Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

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Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial and operating information of Dollar General Corporation as of the dates and for the periods indicated. The selected historical statement of income data and statement of cash flows data for the fiscal years ended February 1, 2019, February 2, 2018, and February 3, 2017, and balance sheet data as of February 1, 2019 and February 2, 2018, have been derived from our historical audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report. The selected historical statement of income data and statement of cash flows data for the fiscal years ended January 29, 2016 and January 30, 2015 and balance sheet data as of February 3, 2017, January 29, 2016, and January 30, 2015 presented in this table have been derived from audited consolidated financial statements not included in this report.

The information set forth below should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified by reference to, the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in Part II, Item 8 of this report and the

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Part II, Item 7 of this report. Certain financial disclosures relating to prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

(Amounts in millions, excluding per share data,Year Ended
number of stores, selling square feet, and net salesFebruary 1,February 2,February 3,January 29,January 30,
per square foot)201920182017(1)20162015
Statement of Income Data:
Net sales$25,625.0$23,471.0$21,986.6$20,368.6$18,909.6
Cost of goods sold17,821.216,249.615,204.014,062.513,107.1
Gross profit7,803.97,221.46,782.66,306.15,802.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses5,687.65,213.54,719.24,365.84,033.4
Operating profit2,116.32,007.82,063.41,940.31,769.1
Interest expense99.997.097.886.988.2
Other (income) expense1.03.5—0.3—
Income before income taxes2,015.41,907.31,965.61,853.01,680.9
Income tax expense425.9368.3714.5687.9615.5
Net income$1,589.5$1,539.0$1,251.1$1,165.1$1,065.3
Earnings per share—basic$5.99$5.64$4.45$3.96$3.50
Earnings per share—diluted5.975.634.433.953.49
Dividends per share1.161.041.000.88—
Statement of Cash Flows Data:
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities$2,143.6$1,802.1$1,605.0$1,391.7$1,326.9
Investing activities(731.6)(645.0)(550.9)(503.4)(371.7)
Financing activities(1,443.9)(1,077.6)(1,024.1)(1,310.2)(880.9)
Total capital expenditures(734.4)(646.5)(560.3)(504.8)(374.0)
Other Financial and Operating Data:
Same store sales growth(2)3.2%2.7%0.9%2.8%2.8%
Same store sales(2)$23,854.0$21,871.6$20,348.1$19,254.3$17,818.7
Number of stores included in same store sales calculation14,28313,15012,38311,70611,052
Number of stores (at period end)15,37014,53413,32012,48311,789
Selling square feet (in thousands at period end)113,755107,82198,94392,47787,205
Net sales per square foot(3)$231$227$229$226$223
Consumables sales77.5%76.9%76.4%75.9%75.7%
Seasonal sales11.9%12.1%12.2%12.4%12.4%
Home products sales5.9%6.0%6.2%6.3%6.4%
Apparel sales4.7%5.0%5.2%5.4%5.5%
Rent expense$1,159.1$1,081.5$942.4$856.9$785.2
Balance Sheet Data (at period end):
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments$235.5$267.4$187.9$157.9$579.8
Total assets13,204.012,516.911,672.311,257.911,208.6
Long-term debt(4)2,864.73,006.03,211.52,970.62,725.1
Total shareholders’ equity6,417.46,125.85,406.35,377.95,710.0
(1)The fiscal year ended February 3, 2017 was comprised of 53 weeks.
(2)Same-store sales are calculated based upon stores that were open at least 13 full fiscal months and remain open at the end of the reporting period. We include stores that have been remodeled, expanded or relocated in our same-store sales calculation. Changes in same-store sales are calculated based on the comparable 52 calendar weeks in the current and prior years.
(3)Net sales per square foot was calculated based on total sales for the preceding 12 months as of the ending date of the reporting period divided by the average selling square footage during the period, including the end of the fiscal year, the beginning of the fiscal year, and the end of each of our three interim fiscal quarters.
(4)Debt issuance costs are reflected as a deduction from the corresponding debt liability for all periods presented.

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