Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: NUS) today announced third
quarter results in line with guidance.
Executive Summary Q3 2024 vs. Prior-year
Quarter
Revenue
$430.1 million; (13.8)%
- (3.4)% FX impact or $(16.7) million
- Rhyz revenue $73.1 million; 20.9%
Earnings Per Share
(EPS)
$0.17 compared to $(0.74) or $0.56
excluding an inventory write-off
Customers
831,768; (15)%
Paid Affiliates
149,264; (20)% or (11)% excluding an
adjustment to eligibility requirements
Sales Leaders
38,284; (19)%
“During the third quarter, we achieved results within our
previous guidance range with challenges in the core business
partially offset by continued strong growth in our Rhyz segment,”
said Ryan Napierski, Nu Skin president and CEO. “While we continue
to face macroeconomic pressures and challenges within the direct
selling industry, our immediate focus is to strengthen the Nu Skin
core with a revised business model intended to improve channel
activation and customer growth beginning with North America and
South Korea this quarter. In addition, we are introducing a
streamlined operating framework to improve profitability with an
adjusted pricing model to improve customer penetration in
developing markets starting with Latin America and certain markets
in Southeast Asia, and an accelerated product portfolio
optimization plan to improve overall gross margin globally. We also
continue to empower growth in our Rhyz businesses with impressive
results coming from Mavely and our manufacturing companies.”
Q3 2024 Year-over-year Operating Results
Revenue
$430.1 million compared to $498.8
million
- (3.4)% FX impact or $(16.7) million
- Rhyz revenue $73.1 million; 20.9%
Gross Margin
70.1% compared to 58.6% or 71.8% excluding
an inventory write-off
- Nu Skin business was 76.5% compared to 61.8% or 76.8% excluding
an inventory write-off
Selling Expenses
39.0% compared to 37.6%
- Nu Skin business was 43.5% compared to 41.7%
- Includes expense for biannual sales conferences
G&A Expenses
26.9% compared to 26.2%
Operating Margin
4.2% compared to (5.3)% or 7.9% excluding
an inventory write-off
Interest Expense
$6.5 million compared to $7.5 million
Other Income/(Expense)
$1.6 million compared to $(0.6)
million
Income Tax Rate
37.6% compared to (7.3)% or 10.1%
excluding an inventory write-off
EPS
$0.17 compared to $(0.74) or $0.56
excluding an inventory write-off
Stockholder Value
Dividend Payments
$3.0 million
Stock Repurchases
$0.0 million
- $162.4 million remaining in authorization
Q4 and Full-year 2024 Outlook
Q4 2024 Revenue
$410 to $445 million; (16)% to (9)%
- Approximately (2) to (1)% FX impact
Q4 2024 EPS
$(0.09) to $0.01 or $0.19 to $0.29
non-GAAP
2024 Revenue
$1.70 to $1.73 billion; (14)% to (12)%
- Approximately (4) to (3)% FX impact
2024 EPS
$(2.32) to $(2.22) or $0.65 to $0.75
non-GAAP
“As part of our cost-efficiency program, during the quarter we
saved an additional $15 million in general and administrative
expense and remain on track to meet the high end of our range of
$45 to $65 million for 2024,” said James D. Thomas, chief financial
officer. “During the quarter, we generated $31.4 million in cash
from operations, reduced inventory levels $43 million year over
year and paid down debt to further strengthen our balance sheet.
Given ongoing pressures in the core Nu Skin business, we are
adjusting our 2024 outlook. We now anticipate 2024 revenue in the
range of $1.70 to $1.73 billion, with earnings per share of $(2.32)
to $(2.22) or $0.65 to $0.75 excluding restructuring and impairment
charges. For Q4, we are forecasting projected revenue of $410 to
$445 million and earnings per share of $(0.09) to $0.01 or $0.19 to
$0.29 excluding planned restructuring charges.”
