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Estee Lauder and Elizabeth Arden topped profit expectations and raised their fiscal-year forecasts as sales jumped overseas while parts of the US market remain under pressure.

Estee Lauder focuses on prestige cosmetics while Elizabeth Arden also caters to less affluent shoppers.

Estee Lauder’s earnings, excluding items, rose to $1.77 per share, topping analysts’ $1.44 forecast. Sales rose 10 percent to $2.49 billion, exceeding forecasts.

Elizabeth Arden earned $1.20 per share excluding items, on revenue of $405.6 million. Analysts expected earnings of $1.04.

Estee Lauder expects to earn $3.40 to $3.60 per share this year, before restructuring charges, up from an October forecast of $2.90 to $3.10 per share. It expects sales to rise 8 percent to 10 percent.

Elizabeth Arden now expects to earn $1.40 to $1.50 per share this year, up from a prior target of $1.15 to $1.25. It forecast a sales increase of 4 percent to 5 percent.

Estee Lauder shares climbed 14.13 percent to $91.94, while Elizabeth Arden’s stock rose 6.36 percent to $26.59.

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