secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HELEN OF TROY LTD (HELE)
CIK:        0000916789
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000916789-26-000047
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Helen of Troy Q4 net sales down 3.3%; GAAP loss/sh $2.41, adj. EPS $0.83; guides FY2027 adj. EPS $3.25-$3.75
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- Q4 net revenue $470M, down 3.3% YoY; GAAP diluted loss per share $2.41 vs. EPS $2.22 prior year.
- Non-cash asset impairment charges of $79.2M in Q4 due to sustained stock price decline.
- FY2026 adjusted diluted EPS $3.55, down from $7.17; FY2027 adjusted diluted EPS guidance $3.25-$3.75.
- Subsequent event: sold Southaven distribution facility for $82M, gain of $54.9M recognized in Q1 FY2027.
- FY2027 outlook: net sales $1.751-$1.822B; adj. EBITDA $190-$197M; net leverage target ~3.2x by year-end.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678926000047/0000916789-26-000047-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678926000047/hele-20260423.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916789-26-000047

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