secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA)
CIK:        0001403568
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-11-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-23-019391
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ulta Beauty Q3 net sales up 6.4% to $2.49B, EPS $5.07; raises FY2023 guidance
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- Net sales $2.49B (+6.4% YoY), comp sales +4.5% vs +14.6% last year.
- Diluted EPS $5.07 vs $5.34 YoY; net income $249.5M vs $274.6M.
- Gross margin contracted to 39.9% from 41.2% due to lower merchandise margin, higher shrink, and higher supply chain costs.
- FY2023 outlook raised: net sales $11.1B-$11.15B, EPS $25.20-$25.60 (from $25.10); share repurchases increased to ~$950M.
- Inventory up 9.8% to $2.3B; drew $195.4M on revolver for share buybacks and inventory growth.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1403568/000155837023019391/0001558370-23-019391-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1403568/000155837023019391/ulta-20231130x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-019391

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