---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000916789-24-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HELE"
cik: "0000916789"
company_name: "HELEN OF TROY LTD"
filed_at: "2024-07-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T22:46:16.190988+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Helen of Troy Q1 adj EPS $0.99 vs $1.94; cuts FY adj EPS guidance to $7.00-$7.50

## Summary
- Net sales $416.8M, down 12.2% YoY; Home & Outdoor -8.6%, Beauty & Wellness -15.2%.
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.26 vs $0.94; adjusted diluted EPS $0.99 vs $1.94; gross margin +330 bps to 48.7%.
- Cuts FY25 outlook: revenue $1.885B-$1.935B, adjusted EPS $7.00-$7.50, adj EBITDA $287M-$297M.
- Free cash flow $16.2M vs $109.2M; repurchased 1.01M shares for $100M in Q1.
- Cites internal (TN distribution automation issues, Curlsmith integration) and external headwinds (softer demand, promotion).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000916789-24-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HELE
- cik: 0000916789
- company_name: HELEN OF TROY LTD
- filed_at: 2024-07-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/916789/000091678924000029/0000916789-24-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678924000029/hele-20240709.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916789-24-000029
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916789-24-000029.txt

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