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Helen of Troy Limited Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2016 Results

October 8, 2015 4:09 PM

EL PASO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ, NM: HELE), designer, developer and worldwide marketer of consumer brand-name housewares, healthcare/home environment, nutritional supplement and beauty products, today reported results for the three-month period ended August 31, 2015.

Julien R. Mininberg, Chief Executive Officer, stated: “We had a strong second quarter, with year-over-year revenue growth of 15.4% and core business revenue growth of 10.9%, both of which include a foreign currency drag of 2.7%. All business segments grew in the second quarter, including Beauty. We continue to make progress on our key initiatives in product innovation, brand marketing, talent development, shared services and collaboration across our business segments, positioning us well to accomplish the goals we have set for this full fiscal year. With capital allocation representing a key component of our strategic plan, we returned capital to shareholders by repurchasing $50.0 million of our common stock on the open market. Since the second quarter of last year, we have invested $92.8 million in acquisition and share repurchase, while reducing our total debt by $125.3 million.

For the first six months of fiscal year 2016, revenue grew 13.1% year-over-year, and core business revenue increased 4.5%, despite a foreign currency drag of 2.6%. Our Healthcare/Home Environment segment saw revenue growth of 6.5% for the first half of fiscal 2016, driven by successful new product introductions and strong retail sell-through of seasonal products. The Nutritional Supplements segment contributed over $77 million to revenue for the first half of fiscal 2016. Housewares grew revenue by 5.6% for the first half of fiscal 2016, driven by strong point-of-sale activity, and new product introductions, partially offset by a shift in timing of customer orders into the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015. Beauty segment sales increased 2.3% for the first half of fiscal 2016 despite a foreign currency drag of 2.4%, supported by new distribution in foot care and new product introductions. We believe the Beauty segment results reflect further progress toward stabilization.

We expect continued progress in the second half of the fiscal year. Our outlook reflects further progress on our key initiatives, as well as our cautious view on the upcoming cold and flu season, retail inventory levels, upward pressure on hourly wages, foreign currency and the global economic environment.”

Key Highlights for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2016 Compared to the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2015

Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2016 Consolidated Operating Results

On an adjusted basis for the second quarter of fiscal years 2016 and 2015, excluding non-cash amortization of intangible assets, acquisition-related expenses, and non‐cash share based compensation, as applicable:

First Six Months of Fiscal Year 2016 Consolidated Operating Results

On an adjusted basis for the first six months of fiscal years 2016 and 2015, excluding non-cash asset impairment charges, non-cash amortization of intangible assets, acquisition-related expenses, and non‐cash share based compensation, as applicable:

Balance Sheet Highlights

Share Repurchases

During the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2015, the Company repurchased 556,591 shares of outstanding common stock on the open market at a total cost of $50.0 million, primarily funded with borrowings under its revolving credit facility.

Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Outlook

For fiscal year 2016, the Company now expects consolidated net sales revenue in the range of $1.500 to $1.536 billion and diluted EPS (GAAP) in the range of $4.43 to $4.73. The Company now expects consolidated adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP) to be in the range of $5.50 to $5.85, which excludes after-tax non-cash asset impairment charges, non-cash share-based compensation expense and intangible asset amortization expense.

The Company’s fiscal year 2016 outlook assumes current foreign currency exchange rates for the remainder of the fiscal year. The diluted EPS outlook is based on an estimated weighted average shares outstanding of 28.8 million for the full fiscal year 2016. Further, the Company’s guidance assumes that the severity of the cold/flu season will be in line with historical averages. The likelihood and potential impact of any fiscal year 2016 acquisitions other than VapoSteam, future asset impairment charges, future foreign currency fluctuations, including any potential currency devaluation in Venezuela, or further share repurchases are unknown and cannot be reasonably estimated; therefore, they are not included in the Company’s sales and earnings outlook.

As previously disclosed, in fiscal year 2015 the Company benefited from an after-tax gain of $0.24 per share from the amendment of a license agreement, an after-tax decrease in product liability estimates of $0.05 per share and tax benefits of $0.15 per share that are not expected to repeat in fiscal year 2016. These items negatively impact the year-over-year comparison of adjusted diluted EPS by a combined $0.44.

Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will conduct a teleconference in conjunction with today's earnings release. The teleconference begins at 4:45 pm Eastern Time today, Thursday, October 8, 2015. Institutional investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial (888) 471-3843 approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the call. The conference call will also be webcast live at: www.hotus.com. A telephone replay of this call will be available at 7:45 p.m. Eastern Time on October 8, 2015 until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 15, 2015 and can be accessed by dialing (877) 870-5176 and entering replay pin number 311918. A replay of the webcast will remain available on the website for 60 days.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

The Company reports and discusses its operating results using financial measures consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). To supplement its presentation, the Company discloses certain financial measures that may be considered non-GAAP financial measures, such as adjusted operating income, adjusted income, adjusted diluted EPS, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, which are presented in accompanying tables to this press release along with a reconciliation of these financial measures to their corresponding GAAP-based measures presented in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

About Helen of Troy Limited:

Helen of Troy Limited is a leading global consumer products company offering creative solutions for its customers through a strong portfolio of well-recognized and widely-trusted brands, including: Housewares: OXO®, Good Grips®, Soft Works®, OXO tot® and OXO Steel®; Healthcare/Home Environment: Vicks®, Braun®, Honeywell®, PUR®, Febreze®, Stinger®, Duracraft® and SoftHeat®; and Beauty: Revlon®, Vidal Sassoon®, Dr. Scholl's®, Pro Beauty Tools®, Sure®, Pert®, Infusium23®, Brut®, Ammens®, Hot Tools®, Bed Head®, Karina®, Ogilvie® and Gold 'N Hot®. The Nutritional Supplements segment was formed with the acquisition of Healthy Directions, a U.S. market leader in premium doctor-branded vitamins, minerals and supplements, as well as other health products sold directly to consumers. The Honeywell® trademark is used under license from Honeywell International Inc. The Vicks®, Braun®, Febreze® and Vidal Sassoon® trademarks are used under license from The Procter & Gamble Company. The Revlon® trademark is used under license from Revlon Consumer Products Corporation. The Bed Head® trademark is used under license from Unilever PLC. The Dr. Scholl's® trademark is used under license from MSD Consumer Care, Inc.

For more information about Helen of Troy, please visit www.hotus.com.

Forward Looking Statements:

This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which are subject to change. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any or all of the forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Many of these factors will be important in determining the Company's actual future results. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Actual future results may vary materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by a number of risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical or anticipated results. Generally, the words "anticipates", "estimates", "believes", "expects", "plans", "may", "will", "should", "seeks", "project", "predict", "potential", "continue", "intends", and other similar words identify forward-looking statements. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company intends its forward-looking statements to speak only as of the time of such statements, and does not undertake to update or revise them as more information becomes available. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release should be read in conjunction with, and are subject to and qualified by, the risks described in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2015 and in our other filings with the SEC. Investors are urged to refer to the risk factors referred to above for a description of these risks. Such risks include, among others, the departure and recruitment of key personnel, the Company's ability to deliver products to our customers in a timely manner, the costs of complying with the business demands and requirements of large sophisticated customers, the Company's relationship with key customers and licensors, our dependence on the strength of retail economies and vulnerabilities to an economic downturn, expectations regarding acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses, exchange rate risks, disruptions in U.S., European and other international credit markets, risks associated with weather conditions, the Company’s dependence on foreign sources of supply and foreign manufacturing, risks associated with the availability, purity and integrity of materials used in nutritional supplements, the impact of changing costs of raw materials and energy on cost of goods sold and certain operating expenses, the Company's geographic concentration of certain U.S. distribution facilities, which increases our exposure to significant shipping disruptions and added shipping and storage costs, the Company's projections of product demand, sales, net income and earnings per share are highly subjective and our future net sales revenue and net income could vary in a material amount from such projections, circumstances that may contribute to future impairment of goodwill, intangible or other long-lived assets, the risks associated with the use of trademarks licensed from and to third parties, the Company's ability to develop and introduce innovative new products to meet changing consumer preferences, increased product liability and reputational risks associated with the formulation and distribution of nutritional supplements, risks associated with adverse publicity and negative public perception regarding the use of nutritional supplements, trade barriers, exchange controls, expropriations, and other risks associated with foreign operations, the Company’s debt leverage and the constraints it may impose, the costs, complexity and challenges of upgrading and managing our global information systems, the risks associated with information security breaches, the increased complexity of compliance with a number of new government regulations as a result of adding nutritional supplements to the Company’s portfolio of products, the risks associated with tax audits and related disputes with taxing authorities, potential changes in laws, including tax laws, and the Company's ability to continue to avoid classification as a controlled foreign corporation.

