NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC. (NUS)
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SEC company page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1021561. Latest filing source: 0001140361-26-005130.
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Business
Read NUS's verbatim Item 1 Business section from its latest 10-K: Business.
Risk Factors
Read NUS's verbatim Item 1A Risk Factors from its latest 10-K: Risk Factors.
Selected Fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Unit | FY | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,485,159,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-13 |
| Net income | 160,204,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-13 |
| Assets | 1,405,313,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-13 |
Financials
Annual standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-02-13. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001021561.json. Derived margins, ratios, and free cash flow are computed from the extracted annual SEC facts.
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,207,797,000 | 2,279,099,000 | 2,679,008,000 | 2,420,416,000 | 2,581,934,000 | 2,695,669,000 | 2,225,659,000 | 1,969,131,000 | 1,732,084,000 | 1,485,159,000 |
| Net income | 143,086,000 | 129,437,000 | 121,887,000 | 173,553,000 | 191,355,000 | 147,266,000 | 104,778,000 | 8,595,000 | -146,594,000 | 160,204,000 |
| Operating income | 231,104,000 | 274,483,000 | 240,860,000 | 267,426,000 | 257,564,000 | 233,992,000 | 110,847,000 | 48,268,000 | -151,585,000 | 65,763,000 |
| Gross profit | 1,707,340,000 | 1,777,021,000 | 2,044,868,000 | 1,838,996,000 | 1,923,906,000 | 2,020,446,000 | 1,594,744,000 | 1,357,281,000 | 1,181,851,000 | 1,031,398,000 |
| Diluted EPS | 2.55 | 2.36 | 2.16 | 3.10 | 3.63 | 2.86 | 2.07 | 0.17 | -2.95 | 3.18 |
| Operating cash flow | 275,263,000 | 302,555,000 | 202,738,000 | 177,931,000 | 379,141,000 | 141,582,000 | 108,062,000 | 118,639,000 | 111,742,000 | 80,286,000 |
| Capital expenditures | 50,221,000 | 60,156,000 | 70,371,000 | 66,067,000 | 63,823,000 | 68,615,000 | 59,056,000 | 58,490,000 | 41,583,000 | 34,277,000 |
| Dividends paid | 78,438,000 | 76,058,000 | 80,581,000 | 82,189,000 | 78,387,000 | 76,272,000 | 77,015,000 | 77,622,000 | 11,927,000 | 11,834,000 |
| Share buybacks | 247,208,000 | 71,731,000 | 69,565,000 | 825,000 | 144,334,000 | 80,420,000 | 70,045,000 | 13,011,000 | 0.00 | 20,040,000 |
| Assets | 1,474,045,000 | 1,589,872,000 | 1,694,446,000 | 1,769,006,000 | 1,957,076,000 | 1,906,480,000 | 1,820,970,000 | 1,808,626,000 | 1,468,914,000 | 1,405,313,000 |
| Liabilities | 809,975,000 | 885,276,000 | 912,579,000 | 893,717,000 | 1,062,805,000 | 993,708,000 | 923,674,000 | 986,658,000 | 817,459,000 | 600,073,000 |
| Stockholders' equity | 664,070,000 | 704,596,000 | 781,867,000 | 875,289,000 | 894,271,000 | 912,772,000 | 897,296,000 | 821,968,000 | 651,455,000 | 805,240,000 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 357,246,000 | 426,399,000 | 386,911,000 | 335,630,000 | 402,683,000 | 339,593,000 | 264,725,000 | 256,057,000 | 186,883,000 | 238,630,000 |
| Free cash flow | 225,042,000 | 242,399,000 | 132,367,000 | 111,864,000 | 315,318,000 | 72,967,000 | 49,006,000 | 60,149,000 | 70,159,000 | 46,009,000 |
Ratios
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 6.48% | 5.68% | 4.55% | 7.17% | 7.41% | 5.46% | 4.71% | 0.44% | -8.46% | 10.79% |
| Operating margin | 10.47% | 12.04% | 8.99% | 11.05% | 9.98% | 8.68% | 4.98% | 2.45% | -8.75% | 4.43% |
| Return on equity | 21.55% | 18.37% | 15.59% | 19.83% | 21.40% | 16.13% | 11.68% | 1.05% | -22.50% | 19.90% |
| Return on assets | 9.71% | 8.14% | 7.19% | 9.81% | 9.78% | 7.72% | 5.75% | 0.48% | -9.98% | 11.40% |
| Liabilities / equity | 1.22 | 1.26 | 1.17 | 1.02 | 1.19 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 1.20 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| Current ratio | 1.79 | 1.74 | 1.82 | 2.07 | 1.66 | 1.65 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 1.82 | 2.08 |
Industry Peer Context
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Financial Bridges
Income statement bridge from reported figures
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Free cash flow = operating cash flow - capital expenditures
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts FY 2025. Operating cash flow: accession 0001140361-26-005130; concept NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; source concepts us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | Capital expenditures: accession 0001140361-26-005130; concept PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment; source concepts us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | Free cash flow: accession 0001140361-26-005130; concept NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities - PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment; source concepts us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Financial Charts
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001140361-26-005130; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax. Source concepts: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001140361-26-005130; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: NetIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001140361-26-005130; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: OperatingIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001140361-26-005130; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: GrossProfit. Source concepts: us-gaap:GrossProfit.
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Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001140361-26-005130; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001140361-26-005130; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment. Source concepts: us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001140361-26-005130; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock. Source concepts: us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock.
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Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001140361-26-005130; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: Assets. Source concepts: us-gaap:Assets.
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Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001140361-26-005130; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities - PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.
Quarterly
Quarterly standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-05-08. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001021561.json.
| Quarter | End Date | Revenue | Net Income | Diluted EPS | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-Q2 | 2022-06-30 | 0.67 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2022-Q3 | 2022-09-30 | -0.51 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q1 | 2023-03-31 | 0.23 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q2 | 2023-06-30 | 500,257,000 | 26,892,000 | 0.54 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q3 | 2023-09-30 | 498,772,000 | -36,955,000 | -0.74 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q4 | 2023-12-31 | 488,640,000 | 7,282,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2024-Q1 | 2024-03-31 | 417,306,000 | -533,000 | -0.01 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q2 | 2024-06-30 | 439,081,000 | -118,258,000 | -2.38 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q3 | 2024-09-30 | 430,145,000 | 8,302,000 | 0.17 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q4 | 2024-12-31 | 445,552,000 | -36,105,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2025-Q1 | 2025-03-31 | 364,490,000 | 107,515,000 | 2.14 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q2 | 2025-06-30 | 386,138,000 | 21,119,000 | 0.43 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q3 | 2025-09-30 | 364,211,000 | 17,079,000 | 0.34 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q4 | 2025-12-31 | 370,320,000 | 14,491,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2026-Q1 | 2026-03-31 | 320,608,000 | 1,836,000 | 0.04 | reported discrete quarter |
Quarterly Charts
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001140361-26-019630; filed 2026-05-08. Concept: RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax. Source concepts: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001140361-26-019630; filed 2026-05-08. Concept: NetIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001140361-26-019630; filed 2026-05-08. Concept: EarningsPerShareDiluted. Source concepts: us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted.
