NEW YORK, May 01, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Stéphane de La Faverie, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "In the third quarter of fiscal 2025, we delivered our organic sales outlook and exceeded profitability expectations. We are moving decisively and building momentum as we bring our "Beauty Reimagined" strategic vision to life across its five key priorities. This is evidenced by our prestige beauty share gains in strategic markets like the U.S., China, and Japan and our mid single-digit organic net sales growth online.
"Our global business organic sales trends, excluding travel retail, showed sequential improvement. With the strategic reset of our travel retail business well underway to better reflect recent industry trends and market conditions, and provided there is meaningful resolution of the recently enacted tariffs to mitigate potential related negative impacts, we are confident in our ability to return to sales growth in fiscal 2026."
FISCAL 2025 THIRD QUARTER SELECT FINANCIAL RESULTS (unaudited)1,2
Three Months Ended |
Percentage |
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($ in millions, except per share data) |
2025 |
2024 |
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Net Sales |
$ |
3,550 |
$ |
3,940 |
(10 |
)% |
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Organic Net Sales, Non-GAAP1 |
$ |
3,605 |
$ |
3,940 |
(9 |
)% |
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Other Financial Results: |
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Gross Profit |
$ |
2,661 |
$ |
2,833 |
(6 |
)% |
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Gross Margin |
75.0 |
% |
71.9 |
% |
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Adjusted Gross Profit, Non-GAAP1,2 |
$ |
2,661 |
$ |
2,833 |
(6 |
)% |
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Adjusted Gross Margin, Non-GAAP1,2 |
75.0 |
% |
71.9 |
% |
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Operating Income |
$ |
306 |
$ |
531 |
(42 |
)% |
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Operating Margin |
8.6 |
% |
13.5 |
% |
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Adjusted Operating Income, Non-GAAP1,2 |
$ |
403 |
$ |
554 |
(27 |
)% |
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Adjusted Operating Margin, Non-GAAP1,2 |
11.4 |
% |
14.1 |
% |
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Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share |
$ |
.44 |
$ |
.91 |
(52 |
)% |
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Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share, Non-GAAP1,2 |
$ |
.65 |
$ |
.97 |
(33 |
)% |
1See pages 17 and 18 for reconciliation between GAAP and Adjusted Non-GAAP measures. |
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2Adjusted Non-GAAP measures are calculated based on Net Sales adjusted only for Returns associated with restructuring and other activities. |
BEAUTY GAINS AND OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS3
3Since the Company’s last earnings announcement, including some previously disclosed. |
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4Source: Circana, LLC, US Prestige Beauty Total Department/Specialty, Dollar Share Growth of Corporation, three-months ended March 2025. |
FISCAL 2025 THIRD QUARTER RESULTS BY PRODUCT CATEGORY AND BY REGION
Results by Product Category (Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended March 31 |
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Net Sales |
Percentage Change1 |
Operating |
Percentage |
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($ in millions) |
2025 |
2024 |
Reported |
Impact of |
Organic |
2025 |
2024 |
Reported |
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Skin Care |
$ |
1,807 |
$ |
2,060 |
(12 |
)% |
1 |
% |
(11 |
)% |
$ |
361 |
$ |
468 |
(23 |
)% |
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Makeup |
1,035 |
1,136 |
(9 |
) |
2 |
(7 |
) |
14 |
66 |
(79 |
) |
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Fragrance |
557 |
575 |
(3 |
) |
2 |
(1 |
) |
32 |
29 |
10 |
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Hair Care |
126 |
143 |
(12 |
) |
1 |
(10 |
) |
(13 |
) |
(25 |
) |
48 |
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Other |
25 |
26 |
(4 |
) |
— |
(4 |
) |
9 |
11 |
(18 |
) |
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Subtotal |
$ |
3,550 |
$ |
3,940 |
(10 |
)% |
1 |
% |
(9 |
)% |
$ |
403 |
$ |
549 |
(27 |
)% |
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Returns/charges |
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associated with |
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restructuring and |
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other activities |
— |
— |
(97 |
) |
(18 |
) |
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Total |
$ |
3,550 |
$ |
3,940 |
(10 |
)% |
1 |
% |
(9 |
)% |
$ |
306 |
$ |
531 |
(42 |
)% |
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Non-GAAP Adjustments to As Reported Operating Income: |
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Returns/charges associated with restructuring and other activities |
97 |
18 |
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Skin Care - Change in fair value of DECIEM acquisition-related stock options |
— |
5 |
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Adjusted Operating Income - Non-GAAP |
$ |
403 |
$ |
554 |
(27 |
)% |
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1Percentages are calculated on an individual basis. |
The product category net sales commentary below reflects organic net sales, excluding the negative impacts from foreign currency translation that are reflected in the preceding table. In addition to the Operational Highlights above, below are the drivers of the Company’s performance.