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –

Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share ("EPS") (1)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended August 31,
2015 2014
As Reported (GAAP) Adjustments Adjusted

(non-GAAP)

As Reported (GAAP) Adjustments Adjusted

(non-GAAP)

Sales revenue, net $ 369,129 100.0 % $ - $ 369,129 100.0 % $ 319,949 100.0 % $ - $ 319,949 100.0 %
Cost of goods sold 221,124 59.9 % - 221,124 59.9 % 186,205 58.2 % - 186,205 58.2 %
Gross profit 148,005 40.1 % - 148,005 40.1 % 133,744 41.8 % - 133,744 41.8 %
Selling, general, and administrative expense 115,573 31.3 % (1,877 ) (2 ) 106,488 28.8 % 109,141 34.1 % (1,917 ) (2 ) 97,298 30.4 %
(7,208 ) (3 ) (6,315 ) (3 )
- (3,611 ) (4 )
Asset impairment charges - - % - - - % - - % - - - %
Operating income 32,432 8.8 % 9,085 41,517 11.2 % 24,603 7.7 % 11,843 36,446 11.4 %
Nonoperating income (expense), net (46 ) - % - (46 ) - % 97 - % - 97 - %
Interest expense (2,503 ) (0.7 ) % - (2,503 ) (0.7 ) % (3,998 ) (1.2 ) % - (3,998 ) (1.2 ) %
Total other expense (2,549 ) (0.7 ) % - (2,549 ) (0.7 ) % (3,901 ) (1.2 ) % - (3,901 ) (1.2 ) %
Income before income taxes 29,883 8.1 % 9,085 38,968 10.6 % 20,702 6.5 % 11,843 32,545 10.2 %
Income tax expense 5,431 1.5 % 1,204 (6 ) 6,635 1.8 % 1,863 0.6 % 2,134 (6 ) 3,997 1.2 %
Net income $ 24,452 6.6 % $ 7,881 $ 32,333 8.8 % $ 18,839 5.9 % $ 9,709 $ 28,548 8.9 %
Diluted EPS $ 0.84 $ 0.28 $ 1.12 $ 0.65 $ 0.34 $ 0.99
Weighted average shares of common stock
used in computing diluted EPS 28,986 - 28,986 28,769 - 28,769
Six Months Ended August 31,
2015 2014
As Reported (GAAP) Adjustments Adjusted

(non-GAAP)

As Reported (GAAP) Adjustments Adjusted

(non-GAAP)

Sales revenue, net $ 714,474 100.0 % $ - $ 714,474 100.0 % $ 631,727 100.0 % $ - $ 631,727 100.0 %
Cost of goods sold 423,150 59.2 % - 423,150 59.2 % 378,463 59.9 % - 378,463 59.9 %
Gross profit 291,324 40.8 % - 291,324 40.8 % 253,264 40.1 % - 253,264 40.1 %
Selling, general, and administrative expense 229,349 32.1 % (3,938 ) (2 ) 211,389 29.6 % 196,538 31.1 % (3,212 ) (2 ) 178,141 28.2 %
(14,022 ) (3 ) (11,574 ) (3 )
- (3,611 ) (4 )
Asset impairment charges 3,000 0.4 % (3,000 ) (5 ) - - % 9,000 1.4 % (9,000 ) (5 ) - - %
Operating income 58,975 8.3 % 20,960 79,935 11.2 % 47,726 7.6 % 27,397 75,123 11.9 %
Nonoperating income, net 91 - % - 91 - % 147 - % - 147 - %
Interest expense (5,394 ) (0.8 ) % - (5,394 ) (0.8 ) % (7,415 ) (1.2 ) % - (7,415 ) (1.2 ) %
Total other expense (5,303 ) (0.7 ) % - (5,303 ) (0.7 ) % (7,268 ) (1.2 ) % - (7,268 ) (1.2 ) %
Income before income taxes 53,672 7.5 % 20,960 74,632 10.4 % 40,458 6.4 % 27,397 67,855 10.7 %
Income tax expense 8,810 1.2 % 2,787 (6 ) 11,597 1.6 % 5,221 0.8 % 3,323 (6 ) 8,544 1.4 %
Net income $ 44,862 6.3 % $ 18,173 $ 63,035 8.8 % $ 35,237 5.6 % $ 24,074 $ 59,311 9.4 %
Diluted EPS $ 1.54 $ 0.63 $ 2.17 $ 1.21 $ 0.82 $ 2.03
Weighted average shares of common stock
used in computing diluted EPS 29,037 - 29,037 29,192 - 29,192