Conference Call
The Nu Skin Enterprises management team will host a conference
call with the investment community today at 5 p.m. (ET). Those
wishing to access the webcast, as well as the financial information
presented during the call, can visit the Investor Relations page on
the company's website at ir.nuskin.com. A replay of the webcast
will be available on the same page through Nov. 21, 2024.
About Nu Skin Enterprises Inc.
The Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: NUS) family of companies
includes Nu Skin and Rhyz Inc. Nu Skin is an integrated beauty and
wellness company, powered by a dynamic affiliate opportunity
platform, which operates in nearly 50 markets worldwide. Backed by
40 years of scientific research, the company’s products help people
look, feel and live their best with brands including Nu Skin®
personal care, Pharmanex® nutrition and ageLOC® anti-aging, which
includes an award-winning line of beauty device systems. Formed in
2018, Rhyz is a synergistic ecosystem of consumer, technology and
manufacturing companies focused on innovation within the beauty,
wellness and lifestyle categories.
Important Information Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements: This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, that represent the company’s current
expectations and beliefs. All statements other than statements of
historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of
federal and state securities laws and include, but are not limited
to, statements of management’s expectations regarding the macro
environment and the company’s performance, growth and growth
opportunities, strategies, initiatives, areas of focus, sales
force, shareholder value, product previews and launches, product
portfolio optimization, transformation, evolution, operational and
financial initiatives, digital tools and initiatives, new market
expansion, and plans for developing and emerging markets;
projections regarding revenue, expenses, margins, tax rates,
earnings per share, foreign currency fluctuations, future
dividends, uses of cash, financial position and other financial
items; statements of belief; and statements of assumptions
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“continue,” “outlook,” “guidance,” “improve,” “enhance,” “will,”
“would,” “could,” “may,” “might,” the negative of these words and
other similar words.
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:
- 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 that direct selling laws and regulations in any of the
company’s markets, including the United States and Mainland China,
may be modified, interpreted or enforced in a manner that results
in negative changes to the company’s business model or negatively
impacts its revenue, sales force or business, including through the
interruption of sales activities, loss of licenses, increased
scrutiny of sales force actions, imposition of fines, or any other
adverse actions or events;
- economic conditions and events globally;
- competitive pressures in the company’s markets;
- risk that epidemics, including COVID-19 and related
disruptions, or other crises could negatively impact our
business;
- adverse publicity related to the company’s business, products,
industry or any legal actions or complaints by the company’s sales
force or others;
- political, legal, tax and regulatory uncertainties, including
trade policies, associated with operating in Mainland China and
other international markets;
- uncertainty regarding meeting restrictions and other government
scrutiny in Mainland China, as well as negative media and consumer
sentiment in Mainland China on our business operations and
results;
- 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
businesses the company has acquired;
- risks related to accurately predicting, delivering or
maintaining sufficient quantities of products to support 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 its
ability to import or continue selling a product in a market if the
product is determined to be a medical device or if the company is
unable to register the product in a timely manner under applicable
regulatory requirements; and
- the company’s future tax-planning initiatives, any prospective
or retrospective increases in duties or tariffs 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.
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 Securities and Exchange Commission. The
forward-looking statements set forth the company’s beliefs as of
the date that such information was first provided, and the company
assumes no duty to update the forward-looking statements contained
in this release to reflect any change except as required by
law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures: Constant-currency revenue
change 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 that amount to the
prior-year period’s revenue. The company believes that
constant-currency revenue change is useful to investors, lenders
and analysts because such information enables them to gauge the
impact of foreign-currency fluctuations on the company’s revenue
from period to period.
Earnings per share, gross margin, operating margin and income
tax rate, each excluding restructuring and impairment charges
and/or inventory write-off charges, also are non-GAAP financial
measures. Restructuring and impairment charges and inventory
write-off charges are not part of the ongoing operations of our
underlying business. The company believes that these non-GAAP
financial measures are useful to investors, lenders and analysts
because removing the impact of these charges facilitates
period-to-period comparisons of the company’s performance. Please
see the reconciliations of these items to our earnings per share,
gross margin, operating margin and income tax rate calculated under
GAAP, below.
