Helen of Troy Ltd. (HELE) Posts Q2, Half-Year Results with Record Sales
Helen of Troy Ltd. designs, develops and markets brand-name personal care and household consumer products. The company yesterday announced its financial results for the second quarter and half-year ended August 31, 2009, posting increases in net earnings and record sales. The company posted second-quarter sales at $162.19 million, up 5.6 percent from $153.54 million for the second quarter of 2008. Second-quarter net earnings were $15.91 million, or $0.51 per fully diluted share, as compared to $10.60 million, or $0.34 per fully diluted share, for the same period last year. The company reported sales for the six months ended August 31,…