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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification Number)
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|
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(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
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(
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Item 2.02 |
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Nu Skin Enterprises’ press release dated February 16, 2022, regarding financial results for the three-month and annual periods ended December 31, 2021.
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NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
|
||
(Registrant)
|
||
/s/ Mark H. Lawrence
|
||
Mark H. Lawrence
|
||
Chief Financial Officer
|
||
Date: February 16, 2022
|
Revenue:
|
$673.4 million; (10)%
• (2)% fx impact or $(11.9) million
|
||
Earnings Per Share (EPS):
|
$(0.18) or $1.11 excluding restructuring and impairment charges, compared to $1.40 in Q4 2020
|
||
Sales Leaders:
|
61,515; (13)% or 12% compared to 2019
|
||
Customers:
|
1,367,559; (12)% or 18% compared to 2019
|
Revenue:
|
$2.70 billion; +4%
• 2% fx impact or $66.5 million
|
||
Earnings Per Share (EPS):
|
$2.86 or $4.14 excluding restructuring and impairment charges, compared to $3.63 in 2020, or $3.10 in 2019
• (21)% or 14% excluding restructuring and impairment charges
• (8)% or 34% excluding restructuring and impairment charges compared to 2019
|
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|
Revenue:
|
$673.4 million compared to $748.2 million
• (2)% fx impact
|
||
Gross Margin:
|
74.2% or 75.2% excluding restructuring and impairment charges compared to 74.0%
• Nu Skin business was 77.9% compared to 76.5%
|
||
Selling Expenses:
|
38.7% compared to 38.0%
• Nu Skin business was 41.0% compared to 40.3%
|
||
G&A Expenses:
|
24.7% compared to 24.1%
|
||
Operating Margin:
|
3.0% or 11.7% excluding restructuring and impairment charges compared to 11.9%
|
||
Other Income / (Expense):
|
$(1.9) million compared to $2.7 million
|
||
Income Tax Rate:
|
150.1% or 26.9% excluding restructuring and impairment charges, compared to 19.6%
|
||
EPS:
|
$(0.18) or $1.11 excluding restructuring and impairment charges, compared to $1.40
|
Dividend Payments:
|
$18.9 million
|
||
Stock Repurchases:
|
$10.0 million
• $245.4 million remaining in authorization
|
Nu Skin Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter and 2021 Results
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|
Q1 2022 Revenue:
|
$560 to $590 million; (13) to (17)%
• Approximately (2) to (3)% fx impact
|
||
Q1 2022 EPS:
|
$0.65 to $0.75; (18) to (28)%
|
||
2022 Revenue:
|
$2.66 to $2.77 billion; (1) to 3%
• Approximately (1) to (2)% fx impact
|
||
2022 EPS:
|
$4.05 to $4.45; +42 to 56% on a reported basis, or (2) to 8% non-GAAP
|
Nu Skin Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter and 2021 Results
|
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|
• |
risk that epidemics, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and other crises could negatively impact our business;
|
• |
adverse publicity related to the company’s business, products, industry or any legal actions or complaints by the company’s sales force or others;
|
• |
risk that direct selling laws and regulations in any of the company’s markets, including the United States and Mainland China, may be modified, interpreted or enforced in a manner that results in negative
changes to the company’s business model or negatively impacts its revenue, sales force or business, including through the interruption of sales activities, loss of licenses, increased scrutiny of sales force actions, imposition of fines, or
any other adverse actions or events;
|
Nu Skin Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter and 2021 Results
|
Page 5
|
• |
any failure of current or planned initiatives or products to generate interest among the company’s sales force and customers and generate sponsoring and selling activities on a sustained basis;
|
• |
political, legal, tax and regulatory uncertainties associated with operating in international markets, including Mainland China;
|
• |
uncertainty regarding meeting restrictions and other government scrutiny in Mainland China, as well as negative media and consumer sentiment in Mainland China on our business operations and results;
|
• |
risk of foreign-currency fluctuations and the currency translation impact on the company’s business associated with these fluctuations;
|
• |
uncertainties regarding the future financial performance of the businesses the company has acquired;
|
• |
risks related to accurately predicting, delivering or maintaining sufficient quantities of products to support planned initiatives or launch strategies, and increased risk of inventory write-offs if the
company over-forecasts demand for a product or changes its planned initiatives or launch strategies;
|
• |
regulatory risks associated with the company’s products, which could require the company to modify its claims or inhibit its ability to import or continue selling a product in a market if the product is
determined to be a medical device or if the company is unable to register the product in a timely manner under applicable regulatory requirements;
|
• |
unpredictable economic conditions and events globally, including trade policies and tariffs;
|
• |
the company’s future tax-planning initiatives; any prospective or retrospective increases in duties on the company’s products imported into the company’s markets outside of the United States; and any adverse
results of tax audits or unfavorable changes to tax laws in the company’s various markets; and
|
• |
continued competitive pressures in the company’s markets.
