effective income tax rate (EITR)1
 
Interest expense, after tax2
Add: Dividends paid
Interest expense (after tax) and dividends
 
EBIT(1 – EITR)3
 
Current portion of long-term obligations
Long-term obligations, excluding current portion
Shareholders’ equity
Total capital
Financial Ratios
Retention rate (RR)4
Return on invested capital (ROIC)5
Averages
RR
ROIC
 
FCFF growth rate (g)6

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01).

1 See details »

2024 Calculations

2 Interest expense, after tax = Interest expense × (1 – EITR)
= × (1 – )
=

3 EBIT(1 – EITR) = Net income + Interest expense, after tax
= +
=

4 RR = [EBIT(1 – EITR) – Interest expense (after tax) and dividends] ÷ EBIT(1 – EITR)
= [] ÷
=

5 ROIC = 100 × EBIT(1 – EITR) ÷ Total capital
= 100 × ÷
=

6 g = RR × ROIC
= ×
=


FCFF growth rate (g) implied by single-stage model

g = 100 × (Total capital, fair value0 × WACC – FCFF0) ÷ (Total capital, fair value0 + FCFF0)
= 100 × ( × ) ÷ ( + )
=

where:

Total capital, fair value0 = current fair value of Dollar General Corp. debt and equity (US$ in thousands)
FCFF0 = the last year Dollar General Corp. free cash flow to the firm (US$ in thousands)
WACC = weighted average cost of Dollar General Corp. capital


FCFF growth rate (g) forecast

Dollar General Corp., H-model

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Year Value gt
1 g1
2 g2
3 g3
4 g4
5 and thereafter g5

where:
g1 is implied by PRAT model
g5 is implied by single-stage model
g2, g3 and g4 are calculated using linear interpoltion between g1 and g5

Calculations

g2 = g1 + (g5g1) × (2 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
= + () × (2 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
=

g3 = g1 + (g5g1) × (3 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
= + () × (3 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
=

g4 = g1 + (g5g1) × (4 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
= + () × (4 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
=