Macro Cross-References
- CPIAUCSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average
- UNRATE - Unemployment Rate
- FEDFUNDS - Federal Funds Effective Rate
- CES0500000003 - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private
- DFEDTARU - Federal Funds Target Range - Upper Limit
- DFEDTARL - Federal Funds Target Range - Lower Limit
- DGS3MO - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 3-Month Constant Maturity
- DGS2 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 2-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS10 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS30 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 30-Year Constant Maturity
- T10Y2Y - 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity
- CPILFESL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy
- CPIUFDSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food
- CPIENGSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Energy
- CUSR0000SAH1 - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Shelter
- PCEPI - Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index
- PCEPILFE - Personal Consumption Expenditures Excluding Food and Energy: Chain-type Price Index
- PPIACO - Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities
- T10YIE - 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate
- U6RATE - Total Unemployed, Plus All Marginally Attached Workers Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons
- PAYEMS - All Employees, Total Nonfarm
- CIVPART - Labor Force Participation Rate
- EMRATIO - Employment-Population Ratio
- UNEMPLOY - Unemployed
- CE16OV - Employment Level
- ICSA - Initial Claims
- JTSJOL - Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
- JTSQUR - Quits: Total Nonfarm
- GDPC1 - Real Gross Domestic Product
- A191RL1Q225SBEA - Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change from Preceding Period
- INDPRO - Industrial Production: Total Index
- TCU - Capacity Utilization: Total Index
- HOUST - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units
- PERMIT - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units
- RSAFS - Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade
- PCE - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- DSPIC96 - Real Disposable Personal Income
- PSAVERT - Personal Saving Rate
- M2SL - M2
- BOPGSTB - U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Balance
- MSPUS - Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States
- HSN1F - New One Family Houses Sold: United States
- RHORUSQ156N - Homeownership Rate in the United States
- TTLCONS - Total Construction Spending: Total Construction in the United States
- RRVRUSQ156N - Rental Vacancy Rate in the United States
- TOTALSL - Total Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- REVOLSL - Revolving Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- DRCCLACBS - Delinquency Rate on Credit Card Loans, All Commercial Banks
- GDP - Gross Domestic Product
- GPDI - Gross Private Domestic Investment
- GCE - Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment
- PCEC - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- NETEXP - Net Exports of Goods and Services
- GFDEBTN - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt
- GFDEGDQ188S - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product
- FYFSD - Federal Surplus or Deficit
- FGRECPT - Federal Government Current Receipts
- FGEXPND - Federal Government: Current Expenditures
- MANEMP - All Employees, Manufacturing
- USCONS - All Employees, Construction
- USTRADE - All Employees, Retail Trade
- USFIRE - All Employees, Financial Activities
- USGOVT - All Employees, Government
- AWHAETP - Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private
- DGORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Durable Goods
- NEWORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft
- BUSINV - Total Business Inventories
- EXPGS - Exports of Goods and Services
- IMPGS - Imports of Goods and Services
- IR - Import Price Index (End Use): All Commodities
- PPIFIS - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Final Demand
Latest quarter (10-Q)
Latest 10-Q source: 0001140361-26-019630.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) 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 our 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 our performance, growth, initiatives, strategies, products, ingredients, product introductions and offerings, product portfolio optimization, restructuring and exit activities, acquisitions, the integration and
performance of acquired companies, divestitures, opportunities and risks; statements of management’s expectations, plans and beliefs regarding global economic conditions and our markets (including India), sales force, sales compensation plan and
customer base; statements regarding government policies and regulations relating to our industry, including government policies and regulations in or related to the United States and Mainland China; statements regarding tariffs and trade policies;
statements regarding the outcome of litigation, audits, investigations, and other legal or regulatory matters; statements of projections and expectations regarding future sales, expenses, operating results, taxes, duties, capital expenditures,
sources and uses of cash, foreign-currency fluctuations or devaluations, repatriation of undistributed earnings, and other financial items; statements regarding the payment of future dividends and stock repurchases; accounting estimates and
assumptions; statements of belief; and statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “believe,” “expect,” “enable,” “project,” “anticipate,” “determine,”
“estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “objective,” “targets,” “become,” “likely,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “may,” “might,” the negative of these words and other similar words. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. We caution and advise readers that these statements are based on assumptions that may not be realized and involve important
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations and beliefs contained herein. For a summary of these risks, see the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2025 fiscal year
and in any of our subsequent Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including this Quarterly Report.
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the 2025 fiscal year, and our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission through the date of this Quarterly Report.
Overview
Revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 decreased 12.0% to $320.6 million, compared to $364.5 million in the prior-year period. Our revenue in the first quarter of 2026 was positively impacted by 1.1%
from foreign-currency fluctuations. Our Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders declined 14%, 8% and 13%, respectively, on a year-over-year basis.
The declines for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 were largely driven by the continued macroeconomic challenges we have been facing in our markets, which have negatively impacted consumer spending and customer acquisition. In
addition, while we continue to make progress on our long-term vision, we have experienced headwinds from the transformation process. Our priorities for 2026 focus on business model optimization, driven by the continued rollout of enhancements to
our sales performance plan, the continued launch of our Prysm iO intelligent wellness platform and business expansion into India. In the first quarter of 2026, we predominately completed the Sales Leader
previews of Prysm iO. We remain focused on the associated Sales Leader activation to enable a successful launch.
Earnings per share for the first quarter of 2026 decreased to $0.04, compared to $2.14 in the prior-year period. Our first quarter of 2026 earnings
per share was negatively impacted by the decline in revenue and $5.9 million of charges associated with our decision to wind down our separate BeautyBio business. Our 2025 earnings per share benefited from the January 2025 sale of our Mavely
business, which generated a pre-tax gain of approximately $176.2 million, partially offset by the associated taxes, an intangible asset group impairment of $25.1 million in our Rhyz Other segment and a non-cash loss on equity investment of
$28.1 million.
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Table of Contents
Segment Results
We report our business in nine segments to reflect our current management approach. These segments consist of our seven geographic Nu Skin segments—Americas, Mainland China, Southeast Asia/Pacific, Japan, Europe &
Africa, South Korea and Hong Kong/Taiwan—and our two Rhyz segments—Manufacturing and Rhyz Other. The Nu Skin Other category includes miscellaneous corporate revenue and related adjustments.
The following table sets forth revenue for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 for each of our reportable segments (U.S. dollars in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | Constant- | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, | Currency | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | Change | Change(1) | |||||||||||||
| Nu Skin | ||||||||||||||||
| Americas | $ | 57,818 | $ | 69,058 | (16.3 | )% | (12.6 | )% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 45,474 | 52,172 | (12.8 | )% | (16.6 | )% | ||||||||||
| Mainland China | 45,148 | 47,775 | (5.5 | )% | (10.0 | )% | ||||||||||
| Japan | 39,739 | 42,765 | (7.1 | )% | (4.3 | )% | ||||||||||
| Europe & Africa | 31,218 | 33,021 | (5.5 | )% | (14.8 | )% | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 27,457 | 28,447 | (3.5 | )% | (5.9 | )% | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 25,329 | 32,515 | (22.1 | )% | (21.4 | )% | ||||||||||
| Nu Skin Other | (234 | ) | 529 | (144.2 | )% | (144.4 | )% | |||||||||
| Total Nu Skin | 271,949 | 306,282 | (11.2 | )% | (12.5 | )% | ||||||||||
| Rhyz | ||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 44,925 | 55,290 | (18.7 | )% | (18.7 | )% | ||||||||||
| Rhyz Other | 3,734 | 2,918 | 28.0 | % | 28.0 | % | ||||||||||
| Total Rhyz | 48,659 | 58,208 | (16.4 | )% | (16.4 | )% | ||||||||||
| Total | $ | 320,608 | $ | 364,490 | (12.0 | )% | (13.1 | )% |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | Constant-currency revenue change is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” below. |
The tables below set forth summarized financial information for each of our reportable segments for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (U.S. dollars in thousands). Segment contribution excludes
certain intercompany charges, specifically royalties, license fees, transfer pricing and other miscellaneous items. We use segment contribution to measure the portion of profitability that the segment managers have the ability to control for their
respective segments. For additional information regarding our segments and the calculation of segment contribution, see Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report.
