Estee Lauder (EL, $257.07) beats Zacks Consensus earnings estimates; misses revenue expectations
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. posted its fiscal third-quarter 2022 results, with earnings topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Revenue, however, fell short of expectations.
The beauty and cosmetics company’s adjusted earnings for the quarter came in at $1.90 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.66. The bottom line rose +17% (up 18% at constant currency) year over year.
Net sales increased +10% (up +11% at cc) year-over-year to $4,245 million missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4,323.1 million. Organic net sales rose +9% in the quarter. Net sales grew in every product category, on the back of continued rebound in brick-and-mortar retail stores.
The company’s revenues in the Americas climbed +15% year over year (+ 14% at cc) to $1,053 million. Sales in Europe, the Middle East & Africa region rose +17% year over year (up 19% at cc) to $1,990 million. Asia-Pacific region sales, however, fell -4% ( -3% at cc) to $1,203 million.
Management mentioned that COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the company’s retail traffic, travel, supply chain, inventory levels and other logistics worldwide in the quarter under review.
Looking ahead, the company is expecting fiscal full year 2022 reported net sales to increase in the range of 7-9%, compared to prior forecast of 13-16% year over year. It projects organic net sales growth in the range of 5-7% year over year, vs. previous estimate of 10-13% year over year.
The company now projects adjusted earnings per share in the range of $7.05 to $7.15, compared to prior expected range of $7.43-$7.58. It now expects adjusted earnings to grow 8-10% at cc in fiscal 2022, compared to prior expectation of 14-17% at cc.
EL in downward trend: price expected to drop as it breaks its higher Bollinger Band on July 02, 2025
EL broke above its upper Bollinger Band on July 02, 2025. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options. The A.I.dvisor looked at 33 similar instances where the stock broke above the upper band. In of the 33 cases the stock fell afterwards. This puts the odds of success at .
Technical Analysis (Indicators)
Bearish Trend Analysis
The RSI Indicator demonstrates that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 6 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.
The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 11 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.
Bullish Trend Analysis
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for EL just turned positive on June 16, 2025. Looking at past instances where EL's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 49 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where EL advanced for three days, in of 295 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 197 cases where EL Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to outstanding earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. EL’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (9.542) is normal, around the industry mean (17.380). P/E Ratio (117.853) is within average values for comparable stocks, (204.360). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (1.715) is also within normal values, averaging (3.832). Dividend Yield (0.017) settles around the average of (0.107) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (3.617) is also within normal values, averaging (116.662).
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating weak sales and an unprofitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating that the returns do not compensate for the risks. EL’s unstable profits reported over time resulted in significant Drawdowns within these last five years. A stable profit reduces stock drawdown and volatility. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 86, placing this stock worse than average.
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a company which offers skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products
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