Five Below Inc. said its normalized net income for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Jan. 31 amounted to 61 cents per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of 60 cents per share.
EPS rose 30.4% year over year from 46 cents.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was $33.1 million, a gain of 32.1% from $25.0 million in the fourth quarter ended Feb. 1, 2014.
The normalized profit margin climbed to 12.5% from 11.8% in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue rose 24.4% on an annual basis to $263.8 million from $212.0 million, and total operating expenses rose 23.6% from the prior-year period to $210.8 million from $170.6 million.
Reported net income increased 34.6% year over year to $33.3 million, or 61 cents per share, from $24.7 million, or 46 cents per share.
For the year, the company's normalized net income totaled 88 cents per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus normalized EPS estimate of 88 cents.
EPS rose 45.0% from 61 cents in the prior year.
Normalized net income was $48.1 million, a gain of 47.3% from $32.6 million in the prior year.
Full-year total revenue rose 27.0% year over year to $680.2 million from $535.4 million, and total operating expenses increased 25.5% on an annual basis to $603.2 million from $480.7 million.
The company said reported net income increased 51.5% on an annual basis to $48.0 million, or 88 cents per share, in the full year, from $31.7 million, or 59 cents per share.
