Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (NYSE:ELF)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since August 9, 2024.

Common-Size Income Statement
Quarterly Data

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., common-size consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019
Net sales 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Cost of sales -28.72 -29.25 -29.15 -29.30 -29.48 -31.08 -32.63 -34.97 -32.31 -35.80 -34.42 -36.87 -36.21 -36.77 -35.50 -34.85 -32.83 -35.67 -34.97 -35.89 -37.77
Gross profit 71.28% 70.75% 70.85% 70.70% 70.52% 68.92% 67.37% 65.03% 67.69% 64.20% 65.58% 63.13% 63.79% 63.23% 64.50% 65.15% 67.17% 64.33% 65.03% 64.11% 62.23%
Selling, general and administrative expenses -55.65 -65.44 -59.10 -52.06 -42.50 -64.63 -51.48 -52.46 -50.21 -62.14 -56.45 -54.92 -52.29 -62.40 -57.39 -62.43 -62.50 -62.94 -49.07 -56.86 -53.64
Restructuring (expense) income 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 -0.10 0.01 -2.85 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.01 6.21 3.00
Operating income 15.63% 5.30% 11.75% 18.64% 28.03% 4.29% 15.89% 12.57% 17.48% 2.08% 9.14% 8.10% 11.51% -2.02% 7.10% 2.72% 4.66% 1.39% 15.95% 13.46% 11.59%
Other income (expense), net 0.06 -0.22 0.95 -0.49 0.18 0.17 0.50 -1.03 -1.36 -0.46 -0.15 -0.70 -0.17 -0.06 -0.76 -1.19 -0.05 -0.24 -0.41 0.87 0.59
Impairment of equity investment 0.00 -0.36 0.00 0.00 -0.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interest income (expense), net -1.13 -1.25 -1.47 0.29 0.16 -0.06 -0.32 -0.64 -0.54 -0.50 -0.58 -0.65 -0.77 -0.93 -0.97 -1.25 -2.28 -1.86 -1.93 -2.43 -2.87
Loss on extinguishment of debt 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Income before provision for income taxes 14.56% 3.48% 11.23% 18.44% 27.57% 4.41% 15.96% 10.89% 15.58% 1.12% 8.41% 6.75% 10.10% -3.00% 5.37% 0.28% 2.34% -0.70% 13.60% 11.90% 9.31%
Income tax (provision) benefit 0.10 1.04 -1.30 -3.00 -3.09 4.26 -2.92 -1.32 -3.78 0.36 -2.08 -0.52 -1.57 2.98 -0.52 0.34 0.00 0.24 -3.69 -2.26 -3.11
Net income 14.66% 4.52% 9.92% 15.44% 24.49% 8.67% 13.04% 9.57% 11.80% 1.48% 6.33% 6.23% 8.53% -0.03% 4.85% 0.62% 2.34% -0.46% 9.91% 9.64% 6.20%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30).

An analysis of the common-size income statement reveals a period of significant gross margin expansion contrasted by substantial volatility in operating expenses and bottom-line profitability.

Gross Profitability Trends
There is a clear and consistent upward trend in gross profit margins, which rose from 62.23% in June 2019 to 71.28% by June 2024. This improvement is directly attributable to a steady decline in the cost of sales, which decreased from a high of 37.77% to a low of 28.72% over the analyzed period. The most significant efficiency gains are observed from March 2023 onward, where the cost of sales consistently remained below 30% of net sales.
Operating Expense Volatility
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses exhibit high variability, ranging from a low of 42.50% in June 2023 to a peak of 65.44% in March 2024. This volatility suggests a strategic or seasonal approach to operational spending, where aggressive investment periods frequently offset the gains achieved through improved gross margins. The lack of a stable SG&A percentage indicates that operational costs are not scaling linearly with sales growth.
Operating and Net Income Performance
Operating income margins have experienced extreme fluctuations, swinging from a deficit of -2.02% in March 2021 to a peak of 28.03% in June 2023. Net income margins mirror this instability, reflecting the combined impact of erratic SG&A spending and varying tax provisions. Despite this volatility, the peaks in net income margin have generally trended higher in more recent years, reaching a maximum of 24.49% in June 2023.
Financial and Non-Operating Items
Net interest expenses as a percentage of sales have generally decreased over time, moving from -2.87% in June 2019 to -1.13% in June 2024, suggesting a reduction in the relative cost of debt. Other income and expenses have remained relatively immaterial, although sporadic impairment of equity investments began to appear in 2023 and 2024, creating minor drags on the final net income figures.

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