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nu Skin | Rhyz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Asia/ | Mainland | Europe & | Hong Kong/ | South | Rhyz | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas | Pacific | China | Japan | Africa | Taiwan | Korea | Manufacturing | Other | Segments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 57,818 | $ | 45,474 | $ | 45,148 | $ | 39,739 | $ | 31,218 | $ | 27,457 | $ | 25,329 | $ | 44,925 | $ | 3,734 | $ | 320,842 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 14,226 | 11,184 | 8,005 | 8,583 | 8,007 | 4,320 | 5,486 | 38,889 | 4,354 | 103,054 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items | 32,591 | 24,987 | 27,320 | 19,792 | 19,460 | 14,489 | 12,560 | 6,118 | 7,088 | 164,405 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment contribution | $ | 11,001 | $ | 9,303 | $ | 9,823 | $ | 11,364 | $ | 3,751 | $ | 8,648 | $ | 7,283 | $ | (82 | ) | $ | (7,708 | ) | $ | 53,383 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Segment contribution as a percentage of revenue | 19.0 | % | 20.5 | % | 21.8 | % | 28.6 | % | 12.0 | % | 31.5 | % | 28.8 | % | (0.2 | )% | (206.4 | )% | 16.6 | % |
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nu Skin | Rhyz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Asia/ | Mainland | Europe & | Hong Kong/ | South | Rhyz | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas | Pacific | China | Japan | Africa | Taiwan | Korea | Manufacturing | Other | Segments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 69,058 | $ | 52,172 | $ | 47,775 | $ | 42,765 | $ | 33,021 | $ | 28,447 | $ | 32,515 | $ | 55,290 | $ | 2,918 | $ | 363,961 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 17,766 | 12,999 | 8,988 | 8,755 | 8,374 | 5,052 | 6,441 | 44,975 | 1,289 | 114,639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items | 35,545 | 27,023 | 28,235 | 22,156 | 19,985 | 13,705 | 15,321 | 8,536 | 4,009 | 174,515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment contribution | $ | 15,747 | $ | 12,150 | $ | 10,552 | $ | 11,854 | $ | 4,662 | $ | 9,690 | $ | 10,753 | $ | 1,779 | $ | (2,380 | ) | $ | 74,807 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Segment contribution as a percentage of revenue | 22.8 | % | 23.3 | % | 22.1 | % | 27.7 | % | 14.1 | % | 34.1 | % | 33.1 | % | 3.2 | % | (81.6 | )% | 20.6 | % |
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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 March 31, 2026 and 2025.
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| ● | “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 directly from members of our sales force. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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| ● | “Paid Affiliates” are any Brand Affiliates, as well as members of our sales force 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. |
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Latest 10-K MD&A
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes, which are included in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Business Overview
Our Products
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. develops and distributes a comprehensive line of premium-quality beauty and wellness solutions in nearly 50 markets worldwide. In 2025, our revenue of $1.5
billion was primarily generated by our two primary product categories: beauty products and wellness products. We operate in the direct selling channel, primarily utilizing person-to-person marketing to
promote and sell our products, including through the use of social and digital platforms.
In addition to our core Nu Skin business, we also explore new areas
of synergistic and adjacent growth through our strategic investment arm known as Rhyz Inc., which we formed in 2018. Our Rhyz businesses primarily consist of consumer, technology and manufacturing companies. In 2025, the Rhyz companies
generated $223.6 million, or 15%, of our 2025 reported revenue (excluding sales to our core Nu Skin business). As discussed further in “Rhyz Companies,” below, in January 2025 we sold one of our Rhyz businesses that accounted for $69.6
million of our 2024 reported revenue. Our Rhyz companies enable us to optimize our cost of goods, improve lead times, diversify our revenue mix, and create synergies for our brands.
Our Global Operations
In 2025, we generated approximately 26% of our revenue from the United States (consisting of our Nu Skin United States and Rhyz businesses) and the remainder from our international markets. Given
the size of our international operations, our results, as reported in U.S. dollars, are often impacted by foreign-currency fluctuations; in 2025, our revenue was negatively impacted 0.8% from foreign-currency fluctuations compared to 2024. Our
results also can be impacted by global economic, political, demographic and business trends and conditions.
A Global Network of Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders
As of December 31, 2025, we had 748,796 persons who purchased directly from the company during the previous three months (“Customers”). 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 directly from members of our sales force. We believe a significant majority of Customers purchase our
products primarily for personal or family consumption but are not actively pursuing the opportunity to generate supplemental income by actively and consistently marketing and reselling products.
Our revenue is highly influenced by the number and productivity of our Sales Leaders. “Sales Leaders” are our Brand Affiliates, as well as sales employees and independent marketers in Mainland
China, who achieve certain qualification requirements. Our reported Sales Leaders number is the three-month average of our monthly Sales Leaders as of the end of each month of the quarter.
As we continue to focus on customer acquisition and social commerce, we believe our number of Paid Affiliates is an important indicator of consumer purchasing activity in our business. “Paid
Affiliates” are any Brand Affiliates, as well as members of our sales force in Mainland China, who earned sales compensation during the previous three months. Paid Affiliates power our social commerce model and are a bridge to attracting new
customers and nurturing relationships and community.
We have been successful in attracting and motivating our sales force by:
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| ● | developing and marketing innovative, technologically and scientifically advanced products; |
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| ● | providing compelling initiatives and strong support; and |
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| ● | offering an attractive sales compensation, incentive, and recognition rewards structure. |
Our global sales force helps us to rapidly introduce products and penetrate our markets with modest up-front promotional expense. We rely on our sales force to create consumer demand for our
products, as opposed to a traditional approach of advertising-generated consumer awareness. Our approach is particularly effective with products that benefit from personal education and demonstration. Similar to other companies in our industry,
we experience relatively high turnover among our sales force.
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To enhance customer retention, we have developed product subscription and loyalty programs that provide incentives for consumers to commit to
purchase a specific amount of product on a monthly basis. Several of our products are conducive to subscriptions. For example, Prysm iO
and its accompanying mobile application are designed to generate subscription sales. All purchases under these programs are subject to our standard product payment and return policies. We believe these subscription and loyalty programs have
improved consumer retention, have had a stabilizing impact on revenue and have helped generate recurring sales.
Product Innovation
Our sales force markets and sells our products, and attracts others to the opportunity, based on the distinguishing benefits and innovative characteristics of our products. As a result, we
leverage our scientific expertise and product development resources to introduce innovative beauty, wellness and anti-aging products. Our sales force is increasingly using social media to market and sell our products. To continue to leverage
social media, it is imperative that we develop demonstrable products that are unique and engaging to younger consumers. We strive to strike a balance between the expenses associated with our scientific expertise and sales compensation with a
competitive price point.
Any delays or difficulties in introducing compelling products or attractive initiatives or tools into our markets may have a negative impact on our revenue and our number of Customers, Paid
Affiliates and Sales Leaders.
Our Product Launch Process
Prior to making a product generally available for purchase in a market, we often do one or more introductory offerings of the product, such as a preview of the product to our Sales Leaders or other product
introduction or promotion. We refer to the entire process, beginning with the introductory offering through general availability of the product, as a product launch or our product launch process. The timing of the launch of a particular product
often varies from market to market depending on such factors as customer demand, affiliate brand focus, product registration or other local legal requirements, and product availability in our supply chain.
