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Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

ULTA •
Consumer CyclicalSpecialty RetailBeauty and Personal Care Retail
AboutUlta Beauty, Inc. operates as a retailer of beauty products in the United States. The company's stores offer cosmetics, fragrances, skincare and haircare products, bath and body products, and salon styling tools; professional hair products; salon services, including hair, skin, makeup, and brow services; and nail services. It also provides its private label products, such as the Ulta Beauty Collection branded cosmetics, skincare, and bath products, as well as Ulta Beauty branded products; and the Ulta Beauty branded gifts. As of March 10, 2022, the company operated 1,308 retail stores across 50 states. It also distributes its products through its website ulta.com; and mobile applications. The company was formerly known as Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. and changed its name to Ulta Beauty, Inc. in January 2017. Ulta Beauty, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.Show more
  • Revenue $11.3B +0.8%
  • EBITDA $1.85B -4.4%
  • Net Income $1.2B -7.0%
  • EPS (Diluted) 25.34 -2.7%
  • Gross Margin 38.84% -0.6%
  • EBITDA Margin 16.34% -5.1%
  • Operating Margin 13.98% -7.1%
  • Net Margin 10.63% -7.7%
  • ROE 50.39% -17.3%
  • ROIC 33.2% -14.1%
  • Debt/Equity 0.77 -7.8%
  • Interest Coverage -
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 60.8%
  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 80 (top 20%)
  • ✓Share count reduced 4.4% through buybacks
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.9x turnover

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Expensive at 13.0x book value

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y13.3%
5Y8.83%
3Y9.38%
TTM2.94%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y16.67%
5Y11.21%
3Y6.81%
TTM-0.67%

EPS CAGR

10Y20.34%
5Y15.84%
3Y12.12%
TTM4.65%

ROCE

10Y Avg34.47%
5Y Avg34.8%
3Y Avg43.2%
Latest38.17%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
OLPXOlaplex Holdings, Inc.1.07B1.6154.95-7.77%-1.18%-0.56%13.21%0.74
ULTAUlta Beauty, Inc.31.33B684.7927.020.79%10.31%46.14%3.08%0.77
SBHSally Beauty Holdings, Inc.1.57B16.078.50-0.42%4.87%21.91%11.02%1.97
BBWIBath & Body Works, Inc.4.92B22.766.30-1.64%9.5%13.43%
JWELJowell Global Ltd.5.04M2.32-0.63-16.89%-6.63%-114.89%13.23%0.13
YSGYatsen Holding Limited2.67B4.45-4.360.8%-11.76%-15.88%0.05
HNSTThe Honest Company, Inc.315.87M2.80-20-1.86%-4.23%-9.25%4.31%0.03
NHTCNatural Health Trends Corp.36.84M3.20-41.72-7.42%-2.22%-3.76%0.13

