Five Below
Market Cap
US$7.3b
Last Updated
2019/10/16 00:29 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Five Below, Inc. operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States.
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Fundamentals
High growth potential with excellent balance sheet.
Share Price & News
How has Five Below's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
6.6%
FIVE
5.3%
US Specialty Retail
3.4%
US Market
1 Year Return
11.7%
FIVE
1.6%
US Specialty Retail
5.4%
US Market
Return vs Industry: FIVE exceeded the US Specialty Retail industry which returned 1.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: FIVE exceeded the US Market which returned 5.4% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| FIVE | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 6.6% | 5.3% | 3.4% |
| 30 Day | 1.6% | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 90 Day | 5.2% | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1 Year | 11.7%11.7% | 3.3%1.6% | 7.7%5.4% |
| 3 Year | 251.0%251.0% | 40.6%33.4% | 46.2%36.8% |
| 5 Year | 243.8%243.8% | 57.4%43.6% | 65.6%47.5% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Five Below's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Investors Who Bought Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Shares Three Years Ago Are Now Up 204%Valuation
Is Five Below undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
46.85x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Undervalued: FIVE ($131.84) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($55.98)
Significantly Undervalued: FIVE is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: FIVE is poor value based on its PE Ratio (46.9x) compared to the Specialty Retail industry average (15.1x).
PE vs Market: FIVE is poor value based on its PE Ratio (46.9x) compared to the US market (17.7x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Low PEG Ratio: FIVE is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (2.4x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: FIVE is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (11.3x) compared to the US Specialty Retail industry average (1.4x).
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Future Growth
How is Five Below forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 21 analysts?
19.6%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: FIVE's forecast earnings growth (19.6% per year) is above the savings rate (2.7%).
Earnings vs Market: FIVE's earnings (19.6% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (14.3% per year).
High Growth Earnings: FIVE's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: FIVE's revenue (20.1% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (7.3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: FIVE's revenue (20.1% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
High Future ROE: FIVE's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (29.3%)
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Past Performance
How has Five Below performed over the past 5 years?
29.0%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FIVE's earnings have grown significantly by 29% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: FIVE's earnings growth over the past year (26.8%) is below its 5-year average (29% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: FIVE earnings growth over the past year (26.8%) exceeded the Specialty Retail industry 8.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: FIVE's Return on Equity (24.1%) is considered high.
Return on Assets
ROA vs Industry: FIVE has a higher Return on Assets than the Specialty Retail industry average last year.
Return on Capital Employed
ROCE Improving: FIVE's Return on Capital Employed has declined over the past 3 years.
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Financial Health
How is Five Below's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FIVE's short term assets ($605.1M) exceeds its short term liabilities ($305.9M)
Long Term Liabilities: FIVE's short term assets (605.1M) do not cover its long term liabilities (701.6M)
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FIVE is debt free.
Reducing Debt: FIVE had no debt 5 years ago.
Debt Coverage: FIVE has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: FIVE has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: FIVE has a high level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: FIVE's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 5322542276016941.546010x debt).
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Dividend
What is Five Below's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Stability and Growth of Payments
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate FIVE's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate FIVE's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FIVE's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FIVE's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of FIVE's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
What is the CEO of Five Below's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
3.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Joel Anderson (54yo)
4.7yrs
Tenure
US$5,492,154
Compensation
Mr. Joel D. Anderson has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Five Below, Inc. since February 1, 2015 and July 2014 respectively. Mr. Anderson served as Chief Operating Officer of Five Below, ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs. Market: Joel's total compensation ($USD5.49M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.81M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Joel's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
3.5yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: FIVE's management team is considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
4.6yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: FIVE's board of directors are considered experienced (4.6 years average tenure).
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Independent Director |
| Shares | 2,500 |
| Max Price | US$140.86 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Independent Director |
| Shares | 30,000 |
| Max Price | US$140.76 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Independent Director |
| Shares | 31,500 |
| Max Price | US$97.60 |
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Eric Specter (61yo)
Chief Administrative Officer
- Tenure: 5.3yrs
- Compensation: US$1.52m
Ken Bull (56yo)
CFO & Treasurer
- Tenure: 7.5yrs
- Compensation: US$1.46m
David Makuen (51yo)
Executive Vice President of Marketing
- Tenure: 1.9yrs
Joel Anderson (54yo)
President
- Tenure: 4.7yrs
- Compensation: US$5.49m
Christiane Pelz
Vice President of Investor Relations
- Tenure: 0yrs
Judy Werthauser (53yo)
Chief Experience Officer
- Tenure: 0.7yrs
George Hill (53yo)
Executive Vice President of Retail Operations
- Tenure: 2.4yrs
- Compensation: US$1.43m
Michael Romanko (53yo)
Chief Merchandising Officer
- Tenure: 4.8yrs
- Compensation: US$1.93m
Karen Procell
Secretary
- Tenure: 0yrs
Rob Feuerman
Chief Information Officer
- Tenure: 1.1yrs
Board Members
Ron Sargent (63yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 15.8yrs
- Compensation: US$184.93k
Tom Ryan (66yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 8.8yrs
- Compensation: US$194.93k
Rick Markee (66yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 3.4yrs
- Compensation: US$169.93k
Mike Devine (61yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 6.6yrs
- Compensation: US$194.93k
Tom Vellios (64yo)
Chairman of the Board
- Tenure: 4.7yrs
- Compensation: US$366.69k
Katy Barclay (63yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 4.6yrs
- Compensation: US$169.93k
Kate Buggeln (58yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 4.6yrs
- Compensation: US$169.93k
Joel Anderson (54yo)
President
- Tenure: 4.7yrs
- Compensation: US$5.49m
Dinesh Lathi (48yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 1.6yrs
- Compensation: US$164.16k
Dan Kaufman (59yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 3.8yrs
- Compensation: US$169.93k
Company Information
Five Below, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Five Below, Inc.
- Ticker: FIVE
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 2002
- Industry: Specialty Stores
- Sector: Retail
- Market Cap: US$7.339b
- Shares outstanding: 55.67m
- Website: https://www.fivebelow.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Five Below, Inc.
- 701 Market Street
- Suite 300
- Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania
- 19106
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIVE | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Jul 2012 |
| 6F1 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jul 2012 |
| 0IPD | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | GB | USD | Jul 2012 |
Biography
Five Below, Inc. operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. It offers accessories, including novelty socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and botto ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/10/16 00:29 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/10/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/08/03 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/02/02 |
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