Overview

* Five Below ( FIVE ) Q2 sales rise 23.7% to $1.03 bln, beating estimates

* Adjusted EPS for Q2 at $0.81, reflecting strong performance

* Co raises full-year 2025 sales and EPS guidance

Outlook

* Five Below ( FIVE ) expects Q3 net sales of $950 mln to $970 mln

* Company anticipates Q3 net income between $5 mln and $12 mln

* Five Below ( FIVE ) sees full-year net sales of $4.44 bln to $4.52 bln

* Company projects full-year net income of $253 mln to $275 mln

Result Drivers

* STORE EXPANSION - Co opened 32 net new stores, contributing to sales growth

* PRODUCT STRATEGY - Focus on curating new product assortments and simplifying pricing drove sales

* CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT - Emphasis on value and experience resonated with customers, boosting sales

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q2 Sales Beat $1.03 $992.70

bln mln (17

Analysts

)

Q2 EPS $0.77

Q2 Net $42.76

Income mln

Q2 Beat $57.90 $45.90

Pretax mln mln (15

Profit Analysts

)

Q2 Basic $0.78

EPS

Q2 $52.36

Operatin mln

g Income

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 9 "strong buy" or "buy", 12 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the department stores peer group is "buy"

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Five Below Inc ( FIVE ) is $142.50, about 0.4% above its August 26 closing price of $141.98

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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)