Financial Analysis: Dollar General

I choose to do my financial analysis on Dollar General. Dollar General is one of the largest discount retailer in the United States, they have over 12000 stores in over 40 states. Dollar General allow consumers to save time and money by offering quality items at an everyday low price. (Dollar General, 2016) Dollar General is one of many retailers who offer quality products made by American manufacturers. In 2009, Dollar General once again became a public traded company, before that they were public-turned-private; they made this change through a successful Initial Public Offering (IPO). Initial Public Offering is the first sale of stock by a private company to the public.
In the last three years, Dollar General’s profits have risen. In