The following table sets forth revenue for the three-month
periods ended September 30, 2024, and 2023 for each of our
reportable segments (U.S. dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Constant-
Currency
2024
2023
Change
Change
Nu Skin
Americas
$
77,194
$
91,671
(15.8)%
0.1%
Southeast Asia/Pacific
59,515
68,743
(13.4)%
(13.2)%
Mainland China
53,020
70,225
(24.5)%
(25.4)%
Japan
47,222
53,399
(11.6)%
(8.9)%
South Korea
45,201
63,709
(29.1)%
(27.1)%
Europe & Africa
38,577
50,048
(22.9)%
(23.6)%
Hong Kong/Taiwan
33,749
40,724
(17.1)%
(16.4)%
Nu Skin other
2,518
(274)
1,019.0%
1,019.0%
Total Nu Skin
356,996
438,245
(18.5)%
(14.7)%
Rhyz Investments
Manufacturing
51,773
49,714
4.1%
4.1%
Rhyz other
21,376
10,813
97.7%
97.7%
Total Rhyz Investments
73,149
60,527
20.9%
20.9%
Total
$
430,145
$
498,772
(13.8)%
(10.4)%
The following table sets forth revenue for the nine-month
periods ended September 30, 2024, and 2023 for each of our
reportable segments (U.S. dollars in thousands):
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Constant-
Currency
2024
2023
Change
Change
Nu Skin
Americas
$
237,160
$
300,469
(21.1)%
(12.1)%
Southeast Asia/Pacific
179,921
200,317
(10.2)%
(7.4)%
Mainland China
178,797
226,563
(21.1)%
(19.2)%
Japan
134,045
156,867
(14.5)%
(6.5)%
South Korea
130,283
187,719
(30.6)%
(28.0)%
Europe & Africa
121,564
144,460
(15.8)%
(16.0)%
Hong Kong/Taiwan
98,061
112,380
(12.7)%
(10.8)%
Nu Skin other
3,186
208
1,431.7%
1,431.7%
Total Nu Skin
1,083,017
1,328,983
(18.5)%
(14.3)%
Rhyz Investments
Manufacturing
153,548
131,032
17.2%
17.2%
Rhyz other
49,967
20,476
144.0%
144.0%
Total Rhyz Investments
203,515
151,508
34.3%
34.3%
Total
$
1,286,532
$
1,480,491
(13.1)%
(9.3)%
The following table provides information concerning the number
of Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders in our core Nu Skin
business for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2024, and
2023:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
2024
2023
Change
Customers
Americas
211,583
231,215
(8)%
Southeast Asia/Pacific
86,307
111,151
(22)%
Mainland China
148,402
189,221
(22)%
Japan
112,257
114,316
(2)%
South Korea
90,248
109,550
(18)%
Europe & Africa
135,291
169,320
(20)%
Hong Kong/Taiwan
47,680
54,134
(12)%
Total Customers
831,768
978,907
(15)%
Paid Affiliates
Americas
28,772
32,769
(12)%
Southeast Asia/Pacific(1)
26,749
33,574
(20)%
Mainland China
22,843
27,509
(17)%
Japan(1)
22,623
37,695
(40)%
South Korea
20,774
24,110
(14)%
Europe & Africa
16,556
19,254
(14)%
Hong Kong/Taiwan
10,947
11,251
(3)%
Total Paid Affiliates
149,264
186,162
(20)%
Sales Leaders
Americas
6,450
7,537
(14)%
Southeast Asia/Pacific
5,398
6,351
(15)%
Mainland China
9,348
12,647
(26)%
Japan
6,866
7,087
(3)%
South Korea
4,388
6,436
(32)%
Europe & Africa
3,318
4,105
(19)%
Hong Kong/Taiwan
2,516
2,868
(12)%
Total Sales Leaders
38,284
47,031
(19)%
(1) The September 30, 2024, number is
affected by a change in eligibility requirements for receiving
certain rewards within our compensation structure. We plan to
implement these changes in additional segments over the next
several quarters.