Sales Leader previews and other product introductions and promotions sometimes generate significant activity and a high level of purchasing, which can result in a higher-than-normal increase in revenue, Customers,
Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders during the quarter and skew year-over-year and sequential comparisons. We believe our product launch process attracts new Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders to our business, increases consumer trial,
and provides us with important marketing and forecasting information about our products. Please refer to Item 1A. Risk Factors for more information on risks related to our product launch process.
Income Statement Presentation
We report revenue in nine segments, and we translate revenue from each market’s local currency into U.S. dollars using weighted-average exchange
rates. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring products. All revenue associated with a contract is recognized when we satisfy our performance obligations under the contract. We
recognize revenue by transferring the promised products to the customer, with revenue primarily recognized at shipping point, the point in time the customer obtains control of the products. We recognize revenue for shipping and handling
charges at the time the products are delivered to or picked up by the customer. In most markets, we offer a return policy that allows our sales force to return unopened and unused product for up to 30 days for a full refund, or 12 months
subject to a 10% restocking fee. Reported revenue is net of returns, which have historically been less than 5% of annual revenue. Sales taxes and value added taxes in foreign jurisdictions that are collected from customers and remitted to
governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and therefore are excluded from net sales.
Cost of sales primarily consists of:
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| ● | cost of products purchased from third-party vendors; |
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| ● | cost of self-manufactured products; |
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| ● | cost of adjustments to inventory carrying value; |
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| ● | cost of manufacturing and distribution occupancy cost; |
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| ● | labor cost associated with the manufacturing process; |
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| ● | freight cost of shipping products to our sales force and import duties for the products; and |
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| ● | royalties and related expenses for licensed technologies. |
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For markets other than Mainland China, in 2025, we sourced most of our beauty products and wellness products from trusted third-party suppliers and manufacturers. In Mainland China, we operate
manufacturing facilities where we produce the majority of our beauty and wellness products sold in Mainland China. We also produce some products at these facilities that are exported to other markets. In addition, our Rhyz Manufacturing entities
in the United States are producing some of our products. Cost of sales and gross profit, on a consolidated basis, may fluctuate as a result of changes in the ratio between self-manufactured products and products sourced from third-party vendors.
In addition, because we purchase a significant amount of our goods in U.S. dollars and recognize revenue in local currencies, our gross margin is subject to exchange rate risks. Because our gross margins vary from product to product and due to
higher pricing in some markets, changes in product mix and geographic revenue mix can impact our gross margin on a consolidated basis.
Selling expenses are our most significant expense and are classified as operating expenses. Selling expenses include sales commissions paid to our
sales force, special incentives, costs for incentive trips, cost of sales force conventions and other rewards, as well as salaries, service fees, benefits, bonuses and other labor and unemployment expenses we pay to our sales force in Mainland
China. The sales force conventions are held in various markets worldwide, which we generally expense in the period in which they are incurred. Because our various sales force conventions are not held during each fiscal year, or in the same
period each year, their impact on our general and administrative expenses may vary from year to year and from quarter to quarter. For example, we currently plan to hold a global convention approximately every other year. We held our last
in-person global convention in the third quarter of 2024, with an east event in South Korea and a west event in the United States, and we currently plan to hold our
next in-person global convention in the third quarter of 2026. These conventions have significant expenses associated with them. Because we have not incurred expenses for these conventions during every fiscal year or in comparable
interim periods, year-over-year comparisons have been impacted accordingly. Selling expenses do not include amounts we pay to our sales force based on their personal purchases; rather, such amounts are reflected as reductions to revenue. Our
global sales compensation plan, which we employ in all our markets except Mainland China, is an important factor in our ability to attract and retain our Sales Leaders. Under our global sales compensation plan, Sales Leaders can earn
“multi-level” compensation, where they earn commissions for product sales to their consumer groups as well as the product sales made through the sales network they have developed and trained. We do not pay commissions on business portfolios.
Fluctuations occur in the amount of commissions paid as our numbers of Customers and Sales Leaders change from month to month, but the fluctuation in the overall payout as a percentage of revenue tends to be relatively small. Selling expenses
as a percentage of revenue typically increase in connection with a significant product offering, due to growth in the number of Sales Leaders qualifying for increased sales compensation and promotional incentives. From time to time, we make
modifications and enhancements to our global sales compensation plan in an effort to help motivate our sales force and develop leadership characteristics, which can have an impact on selling expenses.
Outside of Mainland China, Brand Affiliates also have the opportunity to make profits by purchasing products from us at a discount and selling them to consumers with a mark-up. We do not account
for, nor pay, additional commissions on these mark-ups received by Brand Affiliates. In many markets, we also allow individuals who are not part of our sales force, whom we refer to as “preferred customers,” to buy products directly from us at
a discount. We pay commissions on preferred customer purchases to the referring member of our sales force.
General and administrative expenses include:
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| ● | wages and benefits; |
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| ● | rents and utilities; |
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| ● | depreciation and amortization; |
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| ● | promotion and advertising; |
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| ● | professional fees; |
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| ● | travel; |
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| ● | research and development; and |
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| ● | other operating expenses. |
Labor expenses are the most significant portion of our general and administrative expenses.
Provision for income taxes depends on the statutory tax rates and the withholding taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. For example, statutory tax rates in 2025 were
approximately 17% in Hong Kong, 20% in Taiwan, 21% in South Korea, 32% in Japan and 25% in Mainland China. We are subject to taxation in the United States at the statutory corporate federal tax rate of 21% in 2025, and we pay taxes in multiple
states within the United States at various tax rates. Our overall effective tax rate was 18.3% for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The following critical accounting policies and estimates should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto. Management considers our
critical accounting policies to be accounting for income taxes and accounting for intangible assets. In each of these areas, management makes estimates based on historical results, current trends and future projections.
Income Taxes. We account for income taxes in accordance with the Income Taxes Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Codification. This Topic
establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for the effects of income taxes that result from an enterprise’s activities during the current and preceding years. We take an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and
reporting of income taxes. We pay income taxes in many foreign jurisdictions based on the profits realized in those jurisdictions, which can be significantly impacted by terms of intercompany transactions between Nu Skin affiliates around the
world. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are created in this process. As of December 31, 2025, we had net deferred tax assets of $171.4 million. We net these deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities by jurisdiction. Valuation
allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be ultimately realized. These deferred tax assets assume sufficient future earnings will exist for their realization and are calculated using
anticipated tax rates. In certain jurisdictions, valuation allowances have been recorded against the deferred tax assets specifically related to use of foreign tax credits for branch income, research and development credits, and net operating
losses. The valuation allowance assessment requires estimates as to future operating results. These estimates are made on an ongoing basis based upon the Company’s business plans and growth strategies in each market and consequently, future
material changes in the valuation allowance are possible. The valuation allowance reduces the deferred tax assets to an amount that management determined is more-likely-than-not to be realized. When we determine that there is sufficient taxable
income to utilize the foreign tax credits, research and development credits, or the net operating losses, the valuation allowances will be released. In the event we were to determine that we would not be able to realize all or part of our
deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be charged to earnings in the period such determination was made.
We evaluate our indefinite reinvestment assertions with respect to foreign earnings for each period. Other than earnings we intend to reinvest indefinitely, we accrue for the U.S. federal and
state income taxes applicable to the earnings. For all foreign earnings, we accrue the applicable foreign income taxes. We intend to utilize the offshore earnings to fund foreign investments, specifically capital expenditures. Undistributed
earnings that we have indefinitely reinvested aggregate to $60.0 million as of December 31, 2025. If this amount were repatriated to the United States, the amount of incremental taxes would be approximately $6.0 million.
