Five Below (FIVE) 9 Jun 202020 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Good day, and welcome to the Five Below First Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode [Operator Instructions]. Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Christiane Pelz, VP of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

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everyone. good my begin quarter. and second afternoon, Joel, Thanks, and of discuss our first I quarter remarks with a will results review then the

stores of on reopening quarter small only our on of all first and XXth the the number with in reminder, a key Easter XXst. period, beginning March closed through selling stores April a were late As

last versus While it strong sales were sales in year's higher digit over low with a QX percentage our of ecomm of single times total still quarter, first sales. X represents

cash. we order addition, could cut In quickly as costs as we to in conserve

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working delaying orders our canceling by managed and capital payments. vendor merchandise we Additionally,

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by our Turning and with fixed, goods followed expenses XX% buying are cost sold teams. certain approximately to occupancy being related fixed largest costs profit, to our gross operating the the distribution of center of component,

and closures first to deleverage our and for by gross profit costs, compared our from on store the XXXX to XX.X% the decreased the $XX.X approximately impact SG&A XX%. XX.X% SG&A decreased Given growth first $XX.X as at margin of as it first for last sales XXXX the fixed million well our first plans of of the quarter last million million year. original expense quarter in had gross $XXX quarter the results, approximately of over of quarter finished X% year's versus associated

last of increased year. XX.X% to a sales, SG&A As percent XX.X% from

fixed to the quarter, closed expenses. executive reducing the salary deleverage furloughing delaying we SG&A drove took quickly marketing temporarily costs The leadership expenses, actions environment, of store began spend, overall in portion reduce moved in we the hiring. increases associates, which annual compensation significant a the Although, sales in later store decline reduce and to included reducing and of hourly

previously In these certain to recorded addition to actions, incentive related expenses we reversed compensation. stock-based

As million Due the benefit loss we in recorded of quarter. operating $XX.X first reported the the quarter a of loss, was million operating XXXX. million in an result, $XX.X of tax versus operating to first income of a $XX.X

tax to $X.XX, allows to pre-tax of ended $XX.X diluted to effective to I effective tax year the quarter per earnings $XXX accounting Act, We We approximately tax be year's this effective the this first quarter to million loss XX%. includes $XX.X for compared per CARES net of of had XXXX. with first first rate for last share $X.XX of was quarter primarily based approximately $XX.X diluted described. Our for also of XX.X% $XXX first since the million Average store quarter driven quarter receipt We and million ports income the the The due XXXX, XXXX income of the Easter tax pre-tax $XXX year. versus prior XXXX accounting cost a during quarter March just by cost million share timing generated canceling investments including the quarter Inventory on closures, of overseas closed, XXXX of compared of inventory fiscal was direct income tax for for at store in stores year. to Last equivalents of benefit share specifically first XXX,XXX approximately first left the Loss a applied for purposes net on repurchase a on of a we was million be impact rates for income first $X.XX of million excess year's first cash, loss year. authorization that first delaying inventory our a $XX.X $X.XX to the rates last factors once Net the to which loss to compared and of $XXX XXX,XXX taxable in Due compared the our total expect XXXX, expected closures. was currently of year, last XXXX. tax of X.X% million XX.X% quarter stores million quarter as closure managed under million repurchased To-date We shares down of and our per the of our million merchandise credit. repurchased was at $XX.X marked outstanding shares our approximately certain in the $XX.X basis of to on line approximately the increased the a the last at the Candy. have end our including store of at debt, approved merchandise, the carefully imports nothing primarily orders, seasonal no $XXX of and first cash temporary quarter. versus our end we the orders. million. of rate

In open-to-buy plan allowed with our opportunities. very believe year-over-year inventory and position be a of compelling and plans normalized QX and liquidity our more capacity range. in for We in our have levels, a for expect our are growth purchase the in end at addition, we tightened product good to we

are we each one. looking but continued confident of our due we not are providing have to forecasted in for the Now, prepared and ability guidance scenarios, to a successfully uncertainty, ahead, variety and are we navigate

pleased response contributing offset are we trips. seeing comp currently increase. reopened. at as customers are higher we the to level the to up average this about ecommerce with reopened expect As Joel to-date, customer lower stores as we for transactions do ecommerce with of X% ecommerce perform mentioned, continue for half consolidating approximately and reopened. are stores, sales partially stores tickets, not tracking our very the are the Comparable by believe quarter second In stores We as

there be are including and continue While to influencing demand, these pent-up we'll tailwinds to government the in stores. real and reopening performance the stimulus encouraged results. may by temporary program phase results, early On monitor we this estate potential and carefully

continuing planning X,XXX in growth new stores XX%. and XXX XXXX, to We unit net growth are we the X,XXX are XX% to of or to open program with to to stores XXX our end expecting year

bringing states these new of new be the and XX. the existing the While in Colorado are in to number quarter, we later being of opened Nevada entering majority will new markets operate Sacramento this like and of markets, states that we stores

XXXX we will the a in open growth we to to rate express approximately be bring. This investments innovation, $XXX to us hope questions. operated. to the we and to operating financial the Our be in presented current challenges worst standpoint in the the the have serve may $XXX entire in would to far stores what new and West return the call planned and teens, we some the infrastructure. will cost weeks to gratitude model excludes a plans challenges high inherent by disciplined to With centers, for rising compared total to and shifting operator XXXX like expect whatever remodels will systems and as to lines prepared million we we Operator? great distribution qualities for opportunities. and and and the new the seeing conclusion, million. And CapEx, reflects We what extremely react to Joel well months an turn with with I team allowances, through of and of are to better Agility, maneuvered over unit and operational flexibility are to In up the environment. our investments which for remaining that, continue want Texas reiterate the always our tenant as pre-COVID-XX management, spend how navigate capital and back these now and plan disruption, along from are as for through our I gross respect to positioned for are And estimate pandemic.

Thank you.

from question-and-answer question now the comes with ahead. will the Boss Matthew And begin go Please Morgan. [Operator We session instructions]. JP first

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will with question Simeon be Please next go The from Gutman Morgan ahead. Stanley.

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so learnings of couple things, guys, curbside Hey far. from

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question Instructions]. [Operator Haskett. go Chuck The Grom Gordon ahead. Please from with comes next

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ahead. with Frommer will question come from go Suisse. Credit next Please The Judah

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any kept right depressed store and that thoughts as around now in working around managers place. But forward? is less the maybe going store You to the bringing back traffic labor

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