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How Helen of Troy Limited stacks up
HELE · against 271 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
45/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #143 of 272 · scores higher than 46% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score24 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including HELE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 45?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.A mix: stronger EBITDA yield and free cash flow yield, but weaker earnings yield than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -14.4% vs peer median 4.5%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 77% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 21.3% vs peer median 6.2%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 79% of peers. EBITDA yield: 5.7% vs peer median 8.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = HELE, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | HELE | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 266 reported | -60.8% | 4.4% | 0% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 275 reported | 14.5% | 9.1% | 77% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 80 reported | 11.7% | 5.7% | 75% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 265 reported | 122.6% | 62.9% | 87% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around HELE| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.6B MYR (≈$796M) | 100 | 82 | |
| 2 | 87.0B INR (≈$1.0B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 2 | 2.5B BRL (≈$443M) | 98 | 69 | |
| 2 | 8.06T IDR (≈$500M) | 98 | 84 | |
| 5 | 933M USD | 97 | 84 | |
| 141 | 1.3B USD | 46 | 40 | |
| 143 | 6.1B CNY (≈$851M) | 45 | 46 | |
| 143 | 4.3B CNY (≈$605M) | 45 | 76 | |
| 143 | 8.59T IDR (≈$533M) | 45 | 69 | |
| 143 | 688M USD | 45 | 25 | |
| 147 | 808M AUD (≈$533M) | 44 | 62 | |
| 147 | 650M USD | 44 | 55 | |
| 149 | 60.4B JPY (≈$411M) | 43 | 51 | |
| 149 | 55.3B JPY (≈$376M) | 43 | 54 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score