There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Dollar General's (NYSE:DG) Returns On Capital [Yahoo! Finance]
Dollar General Corporation (DG)
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Typically, we'll want to notice a trend of growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and alongside that, an expanding base of capital employed. If you see this, it typically means it's a company with a great business model and plenty of profitable reinvestment opportunities. Having said that, from a first glance at Dollar General NYSE:DG ) we aren't jumping out of our chairs at how returns are trending, but let's have a deeper look. Understanding Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) Just to clarify if you're unsure, ROCE is a metric for evaluating how much pre-tax income (in percentage terms) a company earns on the capital invested in its business. The formula for this calculation on Dollar General is: Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities) 0.10 = US$2.5b ÷ (US$31b - US$6.7b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to February 2024) Thus, Dollar General has an ROCE of 10%. That's a relatively normal return on cap
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