e.l.f. Beauty (0EF) AI Stock Analysis

e.l.f. Beauty

(XETRA:0EF)

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Positive Factors

Sustained revenue and brand expansionRevenue growth has remained unusually consistent, with 30 consecutive quarters of expansion and strong international momentum. The broadening contribution from non-e.l.f. brands, skincare, digital channels and new retail doors diversifies growth and can support repeat demand beyond a single product cycle.

Negative Factors

Compressed profitabilityNet margin has fallen to roughly 3% from healthy double-digit levels, while operating profitability also declined. This compression reduces earnings quality and leaves less room for mistakes, making revenue growth less valuable if costs do not normalize over the next several quarters.

e.l.f. Beauty (0EF) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)

Market Cap: EUR 6.59B
Dividend Yield: ―
Average Volume (3M): 221
Price to Earnings (P/E): 111.5
Beta (1Y): 1.45
Revenue Growth: 22.33%
EPS Growth: -45.52%
Country: Germany
Employees: 849
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Sector Strength: 62
Industry: Household & Personal Products

e.l.f. Beauty Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., a beauty company, provides cosmetics and skin care products worldwide. The company offers eye, lip, face, paw, and skin care products. It offers products under the e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. Skin, Well People, Naturium, and Keys So...

e.l.f. Beauty Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Aug 04, 2026(Q1-2027)|% Change Since:28.86%|Next Earnings Date:May 07, 2019

Earnings Call SentimentPositive

The call presents a strongly positive operational and financial picture: robust revenue growth (36% YoY), substantial international expansion (61% international growth), a meaningful contribution from the rhode acquisition (~$160M in Q1 with a $27M single-day DTC launch), and raised full-year guidance for sales and EBITDA. Profitability expanded materially in Q1, though a sizable portion of margin and net income improvement was driven by a one-time $50M tariff refund that management intends to reinvest across pricing and marketing over the rest of the year. Management is investing heavily in marketing, supply chain diversification and brand expansion (including international rollouts and a new haircare category), which increased SG&A and will pressure near-term operating leverage but is intended to drive long-term growth. On balance, the positive drivers (strong top-line beats, raised guidance, brand momentum, cash strength and supply-chain progress) outweigh the transitory headwinds (one-time tariff benefit, unit declines, temporary higher spending and certain market lapping effects).

Positive Updates

Robust Top-Line Growth and Durable Momentum

Net sales grew 36% year-over-year in Q1; company delivered its 30th consecutive quarter of net sales growth. U.S. net sales grew 29% and international net sales grew 61%.

Negative Updates

Organic Q1 Weakness Excluding rhode

Organic net sales excluding rhode were largely in line with a high single-digit decline in Q1, driven by lapping a busy shipping period tied to an ERP cutover and cycling the prior launch of Glow Reviver Melting Lip Balm.

Company Guidance

e.l.f. Beauty raised its fiscal 2027 guidance, now expecting net sales growth of approximately 18%–20% (up from 12%–14%), adjusted EBITDA of $401M–$407M (implying roughly a 21% margin, up ~20 bps year-over-year), adjusted net income of $212M–$215M and adjusted EPS of $3.50–$3.55 (vs. prior $3.27–$3.32), with an adjusted tax rate of ~25%–26% and a fully diluted share count of ~60.5M. Management expects rhode to contribute ~13 percentage points to net sales growth (vs. 9 ppt previously) and to drive organic net sales growth of ~6%–7% for the year (10%–12% organic for the balance of the year); Q2 total net sales are expected in the mid‑30s. They forecast full‑year gross margin up ~200 basis points (excluding the one‑time $50M IEEPA tariff refund benefit gross margin is expected to be ~flat year-over-year), plan marketing & digital at the high end of a 23%–25% range (tracking ahead in the back half), will fully reinvest the $50M tariff refund Q2–Q4 (net 0 EBITDA impact on the year), and maintain a strong balance sheet (cash ~$344M at quarter end and net debt <1.5x adjusted EBITDA).

e.l.f. Beauty Risk Analysis

e.l.f. Beauty disclosed 15 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. e.l.f. Beauty reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.

Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

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e.l.f. Beauty Peers Comparison

Overall Rating

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Sector (62)

Financial Indicators

DE:0EF against its peers
Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
Sector *	62Neutral	$20.33B	14.63	-3.31%	3.23%	1.93%	-12.26%
EL	58Neutral	$39.58B	214.18	4.63%	1.28%	5.51%	―
COTY	57Neutral	$2.99B	-4.88	-18.06%	―	-1.46%	-60.87%
YSG	49Neutral	$211.05M	-6.90	-7.20%	―	25.10%	59.14%
ODD	43Neutral	$999.52M	72.23	4.60%	―	-9.68%	-84.42%

* Consumer Defensive Sector Average

Performance Comparison

DE:0EF and its peers over the selected period
Ticker	Company Name	Price	Change	% Change
DE:0EF	e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.	100.15	-5.65	-5.34%
EL	Estée Lauder	109.23	17.29	18.80%
COTY	Coty Inc	3.40	-0.50	-12.82%
YSG	Yatsen Holding Ltd.	2.25	-4.17	-64.95%
ODD	ODDITY Tech Ltd. Class A	21.67	-22.21	-50.62%

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