Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

The Company is a global designer, developer, importer and distributor of an expanding portfolio of brand-name consumer products. Its two active segments are Personal Care and Housewares.

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Player Avatar paman138 (85.31) Submitted: 10/22/2007 5:43:59 PM : Underperform Start Price: $18.77 HELE Score: -78.31

Challenging consumer discretionary environment. High resin prices have increased cost of goods sold substantially.

Mgmt says strongly considering share repurchase. I don’t think will happen. CEO, Gerry Rubin is paid out on 5-10% of company’s pre-tax income. History shows that they use cash to fund acquisitions to increase pre-tax income. Also shares traded near the 16$ pt last August – Sept 05, and little share repurchases. We are expecting GM compression going forward.

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