Why is Ulta Beauty, Inc. ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 51.19%
- Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 15.04% and Operating profit at 33.74%
- The company is Net-Debt Free
2
Flat results in Apr 26
- INTEREST(9M) At USD 6.75 MM has Grown at inf%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 47.45%
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at USD 715.54 MM
3
With ROE of 41.15%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 8.10 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -5.93%, its profits have fallen by -4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 19.7
4
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -5.93% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Ulta Beauty, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Ulta Beauty, Inc. for you?
High Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ulta Beauty, Inc.
-5.93%
0.71
35.09%
S&P 500
16.5%
1.25
13.23%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
15.04%
EBIT Growth (5y)
33.74%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.07
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4.07
Tax Ratio
24.33%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
82.83%
ROE (avg)
51.19%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
8.10
EV to EBIT
14.57
EV to EBITDA
12.20
EV to Capital Employed
8.43
EV to Sales
1.82
PEG Ratio
19.68
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
57.83%
ROE (Latest)
41.15%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 1,543.89 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -2.49% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 16.89 %
-7What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(9M)
At USD 6.75 MM has Grown at inf%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 47.45%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at USD 715.54 MM
Here's what is working for Ulta Beauty, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 1,543.89 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 16.89 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.49% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Ulta Beauty, Inc.
Interest
At USD 6.75 MM has Grown at inf%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 715.54 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents






