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Profile - Helen of Troy Limited (NasdaqNM:HELE)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
July 23Price hit new 52-week high ($14.80)
Location
One Helen of Troy Plaza
El Paso, TX 79912
Phone: (915) 225-8000
Fax: (915) 225-8004
Email: rspear@hotus.com
Employees (last reported count): 558
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 ·Industry: Appliance & Tool
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 36%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider sell; 44.0K shares
  (0.4% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 39% (61% of float)
(67 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 1.11M shares (+9.23%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Helen of Troy Limited designs, develops and sells a variety of personal care and comfort products under trademarks licensed from third parties, as well as under trademarks that it owns. The Company outsources the manufacture of its products to third parties and sells most of its products to mass merchandisers, drug chains, warehouse clubs, grocery stores, beauty supply retailers and wholesalers in the United States and other countries. Helen of Troy designs, develops, and sells a full line of personal care and comfort products. The Company's products include hair dryers, curling irons, hot air brushes, brush irons, home hair clippers and trimmers, lighted mirrors, hairsetters, foot baths, body massagers, paraffin baths, hairbrushes, combs and hair accessories.
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Financial Summary
Helen of Troy Limited designs, develops and sells hair dryers, curling irons, hot air brushes, brush irons, lighted mirrors, hairsetters, brushes, combs, hair accessories, women's shavers, foot baths, body massagers and hair clippers. For the three months ended 5/31/01, sales rose 20% to $91 million. Net income rose 97% to $4.6 million. Revenues reflect increased sales in the Tactica operating segment. Earnings also benefitted improved margins.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2001 Pay

Gerald Rubin, 57
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$1.4M
Russell Gibson, 48
CFO, Sr. VP
109K
Dollar amounts are as of 28-Feb-2001 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:HELEAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 1-Dec-2000
$4.00 
Recent Price$12.17 
52-Week High
on 23-July-2001
$14.80 
Beta0.64 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)308.8K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)223.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+116.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+190.3%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$341.6M
Shares Outstanding28.1M
Float18.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 23-Sep-1997
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$7.99 
Earnings (ttm)$0.69 
Earnings (mrq)$0.16 
Sales (ttm)$13.16 
Cash (mrq)$0.28 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.52 
Price/Earnings (ttm)17.77 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.92 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$376.3M
EBITDA (ttm)$34.6M
Income available to common (ttm)$19.6M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)5.2%
Operating Margin (ttm)7.0%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsFeb 28
Most recent quarter31-May-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)6.03%
Return on Equity (ttm)9.08%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)3.74 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.29 
Total Cash (mrq)$7.79M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short209.0K
Percent of Float1.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
76.0K
Short Ratio0.57 
Daily Volume367.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-May-2001)

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