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Profit & Loss

Jan 2016Jan 2017Jan 2018Jan 2019Jan 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025
Sales/Revenue+3.92B4.85B5.88B6.72B7.4B6.15B8.63B10.21B11.21B11.3B
Revenue Growth %21.06%23.72%21.21%14.14%10.15%-16.84%40.3%18.28%9.78%0.79%
Cost of Goods Sold+2.54B3.11B3.79B4.31B4.72B4.2B5.26B6.16B6.83B6.91B
COGS % of Revenue64.72%64.01%64.37%64.13%63.76%68.32%60.97%60.38%60.91%61.16%
Gross Profit+1.38B1.75B2.1B2.41B2.68B1.95B3.37B4.04B4.38B4.39B
Gross Margin %35.28%35.99%35.63%35.87%36.24%31.68%39.03%39.62%39.09%38.84%
Gross Profit Growth %21.78%26.21%20.01%14.9%11.28%-27.3%72.82%20.07%8.32%0.14%
Operating Expenses+863.35M1.07B1.29B1.54B1.76B1.64B2.12B2.4B2.69B2.81B
OpEx % of Revenue22%22.12%21.87%22.86%23.8%26.58%24.54%23.46%24.04%24.86%
Selling, General & Admin863.35M1.07B1.29B1.54B1.76B1.64B2.12B2.4B2.69B2.81B
SG&A % of Revenue22%22.12%21.87%22.86%23.8%26.58%24.54%23.46%24.04%24.86%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses0000000000
Operating Income+520.98M673.39M809.58M873.85M920.35M313.74M1.25B1.65B1.69B1.58B
Operating Margin %13.28%13.87%13.76%13.01%12.44%5.1%14.49%16.16%15.05%13.98%
Operating Income Growth %22.65%29.26%20.22%7.94%5.32%-65.91%298.61%31.88%2.26%-6.4%
EBITDA+686.03M883.69M1.06B1.15B1.22B611.51M1.52B1.89B1.93B1.85B
EBITDA Margin %17.48%18.2%18.05%17.17%16.44%9.94%17.6%18.52%17.22%16.34%
EBITDA Growth %23.27%28.81%20.21%8.57%5.43%-49.71%148.41%24.46%2.1%-4.39%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)165.05M210.29M252.71M279.47M295.6M297.77M268.46M241.37M243.84M267.04M
EBIT507.44M655.71M786.86M859.14M906.15M236.82M1.3B1.64B1.7B1.58B
Net Interest Income+1.14M890K1.57M5.06M5.06M-5.74M-1.66M4.93M17.62M15.09M
Interest Income1.14M890K1.57M5.06M5.06M004.93M17.62M15.09M
Interest Expense000005.74M1.66M000
Other Income/Expense-13.54M-17.68M-22.72M-14.71M-14.2M-82.65M45.25M-5.67M9.11M1.41M
Pretax Income+507.44M655.71M786.86M859.14M906.15M231.09M1.3B1.64B1.7B1.58B
Pretax Margin %12.93%13.51%13.37%12.79%12.25%3.76%15.01%16.1%15.13%13.99%
Income Tax+187.43M245.95M231.63M200.58M200.21M55.25M309.99M401.14M404.65M378.95M
Effective Tax Rate %63.06%62.49%70.56%76.65%77.91%76.09%76.08%75.59%76.14%76.02%
Net Income+320.01M409.76M555.23M658.56M705.95M175.84M985.84M1.24B1.29B1.2B
Net Margin %8.15%8.44%9.44%9.8%9.54%2.86%11.42%12.17%11.52%10.63%
Net Income Growth %24.45%28.05%35.5%18.61%7.2%-75.09%460.66%26.03%3.91%-6.96%
Net Income (Continuing)320.01M409.76M555.23M658.56M705.95M175.84M985.84M1.24B1.29B1.2B
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+4.986.528.9610.9412.153.1117.9824.0126.0325.34
EPS Growth %25.13%30.92%37.42%22.1%11.06%-74.4%478.13%33.54%8.41%-2.65%
EPS (Basic)5.006.559.0211.0012.213.1218.0924.1726.1825.44
Diluted Shares Outstanding64.28M62.85M61.98M60.18M58.1M56.56M54.84M51.74M49.6M47.4M
Basic Shares Outstanding63.95M62.52M61.56M59.86M57.84M56.35M54.48M51.4M49.3M47.21M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Jan 2016Jan 2017Jan 2018Jan 2019Jan 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025
Total Current Assets+1.38B1.54B1.69B1.91B2.06B2.51B2.28B2.71B2.84B3.03B
