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The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

EL
Consumer DefensiveNYSEUnited States
71.42USD-7.88 (-9.93%)

About Estée Lauder

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is a premier global manufacturer, marketer, and seller of a wide array of beauty products, including skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products.

The company's diverse product range is detailed as follows:

  • Skin Care Products: Offers moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne and oil correctors, facial masks, cleansing devices, and sun care products.

  • Makeup Products: Includes lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, nail polishes, and powders, as well as makeup tools like compacts and brushes.

  • Fragrance Products: Provides eau de parfum sprays and colognes, lotions, powders, creams, candles, and soaps in various scents.

  • Hair Care Products: Features shampoos, conditioners, styling products, treatments, finishing sprays, and hair color products, along with ancillary products and services.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. markets its products under numerous prestigious brands, including:

  • Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, Bobbi Brown, La Mer, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin, Smashbox, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, By Kilian, BECCA, Too Faced, Dr. Jart+, DECIEM, The Ordinary, and holds licensing arrangements for Tommy Hilfiger, Donna Karan New York, DKNY, Michael Kors, and Ermenegildo Zegna brands.

Products are sold worldwide through various channels, including department stores, specialty-multi retailers, upscale perfumeries and pharmacies, salons and spas, freestanding stores, the company's and authorized retailer websites, third-party online malls, airport stores, in-flight, and duty-free shops.

The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Estée Lauder's Business Strategy

The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) operates a brand-driven business model focused on the prestige beauty segment. Its strategy is centered on owning and developing a portfolio of high-margin, high-equity brands across skincare, makeup, fragrance, and haircare. These include both heritage names like Estée Lauder and…

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Our Take on Estée Lauder

Pros:

Premium Positioning: As a pure-play in prestige beauty, Estée Lauder is well-positioned to benefit from global consumers trading up from mass-market brands.

Digital Acceleration & E-commerce Expansion: Rapid investment in online sales enables better reach to younger customers and supports margin expansion as…

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Company Details

Exchange
NYSE
Country
United States
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Household & Personal Products
CEO
Stephane de la Faverie
Employees
44,020
IPO Date
1995-11-17
ISIN
US5184391044
Website
elcompanies.com

Key Metrics

Market Cap
25.78BUSD
P/E Ratio (TTM)
-161.30
Net Profit Margin
-1.21%
Debt / Asset Ratio
0.56
Dividend Yield (TTM)
1.77%
Volume
4.12M
Avg Volume
3.72M
Shares Outstanding
361.05M
Free Float
99.52%
β Beta
1.11
52W Range
48.4 - 121.6

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Profitability
1.8/5Poor
Liquidity
3.6/5Good
Leverage
1.5/5Poor
Cash Flow
5.0/5Excellent
Valuation
1.2/5Poor

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