HELEN OF TROY LTD
HELE · Electric Housewares & Fans · 23.3M shares · -1%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $21M (gross $55M, SBC $34M)
Reference price $22.87 · est. market cap ~$532M — last insider purchase, 2025-07-16 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
D46Consumer-products company in a leadership-led turnaround after large impairments produced a deep reported loss and falling sales.
Strengths
- Still cash-generative operationally (OCF margin 9.6%/54th) with healthy gross margin (46%/55th)
- Post-year asset sales ($82M facility) and debt paydown plus a new CEO-led restructuring underway
Risks
- Negative ROE (-113%/10th), net margin -50% and revenue down 6.4% on impairments and tariff cost pressure
- Elevated leverage (D/E 0.95/77th), thin cash ($19M) and heavy China/Asia sourcing/tariff exposure
Notable findings
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Net lossNet loss (net margin -50.3%)
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
45.7%
Operating margin
-43.8%
Net margin
-50.3%
Return on equity
-112.6%
Return on assets
-42.5%
ROIC
-39.8%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
-8.3%
Net-income growth
-826.4%
Debt / equity
0.9×
Current ratio
1.7×
EBITDA
-$729M
Tangible book value
-$47M
Cash & investments
$19M
Stock comp / revenue
0.9%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Woody Darren G | Grant | 919 | — |
| 2026-06-01 | Otero Elena | Grant | 919 | — |
| 2026-06-01 | GOMEZ SADES TABATA LORENA | Grant | 919 | — |
| 2026-06-01 | RAFF BERYL | Grant | 919 | — |
| 2026-06-01 | Berry Krista | Grant | 919 | — |
| 2026-06-01 | CASE THURMAN K | Grant | 919 | — |
| 2026-06-01 | Meeker Timothy F | Grant | 919 | — |
| 2026-06-01 | CARSON VINCENT D | Grant | 919 | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Grass Brian | Tax withheld | 4.8K | $23.93 |
| 2026-05-01 | Grass Brian | Tax withheld | 16K | $23.93 |
| 2026-03-06 | Grass Brian | Grant | 61K | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Uzzell George Scott | Grant | 109K | — |
| 2026-03-04 | Grass Brian | Tax withheld | 2.9K | $16.84 |
| 2026-03-02 | Grass Brian | Tax withheld | 1.3K | $17.64 |
| 2026-03-02 | Otero Elena | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Meeker Timothy F | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | GOMEZ SADES TABATA LORENA | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | CASE THURMAN K | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | CARSON VINCENT D | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Berry Krista | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Woody Darren G | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-03-02 | RAFF BERYL | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-12-01 | Woody Darren G | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-12-01 | Otero Elena | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-12-01 | Meeker Timothy F | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-12-01 | RAFF BERYL | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-12-01 | GOMEZ SADES TABATA LORENA | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-12-01 | CASE THURMAN K | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-12-01 | CARSON VINCENT D | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-12-01 | Berry Krista | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-10-06 | Grass Brian | Tax withheld | 322 | $26.44 |
| 2025-09-02 | Berry Krista | Grant | 992 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Otero Elena | Grant | 992 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | GOMEZ SADES TABATA LORENA | Grant | 992 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Meeker Timothy F | Grant | 992 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | CASE THURMAN K | Grant | 992 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Woody Darren G | Grant | 992 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | CARSON VINCENT D | Grant | 992 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | RAFF BERYL | Grant | 992 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Uzzell George Scott | Grant | 91K | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Uzzell George Scott | Grant | 40K | — |
| 2025-07-16 | JUDGE TESSA | Buy | 435 | $22.87 |
| 2025-07-15 | Grass Brian | Buy | 10K | $21.47 |
| 2025-07-15 | SCHEUERMAN TRACY | Buy | 10K | $20.13 |
| 2025-06-02 | GOMEZ SADES TABATA LORENA | Grant | 933 | — |
| 2025-06-02 | Otero Elena | Grant | 933 | — |
| 2025-06-02 | Berry Krista | Grant | 933 | — |
| 2025-06-02 | Woody Darren G | Grant | 933 | — |
| 2025-06-02 | RAFF BERYL | Grant | 933 | — |
| 2025-06-02 | CARSON VINCENT D | Grant | 933 | — |
| 2025-06-02 | CASE THURMAN K | Grant | 933 | — |
| 2025-06-02 | Meeker Timothy F | Grant | 933 | — |
| 2025-05-02 | SCHEUERMAN TRACY | Grant | 23K | — |
| 2025-05-02 | Grass Brian | Grant | 35K | — |
| 2025-05-02 | Grass Brian | Grant | 32K | — |
| 2025-03-06 | Geoffroy Noel | Tax withheld | 492 | $56.55 |
| 2025-03-04 | Geoffroy Noel | Grant | 18K | — |
| 2025-03-04 | JUDGE TESSA | Grant | 9.9K | — |
| 2025-03-04 | Grass Brian | Grant | 19K | — |
| 2025-03-03 | Geoffroy Noel | Tax withheld | 431 | $55.03 |
| 2025-03-03 | Geoffroy Noel | Tax withheld | 921 | $55.03 |
| 2025-03-03 | JUDGE TESSA | Tax withheld | 219 | $55.03 |
| 2025-03-03 | JUDGE TESSA | Tax withheld | 604 | $55.03 |
| 2025-03-03 | JUDGE TESSA | Tax withheld | 501 | $55.03 |
| 2025-03-03 | Grass Brian | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $55.03 |
| 2025-03-03 | GOMEZ SADES TABATA LORENA | Grant | 457 | — |
| 2025-03-03 | Otero Elena | Grant | 457 | — |
| 2025-03-03 | Berry Krista | Grant | 457 | — |
| 2025-03-03 | Meeker Timothy F | Grant | 457 | — |
| 2025-03-03 | Woody Darren G | Grant | 457 | — |
| 2025-03-03 | CASE THURMAN K | Grant | 457 | — |
| 2025-03-03 | RAFF BERYL | Grant | 457 | — |
| 2025-03-03 | CARSON VINCENT D | Grant | 457 | — |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | Reg FD | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-19 | Exec/director changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-23 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-08 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-25 | Material agreementReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-04 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
| 2025-10-22 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
| 2025-10-09 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-04 | 2026-06-04 | 0000916789-26-000083 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-13 | 0000916789-26-000056 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-04-23 | 2026-02-28 | 0000916789-26-000048 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-23 | 2026-04-23 | 0000916789-26-000047 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-01-08 | 2025-11-30 | 0000916789-26-000009 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-01-08 | 2026-01-08 | 0000916789-26-000007 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-25 | 2025-11-25 | 0000916789-25-000110 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-04 | 2025-11-04 | 0000916789-25-000105 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-22 | 2025-10-20 | 0000916789-25-000100 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-10-09 | 2025-08-31 | 0000916789-25-000097 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-09 | 2025-10-09 | 0000916789-25-000096 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-08-21 | 2025-08-20 | 0000916789-25-000054 ↗ |