DOLLAR GENERAL CORP vs PriceSmart, Inc., two Discount Stores stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DG and PSMT diverge most: on fcf yield, DG reads 7.8% and PSMT reads 1.3%; on debt / equity, DG reads 0.52 and PSMT reads 0.18. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What DG's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What PSMT's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DG | PSMT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $127.09 | $193.99 |
| Market cap | $28.2B | $5.9B |
| Sector | Discount Stores | Discount Stores |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +13.4% |
| P/E | 18.0 | 37.2 |
| P/B | 3.18 | 4.22 |
| P/S | 0.65 | 1.03 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.4 | 16.8 |
| Revenue growth | +4.7% | +10.2% |
| Gross margin | 31.6% | — |
| Operating margin | 5.9% | 4.4% |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | 17.7% | 11.5% |
| Return on assets | 4.9% | 6.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.7% | 12.4% |
| FCF yield | 7.8% | 1.3% |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | 0.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.52 | 0.18 |
| Current ratio | 1.17 | 1.28 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.42 | 6.18 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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