Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) & HomesToLife (NASDAQ:HTLM) Critical Contrast

HomesToLife (NASDAQ:HTLM) and Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares HomesToLife and Five Below’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HomesToLife	3.25%	45.31%	9.79%
Five Below	11.65%	22.13%	9.86%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for HomesToLife and Five Below, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HomesToLife	1	0	0	0	1.00
Five Below	0	13	19	0	2.59

Five Below has a consensus price target of $300.45, indicating a potential upside of 20.94%. Given Five Below’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Five Below is more favorable than HomesToLife.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares HomesToLife and Five Below”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HomesToLife	$395.41 million	0.04	$16.55 million	$0.14	7.79
Five Below	$4.76 billion	2.87	$358.64 million	$11.14	22.30

Five Below has higher revenue and earnings than HomesToLife. HomesToLife is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Five Below, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

HomesToLife has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Five Below has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Five Below beats HomesToLife on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HomesToLife

HomesToLife Ltd. engages in the retail of home furniture and sale of customized furniture solutions. Its products include leather and fabric upholstered furniture, case goods, and accessories. The company was founded by Yong Pin Phua and Yong Tat Phua in September 1989 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Five Below

Five Below, Inc. operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. The company offers range of accessories, which includes novelty socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polish, lip gloss, fragrance, and branded cosmetics; and personalized living space products, such as lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options. It provides assortment of sports balls, team sports merchandise, and fitness accessories comprising hand weights, jump ropes, and gym balls; various games, such as board games, puzzles, collectibles, and toys, including remote control; and summer season sports, which includes pool, beach, and outdoor toys, as well as games and accessories. In addition, the company offers accessories for cell phones, tablets, audio, and computers, as well as cases, chargers, headphones, and other related items; and media products including books, video games, and DVDs. It also provides assortment of craft activity kits, and arts and crafts supplies, such as crayons, markers, and stickers; and school products comprising backpacks, fashion notebooks and journals, novelty pens and pencils, and locker accessories. Further, the company offers party products, which includes party goods, decorations, gag gifts, and greeting cards, as well as every day and special occasion merchandise; assortment of classic and novelty candy bars, movie-size box candy, seasonal-related candy, and gum and snack food products, as well as sells chilled drinks through coolers; and provides seasonally specific items used to celebrate and decorate for events. The company was formerly known as Cheap Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Five Below, Inc. in August 2002. Five Below, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.