Skin Care
Makeup
Fragrance
Hair Care
5Consumer-facing investments includes co-operative advertising, selling, advertising and promotional expenses, as well as store operating costs. |
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6In fiscal 2025, the Company expanded its Luxury fragrance brand portfolio with the launch of BALMAIN Beauty. |
Results by Geographic Region (Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended March 31 |
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Net Sales |
Percentage Change1 |
Operating |
Percentage |
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($ in millions) |
2025 |
2024 |
Reported |
Impact of |
Organic |
2025 |
2024 |
Reported |
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The Americas |
$ |
1,052 |
$ |
1,117 |
(6 |
)% |
1 |
% |
(5 |
)% |
$ |
8 |
$ |
(6 |
) |
100 |
+% |
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Europe, the |
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Middle East & |
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Africa |
1,358 |
1,647 |
(18 |
) |
1 |
(16 |
) |
239 |
302 |
(21 |
) | |||||||||
Asia/Pacific |
1,140 |
1,176 |
(3 |
) |
2 |
(1 |
) |
156 |
253 |
(38 |
) |
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Subtotal |
$ |
3,550 |
$ |
3,940 |
(10 |
)% |
1 |
% |
(9 |
)% |
$ |
403 |
$ |
549 |
(27 |
)% |
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Returns/charges |
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associated with |
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restructuring and |
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other activities |
— |
— |
(97 |
) |
(18 |
) |
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Total |
$ |
3,550 |
$ |
3,940 |
(10 |
)% |
1 |
% |
(9 |
)% |
$ |
306 |
$ |
531 |
(42 |
)% |
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Non-GAAP Adjustments to As Reported Operating Income: |
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Returns/charges associated with restructuring and other activities |
97 |
18 |
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The Americas - Change in fair value of DECIEM acquisition-related stock options |
— |
5 |
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Adjusted Operating Income - Non-GAAP |
$ |
403 |
$ |
554 |
(27 |
)% |
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1Percentages are calculated on an individual basis. |
The geographic region net sales commentary below reflects organic net sales, excluding the negative impacts from foreign currency translation that are reflected in the preceding table. In addition to the Operational Highlights above, below are the drivers of the Company’s performance.
The Americas
Europe, the Middle East & Africa
Asia/Pacific
QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Today, the Company announced a quarterly dividend of $.35 per share on its Class A and Class B Common Stock, payable in cash on June 16, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 30, 2025.
PROFIT RECOVERY AND GROWTH PLAN ("PRGP")
In February 2025, the Company announced the expansion of its PRGP, including the restructuring program. Actions under the plan are expected to be substantially executed in fiscal 2025 and 2026 and completed in fiscal 2027, with nearly all of the full run-rate benefits expected to be realized during fiscal 2027. The plan is designed to further transform the Company’s operating model to fund a return to sales growth and restore a solid double-digit adjusted operating margin over the next few years, and continue to mitigate impacts from external volatility.
The Company has made meaningful progress in the execution of its PRGP, as evident by adjusted gross margin expansion, the advancement of planned initiatives, internally and with external partners, and cumulative actions under its restructuring program. In each of the three quarters of fiscal 2025, the Company has delivered over 300 basis points of adjusted gross margin expansion, despite pressure from its sales volume declines, through initiatives designed to (i) enhance operational efficiencies; (ii) reduce excess inventory; and (iii) improve the realization of net strategic pricing actions by reducing discounts and promotions.
Restructuring Program Component of the PRGP
Relating specifically to the restructuring program component of the PRGP, once fully implemented, the Company expects to take restructuring and other charges of between $1.2 billion and $1.6 billion, before taxes, consisting of employee-related costs, contract terminations, asset write-offs, and other costs associated with implementing these initiatives. The restructuring program is expected to yield annual gross benefits of between $0.8 billion and $1.0 billion, before taxes, to help restore operating margin and also fuel reinvestment in consumer-facing areas to drive sustainable sales growth.
The Company estimates a net reduction in positions of 5,800 to 7,000, including approvals to date. This net reduction takes into account the elimination of positions after retraining and redeployment of certain employees in select areas. Approvals for specific initiatives under this restructuring program, in total, are expected to be completed by the end of fiscal 2026. The restructuring program’s focus includes (i) reorganization and rightsizing of certain areas and (ii) simplification and acceleration of processes, along with the focus on (i) outsourcing of select services and (ii) evolution of go-to-market footprint and selling models.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company has recognized total cumulative charges under the restructuring component of the PRGP of $498 million, consisting primarily of employee-related costs. As of April 24, 2025, the Company has approved initiatives totaling cumulative charges of $623 million and a net reduction of over 2,600 positions.