- “Customers” are persons who have purchased directly from the
Company during the three months ended as of the date indicated. Our
Customer numbers include members of our sales force who made such a
purchase, including Paid Affiliates and those who qualify as Sales
Leaders, but they do not include consumers who purchase directly
from members of our sales force.
- “Paid Affiliates” are any Brand Affiliates, as well as members
of our sales force in Mainland China, who earned sales compensation
during the three-month period. In all of our markets besides
Mainland China, we refer to members of our independent sales force
as “Brand Affiliates” because their primary role is to promote our
brand and products through their personal social networks.
- “Sales Leaders” are the three-month average of our monthly
Brand Affiliates, as well as sales employees and independent
marketers in Mainland China, who achieved certain qualification
requirements as of the end of each month of the quarter.
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES,
INC.
Consolidated Statements of
Income (Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in thousands,
except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Revenue
$
430,145
$
498,772
$
1,286,532
$
1,480,491
Cost of sales
128,682
206,505
383,828
475,635
Gross profit
301,463
292,267
902,704
1,004,856
Operating expenses:
Selling expenses
167,612
187,750
486,617
561,039
General and administrative expenses
115,620
130,882
358,107
401,825
Restructuring and impairment expenses
—
—
156,484
9,787
Total operating expenses
283,232
318,632
1,001,208
972,651
Operating income (loss)
18,231
(26,365)
(98,504)
32,205
Interest expense
6,500
7,535
20,545
18,192
Other income (expense), net
1,567
(551)
1,800
3,237
Income (loss) before provision for income
taxes
13,298
(34,451)
(117,249)
17,250
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
4,996
2,504
(6,760)
15,937
Net income (loss)
$
8,302
$
(36,955)
$
(110,489)
$
1,313
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic
$
0.17
$
(0.74)
$
(2.23)
$
0.03
Diluted
$
0.17
$
(0.74)
$
(2.23)
$
0.03
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
(000s):
Basic
49,707
49,859
49,645
49,812
Diluted
49,733
49,859
49,645
50,029
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES,
INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
September 30,
2024
December 31,
2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
227,751
$
256,057
Current investments
10,077
11,759
Accounts receivable, net
68,812
72,879
Inventories, net
247,789
279,978
Prepaid expenses and other
98,942
81,198
Total current assets
653,371
701,871
Property and equipment, net
410,673
432,965
Operating lease right-of-use assets
85,550
90,107
Goodwill
99,885
230,768
Other intangible assets, net
85,266
105,309
Other assets
248,150
245,443
Total assets
$
1,590,895
$
1,806,463
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
32,736
$
43,505
Accrued expenses
246,615
260,366
Current portion of long-term debt
60,000
25,000
Total current liabilities
339,351
328,871
Operating lease liabilities
68,351
70,943
Long-term debt
373,470
478,040
Other liabilities
94,848
106,641
Total liabilities
876,020
984,495
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Class A common stock – 500 million shares
authorized, $0.001 par value, 90.6 million shares issued
91
91
Additional paid-in capital
624,665
621,853
Treasury stock, at cost – 40.9 million and
41.1 million shares
(1,563,878)
(1,570,440)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(105,040)
(100,006)
Retained earnings
1,751,037
1,870,470
Total stockholders' equity
706,875
821,968
Total liabilities and stockholders’
equity
$
1,582,895
$
1,806,463
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES,
INC.
Reconciliation of Gross Margin
Excluding Impact of Inventory Write-off to GAAP Gross
Margin
(in thousands, except for per
share amounts)
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Gross Profit
$
301,463
$
292,267
$
902,704
$
1,004,856
Impact of inventory write-off
-
65,728
-
65,728
Adjusted Gross Profit
$
301,463
$
357,995
$
902,704
$
1,070,584
Gross Margin
70.1%
58.6%
70.2%
67.9%
Gross Margin, excluding inventory
write-off impact
70.1%
71.8%
70.2%
72.3%
Revenue
$
430,145
$
498,772
$
1,286,532
$
1,480,491
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES,
INC.
