Quick Look at Five Below (FIVE)

By Scott Lee • Wednesday, September 13 12:16 • Permanent Link

More and more people are talking about Five Below over the last few weeks. Is it worth buying the Department Store stock at a price of $160.88? Only time will tell. The information below will give you a basic idea of what this investment may entail:

Five Below has moved 19.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 15.0%
FIVE has an average analyst rating of buy and is -25.06% away from its mean target price of $214.68 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $4.81
Five Below has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $6.58 and its forward P/E ratio is 24.4
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 6.22 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Five Below is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.33 and an average P/B of 3.12
FIVE has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 13.5% and gross profit margins of 0.4%
The company has a free cash flow of $104.34 Million, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Five Below, Inc. operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. The company offers range of accessories, which includes novelty socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polish, lip gloss, fragrance, and branded cosmetics; and personalized living space products, such as glitter lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options. It provides assortment of sports balls, team sports merchandise, and fitness accessories including hand weights, jump ropes, and gym balls; offers various games, which includes board games, puzzles, collectibles, and toys including remote control; and summer season sports, such as pool, beach and outdoor toys, and games and accessories. In addition, the company offers accessories for cell phones, tablets, audio, and computers, as well as cases, chargers, headphones, and other related items; and media products including books, video games, and DVDs. It also provides assortment of craft activity kits, and arts and crafts supplies, such as crayons, markers, and stickers; and school products comprising backpacks, fashion notebooks and journals, novelty pens and pencils, and locker accessories. Further, the company offers party products, which includes party goods, decorations, gag gifts, and greeting cards, as well as every day and special occasion merchandise; assortment of classic and novelty candy bars, movie-size box candy, seasonal-related candy, and gum and snack foods, as well as sells chilled drinks through coolers; and provides seasonally-specific items used to celebrate and decorate for events. The company was formerly known as Cheap Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Five Below, Inc. in August 2002. Five Below, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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