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Helen of Troy Limited

Rank #141Hypergrowth

HELE · Nasdaq · Consumer Defensive

Helen of Troy Limited (HELE) — Rank #141 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.39) · ROE -106.6% · Piotroski F-Score 5 / 9.

As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000916789 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Helen of Troy Limited operates as a consumer products company in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

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The Home & Outdoor segment offers food storage containers, kitchen utensils for cooking and preparing salads, fruits, vegetables and meats, graters, slicers and choppers, baking essentials, kitchen organization, bath, cleaning, infant and toddler products, and coffee preparation tools and electronics. This segment also provides insulated beverageware, including bottles, travel tumblers, drinkware and mugs, food and lunch containers, insulated totes, soft coolers, outdoor kitchenware and accessories; technical and outdoor sports packs, bike packs and bags, hydration and travel packs, duffel bags and luggage, lifestyle and everyday packs, and kid carrier packs and accessories. The Beauty & Wellness segment offers brushes, grooming tools and accessories, as well as mass, professional, and prestige hair appliances; prestige shampoos, liquid hair styling products, treatments and conditioners; nail polish, press-on nails, manicure and pedicure systems, grooming tools and nail care essentials; and thermometers, blood pressure monitors, pulse oximeters, nasal aspirators, humidifiers, faucet mount and pitcher water filtration systems, air purifiers, heaters, fans and humidification, thermometry, water filtration and air purification consumables. It sells its products through mass merchandisers, sporting goods retailers, department stores, drugstore chains, home improvement stores, grocery stores, specialty stores, prestige beauty chains, beauty supply retailers, e-commerce retailers, wholesalers, warehouse clubs and distributors, and directly to consumers under the OXO, Hydro Flask, Osprey, Vicks, Braun, Honeywell, PUR, Hot Tools, Drybar, Curlsmith, Revlon, and Olive & June brands.

Helen of Troy Limited was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in El Paso, Texas.

Industry
Household & Personal Products
Sector
Consumer Defensive
State
D0
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
February 28

Price History

HELE-88.8% · -35.5% CAGRSPY+80.5% · +12.5% CAGR

Company Snapshot

P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.

Market Cap

$626.32M

P/E (annual)

—

P/S (annual)

0.4

P/B

0.7

P/OCF (annual)

3.7

Shareholder Yield

17.5%

Employees

1,854

Industry

Household & Personal Products

Exchange

Nasdaq

Signal Flags

1 green1 yellow2 red
Revenue growth acceleratingGrowth rate increasing year over year
Disclosure regressionA previously-disclosed line item is no longer reported — worth checking the filing for why
Operating margin decliningOperating margin lower than prior year
Balance sheet deterioratingNet cash collapsed with receivables or inventory outpacing revenue

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.39
Return on equity
-106.6%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
1.47
Current ratio
1.78×
Net cash
-$694.47M

Cash Flow

3/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
PASS
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
0.9%

Growth

2/2 pass
Revenue growth
27.8%
Piotroski F-Score
5 / 9
Share dilution
-17.5%

Terry Smith quality gate

Passes 0/5 Terry Smith thresholds

2 of 5 thresholds not computable from filed data.

What Growth Is Priced In

Implied revenue growth (10Y)

-13.1%

incredible deal

The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).

Buyback tailwind: -17.5% — per-share value needs a total required return of -30.7% once share-count change is priced in.

vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: 45.9%

within its own history

Cost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)

r = 8%

-16.1%

r = 10% (base)

-13.1%

r = 12%

-10.5%

Net debt / market cap: 112.3%— material leverage inflates the implied growth read.

Base FCF: $131.9M3Y mean FCF: $202.4M

Valuation History

Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.

P / E

Price / diluted EPS

12.9xCheap
12.9xmed 23.3x88.9x

P / S

Price / revenue per share

1.1xCheap
1.1xmed 2.4x2.9x

P / B

Price / book value per share

1.3xCheap
1.3xmed 3.9x4.3x

P / GP

Price / gross profit per share

2.3xCheap
2.3xmed 5.7x7.0x

P / FCF

Price / free cash flow per share

8.1xCheap
8.1xmed 20.8x85.5x

Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.39

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

79th pctl of 43 SIC 36 peers

Return on equity

-106.6%

Gross margin

45.7%

55th pctl of 43 SIC 36 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

27.8%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2021202220232024
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

-4.8%

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

-3.2%

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

—

FCF CAGR (3Y)

58.1%

Anti-fragile safety

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

1.47

8th pctl of 41 SIC 36 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

1.78×

21st pctl of 43 SIC 36 peers

Quick ratio

0.72×

Net cash

-$694.47M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Cash-flow health

Free cash flow

$131.91M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF / net income

1.15

Cash-backing of earnings.

FCF/NI divergence

Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).

PASS

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

0.9%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Piotroski F-Score

F-Score

5 / 9

Fundamental-strength score (0-9).

Lifecycle Phase History

20172024
Capital Return
Hypergrowth
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