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Olaplex Sales Up 80 Percent in First Quarterly Earnings

Olaplex haircare products | Source: @olaplex via Instagram

Joan Kennedy

10 November 2021

The hair products maker — which fetched a valuation of more than $13.6 billion in an upsized initial public offering on Sept. 30 — posted net sales of $161.6 million and almost doubled its net income, at $56.6 million. Olaplex projected net sales for the fiscal year between $580 million and $588 million, and adjusted net income between $263 million and $268 million.

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Joan Kennedy

Joan Kennedy is Editorial Associate at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers beauty and marketing.

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