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Dollar General Corporation

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Discount StoresSector: Consumer Defensive

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$134.51
5Y Range8.48 – 50.31
5Y Selected29.40
(-) Safety Margin82.15%
5Y Buy Price$5.25
Upside (to Buy Price)-96.10%
10Y Range18.97 – 63.34
10Y Selected41.15
(-) Safety Margin82.15%
10Y Buy Price$7.35
Upside (to Buy Price)-94.54%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.9485
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.9764
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.8857
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.1164
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.8046
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.3404
FCF R2 (5Y)0.3133
FCF R2 (10Y)0.0100
Safety Score0.1785

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035
% Growth9.86%9.21%8.56%7.91%7.25%6.60%5.95%5.30%4.65%4.00%
Revenue44,615.8448,723.6452,892.5257,073.8361,214.1965,256.4969,140.9772,806.6676,192.8279,240.53
EBITDA3,094.433,379.343,668.483,958.484,245.654,526.014,795.435,049.675,284.525,495.90
D&A-858.60-937.65-1,017.88-1,098.35-1,178.03-1,255.82-1,330.57-1,401.12-1,466.28-1,524.93
EBIT2,235.832,441.682,650.602,860.143,067.623,270.193,464.863,648.553,818.243,970.97
Pro forma Taxes-539.67-589.36-639.79-690.36-740.45-789.34-836.33-880.67-921.63-958.49
NOPAT1,696.161,852.322,010.812,169.772,327.182,480.852,628.532,767.892,896.623,012.48
Capital Expenditures-1,451.40-1,585.03-1,720.65-1,856.67-1,991.36-2,122.86-2,249.23-2,368.48-2,478.63-2,577.78
NWC Investment-47.88-49.13-49.86-50.01-49.52-48.35-46.46-43.84-40.50-36.45
(+) D&A858.60937.651,017.881,098.351,178.031,255.821,330.571,401.121,466.281,524.93
Free Cash Flow1,055.481,155.821,258.181,361.441,464.321,565.461,663.411,756.681,843.761,923.18
Diluted Shares Outstanding220,485,000.00220,485,000.00220,485,000.00220,485,000.00220,485,000.00220,485,000.00220,485,000.00220,485,000.00220,485,000.00220,485,000.00

Discounting Periods

MetricJan-26Jan-27Jan-28Jan-29Jan-30Jan-31Jan-32Jan-33Jan-34Jan-35
Period Start10/31/252/1/262/1/272/1/282/1/292/1/302/1/312/1/322/1/332/1/34
Period End1/31/261/31/271/31/281/31/291/31/301/31/311/31/321/31/331/31/341/31/35
Mid-Point12/16/258/2/268/2/278/1/288/2/298/2/308/2/318/1/328/2/338/2/34
Time (t)0.100.541.542.543.554.555.556.557.558.55
Valuation Date1/16/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.49%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.950.870.800.730.670.620.570.520.47
PV UFCF1,046.331,102.731,100.291,091.301,074.951,053.361,025.93993.10955.41913.45
Raw: 22,705.00
15,957.45
Raw: 29,819.88
13,560.14

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value21,373.0323,916.96
(-) Net Debt15,937.4915,937.49
Equity Value5,435.547,979.47
(/) Shares Out220.49220.49
Fair Value$24.65$36.19
(-) Safety Margin82.15%82.15%
Buy Price$4.40$6.46
Current Price$134.51$134.51
Upside (to Buy Price)-96.73%-95.20%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.99%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.950.860.780.710.650.590.530.480.44
PV UFCF1,045.371,097.311,084.931,066.301,040.681,010.52975.27935.49891.81844.90
Raw: 18,415.17
12,472.94
Raw: 24,185.79
10,126.43

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value17,807.5420,119.00
(-) Net Debt15,937.4915,937.49
Equity Value1,870.044,181.51
(/) Shares Out220.49220.49
Fair Value$8.48$18.97
(-) Safety Margin82.15%82.15%
Buy Price$1.51$3.39
Current Price$134.51$134.51
Upside (to Buy Price)-98.87%-97.48%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.99%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.890.820.760.700.650.600.560.51
PV UFCF1,047.291,108.221,116.001,117.121,110.671,098.431,079.721,054.841,024.19988.28
Raw: 29,513.42
21,530.69
Raw: 38,761.80
19,158.18

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value27,029.9929,902.94
(-) Net Debt15,937.4915,937.49
Equity Value11,092.5013,965.45
(/) Shares Out220.49220.49
Fair Value$50.31$63.34
(-) Safety Margin82.15%82.15%
Buy Price$8.98$11.31
Current Price$134.51$134.51
Upside (to Buy Price)-93.32%-91.59%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$134.51
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH107.27%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue87,296.98180,939.83375,032.70777,327.601,611,161.383,339,442.716,921,639.1014,346,432.0329,735,747.3961,633,071.63
Constant Implied Growth107.27%107.27%107.27%107.27%107.27%107.27%107.27%107.27%107.27%107.27%
Implied Free Cash Flow8.7318.0937.5077.73161.12333.94692.161,434.642,973.576,163.31
Discount Factor0.960.870.800.730.670.620.570.520.470.44
Present Value of Implied FCF8.4215.8230.0657.06108.41205.96391.30743.411,412.362,683.26

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20202020-01-31$153.418.01%$75.79-50.60%
20192019-02-01$115.0411.89%$122.846.78%
20182018-02-02$99.4414.07%$105.616.20%
20172017-02-03$73.1414.00%$90.3123.48%
20162016-01-29$75.0613.36%$69.13-7.90%
20152015-01-30$67.0611.06%$67.460.59%
20142014-01-31$56.3211.03%$43.22-23.26%
20132013-02-01$46.2811.55%$33.57-27.46%
20122012-02-03$41.9412.10%$32.24-23.13%
20112011-01-28$28.4011.86%$21.39-24.68%
20102010-01-29$23.4911.92%$22.53-4.09%
20092009-01-30$22.7310.21%$15.32-32.59%
20082008-02-01$22.739.31%$8.27-63.60%
20072007-02-02$22.738.67%$9.80-56.89%
20062006-02-03$22.737.18%$16.96-25.37%
20052005-01-28$22.737.60%$6.08-73.27%
20042004-01-30$22.738.32%$24.126.09%
20032003-01-31$22.7310.09%$20.20-11.15%
19961996-01-31$22.7319.76%$-7.81-134.34%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$38.79
Median
$36.16
10th Percentile
$18.32
90th Percentile
$63.07

Fair Value Distribution

$-1.12 - $6.90
8
$6.90 - $14.93
54
$14.93 - $22.95
129
$22.95 - $30.98
173
$30.98 - $39.00
213
$39.00 - $47.03
146
$47.03 - $55.05
110
$55.05 - $63.08
68
$63.08 - $71.10
48
$71.10 - $79.13
18
$79.13 - $87.15
13
$87.15 - $95.18
10
$95.18 - $103.20
3
$103.20 - $111.23
3
$111.23 - $119.25
2
$119.25 - $127.28
0
$127.28 - $135.30
0
$135.30 - $143.33
1
$143.33 - $151.35
0
$151.35 - $159.38
0