Five Below: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Five Below Inc. (FIVE) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $36.5 million.

On a per-share basis, the Philadelphia-based company said it had net income of 66 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 68 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 22 cents per share.

The discount retailer posted revenue of $1.04 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $969.9 million.

For the current quarter ending in January, Five Below expects its per-share earnings to range from $3.36 to $3.54.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $1.58 billion to $1.61 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter.

Five Below expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.71 to $5.89 per share, with revenue ranging from $4.62 billion to $4.65 billion.

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