Dollar General Corp. said its normalized net income for the fiscal third quarter ended Oct. 31 came to 77 cents per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of 80 cents per share.
EPS climbed 7.1% year over year from 71 cents.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was $232.7 million, compared with $230.4 million in the third quarter ended Nov. 1, 2013.
The normalized profit margin dropped to 5.0% from 5.3% in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue increased 7.8% on an annual basis to $4.72 billion from $4.38 billion, and total operating expenses increased 8.5% from the prior-year period to $4.33 billion from $3.99 billion.
Reported net income came to $237.2 million, or 78 cents per share, compared to $238.7 million, or 74 cents per share, in the third quarter ended Nov. 1, 2013.
