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Nu Skin Enterprises Reports Third Quarter Financial Results

Key Takeaway: Nu Skin Enterprises Reports Third Quarter Financial Results PROVO, Utah - Nov. 2, 2022 - Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS) today announced third quarter 2022 results. Q3 2022 vs. Prior-year Quarter Revenue: $537.8 million; (16)% (7)% FX impact or $(47) million Earnings P

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Nu Skin Enterprises Reports Third Quarter Financial Results
PROVO, Utah - Nov. 2, 2022 - Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS) today announced third quarter 2022 results.
Q3 2022 vs. Prior-year Quarter
Revenue: $537.8 million; (16)% (7)% FX impact or $(47) million
Earnings Per Share (EPS): $(0.51) or $0.47 excluding restructuring and impairment charges associated with the company's strategic resource reallocation, compared to $0.97 in Q3 2021
Customers: 1,239,384; (11)%
Paid Affiliates: 243,276; (11)%
Sales Leaders: 49,824; (22)%
"Our third quarter results were impacted more than anticipated by worsening macro headwinds, including prolonged COVID-related disruptions in
Mainland China, slowdown in South Korea, persistent global inflation and excessive foreign currency pressure," said Ryan Napierski, Nu Skin president and CEO. "Despite the challenging macro environment, we further strengthened our position as the
world's leading beauty device system company by introducing our connected ageLOC LumiSpa iO. This introduction, which continues in the fourth quarter, along with the expansion of ageLOC Meta and Beauty Focus Collagen+ products and further
advancement of our social commerce initiatives, helped us deliver constant-currency growth in four of our reporting segments. The growth was led by Southeast Asia/Pacific and our tenth consecutive quarter of growth in our U.S. market. Japan and our
Taiwan/Hong Kong segments grew in constant currency, with reported currency declines due to unfavorable foreign currency.
"We remain focused on Nu Vision 2025 for driving long-term growth and shareholder value as we continue executing against the core elements including
the introduction of EmpowerMe, our personalized beauty and wellness strategy, expansion of our affiliate-powered social commerce business model, and the enhancement of our digital platform. With more challenging macro conditions expected over the
near to mid-term, we are pursuing a more aggressive tactical approach to our previously indicated restructuring to better align capabilities, resources and operational efficiencies. While these decisions are never easy, the moves we are making will
place us in a stronger financial position going forward."
Q3 2022 Year-over-year Operating Results
Revenue: $537.8 million compared to $641.2 million (7)% FX impact or $(47) million
Gross Margin: 67.7% or 72.7% excluding restructuring and impairment charges, compared to 75.2% Impacted by geographic footprint, foreign currency and global inflationary pressures Nu Skin business was 73.0% or 76.7% excluding restructuring and impairment charges, compared to 78.6%
Selling Expenses: 40.3%, compared to 40.6% Nu Skin business was 43.5%, compared to 43.5%
G&A Expenses: 25.7%, compared to 24.4%
Operating Margin: (3.8)% or 6.8% excluding restructuring and impairment charges, compared to 10.2%
Other Income / (Expense): $(8.7) million or $(5.4) million excluding charges associated with our Q4 2021 exit from Grow Tech, compared to $2.8 million
Income Tax Rate: 12.3% or 24.0% excluding restructuring and impairment charges, compared to 27.0%
EPS: $(0.51) or $0.47 excluding restructuring and impairment charges, compared to $0.97
Dividend Payments: $19.3 million
Stock Repurchases: $40.0 million $185.4 million remaining in authorization
Q4 and Full-year 2022 Outlook
Q4 2022 Revenue: $500 to $550 million; (26) to (18)% Approximately (8) to (10)% FX impact
Q4 2022 EPS: $0.30 to $0.50 or $0.40 to $0.60 non-GAAP
2022 Revenue: $2.20 to $2.25 billion; (18) to (16)% Approximately (5) to (7)% FX impact
2022 EPS: $1.25 to $1.45 or $2.40 to $2.60 non-GAAP
"Anticipating that the challenging global macro pressures persist, our 2022 revenue guidance is expected to be $2.20 to $2.25 billion, with an
approximate 5 to 7 percent foreign currency headwind," said Mark Lawrence, chief financial officer. "We anticipate reported EPS of $1.25 to $1.45 or $2.40 to $2.60 excluding charges associated with the second-half restructuring and impairment
charges and our Q4 2021 exit from Grow Tech. For the fourth quarter, we project revenue of $500 to $550 million, assuming a negative foreign currency impact of approximately 8 to 10 percent, with reported earnings per share of $0.30 to $0.50 or
$0.40 to $0.60 when excluding an anticipated fourth-quarter restructuring and impairment charge of approximately $7 to $10 million."