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Net Sales Revenue by Segment (7)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended August 31, % of Sales Revenue, net
2015 2014 $ Change % Change 2015 2014
Sales revenue by segment, net
Housewares $ 78,848 $ 69,637 $ 9,211 13.2 % 21.4 % 21.8 %
Healthcare / Home Environment 143,254 126,218 17,036 13.5 % 38.8 % 39.4 %
Nutritional Supplements 38,048 24,634 13,414 54.5 % 10.3 % 7.7 %
Beauty 108,979 99,460 9,519 9.6 % 29.5 % 31.1 %
Total sales revenue, net $ 369,129 $ 319,949 $ 49,180 15.4 % 100.0 % 100.0 %
Six Months Ended August 31, % of Sales Revenue, net
2015 2014 $ Change % Change 2015 2014
Sales revenue by segment, net
Housewares $ 144,034 $ 136,393 $ 7,641 5.6 % 20.2 % 21.6 %
Healthcare / Home Environment 286,296 268,707 17,589 6.5 % 40.1 % 42.5 %
Nutritional Supplements 77,488 24,634 52,854 * 10.8 % 3.9 %
Beauty 206,656 201,993 4,663 2.3 % 28.9 % 32.0 %
Total sales revenue, net $ 714,474 $ 631,727 $ 82,747 13.1 % 100.0 % 100.0 %

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* Calculation is not meaningful or comparable

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Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Liquidity Information

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

August 31,
2015 2014
Balance Sheet:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 19,405 $ 24,726
Receivables, net 227,147 217,066
Inventory, net 348,463 351,823
Total assets, current 633,929 635,081
Total assets 1,746,986 1,740,985
Total liabilities, current 311,066 769,021
Total long-term liabilities 524,654 170,154
Total debt 479,307 604,607
Stockholders' equity 911,266 801,810
Cash Flow:
Depreciation and amortization $ 21,227 $ 18,493
Net cash provided by operating activities 51,618 17,995
Capital and intangible asset expenditures 5,946 3,688
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash received 42,750 195,943
Net amounts borrowed 46,100 412,000
Liquidity:
Working Capital $ 322,863 $ (133,940 )

SELECTED OTHER DATA

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures - EBITDA(Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) and Adjusted EBITDA (1)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended August 31, Six Months Ended August 31,
2015 2014 2015 2014
Net income $ 24,452 $ 18,839 $ 44,862 $ 35,237
Interest expense, net 2,495 3,986 5,368 7,382
Income tax expense 5,431 1,863 8,810 5,221
Depreciation and amortization, excluding amortized interest 10,873 9,993 21,227 18,493
EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) $ 43,251 $ 34,681 $ 80,267 $ 66,333
Adjusted EBITDA:
EBITDA, as calculated above $ 43,251 $ 34,681 $ 80,267 $ 66,333
Non-cash share-based compensation (2) 1,877 1,917 3,938 3,212
Acquisition-related expenses (4) - 3,611 - 3,611
Non-cash asset impairment charges (5) - - 3,000 9,000
Adjusted EBITDA $ 45,128 $ 40,209 $ 87,205 $ 82,156

SELECTED OTHER DATA

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures - EBITDA

(Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) and Adjusted EBITDA by Segment (1) (7)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended August 31, 2015
Housewares

Healthcare /Home Environment

NutritionalSupplements

Beauty Total
Operating Income $ 15,142 $ 4,808 $ 2,969 $ 9,513 $ 32,432
Depreciation and amortization, excluding amortized interest 1,075 5,514 1,965 2,319 10,873
Other income / (expense) - - - (54 ) (54 )
EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) $ 16,217 $ 10,322 $ 4,934 $ 11,778 $ 43,251
Adjusted EBITDA:
EBITDA, as calculated above $ 16,217 $ 10,322 $ 4,934 $ 11,778 $ 43,251
Add: Non-cash share-based compensation (2) 325 533 273 746 1,877
Acquisition-related expenses (4) - - - - -
Non-cash asset impairment charges (5) - - - - -
Adjusted EBITDA $ 16,542 $ 10,855 $ 5,207 $ 12,524 $ 45,128
Three Months Ended August 31, 2014
Housewares