We operate in and file income tax returns in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions, which are subject to examination by tax authorities. Years open to examination contain matters that could be subject to
differing interpretations of applicable tax laws and regulations related to the amount and/or timing of income, deductions, and tax credits. We account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
740, Income Taxes. This guidance prescribes a minimum probability threshold that a tax position must meet before a financial statement benefit is recognized. The minimum threshold is defined as a tax position that is more likely than not to
be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the
largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. In 2009, we entered into a voluntary program with the IRS called Compliance Assurance Process (“CAP”). Under the CAP program, the
IRS audits the tax position of the Company to identify and resolve any tax issues that may arise throughout the tax year. In 2022, the IRS developed a new phase of CAP called “Bridge Plus.” Under Bridge Plus the taxpayer is required to
provide book-to-tax reconciliations, credit utilization and other supporting documentation shortly after their audited financial statement is finalized. We have
been selected for the Bridge Plus phase each year since the 2022 tax year. As of December 31, 2025, all open tax years except 2021 and 2024 have been
audited and are effectively closed to further examination. For the tax year 2021, we were in the Bridge phase of the CAP program, pursuant to which the IRS
did not accept disclosures, did not conduct reviews and did not provide letters of assurance for the Bridge year. There are limited circumstances that tax years in the Bridge phase will be opened for examination. For the tax year 2024, the
company has provided all required documentation to the IRS and is waiting for the IRS to issue their Full Acceptance Letter to indicate the audit is complete and the period is closed. With a few exceptions, we are no longer subject to state
and local income tax examination by tax authorities for the years before 2022. Foreign jurisdictions have varying lengths of statutes of limitations for income tax examinations. Some statutes are as short as three years and in certain
markets may be as long as ten years. We are currently under examination in certain foreign jurisdictions; however, the outcomes of those reviews are not yet determinable.
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At December 31, 2025, we had $21.8 million in unrecognized tax benefits, all of which, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. In comparison, at December 31, 2024, we had $25.9 million in unrecognized tax benefits, all of which, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. We recognized an increase of approximately $1.8 million in interest and penalties expense during the year ended December 31, 2025 and $0.7 million in
interest and penalties during the year ended December 31, 2024. We had approximately $15.5 million, $13.7 million and $13.0 million of accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023,
respectively. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recognized as a component of income tax expense.
In 2021, as part of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (“OECD”) Inclusive Framework, 140 member countries agreed to the
implementation of the Pillar Two Global Minimum Tax (“Pillar Two”) of 15%. The OECD continues to release additional guidance, including administrative guidance on how Pillar Two rules should be interpreted and applied by jurisdictions as
they adopt Pillar Two. A number of countries have utilized the administrative guidance as a starting point for legislation that went into effect January 1, 2024. We
did not have a tax impact related to Pillar Two in 2025 and based on current enacted legislation, we do not anticipate a material impact related to Pillar
Two in 2026.
We are subject to regular audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. These audits may result in additional tax liabilities. We account for such contingent liabilities in accordance with
relevant accounting standards and believe we have appropriately provided for income taxes for all years. Several factors drive the calculation of our tax reserves. Some of these factors include: (i) the expiration of various statutes of
limitations; (ii) changes in tax law and regulations; (iii) issuance of tax rulings; and (iv) settlements with tax authorities. Changes in any of these factors may result in adjustments to our reserves, which would impact our reported financial
results.
Intangible Assets. Acquired intangible assets may
represent indefinite-lived assets, determinable-lived intangibles or goodwill. Of these, only the costs of determinable-lived intangibles are amortized to expense over their estimated life. The value of indefinite-lived intangible assets
and residual goodwill is not amortized, but is tested at least annually for impairment. Our impairment testing for goodwill is performed separately from our impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangibles. Our impairment evaluation of
goodwill consists of a qualitative assessment to determine if it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Our qualitative assessment considers factors including changes in the
competitive market, budget-to-actual performance, trends in market capitalization for us and our peers, turnover in key management personnel and overall changes in the macroeconomic environment. If this qualitative assessment indicates it is more likely than not that the estimated fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, no further analysis is required, and goodwill is not
impaired.
If our qualitative assessments indicate that it is more likely than not that the estimated fair value is less than carrying value, we proceed to a quantitative impairment test which compare the estimated fair value of the reporting unit or indefinite-lived intangible asset to its carrying amount with an impairment loss recognized for the amount, if any, by which carrying value exceeds estimated fair value. Considerable management judgment and
assumptions are used in our goodwill impairment assessment, including with respect to the estimated future cash flows, the earnings multiples used in the market approach, the discount rate used to discount such estimated future cash flows
to their net present value and the reasonableness of the implied control premium relative to our market capitalization. Changes in these factors could
materially increase or decrease the fair value of our reporting units and, accordingly, could result in a related impairment charge. Declines in our market capitalization or in our business performance could also result in a material
impairment charge in a future period.
Our impairment evaluation for our indefinite-lived intangible assets consists of a qualitative assessment, similar to that for goodwill. If the
qualitative assessment indicates it is more likely than not that the estimated fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its carrying value, no further analysis is required, and the asset is not impaired. Based on our
qualitative tests, no impairments to our indefinite-lived intangible assets were recorded in 2025, 2024, or 2023.
Below is a summary of the results of our goodwill impairment assessments and other impairment assessments for 2025 and 2024. There were no
goodwill impairments in 2023.
2025
We performed a qualitative impairment test on our Rhyz Other reporting unit which indicated it was more likely than not that the fair value exceeded the carrying value. We performed a quantitative
impairment test on our Manufacturing reporting unit which indicated the fair value exceeded the carrying value. Therefore, no goodwill impairments were recorded.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we decided to make a strategic shift in how we operate the BeautyBio asset group. These strategic changes include exiting certain sales channels, which reduced the
forecasted revenues for BeautyBio. We concluded these actions were an interim impairment triggering event that required us to perform an interim impairment analysis on our BeautyBio asset group. We assessed the recoverability of the related
asset group comparing the carrying value to the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated. The recoverability test indicated the asset group was impaired. We concluded that the carrying value of the asset group exceeded the estimated
fair value which resulted in an impairment charge of $25.1 million in our Rhyz Other segment during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
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2024
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we determined that the recent decline in our stock price and corresponding decrease in market capitalization were a triggering event that required us to perform a
quantitative impairment analysis. Based on the analysis, we concluded the fair values of all reporting units were in excess of their carrying amounts and no impairment charge was required. For goodwill, the estimated fair value of the reporting
units exceeded the carrying value by approximately 1% - 7%.
During the three months ended June 30, 2024, we determined that the continued decline in our stock price and corresponding decrease in market capitalization as well as declines in some of our reporting units’
forecasts were triggering events that required us to perform a quantitative impairment analysis. Based on the analysis, we concluded that the estimated fair value of Americas, Mainland China, Southeast Asia/Pacific, Japan, South Korea, Europe
& Africa, Hong Kong/Taiwan and our BeautyBio reporting units were less than their carrying value of equity as June 30, 2024. As a result, we recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $130.9 million in the second quarter of 2024.
In addition, during the three months ended June 30, 2024, we determined that the current operating losses and decline in forecasted losses associated with our BeautyBio retail asset group were an interim triggering
event that required us to perform an interim impairment analysis on our BeautyBio retail asset group. We assessed the recoverability of the related asset group comparing the carrying value of the asset group to the undiscounted cash flows
expected to be generated. The recoverability test indicated the retail asset group was impaired. We concluded the carrying value of the retail asset group exceeded the estimated fair value which resulted in an impairment charge of $10.1 million
in our Rhyz Other segment during the three months ended June 30, 2024.
During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we determined that the continued decline in our stock price and corresponding decrease in market capitalization were a triggering event that
required us to perform a quantitative impairment analysis for the Manufacturing and Rhyz Other reporting units. Based on the analysis, we concluded the fair value of the Manufacturing and Rhyz Other reporting units were in excess of their
carrying amounts and no impairment charge was required at that time.
