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Five Below (Five Below) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Five Below Financial Strength?

Five Below has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

GuruFocus does not calculate Five Below's interest coverage with the available data. Five Below's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.32. As of today, Five Below's Altman Z-Score is 4.10.


Competitive Comparison of Five Below's Financial Strength

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Five Below's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Five Below's Financial Strength Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Five Below's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Five Below's Financial Strength falls into.



Five Below Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Five Below's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $268 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,498 Mil.

Five Below's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Five Below's interest coverage with the available data.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Five Below's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(240.964 + 1497.586) / 5350.944
=0.32

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Five Below has a Z-score of 4.10, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.1 is strong.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Five Below  (NAS:FIVE) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Five Below has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Five Below (Five Below) Business Description

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Address
701 Market Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19106
Five Below is a value-oriented retailer that operated 1,340 stores in the United States as of the end of fiscal 2022. Catering to teen and preteen consumers, its stores feature a wide variety of merchandise, the vast majority of which is priced below $6. The assortment focuses on discretionary items in several categories, particularly leisure (such as sporting goods, toys, and electronics; 48% of fiscal 2022 sales), fashion and home (for example, beauty products and accessories, home goods, and storage solutions; 29% of fiscal 2022 sales), and party and snack (including seasonal goods, candy, and beverages; 23% of fiscal 2022 sales). The chain had stores in 42 states as of the end of fiscal 2022.
Executives
Thomas Vellios director C/O FIVE BELOW, INC., 1818 MARKET STREET, SUITE 2000, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Mimi Eckel Vaughn director C/O GENESCO INC, 535 MARRIOTT DRIVE, NASHVILLE TN 37214
Joel D Anderson director, officer: President & CEO 6436 CITY WEST PARKWAY, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Kristy Chipman officer: CFO & Treasurer 1030 W. CANTON AVENUE, SUITE 100, WINTER PARK FL 32789
Ronald Sargent director 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Catherine Elizabeth Buggeln director THE DRESS BARN, INC., 30 DUNNIGAN DRIVE, SUFFERN NY 10901
Kathleen S Barclay director 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, PO BOX 300 MC 482 C32 D82, DETROIT MI 48265-3000
Michael Romanko officer: CMO C/O FIVE BELOW, INC., 1818 MARKET ST, STE. 2000, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
George Hill officer: EVP, Store Operations C/O FIVE BELOW, INC., 1818 MARKET STREET, SUITE 2000, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Eric M Specter officer: CAO
Kenneth R Bull officer: CFO & Treasurer 1809 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELLPHIA PA 19103
Zuhairah Scott Washington director C/O FIVE BELOW, INC., 701 MARKET STREET, SUITE 300, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Devine Michael F Iii director COACH, 516 W 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 1001
Bernard Jin Kim director C/O MATCH GROUP, INC., 8750 N CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75231
Judith L. Werthauser officer: Chief Experience Officer 2726 MAITLAND DRIVE, ANN ARBOR MI 48105