Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE) today announced financial results
for the second quarter and year to date period ended July 29,
2023.
For the second quarter
ended July 29,
2023:
- Net sales increased
by 13.5% to $759.0 million from $668.9 million in the second
quarter of fiscal 2022; comparable sales increased by 2.7% versus
the second quarter of fiscal 2022.
- The Company opened
40 new stores and ended the quarter with 1,407 stores in 43 states.
This represents an increase in stores of 12.4% from the end of the
second quarter of fiscal 2022.
- Operating income was
$58.6 million compared to $56.0 million in the second quarter of
fiscal 2022.
- The effective tax
rate was 25.6% compared to 26.3% in the second quarter of fiscal
2022.
- Net income was $46.8
million compared to $41.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal
2022.
- Diluted income per
common share was $0.84 compared to $0.74 in the second quarter of
fiscal 2022.
Joel Anderson, President and CEO of Five Below, said, “We are
pleased to deliver second quarter results in line with our guidance
on the top and bottom line. Notably, the 2.7% comparable sales
increase was driven by a 4.5% increase in comp transactions,
illustrating the success of our Five Beyond conversion strategy and
the appeal of our extreme value, WOW offering."
Mr. Anderson continued, “As we look to the second half of the
year, our merchants have sourced a terrific line-up of fresh,
trend-right product at outstanding value for the holiday season.
While we are adjusting our earnings guidance to reflect an
anticipated increase in shrink reserves, our sales outlook remains
unchanged. We will continue to play offense on sourcing amazing
product, capitalizing on an improved supply chain, opening a record
number of new stores, and executing on the continued success of our
Five Beyond store format."
For the year to date period ended
July 29, 2023:
- Net sales increased
by 13.5% to $1,485.2 million from $1,308.5 million in the year to
date period of fiscal 2022; comparable sales increased by 2.7%
versus the year to date period of fiscal 2022.
- The Company opened
67 new stores compared to 62 new stores in the year to date period
of fiscal 2022.
- Operating income was
$101.0 million compared to $98.3 million in the year to date period
of fiscal 2022.
- The effective tax
rate was 22.6% compared to 24.6% in the year to date period of
fiscal 2022.
- Net income was $84.3
million compared to $74.1 million in the year to date period of
fiscal 2022.
- Diluted income per
common share was $1.51 compared to $1.33 in the year to date period
of fiscal 2022. The benefit from share-based accounting was
approximately $0.06 in the year to date period of fiscal 2023
compared to $0.02 in the year to date period of fiscal 2022.
Third Quarter and Fiscal 2023
Outlook:The Company expects the following results
for the third quarter and full year fiscal 2023:
For the third quarter of Fiscal 2023:
- Net sales are expected to be in the
range of $715 million to $730 million based on opening
approximately 70 new stores and assuming an approximate flat to 2%
increase in comparable sales.
- Net income is expected to be in the
range of $10 million to $14 million.
- Diluted income per common share is
expected to be in the range of $0.17 to $0.25 on approximately 55.9
million diluted weighted average shares outstanding.
For the full year of Fiscal 2023:
- Net sales are expected to be in the
range of $3.50 billion to $3.57 billion based on opening over 200
new stores and assuming an approximate 1% to 3% increase in
comparable sales.
- Net income is expected to be in the
range of $295 million to $311 million.
- Diluted income per common share is
expected to be in the range of $5.27 to $5.55 on approximately 55.9
million diluted weighted average shares outstanding.
- The 53rd week is expected to contribute
approximately $40 million in sales and approximately $0.08 in
diluted income per common share.
- Gross capital expenditures are expected
to be approximately $335 million in fiscal 2023.
Conference Call Information:A
conference call to discuss the financial results for the second
quarter of fiscal 2023 is scheduled for today, August 30, 2023, at
4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Investors and analysts interested in
participating in the call are invited to dial 412-902-6753
approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A live
audio webcast of the conference call will be available online at
investor.fivebelow.com, where a replay will be available shortly
after the conclusion of the call.
