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Brian Grass

Interim Chief Executive Officer, HELEN OF TROY LTD

Search every verified Brian Grass interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Brian Grass, interim chief executive officer of Helen of Troy, discussed the company's first-quarter fiscal 2026 results, which included a 10.8% year-over-year decline in net sales to $371.7 million and a GAAP net loss of $450.7 million, partly due to a $414 million non-cash impairment charge. He attributed the performance to a promotional retail environment, consumer trade-down behavior, and tariff-related costs, and stated that the company was taking actions to reduce spending and normalize its SG&A ratio to approximately 37% to 38% for the remaining three quarters of the fiscal year. Grass expressed confidence in the company's ability to return to profitable growth and emphasized a focus on consistently delivering on quarterly commitments. In the prior year's first-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings call, Grass, then serving as CFO, addressed internal challenges such as automation issues at the company's Tennessee distribution center, which he said were expected to be resolved by the end of the second quarter. He also discussed tariff mitigation strategies, noting that about 79% of goods were manufactured in Asia, with 15% of that outside China, and that the company was working with suppliers to move production outside China while maintaining a conservative view on consumer elasticity assumptions regarding price increases.

Recent appearances

  • Helen of Troy (HELE) Q1 FY 2026 Earnings Call

    July 12, 2025 · 📺 Fyfull

    Helen of Troy (NASDAQ: HELE) reported a challenging Q1 FY 2026, with net sales falling 10.8% year-over-year to \$371.7 million and adjusted EPS dropping to \$0.41 from \$0.99 last year. A GAAP net loss of \$450.7 million (–\$19.65 per share) reflected a \$414 million non-cash impairment charge. Gross margins narrowed to 47.1%, while adjusted operating margins fell to 4.3%. Despite these headwinds, the company generated strong free cash flow of \$45 million and saw positive unit growth in key brands like Osprey and Curlsmith. Tariff pressures accounted for roughly 8 percentage points of the sal…

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  • $HELE Helen of Troy Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call

    April 24, 2025 · 📺 EARNMOAR

    04/24/2025 Q&A: 39:13 Helen of Troy Limited provides various consumer products in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates in two segments: Home & Outdoor and Beauty & Wellness. The Home & Outdoor segment offers food storage containers, kitchen utensils for cooking and preparing salads, fruits, vegetables and meats, graters, slicers and choppers, baking essentials, kitchen organization, bath, cleaning, infant and toddler products, and coffee preparation tools and electronics; and insulated beverageware, including bott…

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  • HELE Helen of Troy Earnings Conference Call Q1 FY25

    July 09, 2024 · 📺 Data Bloomz Fin

    Welcome to the full audio recording of Helen of Troy Limited (HELE) Q1 Fiscal Year 2025 earnings call. Gain valuable insights, financial results, and strategic updates directly from the company's leadership team. 📌 Timestamps: 00:00:06 - Conference Operator 00:00:40 - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations 00:02:39 - Noel Geoffroy , CEO 00:19:50 - Brian L.Grass, CFO 00:34:25 - Question & Answer Session #HELE #helenoftroy #earnings #earningscall #q12025

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