Five Below soars after discount retailer raises Q1 forecasts

Five Below

02/05/2025 14:00

** Shares of discount chain Five Below  jump ~12% to $84.14 premarket
        ** Co raises first-quarter net sales and adjusted income per share forecasts

** Expects Q1 net sales to be about $967 million vs prior range of  $905 million to $925 million

** Expects Q1 adjusted income per share to be between $0.82 and $0.84 versus prior forecast of $0.50 to $0.61

** Co also says Tom Vellios, co-founder and executive chair, will transition into advisory role to the board and management through the end of calendar year 2025
** Up to last close, stock down about 28% YTD

 (Reporting by Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru)

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