Cash & Short-Term Investments475.84M415.01M397.44M409.25M502.32M1.05B431.56M737.88M766.59M703.2M
Cash Only345.84M385.01M277.44M409.25M392.32M1.05B431.56M737.88M766.59M703.2M
Short-Term Investments130M30M120M0110M00000
Accounts Receivable64.99M88.63M99.72M136.17M139.34M193.11M233.68M199.42M207.94M223.33M
Days Sales Outstanding6.056.666.197.46.8711.469.887.136.777.22
Inventory761.79M943.98M1.1B1.21B1.29B1.17B1.5B1.6B1.74B1.97B
Days Inventory Outstanding109.48110.88105.66102.9100.11101.46103.9994.9593.15103.99
Other Current Assets088.62M98.67M138.12M103.57M107.4M62.21M69.54M50.2M63.71M
Total Non-Current Assets+855.75M1.02B1.21B1.28B2.81B2.58B2.48B2.66B2.87B2.97B
Property, Plant & Equipment847.6M1B1.19B1.23B2.74B2.5B2.4B2.57B2.76B2.85B
Fixed Asset Turnover4.63x4.83x4.95x5.48x2.70x2.46x3.60x3.97x4.07x3.96x
Goodwill00010.87M10.87M10.87M10.87M10.87M10.87M10.87M
Intangible Assets0004.32M3.39M2.46M1.54M1.31M510K204K
Long-Term Investments0000000000
Other Non-Current Assets8.14M11.28M25.49M35.09M51.2M61.45M74.06M78.39M102.25M112.65M
Total Assets+2.23B2.55B2.91B3.19B4.86B5.09B4.76B5.37B5.71B6B
Asset Turnover1.76x1.90x2.02x2.10x1.52x1.21x1.81x1.90x1.96x1.88x
Asset Growth %12.49%14.39%13.98%9.71%52.42%4.65%-6.4%12.72%6.27%5.16%
Total Current Liabilities+396.23M529.34M642.17M823.74M1.14B1.34B1.56B1.68B1.66B1.78B
Accounts Payable196.17M259.52M325.76M404.02M414.01M477.05M552.73M559.53M544M563.76M
Days Payables Outstanding28.1930.4831.3934.2432.0441.4338.3433.1329.0929.79
Short-Term Debt0000239.63M253.41M274.12M283.29M283.82M288.11M
Deferred Revenue (Current)31.83M46.27M63.14M199.05M237.53M274.38M353.58M394.68M436.59M500.58M
Other Current Liabilities94.45M130.03M156.57M124.65M168.65M152.34M206.78M260.45M231.59M231.71M
Current Ratio3.47x2.90x2.64x2.32x1.81x1.87x1.46x1.61x1.71x1.70x
Quick Ratio1.55x1.12x0.93x0.85x0.67x1.00x0.50x0.66x0.66x0.60x
Cash Conversion Cycle87.3387.0680.4576.0774.9471.4875.5368.9570.8481.42
Total Non-Current Liabilities+391.81M472.32M492.3M547.22M1.82B1.75B1.67B1.73B1.77B1.73B
Long-Term Debt0000000000
Capital Lease Obligations00001.7B1.64B1.57B1.62B1.63B1.64B
Deferred Tax Liabilities59.53M86.5M59.4M83.86M89.37M65.36M39.69M55.35M85.92M42.59M
Other Non-Current Liabilities391.81M385.82M492.3M463.35M36.43M37.96M58.66M53.6M56.3M56.15M
Total Liabilities788.03M1B1.13B1.37B2.96B3.09B3.23B3.41B3.43B3.51B
Total Debt+00001.94B1.9B1.85B1.9B1.91B1.92B
Net Debt-345.84M-385.01M-277.44M-409.25M1.55B850.75M1.42B1.17B1.14B1.22B
Debt / Equity----1.02x0.95x1.20x0.97x0.84x0.77x
Debt / EBITDA----1.59x3.10x1.22x1.01x0.99x1.04x
Net Debt / EBITDA-0.50x-0.44x-0.26x-0.35x1.27x1.39x0.93x0.62x0.59x0.66x
Interest Coverage-----54.71x752.00x---
Total Equity+1.44B1.55B1.77B1.82B1.9B2B1.54B1.96B2.28B2.49B
Equity Growth %15.66%7.44%14.45%2.59%4.5%5.12%-23.21%27.64%16.3%9.17%
Book Value per Share22.4524.6628.6330.2532.7435.3528.0037.8845.9652.49
Total Shareholders' Equity1.44B1.55B1.77B1.82B1.9B2B1.54B1.96B2.28B2.49B
Common Stock641K627K614K592K573K569K530K511K491K468K
Retained Earnings832.22M905.78M1.09B1.11B1.13B1.19B653.38M995.77M1.29B1.47B
Treasury Stock-11.69M-14.52M-18.77M-24.91M-34.45M-37.8M-53.48M-60.47M-83.03M-106.79M
