Nu Skin Enterprises Reports First-Quarter 2019 Results
Executive Summary
Q1 2019 vs. Prior-Year Quarter
Revenue: |
$623.6 million, +1% |
• 7% constant currency growth |
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• (6%) fx impact or ($33.3 M) |
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Earnings Per Share (EPS): |
$0.77 compared to $0.64, + 20% |
Sales Leaders: |
63,248; consistent with the prior year |
Customers: |
1,193,206; +10% |
"We are encouraged by the positive start to the year, which began with a strong first quarter highlighted by 7 percent local-currency growth," said
Q1 2019 Year-Over-Year Operating Results
Revenue: |
$623.6 million compared to $616.2 million |
• 7% constant currency growth |
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• (6%) fx impact or ($33.3 M) |
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Gross Margin: |
76.5% compared to 76.3% |
• Nu Skin business was 78.7%, compared to 77.9% |
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Selling Expenses: |
40.0% of revenue compared to 41.8% |
• Nu Skin business was 42.0%, compared to 42.9% |
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G&A Expenses: |
25.4% of revenue compared to 24.9% |
Operating Margin: |
11.0% compared to 9.6% |
Other Income / (Expense): |
($2.8) million expense compared to $1.2 million income |
Income Tax Rate: |
34.7% compared to 41.0% |
EPS: |
$0.77 compared to $0.64, +20% |
Stockholder Value
Dividend Payments: |
$20.5 million |
Stock Repurchases: |
$0.8 million; $470.2 million remaining in authorization |
Q2 and Full-Year 2019 Outlook
Q2 2019 Revenue: |
$660 to $680 million, 3% to 6% decline |
• Approximately (4%) to (5%) fx impact |
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• Prior year included approximately $95 million of LumiSpa sales, driven by Mainland China introduction |
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Q2 2019 EPS: |
$0.91 to $0.98 |
2019 Revenue: |
$2.76 to $2.81 billion, 3% to 5% growth |
• Approximately (2%) to (3%) fx impact |
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2019 EPS |
$3.80 to $4.05 |
"We remain confident in our growth prospects in 2019 as we focus on the continued execution of our growth strategy," said Wood. "We will drive increased productivity by investing in technologies to better support our sales leaders, expanding our global beauty device systems with product introductions and line extensions, and optimizing our Velocity sales compensation program."
"Our solid first quarter results keep us on track to achieve a strong year," said
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The forward-looking statements and related assumptions involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from any forward-looking statements or views expressed herein. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:
- adverse publicity related to the company's business, products, industry or any legal actions or complaints by the company's sales force or others;
- risk that direct selling laws and regulations in any of our markets, including
the United States and Mainland China, may be modified, interpreted or enforced in a manner that results in negative changes to our business model or negatively impacts our revenue, sales force or business, including through the interruption of sales activities, loss of licenses, imposition of fines, or any other adverse actions or events; - any failure of current or planned initiatives or products to generate interest among the company's sales force and customers and generate sponsoring and selling activities on a sustained basis;
- risk of foreign currency fluctuations and the currency translation impact on the company's business associated with these fluctuations;
- uncertainties regarding the future financial performance of the company's recent acquisitions;
- risks related to accurately predicting, delivering or maintaining sufficient quantities of products to support our planned initiatives or launch strategies, and increased risk of inventory write-offs if the company over-forecasts demand for a product or changes its planned initiatives or launch strategies;
- regulatory risks associated with the company's products, which could require the company to modify its claims or inhibit the company's ability to import or continue selling a product in a market if it is determined to be a medical device or if it is unable to register the product in a timely manner under applicable regulatory requirements;
- unpredictable economic conditions and events globally;
- uncertainties related to interpretation of, and forthcoming regulations under, the recently enacted U.S. tax reform legislation; the company's future tax-planning initiatives; any prospective or retrospective increases in duties on the company's products imported into the company's markets outside of
the United States ; and any adverse results of tax audits or unfavorable changes to tax laws in the company's various markets; and - continued competitive pressures in the company's markets.
The company's financial performance and the forward-looking statements contained herein are further qualified by a detailed discussion of associated risks set forth in the documents filed by the company with the
Non-GAAP Financial Measures: Constant-currency revenue growth is a non-GAAP financial measure that removes the impact of fluctuations in foreign-currency exchange rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of the company's performance. It is calculated by translating the current period's revenue at the same average exchange rates in effect during the applicable prior-year period and then comparing this amount to the prior-year period's revenue.
