Helen of Troy vs Spectrum Brands
HELE and SPB side by side, both in electronic and other electrical equipment and components, except computer equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HELE and SPB compare
Spectrum Brands is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as Helen of Troy ($2.0B against $873M).
Spectrum Brands grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.82% versus 0.32% for Helen of Troy).
Spectrum Brands keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.8% compared with −5.4% at Helen of Troy.
Spectrum Brands pays a dividend yielding 2.1%; Helen of Troy does not pay one.
Spectrum Brands scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 7 for Helen of Troy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | HELE | SPB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $873M | $2.0B |
| Share price | $37.32 | $87.85 |
| Change, 1 year | 88.1% | 65.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −85.0% | −16.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.96 | 1.06 |
| Employees | 1,854 | 3,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 26.9× |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 1.0× (better) | 1.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.9× | 11.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | 5.9× (better) | 6.9× |
| PEG | – | 0.89 |
| FCF yield | 16.9% (better) | 14.4% |
| Fair value | $45.84 | $118.96 |
| Margin of safety | 18.6% | 26.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.32% | 0.82% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −3.2% | 1.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 8.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 22.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 12.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 47.4% (better) | 39.6% |
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 4.0% (better) |
| Net margin | −5.4% | 2.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 8.1% | 10.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | −11.1% | 4.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 1.1% | 5.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.79 | 0.33 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 8.48 | 1.66 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 0.5× | 3.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.65 | 2.41 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.83 | 2.80 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.1% |
| Payout ratio | – | 55.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 2.3% |
| Buyback yield | 0.19% | 4.8% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.19% | 7.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 95.9% | 119% |
| Held by insiders | 2.6% | 5.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | $182K |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.6% | 20.4% |
Go deeper
- HELE stock overview
- HELE income statement
- HELE valuation and score
- SPB stock overview
- SPB income statement
- SPB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.