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| ● | During the fourth quarter of 2024, the continued decline in our BeautyBio reporting unit forecast was a triggering event that required us to perform a quantitative analysis. As a result, we concluded the estimated fair value of our BeautyBio reporting unit was less than its carrying value and as a result recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $3.6 million. |
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| ● | At the time of the September 30, 2024 analysis, the estimated fair value of the Manufacturing reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by approximately 8%; therefore, the reporting unit is considered to be at risk of future impairment. The Manufacturing reporting units’ fair values remain sensitive to unfavorable changes in assumptions utilized in the income approach, including revenue growth rates, profitability margins, estimated future cash flows, and the discount rates that could result in impairment charges in a future period. |
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| ● | During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we decided to make a strategic shift in how we operate the BeautyBio asset group. These strategic changes include exiting certain sales channels, which reduced the forecasted revenues for BeautyBio. We concluded these actions were an interim impairment triggering event that required us to perform an interim impairment analysis on our BeautyBio asset group. We assessed the recoverability of the related asset group comparing the carrying value to the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated. The recoverability test indicated the asset group was impaired. We concluded that the carrying value of the asset group exceeded the estimated fair value which resulted in an impairment charge of $25.1 million in our Rhyz Other segment during the three months ended March 31, 2025. |
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our operating results as a percentage of revenue for the periods indicated:
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||
| Cost of sales | 30.6 | 31.8 | 31.1 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 69.4 | 68.2 | 68.9 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling expenses | 34.2 | 37.6 | 37.7 | |||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 29.1 | 27.7 | 27.8 | |||||||||
| Restructuring and impairment expenses | 1.7 | 11.7 | 1.0 | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 65.0 | 77.0 | 66.5 | |||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 4.4 | (8.8 | ) | 2.4 | ||||||||
| Interest expense | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | |||||||||
| Gain on sale | 11.9 | — | — | |||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (2.2 | ) | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before provision for income taxes | 13.2 | (10.1 | ) | 1.3 | ||||||||
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 2.4 | (1.6 | ) | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 10.8 | % | (8.5 | )% | 0.4 | % |
2025 Compared to 2024
Overview
Revenue in 2025 decreased 14% to $1.49 billion from $1.73 billion in 2024. Our 2025 revenue was negatively impacted 0.8% from foreign-currency fluctuations. As of the end of the fourth quarter of
2025, Customers decreased 10%, Paid Affiliates decreased 11% and Sales Leaders decreased 19% compared to the prior year.
The year-over-year decrease in our 2025 revenue was primarily driven by the continued macroeconomic pressures we’ve been facing in our markets,
which have negatively impacted consumer spending and customer acquisition. In addition, while we believe we continue to make progress on our long-term vision, we have experienced headwinds from the transformation process. Our priorities for
2025 were to focus on business model optimization, driven by the continued rollout of enhancements to our sales performance plan, the initial limited previews of our Prysm iO intelligent wellness platform and the continued business expansion into India. We are continuing the launch process into
2026 with the consumer launch slated for the back half of the year. We currently anticipate approximately $30 million of revenue from sales of the Prysm iO device during 2026, with additional revenue anticipated from subscription sales derived from consumers’ use of the device. During the fourth quarter of 2025, we recognized nominal revenue from our India market
pre-opening; we remain focused on the formal launch, which is anticipated in the second half of 2026.
Earnings per share in 2025 increased to $3.18 from $(2.95) in 2024. Our 2025 earnings per share benefited from the January 2025 sale of our Mavely business, which generated a pre-tax gain of approximately $176.2
million, partially offset by the associated taxes, an intangible asset group impairment of $25.1 million in our Rhyz Other segment, a non-cash loss on equity investment of $28.1 million and the decline in revenue. Our 2024 earnings per share was
negatively impacted by $202.4 million of restructuring and impairment charges, and an inventory write-off charge of $38.8 million.
Segment Results
We report our business in nine segments to reflect our current management approach. These segments consist of our seven geographic Nu Skin
segments—Americas, Southeast Asia/Pacific, Mainland China, Japan, Europe & Africa, South Korea, and Hong Kong/Taiwan—and our two Rhyz segments—Manufacturing and Rhyz Other. The Nu Skin Other category includes miscellaneous corporate revenue
and related adjustments. The Rhyz Other segment includes other investments by our Rhyz strategic investment arm.
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The following table sets forth revenue for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 for each of our reportable segments (U.S. dollars in thousands):
| Change | Constant Currency Change(1) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Nu Skin | ||||||||||||||||
| Americas | $ | 282,975 | $ | 322,516 | (12.3 | )% | (6.2 | )% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 209,802 | 244,846 | (14.3 | )% | (14.6 | )% | ||||||||||
| Mainland China | 195,553 | 235,235 | (16.9 | )% | (16.9 | )% | ||||||||||
| Japan | 174,364 | 181,557 | (4.0 | )% | (5.1 | )% | ||||||||||
| Europe & Africa | 150,151 | 164,164 | (8.5 | )% | (12.6 | )% | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 130,216 | 163,706 | (20.5 | )% | (17.1 | )% | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong/ Taiwan | 117,378 | 130,610 | (10.1 | )% | (11.9 | )% | ||||||||||
| Other | 1,138 | 2,832 | (59.8 | )% | (48.5 | )% | ||||||||||
| Total Nu Skin | 1,261,577 | 1,445,466 | (12.7 | )% | (11.8 | )% | ||||||||||
| Rhyz | ||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 205,788 | 201,430 | 2.2 | % | 2.2 | % | ||||||||||
| Rhyz Other | 17,794 | 85,188 | (79.1 | )% | (79.1 | )% | ||||||||||
| Total Rhyz | 223,582 | 286,618 | (22.0 | )% | (22.0 | )% | ||||||||||
| Total | $ | 1,485,159 | $ | 1,732,084 | (14.3 | )% | (13.5 | )% |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| (1) | Constant-currency revenue change is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” below. |
The table below sets forth segment contribution for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 for each of our reportable segments (U.S. dollars in thousands). Segment contribution excludes
certain intercompany charges, specifically royalties, license fees, transfer pricing and other miscellaneous items. We use segment contribution to measure the portion of profitability that the segment managers have the ability to control for
their respective segments. For additional information regarding our segments and the calculation of segment contribution, see Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report.
