Nu Skin Second-Quarter 2011 9% Up

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS) today announced record second-quarter results, with revenue of $424.4 million, a 9 percent improvement over the prior-year period. Quarterly revenue was positively impacted 8 percent by foreign currency fluctuations. Earnings per share for the quarter were $0.65, a 30 percent improvement over the prior year.

We are pleased with our second-quarter results and are confident that our performance keeps us on track for another strong year, said Truman Hunt, president and chief executive officer. We continue to fuel our momentum by attracting new distributors, leveraging our exclusive ageLOC product portfolio, focusing on growth in our emerging markets, and consistently improving profitability and shareholder value. We are also looking forward to the fall introduction of additional anti-aging products, which we anticipate will continue to drive consumer demand and steady business growth.

Regional Results

North Asia. Second-quarter revenue in North Asia grew 12 percent to $183.1 million, compared to $164.1 million for the same period in 2010. Revenue was positively impacted 11 percent by foreign currency fluctuations. Local-currency revenue in South Korea increased 25 percent. As expected, Japan reported a 10 percent year-over-year decline, largely due to the impact of the natural disasters in March. The number of executive distributors in the region was up 6 percent and the number of active distributors was up 1 percent compared to the prior year.

Greater China. Revenue in Greater China declined 2 percent to $79.4 million for the quarter and was positively impacted 6 percent by foreign currency fluctuations. The decline was due to a very significant ageLOC product launch in the second quarter of 2010 that boosted revenue by approximately $25 million, contributing to a 53 percent increase reported in the prior year. Local-currency revenue in Mainland China improved 77 percent, Taiwan was down 8 percent and Hong Kong experienced a 61 percent decline. Individual market comparisons for the quarter were impacted by regional convention sales in Hong Kong in the prior year. Both the executive and active distributor numbers increased 14 percent compared to the prior-year period.

Americas. Second-quarter revenue in the Americas was $59.8 million, compared to $62.4 million for the prior-year period. Revenue in the United States and Canada declined 6 and 14 percent, respectively, while Latin America improved 21 percent. The number of executive distributors in the region declined 6 percent compared to the prior year, while the number of active distributors declined 2 percent.

South Asia/Pacific. Revenue in South Asia/Pacific was $59.2 million for the second quarter, a 29 percent improvement over the prior year. Regional results were positively impacted 11 percent by foreign currency fluctuations. The region's second-quarter executive count improved 24 percent and the active distributor count increased 23 percent.

Europe. Quarterly revenue in Europe was $42.9 million, a 22 percent improvement over the prior-year period. Results in the region were positively impacted approximately 14 percent by foreign currency fluctuations. Executive and active distributor counts in the region increased 7 and 8 percent, respectively, compared to the prior year.

Source: NU Skin.com