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Traeger vs Helen of Troy

COOK and HELE 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 COOK and HELE compare

Helen of Troy is the larger company, worth 5.4 times as much as Traeger ($873M against $163M).

Helen of Troy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.32% versus −25.5% for Traeger).

Helen of Troy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −5.4% compared with −11.8% at Traeger.

Helen of Troy scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 5 for Traeger), 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.

MetricCOOKHELE
Size and price
Market cap$163M$873M
Share price$58.23$37.32
Change, 1 year22.9%88.1%
Change, 5 years−92.0%−85.0%
Beta (5Y)1.750.96
Employees4331,854
StockData Score
Total score57 (better)
Valuation score3 (better)2
Growth score03 (better)
Performance score1 (better)0
Health score12 (better)
Dividend score00
Valuation
P/S0.4× (better)0.5×
P/B1.2×1.0× (better)
EV/EBITDA469×19.9× (better)
P/FCF2.6× (better)5.9×
FCF yield39.0% (better)16.9%
Fair value$129.74$45.84
Margin of safety55.1% (better)18.6%
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)−25.5%0.32% (better)
Revenue growth, 5Y average0.50% (better)−3.2%
Profitability
Gross margin39.1%47.4% (better)
Operating margin−7.9%1.3% (better)
Net margin−11.8%−5.4% (better)
FCF margin14.6% (better)8.1%
Return on equity−31.5%−11.1% (better)
Return on invested capital−5.1%1.1% (better)
Financial health
Debt / equity2.860.79 (better)
Net debt / EBITDA315.008.48 (better)
Interest coverage−1.1×0.5× (better)
Current ratio3.31 (better)1.65
Altman Z-score−0.881.83 (better)
Piotroski F-score33
Dividends and buybacks
Buyback yield–0.19%
Shareholder yield0.00%0.19% (better)
Ownership
Held by institutions36.9%95.9%
Held by insiders–2.6%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$152K–
Short interest, % of float–9.6%

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