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Aktien Stammtisch

@Aktien_Stammtisch

2Wk·

ULTA Beauty Q2 Earnings Highlights

$ULTA (+1.14%)

🔹 Revenue: $2.79B (Est. $2.66B) 🟢; UP +9.3% YoY

🔹 EPS: $5.78 (Est. $4.99) 🟢; UP +9.1% YoY

🔹 Comparable Sales: +6.7%

FY25 Guide (Raised):

🔹 Revenue: $12.0-$12.1B (Est. $11.72B) 🟢

🔹 EPS: $23.85-$24.30 (Est. $23.73) 🟢

🔹 Comparable Sales: +2.5% to +3.5% (Prev. 0% to +1.5%)🟢

🔹 Operating Margin: 11.9%-12.0%; Prev. 11.7%-11.8%

🔹 New Stores: ~63; Prev. ~60

Other Q2 Metrics:

🔹 Gross Profit Margin: 39.2%; UP +0.9 ppt YoY

🔹 Operating Income: $344.9M; Operating Margin 12.4%

🔹 Net Income: $260.9M; UP +3.3% YoY

Q2 Performance Drivers:

🔹 Transaction Growth: +3.7% YoY

🔹 Average Ticket: +2.9% YoY

🔹 Store Count: 1,473 Ulta Beauty stores (excluding 83 Space NK stores)

🔹 New Store Openings: 24 stores in Q2; 30 stores YTD

First Half FY25 Performance:

🔹 Revenue: $5.64B; UP +6.8% YoY

🔹 EPS: $12.49; UP +6.0% YoY

🔹 Comparable Sales: +4.7% YoY

🔹 Operating Margin: 13.2%

Other Key Metrics:

🔹 Cash and Cash Equivalents: $242.7M

🔹 Merchandise Inventories: $2.4B; UP +20.5% YoY

🔹 Share Repurchases Q2: $109.5M (244,559 shares)

🔹 Share Repurchases YTD: $468.3M (1.2M shares)

🔹 Share Repurchase Authorization Remaining: $2.2B

Operational Updates:

🔹 SG&A Expenses: $741.7M; UP +15.0% YoY

🔹 Tax Rate: 24.5%

🔹 Gross Profit: $1.1B; UP +11.6% YoY

🔹 Space NK Integration: Acquired July 10, 2025

CEO Kecia Steelman's Commentary:

🔸 "The Ulta Beauty team delivered strong results in the second quarter, including 6.7% comparable sales growth. Outstanding top line performance, fueled by growth across all major categories, drove market share growth and better-than-expected profitability."

🔸 "As we look to the future, we remain committed to executing our Ulta Beauty Unleashed strategy and strengthening our operating model."

🔸 "Our outlook for the remainder of the year reflects both the strength of our year-to-date performance and our caution around how consumer demand may evolve in the second half of the year."

🔸 "While near-term uncertainty persists, we're staying focused on what we can control and on executing with excellence to deliver our uniquely Ulta Beauty experience."

BamBamInvest

@BamBamInvest

3Mon·

Ulta Beauty Q1 Earnings Highlights

$ULTA (+1.14%)

Revenue: USD 2.85 billion (estimated USD 2.79 billion) ✅ +4.5% year-on-year
Earnings per share: USD 6.70 (estimated USD 5.75) ✅
Comparable sales: +2.9 % (compared to +1.6 % year-on-year)
Gross margin: 39.1 % (compared to 39.2 % in the previous year)
Inventory: USD 2.1 billion (+11.3% year-on-year)

Guidelines for the 2025 financial year:

Sales: USD 11.5-11.7 bn (previously: USD 11.5-11.6 bn | estimate USD 11.58 bn)
Earnings per share: USD 22.65-23.20 (previously: USD 22.50-22.90 | estimate USD 24.07)
Comparable sales: 0 % to +1.5 % (previously: 0 % to +1 %)
Operating margin: 11.7-11.8% (no change)
Share buybacks: ~USD 900m (no change)
New stores: ~60 | Conversions/relocations: 40-45
Capital expenditure: USD 425-500m
Tax rate: ~24.5
Depreciation/amortization: USD 290-300m

