secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HELEN OF TROY LTD (HELE)
CIK:        0000916789
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000916789-25-000038
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 1.00
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Helen of Troy Q1 net loss $450.7M, $19.65 diluted loss per share on $414M impairment
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- Consolidated net sales $371.7M, down 10.8% YoY; GAAP diluted loss per share $19.65 vs EPS $0.26.
- Recorded $414.4M non-cash asset impairment charges ($317M goodwill, $97.4M intangible) affecting both segments.
- Adjusted diluted EPS $0.41 vs $0.99; adjusted operating margin 4.3% vs 10.3% on higher costs and trade-down.
- Q2 FY2026 outlook: net sales $408-$432M and adjusted diluted EPS $0.45-$0.60, citing tariff uncertainty.
- CEO search ongoing; interim CEO Brian Grass; expects net tariff impact on operating income <$15M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678925000038/0000916789-25-000038-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678925000038/hele-20250710.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916789-25-000038

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