Youngevity Reports Q3 Revenues Increased 77.3%

 

Youngevity International, Inc., a global direct marketer of nutritional and lifestyle products and also a vertically-integrated producer of gourmet coffees for the commercial, retail and direct sales channels, reported financial results for the third quarter of 2014.

2014 Third Quarter Highlights:

• Net revenue increased 77.3% to $37.6 million compared to $21.2 million in the same period last year.
• Gross profit increased 62.8% to $21.0 million compared to $12.9 million in the same period last year.
• Operating income was $1.2 million, an increase of 32.4% over the same period last year.
• Net income decreased to $185,000 compared to $516,000 in the same period last year.
• Adjusted EBITDA* increased 23.5% to $2.1 million compared to $1.7 million in the same period last year.

“We are pleased with our results this quarter and we remain focused on executing on the significant long-term growth opportunities that exist for our direct selling and coffee business segments,” stated Steve Wallach, Chairman and CEO of Youngevity International. Mr. Wallach continued, “In the third quarter, we invested in capital improvements to optimize our business operations and improve the foundation of our business to support our global growth. As we begin the final quarter of this fiscal year, we remain committed to growing aggressively through acquisitions and organic growth and we look forward to continue to accelerate our strategic international expansion efforts.”

Dave Briskie, CFO of Youngevity International, said, “We are proud to deliver record revenue and our ninth consecutive quarter of profitability. In the third quarter, our direct selling segment revenue grew 62.7% and our commercial coffee segment grew 219% over the prior year period. As in the second quarter, Q3 numbers carried a significant expense load related to our aggressive growth strategy. The current quarter had a number of expansion related costs that impacted our results including over $578,000 in incremental expenses related primarily to our international expansion, the launch of MK Collaborative, and acquisition integration expenses related to our newly acquired Nicaragua coffee plantation and processing plant.”

Mr. Briskie continued, “We will continue to seek both organic and strategic investment opportunities and believe that these initiatives will provide sustainable long-term growth for the Company.”

2014 Third Quarter Results

• For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company reported net revenue of $37.6 million, compared to $21.2 million for the same period in 2013, an increase of 77.3%. The increase in revenue is attributed primarily to the increase in our product offerings and the number of distributors selling our product and the increase in the number of customers consuming our products. Also, $4.0 million in additional revenue was derived from the acquisitions of Heritage Makers, Inc., acquired on August 14, 2013, GoFoods Global, LLC, acquired on October 1, 2013, Biometics International Inc., acquired on November 19, 2013, Good Herbs, Inc., acquired on April 28, 2014 and Beyond Organic, Inc., acquired on May 1, 2014. The increase in revenue in commercial coffee is primarily due to the addition of the green coffee business.
• Gross profit for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014 increased to $21.0 million, compared to $12.9 million for the same period last year, an increase of 62.8%.
• Operating expenses for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014 increased to $19.7 million, compared to $12.0 million for the same period last year, an increase of 64.2%.
• Other expense for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014 increased to $983,000, compared to $300,000 for the same period last year. This increase was primarily due to interest expense related to contingent acquisition debt, amortization of the debt discount and notes payable interest associated with our 2014 Private Placement transaction.
• Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 decreased to $185,000 as compared to a net income of $516,000 for the same period last year.
• EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) as adjusted to remove the effect of stock based compensation expense and the change in fair value of the warrant derivative, or Adjusted EBITDA, was $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to $1.7 million in the same period for the prior year, an increase of 23.5%.
• Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2014, were $5.4 million, compared to $4.3 million as of December 31, 2013.
• Total assets as of September 30, 2014, were $51.7 million, compared to $34.9 million as of December 31, 2013.
• Stockholders' equity as of September 30, 2014, was $14.0 million, compared to $11.5 million as of December 31, 2013.

About Youngevity International

Youngevity International Inc., is a fast-growing, innovative, multi-dimensional company that offers a wide range of consumer products and services, primarily through person-to-person selling relationships that comprise a network of networks. The Company also is a vertically-integrated producer of the finest coffees for the commercial, retail and direct sales channels. The Company was formed after the merger of Youngevity Essential Life Sciences (www.youngevity.com) and Javalution Coffee Company in the summer of 2011, and changed its name to Youngevity International Inc. from AL International, Inc. in July 2013.