Other key figures for the first quarter:

Operating profit margin: 14.1 % (compared to 14.7 % in the previous year)
Net income: USD 305.1 million (compared to USD 313.1 million in the previous year)
Selling and administrative expenses: USD 710.6 million (increase of 6.7% compared to the previous year)
Store space: 6 new stores opened; now 1,451 in total
Share buybacks: USD 358.7 million repurchased in the 1st quarter
Cash and cash equivalents: USD 454.6 million

Management:

CEO: "The start to the 2025 financial year is encouraging thanks to the success of our Ulta Beauty Unleashed program. However, the outlook reflects the uncertainty regarding consumer demand. We remain focused and flexible."

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Tenbagger2024@Tenbagger2024

3Mon

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Aktien Stammtisch

@Aktien_Stammtisch

3Mon·

ULTA Beauty Q1 Earnings Highlights

$ULTA (+1.14%)

🔹 Revenue: $2.85B (Est. $2.79B) 🟢 +4.5% YoY

🔹 EPS: $6.70 (Est. $5.75) 🟢

🔹 Comparable Sales: +2.9% (vs. +1.6% YoY)

🔹 Gross Margin: 39.1% (vs. 39.2% YoY)

🔹 Inventory: $2.1B (+11.3% YoY)

FY25 Guidance

🔹 Revenue: $11.5B–$11.7B (Prior: $11.5B–$11.6B | Est. $11.58B) 😐

🔹 EPS: $22.65–$23.20 (Prior: $22.50–$22.90 | Est. $24.07) 🔴

🔹 Comparable Sales: 0% to +1.5% (Prior: 0% to +1%)

🔹 Operating Margin: 11.7%–11.8% (No change)

🔹 Share Repurchases: ~$900M (No change)

🔹 New Stores: ~60 | Remodels/Relocations: 40–45

🔹 CapEx: $425M–$500M

🔹 Tax Rate: ~24.5%

🔹 Depreciation/Amortization: $290M–$300M

Other Key Q1 Metrics:

🔹 Operating Margin: 14.1% (vs. 14.7% YoY)

🔹 Net Income: $305.1M (vs. $313.1M YoY)

🔹 SG&A Expenses: $710.6M (Up +6.7% YoY)

🔹 Store Footprint: 6 net new stores opened; now 1,451 total

🔹 Share Buybacks: $358.7M repurchased in Q1

🔹 Cash & Equivalents: $454.6M

Management Commentary

🔸 CEO: “Encouraging start to FY25 driven by the success of our Ulta Beauty Unleashed plan. However, outlook reflects consumer demand uncertainty. We remain focused and agile.”

Kate🦋

@Iwamoto

5Mon·

My favorites in the non-consumer goods sector 🏎️✨

Hermes $RMS (-0.14%) (very expensive 🤑 )

Ferrari $RACE (-1.7%)

Lululemon $LULU (+1.3%)

Just do it $NKE (-0.07%) (supposedly cheap at the moment, please do not reach into the falling knife)

Booking $BKNG (+1.85%)

Marriott $MAR (-2.13%)

Ulta Beaty $ULTA (+1.14%) and/or L'Oreal $OR (-0.67%) (much more expensive)

Mercadolibre $MELI (+2.41%)

Texas Roadhouse $TXRH (+0.63%)

Chipotle $CMG (+2.12%)

Fast Retailing $9983 (+0.64%)
(doesn't fit with the others on the list but I could imagine it as a speculative stock)

"Everything" very expensive, luxury.

I would be interested to know what your favorites are for a long-term investment?

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NEWT@SteelAnacott

5Mon

$COST and $AD $MELI and $BKNG. Frankly, I'm not particularly interested in luxury.