The Company's revenue results by segment for the three-month periods ended
Three Months Ended |
Constant |
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2019 |
2018 |
Change |
Change(1) |
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Nu Skin |
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Mainland China |
$ |
208,488 |
$ |
197,531 |
6% |
12% |
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Americas/Pacific |
86,456 |
92,289 |
(6)% |
2% |
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South Korea |
83,853 |
88,930 |
(6)% |
(1)% |
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Southeast Asia |
72,495 |
70,860 |
2% |
5% |
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Japan |
62,109 |
63,224 |
(2)% |
— |
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Hong Kong/Taiwan |
40,558 |
40,992 |
(1)% |
2% |
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EMEA |
41,818 |
44,981 |
(7)% |
1% |
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Other |
(1,426) |
235 |
(707)% |
(707)% |
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Total Nu Skin |
594,351 |
599,042 |
(1)% |
5% |
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Manufacturing |
29,272 |
17,177 |
70% |
70% |
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Grow Tech |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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Total |
$ |
623,623 |
$ |
616,219 |
1% |
7% |
The company's Customers and Sales Leaders statistics by segment for the three-month periods ended
As of |
As of |
% Increase (Decrease) |
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Customers |
Sales Leaders |
Customers |
Sales Leaders |
Customers |
Sales Leaders |
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Mainland China |
272,053 |
26,986 |
200,231 |
27,045 |
36% |
— |
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Americas/Pacific |
242,925 |
7,862 |
245,588 |
8,248 |
(1)% |
(5)% |
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South Korea |
181,150 |
6,671 |
179,384 |
7,338 |
1% |
(9)% |
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Southeast Asia |
138,112 |
7,071 |
117,689 |
6,559 |
17% |
8% |
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Japan |
126,526 |
5,840 |
128,598 |
6,198 |
(2)% |
(6)% |
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Hong Kong/Taiwan |
70,354 |
3,959 |
72,401 |
3,864 |
(3)% |
2% |
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EMEA |
162,086 |
4,859 |
141,673 |
4,246 |
14% |
14% |
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Total |
1,193,206 |
63,248 |
1,085,564 |
63,498 |
10% |
— |
"Customers" are persons who purchased products directly from the company during the previous three months. Our Customer numbers do not include consumers who purchase products directly from members of our sales force. |
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"Sales Leaders" are independent distributors, and sales employees and independent marketers in China, who achieve certain qualification requirements. |
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC. |
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Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) |
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(U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) |
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Three Months Ended |
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2019 |
2018 |
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Revenue |
$ |
623,623 |
$ |
616,219 |
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Cost of sales |
146,664 |
146,281 |
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Gross profit |
476,959 |
469,938 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Selling expenses |
249,708 |
257,702 |
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General and administrative expenses |
158,598 |
153,246 |
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Total operating expenses |
408,306 |
410,948 |
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Operating income |
68,653 |
58,990 |
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Other income (expense), net |
(2,848) |
1,207 |
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Income before provision for income taxes |
65,805 |
60,197 |
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Provision for income taxes |
22,803 |
24,658 |
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Net income |
$ |
43,002 |
$ |
35,539 |
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Net income per share: |
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Basic |
$ |
0.78 |
$ |
0.66 |
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Diluted |
$ |
0.77 |
$ |
0.64 |
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding (000s): |
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Basic |
55,436 |
53,997 |
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Diluted |
56,128 |
55,959 |
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC. |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) |
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(U.S. dollars in thousands) |
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March 31, |
December 31, |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
310,288 |
$ |
386,911 |
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Current investments |
8,038 |
11,346 |
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Accounts receivable |
57,390 |
53,282 |
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Inventories, net |
304,311 |
295,821 |
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Prepaid expenses and other |
67,655 |
51,877 |
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747,682 |
799,237 |
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Property and equipment, net |
445,605 |
464,535 |
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Right-of-use assets |
117,329 |
— |
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Goodwill |
196,573 |
196,573 |
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Other intangible assets, net |
86,935 |
89,989 |
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Other assets |
160,977 |
144,112 |
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Total assets |
$ |
1,755,101 |
$ |
1,694,446 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ |
52,273 |
$ |
47,617 |
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Accrued expenses |
304,770 |
322,583 |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
45,000 |
69,455 |
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402,043 |
439,655 |
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Operating lease liability |
81,075 |
— |
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Long-term debt |
356,247 |
361,008 |
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Other liabilities |
104,541 |
111,916 |
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Total liabilities |
943,906 |
912,579 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders' equity: |
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Class A common stock – 500 million shares authorized, $0.001 par value, 90.6 million shares issued |
91 |
91 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
553,270 |
552,564 |
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Treasury stock, at cost – 35.0 million and 35.2 million shares |
(1,325,251) |
(1,326,605) |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(75,794) |
(79,934) |
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Retained earnings |
1,658,879 |
1,635,751 |
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811,195 |
781,867 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ |
1,755,101 |
$ |
1,694,446 |
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