Q1 2024 Dollar General Corp Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Net sales increased by 6.1% to $9.9 billion in Q1 2024.
- Same-store sales increased by 2.4%, surpassing the top end of Q1 guidance.
- Opened 197 new stores during the quarter, expanding community reach.
- Significant reduction in inventory levels, improving cash flow from operations by 247%.
- Positive customer feedback on the removal of self-checkout, enhancing customer engagement.
- Gross profit as a percentage of sales decreased by 145 basis points due to increased shrink and markdowns.
- Shrink continues to be a significant headwind, worse than initially expected.
- Promotional environment has intensified, potentially impacting margins.
- Operating profit decreased by 26.3% to $546 million.
- EPS for the quarter decreased by 29.5% to $1.65.
Good morning. My name is Donna and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Dollar General First Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. Today is Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Operator Instructions) Today's call is being recorded. Instructions for listening to the replay of the call are available in the company's earnings press release issued this morning.
I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Kevin Walker, Vice President of Investor Relations. Kevin, you may begin your conference.
Thank you and good morning, everyone. On the call with me today are Todd Vasos, our CEO; and Kelly Dilts, our CFO. Our earnings release issued today can be found on our website at investor.dollargeneral.com under News and Events. Let me caution you that today's comments include forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements about our financial guidance, strategy, initiatives, plans, goals,
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