| Year Ended December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nu Skin | Rhyz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas | Southeast Asia/Pacific | Mainland China | Japan | Europe & Africa | South Korea | Hong Kong/ Taiwan | Manufacturing | Rhyz Other | Total Segments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 282,975 | $ | 209,802 | $ | 195,553 | $ | 174,364 | $ | 150,151 | $ | 130,216 | $ | 117,378 | $ | 205,788 | $ | 17,794 | $ | 1,484,021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 73,198 | 51,044 | 34,631 | 36,067 | 38,947 | 26,402 | 19,892 | 163,707 | 4,697 | 448,585 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items | 149,289 | 111,983 | 115,367 | 89,325 | 88,571 | 66,355 | 60,314 | 34,268 | 43,690 | 759,162 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment contribution | $ | 60,488 | $ | 46,775 | $ | 45,555 | $ | 48,972 | $ | 22,633 | $ | 37,459 | $ | 37,172 | $ | 7,813 | $ | (30,593 | ) | $ | 276,274 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Segment contribution as a percentage of revenue | 21.4 | % | 22.3 | % | 23.3 | % | 28.1 | % | 15.1 | % | 28.8 | % | 31.7 | % | 3.8 | % | (171.9 | )% | 18.6 | % |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nu Skin | Rhyz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas | Southeast Asia/Pacific | Mainland China | Japan | Europe & Africa | South Korea | Hong Kong/ Taiwan | Manufacturing | Rhyz Other | Total Segments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 322,516 | $ | 244,846 | $ | 235,235 | $ | 181,557 | $ | 164,164 | $ | 163,706 | $ | 130,610 | $ | 201,430 | $ | 85,188 | $ | 1,729,252 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 83,461 | 64,950 | 44,059 | 36,852 | 42,766 | 33,600 | 24,932 | 164,145 | 14,532 | 509,297 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items | 171,338 | 134,666 | 145,086 | 93,907 | 100,389 | 79,360 | 70,989 | 35,825 | 116,465 | 948,025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment contribution | $ | 67,717 | $ | 45,230 | $ | 46,090 | $ | 50,798 | $ | 21,009 | $ | 50,746 | $ | 34,689 | $ | 1,460 | $ | (45,809 | ) | $ | 271,930 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Segment contribution as a percentage of revenue | 21.0 | % | 18.5 | % | 19.6 | % | 28.0 | % | 12.8 | % | 31.0 | % | 26.6 | % | 0.7 | % | (53.8 | )% | 15.7 | % |
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| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Total Segment Revenue | $ | 1,484,021 | $ | 1,729,252 | $ | 1,969,989 | ||||||
| Core Nu Skin Adjustment | 1,138 | 2,832 | (858 | ) | ||||||||
| Total Revenue | $ | 1,485,159 | $ | 1,732,084 | $ | 1,969,131 |
The following table provides information concerning the number of Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders in our core Nu Skin business as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | “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 directly from members of our sales force. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | “Paid Affiliates” are any Brand Affiliates, as well as members of our sales force 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. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | “Sales Leaders” are the three-month average of our monthly Brand Affiliates, as well as sales employees and independent marketers in Mainland China, who achieved certain qualification requirements as of the end of each month of the quarter. |
| Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | Change | ||||||||||
| Customers | ||||||||||||
| Americas | 225,527 | 227,556 | (1 | )% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 74,300 | 82,956 | (10 | )% | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 118,523 | 150,731 | (21 | )% | ||||||||
| Japan | 104,439 | 110,069 | (5 | )% | ||||||||
| Europe & Africa | 127,910 | 133,306 | (4 | )% | ||||||||
| South Korea | 58,880 | 81,301 | (28 | )% | ||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 39,217 | 46,053 | (15 | )% | ||||||||
| Total | 748,796 | 831,972 | (10 | )% | ||||||||
| Paid Affiliates | ||||||||||||
| Americas | 28,900 | 28,361 | 2 | % | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 20,260 | 26,310 | (23 | )% | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 18,922 | 22,125 | (14 | )% | ||||||||
| Japan | 20,126 | 22,318 | (10 | )% | ||||||||
| Europe & Africa | 14,918 | 16,860 | (12 | )% | ||||||||
| South Korea | 16,341 | 17,939 | (9 | )% | ||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 9,844 | 10,961 | (10 | )% | ||||||||
| Total | 129,311 | 144,874 | (11 | )% | ||||||||
| Sales Leaders | ||||||||||||
| Americas | 6,016 | 6,778 | (11 | )% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 4,272 | 5,288 | (19 | )% | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 6,065 | 8,969 | (32 | )% | ||||||||
| Japan | 6,259 | 6,780 | (8 | )% | ||||||||
| Europe & Africa | 2,722 | 3,343 | (19 | )% | ||||||||
| South Korea | 2,547 | 3,343 | (24 | )% | ||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 2,164 | 2,411 | (10 | )% | ||||||||
| Total | 30,045 | 36,912 | (19 | )% |
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Following is a narrative discussion of our results in each segment, which supplements the tables above.
Americas. The results in our Americas segment reflect a continued decline in our North America markets, while our Latin America markets grew year-over-year. Our North America
markets continued to be challenged, where in November 2024 we introduced enhancements to the sales performance plan to address the macro environmental landscape. These enhancements have caused disruption as our sales force adapts to the
changes. In addition, our reported revenue reflects negative impacts from unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of 6.1% for fiscal year 2025.
In the second quarter of 2024, we launched our developing market strategy in Argentina, with a revised operating model with a focused product portfolio and modified business model that has enabled
us to reach a broader demographic. During early 2025, we continued to roll out this strategy in additional Latin America markets. For 2025, our Latin America markets revenue increased from $57.8 million to $99.6 million, a 72.3% year-over-year
increase; in addition, Latin America Customers increased 46%, Paid Affiliates increased 47%, and Sales Leaders increased 25%.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution for 2025 primarily reflects the decline in revenue, partially offset by an 0.8 percentage point decrease in selling expenses as a percentage of revenue.
Southeast Asia/Pacific. The decline in revenue, Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders for 2025 is partially attributable to slowing momentum from the general macroeconomic factors in
the markets. In response to these challenges, in 2025 we began leveraging our learnings from the developing market strategy, including by launching products specifically aimed at expanding our customer base.
During the fourth quarter of 2025, we began pre-market activities in India, setting the operational foundation and infrastructure ahead of a full market opening anticipated in the back half of 2026.
Our financial results and key performance indicators for this market, which are included in our Southeast Asia/Pacific segment in this report, were insignificant for 2025.
The year-over-year increase in segment contribution for 2025 is primarily attributable to a 2.2 percentage point increase to gross margin due to a shift in product mix, and a 1.3 percentage point decrease in
selling expenses as a percentage of revenue primarily from a lower amount of local sales force incentives during the period as well as less qualifiers for the success trips.
Mainland China. Our Mainland China market continued to be challenged during 2025, with ongoing macroeconomic factors, the associated
decrease in consumer spending and a continued shift of market consumer awareness and demand to online product marketplaces.
The decrease in segment contribution for 2025 primarily reflects the decline in revenue, partially offset by a 4.1 percentage point decrease in selling expenses as a percent of revenue and a 1.0 percentage point
increase in gross margin. The salaries and service fees of our Sales Leaders in Mainland China are fixed until they are adjusted in a quarterly evaluation process. As a result, we have variations in our selling expenses as a percentage of
revenue, particularly when there is a sequential change in revenue.
Japan. The reduction in revenue, Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders is partially attributable to consumer inflationary pressures which depressed spending.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution is primarily attributable to the decreased revenue.
Europe & Africa. The reduction in revenue, Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders reflects continued softness in these markets, as well as the macroeconomic
factors that have led to a decline in the purchasing power of our customers. We introduced enhancements to the sales performance plan in Europe & Africa starting in March 2025. In addition, our 2025 reported
revenue reflects benefits from favorable foreign currency fluctuations of 4.1%.
The year-over-year increase in segment contribution was primarily driven by a 2.3 percentage point decline in selling expenses as a percent of
revenue for 2025, primarily from elevated sales force events costs in the prior year, partially offset by the decline in revenue.
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South Korea. Our South Korea market was challenged by
difficult macroeconomic trends, including inflationary pressures, political instability, and our associated price increases which negatively impacted our revenue, Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders for the 2025. In addition, our
reported revenue reflects negative impacts from unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of 3.4% for 2025.
The year-over-year decline in segment contribution primarily reflects the decline in revenue, as well as a 3.7 percentage point increase in selling expenses associated with incremental cost pressure from the
enhancements to the sales performance plan, which we introduced in this segment during the fourth quarter of 2024, partially offset by a $5.9 million decline in general and administrative expenses from cost savings realized from our 2023
restructuring plan.
