HELEN OF TROY LTD
Business
HELEN OF TROY LTD is a global consumer products company that designs, sources and markets branded household, outdoor, beauty and wellness products. It offers a diversified portfolio of consumer goods including kitchen and home organization items, insulated beverageware, coolers, backpacks and travel gear, hair styling appliances and liquids, nail care products, and wellness devices such as humidifiers, thermometers, water and air purifiers. The company operates through two reportable segments: Home & Outdoor and Beauty & Wellness. It sells products in over 100 countries primarily through mass merchandisers, specialty and beauty retailers, e-commerce channels, distributors and its direct-to-consumer platform.
Summary from filing dated 2025-04-24
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2026 2026-02-28 | FY 2025 2025-02-28 | FY 2024 2024-02-29 | FY 2023 2023-02-28 | FY 2022 2022-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales revenue, net | 1,786 | 1,908 | 2,005 | 2,073 | 2,223 | |
| Cost of goods sold | 971 | 993 | 1,056 | 1,173 | 1,270 | |
| Gross profit | 816 | 914 | 949 | 899 | 953 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expense (SG&A) | 709 | 705 | 669 | 660 | 680 | |
| Asset impairment charges | 886 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Restructuring charges | 3 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 380,000 | |
| Operating (loss) income | −782 | 143 | 261 | 212 | 273 | |
| Non-operating income, net | 982,000 | 838,000 | 2 | 249,000 | 260,000 | |
| Interest expense | 58 | 52 | 53 | 41 | — | |
| (Loss) income before income tax | −839 | 92 | 209 | 171 | 260 | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 60 | −32 | 40 | 28 | 36 | |
| Net (loss) income | −899 | 124 | 169 | 143 | 224 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | −39.08 | 5.38 | 7.06 | 5.98 | 9.27 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | −39.08 | 5.37 | 7.03 | 5.95 | 9.17 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2026 2026-02-28 | FY 2025 2025-02-28 | FY 2024 2024-02-29 | FY 2023 2023-02-28 | FY 2022 2022-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 19 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 33 | |
| Receivables, less allowances of $4,923 and $4,294 | 361 | 428 | 395 | 378 | 458 | |
| Inventory | 456 | 453 | 396 | 455 | 558 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | |
| Income taxes receivable | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
| Total assets, current | 866 | 932 | 844 | 892 | 1,082 | |
| Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $193,622 and $200,176 | 308 | 330 | 337 | 352 | 205 | |
| Goodwill | 472 | 1,183 | 1,067 | 1,066 | 949 | |
| Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $173,495 and $205,757 | 373 | 567 | 537 | 554 | 538 | |
| Operating lease assets | 49 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 38 | |
| Deferred tax assets, net | 4 | 68 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Assets held for sale | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Other assets | 20 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 8 | |
| Total assets | 2,116 | 3,132 | 2,839 | 2,914 | 2,823 | |
| Accounts payable | 256 | 269 | 245 | 191 | 308 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 200 | 161 | 181 | 201 | 272 | |
| Income taxes payable | 24 | 27 | 18 | — | — | |
| Long-term debt, current maturities | 25 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total liabilities, current | 505 | 466 | 451 | 412 | 603 | |
| Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 756 | 908 | 659 | 928 | 811 | |
| Lease liabilities, non-current | 53 | 40 | 37 | 43 | 44 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities, net | 3 | 29 | 41 | 28 | 22 | |
| Other liabilities, non-current | 992,000 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 17 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,317 | 1,449 | 1,201 | 1,425 | 1,496 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cumulative preferred stock, non-voting, $1.00 par. Authorized 2,000,000 shares; none issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.10 par. Authorized 50,000,000 shares; 23,077,230 and 22,856,066 shares issued and outstanding | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Additional paid in capital | 385 | 367 | 349 | 317 | 304 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | −2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 202,000 | |
| Retained earnings | 413 | 1,312 | 1,284 | 1,164 | 1,021 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 798 | 1,683 | 1,637 | 1,489 | 1,327 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 2,116 | 3,132 | 2,839 | 2,914 | 2,823 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2026 2026-02-28 | FY 2025 2025-02-28 | FY 2024 2024-02-29 | FY 2023 2023-02-28 | FY 2022 2022-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net (loss) income | −899 | 124 | 169 | 143 | 224 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 53 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 36 | |
| Amortization of financing costs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 986,000 | |
| Non-cash operating lease expense | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | |
| Provision for credit losses | 634,000 | −143,000 | 6 | 2 | 312,000 | |
| Non-cash share-based compensation | 17 | 21 | 34 | 27 | 35 | |
| Non-cash restructuring charges | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 855,000 | 0 | 489,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gain on sale of distribution and office facilities | 0 | 0 | −34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gain on the sale or disposal of property and equipment | −286,000 | −32,000 | −233,000 | 63,000 | −2 | |
| Deferred income taxes and tax credits | 38 | −76 | 13 | −2 | −9 | |
| Receivables | 68 | −23 | −19 | 84 | −67 | |
| Inventory | −3 | −41 | 58 | 110 | −46 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −4 | 4 | −2 | 3 | −6 | |
| Other assets and liabilities, net | −345,000 | 546,000 | −3 | −355,000 | −7 | |
| Accounts payable | −16 | 20 | 54 | −116 | −44 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 25 | −40 | −36 | −88 | −4 | |
| Accrued income taxes | −5 | 4 | 1 | −8 | 20 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 171 | 113 | 306 | 208 | 141 | |
| Capital and intangible asset expenditures | −39 | −30 | −37 | −175 | −78 | |
| Net proceeds (payments) from business acquired | 4 | −229 | 0 | — | — | |
| Payments for purchases of U.S. Treasury Bills | −2 | −5 | −10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from maturities of U.S. Treasury Bills | 3 | 3 | 622,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from sale of distribution and office facilities | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment | 349,000 | 180,000 | 2 | 69,000 | 5 | |
| Proceeds (payments) from promissory note | 164,000 | −2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash (used) provided by investing activities | −34 | −263 | 5 | −319 | −439 | |
| Proceeds from revolving loans | 566 | 1,097 | 1,416 | 686 | 998 | |
| Repayment of revolving loans | −936 | −840 | −1,687 | −795 | −528 | |
| Proceeds from term loans | 250 | 0 | 249 | 250 | 0 | |
| Repayment of long-term debt | −16 | −6 | −247 | −20 | −2 | |
| Payment of financing costs | −1 | −345,000 | −2 | −586,000 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from share issuances under share-based compensation plans | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Payments for repurchases of common stock | −2 | −103 | −55 | −18 | −188 | |
| Net cash (used) provided by financing activities | −137 | 150 | −322 | 107 | 286 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 19,000 | 366,000 | −11 | −4 | −12 | |
| Interest paid | 56 | 50 | 53 | 44 | 12 | |
| Income taxes paid, net of refunds | 27 | 41 | 29 | 37 | 23 | |
| Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |