Cosmetics company e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF) will be reporting earnings this Wednesday after market hours. Here’s what you need to know.
e.l.f. Beauty met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $353.7 million, up 9% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates but revenue guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting e.l.f. Beauty’s revenue to grow 22% year on year to $367.3 million, slowing from the 39.7% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.57 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. e.l.f. Beauty has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 6.4% on average.
Looking at e.l.f. Beauty’s peers in the personal care segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Estée Lauder delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 3.5%, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.9%, and Medifast reported a revenue decline of 36.2%, in line with consensus estimates. Estée Lauder’s stock price was unchanged following the results.
Read our full analysis of Estée Lauder’s results here and Medifast’s results here.
The outlook for 2025 remains clouded by potential trade policy changes and corporate tax discussions, which could impact business confidence and growth. While some of the personal care stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 6.3% on average over the last month. e.l.f. Beauty is down 12.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $152.93 (compared to the current share price of $121.17).
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