Nonfarm payrolls were double the estimates in May, marking the 3rd straight month with payrolls above 170K
🔹 Nonfarm payrolls: 172K vs. 85K est. (179K prior*)
🔸 Average Hourly Earnings MoM: 0.3% vs. 0.3% est. (0.2% prior)
🔸 Average Hourly Earnings YoY: 3.4% vs. 3.4% est. (3.6% prior)
Initial jobless claims ticked higher last week and were 10K above estimates
🔹 Initial Jobless Claims: 225K vs. 215K est. (212K prior*)
🔸 Continuing Claims: 1.777M vs. 1.780M est. (1.785M prior*)
ADP employment was slightly better than expected in May, but labor data continues to improve over the past few months
🔹 ADP Private Payrolls: 122K vs. 120K est. (105K prior*)
$DG | Dollar General missed revenue estimates in Q1 but raised its FY EPS guidance. The stock is +4.6% this morning.
🔹 EPS: $2.00 vs. $1.89 est. ✅
🔹 Revenue: $10.79B vs. $10.81B est. 🔴
Key takeaways:
🔸 Consumables revenue: +3% YoY
🔸 Same store sales: +2.0% YoY
🔸 Inventory: -2% YoY
🔸 FY EPS outlook: $7.20-$7.45 ($7.10-$7.35 prior)
🔸 FY revenue outlook: +3.7% to +4.2% YoY (no change)
🔸 FY same store sales outlook: +2.2% to +2.7% YoY (no change)