Healthcare /Home Environment

NutritionalSupplements

Beauty Total
Operating Income $ 13,891 $ 4,508 $ 110 $ 6,094 $ 24,603
Depreciation and amortization, excluding amortized interest 889 5,027 1,359 2,718 9,993
Other income / (expense) - - - 85 85
EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) $ 14,780 $ 9,535 $ 1,469 $ 8,897 $ 34,681
Adjusted EBITDA:
EBITDA, as calculated above $ 14,780 $ 9,535 $ 1,469 $ 8,897 $ 34,681
Add: Non-cash share-based compensation (2) 260 81 - 1,576 1,917
Acquisition-related expenses (4) - - 3,611 - 3,611
Non-cash asset impairment charges (5) - - - - -
Adjusted EBITDA $ 15,040 $ 9,616 $ 5,080 $ 10,473 $ 40,209

SELECTED OTHER DATA

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures - EBITDA

(Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) and Adjusted EBITDA by Segment (1) (7)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

Six Months Ended August 31, 2015
Housewares

Healthcare /Home Environment

NutritionalSupplements

Beauty Total
Operating income $ 26,325 $ 13,226 $ 5,589 $ 13,835 $ 58,975
Depreciation and amortization, excluding amortized interest 2,083 10,577 3,933 4,634 21,227
Other income / (expense) - - - 65 65
EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) $ 28,408 $ 23,803 $ 9,522 $ 18,534 $ 80,267
Adjusted EBITDA:
EBITDA, as calculated above $ 28,408 $ 23,803 $ 9,522 $ 18,534 $ 80,267
Add: Non-cash share-based compensation (2) 631 1,128 576 1,603 3,938
Acquisition-related expenses (4) - - - - -
Non-cash asset impairment charges (5) - - - 3,000 3,000
Adjusted EBITDA $ 29,039 $ 24,931 $ 10,098 $ 23,137 $ 87,205
Six Months Ended August 31, 2014
Housewares

Healthcare /Home Environment

NutritionalSupplements

Beauty Total
Operating income $ 26,926 $ 13,225 $ 110 $ 7,465 $ 47,726
Depreciation and amortization, excluding amortized interest 1,777 10,259 1,359 5,098 18,493
Other income / (expense) - - - 114 114
EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) $ 28,703 $ 23,484 $ 1,469 $ 12,677 $ 66,333
Adjusted EBITDA:
EBITDA, as calculated above $ 28,703 $ 23,484 $ 1,469 $ 12,677 $ 66,333
Add: Non-cash share-based compensation (2) 534 662 - 2,016 3,212
Acquisition-related expenses (4) - - 3,611 - 3,611
Non-cash asset impairment charges (5) - - - 9,000 9,000
Adjusted EBITDA $ 29,237 $ 24,146 $ 5,080 $ 23,693 $ 82,156

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Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income and Earnings Per Share (EPS) to Adjusted Income and Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) (1) (7)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended August 31, Basic EPS Diluted EPS
2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014
Net income as reported (GAAP) $ 24,452 $ 18,839 $ 0.86 $ 0.66 $ 0.84 $ 0.65
Acquisition-related expenses, net of tax (4) - 2,306 - 0.08 - 0.08
Subtotal 24,452 21,145 0.86 0.75 0.84 0.73
Non-cash share-based compensation, net of tax (2) 1,603 1,671 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06
Amortization of intangible assets, net of tax (3) 6,278 5,732 0.22 0.20 0.22 0.20
Adjusted income (non-GAAP) $ 32,333 $ 28,548 $ 1.14 $ 1.00 $ 1.12 $ 0.99
Weighted average shares of common stock used in
computing basic and diluted earnings per share (GAAP) 28,435 28,372 28,986 28,769
Six Months Ended August 31, Basic EPS Diluted EPS
2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014
Net income as reported (GAAP) $ 44,862 $ 35,237 $ 1.58 $ 1.23 $ 1.54 $ 1.21
Acquisition-related expenses, net of tax (4) - 2,306 - 0.08 - 0.08
Asset impairment charges, net of tax (5) 2,656 8,155 0.09 0.28 0.09 0.28
Subtotal 47,518 45,698 1.67 1.59 1.64 1.57
Non-cash share-based compensation, net of tax (2) 3,345 2,839 0.12 0.10 0.12 0.10
Amortization of intangible assets, net of tax (3) 12,172 10,774 0.43 0.37 0.42 0.37
Adjusted income (non-GAAP) $ 63,035 $ 59,311 $ 2.21 $ 2.06 $ 2.17 $ 2.03
Weighted average shares of common stock used in
computing basic and diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP) 28,478 28,738 29,037 29,192

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Reconciliation of Fiscal Year 2016 GAAP Outlook for GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS)

to Adjusted Diluted EPS (non-GAAP) (1) (8)

(Unaudited)

Fiscal Year Ended February 29, 2016

Period EndedAugust 31, 2015 (Six Months)

