Last week's rating: C Marketperform Percentile Ranking: 43 Data as of 08/24/2018

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1 SCHWAB QUITY RATING Percentile Ranking: 26 Data as of 08/31/ A 1-10 Strongly Outperform BUY B Outperform C Marketperform D Underperform BUY HOLD SLL F Strongly Underperform SLL PRIC VOLATILITY OUTLOOK Medium High Medium Low N/A Average price volatility Data as of 08/31/ Above average price volatility Average price volatility Below average price volatility Volatility score not available RATIONAL BHIND OUR B RATING ON DLTR For details about inputs to Schwab quity Rating, see "Schwab quity Ratings Foundations" in the "Stocks" article library under Market Insight. Last week's rating: C Marketperform Percentile Ranking: 43 Data as of 08/24/ DLTR NASDAQ Schwab quity Ratings is a quantitative measure of the equity's prospects for stock price appreciation over the next twelve months in relation to its market peers. For more details about the quantitative model's design and intent, please review the Schwab quity Foundations document. For more information on important disclosures please visit page 4 within this report. Last week's rating: Medium Data as of 08/24/ Price Volatility Outlook measures the degree of variance typically demonstrated by the equity in relation to its peers within the same A-F ratings group. The outlook's measurement is based on a six month forecast. Investment suitability is partially dependent on your portfolio risk tolerance. Positive or negative connotations associated with the price volatility outlook score should mirror your personal risk appetite. For more information, please consult Managing a Portfolio Using Schwab quity Ratings. IMPROVD VS. PRVIOUS WK DCLIND VS. PRVIOUS WK C VALUATION GRAD THIS WK LAST WK IMPORTANC Balance Sheet valuation Neutral Negative High Income Statement valuation Positive Positive Medium C QUALITY GRAD Profitability Neutral Neutral High Capital Intensity Neutral Neutral Medium C SNTIMNT GRAD Price Momentum Positive Neutral Medium Analyst Sentiment Negative Neutral Low Investor Sentiment Neutral Neutral Medium PRIC & VOLUM HISTORY DLTR Daily Close Prices $1.01 $2.01 Data source: Reuters QUARTRLY POSITIV/NGATIV DAY ARNINGS SURPRIS ANNOUNCMNT MOVING AVRAG $120 Next earnings announcement is expected in the week of 11/20 $0.67 $ Data as of 08/31/ BUSINSS SUMMARY Dollar Tree, Inc. is an operator of discount variety stores. As of January 28, 2017, the Company operated 14,334 stores in 48 states and the District of Columbia, and five Canadian provinces. Its segments include Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. The Do... For more details, see page 2. OVRVIW Price as of 9/4/18 $79.98 Market Capitalization 19.0 Billion Asset Class Mid Cap Beta 0.74 SCTOR/INDUSTRY Source: S&P Global Sector Industry Sub-Industry Schwab Sector Viewpoint MTRICS Consumer Discretionary Multiline Retail General Merchandise Stores Marketperform VALU MTRICS DLTR S&P 500 P/ last 4Q P/ forecast PS P/Free Cash Flow last 4Q P/Sales last 4Q Price/Book Dividend Yield(%) GROWTH MTRICS (%) 1 year sales growth year sales growth year PS growth year PS growth year forecast PS growth Long term growth rate 3-5 years year dividend growth year dividend growth MOMNTUM MTRICS (%) 4 week stock price change week stock price change FINANCIAL MTRICS (%) Gross margin Net margin Return on assets Return on equity Return on invested capital Long-term debt/capital Oct Nov Dec Jan 18 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Vol. Mil Price Performance vs. the S&P % 25% S&P 500 0% Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. ( ) Page 1 of 5

