Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ: HELE), designer,
developer, and worldwide marketer of branded consumer home,
outdoor, beauty, and wellness products, today announced that its
Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of $500 million of
its outstanding common shares (“common stock” or “shares”) in
keeping with its stated intention to opportunistically return to
shareholders capital not otherwise deployed for core business
growth or strategic acquisitions. The authorization was approved as
part of the Board’s regular process of reviewing the Company’s
capital allocation and existing authorization. It is effective
August 20, 2024, for a period of three years and replaces Helen of
Troy’s existing repurchase authorization, of which approximately
$245.3 million remained at the time the new authorization was
approved.
Helen of Troy may purchase shares on a discretionary basis from
time to time through open market purchases, issuer tender offers,
privately negotiated transactions, and accelerated share repurchase
programs, or other means, including through Rule 10b5-1 trading
plans. The timing and amount of any transactions will be subject to
the discretion of Helen of Troy and may be based upon market
conditions as well as other opportunities that Helen of Troy may
have for the use or investment of its capital. The repurchase
program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of
shares and may be implemented, modified, suspended or discontinued
in whole or in part at any time without further notice.
In total, the $500 million share repurchase authorization
represents approximately 43% of the Company’s outstanding common
stock, based upon the Company’s closing price on August 20, 2024.
As of August 20, 2024, Helen of Troy had approximately 22.8 million
shares outstanding.
Noel M. Geoffroy, Chief Executive Officer, stated: “This share
repurchase authorization underscores the confidence our management
team and our Board have in our strategic initiatives, the strength
of our brands, and the long-term growth opportunities we have ahead
of us. Our business continues to generate significant cash flow and
we remain committed to our planned growth investments, to reducing
our net leverage ratio by the end of the fiscal year, and to the
disciplined deployment of capital to deliver long-term, sustainable
value creation for our shareholders.”
About Helen of Troy
Limited
Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ: HELE) is a leading global
consumer products company offering creative products and solutions
for its customers through a diversified portfolio of
well-recognized and widely-trusted brands, including OXO, Hydro
Flask, Osprey, Vicks, Braun, Honeywell, PUR, Hot Tools, Drybar,
Curlsmith and Revlon. All trademarks herein belong to Helen of Troy
Limited (or its subsidiaries) and/or are used under license from
their respective licensors.
For more information about Helen of Troy, please visit
https://investor.helenoftroy.com
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain written and oral statements made by the Company and
subsidiaries of the Company may constitute “forward-looking
statements” as defined under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. This includes statements made in this press
release, in other filings with the SEC, and in certain other oral
and written presentations. Generally, the words “anticipates”,
“assumes”, “believes”, “expects”, “plans”, “may”, “will”, “might”,
“would”, “should”, “seeks”, “estimates”, “project”, “predict”,
“potential”, “currently”, “continue”, “intends”, “outlook”,
“forecasts”, “targets”, “reflects”, “could”, and other similar
words identify forward-looking statements. All statements that
address operating results, events or developments that the Company
expects or anticipates may occur in the future, including
statements related to sales, expenses, EPS results, and statements
expressing general expectations about future operating results, are
forward-looking statements and are based upon its current
expectations and various assumptions. The Company believes there is
a reasonable basis for these expectations and assumptions, but
there can be no assurance that the Company will realize these
expectations or that these assumptions will prove correct.
Forward-looking statements are only as of the date they are made
and are subject to risks that could cause them to differ materially
from actual results. Accordingly, the Company cautions readers not
to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements contained in this press release should
be read in conjunction with, and are subject to and qualified by,
the risks described in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended
February 29, 2024, and in the Company's other filings with the SEC.
Investors are urged to refer to the risk factors referred to above
for a description of these risks. Such risks include, among others,
the geographic concentration of certain United States (“U.S.”)
distribution facilities which increases its risk to disruptions
that could affect the Company's ability to deliver products in a
timely manner, the occurrence of cyber incidents or failure by the
Company or its third-party service providers to maintain
cybersecurity and the integrity of confidential internal or
customer data, a cybersecurity breach, obsolescence or
interruptions in the operation of the Company's central global
Enterprise Resource Planning systems and other peripheral
information systems, the Company's ability to develop and introduce
a continuing stream of innovative new products to meet changing
consumer preferences, actions taken by large customers that may
adversely affect the Company's gross profit and operating results,
the Company's dependence on sales to several large customers and
the risks associated with any loss of, or substantial decline in,
sales to top customers, the Company's dependence on third-party
manufacturers, most of which are located in Asia, and any inability
to obtain products from such manufacturers, the Company's ability
to deliver products to its customers in a timely manner and
according to their fulfillment standards, the risks associated with
trade barriers, exchange controls, expropriations, and other risks
associated with domestic and foreign operations including
uncertainty and business interruptions resulting from political
changes and events in the U.S. and abroad, and volatility in the
global credit and financial markets and economy, the Company's
dependence on the strength of retail economies and vulnerabilities
to any prolonged economic downturn, including a downturn from the
effects of macroeconomic conditions, any public health crises or
similar conditions, risks associated with weather conditions, the
duration and severity of the cold and flu season and other related
factors, the Company's reliance on its Chief Executive Officer and
a limited number of other key senior officers to operate its
business, risks associated with the use of licensed trademarks from
or to third parties, the Company's ability to execute and realize
expected synergies from strategic business initiatives such as
acquisitions, divestitures and global restructuring plans,
including Project Pegasus, the risks of potential changes in laws
and regulations, including environmental, employment and health and
safety and tax laws, and the costs and complexities of compliance
with such laws, the risks associated with increased focus and
expectations on climate change and other environmental, social and
governance matters, the risks associated with significant changes
in or the Company's compliance with regulations, interpretations or
product certification requirements, the risks associated with
global legal developments regarding privacy and data security that
could result in changes to its business practices, penalties,
increased cost of operations, or otherwise harm the business, the
risks of significant tariffs or other restrictions being placed on
imports from China, Mexico or Vietnam or any retaliatory trade
measures taken by China, Mexico or Vietnam, the Company's
dependence on whether it is classified as a “controlled foreign
corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes which impacts the
tax treatment of its non-U.S. income, the risks associated with
legislation enacted in Bermuda and Barbados in response to the
European Union's review of harmful tax competition, the risks
associated with accounting for tax positions and the resolution of
tax disputes, the risks associated with product recalls, product
liability and other claims against the Company, and associated
financial risks including but not limited to, increased costs of
raw materials, energy and transportation, significant impairment of
the Company's goodwill, indefinite-lived and definite-lived
intangible assets or other long-lived assets, risks associated with
foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, the risks to the
Company's liquidity or cost of capital which may be materially
adversely affected by constraints or changes in the capital and
credit markets, interest rates and limitations under its financing
arrangements, and projections of product demand, sales and net
income, which are highly subjective in nature, and from which
future sales and net income could vary by a material amount. The
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
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