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Nu Skin Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-year 2023 Results Above Company Guidance Company updates capital allocation priorities, announces dividend and provides initial outlook for Q1 and

Key Takeaway: Nu Skin Enterprises reported its financial results for Q4 and FY 2023, showing slight improvement over company guidance, with Q4 revenue at $488.6 million. Despite achieving strong growth in the Rhyz businesses, overall revenue was down 12% year-over-year, accompanied by a decline in customer and affiliate numbers. The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.06 and provided an initial outlook for Q1 2024, projecting a challenging macroeconomic environment. The management emphasized their focus on long-term growth and strategic investments.

Market Sentiment Analysis

POSITIVE FACTORS

  • Q4 2023 results were slightly above company guidance.
  • Strong growth in Rhyz segment, contributing substantially to revenue.
  • Dividend of $0.06 per share announced, demonstrating commitment to shareholder value.

CONCERNS & RISKS

  • Revenue and EPS have declined compared to the prior year.
  • Significant decrease in the number of customers and affiliates.

Full Press Release Details

Nu Skin Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-year 2023 Results
Above Company Guidance
Company updates capital allocation priorities, announces dividend
and provides initial outlook for Q1 and FY 2024
PROVO, Utah - Feb. 14, 2024 - Nu Skin Enterprises
Inc. (NYSE: NUS) today announced fourth quarter and full-year 2023 results slightly above its latest guidance.
Q4 2023 vs. Prior-year Quarter
Revenue $488.6 million; (6)% (1)% FX impact or $(7.2) million Rhyz revenue $65.1 million; 101%
Earnings Per Share (EPS) $0.15 or $0.37 excluding restructuring and other charges, compared to $1.15 or $0.89 excluding restructuring and impairment charges and a favorable tax rate in Q4 22
Customers 977,039; (15)%
Paid Affiliates 166,886; (30)% or (13)% excluding an adjustment to eligibility requirements
Sales Leaders 44,059; (10)%
Revenue: $1.97 billion; (12)% (3)% FX impact or $(60.4) million Rhyz revenue $216.6 million; 41%
Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.17 or $1.85 excluding inventory write-off and other charges, compared to $2.07 or $2.90 excluding restructuring and impairment charges
"While we continue to work toward our long-term vision of becoming the world's leading integrated beauty and wellness platform, our progress was impacted by persistent
macro-economic pressures and disruptions associated with transforming our business," said Ryan Napierski, Nu Skin president and CEO. "This was particularly evident with our fourth quarter results, which were down in our Americas, South Korea and
Europe & Africa segments. This was offset by seasonal promotions in Mainland China, stabilization in Japan and modest growth in our Hong Kong/Taiwan segment. In addition, we achieved strong growth in our Rhyz businesses, which accounted for 13
percent of our revenue in the fourth quarter.
"We are committed to generating long-term enterprise value by repositioning our company to win in the rapidly evolving beauty and wellness industries by further transforming our core Nu Skin business and accelerating
investment in our rapidly growing Rhyz ecosystem," continued Napierski. "To enhance this transformation, we are reassessing our approach to capital allocation to invest in long-term growth and business evolution. This initiative aims to grant us
increased financial flexibility, enabling us to effectively seize forthcoming growth opportunities. This includes rebalancing our dividend payout ratio to be in line with or better than our industry peers. With the additional available capital, we
will focus our investments relatively evenly across three key initiatives: 1) accelerating the growth opportunities in Rhyz; 2) facilitating a new market expansion model beginning with India anticipated in 2025; and 3) furthering the build-out of
our digital-first affiliate opportunity platform. While we continue to navigate the challenges of a business transformation amid these disruptive times, we have fine-tuned our strategy and remain confident in our ability to generate long-term
growth and value for shareholders."
Q4 2023 Year-over-year Operating Results
