- 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."
