Ulta Beauty Inc

Company Profile

Ulta Beauty Inc had its IPO on 2007-10-25 under the ticker symbol ULTA.

The company operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and Specialty Retail industry. Ulta Beauty Inc has a staff strength of 18,500 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Ulta Beauty Inc opened at $418.14 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $413.03 - $420.47, and closed at $414.43.

This is a -0.94% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 539,504 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Ulta Beauty Inc have slipped by -0.38%.

Ulta Beauty Inc's Key Ratios

Ulta Beauty Inc has a market cap of $20.60 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 12.4837 and a price to sales ratio of 2.384.

In the last 12-months Ulta Beauty Inc’s revenue was $10.73 billion with a gross profit of $4.04 billion and an EBITDA of $1.88 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Ulta Beauty Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Ulta Beauty Inc’s operating margin was 15.31% while its return on assets stood at 20.15% with a return of equity of 66.08%.

In Q2.3333333333333, Ulta Beauty Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 5.6% while revenue growth was a positive 10.1%.

Ulta Beauty Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

19.0476

Trailing PE

16.609

PEG

1.8465

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $25.19 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 19.0476 and a PEG multiple of 1.8465. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Ulta Beauty Inc’s profitability.

Ulta Beauty Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.6406 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 14.1478. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 2.384.

Ulta Beauty Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$5.25 billion

Total Liabilities

$1.49 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-96355000.00

Capital Expenditure

$94.98 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Ulta Beauty Inc ended 2024 with $5.25 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $5.25 billion while shareholder equity stood at $2.05 billion.

Ulta Beauty Inc ended 2024 with $56.01 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $1.49 billion in other current liabilities, 501000.00 in common stock, $1.08 billion in retained earnings and $10.87 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $388.63 million and cash and short-term investments were $388.63 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $287,359,000 while long-term debt stood at $0.

Ulta Beauty Inc’s total current assets stands at $2.52 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $174.44 million compared to accounts payable of $521.32 million and inventory worth $1.82 billion.

In 2024, Ulta Beauty Inc's operating cash flow was $-96355000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $94.98 million.

Comparatively, Ulta Beauty Inc paid $0 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$414.43

52-Week High

$556.6

52-Week Low

$373.8

Analyst Target Price

$536.45

Ulta Beauty Inc stock is currently trading at $414.43 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $556.6 and a 52-week low of $556.6. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $536.45.

Its 50-day moving average was $445.69 and 200-day moving average was $482.35 The short ratio stood at 1.94 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 14.9% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9629.9% are held by institutions.