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Investors were thrilled to see strong profitability through the early phases of the economic reopening three months ago. Ulta improved its operating margin by 2 full percentage points thanks to rising demand for premium products, reduced promotions across the portfolio, and higher overall sales.

CEO Dave Kimbell and his team described a booming makeup niche supported by stimulus spending and a flood of new product launches. Most investors who follow the stock are predicting another record-setting performance this quarter. Sales are expected to reach $1.72 billion, compared to $1.7 billion two years ago and $1.2 billion last year. Beneath that headline figure, watch for signs of strength in customer traffic and Ulta Beauty's market share compared to rivals.

Ulta surprised Wall Street three months ago by painting a much brighter picture of the makeup industry and its market share in that niche. Sales jumped 65% to trounce expectations for a 40% revenue rebound from pandemic lows. Stripping out the noise from COVID-19, comparable-store sales were up 7% from the same period two years ago.

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