04:26 PM EDT, 03/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Ulta Beauty ( ULTA ) reported Q4 earnings late Thursday of $8.08 per diluted share, up from $6.68 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $7.54.

Net sales for the quarter ended Feb. 3 were $3.55 billion, up from $3.23 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $3.53 billion.

The company expects fiscal 2024 diluted EPS between $26.20 and $27.00 and net sales between $11.7 billion and $11.8 billion.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expect $25.55 and $11.17 billion.

The company's shares fell more than 4% in recent after-hours trading.

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