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The company said net sales for the 13-week Q4 fell 1.9% to $3.5 billion ($3.6 billion a year earlier), mainly reflecting the benefit of an extra 53rd-week 1 of sales in the prior year. It said comparable sales rose 1.5% in the same quarter.

8-KResults of Operations and Financial ConditionFiled Period of report Summary published (UTC)

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  1. The company said net sales for the 13-week Q4 fell 1.9% to $3.5 billion ($3.6 billion a year earlier), mainly reflecting the benefit of an extra 53rd-week 1 of sales in the prior year. It said comparable sales rose 1.5% in the same quarter.

  2. The company said net income for Q4 was $393.3 million ($394.4 million a year earlier), and diluted earnings per share were $8.46 ($8.08 a year earlier). It explained that diluted EPS for Q4 included a benefit of $0.46 from the extra 1-week of sales.

  3. Ulta Beauty said full-year net sales rose 0.8% over the 52-week period to $11.3 billion, operating margin was 13.9% (15.0% a year earlier), and diluted EPS was $25.34 ($26.03 a year earlier).

  4. The company said it repurchased 2.5 million shares for $1.0 billion during the year and that $2.7 billion remained under the $3.0 billion program as of February 1, 2025. Net cash provided by operating activities for the year was $1,338,605 thousand.

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Q4 Net Sales $3.5 billion, Extra 53-Week Effect

The company said net sales for the 13-week Q4 fell 1.9% to $3.5 billion ($3.6 billion a year earlier), mainly reflecting the benefit of an extra 53rd-week 1 of sales in the prior year. It said comparable sales rose 1.5% in the same quarter.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Q4 Profit: Net Income $393.3 million, Diluted EPS $8.46

The company said net income for Q4 was $393.3 million ($394.4 million a year earlier), and diluted earnings per share were $8.46 ($8.08 a year earlier). It explained that diluted EPS for Q4 included a benefit of $0.46 from the extra 1-week of sales.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Full-Year Net Sales $11.3 billion, Operating Margin 13.9%

Ulta Beauty said full-year net sales rose 0.8% over the 52-week period to $11.3 billion, operating margin was 13.9% (15.0% a year earlier), and diluted EPS was $25.34 ($26.03 a year earlier).

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Full-Year Share Repurchases and Operating Cash Flow

The company said it repurchased 2.5 million shares for $1.0 billion during the year and that $2.7 billion remained under the $3.0 billion program as of February 1, 2025. Net cash provided by operating activities for the year was $1,338,605 thousand.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

AI summarized the filing and translated the summary into English; it may differ from the original. For reference only, not investment advice. AI translated the published Korean report into English. Figures are copied as filed, not recalculated.

Original filing

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Source: SEC EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Item captions are the SEC's. The summary is for reference only and is not investment advice.