For the quarter ended January 2025, Five Below (FIVE) reported revenue of $1.39 billion, up 4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $3.48, compared to $3.65 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.38 billion, representing a surprise of +0.87%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.96%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.38.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Five Below performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Comparable Sales: -3% versus -3.6% estimated by seven analysts on average.
• Total stores at end of period: 1,771 versus 1,771 estimated by four analysts on average.
• New Store Openings: 22 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 22.

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Shares of Five Below have returned -21.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -8.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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