** Shares of discount retailer Five Below FIVE.O up 2.7% at $200.85 in afternoon trading
** Co forecasts annual and Q4 sales, profit above estimates, banking on strong holiday season
** "We believe improved in-store execution and solid merchandising coupled with marketing mojo including social media are the main drivers (for demad)," says Michael Montani, analyst at Evercore ISI
** FIVE expects FY2025 net sales of $4.75 billion vs analysts' expectations of $4.65 billion, as per LSEG data
** Also expects annual adjusted income per share to be between $6.30 and $6.35 vs analysts' expectations of $5.86
** Expects Q4 net sales of $1.71 billion vs analysts' expectations of $1.62 billion
** Also sees quarterly adjusted income per share to be between $3.95 and $4.00 vs analysts' expectations of $3.86
** FIVE up ~79% in 2025
(Reporting by Sanskriti Shekhar in Bengaluru )
((Sanskriti.Shekhar@thomsonreuters.com))
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