OUTLOOK FOR FISCAL 2025 FULL YEAR
Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP - Net Sales Growth (Unaudited) |
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Twelve Months Ending |
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June 30, 2025(F) |
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As Reported - GAAP |
(9%) - (8 |
%) |
Impact of foreign currency translation |
— |
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Returns associated with restructuring and other activities(1) |
— |
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Organic, Non-GAAP |
(9%) - (8 |
%) |
(F)Represents forecast, using spot rates as of March 31, 2025. |
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(1)The net sales growth impact of returns associated with restructuring and other activities includes approvals to date. Additional returns associated with restructuring and other activities are anticipated as initiatives are approved throughout fiscal 2025. |
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Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP - Diluted Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share ("EPS") (Unaudited) |
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Twelve Months Ending |
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June 30 |
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2025(F) |
2024 |
Growth |
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Forecasted/As Reported EPS - GAAP |
($1.89) - ($1.61) |
$ |
1.08 |
(100+%) - (100 |
+%) |
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Non-GAAP |
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Restructuring and other charges(1) |
.94 - .97 |
.27 |
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Talcum litigation settlement agreements |
.34 |
— |
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Goodwill and other intangible asset impairments |
1.88 |
1.19 |
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Change in fair value of DECIEM acquisition-related stock options (less the portion |
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attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest) |
— |
.05 |
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Forecasted/Adjusted EPS - Non-GAAP |
... $1.30 - $1.55 |
$ |
2.59 |
(50%) - (40 |
%) |
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Impact of foreign currency translation |
.03 |
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Forecasted/Adjusted Constant Currency EPS - Non-GAAP |
$1.33 - $1.58 |
$ |
2.59 |
(49%) - (39 |
%) |
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(F)Represents forecast, using spot rates as of March 31, 2025. |
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(1)The diluted net earnings per common share impact of restructuring and other charges includes approvals to date. Additional restructuring charges are anticipated as initiatives are approved throughout fiscal 2025. |
The Company has reflected the following assumptions in its fiscal 2025 full-year outlook:
The Company continues to monitor the effects of the global macro environment, including the risk of recession; currency volatility; inflationary pressures; supply chain challenges; social and political issues; competitive pressures; legal and regulatory matters, including the imposition of tariffs and sanctions; geopolitical tensions; and global security issues. The Company is also mindful of inflationary pressures (including those caused by tariffs) on its cost base and is monitoring the impact on consumer preferences, the impact of changes being made in the organization, including those related to Beauty Reimagined and the PRGP, as well as the potential impact of changes expected to be made as part of the PRGP on suppliers, retailers and others, and challenges relating to successfully outsourcing select services. In the Company’s outlook, it has made assumptions regarding these internal and external factors and challenges. Declines in net sales and profitability have, and may continue to, adversely impact the goodwill and other intangible assets associated with the Company’s brands, as well as long-lived assets, potentially resulting in impairments.
CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST DETAILS
The Estée Lauder Companies will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. (ET) today, May 1, 2025 to discuss its results for the fiscal 2025 third quarter. The dial-in number for the call is 877-883-0383 in the U.S. or 412-902-6506 internationally (conference ID number: 1142144).
The call and presentation will also be webcast live at http://www.elcompanies.com/investors/events-and-presentations and will be available for replay until May 15, 2025.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements in this press release, in particular those in "Outlook," as well as remarks by the CEO and other members of management, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may address the Company’s expectations regarding sales, earnings or other future financial performance and liquidity, other performance measures, product introductions, entry into new geographic regions, information technology initiatives, new methods of sale, the Company’s long-term strategy, restructuring and other charges and resulting cost savings, and future operations or operating results. These statements may contain words like "expect," "will," "will likely result," "would," "believe," "estimate," "planned," "plans," "intends," "may," "should," "could," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "projected," "forecast," and "forecasted" or similar expressions. Although the Company believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, actual results may differ materially from the Company’s expectations.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations include, without limitation:
(1) |
increased competitive activity from companies in the skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care businesses; |
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(2) |
the Company’s ability to develop, produce and market new products on which future operating results may depend and to successfully address challenges in the Company’s business; |
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(3) |
consolidations, restructurings, bankruptcies and reorganizations in the retail industry causing a decrease in the number of stores that sell the Company’s products, an increase in the ownership concentration within the retail industry, ownership of retailers by the Company’s competitors or ownership of competitors by the Company’s customers that are retailers and the Company’s inability to collect receivables; |
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(4) |
destocking and tighter working capital management by retailers; |
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(5) |
the success, or changes in timing or scope, of new product launches and the success, or changes in timing or scope, of advertising, sampling and merchandising programs; |
