Dollar General (DG) Q3 Earnings Lag Estimates

Dollar General (DG) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.89 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$ 0.96 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.26 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -7.29%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this discount retailer would post earnings of$ 1.79 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.70, delivering a surprise of -5.03%.Over the last four quarters, the c ...