Dollar General Corp. (DG) reported first-quarter net income of $295 million, or $1.03 per share compared to $253 million, or $0.84 per share, a year ago. On average, 25 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report profit per share of $0.95 for the quarter. Analysts’ estimates typically exclude special items. The company noted that income tax benefit in the 2016 first quarter for the accounting standard adoption was approximately $9.0 million or $0.03 per share.