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(6) |
shifts in the preferences of consumers as to how they perceive value and where and how they shop; |
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(7) |
social, political and economic risks to the Company’s foreign or domestic manufacturing, distribution and retail operations, including changes in foreign investment and trade policies and regulations of the host countries and of the United States; |
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(8) |
changes in the laws, regulations and policies (including the interpretations and enforcement thereof) that affect, or will affect, the Company’s business, including those relating to its products or distribution networks, changes in accounting standards, tax laws and regulations, environmental or climate change laws, regulations or accords, trade rules and customs regulations, and the outcome and expense of legal or regulatory proceedings, and any action the Company may take as a result; |
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(9) |
foreign currency fluctuations affecting the Company’s results of operations and the value of its foreign assets, the relative prices at which the Company and its foreign competitors sell products in the same markets and the Company’s operating and manufacturing costs outside of the United States; |
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(10) |
changes in global or local conditions, including those due to volatility in the global credit and equity markets, government economic policies, natural or man-made disasters, real or perceived epidemics, supply chain challenges, inflation, or increased energy costs, that could affect consumer purchasing, the willingness or ability of consumers to travel and/or purchase the Company’s products while traveling, the financial strength of the Company’s customers, suppliers or other contract counterparties, the Company’s operations, the cost and availability of capital which the Company may need for new equipment, facilities or acquisitions, the returns that the Company is able to generate on its pension assets and the resulting impact on funding obligations, the cost and availability of raw materials and the assumptions underlying the Company’s critical accounting estimates; |
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(11) |
shipment delays, commodity pricing, depletion of inventory and increased production costs resulting from disruptions of operations at any of the facilities that manufacture the Company’s products or at the Company’s distribution or inventory centers, including disruptions that may be caused by the implementation of information technology initiatives, or by restructurings; |
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(12) |
real estate rates and availability, which may affect the Company’s ability to increase or maintain the number of retail locations at which the Company sells its products and the costs associated with the Company’s other facilities; |
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(13) |
changes in product mix to products which are less profitable; |
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(14) |
the Company’s ability to acquire, develop or implement new information technology, including operational technology and websites, on a timely basis and within the Company’s cost estimates; to maintain continuous operations of its new and existing information technology; and to secure the data and other information that may be stored in such technologies or other systems or media; |
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(15) |
the Company’s ability to capitalize on opportunities for improved efficiency, such as publicly-announced strategies and restructuring and cost-savings initiatives, and to integrate acquired businesses and realize value therefrom; |
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(16) |
consequences attributable to local or international conflicts around the world, as well as from any terrorist action, retaliation and the threat of further action or retaliation; |
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(17) |
the timing and impact of acquisitions, investments and divestitures; and |
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(18) |
additional factors as described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. |
The Company assumes no responsibility to update forward-looking statements made herein or otherwise.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The Company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS (LOSS) (Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
Percentage |
Nine Months Ended |
Percentage |
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($ in millions, except per share data) |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
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Net sales(A) |
$ |
3,550 |
$ |
3,940 |
(10 |
)% |
$ |
10,915 |
$ |
11,737 |
(7 |
)% |
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Cost of sales(A) |
889 |
1,107 |
(20 |
) |
2,774 |
3,331 |
(17 |
) |
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Gross profit |
2,661 |
2,833 |
(6 |
) |
8,141 |
8,406 |
(3 |
) |
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Gross margin |
75.0 |
% |
71.9 |
% |
74.6 |
% |
71.6 |
% |
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Operating expenses |
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Selling, general and administrative(B) |
2,258 |
2,284 |
(1 |
) |
7,141 |
7,177 |
(1 |
) |
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Restructuring and other charges(A) |
97 |
18 |
100 |
+ |
375 |
26 |
100 |
+ |
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Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets(C) |
— |
— |
— |
861 |
— |
100 |
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Talcum litigation settlement agreements(D) |
— |
— |
— |
159 |
— |
100 |
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Total operating expenses |
2,355 |
2,302 |
2 |
8,536 |
7,203 |
19 |
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Operating expense margin |
66.3 |
% |
58.4 |
% |
78.2 |
% |
61.4 |
% |
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Operating income (loss) |
306 |
531 |
(42 |
) |
(395 |
) |
1,203 |
(100 |
+) |
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Operating income (loss) margin |
8.6 |
% |
13.5 |
% |
(3.6 |
)% |
10.2 |
% |
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Interest expense |
87 |
94 |
(7 |
) |
269 |
287 |
(6 |
) |
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Interest income and investment income, net |
27 |
45 |
(40 |
) |
85 |
126 |
(33 |
) |
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Other components of net periodic benefit cost |
5 |
(4 |
) |
100 |
+ |
10 |
(9 |
) |
100 |
+ |
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Earnings (loss) before income taxes |
241 |
486 |
(50 |
) |
(589 |
) |
1,051 |
(100 |
+) |
