---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000916789-24-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HELE"
cik: "0000916789"
company_name: "HELEN OF TROY LTD"
filed_at: "2024-04-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T11:01:14.989103+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Helen of Troy Q4: net sales +1% to $489M; adj. EPS $2.45 vs $2.01; FY25 guide $1.965-2.025B

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS $1.79 vs $1.50; adjusted diluted EPS $2.45 vs $2.01, beating expectations.
- Gross margin up 570 bps to 49.0%; adjusted EBITDA margin up 410 bps to 19.3% ($94.3M).
- Project Pegasus charges lowered to $50-55M; annual savings of $75-85M now expected by FY27.
- FY25 outlook: net sales $1.965-2.025B; GAAP EPS $6.68-7.45; adjusted EPS $8.70-9.20.
- Total debt reduced to $665.7M from $934.4M; free cash flow $269.4M vs $33.4M last year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000916789-24-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HELE
- cik: 0000916789
- company_name: HELEN OF TROY LTD
- filed_at: 2024-04-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678924000014/0000916789-24-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678924000014/hele-20240424.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  HELEN OF TROY LTD reported fiscal year ended February 29, 2024 results: revenue $2.005 billion, net income $168,594 thousand, EPS $7.03. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: fiscal year ended February 29, 2024
  - Revenue: $2.005 billion
  - Net income: $168,594 thousand
  - EPS: $7.03
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Consolidated net sales revenue of $2.005 billion, a decrease of 3.3%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678924000014/0000916789-24-000014-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  HELEN OF TROY LTD reported three-month period ended February 29, 2024 results: revenue $489.2 million, net income $42,734 thousand, EPS $1.79.
  - Period: three-month period ended February 29, 2024
  - Revenue: $489.2 million
  - Net income: $42,734 thousand
  - EPS: $1.79
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Consolidated net sales revenue of $489.2 million, an increase of 1.0%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678924000014/0000916789-24-000014-index.htm

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