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Ulta Earnings: What To Look For From ULTA

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Beauty, cosmetics, and personal care retailer Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) will be reporting results tomorrow after market hours. Here’s what to look for.

Last quarter Ulta reported revenues of $2.53 billion, up 10.1% year on year, beating analyst revenue expectations by 1.3%. It was a decent quarter for the company, with revenue and EPS exceeding analysts’ expectations.

This quarter analysts are expecting Ulta’s revenue to grow 5.6% year on year to $2.47 billion, slowing down from the 17.2% year-over-year increase in revenue the company had recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $4.98 per share.

Majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last thirty days, suggesting they are expecting the business to stay the course heading into the earnings. The company has a history of exceeding Wall St’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years on average by 4.7%.

Looking at Ulta’s peers in the specialty retail segment, some of them have already reported Q3 earnings results, giving us a hint of what we can expect. Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH)’s revenues decreased 4.3% year on year, missing analyst estimates by 1.1% and Bath and Body Works reported revenue decline of 2.6% year on year, exceeding estimates by 0.4%. Sally Beauty traded down 1.6% on the results, Bath and Body Works was flat on the results.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the specialty retail segment, with the stocks up on average 10.3% over the last month. Ulta is up 9.7% during the same time, and is heading into the earnings with analyst price target of $506.4, compared to share price of $418.3.

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