Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) Stock

About Ulta Beauty, Inc.

Ulta Beauty, Inc. functions as a prominent beauty product retailer throughout the United States. Its physical locations feature a broad assortment of goods, including cosmetics, perfumes, skincare, haircare items, bath and body essentials, and professional salon styling instruments. Additionally, they provide a comprehensive suite of salon services, encompassing hair, skin, makeup, brow, and nail treatments. The company further offers its proprietary label products, such as the Ulta Beauty Collection for cosmetics, skincare, and bath items, alongside other Ulta Beauty branded merchandise and gift options. As of March 10, 2022, Ulta Beauty operated 1,308 retail stores across all 50 U.S. states. Its products are also available for purchase via its website, ulta.com, and through its mobile applications. Incorporated in 1990, the enterprise was initially known as Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc., before officially changing its name to Ulta Beauty, Inc. in January 2017. Its corporate base is located in Bolingbrook, Illinois.

Ulta Beauty, Inc. is led by CEO Kecia L. Steelman, employs 65,000 people, headquartered in Bolingbrook, US, publicly traded since 2007.

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) stock trades at $526.84 with a market capitalization of $22.65B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.44, price-to-book of 7.32, price-to-sales of 1.57. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $445.45 and $714.97, and currently trades 26.3% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, Ulta Beauty, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 47.45% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 55.26%, an operating margin of 12.54%, a net profit margin of 9.36%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Ulta Beauty, Inc. reported annual revenue of $12.4B, net profit of $1.2B, revenue has compounded at 15.0% a year over the last five years, profit at 45.6% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.41, total assets of $7.0B, $424.0M in cash and equivalents.

ULTA has an average daily trading volume of 755,085 shares, a beta of 0.86.

Official website: www.ulta.com