Five Below Company Profile (NASDAQ:FIVE)

Five Below trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FIVE."

Five Below Inc (NASDAQ:FIVE) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 1st. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.01. The firm earned $232.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $230.75 million. Five Below had a net margin of 3.60% and a return on equity of 9.96%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 20.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.12 EPS. View Five Below's Earnings History.

Five Below is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 29th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Five Below.

Five Below issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, June, 1st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.59-1.64 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.60. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.227-1.242 blln, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.22 billion.Five Below also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.24-0.27 EPS.

16 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Five Below's stock. Their forecasts range from $42.00 to $65.00. On average, they anticipate Five Below's stock price to reach $53.93 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Five Below.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Five Below stock:

• 1. UBS AG analysts commented, "quickly recognize and react" to the fact that the toy's popularity is fading and will be forced to manage down its inventory, Lasser noted (see his track record here).In fact, the company has already become promotional and is offering two fidget spinners for $5 or one for $3.Second, Five Below's stock valuation has "hung in there better than most retailers" and is now trading at 27x on a next-twelve-month basis, the analyst continued. This represents a 65 percent premium versus the hardline and broader group average and marks an expansion from the 50 percent premium the stock traded at to start 2017.Finally, Five Below is still at the end of the day a retailer and at the very least the negative perception of poor overall trends could act as an "overhang" (7/10/2017)
• 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Five Below, Inc. is a specialty value retailer offering merchandise for teen and pre-teen customers in the United States. The Company offers products all priced at $5 and below, including select brands and licensed merchandise across a range of categories, which it refers to as worlds: Style, Room, Sports, Media, Crafts, Party, Candy and Seasonal. It offers a wide variety of merchandise that includes everything from sporting goods, games, fashion accessories and jewelry, to hobbies and collectibles, bath and body, candy and snacks, room décor and storage, stationery and school supplies, video game accessories, books, DVDs, iPhone accessories, novelty and seasonal items. Five Below, Inc. is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. " (5/23/2017)
• 3. Deutsche Bank AG analysts commented, "Tgt USD40 to USD48. With 1Q guidance better than feared and the long-term growth algorithm intact (FY17 EPS growth expected to be up 20%-25%), shares are up meaningfully after the close. We expect FIVE to continue to benefit from new store growth (will enter the state of California at the end of 1Q); enhanced merchandising and sourcing capabilities; and marketing initiatives (will utilize TV in 2Q and 4Q), but are cautious on 1Q as comp guidance (flat to up 2%) implies an acceleration on a two-year stack basis at the mid-point, which has not been achieved since 4Q15. However, management was upbeat regarding emerging trends as well as the company's Easter set. We continue to view FIVE favorably in the long-term as a unique sq. ft. story leading to 20%+ EPS growth, but see valuation as full." (3/23/2017)
• 4. Guggenheim analysts commented, "We reiterate our Buy on FIVE ahead of 4Q earnings on March 22. Bottom line, we have never seen the shares this compelling since the IPO. As shown in Exhibit 1, they have undergone significant multiple contraction over the past four years as earnings have consistently grown and the shares have remained stuck in the upper $30's, except for two runs to $50-plus. At the same time, the company's ability to grow both sales and EBITDA by 20% or better has become increasingly rare (Exhibit 2). As detailed in Exhibit 3, our $52 PT implies a reasonable EBITDA multiple (13x) on 2018E." (3/20/2017)
• 5. Loop Capital analysts commented, "Five Below Inside" (3/17/2017)

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Five Below's management team includes the folowing people:

• Thomas G. Vellios, Executive Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder
• Joel D. Anderson, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Kenneth R. Bull, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
• Michael F. Romanko, Executive Vice President- Merchandising
• Eric M. Specter, Chief Administrative Officer
• Kathleen S. Barclay, Independent Director
• Catherine Elizabeth Buggeln, Independent Director
• Michael F. Devine III, Independent Director
• Daniel J. Kaufman, Independent Director
• Richard L. Markee, Independent Director

Five Below's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.00%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.66%), Capital Research Global Investors (5.03%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.46%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (4.03%) and Wasatch Advisors Inc. (3.54%). Company insiders that own Five Below stock include David M Mussafer, Joel D Anderson and Kenneth R Bull. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Five Below.

Five Below's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wells Fargo & Company MN, Lazard Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Alliancebernstein L.P., Franklin Resources Inc., UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc. and Bank of Nova Scotia. View Insider Buying and Selling for Five Below.

Five Below's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jennison Associates LLC, Macquarie Group Ltd., OxFORD Asset Management LLP, Engineers Gate Manager LP, Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Thrivent Financial For Lutherans and Prudential Financial Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Five Below stock in the last two years include David M Mussafer and Joel D Anderson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Five Below.

Shares of Five Below can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Five Below stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.85.