Press release
Ulta Beauty Announces Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2021 Results
Net Sales of $2.7 Billion Compared to $2.2 Billion in the Year-Ago Quarter Comparable Sales Increased 21.4% Net Income of $289.4 Million or $5.41 Per Diluted

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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNet Sales of $2.7 Billion Compared to $2.2 Billion in the Year-Ago Quarter\n\nComparable Sales Increased 21.4%\n\nNet Income of $289.4 Million or $5.41 Per Diluted Share\n\n BOLINGBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nUlta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULTA) today announced financial results for the thirteen-week period (“fourth quarter”) and fifty-two-week period (“fiscal year”) ended January 29, 2022 compared to the same periods ended January 30, 2021.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n13 Weeks Ended\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n52 Weeks Ended\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJanuary 29,\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJanuary 30,\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFebruary 1,\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJanuary 29,\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJanuary 30,\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFebruary 1,\n\n\n\n\n\n(Dollars in millions)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n2022\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n2021\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n2020\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n2022\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n2021\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n2020\n\n\n\n\n\nNet sales\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n$\n\n\n\n2,729.4\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n$\n\n\n\n2,198.7\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n$\n\n\n\n2,305.9\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n$\n\n\n\n8,630.9\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n$\n\n\n\n6,152.0\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n$\n\n\n\n7,398.1\n\n\n\n\n\nComparable sales\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n21.4%\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n(4.8)%\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n4.0%\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n37.9%\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n(17.9)%\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n5.0%\n\n\n\n\n\nGross profit (as a percentage of net sales)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n37.6%\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n35.1%\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n35.0%\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n39.0%\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n31.7%\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n36.2%\n\n\n\n\n\nSelling, general and administrative expenses\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n$\n\n\n\n650.0\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n$\n\n\n\n514.1\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n$\n\n\n\n515.5\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n$\n\n\n\n2,061.5\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n$\n\n\n\n1,583.0\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n$\n\n\n\n1,760.7\n\n\n\n\n\nOperating income (as a percentage of net sales)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n13.8%\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n10.2%\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n12.5%\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n15.0%\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n3.9%\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n12.1%\n\n\n\n\n\nDiluted earnings per share\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n$\n\n\n\n5.41\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n$\n\n\n\n3.03\n\n\n\n \...