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Research Alert: Dollar General: Slight Beat And Profit Raise Despite A Tough Macro

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CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:

DG delivered an earnings beat in Apr-Q with EPS of $2.00 (+13%) exceeding consensus by $0.11, while revenue of $10.8B (+3.4%) missed by $25M. Same-store sales increased 2.0%, in line with consensus, led by 1.4% traffic growth and 0.5% basket increase, though marking the slowest pace in over a year, partly due to severe winter weather. The results highlight continued operational discipline and margin improvement despite a challenging consumer backdrop. Management raised FY 27 (Jan.) EPS guidance to $7.20-$7.45 (up $0.10) while maintaining its sales outlook of 3.7%-4.2% net sales growth and 2.2%-2.7% same-store sales growth. Gross margin expanded 65 bps to 31.6% due to higher inventory markups and continued shrink reduction, while operating margin improved 40 bps to 5.9%. The company remains committed to its real estate strategy with 4,730 projects planned. We were somewhat surprised by the guidance increase given still-weak consumer sentiment and potential headwinds from higher fuel and transportation costs.

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Research Alert: Signet Jewelers Posts Earnings Beat And In-line Revenue

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Morningstar Upgrades Telenor to Hold Rating

Morningstar on Monday upgraded telecommunications company Telenor (TEL.OL) to hold from sell and maintained its price target at 142 Norwegian kroner.(covers equity, commodity and economic research from major banks and research firms in North America, Asia and Europe. Research providers may contact us here: https://www..com/contact-us)

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