Dollar General rises on quarterly results beat

Off-price retailer Dollar General's DG.N shares up 5% at $78.75 premarket

Co's Q4 net sales increased 4.5% to $10.30 billion, beating analysts' average estimate of $10.24 billion - data compiled by LSEG

Co's Q4 comparable sales rose 1.2%, beating estimates of 0.96% rise

Quarterly adjusted EPS of $1.68 also came in above estimates of $1.50

Co sees annual comparable sales growth to be in the range of approximately 1.2% to 2.2%, compared with expectations of 1.82% increase

DG stock has fallen 1.28% YTD as of last close