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Ulta Beauty (Ulta Beauty) Current Ratio

: 1.71 (As of Jan. 2024)
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The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Ulta Beauty's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.71.

Ulta Beauty has a current ratio of 1.71. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ulta Beauty's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ULTA' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.46   Med: 2.1   Max: 3.5
Current: 1.71

During the past 13 years, Ulta Beauty's highest Current Ratio was 3.50. The lowest was 1.46. And the median was 2.10.

ULTA's Current Ratio is ranked better than
57.08% of 1116 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.58 vs ULTA: 1.71

Ulta Beauty Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ulta Beauty's Current Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Ulta Beauty Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Current Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.81 1.87 1.46 1.61 1.71

Ulta Beauty Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Current Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.61 1.64 1.69 1.52 1.71

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Ulta Beauty's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Ulta Beauty Current Ratio Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ulta Beauty's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ulta Beauty's Current Ratio falls into.



Ulta Beauty Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

Ulta Beauty's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Jan. 2024 )=Total Current Assets (A: Jan. 2024 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Jan. 2024 )
=2836.518/1658.191
=1.71

Ulta Beauty's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Jan. 2024 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=2836.518/1658.191
=1.71

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Ulta Beauty  (NAS:ULTA) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


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Ulta Beauty (Ulta Beauty) Business Description

Address
1000 Remington Boulevard, Suite 120, Bolingbrook, IL, USA, 60440
With 1,355 stores at the end of fiscal 2022 and a partnership with Target, Ulta Beauty is the largest specialized beauty retailer in the U.S. The firm offers makeup (42% of 2022 sales), fragrances, skin care, and hair care products (21% of 2022 sales), and bath and body items. Ulta offers private-label products and merchandise from more than 500 vendors. It also offers salon services, including hair, makeup, skin, and brow services, in all stores. Most Ulta stores are approximately 10,000 square feet and are in suburban strip centers. Ulta was founded in 1990 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
Executives
Lorna Nagler director 2400 XENIUM LANE NORTH, PLYMOUTH MN 55441
Jodi J Caro officer: GC and Corporate Secretary 130 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Catherine Ann Halligan director 243 CASELLI AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114
Mrkonic George R Jr director C/O BORDERS GROUP INC, 100 PHOENIX DRIVE, ANN ARBOR MI 48108
Kelly E Garcia director 30 FRANK LLOYD WRIGH DR, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Heidi G Petz director 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Gisel Ruiz director C/O VITAL FARMS, INC., 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE C100, AUSTIN TX 78704
Mike C. Smith director STITCH FIX, INC., ONE MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Michael R Macdonald director 810 DSW DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43219
Patricia A Little director 999 W BIG BEAVER ROAD, TROY MI 48084
Michelle L Collins director C/O MOLEX INCORPORATED, 2222 WELLINGTON COURT, LISLE IL 60503
Anita Jane Ryan officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 1000 REMINGTON BLVD., SUITE 120, BOLINGBROOK IL 60440
David C Kimbell director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 8410 W. BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631
Scott M Settersten officer: Chief Financial Officer 1000 REMINGTON BLVD., SUITE 120, BOLINGBROOK IL 60440
Kecia Steelman officer: Chief Operating Officer 1000 REMINGTON BLVD SUITE 120, BOLINGBROOK IL 60440