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Despite Near-Term Headwinds, Wide-Moat Estee Lauder Faces a Bright Future

Rebecca Scheuneman, CFA Senior Equity Analyst

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We believe Estee Lauder has earned a wide moat, based on its valuable portfolio of global leading brands, its preferred status with its channel partners in department stores, specialty beauty outlets, travel retail locations, and a scale-based cost advantage.

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Estee Lauder is the world leader in the global prestige beauty market, participating across skincare (56% of fiscal 2022 sales), makeup (26%), fragrance (14%), and haircare (4%) categories, with popular brands such as Estee Lauder, Clinique, MAC, La Mer, Jo Malone, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Too Faced, Origins, Dr. Jart+, and The Ordinary. The firm operates in 150 countries, with 26% of fiscal 2022 revenue stemming from the Americas, 43% from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and 31% from Asia-Pacific. The company sells its products through department stores, travel retail, multibrand specialty beauty stores, brand-dedicated freestanding stores, e-commerce, salons/spas, and perfumeries.

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767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY, 10153
T +1 212 572-4200
Sector Consumer Defensive
Industry Household & Personal Products
Most Recent Earnings Jun 30, 2022
Fiscal Year End Jun 30, 2023
Employees 63,000

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