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. 16, 2022.
About Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS) is a global integrated beauty and wellness company, powered by a dynamic affiliate opportunity platform. The
company helps people look, feel and live their best with products that combine the best of science, technology and nature. Backed by more than 35 years of scientific research, Nu Skin develops innovative products including Nu Skin personal care,
Pharmanex nutrition and the ageLOC anti-aging brand which includes an award-winning line of beauty device systems. Nu Skin operates in approximately 50 markets worldwide in the Americas, Asia, Europe, Africa and the Pacific. Rhyz Inc. is the
company's strategic investment arm that includes a collection of technology and manufacturing companies to support growth in the core Nu Skin business. Nu Skin is committed to sustainability, including global initiatives such as transitioning to
reduced and sustainable packaging for all products by 2030. The Nu Skin Force for Good Foundation also strives to improve children's health, education and economic circumstances throughout the world. For more information, visit nuskin.com.
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 company's performance, growth, shareholder value, financial position, strategies, vision, transformation, initiatives, product pipeline and product introductions, digital
and social-commerce tools and initiatives, customers, sales leaders, affiliates, and operational improvements; projections regarding revenue, expenses, operating income, earnings per share, foreign currency fluctuations, uses of cash and other
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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, other income (expense), and income tax rate, each excluding restructuring
and impairment charges and/or charges associated with our Grow Tech exit, also are non-GAAP financial measures. Restructuring and impairment charges and charges associated with our Grow Tech exit 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 restructuring and impairment charges and charges associated with our Grow Tech exit
facilitates period-to-period comparisons of the company's performance. Please see the reconciliations of these items to our earnings per share and other income (expense) calculated under GAAP, below.
The following table sets forth revenue for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 for each of our reportable segments (U.S.
dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, Constant- Currency Change
2022 2021 Change
Nu Skin
Americas $ 131,591 $ 131,482 - 3 %
Mainland China 75,151 134,291 (44 )% (41 )%
Southeast Asia/Pacific 83,502 79,081 6 % 12 %
South Korea 67,237 91,989 (27 )% (15 )%
Japan 53,276 65,117 (18 )% 3 %
EMEA 45,099 55,839 (19 )% (6 )%
Hong Kong/Taiwan 39,587 39,921 (1 )% 6 %
Nu Skin other 496 1,672 (70 )% (70 )%
Total Nu Skin 495,939 599,392 (17 )% (9 )%
Rhyz Investments
Manufacturing 41,328 41,635 (1 )% (1 )%
Rhyz other 538 125 330 % 330 %
Total Rhyz Investments 41,866 41,760 - -
Total $ 537,805 $ 641,152 (16 )% (9 )%
The following table sets forth revenue for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 for each of our reportable segments (U.S.
dollars in thousands):
Nine Months Ended September 30, Constant- Currency Change
2022 2021 Change
Nu Skin
Americas $ 379,616 $ 403,755 (6 )% (4 )%
Mainland China 286,454 438,066 (35 )% (34 )%
Southeast Asia/Pacific 267,805 246,338 9 % 13 %
South Korea 208,678 261,724 (20 )% (11 )%
Japan 171,019 203,001 (16 )% (1 )%
EMEA 148,938 215,134 (31 )% (22 )%
Hong Kong/Taiwan 117,408 114,795 2 % 6 %
Nu Skin other 2,434 3,497 (30 )% (30 )%
Total Nu Skin 1,582,352 1,886,310 (16 )% (11 )%
Rhyz Investments
Manufacturing 119,898 135,760 (12 )% (12 )%
Rhyz other 1,069 163 556 % 556 %
Total Rhyz Investments 120,967 135,923 (11 )% (11 )%
Total $ 1,703,319 $ 2,022,233 (16 )% (11 )%
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, 2022 and 2021:
Three Months Ended September 30, Change
Customers 2022 2021
Americas 316,123 324,884 (3 )%
Mainland China 256,183 355,256 (28 )%
Southeast Asia/Pacific 153,432 162,047 (5 )%
South Korea 134,549 156,431 (14 )%
Japan 121,202 123,453 (2 )%
EMEA 187,906 210,705 (11 )%
Hong Kong/Taiwan 69,989 62,491 12 %
Total 1,239,384 1,395,267 (11 )%
Three Months Ended September 30, Change
Paid Affiliates 2022 2021
Americas 44,745 50,619 (12 )%
Mainland China 23,088 32,167 (28 )%
Southeast Asia/Pacific 40,624 43,298 (6 )%
South Korea 47,852 54,119 (12 )%
Japan 38,119 38,315 (1 )%
EMEA 31,409 36,245 (13 )%
Hong Kong/Taiwan 17,439 18,872 (8 )%
Total 243,276 273,635 (11 )%
Three Months Ended September 30, Change
Sales Leaders 2022 2021
Americas 9,545 11,889 (20 )%
Mainland China (1) 11,897 19,392 (39 )%
Southeast Asia/Pacific 7,618 7,623 -
South Korea 6,992 8,929 (22 )%
Japan 6,063 6,007 1 %
EMEA 4,777 6,417 (26 )%
Hong Kong/Taiwan 2,932 3,629 (19 )%
Total 49,824 63,886 (22 )%
"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 products directly from members of our sales force.