|
Nu Skin Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter and 2021 Results
|
Page 6
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
Constant-
Currency
|
|||||||||||||||
2021
|
2020
|
Change
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Nu Skin
|
||||||||||||||||
Mainland China
|
$
|
130,708
|
$
|
172,442
|
(24
|
)%
|
(26
|
)%
|
||||||||
Americas
|
144,000
|
140,586
|
2
|
%
|
4
|
%
|
||||||||||
South Korea
|
92,528
|
90,384
|
2
|
%
|
8
|
%
|
||||||||||
Southeast Asia/Pacific
|
90,313
|
99,589
|
(9
|
)%
|
(8
|
)%
|
||||||||||
EMEA
|
68,066
|
82,656
|
(18
|
)%
|
(14
|
)%
|
||||||||||
Japan
|
63,215
|
73,132
|
(14
|
)%
|
(6
|
)%
|
||||||||||
Hong Kong/Taiwan
|
47,816
|
45,864
|
4
|
%
|
3
|
%
|
||||||||||
Nu Skin other
|
(801
|
)
|
(391
|
)
|
(105
|
)%
|
(105
|
)%
|
||||||||
Total Nu Skin
|
635,845
|
704,262
|
(10
|
)%
|
(8
|
)%
|
||||||||||
Rhyz Investments
|
||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing
|
36,360
|
43,364
|
(16
|
)%
|
(16
|
)%
|
||||||||||
Grow Tech
|
957
|
567
|
69
|
%
|
69
|
%
|
||||||||||
Rhyz other
|
274
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
Total Rhyz Investments
|
37,591
|
43,931
|
(14
|
)%
|
(14
|
)%
|
||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
673,436
|
$
|
748,193
|
(10
|
)%
|
(8
|
)%
|
Year Ended
December 31,
|
Constant-
Currency
|
|||||||||||||||
2021
|
2020
|
Change
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||
Nu Skin
|
||||||||||||||||
Mainland China
|
$
|
568,774
|
$
|
625,538
|
(9
|
)%
|
(15
|
)%
|
||||||||
Americas
|
547,755
|
453,022
|
21
|
%
|
20
|
%
|
||||||||||
South Korea
|
354,252
|
326,478
|
9
|
%
|
6
|
%
|
||||||||||
Southeast Asia/Pacific
|
336,651
|
361,627
|
(7
|
)%
|
(9
|
)%
|
||||||||||
EMEA
|
283,200
|
230,246
|
23
|
%
|
18
|
%
|
||||||||||
Japan
|
266,216
|
273,681
|
(3
|
)%
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Hong Kong/Taiwan
|
162,611
|
161,117
|
1
|
%
|
(2
|
)%
|
||||||||||
Nu Skin other
|
1,549
|
(17
|
)
|
9,212
|
%
|
9,212
|
%
|
|||||||||
Total Nu Skin
|
2,521,008
|
2,431,692
|
4
|
%
|
1
|
%
|
||||||||||
Rhyz Investments
|
||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing
|
172,120
|
149,339
|
15
|
%
|
15
|
%
|
||||||||||
Grow Tech
|
2,104
|
903
|
133
|
%
|
133
|
%
|
||||||||||
Rhyz other
|
437
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
Total Rhyz Investments
|
174,661
|
150,242
|
16
|
%
|
16
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
2,695,669
|
$
|
2,581,934
|
4
|
%
|
2
|
%
|
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|
Page 7
|
2021
|
2020
|
% Increase
(Decrease)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Customers
|
Sales Leaders
|
Customers
|
Sales Leaders
|
Customers
|
Sales Leaders
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Mainland China
|
315,418
|
17,658
|
381,460
|
21,990
|
(17
|
)%
|
(20
|
)%
|
||||||||||||||||
Americas
|
336,564
|
10,340
|
366,688
|
12,754
|
(8
|
)%
|
(19
|
)%
|
||||||||||||||||
South Korea
|
146,354
|
7,108
|
158,953
|
7,059
|
(8
|
)%
|
1
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Southeast Asia/Pacific
|
169,601
|
10,386
|
192,622
|
10,588
|
(12
|
)%
|
(2
|
)%
|
||||||||||||||||
EMEA
|
210,414
|
6,124
|
258,587
|
7,063
|
(19
|
)%
|
(13
|
)%
|
||||||||||||||||
Japan
|
122,813
|
5,872
|
128,400
|
6,318
|
(4
|
)%
|
(7
|
)%
|
||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong/Taiwan
|
66,395
|
4,027
|
70,592
|
4,663
|
(6
|
)%
|
(14
|
)%
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
|
1,367,559
|
61,515
|
1,557,302
|
70,435
|
(12
|
)%
|
(13
|
)%
|
Nu Skin Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter and 2021 Results
|
Page 8
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
Years Ended
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2021
|
2020
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
673,436
|
$
|
748,193
|
$
|
2,695,669
|
$
|
2,581,934
|
||||||||
Cost of sales
|
173,775
|
194,751
|
675,223
|
658,028
|
||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
499,661
|
553,442
|
2,020,446
|
1,923,906
|
||||||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Selling expenses
|
260,831
|
284,129
|
1,068,189
|
1,019,494
|
||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses
|
166,641
|
