BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Ulta Beauty Inc. (ULTA) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $249.5 million.
The Bolingbrook, Illinois-based company said it had profit of $5.07 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 14 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.96 per share.
The beauty products retailer posted revenue of $2.49 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.47 billion.
Ulta expects full-year earnings to be $25.20 to $25.60 per share, with revenue in the range of $11.1 billion to $11.15 billion.
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