Forward-Looking Statements:This
news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as
contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect
management's current views and estimates regarding the Company's
industry, business strategy, goals and expectations concerning its
market position, future operations, margins, profitability, capital
expenditures, liquidity and capital resources, store count
potential and other financial and operating information. Investors
can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such
as "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "continue," "could,"
"estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential,"
"predict," "project," "future" and similar terms and phrases. The
Company cannot assure investors that future developments affecting
the Company will be those that it has anticipated. Actual results
may differ materially from these expectations due to risks related
to disruption to the global supply chain, risks related to the
Company's strategy and expansion plans, risks related to
disruptions in our information technology systems and our ability
to maintain and upgrade those systems, risks related to the
inability to successfully implement our online retail operations,
risks related to cyberattacks or other cyber incidents, risks
related to our ability to select, obtain, distribute and market
merchandise profitably, risks related to our reliance on
merchandise manufactured outside of the United States, the
availability of suitable new store locations and the dependence on
the volume of traffic to our stores, risks related to changes in
consumer preferences and economic conditions, risks related to
increased operating costs, including wage rates, risks related to
inflation and increasing commodity prices, risks related to
potential systematic failure of the banking system in the United
States or globally, risks related to extreme weather, pandemic
outbreaks, global political events, war, terrorism or civil unrest
(including any resulting store closures, damage, or loss of
inventory), risks related to leasing, owning or building
distribution centers, risks related to our ability to successfully
manage inventory balance and inventory shrinkage, quality or safety
concerns about the Company's merchandise, increased competition
from other retailers including online retailers, risks related to
the seasonality of our business, risks related to our ability to
protect our brand name and other intellectual property, risks
related to customers' payment methods, risks related to domestic
and foreign trade restrictions including duties and tariffs
affecting our domestic and foreign suppliers and increasing our
costs, including, among others, the direct and indirect impact of
current and potential tariffs imposed and proposed by the United
States on foreign imports, risks associated with the restrictions
imposed by our indebtedness on our current and future operations,
the impact of changes in tax legislation and accounting standards
and risks associated with leasing substantial amounts of space. For
further details and a discussion of these risks and uncertainties,
see the Company's periodic reports, including the annual report on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on
Form 8-K, filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission and available at www.sec.gov. If one or more of these
risks or uncertainties materialize, or if any of the Company's
assumptions prove incorrect, the Company's actual results may vary
in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking
statements. Any forward-looking statement made by the Company in
this news release speaks only as of the date on which the Company
makes it. Factors or events that could cause the Company's actual
results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not
possible for the Company to predict all of them. The Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future
developments or otherwise, except as may be required by any
applicable securities laws.
About Five Below:Five Below is a leading
high-growth value retailer offering trend-right, high-quality
products loved by tweens, teens and beyond. We believe life is
better when customers are free to "let go & have fun" in an
amazing experience filled with unlimited possibilities. With most
items priced between $1 and $5, and some extreme value items priced
beyond $5 in our incredible Five Beyond offering, Five Below makes
it easy to say YES! to the newest, coolest stuff across eight
awesome Five Below worlds: Style, Room, Sports, Tech, Create,
Party, Candy and New & Now. Founded in 2002 and headquartered
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Five Below today has over 1,400
stores in 43 states. For more information, please visit
www.fivebelow.com or find Five Below on Instagram, TikTok, X
and Facebook @FiveBelow.
Investor Contact:Five Below, Inc.Christiane
PelzVice President, Investor Relations &
Treasury215-207-2658InvestorRelations@fivebelow.com
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FIVE BELOW, INC. |
Consolidated Balance Sheets |
(Unaudited) |
(in thousands) |
|
|
July 29, 2023 |
|
January 28, 2023 |
|
July 30, 2022 |
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
334,544 |
|
|
$ |
332,324 |
|
|
$ |
155,101 |
|
Short-term investment securities |
|
101,813 |
|
|
|
66,845 |
|
|
|
117,315 |
|
Inventories |
|
543,621 |
|
|
|
527,720 |
|
|
|
569,201 |
|
Prepaid income taxes and tax receivable |
|
10,524 |
|
|
|
8,898 |
|
|
|
14,371 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
121,424 |
|
|
|
130,592 |
|
|
|
107,771 |
|
Total current assets |
