Sales Rise 5.6% at Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy Limited posted an increase in net earnings and sales for the second quarter and six months ended Aug. 31, 2009.

Second quarter sales jumped 5.6% to $162.2 million, while net earnings climbed 50.1% to $15.9 million compared with the same period a year earlier.

Sales for the six months ended Aug. 31, 2009 rose 2.5% to $306 million, while net earnings for the first half of this fiscal year increased 88.3% to $30.4 million.