$DLTR (-2,16 %) | Dollar Tree Q3 Earnings Highlights:

🔹 Adj. EPS: $1.12 (Est. $1.07) 🟢

🔹 Revenue: $7.56B (Est. $7.45B) 🟢; UP +3.5% YoY

🔹 Operating Income: $333.4M (Est. $332.2M) 🟡; UP +10.5% YoY

🔹 Gross Margin: 30.9% (Est. 30.6%) 🟢; UP 120 basis points YoY

Q4 Guidance:

🔹 Revenue: $8.1B-$8.3B (Est. $8.24B) 🟡

🔹 Adjusted EPS: $2.10-$2.30 (Est. $2.23) 🟡

FY24 Guidance:

🔹 Revenue: $30.7B-$30.9B (Est. $30.69B) 🟡

🔹 Adjusted EPS: $5.31-$5.51 (Est. $5.41) 🟡

Q3 Same-Store Sales Growth:

🔹 Enterprise: +1.8% (Est. +1.3%) 🟢

🔹 Dollar Tree Segment: +1.8% (Est. +1.9%) 🟡

🔹 Family Dollar Segment: +1.9% (Est. +0.7%) 🟢

Q3 Segment Revenue:

🔹 Dollar Tree: $4.34B (Est. $4.26B) 🟢; UP +8.3% YoY

🔹 Family Dollar: $3.22B (Est. $3.19B) 🟢; DOWN -2.5% YoY

Business Metrics:

🔹 Total Locations: 16,590 (-0.2% YoY)

🔹 Dollar Tree Locations: 8,868 (+7.2% YoY)

🔹 Family Dollar Locations: 7,722 (-7.5% YoY)

🔹 Free Cash Flow: $359.2M

🔹 Net Cash from Operations: $785.6M

Operating Highlights:

🔹 Enterprise traffic grew by 1.6%, contributing to same-store sales growth.

🔹 Dollar Tree traffic grew by 1.5%, with a 0.3% increase in average ticket.

🔹 Family Dollar traffic grew by 1.8%, with a flat average ticket.

🔹 Gross margin improved primarily due to lower freight costs and better shrink results.

Strategic and Business Updates:

🔸 249 new Dollar Tree stores and 6 new Family Dollar stores opened in the quarter.

🔸 Approximately 2,300 Dollar Tree stores converted to multi-price formats.

🔸 Ongoing review of Family Dollar strategic alternatives, including potential sale or spin-off.

🔸 CFO transition announced; external search for a replacement underway.