27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.
Don't be caught off-guard: Dollar General (NYSE:DG) releases its next round of earnings this Thursday, May 30.
Want to skip the homework and get all the facts in one place? We thought so. Here is your everything-that-matters guide for Thursday's Q1 earnings announcement before the bell.
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Earnings and Revenue
Dollar General EPS will likely be near $1.39 while revenue will be around $6.56 billion, according to analysts.
Dollar General EPS in the same period a year ago totaled $1.36. Sales were $6.11 billion. If the company were to report inline earnings when it publishes results Thursday, earnings would be up 2.21 percent. Sales would be up 7.29 percent from the year-ago period. Here's how the company's reported EPS has compared to analyst estimates in the past:
| Quarter | Q4 2018 | Q3 2018 | Q2 2018 | Q1 2018 | Q4 2017 |
| EPS Estimate | 1.88 | 1.26 | 1.49 | 1.4 | 1.48 |
| EPS Actual | 1.84 | 1.31 | 1.52 | 1.36 | 1.48 |
Stock Performance
Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 24.16 percent. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can be content going into this earnings release. Over the past 90 days, analysts have generally adjusted their estimates higher for EPS and revenues. The popular rating by analysts on Dollar General stock is a Neutral. The strength of this rating has maintained conviction over the past 90 days.
Conference Call
Dollar General is scheduled to hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET and it can be accessed here: https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/k8pas9pe
27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.