Revenue $488.6 million compared to $522.3 million (1)% FX impact or $(7.2) million Rhyz revenue $65.1 million; 101%
Gross Margin 72.1% compared to 71.7% Nu Skin business was 77.4% compared to 74.9%
Selling Expenses 37.1% compared to 38.5% Nu Skin business was 40.8% compared to 40.5%
G&A Expenses 29.7% compared to 24.4%
Operating Margin 3.3% or 6.4% excluding restructuring and other charges compared to 5.3% or 8.8% excluding restructuring and impairment charges
Other Expense $(6.7) million compared to $(3.1) million
Income Tax Rate 21.9% or 24.9% excluding restructuring and other charges compared to (134.9)% or (3.7)% excluding restructuring and impairment charges
EPS $0.15 or $0.37 excluding restructuring and other charges compared to $1.15 or $0.89 excluding restructuring and impairment charges and a tax method change
Dividend Payments $19.3 million
Stock Repurchases $0.0 million $162.4 million remaining in authorization
Q1 and Full-year 2024 Outlook
Q1 2024 Revenue $400 to $435 million; (17)% to (10)% Approximately (3) to (2)% FX impact
Q1 2024 EPS $(0.07) to $0.03 or $0.00 to $0.10 non-GAAP
2024 Revenue $1.73 to $1.87 billion; (12)% to (5)% Approximately (1)% FX impact
2024 EPS $0.75 to $1.15 or $0.95 to $1.35 non-GAAP
"Our initial 2024 guidance assumes the global macro environment remains challenging in the near-term, improving throughout the year," said James D. Thomas, chief financial officer. "Our annual revenue guidance is $1.73 to $1.87 billion, with an approximate 1% foreign currency headwind. We anticipate reported EPS of $0.75 to $1.15
or adjusted earnings of $0.95 to $1.35, excluding charges associated with our extended restructuring plan. Our guidance reflects an anticipated higher global effective tax rate, primarily due to the expected geographical mix of earnings during the
year. For the first quarter, we project revenue of $400 to $435 million, assuming a negative foreign currency impact of approximately 3%, with reported earnings per share of $(0.07) to $0.03 or $0.00 to $0.10 excluding restructuring charges."
The Nu Skin Enterprises board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share, which will be paid on March 6, 2024, to
shareholders of record on Feb. 26, 2024.
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 Feb. 28, 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 nearly 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, shareholder value, financial flexibility, transformation, evolution, investments, initiatives, digital tools and initiatives, and new
market expansion; projections regarding revenue, expenses, tax rates, earnings per share, foreign currency fluctuations, future dividends, uses of cash and other financial items; statements of belief; and statements of assumptions underlying any of
the foregoing. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "believe," "expect," "aim," "commit," "reposition", "anticipate," "accelerate," "project," "vision," "continue," "outlook," "guidance," "improve,"
"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:
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, operating margin and income tax rate, each excluding inventory write-off charges, restructuring charges, and/or other charges,
also are non-GAAP financial measures. Inventory write-off charges and restructuring charges are not part of the ongoing operations of our underlying business, and the legal accrual and non-recurring foreign tax charge that have been excluded in the
non-GAAP financial measures are not typical for our ongoing operations. 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, operating margin and income tax rate calculated under GAAP, below.
The following table sets forth revenue for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 for each of our reportable segments (U.S. dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended December 31, Change Constant- Currency Change
2023 2022
Nu Skin
Americas $ 97,753 $ 128,921 (24 )% (19 )%
Mainland China 71,516 73,935 (3 )% (2 )%
Southeast Asia/Pacific 66,889 76,606 (13 )% (12 )%
South Korea 48,380 60,029 (19 )% (22 )%
Japan 50,966 53,877 (5 )% (1 )%
Europe & Africa 47,892 55,337 (13 )% (18 )%
Hong Kong/Taiwan 41,209 39,789 4 % 5 %
Nu Skin other (1,066 ) 1,525 (170 )% (170 )%
Total Nu Skin 423,539 490,019 (14 )% (12 )%
Rhyz
Manufacturing 50,363 29,560 70 % 70 %
Rhyz other 14,738 2,761 434 % 434 %