"Paid Affiliates" are any Brand Affiliates, as well as sales employees and independent marketers 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 had 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,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Revenue $ 537,805 $ 641,152 $ 1,703,319 $ 2,022,233
Cost of sales 173,500 158,907 483,099 501,448
Gross profit 364,305 482,245 1,220,220 1,520,785
Operating expenses:
Selling expenses 216,478 260,333 678,603 816,887
General and administrative expenses 137,987 156,528 428,105 490,225
Restructuring and impairment expenses 30,124 - 30,124 -
Total operating expenses 384,589 416,861 1,136,832 1,307,112
Operating income (loss) (20,284 ) 65,384 83,388 213,673
Other income (expense), net (8,680 ) 2,781 (18,773 ) 351
Income before provision for income taxes (28,964 ) 68,165 64,615 214,024
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (3,574 ) 18,436 17,052 57,527
Net income (loss) $ (25,390 ) $ 49,729 $ 47,563 $ 156,497
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic $ (0.51 ) $ 0.99 $ 0.95 $ 3.11
Diluted $ (0.51 ) $ 0.97 $ 0.94 $ 3.03
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (000s):
Basic 50,199 50,098 50,187 50,304
Diluted 50,199 51,260 50,822 51,629
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2022 December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 294,136 $ 339,593
Current investments 13,868 15,221
Accounts receivable, net 47,991 41,299
Inventories, net 327,481 399,931
Prepaid expenses and other 94,366 76,906
Total current assets 777,842 872,950
Property and equipment, net 433,367 453,674
Operating lease right-of-use assets 105,103 120,973
Goodwill 206,432 206,432
Other intangible assets, net 68,743 76,991
Other assets 171,685 175,460
Total assets $ 1,763,172 $ 1,906,480
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 41,620 $ 49,993
Accrued expenses 281,418 372,201
Current portion of long-term debt 42,500 107,500
Total current liabilities 365,538 529,694
Operating lease liabilities 78,053 88,759
Long-term debt 382,323 268,781
Other liabilities 95,324 106,474
Total liabilities 921,238 993,708
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 609,886 601,703
Treasury stock, at cost - 40.9 million and 40.7 million shares (1,559,967 ) (1,526,860 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (109,385 ) (73,896 )
Retained earnings 1,901,309 1,911,734
Total stockholders' equity 841,934 912,772
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 1,763,172 $ 1,906,480
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reconciliation of Gross Margin Excluding Impact of Restructuring and Impairment to GAAP Gross Margin
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Gross Profit $ 364,305 $ 482,245 $ 1,220,220 $ 1,520,785
Impact of restructuring and impairment:
Inventory write-off 26,905 - 26,905 -
Adjusted Gross Profit $ 391,210 $ 482,245 $ 1,247,125 $ 1,520,785
Gross margin 67.7 % 75.2 % 71.6 % 75.2 %
Gross margin, excluding restructuring and impairment impact 72.7 % 75.2 % 73.2 % 75.2 %
Revenue $ 537,805 $ 641,152 $ 1,703,319 $ 2,022,233
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reconciliation of Core Nu Skin Business Gross Margin Excluding Impact of Restructuring and Impairment to GAAP Gross Margin
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30,
2022
Gross Profit $ 361,895
Impact of restructuring and impairment:
Inventory write-off 18,549
Adjusted Gross Profit $ 380,444
Gross margin 73.0 %
Gross margin, excluding restructuring and impairment impact 76.7 %
Revenue $ 495,939
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reconciliation of Operating Margin Excluding Impact of Restructuring to GAAP Operating Margin
