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Erin Lash
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Estee Lauder Adds More Color to Its Business With Too Faced Tie-Up; Shares a Touch Undervalued

Estee Lauder has announced the acquisition of Too Faced, a U.S. makeup brand, for $1.45 billion, or 5.3 times sales. This deal follows on the heels of its recent acquisition of Becca Cosmetics, a makeup manufacturer with a focus on complexion, although financial terms were not disclosed. Management intends to finance the deal with debt (but with debt/capital around 0.4, we don't believe this added leverage will be an issue), and the acquisition is expected to close in December 2016. However, giv...
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Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A

Estee Lauder Companies is a manufacturer and marketer of skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. The company's products are sold under a number of brand names including: Estee Lauder, Clinique, Origins, MzAzC, Bobbi Brown, La Mer, Jo Malone London, Aveda and Too Faced. The company is also the global licensee for fragrances, cosmetics and/or related products sold under various designer brand names. The company's products include skin care, makeup and related items such as compacts, brushes and other makeup tools, fragrance sold in various forms, hair care, and other ancillary products and services.

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