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What Drove Ulta Beauty’s Strong Fiscal Q2 Earnings Growth?

What Drove Ulta Beauty’s Strong Fiscal Q2 Earnings Growth?

Specialty retailer Ulta Beauty (ULTA) beat analysts’ EPS (earnings per share) expectation of $2.41 with adjusted EPS of $2.46 in the second quarter of fiscal 2018. The company’s fiscal second-quarter EPS grew by 34.4% on a year-over-year basis. This growth rate was an improvement compared to the EPS growth rate of about 28% in the second quarter of fiscal 2017.