DG has been extremely weak of late and has performed well below its industry companions. Until it gets above its 50day moving average I would't consider this one for purchase... check back with me then. This could be a recovery move, but there are too many negatives now. $14.5 looks like the area of interest.

TECHNICAL DATA REPORT  General Indicators     Criteria Value   Stock Price 12.5 P/E Ratio 16.4 Percent Yield 1 Number of Shares Outstanding 333,200,000 Market Capitalization 4,163,000,000 Net Insider trading 0 Exercise of Options 0  Stock Performance Indicators     Criteria Value   1 Day Relative Performance 98.1 1 Week Relative Performance 95 3 Week Relative Performance 88 6 Week Relative Performance 89.2 18 Week Relative Performance 75.2 26 Week Relative Performance 72.7 1 Year Relative Performance 89.8 3 Year Relative Performance 61.8 5 Year Relative Performance 94.5  Volume Indicators     Criteria Value   Volume/No. of Shares 0.42 30 Day Average Volume 1,848,000 1-Day-Vol-to-30-Day Avg Vol Ratio 76.4 5-Day-Vol-to-30-Day Avg Vol Ratio 73.6  Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD)     Criteria Value   MACD 8-17-9 Day Breakout 3 MACD 8-17-9 Day Value -23 MACD 8-17-9 Day HST 0 MACD 8-17-9 Day Delta -2 MACD 12-25-9 Day Breakout -13 MACD 12-25-9 Day Value -23 MACD 12-25-9 Day HST -4 MACD 12-25-9 Day Delta -3 MACD 8-17-9 Week Breakout -7 MACD 8-17-9 Week Value -53 MACD 8-17-9 Week Change -7 MACD 8-17-9 Week Delta -9  Moving Averages      Criteria Value   30 Day Moving Average Ratio 92.8 30 Day Moving Average Breakout -16 150 Day Moving Average Ratio 80.9 150 Day Moving Average Breakout -81  Stochastics     Criteria Value   Stochastics 9- 3 Breakout 7 Stochastics 9- 3 Value 20.1 Stochastics 14- 5 Breakout 22 Stochastics 14- 5 Value 22.3 Stochastics 30-15 Breakout -25 Stochastics 30-15 Value 28.2  Wilder Relative Strength     Criteria Value   Wilder 9 Day Breakout 64 Wilder 9 Day Value 34.2 Wilder 14 Day Breakout 71 Wilder 14 Day Value 37.9  Least Squares Projection     Criteria Value   Least squares 3 Year % Growth -8.4 Least squares 3 Year % Deviation -15.4 Least squares 5 Year % Growth -4.6 Least squares 5 Year % Deviation -20.7 Least squares 10 Year % Growth 22.8 Least squares 10 Year % Deviation -55.3  Other Technical Indicators     Criteria Value   McClellan Breakout N/A Price as % of High & Low 0 Price as % of High & Low (5 day avg) 46

The stock shows an intraday high of 12.740 and a low of 12.550 -a trading range of 1%. The last trade was at 12.690 volume showing 293,200 shares exchanging hands. This company scores in the top 10% of the market for Fundamental Rank, a composite of popular balance sheet measures. Confer earnings estimates reports and projected growth rates to see what industry professionals expect from this company in the years to come. A Moving Average Line describes the price trend of a stock over a specific period of time. Moving averages aid in market timing as well as the monitoring of performance. The length of the reference period used to calculate a moving average determines its usefulness with respect to time frames and investment objectives. DG shows a notable negative divergence from the 200-day moving average line of greater than 10%. If lack of demand for the stock or selling pressure continues, this is indication of long-term weakness. DG is trading near the 10-Day Moving Average Line, which implies the possibility of recent weakness. However, if the stock is above the 50 or 200-day moving average line by a significant margin, this is indication of a broader uptrend and some might consider the recent pullback an opportunity. Understanding a stock's performance with respect to these three important indicators is essential. Furthermore, timing entry and exit points (in any time-frame) requires thorough analysis of a stock's relationship to the moving average lines. The higher the volume for a stock when it moves above or below its moving average lines, the more significant this technical divergence is for investors.

QKFACT DG     256669102 Dollar General Corp.                                            Market Guide Quick Facts Report   Dollar General Corp.           SYMBOL: DG              EXCHANGE:  NYSE     PRICING DATA (AS OF)    12/06/02      RATIOS & STATISTICS Price                      13.14      Price/Revenue (TTM)         0.74 52 Week High               19.95      P/E (TTM)                  17.31 52 Week Low                12.00      Price/Book (MRQ)            3.68 Beta                        0.99      Price/Cash Flow (TTM)      11.37 Avg Daily Vol (10 Day)      2.34 Mil  ROA (TTM)                  10.35% Avg Daily Vol (3 Month)     1.96 Mil  ROE (TTM)                  23.52%                                       Current Ratio (MRQ)         2.07 DIVIDEND INFORMATION                  Total Debt/Equity (MRQ)     0.44 Indicated Annual ($)        0.13 Yield                       0.97%     NOTE: TTM = trailing twelve months                                             MRQ = most recent quarter       SHARE RELATED INFORMATION             SHORT INTEREST INFORMATION Market Cap. ($)        4,379.536 Mil  Current Month            3.116 Mil Shares Out.              333.298 Mil  Previous Month           3.802 Mil Float                    285.400 Mil  Short Interest Ratio       1.7 Day       INSTITUTIONAL & INSIDER OWNERSHIP                            PURCHASES     SALES      NET PURCH     %OWNED Institutions (3 Months)   26.375 Mil   30.991 Mil   -4.616 Mil     63.3% Insiders     (6 Months)    0.005 Mil    0.000 Mil    0.005 Mil     14.4%     BUSINESS SUMMARY      DG is a discount retailer of general merchandise at      everday low prices through 5,620 stores located primarily      in small towns in the midwestern and southeastern U.S.  For      the 9 months ended 11/1/02, sales rose 16% to $4.34B.  Net      income rose 43% to $156.9M.  Revenues reflect the addition      of 591 net new stores and a 7.2% increase in same-store      sales.  Net income also reflects a higher gross profit due      to a decrease in distribution and transportation costs.                      REVENUES (Thousands of U.S. Dollars)   QUARTERS           2000            2001            2002            2003   APR             844,593         997,079       1,202,504       1,389,412 JUL             915,210       1,017,418       1,225,254       1,453,727 OCT             950,419       1,094,360       1,309,125       1,497,702 JAN           1,177,742       1,441,714       1,586,012   TOTAL         3,887,964       4,550,571       5,322,895                             EARNINGS PER SHARE   APR               0.100           0.090           0.110           0.140 JUL               0.100           0.080           0.080           0.130 OCT               0.130           0.140           0.140           0.200 JAN               0.230          -0.100           0.290   TOTAL             0.560           0.210           0.620   FY'87 & prior = 12M ended 12/31.  FY'89 = 13M ended 1/31. 5/00, 5/99, 9/98, 3/98, 9/97, 2/97, 4/96, 3/95, 4/94, 9/93, 3/93, 4/92, 5-for-4 stock splits; 6/91, 10% stock dividend.     GROWTH RATES     1 YEAR          3 YEAR          5 YEAR Revenue          16.97%          18.23%          20.05% EPS             191.98%          11.21%          12.60% Dividend          8.33%          16.04%          19.93%