Reconciliation of Core Nu Skin
Business Gross Margin Excluding Impact of Inventory Write-off to
GAAP Gross Margin
(in thousands, except for per
share amounts)
Three months ended
September 30,
2024
2023
Gross Profit
$
273,155
$
270,630
Impact of inventory write-off
-
65,728
Adjusted Gross Profit
$
273,155
$
336,358
Gross Margin
76.5%
61.8%
Gross Margin, excluding inventory
write-off impact
76.5%
76.8%
Revenue
$
356,996
$
438,245
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES,
INC.
Reconciliation of
Operating Margin Excluding Impact of Inventory Write-off,
Restructuring and Impairment to GAAP Operating Margin
(in thousands, except for per
share amounts)
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Operating Income
$
18,231
$
(26,365)
$
(98,504)
$
32,205
Impact of restructuring and impairment
-
-
156,484
9,787
Impact of inventory write-off
-
65,728
-
65,728
Adjusted operating income
$
18,231
$
39,363
$
57,980
$
107,720
Operating margin
4.2%
(5.3)%
(7.7)%
2.2%
Operating margin, excluding inventory
write-off, restructuring and impairment impact
4.2%
7.9%
4.5%
7.3%
Revenue
$
430,145
$
498,772
$
1,286,532
$
1,480,491
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES,
INC.
Reconciliation of Effective
Tax Rate Excluding Impact of Inventory Write-off, Restructuring and
Impairment to GAAP Effective Tax Rate
(in thousands, except for per
share amounts)
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
$
4,996
$
2,504
$
(6,760)
$
15,937
Impact of inventory write-off,
restructuring and impairment on provision for income taxes
-
650
23,071
3,243
Provision for income taxes, excluding
impact of inventory write-off, restructuring and impairment
$
4,996
$
3,154
$
16,311
$
19,180
Income before provision for income
taxes
13,298
(34,451)
(117,249)
17,250
Impact of inventory write-off
-
65,728
-
65,728
Impact of restructuring and impairment
-
-
156,484
9,787
Income before provision for income taxes,
excluding impact of inventory write-off, restructuring and
impairment
$
13,298
$
31,277
$
39,235
$
92,765
Effective tax rate
37.6%
(7.3)%
5.8%
92.4%
Effective tax rate, excluding impact of
inventory write-off, restructuring and impairment
37.6%
10.1%
41.6%
20.7%
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES,
INC.
Reconciliation of Earnings Per
Share Excluding Impact of Inventory Write-off, Restructuring and
Impairment to GAAP Earnings Per Share
(in thousands, except for per
share amounts)
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net income
$
8,302
$
(36,955)
$
(110,489)
$
1,313
Impact of inventory write-off
-
65,728
-
65,728
Impact of restructuring and impairment
-
-
156,484
9,787
Tax impact
-
(650)
(23,071)
(3,243)
Adjusted net income
$
8,302
$
28,123
$
22,924
$
73,585
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.17
$
(0.74)
$
(2.23)
$
0.03
Diluted earnings per share, excluding
inventory write-off, restructuring and impairment impact
$
0.17
$
0.56
$
0.46
$
1.47
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
(000)
49,733
49,859
49,645
50,029
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES,
INC.
Reconciliation of Earnings Per
Share Excluding Impact of Restructuring and Impairment to GAAP
Earnings Per Share
Three months ended
December 31, 2024
Year ended
December 31, 2024
Low end
High end
Low end
High end
Earnings Per Share
$
(0.09)
$
0.01
$
(2.32)
$
(2.22)
Impact of restructuring and impairment
expense:
Restructuring and impairment
0.40
0.40
3.55
3.55
Tax impact
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.58)
(0.58)
Adjusted EPS
$
0.19
$
0.29
$
0.65
$
0.75
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