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Ulta Magnificence shares rose almost 5% in prolonged buying and selling on Wednesday after the corporate reported fiscal second-quarter gross sales jumped greater than 60% as customers rushed in to restock their make-up baggage.
Ulta raised its full-year outlook after seeing the return of buyer demand for magnificence merchandise.
“This efficiency displays the restoration of the sweetness class, investments and decisions we have made during the last yr to adapt to the market disruption and strengthen our management place, and the continuing efforts of our associates to ship nice experiences for our visitors,” stated CEO Dave Kimbell.
In buying and selling earlier Wednesday, its inventory hit a 52-week excessive of $390.68.
Here is how the corporate did for its second quarter ended July 31 in contrast with what analysts surveyed by Refinitiv have been anticipating:
- Earnings per share: $4.56 vs. $2.59 anticipated
- Income: $1.97 billion vs. $1.76 billion anticipated
Web earnings rose to $250.9 billion, or $4.56 per share, from $8.1 billion, or 14 cents per share, a yr earlier.
Income jumped to $1.97 billion from $1.2 billion a yr in the past.
Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv had anticipated the corporate to earn $2.59 per share on income of $1.76 billion.
The corporate’s same-store gross sales grew 56.3% within the quarter. Final yr, same-store gross sales fell 26.7% because the pandemic weighed on make-up gross sales. Similar-store gross sales within the quarter have been 13.1% greater than 2019 ranges.
The income beat was pushed by a 52.5% enhance in transactions and a 26.7% enhance in how a lot prospects spent on common.
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