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Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
82 |
151 |
(46 |
) |
(2 |
) |
356 |
(100 |
+) |
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Net earnings (loss) |
159 |
335 |
(53 |
) |
(587 |
) |
695 |
(100 |
+) |
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Net earnings attributable to redeemable noncontrolling |
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interest |
— |
(5 |
) |
100 |
— |
(21 |
) |
100 |
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Net earnings (loss) attributable to The Estée Lauder |
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Companies Inc. |
$ |
159 |
$ |
330 |
(52 |
)% |
$ |
(587 |
) |
$ |
674 |
(100 |
+)% |
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Net earnings (loss) attributable to The Estée Lauder |
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Companies Inc. per common share |
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Basic |
$ |
.44 |
$ |
.92 |
(52 |
)% |
$ |
(1.63 |
) |
$ |
1.88 |
(100 |
+)% |
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Diluted |
$ |
.44 |
$ |
.91 |
(52 |
)% |
$ |
(1.63 |
) |
$ |
1.87 |
(100 |
+)% |
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding |
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Basic |
360.3 |
359.1 |
359.9 |
358.8 |
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Diluted |
361.4 |
360.8 |
359.9 |
360.4 |
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(A)As a component of the Profit Recovery and Growth Plan ("PRGP"), communicated on November 1, 2023, on February 5, 2024, the Company announced a two-year restructuring program. The restructuring program’s main focus included the reorganization and rightsizing of certain areas of the Company’s business as well as simplification and acceleration of processes. The Company planned to substantially complete specific initiatives under the restructuring program through fiscal 2026. The Company expected that the restructuring program would result in restructuring and other charges totaling between $500 million and $700 million, before taxes, consisting of employee-related costs, contract terminations, asset write-offs and other costs associated with implementing these initiatives. |
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After reviewing additional potential initiatives and the progress of previously approved initiatives, on February 3, 2025, the Company committed to the expansion of the PRGP, including an expansion of the restructuring program. |
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The expanded component of the restructuring program began during the Company’s fiscal 2025 third quarter with all initiatives to be approved by the end of fiscal 2026. Specific initiatives under the expanded component of the restructuring program are expected to be substantially completed by the end of fiscal 2027. The now expanded restructuring program’s focus includes (i) reorganization and rightsizing of certain areas and (ii) simplification and acceleration of processes, along with the newly added focus on (i) outsourcing of select services and (ii) evolution of go-to-market footprint and selling models. |
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The Company now expects that the restructuring program will result in restructuring and other charges totaling between $1.2 billion and $1.6 billion, before taxes, consisting of employee-related costs, contract terminations, asset write-offs and other costs associated with implementing these initiatives. |
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Under the Post-COVID Business Acceleration Program (the "PCBA Program"), the Company approved specific initiatives through fiscal 2022 and has substantially completed those initiatives through fiscal 2023. Additional information about the PCBA Program is included in the notes to consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. |
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(B)For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded $5 million ($5 million less the portion attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest and net of tax) and $8 million ($7 million, less the portion attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest and net of tax), respectively, of expense related to the change in fair value of DECIEM acquisition-related stock options. |
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(C)During the fiscal 2025 second quarter, the TOM FORD brand experienced lower-than-expected growth within key geographic regions and channels, including in mainland China, Asia travel retail and Hong Kong SAR. Also during the fiscal 2025 second quarter, the Too Faced reporting unit experienced lower-than-expected results in key geographic regions and channels. As a result, the Company made revisions to the internal forecasts relating to its TOM FORD brand and Too Faced reporting unit. Additionally, there were increases in the weighted average cost of capital for the TOM FORD brand and Too Faced reporting unit as compared to the prior-year annual goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment testing as of April 1, 2024. |
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The Company concluded that the changes in circumstances in the TOM FORD brand and Too Faced reporting unit, along with increases in the weighted average cost of capital, triggered the need for interim impairment reviews of the TOM FORD trademark and the Too Faced trademark and goodwill. These changes in circumstances were also an indicator that the carrying amounts of Too Faced’s long-lived assets, including customer lists, may not be recoverable. |
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Accordingly, the Company performed interim impairment tests for the TOM FORD and Too Faced trademarks and Too Faced goodwill as well as a recoverability test for the Too Faced long-lived assets as of December 31, 2024. As a result of these tests, the Company concluded that the carrying value of the trademark intangible assets exceeded their estimated fair values, and recorded an impairment charge of $773 million for TOM FORD and $75 million for Too Faced. The Company concluded that the carrying amounts of the long-lived assets for Too Faced were recoverable. Additionally, as a result of the interim impairment review, the remaining carrying value of Too Faced’s goodwill was not recoverable and the Company recorded an impairment charge of $13 million, reducing the carrying value to zero. |
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For the nine months ended March 31, 2025, charges related to goodwill and other intangible asset impairments were $861 million ($674 million, net of tax), with an impact of $1.87 per common share. |
