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- Ulta Beauty Inc. surged 9.3% to $429.0 after the cosmetic retailer reported better-than-expected results in the fiscal third quarter.
Revenue increased to $2.53 billion from $2.49 billion, net income dropped to $242.2 million from $249.5 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $5.14 from $5.07 a year earlier.
Comparable same-store sales growth slowed to 0.6% from 4.5% in the quarter a year ago.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2024, the retailer repurchased 731,458 shares of its common stock at a cost of $267 million.
During the first nine months of fiscal year 2024, the company repurchased 1.9 million shares of its common stock at a cost of $764.5 million.
As of November 2, $2.9 billion remained available under the $3 billion share repurchase program announced in October 2024.
Dec 6, 2024 - Ulta Beauty dropped 7.6% to $522.0 after the cosmetic retailer estimated a lower-than-expected full-year sales outlook.
Net sales in the fourth quarter ending on February 3 increased 10.2% to $3.6 billion from $3.2 billion, net income advanced to $394.4 million from $340.7 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $8.08 from $6.68 a year ago.
The fourth quarter included one extra week compared to a year ago because of the calendar shift.
Calendar-adjusted comparable store sales in the quarter slowed sharply to 2.5% from 15.6% in the period a year ago.
During the fourth quarter, the retailer repurchased 352,005 shares of its common stock at a cost of $159.5 million, and in fiscal 2023, the company repurchased 2.2 million shares of its common stock at a cost of $1.0 billion.
As of February 3, 2024, $99.9 million remained available under the $2 billion share repurchase program announced in March 2022.
On March 12, 2024, the company’s board of directors approved a new share repurchase authorization of $2 billion, replacing the current program in place since March 2022.
The company estimated fiscal 2024 sales to range between $11.7 billion and $11.8 billion, an annual increase between 4% and 5%.
The retailer estimated diluted earnings per share in the fiscal year 2024 to fall between $26.20 and $27.0, based on opening net new stores between 60 and 65 and operating margins between 14.0% and 14.3%.
Mar 15, 2024
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