180,616
|
666,395
|
646,848
|
||||||||||||
Restructuring and impairment expenses
|
51,870
|
—
|
51,870
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
479,342
|
464,745
|
1,786,454
|
1,666,342
|
||||||||||||
Operating income
|
20,319
|
88,697
|
233,992
|
257,564
|
||||||||||||
Other income (expense), net
|
(1,883
|
)
|
2,736
|
(1,533
|
)
|
(1,332
|
)
|
|||||||||
Income before provision for income taxes
|
18,436
|
91,433
|
232,459
|
256,232
|
||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes
|
27,666
|
17,966
|
85,193
|
64,877
|
||||||||||||
Net income
|
$
|
(9,230
|
)
|
$
|
73,467
|
$
|
147,266
|
$
|
191,355
|
|||||||
Net income per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
(0.19
|
)
|
$
|
1.44
|
$
|
2.93
|
$
|
3.66
|
|||||||
Diluted
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
$
|
1.40
|
$
|
2.86
|
$
|
3.63
|
|||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (000s):
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
49,862
|
50,971
|
50,193
|
52,296
|
||||||||||||
Diluted
|
50,801
|
52,403
|
51,427
|
52,765
|
Nu Skin Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter and 2021 Results
|
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|
December 31, 2021
|
December 31, 2020
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current assets:
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
339,593
|
$
|
402,683
|
||||
Current investments
|
15,221
|
21,216
|
||||||
Accounts receivable, net
|
41,299
|
63,370
|
||||||
Inventories, net
|
399,931
|
314,366
|
||||||
Prepaid expenses and other
|
76,906
|
101,563
|
||||||
Total current assets
|
872,950
|
903,198
|
||||||
Property and equipment, net
|
453,674
|
468,181
|
||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets
|
120,973
|
155,104
|
||||||
Goodwill
|
206,432
|
202,979
|
||||||
Other intangible assets, net
|
76,991
|
89,532
|
||||||
Other assets
|
175,460
|
138,082
|
||||||
Total assets
|
$
|
1,906,480
|
$
|
1,957,076
|
||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts payable
|
$
|
49,993
|
$
|
66,174
|
||||
Accrued expenses
|
372,201
|
446,682
|
||||||
Current portion of long-term debt
|
107,500
|
30,000
|
||||||
Total current liabilities
|
529,694
|
542,856
|
||||||
Operating lease liabilities
|
88,759
|
112,275
|
||||||
Long-term debt
|
268,781
|
305,393
|
||||||
Other liabilities
|
106,474
|
102,281
|
||||||
Total liabilities
|
993,708
|
1,062,805
|
||||||
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
|
601,703
|
579,801
|
||||||
Treasury stock, at cost – 40.7 million and 39.7 million shares
|
(1,526,860
|
)
|
(1,461,593
|
)
|
||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(73,896
|
)
|
(64,768
|
)
|
||||
Retained earnings
|
1,911,734
|
1,840,740
|
||||||
Total stockholders' equity
|
912,772
|
894,271
|
||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
1,906,480
|
$
|
1,957,076
|
Nu Skin Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter and 2021 Results
|
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|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
Years Ended
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2021
|
2020
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||||||||
Net income
|
$
|
(9,230
|
)
|
$
|
73,467
|
$
|
147,266
|
$
|
191,335
|
|||||||
Impact of restructuring and impairment:
|
||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and impairment
|
51,870
|
—
|
51,870
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Inventory write-off
|
6,656
|
—
|
6,656
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Income tax impact
|
6,933
|
—
|
6,933
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted net income
|
$
|
56,229
|
$
|
73,467
|
$
|
212,725
|
$
|
191,335
|
||||||||
Diluted earnings per share
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
$
|
1.40
|
$
|
2.86
|
$
|
3.63
|
|||||||
Diluted earnings per share, excluding restructuring and impairment impact
|
$
|
1.11
|
$
|
1.40
|
$
|
4.14
|
$
|
3.63
|
||||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (000s):
|
50,801
|
52,403
|
51,427
|
52,765
|
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|
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|
Years Ended
December 31, |
||||||||||||