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(D)From the end of August 2024 through October 2024, the Company reached agreements with certain plaintiff law firms (collectively, the "talcum litigation settlement agreements") for: (i) the resolution of pending cosmetic talcum powder matters handled by those firms as well as (ii) a process for resolving potential future cosmetic talcum powder claims expected to be brought on behalf of plaintiffs by those firms from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, with annual capped amounts per year for each participating law firm. To account for the talcum litigation settlement agreements, the Company recorded a charge of $159 million in the fiscal 2025 first quarter for the amount agreed to settle the current claims and an estimated amount for potential future claims. |
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Results by Product Category (Unaudited) |
||||||||||||||||||||
Nine Months Ended March 31 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Net Sales |
Percentage Change1 |
Operating |
Percentage |
|||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) |
2025 |
2024 |
Reported |
Impact of |
Organic |
2025 |
2024 |
Reported |
||||||||||||
Skin Care |
$ |
5,257 |
$ |
5,873 |
(10 |
)% |
— |
% |
(10 |
)% |
$ |
784 |
$ |
920 |
(15 |
)% |
||||
Makeup |
3,223 |
3,365 |
(4 |
) |
1 |
(3 |
) |
(382 |
) |
56 |
(100 |
+) |
||||||||
Fragrance |
1,931 |
1,948 |
(1 |
) |
1 |
— |
(354 |
) |
267 |
(100 |
+) |
|||||||||
Hair Care |
424 |
464 |
(9 |
) |
— |
(8 |
) |
(34 |
) |
(50 |
) |
32 |
||||||||
Other |
80 |
88 |
(9 |
) |
— |
(9 |
) |
(25 |
) |
38 |
(100 |
+) |
||||||||
Subtotal |
$ |
10,915 |
$ |
11,738 |
(7 |
)% |
— |
% |
(7 |
)% |
$ |
(11 |
) |
$ |
1,231 |
(100 |
+)% |
|||
Returns/charges |
||||||||||||||||||||
associated with |
||||||||||||||||||||
restructuring and |
||||||||||||||||||||
other activities |
— |
(1 |
) |
(384 |
) |
(28 |
) |
|||||||||||||
Total |
$ |
10,915 |
$ |
11,737 |
(7 |
)% |
— |
% |
(7 |
)% |
$ |
(395 |
) |
$ |
1,203 |
(100 |
+)% |
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Non-GAAP Adjustments to As Reported Operating Income (Loss): |
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Returns/charges associated with restructuring and other activities |
384 |
28 |
||||||||||||||||||
Makeup - Goodwill and other intangible asset impairments |
258 |
— |
||||||||||||||||||
Fragrance - Other intangible asset impairments |
549 |
— |
||||||||||||||||||
Other - Other intangible asset impairments |
54 |
— |
||||||||||||||||||
Makeup - Talcum litigation settlement agreements |
159 |
— |
||||||||||||||||||
Skin Care - Change in fair value of DECIEM acquisition-related stock options |
— |
8 |
||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted Operating Income - Non-GAAP |
$ |
1,009 |
$ |
1,239 |
(19 |
)% |
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1Percentages are calculated on an individual basis. |
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Results by Geographic Region (Unaudited) |
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Nine Months Ended March 31 |
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Net Sales |
Percentage Change1 |
Operating |
Percentage |
|||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) |
2025 |
2024 |
Reported |
Impact of |
Organic |
2025 |
2024 |
Reported |
||||||||||||
The Americas |
$ |
3,462 |
$ |
3,567 |
(3 |
)% |
1 |
% |
(2 |
)% |
$ |
(983 |
) |
$ |
(243 |
) |
(100 |
+)% |
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Europe, the |
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Middle East & |
||||||||||||||||||||
Africa |
4,082 |
4,488 |
(9 |
) |
— |
(9 |
) |
645 |
825 |
(22 |
) |
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Asia/Pacific |
3,371 |
3,683 |
(8 |
) |
— |
(8 |
) |
327 |
649 |
(50 |
) |
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Subtotal |
$ |
10,915 |
$ |
11,738 |
(7 |
)% |
— |
% |
(7 |
)% |
$ |
(11 |
) |
$ |
1,231 |
(100 |
+)% |
|||
Returns/charges |
||||||||||||||||||||
associated with |
||||||||||||||||||||
restructuring and |
||||||||||||||||||||
other activities |
— |
(1 |
) |
(384 |
) |
(28 |
) |
|||||||||||||
Total |
$ |
10,915 |
$ |
11,737 |
(7 |
)% |
— |
% |
(7 |
)% |
$ |
(395 |
) |
$ |
1,203 |
(100 |
+)% |
|||
Non-GAAP Adjustments to As Reported Operating Income (Loss): |
||||||||||||||||||||
Returns/charges associated with restructuring and other activities |
384 |
28 |
||||||||||||||||||
The Americas - Goodwill and other intangible asset impairments |
861 |
— |
||||||||||||||||||
The Americas - Talcum litigation settlement agreements |
159 |
— |
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The Americas - Change in fair value of DECIEM acquisition-related stock options |
— |
8 |
||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted Operating Income - Non-GAAP |
$ |
1,009 |
$ |
1,239 |
(19 |
)% |
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1Percentages are calculated on an individual basis. |
This earnings release includes some non-GAAP financial measures relating to charges associated with restructuring and other activities and adjustments, as well as organic net sales. Included herein are reconciliations between the non-GAAP financial measures and the most directly comparable GAAP measures for certain consolidated statements of earnings accounts before and after these items. The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, among other financial measures, to evaluate its operating performance, which represent the manner in which the Company conducts and views its business. Management believes that excluding certain items that are not comparable from period-to-period, or do not reflect the Company’s underlying ongoing business, provides transparency for such items and helps investors and others compare and analyze operating performance from period-to-period. In the future, the Company expects to incur charges or adjustments similar in nature to those presented herein; however, the impact to the Company’s results in a given period may be highly variable and difficult to predict. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by, or determined in a manner consistent with, other companies. While the Company considers the non-GAAP measures useful in analyzing its results, they are not intended to replace, or act as a substitute for, any presentation included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
The Company operates on a global basis, with the majority of its net sales generated outside the United States. Accordingly, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the Company’s results of operations. Therefore, the Company presents certain net sales, operating results and diluted net earnings per common share information excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations to provide a framework for assessing the performance of its underlying business outside the United States. Constant currency information compares results between periods as if exchange rates had remained constant period-over-period. The Company calculates constant currency information by translating current-period results using prior-year period monthly average foreign currency exchange rates and adjusting for the period-over-period impact of foreign currency cash flow hedging activities.
Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP Net Sales (Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
|||||||||||||||
($ in millions, except per share data) |
2025 |
2024 |
Percentage |
2025 |
2024 |
Percentage |
||||||||||
Net Sales |
$ |
3,550 |
$ |
3,940 |
(10 |
)% |
$ |
10,915 |
$ |
11,737 |
(7 |
)% |
||||
Non-GAAP Adjustments |
||||||||||||||||
Returns associated with restructuring and other activities |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
||||||||||||
Adjusted Net Sales, Non-GAAP |
3,550 |
3,940 |
10,915 |
11,738 |
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Impact of foreign currency translation |
55 |
— |
55 |
— |
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Organic Net Sales, Non-GAAP1 |
$ |
3,605 |
$ |
3,940 |
(9 |
)% |
$ |
10,970 |
$ |
11,738 |
(7 |
)% |
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1Organic net sales represents net sales excluding returns associated with restructuring and other activities; non-comparable impacts of acquisitions, divestitures and brand closures; as well as the impact from foreign currency translation. The Company believes that the Non-GAAP measure of organic net sales growth provides year-over-year sales comparisons on a consistent basis. |
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Reconciliation of Certain Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Loss) Accounts Before and After Returns, Charges and Other Adjustments (Unaudited)1 |
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Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
|||||||||||||||
($ in millions, except per share data) |
2025 |
2024 |
Percentage |
2025 |
2024 |
Percentage |
||||||||||
Gross Profit |
$ |
2,661 |
$ |
2,833 |
(6 |
)% |
$ |
8,141 |
$ |
8,406 |
(3 |
)% |
||||
Non-GAAP Adjustments |
||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other activities |
— |
— |
9 |
2 |
||||||||||||
Adjusted Gross Profit, Non-GAAP |
$ |
2,661 |
$ |
2,833 |
(6 |
)% |
$ |
8,150 |
$ |
8,408 |
(3 |
)% |
||||
Gross Margin |
75.0 |
% |
71.9 |
% |
74.6 |
% |
71.6 |
% |
||||||||
Non-GAAP Adjustments |
||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other activities |
— |
— |
0.1 |
— |
||||||||||||
Adjusted Gross Margin, Non-GAAP |
75.0 |
% |
71.9 |
% |
74.7 |
% |
71.6 |
% |
||||||||
Operating Income (Loss) |
$ |
306 |
$ |
531 |
(42 |
)% |
$ |
(395 |
) |
$ |
1,203 |
(100 |
+)% |
|||
Non-GAAP Adjustments |
||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other charges |
97 |
18 |
384 |
28 |
||||||||||||
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairments |
— |
— |
861 |
— |
||||||||||||
Talcum litigation settlement agreements |
— |
— |
159 |
— |
||||||||||||
Change in fair value of DECIEM acquisition-related stock options |
— |
5 |
— |
8 |
||||||||||||
Adjusted Operating Income, Non-GAAP |
$ |
403 |
$ |
554 |
(27 |
)% |
$ |
1,009 |
$ |
1,239 |
(19 |
)% |
||||
Operating Margin |
8.6 |
% |
13.5 |
% |
(3.6 |
)% |
10.2 |
% |
||||||||
Non-GAAP Adjustments |
||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other charges |
2.8 |
0.5 |
3.4 |
0.3 |
||||||||||||
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairments |
— |
— |
7.9 |
— |
||||||||||||
Talcum litigation settlement agreements |
— |
— |
1.5 |
— |
||||||||||||
Change in fair value of DECIEM acquisition-related stock options |
— |
0.1 |
— |
0.1 |
||||||||||||
Adjusted Operating Margin, Non-GAAP |
11.4 |
% |
14.1 |
% |
9.2 |
% |
10.6 |
% |
||||||||
Provision for Income Taxes |
$ |
82 |
$ |
151 |
(46 |
)% |
$ |
(2 |
) |
$ |
356 |
(100 |
+)% |
|||
Effective Tax Rate ("ETR") |
34.0 |
% |
31.1 |
% |
0.3 |
% |
33.9 |
% |
||||||||
Tax Impact on Non-GAAP adjustments |
||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other charges |
22 |
4 |
84 |
6 |
||||||||||||
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairments |
— |
— |
187 |
— |
||||||||||||
Talcum litigation settlement agreements |
— |
— |
35 |
— |
||||||||||||
Adjusted Provision for Income Taxes, Non-GAAP |
$ |
104 |
$ |
155 |
$ |
304 |
$ |
362 |
||||||||
Adjusted ETR, Non-GAAP |
30.8 |
% |
30.5 |
% |
37.3 |
% |
33.3 |
% |
||||||||
Diluted Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share |
$ |
.44 |
$ |
.91 |
(52 |
)% |
$ |
(1.63 |
) |
$ |
1.87 |
(100 |
+)% |
|||
Non-GAAP Adjustments |
||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other charges |
.21 |
.04 |
.83 |
.06 |
||||||||||||
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairments |
