Helen of Troy Limited Reports 8.2% Increase in Third Quarter Net Sales Revenue YoY

Helen of Troy Limited HELE today reported increases in net sales revenue and net income for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2010. Third quarter net sales revenue was $205,001,000 versus net sales revenue of $189,399,000 in the same period of the prior year, an increase of 8.2 percent. Net sales revenue for the nine months ended November 30, 2010 was $539,977,000 versus net sales revenue of $495,465,000 for the same period last year, an increase of 9.0 percent. Third quarter net income was $27,063,000, or $0.86 per fully diluted share, compared to $24,733,000 or $0.80 per fully diluted share for the same period a year earlier, an increase of 9.4 percent in net income for the quarter. Net income for the nine months ended November 30, 2010 was $68,923,000, or $2.20 per fully diluted share, versus $55,153,000, or $1.79 per fully diluted share, for the same period a year earlier, an increase of 25.0 percent in net income for the nine months ended November 30, 2010.