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E.l.f. Beauty continued its winning streak because it ended its financial 12 months, blowing through Wall Street forecasts in its fourth quarter as its bets on marketing and hero products paid off. Marking its seventeenth consecutive quarter of growth, the Oakland, California-based mass beauty company, whose brands include E.l.f. Cosmetics, Keys Soulcare and Well People, saw net sales jump 78 percent to $187.4 million within the three months ended March 31, surpassing analysts’ forecasts of $176 million. Net income was $16.2 million, compared with $1.6 million a 12 months earlier, while on an adjusted basis it was $23.8 million, up from $6.9 million. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were 42 cents, compared with 13 cents a 12 months earlier and way above Wall Street estimates...