2 ARNINGS PR SHAR Fiscal Year ending in January $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 $0.00 Q Q Quarterly $ Annual $ Q Q2 Q3 vs. prior year (%) arnings Surprise(%) # of analysts Next earnings announcement is expected in the week of 11/20 RVNU Fiscal Year ending in January $7.5B $5.0B $2.5B $0.0B Q3 5.32B Q $6.00 $4.00 $2.00 $0.00 DLTR NASDAQ arnings data source: Reuters Quarterly $ Annual $ Q1 Q2 Q3 vs. 1 year ago (%) ANNUAL ARNINGS FORCAST 6.36B 5.55B 5.53B 5.56B $30B $20B $10B $B Revenue data source: Reuters B 15.50B 20.72B 22.25B 22.88B CONSNSUS MAN CHANG IN FORCAST NUMBR OF FORCAST LAST 30 DAYS RANG FORCASTS 01/31/ $5.51 $-0.03 $5.45-$ /31/2020 $6.11 $-0.15 $5.68-$ Next 5 Yr. Growth Rate 12.0% -1.6% 8.3%-19.0% 6 DIVIDNDS This company does not pay a dividend. Dividends data source: Reuters Data as of 08/31/ OTHR OPINIONS CFRA RANKING SINC 03/07/ Recommendation Morningstar Rating RATING SINC 08/30/ Credit Suisse Rating RATING SINC 04/17/ UNDRPRFORM NUTRAL OUTPRFORM Argus 12 Month Rating RATING NOT AVAILABL Ned Davis Rating RATING SINC 08/27/ SLL NUTRAL BUY Market dge Second Opinion AVOID NUTRAL LONG RATING SINC 09/04/ Reuter's Average Rating RATING SINC 09/04/ NO OPINION SLL UNDR- PRFORM BUSINSS DSCRIPTION HOLD OUT- PRFORM BUY Dollar Tree, Inc. is an operator of discount variety stores. As of January 28, 2017, the Company operated 14,334 stores in 48 states and the District of Columbia, and five Canadian provinces. Its segments include Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. The Dollar Tree segment is the operator of discount variety stores offering merchandise at a fixed price. The Family Dollar segment operates a chain of general merchandise retail discount stores providing consumers with a selection of merchandise in neighborhood stores. Its stores operate under the names of Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree Canada. As of January 28, 2017, the Dollar Tree segment included 6,360 stores operating under the Dollar Tree and Dollar Tree Canada brands, 11 distribution centers in the United States and two in Canada and a Store Support Center in Chesapeake, Virginia, and 11 distribution centers and a Store Support Center in Matthews, North Carolina under the Family Dollar brand. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. ( ) Page 2 of 5

3 NWS HADLINS 2 1 $ Jun Jul Aug 1 08/30/11:08 pm T... CFRA MAINTAINS BUY OPINION ON SHARS OF DOLLAR TR, INC. (DLTR ****) : Our 12-month target price of $100, reduced $5, reflects a 15.8X multiple of our FY 20 (Jan.) PS estimate, a discount to DLTR's five-year historical forward average. We widen our FY 19 (Jan.) PS estimate to $5.53 from $5.45 and our FY 20 (Jan.) estimate to $6.33 from $6.20. DLTR posts adjusted Jul-Q PS of $1.15 vs. $0.99, missing the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate by $0.01 due primarily to lighter revenue than expected in the Family Dollar segment. DLTR narrowed the upper end of guidance by $0.05 as a result of a duty imposed by the U.S. Department of Commerce on ribbon from China. We see long-term earnings growth from both new stores and same-store expansion.. /Paige Marcus; Stew Glickman 2 05/31/1812:55 am T... CFRA MAINTAINS BUY OPINION ON SHARS OF DOLLAR TR, INC. (DLTR ****) : Our 12-month target price of $105, or 16.9X our FY 20 (Jan.) PS estimate of $6.20 (trimmed by $0.10), towards the lower end of its historical range on another weaker-than-consensus, but still expansionary quarter. We reduce our FY 19 PS projection by $0.15 to $5.45. DLTR posts adjusted Apr-Q PS of $1.19 vs. $0.98, below our $1.84 forecast and the $1.23 S&P Capital IQ consensus, as same-store-sales growth was weaker than expected (1.4% versus the 2.4% consensus). While weather was a negative factor, there was a noticeable dichotomy between Dollar Tree branded stores that saw 4.0% higher same-stores sales and Family Dollar banner stores where same-stores sales dropped 1.1%. We expect the company to meet its merger synergy goals and for ongoing efforts to strengthen Family Dollar performance. We see long-term expansion for DLTR from new stores and same-store sales growth in one of the strongest retail categories -- dollar store/discount store.. /fraim Levy, CFA Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. ( ) Page 3 of 5

4 IMPORTANT DISCLOSURS FOR DLTR IB2 Schwab or its affiliates has received compensation for investment banking services from this company in the past 12 months. Regulation Analyst Certification: The views expressed in this research report accurately reflect Schwab's quantitative research model, and no part of Schwab's compensation was, is or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendations or views disclosed in the research report. Note the Price Chart in the disclosures of this report which shows the rating and price history over applicable periods for this stock, including if and when coverage was terminated or suspended. Within the previous 12 months, the percentage of companies that have a Schwab quity Rating and for which Schwab has provided investment banking services are as follows: 0.0% in Buy Category (Schwab quity Ratings and Schwab quity Ratings International of A or B) 0.0% in Hold Category (Schwab quity Ratings and Schwab quity Ratings International of C) 0.0% in Sell Category (Schwab quity Ratings and Schwab quity Ratings International of D or F) Price History for DLTR $ Oct Schwab quity Rating History for DLTR 16 Jan Apr Jul Oct 17 Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul 18 A B C D F SCHWAB QUITY RATINGS MANING AND DISTRIBUTION Schwab quity Ratings are assigned to approximately 3000 U.S.-traded stocks. The Schwab quity Ratings model universe is generally composed of the combined set of stocks in the Russell Investments ( Russell ) 3000 Index and the Standard & Poor s ( S&P ) 500 Index. Additional universe coverage may be incorporated from time to time. 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