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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Oct. 03, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our summary of significant accounting policies is included in Note 2 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026 (“Form 10-K”), filed by Helios with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2026. There have been no significant changes to our significant accounting policies since the filing of our Form 10-K.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for reporting on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for consolidated financial statements are not included herein. The financial statements are prepared on a consistent basis (including normal recurring adjustments) and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the Form 10-K. In management’s opinion, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position are reflected in the interim periods presented. Operating results for the nine months ended October 3, 2026, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2027.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and

liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Certain conditions may result in a loss, which will only be resolved by future events. We, along with our legal counsel, evaluate such contingent liabilities, which inherently involves judgment. If it is probable that a loss has been incurred and can be reasonably estimated, we accrue for such contingent losses. If a potentially material loss contingency is not probable but reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, we disclose the nature of the contingent liability and an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material.

The Company records a contingent gain when the following conditions are met: (a) the amount to be received is known, (b) there is no potential for appeal or reversal, and (c) collectability is reasonably assured.

Capitalized Software Development Costs

The Company sells certain products that contain embedded software that is integral to the functionality of the products. Internal and external costs incurred for developing this software are charged to expense until technological feasibility has been established, at which point the development costs are capitalized. Capitalized software development costs primarily include payroll, benefits and other headcount related expenses. Once the products are available for general release to customers, no additional costs are capitalized. Capitalized software development costs, net of accumulated amortization, were $14.4 and $13.2 at October 3, 2026, and January 3, 2026, respectively, and are included in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. For the nine months ended October 3, 2026 and September 27, 2025 amortization expense of Capitalized software development costs were $1.4 and $1.5, respectively, and are included in Cost of sales in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Earnings Per Share

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share (in millions, except per share data):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

October 3, 2026

 

 

September 27, 2025

 

 

October 3, 2026

 

 

September 27, 2025

 

Net income

 

$

17.6

 

 

$

10.3

 

 

$

59.2

 

 

$

28.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic

 

 

32.9

 

 

 

33.1

 

 

 

33.0

 

 

 

33.2

 

Net effect of dilutive securities - Stock based compensation

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.1

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted

 

 

33.0

 

 

 

33.3

 

 

 

33.1

 

 

 

33.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.54

 

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

1.79

 

 

$

0.87

 

Diluted

 

$

0.53

 

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

1.79

 

 

$

0.87

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net earnings by the coinciding weighted average number of shares outstanding. Our calculation of diluted earnings per share includes the impact of the assumed vesting of outstanding restricted stock units and dilutive stock options, based on the treasury stock method and includes performance-based stock options only when the related performance conditions would have been satisfied had the end of the reporting period been the end of the performance period. At October 3, 2026, there were 98,136 stock options excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation as they would have been anti-dilutive and 114,699 performance-based stock options excluded as the related cumulative performance conditions had not been achieved.

 

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Standard

There were no accounting standards adopted during the nine months ended October 3, 2026 that had a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). This ASU requires enhanced disclosures about types of expenses, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and amortization, in commonly presented expense captions. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. Entities may apply the amendments prospectively or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The updated standard will impact only our disclosures, with no impact to our financial condition or results of operations.

In September 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2025-06 Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal User Software (Subtopic 350-40) - Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. The amendments in this update remove references to project stages when determining if development costs should be capitalized in order to better align the accounting with how software is developed. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. Entities may apply the amendments prospectively, retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements, or using a modified approach based on the status of the software development project and whether software costs were capitalized before the date of adoption. The Company does not expect the changes to have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements and is assessing when to adopt the standard.

Management reviewed other accounting standards issued but not yet effective as of October 3, 2026 and does not expect their adoption to have a material impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements or disclosures.