Shares of Helen of Troy climb after fiscal 2Q earnings beat Street on strong revenue

Shares of Helen of Troy Ltd. (NASDAQ:HELE) soared Tuesday after the El Paso consumer products giant reported stellar fiscal second quarter earnings that topped Wall Street expectations.

The maker of Hot Tools Hair Stylers and Dr. Scholl’s reported earnings of $1.82 per share on revenue of $393.5 million. The consensus earnings estimate was $1.51 per share on revenue of $350.8 million. Revenue grew 4.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Helen of Troy stock was up nearly 4.3% to $128.

“Net sales for our Leadership Brands grew 20.5%, and our online sales increased 16% to represent 15% of total net sales in the quarter. We experienced strong point of sales trends as well as healthy customer replenishment in the majority of our businesses,” Helen of Troy CEO Julien R. Mininberg said in a statement.

READ: Helen of Troy stock soars after fiscal 1Q earnings beat Street

The CEO said the company improved its operating margin as it benefited from more sales from its high-margin leadership brands including Braun, Honeywell, PUR, Vicks, OXO, Hydro Flask, and Hot Tools.

Hikes guidance

The Texas-based company hiked its outlook for the year ending in February saying it now expects fiscal 2019 non-GAAP earnings of $7.65 to $7.90 a share on revenue of $1.53 billion to $1.56 billion. The company’s previous guidance was earnings of $7.45 to $7.70 per share on revenue of $1.48 billion to $1.51 billion.

The current consensus earnings estimate is US$7.64 per share on revenue of $1.52 billion for the year ending in February.

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