Dollar General Stock Number Of Shares Shorted

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USD 105.61 0.86 0.81%

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Dollar General Company Number Of Shares Shorted Analysis

Dollar General's Number of Shares Shorted is the total amount of shares that are currently sold short by investors. When a stock is sold short, the short seller assumes the responsibility of repurchasing the stock at a lower price. The speculator will make money if the stock goes down in price or will experience a loss if the stock price goes up.

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Current Dollar General Number Of Shares Shorted

8.21 M

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	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Accounts Payable	Net Receivables	Common Stock	Long Term Debt	Property Plant Equipment	Current Deferred Revenue	Good Will	Intangible Assets	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.76	0.98	0.71	0.99	0.98	0.94	0.98	0.69	-0.04	0.81	0.89	0.27	-0.52	-0.71	0.9	0.82	0.96	0.62	0.68	0.63	0.87	-0.17	-0.88
Total Stockholder Equity	0.76		0.6	0.94	0.67	0.8	0.59	0.79	0.38	0.51	0.6	0.55	0.22	-0.42	-0.82	0.56	0.38	0.64	0.24	0.33	0.43	0.48	-0.12	-0.51
Net Debt	0.98	0.6		0.56	1.0	0.93	0.95	0.93	0.71	-0.2	0.79	0.9	0.25	-0.49	-0.6	0.93	0.88	0.96	0.67	0.7	0.6	0.91	-0.19	-0.9
Retained Earnings	0.71	0.94	0.56		0.62	0.76	0.6	0.76	0.43	0.32	0.43	0.52	0.18	-0.5	-0.8	0.55	0.28	0.61	0.24	0.23	0.49	0.45	-0.18	-0.49
Total Liab	0.99	0.67	1.0	0.62		0.96	0.95	0.96	0.71	-0.14	0.8	0.9	0.27	-0.51	-0.65	0.92	0.86	0.97	0.65	0.71	0.64	0.9	-0.18	-0.9
Total Current Assets	0.98	0.8	0.93	0.76	0.96		0.91	0.98	0.7	-0.01	0.81	0.9	0.26	-0.53	-0.75	0.84	0.81	0.96	0.61	0.68	0.64	0.86	-0.05	-0.86
Short Term Debt	0.94	0.59	0.95	0.6	0.95	0.91		0.88	0.71	-0.25	0.7	0.91	0.07	-0.6	-0.65	0.9	0.82	0.95	0.67	0.69	0.6	0.93	-0.16	-0.91
Accounts Payable	0.98	0.79	0.93	0.76	0.96	0.98	0.88		0.74	-0.04	0.77	0.83	0.38	-0.47	-0.69	0.85	0.76	0.95	0.6	0.69	0.65	0.8	-0.2	-0.82
Net Receivables	0.69	0.38	0.71	0.43	0.71	0.7	0.71	0.74		-0.44	0.5	0.64	0.44	-0.36	-0.38	0.68	0.62	0.78	0.56	0.58	0.48	0.63	-0.08	-0.64
Common Stock	-0.04	0.51	-0.2	0.32	-0.14	-0.01	-0.25	-0.04	-0.44		0.1	-0.2	-0.05	0.08	-0.32	-0.22	-0.27	-0.23	-0.44	-0.23	-0.18	-0.27	0.03	0.24
Long Term Debt	0.81	0.6	0.79	0.43	0.8	0.81	0.7	0.77	0.5	0.1		0.76	0.27	-0.1	-0.4	0.67	0.91	0.81	0.62	0.72	0.47	0.81	0.11	-0.6
Property Plant Equipment	0.89	0.55	0.9	0.52	0.9	0.9	0.91	0.83	0.64	-0.2	0.76		0.0	-0.6	-0.65	0.75	0.88	0.9	0.63	0.66	0.71	0.95	0.2	-0.9
Current Deferred Revenue	0.27	0.22	0.25	0.18	0.27	0.26	0.07	0.38	0.44	-0.05	0.27	0.0		0.33	0.09	0.18	0.16	0.22	0.25	0.36	0.19	-0.06	-0.34	0.01
Good Will	-0.52	-0.42	-0.49	-0.5	-0.51	-0.53	-0.6	-0.47	-0.36	0.08	-0.1	-0.6	0.33		0.84	-0.55	-0.27	-0.51	-0.2	-0.06	-0.32	-0.51	-0.07	0.76
Intangible Assets	-0.71	-0.82	-0.6	-0.8	-0.65	-0.75	-0.65	-0.69	-0.38	-0.32	-0.4	-0.65	0.09	0.84		-0.61	-0.37	-0.63	-0.22	-0.2	-0.38	-0.55	-0.02	0.72
Net Tangible Assets	0.9	0.56	0.93	0.55	0.92	0.84	0.9	0.85	0.68	-0.22	0.67	0.75	0.18	-0.55	-0.61		0.76	0.91	0.62	0.51	0.35	0.82	-0.3	-0.86
Long Term Debt Total	0.82	0.38	0.88	0.28	0.86	0.81	0.82	0.76	0.62	-0.27	0.91	0.88	0.16	-0.27	-0.37	0.76		0.89	0.74	0.75	0.51	0.93	0.15	-0.78
Capital Surpluse	0.96	0.64	0.96	0.61	0.97	0.96	0.95	0.95	0.78	-0.23	0.81	0.9	0.22	-0.51	-0.63	0.91	0.89		0.71	0.73	0.6	0.93	-0.09	-0.89
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.62	0.24	0.67	0.24	0.65	0.61	0.67	0.6	0.56	-0.44	0.62	0.63	0.25	-0.2	-0.22	0.62	0.74	0.71		0.59	0.44	0.72	-0.01	-0.55
Short Long Term Debt	0.68	0.33	0.7	0.23	0.71	0.68	0.69	0.69	0.58	-0.23	0.72	0.66	0.36	-0.06	-0.2	0.51	0.75	0.73	0.59		0.6	0.67	-0.12	-0.58
Cash And Equivalents	0.63	0.43	0.6	0.49	0.64	0.64	0.6	0.65	0.48	-0.18	0.47	0.71	0.19	-0.32	-0.38	0.35	0.51	0.6	0.44	0.6		0.6	0.0	-0.5
Net Invested Capital	0.87	0.48	0.91	0.45	0.9	0.86	0.93	0.8	0.63	-0.27	0.81	0.95	-0.06	-0.51	-0.55	0.82	0.93	0.93	0.72	0.67	0.6		0.11	-0.87
Net Working Capital	-0.17	-0.12	-0.19	-0.18	-0.18	-0.05	-0.16	-0.2	-0.08	0.03	0.11	0.2	-0.34	-0.07	-0.02	-0.3	0.15	-0.09	-0.01	-0.12	0.0	0.11		0.03
Capital Stock	-0.88	-0.51	-0.9	-0.49	-0.9	-0.86	-0.91	-0.82	-0.64	0.24	-0.6	-0.9	0.01	0.76	0.72	-0.86	-0.78	-0.89	-0.55	-0.58	-0.5	-0.87	0.03

