Helen of Troy Limited - HELE- Profile

Helen of Troy Limited. The Group's principal activities are to design, develop, import and distribute the expanding portfolio of brand-name consumer products. It operates in two segments: Personal Care and Housewares. The Personal Care segment include hair dryers, straighteners, curling irons, hairsetters, women's shavers, mirrors, hot air brushes, home hair clippers, paraffin baths, massage cushions, footbaths, body massagers, brushes, combs, hair accessories, liquid hair styling products, men's fragrances, men's deodorants, body powder and skin care products. The Housewares segment include kitchen tools, cutlery, bar and wine accessories, household cleaning tools, tea kettles, trash cans, storage and organization products, hand tools, gardening tools, kitchen mitts and trivets and barbeque tools. It markets its products to retailers, distributors and the professional hair care market in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Hong Kong and other countries. Personal Care accounted for 78% of fis 2006 revenues and Housewares, 22%