Nu Skin Q3 Revenue Down 30% To $638 Million
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Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS) today announced third-quarter results with revenue of $638.8 million, the top end of the company's prior guidance and a 30 percent decline from the prior-year period.
Comparable revenue in the third quarter of 2013 included $203 million in sales from the company's limited-time introduction of its ageLOC® TR90® weight management system.
Revenue for the third quarter of 2014 was negatively impacted three percent by foreign currency fluctuations. Earnings per share for the quarter were $1.12, ahead of expectations, versus $1.80 in the prior-year period.
We made significant progress during the third quarter, said Truman Hunt, president and chief executive officer.
We believe our business in China is stabilizing as we are seeing improving trends in the early sales leader pipeline, we strengthened our capital structure and balance sheet flexibility, we are making good progress in our product development efforts, and we generated positive operating cash flow.
We have also seen continued enthusiasm among our sales force at recent sales leader conventions in our South Asia/Pacific, Greater China and Americas regions.
Our sales results are heavily impacted by our product launch schedule. Last year's second-half launch, which generated approximately $550 million in sales, provides a difficult year-over-year comparison. However, excluding product launch sales, the core business has stabilized and is trending positively sequentially.
The dynamics of the core business reinforce our confidence in the long-term prospects for Nu Skin and our ability to renew local-currency growth in 2015.
Regional Results
Greater China. In Greater China, third-quarter revenue declined 50 percent to $226.7 million when compared to the prior-year period, which included $153.6 million of limited-time offer (LTO) sales, compared to $59.3 million of LTO sales in the third quarter of 2014. The region's results were not impacted by foreign currency fluctuations.
The sales leader count in the region declined 57 percent, while the number of actives declined 43 percent compared to the prior-year period. This decline is primarily a result of the company's temporary, self-imposed restriction on sales leader recruitment earlier this year. Results for the region reflect third-quarter sales in Mainland China down 1 percent versus the second quarter of 2014.
North Asia. Third-quarter revenue in North Asia increased 2 percent to $205.5 million, compared to $202.4 million for the same period in 2013. The region's results were positively impacted 2 percent by foreign currency fluctuations. South Korea generated local-currency revenue growth of 6 percent while Japan local-currency revenue declined 9 percent. The number of sales leaders in the region declined 5 percent and the number of actives declined 7 percent.
South Asia/Pacific. Revenue in South Asia/Pacific was $88.9 million, a 30 percent decline compared to the prior-year period, which included $45.7 million in LTO sales. The region's results were negatively impacted 1 percent by foreign currency fluctuations. The region's third-quarter sales leaders and actives declined 15 and 3 percent, respectively, compared to the same period in 2013.
Americas. Currency fluctuations in the Americas region offset 19 percent local-currency growth, with reported revenue in the Americas declining 10 percent to $76.7 million, compared to $84.8 million in the prior-year period. The currency impact was primarily driven by the devaluation of currency in Venezuela. The number of sales leaders in the region declined 3 percent and the number of actives improved 4 percent compared to the prior-year period.
EMEA. Revenue in the EMEA region was $40.9 million, an 8 percent decline from the prior-year period. The region's results were negatively impacted 1 percent by foreign currency fluctuations. Sales leaders declined 6 percent, and actives declined 7 percent, compared to the prior-year period.