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Operating income (loss) $ (20,284 ) $ 65,384 $ 83,388 $ 213,673
Impact of restructuring and impairment:
Restructuring and impairment 30,124 - 30,124 -
Inventory write-off 26,905 - 26,905 -
Adjusted operating income $ 36,745 $ 65,384 $ 140,417 $ 213,673
Operating margin (3.8 )% 10.2 % 4.9 % 10.6 %
Operating margin, excluding restructuring and impairment impact 6.8 % 10.2 % 8.2 % 10.6 %
Revenue $ 537,805 $ 641,152 $ 1,703,319 $ 2,022,233
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reconciliation of Other Income (Expense), Net Excluding Charges Associated with our Q4 2021 Exit from Grow Tech to GAAP
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Other income (expense), net $ (8,680 ) $ 2,781 $ (18,773 ) $ 351
Impact of charges associated with our Q4 2021 exit from Grow Tech:
Unrealized investment loss 3,298 - 9,009 -
Adjusted Other income (expense), net $ (5,382 ) $ 2,781 $ (9,764 ) $ 351
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate Excluding Impact of Restructuring to GAAP Effective Tax Rate
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Provision (benefit) for income taxes $ (3,574 ) $ 18,436 $ 17,052 $ 57,527
Impact of restructuring on tax provision 11,095 - 11,554 -
Provision for income taxes, excluding impact of restructuring $ 7,521 $ 18,436 $ 28,606 $ 57,527
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes $ (28,964 ) $ 68,165 $ 64,615 $ 214,024
Impact of restructuring and impairment:
Restructuring and impairment 30,124 - 30,124 -
Inventory write-off 26,905 - 26,905 -
Impact of charges associated with our Q4 2021 exit from Grow Tech:
Unrealized investment loss 3,298 - 9,009 -
Income before provision for income taxes, excluding restructuring and impairment impact $ 31,363 $ 68,165 $ 130,653 $ 214,024
Effective tax rate 12.3 % 27.0 % 26.4 % 26.9 %
Effective tax rate, excluding restructuring and impairment impact 24.0 % 27.0 % 21.9 % 26.9 %
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reconciliation of Earnings Per Share Excluding Impact of Restructuring and Impairment to GAAP Earnings Per Share
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Net income (loss) $ (25,390 ) $ 49,729 $ 47,563 $ 156,497
Impact of restructuring and impairment:
Restructuring and impairment 30,124 - 30,124 -
Inventory write-off 26,905 - 26,905 -
Income tax impact (10,469 ) - (10,469 ) -
Impact of charges associated with our Q4 2021 exit from Grow Tech:
Unrealized investment loss 3,298 - 9,009 -
Income tax impact (626 ) - (1,085 ) -
Adjusted net income $ 23,842 $ 49,729 $ 102,047 $ 156,497
Diluted earnings per share $ (0.51 ) $ 0.97 $ 0.94 $ 3.03
Diluted earnings per share, excluding restructuring and impairment impact $ 0.47 $ 0.97 $ 2.01 $ 3.03
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (000s): 50,199 51,260 50,822 51,629
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reconciliation of Earnings Per Share Excluding Certain Charges to GAAP Earnings Per
Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 Year Ended December 31, 2022
Low End High End Low End High End
Earnings per share $ 0.30 $ 0.50 $ 1.25 $ 1.45
Impact of charges associated with our second half restructuring and impairment charges:
Restructuring and Impairment 0.18 0.18 0.77 0.77
Inventory write-off - - 0.53 0.53
Income tax impact (0.07 ) (0.07 ) (0.29 ) (0.29 )
Impact of charges associated with our Q4 2021 exit from Grow Tech:
Unrealized investment loss - - 0.18 0.18
Income tax impact (0.01 ) (0.01 ) (0.04 ) (0.04 )
Adjusted Earnings per share $ 0.40 $ 0.60 $ 2.40 $ 2.60
Last updated: Nov 2, 2022