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Andre126

@Andre126

5Mon·

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Bought x12 at €343.23

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Aktien Stammtisch

@Aktien_Stammtisch

6Mon·

ULTA Beauty Q4'24 Earnings Highlights:

$ULTA (+1.14%)

🔹 Adj. EPS: $8.46 (Est. $7.12) 🟢

🔹 Revenue: $3.49B (Est. $3.46B) 🟢 (-3.1% YoY)

🔹 Comparable Sales: +1.5% (Est. +0.8%) 🟢

🔹 Gross Margin: 38.2% (Est. 37.2%) 🟢

FY25 Guidance

🔹 EPS: $22.50 - $22.90 (Est. $23.20) 🔴

🔹 Revenue: $11.5B - $11.6B (Est. $11.55B) 😑

🔹 Comp Sales Growth: 0% - 1% (Est. +1.2%) 🔴

🔹 Operating Margin: 11.7% - 11.8% (vs. 13.9% FY24) 🔴

🔹 CapEx: $425M - $500M

🔹 New Stores: ~60 (Flat YoY)

Balance Sheet & Inventory

🔹 Merchandise Inventories: $1.97B (+13% YoY) (Est. $1.78B)

🔹 Cash & Cash Equivalents: $703.2M

🔹 Share Repurchase: $249.5M in Q4, $1B total in FY24

🔹 SG&A: $815.6M (-0.6% YoY, lower than $842.9M Est.)

🔹 Operating Margin: 14.8% (vs. 14.5% YoY)

Antonio🐝

@TonyMelony1998

6Mon·

The eagerly awaited quarterly figures for the week of March 10, 2025

A number of important earnings releases are scheduled for the coming week. The focus will be on:

📌 Adobe ($ADBE (+3.61%) )

📌 Oracle ($ORCL (-1.82%) )

📌 DocuSign ($DOCU (+3.8%) )

📌 D-Wave Quantum ($QBTS (+19.4%) )

📌 ZIM Integrated Shipping ($ZIM (+2.1%) )

📌 ULTA Beauty ($ULTA (+1.14%))

📌 Kohl's ($KSS (+5%) )

📌 Dollar General ($DG (+2.73%))

📌 UiPath ($PATH (+2.77%) )

📌 SentinelOne ($S (+1.97%))

Which of these companies are you following with particular interest? Do you have positions in any of these stocks?

🔗 Source: Earnings Whispers

BamBamInvest

@BamBamInvest

7Mon·

Added again, quite oversold (RSI 17.91) and exaggerated in my opinion

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Short interest still at 12%

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BamBamInvest

@BamBamInvest

7Mon·

Beauty Q3'25 Earnings Highlights

$ELF (+2.83%)

EPS: $0.74 (Est. $0.76) ❌
Net Sales: $355.3M (Est. $329.67M) ✅ ; UP +31% YoY

Updated FY25 Guidance (Revised Downward):

Net Sales: $1.30B-$1.31B (Prev. $1.315B-$1.335B) ❌
Adjusted EBITDA: $289M-$293M (Prev. $304M-$308M) ❌
Adjusted Net Income: $193M-$196M (Prev. $205M-$208M) ❌
Adjusted EPS: $3.27-$3.32 (Prev. $3.47-$3.53) ❌
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate: 19-20% (No Change) ❌

Other Key Metrics:

Gross Margin: 71% (Est. 71.15%) ; UP +40 bps YoY
SG&A Expenses: $218.2M (Est. $175.43M) ; UP +36.3% YoY
Adjusted SG&A: $192.9M (54% of net sales)
Net Income: $17.3M (Est. $44M)
Adjusted Net Income: $43M
Adjusted EPS: $0.74
Adjusted EBITDA: $68.7M (Est. $72.57M) ; UP +16% YoY

Comment from the CEO and CFO:

CEO Tarang Amin: "We continue to gain market share, with net revenue growth of 31% and market share gains of 220 basis points in the US. We see significant new territory opportunities in digital, color cosmetics, skincare and international markets."

CFO Mandy Fields: "Given the weaker than expected trends in January, we are taking a cautious approach and lowering our outlook for the 2025 financial year."

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#earnings
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