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<ul><li>Ulta Beauty delivered a good performance in the last quarter with robust revenue growth driving double-digit earnings growth and operating margin expansion.</li><li>The double-digit comp of Ulta Beauty in this quarter was an outcome of growth from its core assortment, compelling newness, and price increases.</li><li>To support guest education and drive discovery, this quarter Ulta Beauty introduced its Skincare We Love All in every store.</li></ul>

Ulta Beauty delivered a good performance in the last quarter with robust revenue growth driving double-digit earnings growth and operating margin expansion.The double-digit comp of Ulta Beauty in this quarter was an outcome of growth from its core assortment, compelling newness, and price increases.To support guest education and drive discovery, this quarter Ulta Beauty introduced its Skincare We Love All in every store.

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<ul><li>Ulta Beauty performed well in this quarter and delivered an all-around beat.</li><li>Based on point-of-sale statistics from the NPD Group, all key categories for the quarter exceeded its expectations, and they grew their market share in prestige beauty compared to the previous year.</li><li>Haircare, their second-largest category, experienced double-digit growth for another quarter due to newness and excellent participation in their semi-annual Gorgeous Hair Event.</li></ul>

Ulta Beauty performed well in this quarter and delivered an all-around beat.Based on point-of-sale statistics from the NPD Group, all key categories for the quarter exceeded its expectations, and they grew their market share in prestige beauty compared to the previous year.Haircare, their second-largest category, experienced double-digit growth for another quarter due to newness and excellent participation in their semi-annual Gorgeous Hair Event.

<ul><li>Ulta Beauty delivered another all-around beat in the recent quarter, kicking off fiscal 2022 on a positive note.</li><li>Skin care posted another quarter of strong double-digit sales growth, following strong double-digit growth in the first quarter of last year.</li><li>Furthermore, Ulta Beauty launched a new homepage for both ulta.com and its mobile app as part of its Digital Store of the Future Journey.</li></ul>

Ulta Beauty delivered another all-around beat in the recent quarter, kicking off fiscal 2022 on a positive note.Skin care posted another quarter of strong double-digit sales growth, following strong double-digit growth in the first quarter of last year.Furthermore, Ulta Beauty launched a new homepage for both ulta.com and its mobile app as part of its Digital Store of the Future Journey.

Ulta Beauty: Category-wise Growth & Other Drivers

<ul><li>Ulta Beauty successfully navigated pandemic-related challenges and delivered a decent set of results in 2021 with the beauty category recovering faster than the management expectations.</li><li>With its multichannel campaigns, the company had a good holiday season and consumers responded well to their advertising narrative.</li><li>They also improved their gift card program, adding new multipack options and more innovative and inclusive designs, resulting in double-digit growth in gift card sales across stores and third-party channels.</li></ul>

Ulta Beauty successfully navigated pandemic-related challenges and delivered a decent set of results in 2021 with the beauty category recovering faster than the management expectations.With its multichannel campaigns, the company had a good holiday season and consumers responded well to their advertising narrative.They also improved their gift card program, adding new multipack options and more innovative and inclusive designs, resulting in double-digit growth in gift card sales across stores and third-party channels.

Ulta Beauty Inc.: Financial & Price Forecasts

<ul><li>Ulta Beauty delivered another strong set of results for the recent quarter with net sales increasing 28.6% to a record $2 billion.</li><li>The company’s performance was driven by the beauty category's strength and resilience and the success of its differentiated model.</li><li>All major categories delivered robust double-digit comp growth in the third quarter compared to the similar period of 2020, driven by cycling last year's disruption from the coronavirus, product newness, and strong performance from Ulta Beauty's strategic promotional events, such as 21 Days of Beauty, Fall Haul, and its Gorgeous Hair Event.</li></ul>

Ulta Beauty delivered another strong set of results for the recent quarter with net sales increasing 28.6% to a record $2 billion.The company’s performance was driven by the beauty category's strength and resilience and the success of its differentiated model.All major categories delivered robust double-digit comp growth in the third quarter compared to the similar period of 2020, driven by cycling last year's disruption from the coronavirus, product newness, and strong performance from Ulta Beauty's strategic promotional events, such as 21 Days of Beauty, Fall Haul, and its Gorgeous Hair Event.

Ulta Beauty: The Robust Comps Continue (12/2021)

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Ulta Beauty, Inc. operates a chain of beauty stores. The Company offers cosmetics, fragrance, skin, and hair care products, as well as salon services. Ulta Beauty serves customers throughout the United States.

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Ulta Beauty performed well in this quarter and delivered an all-around beat. Based on point-of-sale statistics from the NPD Group, all key...

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Ulta Beauty: Category-wise Growth & Other Drivers

Ulta Beauty delivered another all-around beat in the recent quarter, kicking off fiscal 2022 on a positive note. Skin care posted another quarter...

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Ulta Beauty Inc.: Financial & Price Forecasts

Ulta Beauty successfully navigated pandemic-related challenges and delivered a decent set of results in 2021 with the beauty category recovering...

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Ulta Beauty: The Robust Comps Continue (12/2021)

Ulta Beauty delivered another strong set of results for the recent quarter with net sales increasing 28.6% to a record $2 billion. The company’s...

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