secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HELEN OF TROY LTD (HELE)
CIK:        0000916789
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-08T10:50:52+00:00
Accession:  0000916789-26-000094
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Helen of Troy Q1 net sales +8.2% to $402M; adj. EPS $0.17 vs $0.41; raises FY sales outlook
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- GAAP diluted EPS $1.51 includes $1.74 after-tax gain on sale of distribution facility; adjusted diluted EPS $0.17, down 58.5% YoY.
- Consolidated net sales $402.1M (+8.2% YoY); Home & Outdoor +9.5%, Beauty & Wellness +7.0%.
- Adjusted operating margin 4.0% vs 4.3% YoY; adjusted EBITDA margin 6.3% vs 6.9%.
- FY 2027 outlook: raises net sales to $1.759-$1.831B; maintains adj. EPS $3.25-$3.75 and adj. EBITDA $190-$197M.
- Net cash used by ops $0.6M vs provided $58.3M; debt $716.1M, down from $871M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678926000094/0000916789-26-000094-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678926000094/hele-20260708.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916789-26-000094

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