Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Business and basis of presentation

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Business and basis of presentation
9 Months Ended
Oct. 30, 2021
Business and basis of presentation  
Business and basis of presentation

1.Business and basis of presentation

The Company was founded in 1990 to operate specialty retail stores selling cosmetics, fragrance, haircare and skincare products, and related accessories and services. The stores also feature full-service salons. As used in these notes and throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, all references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Ulta Beauty,” or the “Company” refer to Ulta Beauty, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

As of October 30, 2021, the Company operated 1,302 stores across 50 states, as shown in the table below.

Number of

Number of

Location

    

stores

    

Location

    

stores

Alabama

24

Montana

6

Alaska

3

Nebraska

5

Arizona

30

Nevada

15

Arkansas

11

New Hampshire

8

California

162

New Jersey

43

Colorado

26

New Mexico

7

Connecticut

18

New York

52

Delaware

3

North Carolina

39

Florida

90

North Dakota

3

Georgia

40

Ohio

45

Hawaii

4

Oklahoma

21

Idaho

9

Oregon

16

Illinois

55

Pennsylvania

45

Indiana

24

Rhode Island

3

Iowa

11

South Carolina

22

Kansas

13

South Dakota

3

Kentucky

15

Tennessee

28

Louisiana

18

Texas

119

Maine

3

Utah

14

Maryland

27

Vermont

1

Massachusetts

23

Virginia

30

Michigan

49

Washington

35

Minnesota

19

West Virginia

7

Mississippi

10

Wisconsin

20

Missouri

25

Wyoming

3

Total

1,302

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Article 10, Regulation S-X. These financial statements were prepared on a consolidated basis to include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts, transactions, and unrealized profit were eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to fairly state the financial position and results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented.

The Company’s business is subject to seasonal fluctuation, with significant portions of net sales and net income being realized during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year due to the holiday selling season. The results for the 13 and 39 weeks ended October 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending January 29, 2022, or for any other future interim period or for any future year, in particular as a result of the uncertainty around the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on future periods.

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and the related notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 2021. All amounts are stated in thousands, with the exception of per share amounts and number of stores.