Total Rhyz 65,101 32,321 101 % 101 %
Total $ 488,640 $ 522,340 (6 )% (5 )%
The following table sets forth revenue for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 for each of our reportable segments (U.S. dollars in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, Change Constant- Currency Change
2023 2022
Nu Skin
Americas $ 398,222 $ 508,537 (22 )% (18 )%
Mainland China 298,079 360,389 (17 )% (13 )%
Southeast Asia/Pacific 267,206 344,411 (22 )% (21 )%
South Korea 236,099 268,707 (12 )% (11 )%
Japan 207,833 224,896 (8 )% (1 )%
Europe & Africa 192,352 204,275 (6 )% (8 )%
Hong Kong/Taiwan 153,589 157,197 (2 )% 1 %
Nu Skin other -858 3,959 (122 )% (122 )%
Total Nu Skin 1,752,522 2,072,371 (15 )% (13 )%
Rhyz
Manufacturing 181,395 149,458 21 % 21 %
Rhyz other 35,214 3,830 819 % 819 %
Total Rhyz 216,609 153,288 41 % 41 %
Total $ 1,969,131 $ 2,225,659 (12 )% (9 )%
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 December 31, 2023, and 2022:
Year Ended December 31, Change
2023 2022
Customers
Americas 231,183 299,287 (23 )%
Mainland China 207,276 202,933 2 %
Southeast Asia/Pacific 106,471 141,183 (25 )%
South Korea 103,151 123,749 (17 )%
Japan 113,670 119,152 (5 )%
Europe & Africa 163,178 197,917 (18 )%
Hong Kong/Taiwan 52,110 62,903 (17 )%
Total Customers 977,039 1,147,124 (15 )%
Paid Affiliates
Americas 31,910 42,633 (25 )%
Mainland China 25,889 23,436 10 %
Southeast Asia/Pacific 34,404 38,653 (11 )%
South Korea (1) 22,166 45,058 (51 )%
Japan (1) 22,417 38,021 (41 )%
Europe & Africa (1) 18,888 31,869 (41 )%
Hong Kong/Taiwan (1) 11,212 17,286 (35 )%
Total Paid Affiliates 166,886 236,956 (30 )%
Sales Leaders
Americas 7,126 9,594 (26 )%
Mainland China 11,296 12,359 (9 )%
Southeast Asia/Pacific 6,418 6,999 (8 )%
South Korea 5,249 6,094 (14 )%
Japan 7,086 5,936 19 %
Europe & Africa 3,968 4,740 (16 )%
Hong Kong/Taiwan 2,916 3,015 (3 )%
Total Sales Leaders 44,059 48,737 (10 )%
(1) The December 31, 2023, 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. We estimate the change in eligibility requirements resulted in a reduction of approximately 14 thousand, 15 thousand, 6 thousand and 3 thousand for South Korea, Japan,
Europe & Africa and Hong Kong/Taiwan, respectively.
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Revenue $ 488,640 $ 522,340 $ 1,969,131 $ 2,225,659
Cost of sales 136,215 147,816 611,850 630,915
Gross profit 352,425 374,524 1,357,281 1,594,744
Operating expenses:
Selling expenses 181,326 201,031 742,365 879,634
General and administrative expenses 145,033 127,664 546,858 555,769
Restructuring and impairment expenses 10,003 18,370 19,790 48,494
Total operating expenses 336,362 347,065 1,309,013 1,483,897
Operating income (loss) 16,063 27,459 48,268 110,847
Other income (expense), net (6,735 ) (3,104 ) (21,690 ) (21,877 )
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes 9,328 24,355 26,578 88,970
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 2,046 (32,860 ) 17,983 (15,808 )
Net income (loss) $ 7,282 $ 57,215 $ 8,595 $ 104,778
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic $ 0.15 $ 1.16 $ 0.17 $ 2.10
Diluted $ 0.15 $ 1.15 $ 0.17 $ 2.07
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (000s):
Basic 49,411 49,452 49,711 50,002
Diluted 49,479 49,783 49,860 50,525
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 256,057 $ 264,725
Current investments 11,759 13,784
Accounts receivable, net 72,879 47,360
Inventories, net 279,978 346,183
Prepaid expenses and other 81,198 87,816
Total current assets 701,871 759,868
Property and equipment, net 432,965 444,806
Operating lease right-of-use assets 90,107 98,734
Goodwill 230,768 206,432
Other intangible assets, net 105,309 66,701
Other assets 245,443 244,429
Total assets $ 1,806,463 $ 1,820,970
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 43,505 $ 53,963
Accrued expenses 260,366 280,280
Current portion of long-term debt 25,000 25,000
Total current liabilities 328,871 359,243
Operating lease liabilities 70,943 76,540
Long-term debt 478,040 377,466
Other liabilities 106,641 110,425
Total liabilities 984,495 923,674
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 621,853 613,278
Treasury stock, at cost - 41.1 million and 41.1 million shares (1,570,440 ) (1,569,061 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (100,006 ) (86,509 )
Retained earnings 1,870,470 1,939,497
Total stockholders' equity 821,968 897,296