|
1,111,926 |
|
|
|
1,066,379 |
|
|
|
963,759 |
|
Property and equipment,
net |
|
1,013,686 |
|
|
|
925,530 |
|
|
|
842,002 |
|
Operating lease assets |
|
1,407,474 |
|
|
|
1,319,132 |
|
|
|
1,267,316 |
|
Other assets |
|
16,322 |
|
|
|
13,870 |
|
|
|
13,149 |
|
|
$ |
3,549,408 |
|
|
$ |
3,324,911 |
|
|
$ |
3,086,226 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Line of credit |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Accounts payable |
|
249,093 |
|
|
|
221,120 |
|
|
|
266,114 |
|
Income taxes payable |
|
— |
|
|
|
19,928 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Accrued salaries and wages |
|
26,279 |
|
|
|
25,420 |
|
|
|
19,983 |
|
Other accrued expenses |
|
162,919 |
|
|
|
136,316 |
|
|
|
159,976 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
211,177 |
|
|
|
199,776 |
|
|
|
184,450 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
649,468 |
|
|
|
602,560 |
|
|
|
630,523 |
|
Other long-term
liabilities |
|
4,925 |
|
|
|
4,296 |
|
|
|
4,077 |
|
Long-term operating lease
liabilities |
|
1,394,698 |
|
|
|
1,296,975 |
|
|
|
1,247,631 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
60,171 |
|
|
|
59,151 |
|
|
|
41,414 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
2,109,262 |
|
|
|
1,962,982 |
|
|
|
1,923,645 |
|
Shareholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
|
556 |
|
|
|
555 |
|
|
|
555 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
254,687 |
|
|
|
260,784 |
|
|
|
248,902 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
1,184,903 |
|
|
|
1,100,590 |
|
|
|
913,124 |
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
|
1,440,146 |
|
|
|
1,361,929 |
|
|
|
1,162,581 |
|
|
$ |
3,549,408 |
|
|
$ |
3,324,911 |
|
|
$ |
3,086,226 |
|
|
FIVE BELOW, INC. |
Consolidated Statements of Operations |
(Unaudited) |
(in thousands, except share and per share data) |
|
|
Thirteen Weeks Ended |
|
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended |
|
July 29, 2023 |
|
July 30, 2022 |
|
July 29, 2023 |
|
July 30, 2022 |
Net sales |
$ |
758,981 |
|
|
$ |
668,927 |
|
|
$ |
1,485,228 |
|
|
$ |
1,308,523 |
|
Cost of goods sold |
|
494,402 |
|
|
|
440,418 |
|
|
|
985,845 |
|
|
|
873,237 |
|
Gross profit |
|
264,579 |
|
|
|
228,509 |
|
|
|
499,383 |
|
|
|
435,286 |
|
Selling, general and
administrative expenses |
|
205,985 |
|
|
|
172,498 |
|
|
|
398,377 |
|
|
|
336,946 |
|
Operating income |
|
58,594 |
|
|
|
56,011 |
|
|
|
101,006 |
|
|
|
98,340 |
|
Interest income (expense) and
other income (expense), net |
|
4,342 |
|
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
7,989 |
|
|
|
(142 |
) |
Income before income taxes |
|
62,936 |
|
|
|
56,106 |
|
|
|
108,995 |
|
|
|
98,198 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
16,101 |
|
|
|
14,762 |
|
|
|
24,682 |
|
|
|
24,136 |
|
Net income |
$ |
46,835 |
|
|
$ |
41,344 |
|
|
$ |
84,313 |
|
|
$ |
74,062 |
|
Basic income per common
share |
$ |
0.84 |
|
|
$ |
0.74 |
|
|
$ |
1.51 |
|
|
$ |
1.33 |
|
Diluted income per common
share |
$ |
0.84 |
|
|
$ |
0.74 |
|
|
$ |
1.51 |
|
|
$ |
1.33 |
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic shares |
|
55,675,357 |
|
|
|
55,498,471 |
|
|
|
55,662,930 |
|
|
|
55,572,425 |
|
Diluted shares |
|
55,801,507 |
|
|
|
55,646,039 |
|
|
|
55,789,323 |
|
|
|
55,739,752 |
|
|
FIVE BELOW, INC. |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
(Unaudited) |
(in thousands) |
|
|
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended |
|
July 29, 2023 |
|
July 30, 2022 |
Operating activities: |
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
84,313 |
|
|
$ |
74,062 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities: |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
60,068 |
|
|
|
49,120 |
|
Share-based compensation expense |
|
9,605 |
|
|
|
12,139 |
|
Deferred income tax expense |
|
1,021 |
|
|
|
5,258 |
|
Other non-cash expenses |
|
72 |
|
|
|
281 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
Inventories |
|
(15,901 |
) |
|
|
(114,097 |
) |
Prepaid income taxes and tax receivable |
|
(1,626 |
) |
|
|
(3,046 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
6,644 |
|
|
|
(15,967 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
17,674 |
|
|
|
64,908 |
|
Income taxes payable |
|
(19,928 |
) |
|
|
(28,096 |
) |
Accrued salaries and wages |
|
859 |
|
|
|
(33,556 |
) |
Operating leases |
|
20,782 |
|
|
|
17,167 |
|
Other accrued expenses |
|
5,685 |
|
|
|
17,984 |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
169,268 |
|
|
|
46,157 |
|
Investing activities: |
|
|
|
Purchases of investment securities and other investments |
|
(128,950 |
) |
|
|
(21,848 |
) |
Sales, maturities, and redemptions of investment securities |
|
93,982 |
|
|
|
219,391 |
|
Capital expenditures |
|
(116,423 |
) |
|
|
(109,710 |
) |
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
|
(151,391 |
) |
|
|
87,833 |
|
Financing activities: |
|
|
|
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock |
|
440 |
|
|
|
464 |
|
Repurchase and retirement of common stock |
|
— |
|
|
|
(40,007 |
) |
Proceeds from exercise of options to purchase common stock and
vesting of restricted and performance-based restricted stock
units |
|
54 |
|
|
|
102 |
|
Common shares withheld for taxes |
|
(16,151 |
) |
|
|
(4,421 |
) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(15,657 |
) |
|
|
(43,862 |
) |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
2,220 |
|
|
|
90,128 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period |
|
332,324 |
|
|
|
64,973 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at
end of period |
$ |
334,544 |
|
|
$ |
155,101 |
|
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