secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HELEN OF TROY LTD (HELE)
CIK:        0000916789
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-08T10:50:14+00:00
Accession:  0000916789-26-000137
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Helen of Troy Q2 FY27 sales up 2.1% to $440.9M; adjusted EPS $0.79; raises FY27 adjusted EPS outlook
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- Q2 FY27 net sales rose 2.1% to $440.9M; GAAP net income $4.6M and diluted EPS $0.19; adjusted EPS $0.79, up 33.9% YoY.
- Adjusted EBITDA $49.4M (11.2% margin) vs $36.2M; gross margin 52.2% vs 44.2%, aided by tariff refunds worth ~560 bps net of higher tariff costs.
- Home & Outdoor sales +9.2% to $227.9M, adjusted operating income $28.0M (12.3% margin); Beauty & Wellness sales -4.5% to $213.0M, adjusted operating income $10.0M (4.7% margin).
- FY27 outlook raised: adjusted EPS $3.60-$4.15 (prior $3.25-$3.75); net sales narrowed to $1.768-$1.822B; adjusted EBITDA $203-$210M; free cash flow $120-$140M.
- Q2 operating cash flow $57.1M vs -$10.5M YoY; total debt $672.6M vs $893.2M; inventory $480.3M vs $528.9M; tariff refunds gross $26.9M, net benefit ~$4.0M or $0.12 EPS.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678926000137/0000916789-26-000137-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678926000137/hele-20261008.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916789-26-000137

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