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Based on the recorded statements, Dollar General has 8.21 M of outstending shares currently sold short by investors. This is 31.6% higher than that of the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail sector and 4.42% lower than that of the Consumer Staples industry. The number of shares shorted for all United States stocks is 74.53% lower than that of the firm.

Dollar Number Of Shares Shorted Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Dollar General's direct or indirect competition against its Number Of Shares Shorted to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Dollar General could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Dollar General by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Dollar General is currently under evaluation in number of shares shorted category among its peers.

Dollar General ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Dollar General's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Dollar General's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Dollar Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.16
	Return On Asset	0.0397
	Profit Margin	0.03 %
	Operating Margin	0.06 %
	Current Valuation	39.71 B
	Shares Outstanding	220.11 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	0.30 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	94.66 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	8.21 M
	Price To Earning	306.23 X
	Price To Book	2.99 X
	Price To Sales	0.55 X
	Revenue	40.61 B
	Gross Profit	12.56 B
	EBITDA	2.69 B
	Net Income	1.13 B
	Cash And Equivalents	932.58 M
	Cash Per Share	1.45 X
	Total Debt	17.46 B
	Debt To Equity	2.50 %
	Current Ratio	1.01 X
	Book Value Per Share	36.40 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	3 B
	Short Ratio	3.01 X
	Earnings Per Share	5.39 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	1.76 X
	Target Price	120.11
	Number Of Employees	194.2 K
	Beta	0.29
	Market Capitalization	23.01 B
	Total Asset	31.13 B
	Retained Earnings	3.41 B
	Working Capital	1.3 B
	Current Asset	3.43 B
	Current Liabilities	2 B
	Annual Yield	0.02 %
	Five Year Return	0.85 %
	Net Asset	31.13 B
	Last Dividend Paid	2.36

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Quarterly Earnings Growth

0.094

Dividend Share

2.36

Earnings Share

5.39

Revenue Per Share

189.34

Quarterly Revenue Growth

0.051

The market value of Dollar General is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Dollar that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Dollar General's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Dollar General's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Dollar General's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Dollar General's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.

Please note, there is a significant difference between Dollar General's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Dollar General is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Dollar General's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.

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