— |
— |
1.88 |
— |
||||||||||||
Talcum litigation settlement agreements |
— |
— |
.34 |
— |
||||||||||||
Change in fair value of DECIEM acquisition-related stock options |
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(less the portion attributable to redeemable noncontrolling |
||||||||||||||||
interest) |
— |
.02 |
— |
.02 |
||||||||||||
Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Common Share, Non-GAAP2 |
$ |
.65 |
$ |
.97 |
(33 |
)% |
$ |
1.42 |
$ |
1.95 |
(27 |
)% |
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1Percentages are calculated on an individual basis. |
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2For the nine months ended March 31, 2025 the effects of potentially dilutive stock options, performance share units, and restricted stock units of approximately 1.2 million shares were excluded from the computation of As Reported and adjustments to Non-GAAP diluted loss per common share as they were anti-dilutive due to the net loss incurred during the periods. These shares were added to the weighted-average common shares outstanding to calculate Non-GAAP diluted earnings per common share. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited, except where noted) |
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March 31, |
June 30, |
March 31, |
|||||||
($ in millions) |
(Audited) |
||||||||
ASSETS |
|||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
2,631 |
$ |
3,395 |
$ |
3,701 |
|||
Accounts receivable, net |
1,792 |
1,727 |
1,854 |
||||||
Inventory and promotional merchandise |
1,959 |
2,175 |
2,307 |
||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
635 |
625 |
672 |
||||||
Total current assets |
7,017 |
7,922 |
8,534 |
||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
3,059 |
3,136 |
3,133 |
||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
1,875 |
1,833 |
1,836 |
||||||
Other assets |
7,935 |
8,786 |
9,197 |
||||||
Total assets |
$ |
19,886 |
$ |
21,677 |
$ |
22,700 |
|||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
|||||||||
Current debt |
$ |
3 |
$ |
504 |
$ |
505 |
|||
Accounts payable |
1,214 |
1,440 |
1,197 |
||||||
Operating lease liabilities |
399 |
354 |
363 |
||||||
Other accrued liabilities |
3,348 |
3,404 |
3,351 |
||||||
Total current liabilities |
4,964 |
5,702 |
5,416 |
||||||
Long-term debt |
7,298 |
7,267 |
7,265 |
||||||
Long-term operating lease liabilities |
1,682 |
1,701 |
1,707 |
||||||
Other noncurrent liabilities |
1,597 |
1,693 |
1,728 |
||||||
Total noncurrent liabilities |
10,577 |
10,661 |
10,700 |
||||||
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
— |
— |
840 |
||||||
Total equity |
4,345 |
5,314 |
5,744 |
||||||
Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
19,886 |
$ |
21,677 |
$ |
22,700 |
|||
SELECT CASH FLOW DATA (Unaudited) |
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Nine Months Ended |
||||||
($ in millions) |
2025 |
2024 |
||||
Net earnings (loss) |
$ |
(587 |
) |
$ |
695 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
619 |
614 |
||||
Deferred income taxes |
(334 |
) |
(165 |
) |
||
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets |
861 |
— |
||||
Other items |
277 |
265 |
||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||
Increase in accounts receivable, net |
(77 |
) |
(404 |
) |
||
Decrease in inventory and promotional merchandise |
215 |
653 |
||||
Decrease (increase) in other assets, net |
(33 |
) |
19 |
|||
Decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities, net |
(270 |
) |
(206 |
) |
||
Net cash flows provided by operating activities |
$ |
671 |
$ |
1,471 |
||
Other Investing and Financing Uses: |
||||||
Capital expenditures |
$ |
(395 |
) |
$ |
(702 |
) |
Payments to acquire treasury stock |
(35 |
) |
(34 |
) |
||
Dividends paid |
(492 |
) |
(710 |
) |
||
Repayments of current debt, net |
— |
(215 |
) |
|||
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt, net |
— |
649 |
||||
Repayments of commercial paper (maturities after three months) |
— |
(785 |
) |
|||
Repayments of long-term debt |
(503 |
) |
(7 |
) |
||
Supplemental cash flow information: |
||||||
Cash paid for interest |
$ |
243 |
$ |
244 |
||
Cash paid for income taxes |
468 |
441 |
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Contacts
Investors: Rainey Mancini
rmancini@estee.com
Media: Jill Marvin
jimarvin@estee.com
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