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
||||||||||
Net income
|
$
|
147,266
|
$
|
191,335
|
$
|
173,553
|
||||||
Impact of restructuring and impairment:
|
||||||||||||
Restructuring and impairment
|
51,870
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Inventory write-off
|
6,656
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Income tax impact
|
6,933
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Adjusted net income
|
$
|
212,725
|
$
|
191,335
|
$
|
173,553
|
||||||
Diluted earnings per share
|
$
|
2.86
|
$
|
3.63
|
$
|
3.10
|
||||||
Diluted earnings per share, excluding restructuring and impairment impact
|
$
|
4.14
|
$
|
3.63
|
$
|
3.10
|
||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (000s):
|
51,427
|
52,765
|
55,927
|
|||||||||
2021 annual growth rate
|
||||||||||||
Earnings per share, growth rate
|
(21
|
)%
|
||||||||||
Earnings per share, growth rate, excluding restructuring and impairment impact
|
14
|
%
|
||||||||||
2021 growth over 2019
|
||||||||||||
Earnings per share, growth rate
|
(8
|
)%
|
||||||||||
Earnings per share, growth rate, excluding restructuring and impairment impact
|
34
|
%
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
Years Ended
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2021
|
2020
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||||||||
Gross Profit
|
$
|
499,661
|
$
|
553,442
|
$
|
2,020,446
|
$
|
1,923,906
|
||||||||
Impact of restructuring and impairment:
|
||||||||||||||||
Inventory write-off
|
6,656
|
—
|
6,656
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted Gross Profit
|
$
|
506,317
|
$
|
553,442
|
$
|
2,027,102
|
$
|
1,923,906
|
||||||||
Gross margin
|
74.2
|
%
|
74.0
|
%
|
75.0
|
%
|
74.5
|
%
|
||||||||
Gross margin, excluding restructuring and impairment impact
|
75.2
|
%
|
74.0
|
%
|
75.2
|
%
|
74.5
|
%
|
||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
673,436
|
$
|
748,193
|
$
|
2,695,669
|
$
|
2,581,934
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
Years Ended
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2021
|
2020
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||||||||
Operating income
|
$
|
20,319
|
$
|
88,697
|
$
|
233,992
|
$
|
257,564
|
||||||||
Impact of restructuring and impairment:
|
||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and impairment
|
51,870
|
—
|
51,870
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Inventory write-off
|
6,656
|
—
|
6,656
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted operating income
|
$
|
78,845
|
$
|
88,697
|
$
|
292,518
|
$
|
257,564
|
||||||||
Operating margin
|
3.0
|
%
|
11.9
|
%
|
8.7
|
%
|
10.0
|
%
|
||||||||
Operating margin, excluding restructuring and impairment impact
|
11.7
|
%
|
11.9
|
%
|
10.9
|
%
|
10.0
|
%
|
||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
673,436
|
$
|
748,193
|
$
|
2,695,669
|
$
|
2,581,934
|
Nu Skin Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter and 2021 Results
|
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Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
Years Ended
December 31,
|
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2021
|
2020
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes
|
$
|
27,666
|
$
|
17,966
|
$
|
85,193
|
$
|
64,877
|
||||||||
Impact of restructuring on tax provision
|
(6,933
|
)
|
—
|
(6,933
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||
Provision for income taxes, excluding impact of restructuring
|
$
|
20,733
|
$
|
17,966
|
$
|
78,260
|
$
|
64,877
|
||||||||
Income before provision for income taxes
|
$
|
18,436
|
$
|
91,433
|
$
|
232,459
|
$
|
256,232
|
||||||||
Impact of restructuring and impairment:
|
||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and impairment
|
51,870
|
—
|
51,870
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Inventory write-off
|
6,656
|
—
|
6,656
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Income before provision for income taxes, excluding restructuring and impairment impact
|
$
|
76,962
|
$
|
91,433
|
$
|
290,985
|
$
|
256,232
|
||||||||
Effective tax rate
|
150.1
|
%
|
19.6
|
%
|
36.6
|
%
|
25.3
|
%
|
||||||||
Effective tax rate, excluding restructuring and impairment impact
|
26.9
|
%
|
19.6
|
%
|
26.9
|
%
|
25.3
|
%
|