Dollar General — Dec 5, 2024 release

  Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Guidance and Store Growth Outlook The Company is updating its financial guidance provided on August 29, 2024. The updated guidance includes the negative impact of hurricane-related expenses of $32.7 million in the third quarter, and an estimated fourth-quarter negative impact of approximately $10 million, in each case related to the hurricanes that occurred in the third quarter.         The Company now expects the following for fiscal year 2024:   · Net sales growth in the range of approximately 4.8% to 5.1%, compared to its previous expectation of approximately 4.7% to 5.3% · Same-store sales growth in the range of approximately 1.1% to 1.4%, compared to its previous expectation in the range of 1.0% to 1.6% o Diluted EPS in the range of approximately $5.50 to $5.90, compared to its previous expectation of approximately $5.50 to $6.20 o Diluted EPS guidance continues to assume an effective tax rate of approximately 23%   The Company continues to expect the following for fiscal year 2024:   · Capital expenditures, including those related to investments in the Company’s strategic initiatives, in the range of $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion · 2,435 real estate projects, including 730 new store openings, 1,620 remodels, and 85 store relocations   The Company’s financial guidance also continues to assume no share repurchases in fiscal year 2024.   Fiscal Year 2025 Store Growth Outlook “We a