Company Earnings UpdateUlta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) 4Q18 Results: 14.4% Active Member Growth During FY18 Drives 9.4% Comp Growth Coresight Research March 15, 2019 Executive Summary Ulta Beauty reported adjusted EPS of $3.61 for 4Q18, excluding the benefit from tax reform related items in fiscal 2017, beating the consensus estimate of $3.50-3.55, and revenue of $2.12 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $2.11 billion. Gross margin improved 90 basis points (bps) to 34.9% year over year, with 60 bps driven by new revenue recognition accounting and 30 bps attributed to merchandise margin improvement. The company’s fiscal 2019 outlook calls for revenue growth in the low-double-digit percentage range, 6-7% comp growth, 20-30% e-commerce growth and adjusted EPS in the range of $12.65-12.85. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 34: Car Toys Takes Year-to-Date Retail Bankruptcies Total to 24Retail Crime and Shrink: Facial Recognition Tech Gains Ground; Shoplifting Climbs 13% in EnglandThe Sentiment Split: Optimism at the Top, Strain at the Bottom; Plus, Social Commerce Shopping in Focus—US Consumer Survey InsightsHigher-Income Sentiment Improves; Holiday Shopping Is Firmly Under Way: US Consumer Survey Insights
