As a byproduct of its renewed focus, Estée Lauder laid out financial targets through fiscal 2030, including mid-single-digit organic sales growth, gross margins of 76%-78%, and operating margins of 16.5%-18.5%, at its recent investor event in China.
Private-label penetration in beauty is negligible, at just a low-single-digit percentage across skincare, makeup, fragrances, and hair care, lagging the high-single to low-double-digit levels in the broader household and personal care landscape.
A downdraft in duty-free demand has weighed on Estée's China business (about 25% of sales), and recent gains may prove fleeting as consumer sentiment in the region remains dour.
Metric | EL | 4911 | OR |
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 38.58 | 28.37 | 35.62 |
Price/Book Value | 10.18 | 2.55 | 6.98 |
Price/Sales | 2.71 | 1.57 | 5.24 |
Price/Cash Flow | 31.08 | 12.57 | 27.13 |
Metric | EL | 4911 | OR |
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.58 |
Current Ratio | 1.25 | 1.46 | 0.97 |
Interest Coverage | 3.02 | 9.77 | 19.89 |
Metric | EL | 4911 | OR |
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 6.18% | 3.88% | 11.46% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 30.79% | 8.00% | 20.96% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 10.55% | 4.92% | 15.09% |
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