Accumulated OCI0000056K0000
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Jan 2016Jan 2017Jan 2018Jan 2019Jan 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025
Cash from Operations+375.87M634.38M779.37M956.13M1.1B810.36M1.06B1.48B1.48B1.34B
Operating CF Margin %9.58%13.07%13.24%14.24%14.89%13.17%12.27%14.52%13.17%11.85%
Operating CF Growth %-5.22%68.78%22.85%22.68%15.18%-26.42%30.72%39.9%-0.38%-9.32%
Net Income320.01M409.76M555.23M658.56M705.95M175.84M985.84M1.24B1.29B1.2B
Depreciation & Amortization165.05M210.29M252.71M279.47M295.6M297.77M268.46M241.37M243.84M267.04M
Stock-Based Compensation15.59M19.34M24.4M26.64M25.05M27.58M47.26M43.04M48.25M42.79M
Deferred Taxes5.81M26.97M-27.09M34.08M5.5M-24.01M-25.67M15.65M30.57M-43.33M
Other Non-Cash Items-5.81M87K7.52M2.88M284.67M347.43M281.59M308.6M344.17M322.2M
Working Capital Changes-124.78M-32.07M-33.4M-45.51M-215.47M-14.26M-498.21M-369.16M-481.57M-451.22M
Change in Receivables-12.55M-23.64M-11.09M-36.39M-20.64M-53.77M-40.57M34.26M-8.52M-15.39M
Change in Inventory-180.56M-182.18M-152.45M-122.02M-79.37M125.49M-331M-104.23M-138.69M-226.08M
Change in Payables5.4M63.34M66.24M78.26M9.99M62.32M66.16M8.31M-20.87M30.3M
Cash from Investing+-278.96M-273.45M-530.71M-215.11M-471.48M-48.75M-176.48M-314.58M-441.43M-383.09M
Capital Expenditures-299.17M-373.45M-440.71M-319.4M-298.53M-151.87M-172.19M-312.13M-435.27M-374.46M
CapEx % of Revenue7.62%7.69%7.49%4.76%4.04%2.47%1.99%3.06%3.88%3.32%
Acquisitions000-15.71M0-1.22M0000
Investments----------
Other Investing00000000-6.16M-8.63M
Cash from Financing+-140.22M-321.77M-356.22M-609.21M-646.74M-107.93M-1.5B-861.01M-1.01B-1.02B
Debt Issued (Net)00000-1.91M0000
Equity Issued (Net)-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases-169.37M-347.11M-371.82M-622.34M-690.52M-118.25M-1.54B-907.02M-1.02B-1.03B
Other Financing29.14M25.35M15.61M13.12M43.78M12.23M40.39M46.01M12.18M8.18M
Net Change in Cash-43.31M39.17M-107.56M131.81M-16.93M653.73M-614.49M306.32M28.72M-63.39M
Free Cash Flow+76.71M260.94M338.65M636.73M802.76M658.49M887.08M1.17B1.04B964.15M
FCF Margin %1.95%5.37%5.75%9.48%10.85%10.7%10.28%11.46%9.29%8.54%
FCF Growth %-48%240.17%29.78%88.02%26.08%-17.97%34.71%31.87%-11.01%-7.38%
FCF per Share1.194.155.4610.5813.8211.6416.1822.6120.9920.34
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.17x1.55x1.40x1.45x1.56x4.61x1.07x1.19x1.14x1.11x
Interest Paid000006.99M2.13M2.14M3.33M4.16M
Taxes Paid179.25M212.51M254.62M195.87M133.86M19.45M370.65M429.85M328.21M386.06M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)23.79%27.38%33.4%36.64%37.93%9.01%55.78%71.09%60.91%50.39%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)39.96%44.65%45.62%45.08%28.41%7.47%32.34%40.72%38.63%33.2%
Gross Margin35.28%35.99%35.63%35.87%36.24%31.68%39.03%39.62%39.09%38.84%
Net Margin8.15%8.44%9.44%9.8%9.54%2.86%11.42%12.17%11.52%10.63%
Debt / Equity----1.02x0.95x1.20x0.97x0.84x0.77x
Interest Coverage-----54.71x752.00x---
FCF Conversion1.17x1.55x1.40x1.45x1.56x4.61x1.07x1.19x1.14x1.11x
Revenue Growth21.06%23.72%21.21%14.14%10.15%-16.84%40.3%18.28%9.78%0.79%

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