Company Earnings UpdateFive Below (FIVE) 1Q18 Results: Another Strong Quarter, Supported by Store Openings and Solid Comp Growth Coresight Research June 7, 2018 Executive Summary In 1Q18, Five Below reported a 27.2% increase in net sales year over year and a 3.2% increase in comparable sales. The leveraging of operating costs yielded a 93.3% jump in operating profit. Diluted EPS more than doubled year over year, to $0.39, and was comfortably ahead of the consensus estimate of $0.32. The midpoint of management guidance implies FY18 sales growth of 18.2%. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 19: Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy—AgainFinancial Sentiment Hits a Year-to-Date High: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 33, 2025—InfographicThe Impacts of US Tariffs: Assessing Companies’ International Sourcing Exposure by CountryResponses to Inflation—Trading Down in Food and Nonfood Remains a Critical Shopping Strategy: US Consumer Survey Insights