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ELF

STRONG SELL

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. · Consumer Defensive · United States · $4.6B · Avg Vol: $239M/d

14
StockRank
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Q
38
V
7
M
48
P/E (TTM)
165.9x
ROE
-0.3%
D/E
0.8x
Dividend %

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

e.l.f. Beauty is a multi-brand beauty company offering cosmetics, skincare, and clean beauty products under brands like e.l.f. Cosmetics. It boasts strong brand resonance with Gen Z and Millennial consumers, a digitally native marketing approach, and a successful strategy of offering high-quality, affordable products. The company is a rapidly growing, digitally savvy beauty firm that has disrupted the market with its value proposition.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year20222023202420252026CAGRTTM2027E2028EFwd CAGR
Revenue392.2M578.8M1.0B1.3B1.6B42.9%268.4M1.9B2.0B10.5%
EPS0.431.172.331.990.451.1%0.480.480.538.3%
Shares52.2M53.8M55.6M55.7M59.1M+13.1%58.9M
Debt117.0M82.2M290.6M313.0M916.9M67.3%916.9M
Equity312.4M411.0M642.6M760.9M1.1B37.9%
Op CF19.5M101.9M71.2M133.8M212.5M81.7%60.7M
Inv CF-4.8M-1.7M-284.7M-19.1M-605.2M
Fin CF-29.1M-22.7M200.9M-74.4M533.9M
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PRICE (1Y)+20.9%
62.2867.7373.1978.6484.10Jun 16Jul 9Jul 29
SMA 50SMA 200
Close
$80.90
RSI (14)
58.7
52W High
$150.99
From 52W High
0.5%

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
38
ROIC
15.1%74.1
ROE
-0.3%15.2
GP/Assets
13.1%16.8
Op. Margin
1.7%20.1
FCF/Assets
6.8%67.4
Piotroski
34.6
Int. Cover
9.7x45.6
D/E Ratio
0.81x28.6
Current Ratio
3.07x81.3
Value
7
P/E (TTM)
165.9x2.8
EV/EBITDA
72.1x1.9
P/FCF
54.0x14.8
P/B
17.9x2.7
P/S
17.5x1.3
Div Yield
N/A
Momentum
48
52W High %
54%13.2
RS 6M
-12%45.0
SMA 50/200
0.85x17.2
EPS Rev 4W
+0.4%91.8
EPS Rev 12W
+0.9%79.3
EPS Improve
+664%96.5
Q Growth
N/A

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$4.6B
P/E (Forward)
21.7x
Gross Margin
61.0%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Consumer Defensive, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of ELF are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
ELFe.l.f. Beauty, Inc.(you)$4.6B14STRONG SELL
COTYCoty Inc.$2.3B25SELL
ELAA.DEThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc.$29.8B9STRONG SELL
CLXThe Clorox Company$11.6B38HOLD
NWLNewell Brands Inc.$2.2B64HOLD
IPARInterparfums, Inc.$3.9B85STRONG BUY
CHDChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.$23.1B60HOLD
HNSTThe Honest Company, Inc.$417M50HOLD
SPBSpectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.$2.0B84STRONG BUY
EPCEdgewell Personal Care Company$1.3B76BUY

Peer medians: ROE 12.3% · P/E 21.3x · Gross margin 35.0%

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (ELF) — Stock Score Summary

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (ELF) has a MoatMap StockRank of 14/100 based on Quality (38/100), Value (7/100), and Momentum (48/100) factor scores. The current signal is STRONG SELL.

e.l.f. Beauty is a multi-brand beauty company offering cosmetics, skincare, and clean beauty products under brands like e.l.f. Cosmetics. It boasts strong brand resonance with Gen Z and Millennial consumers, a digitally native marketing approach, and a successful strategy of offering high-quality, affordable products. The company is a rapidly growing, digitally savvy beauty firm that has disrupted the market with its value proposition.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$80.90
Market Cap$4.6B
P/E (TTM)165.94
P/E (Forward)21.71
Price/Book17.89
Return on Equity-0.3%
Return on Invested Capital15.1%
Debt/Equity0.81x
Gross Margin61.0%
Operating Margin1.7%
Revenue Growth35.1%
Free Cash Flow$84M

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. operates in the Household & Personal Products industry, part of the Consumer Defensive sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.’s (ELF) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (ELF) is 14/100, with a Strong Sell signal. It is a composite of Quality (38), Value (7), and Momentum (48) factor ranks across MoatMap’s 20,000+ stock universe.
Does e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. have an economic moat?
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (ELF) has a Quality factor score of 38/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage — the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (ELF) is Strong Sell, based on a StockRank of 14/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many — combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. in?
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (ELF) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Household & Personal Products industry (United States).