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 1,806,463 $ $1,820,970
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reconciliation of Operating Margin Excluding Impact of Certain Charges to GAAP Operating Margin
(in thousands, except for per share amounts)
Three months ended December 31, Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Operating Income $ 16,063 $ 27,459 $ 48,268 $ 110,847
Impact of inventory write-off - - 65,728 26,905
Impact of restructuring and impairment 10,003 18,370 19,790 48,494
Impact of other charges (2) 5,260 - 5,260 -
Adjusted operating income $ 31,326 $ 45,829 $ 139,046 $ 186,246
Operating margin 3.3 % 5.3 % 2.5 % 5.0 %
Operating margin, excluding impact of certain charges 6.4 % 8.8 % 7.1 % 8.4 %
Revenue $ 488,640 $ 522,340 $ 1,969,131 $ 2,225,659
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate Excluding Impact of Certain Charges to GAAP Effective Tax Rate
(in thousands, except for per share amounts)
Three months ended December 31, Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Provision (benefit) for income taxes $ 2,046 $ (32,860 ) $ 17,983 $ (15,808 )
Impact of certain charges on provision for income taxes 4,081 31,284 7,324 42,838
Provision for income taxes, excluding impact of certain charges $ 6,127 $ (1,576 ) $ 25,307 $ 27,030
Income before provision for income taxes 9,328 24,355 26,578 88,970
Impact of inventory write-off - - 65,728 26,905
Impact of restructuring and impairment 10,003 18,370 19,790 48,494
Impact of other charges (2) 5,260 - 5,260 -
Impact of charges associated with our exit from Grow Tech:
Unrealized investment loss - - - 9,009
Income before provision for income taxes, excluding impact of certain charges $ 24,591 $ 42,725 $ 117,356 $ 173,378
Effective tax rate 21.9 % (134.9 )% 67.7 % (17.8 )%
Effective tax rate, excluding impact of certain charges 24.9 % (3.7 )% 21.6 % 15.6 %
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reconciliation of Earnings Per Share Excluding Impact of Certain Charges to GAAP Earnings Per Share
(in thousands, except for per share amounts)
Three months ended December 31, Year ended December 31,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Net income $ 7,282 $ 57,215 $ 8,595 $ 104,778
Impact of restructuring and inventory write-off expense:
Restructuring and impairment 10,003 18,370 19,790 48,494
Inventory write-off - - 65,728 26,905
Tax impact (3,088 ) 903 (6,331 ) (9,566 )
Impact of other charges: (2)
Impact of other charges 5,260 5,260
Tax impact (993 ) - (993 ) -
Impact of charges associated with our exit from Grow Tech:
Unrealized loss on investment - - - 9,009
Tax impact - - - (1,085 )
Tax impact - (32,187 ) - (32,187 )
Adjusted net income $ 18,464 $ 44,301 $ 92,049 $ 146,348
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.15 $ 1.15 $ 0.17 $ 2.07
Diluted earnings per share, excluding impact of certain charges $ 0.37 $ 0.89 $ 1.85 $ 2.90
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (000) 49,479 49,783 49,860 50,525
(2) Other charges consist of a legal contingency ($3.0 million) and a non-recurring foreign tax charge ($2.3 million) that were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2023.
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reconciliation of Earnings Per Share Excluding Impact of Restructuring to GAAP Earnings Per Share
Three months ended March 31, Year ended December 31,
2024 - Low- end 2024 High- end 2024 - Low- end 2024 High- end
Earnings Per Share $ (0.07 ) $ 0.03 $ 0.75 $ 1.15
Impact of restructuring expense:
Restructuring 0.10 0.10 0.30 0.30
Tax impact (0.03 ) (0.03 ) (0.10 ) (0.10 )
Adjusted EPS $ - $ 0.10 $ 0.95 $ 1.35
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Investors: investorrelations@nuskin.com, (801) 345-3577

Frequently Asked Questions

What were Nu Skin's Q4 2023 revenues?

Nu Skin reported Q4 2023 revenues of $488.6 million.

How did Nu Skin's earnings per share change in 2023?

EPS in Q4 2023 was $0.15, significantly lower than $1.15 in Q4 2022.

What is Nu Skin's dividend payment for March 2024?

Nu Skin declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share.

What are Nu Skin's revenue projections for Q1 2024?

Nu Skin expects Q1 2024 revenues between $400 and $435 million.

Which segment showed growth for Nu Skin in Q4 2023?

The Rhyz segment exhibited strong growth, contributing 13% of Q4 revenues.

Last updated: Feb 14, 2024