---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000916789-24-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HELE"
cik: "0000916789"
company_name: "HELEN OF TROY LTD"
filed_at: "2024-10-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T17:37:22.677726+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Helen of Troy Q2 sales down 3.5%; GAAP EPS $0.74, adj. EPS $1.21; reaffirms FY outlook

## Summary
- Q2 net sales $474.2M, down 3.5% YoY; GAAP diluted EPS $0.74, adj. diluted EPS $1.21.
- Operating margin declined 220 bps to 7.3% on higher SG&A and lower gross margin.
- Beauty & Wellness segment sales down 7.7% to $232.3M; Home & Outdoor up 0.8% to $241.9M.
- FY2025 outlook unchanged: net sales $1.885-$1.935B, adj. EPS $7.00-$7.50, adj. EBITDA $287-$297M.
- Free cash flow guidance reduced to $180-$200M; net leverage target raised to 1.9x-1.8x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000916789-24-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HELE
- cik: 0000916789
- company_name: HELEN OF TROY LTD
- filed_at: 2024-10-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678924000036/0000916789-24-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678924000036/hele-20241009.htm

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