Helen of Troy Ltd (HELE)
Pretax margin
| Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 30, 2024 | Aug 31, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Nov 30, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 | Nov 30, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | May 31, 2021 | Feb 28, 2021 | Nov 30, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | May 31, 2020 | ||
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| Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 91,664 | 158,007 | 189,103 | 200,636 | 209,042 | 194,027 | 163,828 | 168,382 | 171,289 | 178,698 | 201,535 | 227,657 | 259,966 | 234,438 | 245,428 | 278,003 | 269,430 | 241,757 | 220,475 | 175,278 |
| Revenue (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 1,907,481 | 1,910,967 | 1,929,875 | 1,947,217 | 2,005,226 | 2,000,432 | 2,009,424 | 2,039,261 | 2,072,667 | 2,170,104 | 2,236,382 | 2,190,210 | 2,223,355 | 2,150,710 | 2,163,563 | 2,219,187 | 2,098,799 | 2,031,789 | 1,868,789 | 1,751,932 |
| Pretax margin | 4.81% | 8.27% | 9.80% | 10.30% | 10.42% | 9.70% | 8.15% | 8.26% | 8.26% | 8.23% | 9.01% | 10.39% | 11.69% | 10.90% | 11.34% | 12.53% | 12.84% | 11.90% | 11.80% | 10.00% |
February 28, 2025 calculation
Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $91,664K ÷ $1,907,481K
= 4.81%
Helen of Troy Ltd's pretax margin has shown some fluctuations over the period covered by the data. The pretax margin, which reflects the company's profitability before taxes as a percentage of its total revenue, started at 10.00% on May 31, 2020, and saw a gradual increase to 12.84% by February 28, 2021.
Subsequently, there was a slight dip to 10.39% on May 31, 2022, followed by a more significant decrease to 8.15% by August 31, 2023. However, the pretax margin recovered to 10.42% by February 29, 2024, before declining again to 4.81% by February 28, 2025.
Overall, Helen of Troy Ltd's pretax margin has displayed variability, with periods of growth and decline. It is essential for the company to closely monitor and address factors impacting its profitability to sustain healthy financial performance in the future.