Outlook for theBalance of the Fiscal Year (Six Months)

Outlook for theFiscal Year (Twelve Months)

Diluted EPS, as reported (GAAP) $ 1.54 $ 2.80 - $ 3.10 4.34 - $ 4.64
Asset impairment charges, net of tax (5) 0.09 - - - 0.09 - 0.09
Subtotal 1.63 2.80 - 3.10 4.43 - 4.73
Non-cash share-based compensation, net of tax (2) 0.12 0.13 - 0.16 0.25 - 0.28
Amortization of intangible assets, net of tax (3) 0.42 0.40 - 0.42 0.82 - 0.84
Adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP) $ 2.17 $ 3.33 - $ 3.68 $ 5.50 - $ 5.85

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Notes to Press Release

(1)

This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted operating income, adjusted income, adjusted diluted EPS, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA (“Non-GAAP measures”) that are discussed in the accompanying press release or in the preceding tables are considered non-GAAP financial information as contemplated by SEC Regulation G, Rule 100. Accordingly, we are providing the preceding tables that reconcile these measures to their corresponding GAAP-based measures presented in our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income in the accompanying tables to the press release. The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations. The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures, in combination with the Company's financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP, provides investors with additional perspective. The Company further believes that the items excluded from certain non-GAAP measures do not accurately reflect the underlying performance of its continuing operations for the periods in which they are incurred, even though some of these excluded items may be incurred and reflected in the Company's GAAP financial results in the foreseeable future. The material limitation associated with the use of the non-GAAP financial measures is that the non-GAAP measures do not reflect the full economic impact of the Company's activities. These non-GAAP measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, are not an alternative to GAAP financial information, and may be calculated differently than non-GAAP financial information disclosed by other companies. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on non-GAAP information.

(2)

Adjustments for the three months ended August 31, 2015 and 2014 consist of non-cash share-based compensation expense of $1.88 million ($1.60 million after tax) and $1.92 million ($1.67 million after tax), respectively. Adjustments for the six months ended August 31, 2015 and 2014 consist of non-cash share-based compensation expense of $3.94 million ($3.35 million after tax) and $3.21 million ($2.84 million after tax), respectively. Share-based compensation expense is recognized for share-based awards outstanding under share-based compensation plans.

(3)

Adjustments for the three months ended August 31, 2015 and 2014 consist of non-cash intangible asset amortization expense of $7.21 million ($6.28 million after tax) and $6.32 million ($5.73 million after tax), respectively. Adjustments for the six months ended August 31, 2015 and 2014 consist of non-cash intangible asset amortization expense of $14.02 million ($12.17 million after tax) and $11.57 million ($10.77 million after tax), respectively.

(4)

Adjustment consists of expenses of $3.61 million ($2.31 million after tax) incurred in connection with the Healthy Directions acquisition in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015.

(5)

Adjustments for the six months ended August 31, 2015 and 2014 consist of non-cash asset impairment charges of $3.00 million ($2.66 million after tax) and $9.00 million ($8.16 million after tax) recorded as a result of our annual evaluation of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment. The non-cash charges relate to certain trademarks in our Beauty segment, which were written down to their estimated fair value, determined on the basis of future discounted cash flows using the relief from royalty valuation method.

(6)

Total tax effects of adjustments described in Notes 2 through 5, for each of the periods presented:

Three Months Ended August 31, Six Months Ended August 31,
2015 2014 2015 2014
Tax Effects of Adjustments
Non-cash share-based compensation (2) $ (274 ) $ (246 ) $ (593 ) $ (373 )
Amortization of intangible assets (3) (930 ) (583 ) (1,850 ) (800 )
Acquisition-related expenses (4) - (1,305 ) - (1,305 )
Asset impairment charges (5) - - (344 ) (845 )
Total $ (1,204 ) $ (2,134 ) $ (2,787 ) $ (3,323 )
(7) Healthy Directions was acquired on June 30, 2014 and its operations are reported under the Nutritional Supplements segment. Results reported include three- and two- months respectively, and six- and two-months, respectively for the fiscal quarter and year-to-date periods ended August 31, 2015 and 2014.
The VapoSteam business was acquired on March 31, 2015 and its operations are reported under the Healthcare / Home environment segment. Results reported include three- and five- months, respectively, for the fiscal quarter and year-to-date periods ended August 31, 2015.
(8) The diluted EPS outlook is based on an estimated weighted average shares outstanding of 28.8 million for fiscal year 2016.

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