Estee Lauder Companies EL
NYSE EL
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Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Short-term Investments (2014 - 2018)

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) posted Short-term Investments of $525.0 million for Q4 2018, down 4.55% on a QoQ basis from $550.0 million in Q3 2018, and up 33.25% year-over-year from $394.0 million in Q4 2017.

Analysis

Estee Lauder Companies (EL) Short-term Investments (2014 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Estee Lauder Companies has reported Short-term Investments for 5 years, with the latest figure at $525.0 million in Q4 2018.

  • On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments rose 33.25% year-over-year to $525.0 million in Q4 2018; TTM through Dec 2018 was $525.0 million, a 33.25% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2018 full-year figure at $534.0 million, down 11.74% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments was $525.0 million for Q4 2018 at Estee Lauder Companies, down from $550.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Short-term Investments was $701.0 million in Q1 2017, with the low at $130.8 million in Q4 2014.
  • Average Short-term Investments over 5 years is $469.8 million, with a median of $517.5 million recorded in 2016.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2015 and 2018: Short-term Investments soared 317.51% in 2015, then plunged 45.22% in 2018.
  • Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $130.8 million in 2014, then surged by 317.51% to $546.1 million in 2015, then slipped by 24.37% to $413.0 million in 2016, then dropped by 4.6% to $394.0 million in 2017, then jumped by 33.25% to $525.0 million in 2018.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $525.0 million (Q4 2018), $550.0 million (Q3 2018), and $534.0 million (Q2 2018), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Estee Lauder Companies 35.80 Bn 32.30 Bn 2.74 Bn
2 e.l.f. Beauty 6.01 Bn 5.66 Bn 398.84 Mn
3 Interparfums 3.54 Bn 3.32 Bn 223.53 Mn
4 Coty 2.33 Bn 2.15 Bn 772.70 Mn
5 Olaplex Holdings 1.39 Bn 1.06 Bn 71.66 Mn
6 Oddity Tech 880.81 Mn 585.10 Mn 137.97 Mn
7 Betterware De Mexico, S.A.P.I. De C.V 573.93 Mn 543.72 Mn 156.58 Mn
8 Yatsen Holding 263.69 Mn 109.37 Mn 124.36 Mn
9 Nu Skin Enterprises 231.07 Mn 39.69 Mn 218.33 Mn
10 Pitanium 207.93 Mn -2.70 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 525.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 550.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 534.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 384.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 394.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 381.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 605.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 701.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 413.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 525.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 469.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 517.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 546.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 670.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 503.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 136.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 130.80 Mn