Hong Kong/Taiwan. The decline in our Hong Kong/Taiwan segment for 2025 is attributable to macroeconomic issues, which are resulting in less purchasing power for our consumers. Our
reported revenue reflects benefits from favorable foreign currency fluctuations of 1.8% for 2025.
The increase in segment contribution for 2025 was primarily driven by a 2.1 percentage point improvement in gross margin due to sales mix, a 1.9 percentage point decrease in selling expenses and a 1.1 percentage
point decrease in general and administrative expenses, from our recent cost saving efforts, partially offset by the decline in revenue.
Manufacturing. Our Manufacturing segment revenue increased 2.2% for 2025.
The increase in segment contribution for 2025 is primarily from the revenue mix amongst our manufacturing entities as well as product mix, which resulted in more profitability for the year.
Rhyz Other. The decrease in revenue of our Rhyz Other segment is primarily driven by the January 2, 2025 sale of Mavely. Mavely recognized $69.6 million of revenue in 2024. In
addition, our BeautyBio entity continues to be challenged, with a 52.4% decline in revenue for 2025, as we continue to implement our strategy to minimize future losses and better position the brand.
Our Rhyz Other segment also includes LifeDNA, Inc. (“LifeDNA”), a DNA assessment and recommendation technology company. During 2025, LifeDNA revenue grew 188%, to $12.4 million. In addition, the
profitability of LifeDNA has increased as part of the revenue growth, resulting in a 2025 operating margin of 7.7% compared to (30.8)% for the prior year period. We are currently evaluating strategic opportunities with LifeDNA, including
potentially divesting it, to maximize our return on investment.
The increase in segment contribution is primarily from our cost saving efforts at BeautyBio, which had smaller losses for 2025.
Consolidated Results
Revenue
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025 decreased 14% to $1.49 billion, compared to $1.73 billion in the prior-year period. For a discussion and analysis of this decline in revenue, see
“Overview” and “Segment Results,” above.
Gross profit
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased to 69.4% in 2025, compared to 68.2% in 2024. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue for our core Nu Skin business increased 3.1
percentage points to 77.4%. Our Nu Skin gross margin continues to benefit from our strategic portfolio optimization as well as a favorable product mix shift. Our gross margin was also impacted by the gross margin of our owned
manufacturing entities, which as previously disclosed, is significantly lower than the gross margin of our core Nu Skin business. With the year-over-year growth within our Manufacturing segment, their revenue represented a higher proportion of
our overall consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025 than in the prior-year. In the fourth quarter of 2024, we recorded an incremental inventory write-off charge of $38.8 million, $32.7 million of which was recorded within our
core Nu Skin business, as we continued to accelerate and expand our product portfolio optimization.
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Selling expenses
Selling expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased to 34.2% in 2025, compared to 37.6% for 2024. Our core Nu Skin business’s selling expense as a percentage of revenue decreased
1.6 percentage points to 40.3% for 2025, compared to 41.9% for 2024. Selling expenses for our core Nu Skin business are driven by the specific performance of our individual Sales Leaders. Given the size of our sales force and the
various components of our compensation and incentive programs, selling expenses as a percentage of revenue typically fluctuate plus or minus approximately 100 basis points from period to period. Our 2025 core Nu
Skin selling expenses decrease is partially attributable to our third quarter of 2024 global Nu Skin L!VE events, which drove approximately $10.2 million of incremental expenditures, that did not repeat in 2025. In addition, approximately 2.7
percentage points of the decline in selling expenses as a percentage of revenue in our consolidated results are attributable to the January 2, 2025 sale of Mavely.
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased to $432.1 million in
2025, compared to $479.0 million in 2024. The $46.9 million decrease primarily was from $15.3 million decrease in depreciation and amortization following our 2024 and first quarter of 2025 impairments, $13.8 million of 2024 expenses from
Mavely, which was sold in the first quarter of 2025, $8.5 million contraction in labor expenses from our 2024 cost savings initiatives, and a decrease in promotional expenses in connection with our prior-year product launches. As a
percentage of revenue, general and administrative increased 1.4 percentage points to 29.1% for 2025, compared to 27.7% for 2024.
Restructuring and impairment expenses
2022 restructuring plan. In the third quarter of 2022, we
adopted a strategic plan to focus resources on our strategic priorities and optimize future growth and profitability. The global program included workforce reductions and footprint optimization. Total charges incurred under the program were
approximately $53.3 million, with $40.8 million in cash charges of severance and lease termination cost and approximately $12.5 million of non-cash charges of impairment of fixed assets, acceleration of depreciation and impairment of other
intangibles related to our footprint optimization. During 2023, we incurred charges to be settled in cash of $4.0 million in severance charges, $1.9 million in lease termination cost, and $2.2 million in other associated cost, and non-cash
charges of $1.7 million in accelerated depreciation.
2023 restructuring plan. In the fourth quarter of 2023, we
adopted another strategic plan to focus resources on our global priorities and optimize future growth and profitability. The global program includes workforce reductions and fixed asset impairments associated with our consolidation of
technology assets. Total charges under the program included approximately $27.9 million in cash charges of severance, approximately $1.0 million in other cash charges and approximately $38.8 million in non-cash charges, including approximately
$36.6 million in fixed asset impairments. We have incurred all expected charges under the 2023 plan. During the fourth quarter of 2023, we incurred charges to be settled in cash of $10.0 million in severance charges. During 2024, we incurred
charges to be settled in cash of $17.9 million in severance charges and $1.1 million of other associated cost, and non-cash charges of $36.6 million of fixed asset impairments and $2.2 million of other non-cash charges.
Goodwill and intangibles impairment. During the three
months ended June 30, 2024, we determined that the continued decline in our stock price and corresponding decrease in market capitalization as well as declines in some of our reporting units’ forecasts were triggering events that required us to
perform a quantitative impairment analysis. When we performed an impairment test during the second quarter of 2024, we concluded that the estimated fair value of Americas, Mainland China, Southeast Asia/Pacific, Japan, South Korea, Europe &
Africa, Hong Kong/Taiwan and our BeautyBio reporting units were less than their carrying value of equity as June 30, 2024. As a result, we recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $130.9 million in the second quarter of 2024. During
the fourth quarter of 2024, the continued decline in our BeautyBio reporting unit forecast was a triggering event that required us to perform a quantitative analysis. As a result, we concluded the estimated fair value of our BeautyBio reporting
unit was less than its carrying value and as a result recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $3.6 million.
In addition, during the three months ended June 30, 2024, we determined that the current operating losses and decline in forecasted losses associated with our BeautyBio retail asset group were an interim triggering
event that required us to perform an interim impairment analysis on our BeautyBio retail asset group. We assessed the recoverability of the related asset group comparing the carrying value of the asset group to the undiscounted cash flows
expected to be generated. The recoverability test indicated the retail asset group was impaired. We concluded the carrying value of the retail asset group exceeded the estimated fair value which resulted in an impairment charge of $10.1 million
in our Rhyz Other segment during the three months ended June 30, 2024.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we decided to make a strategic shift in how we operate the BeautyBio asset group. These strategic changes include exiting certain sales channels, which reduced the
forecasted revenues for BeautyBio. We concluded these actions were an interim impairment triggering event that required us to perform an interim impairment analysis on our BeautyBio asset group. We assessed the recoverability of the related asset
group comparing the carrying value to the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated. The recoverability test indicated the asset group was impaired. We concluded that the carrying value of the asset group exceeded the estimated fair value
which resulted in an impairment charge of $25.1 million in our Rhyz Other segment during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Interest expense
Interest expense decreased to $13.9 million for 2025, compared to $26.4 million in the prior-year period. The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to the debt payments made in the first quarter of 2025
using a portion of the proceeds from the Mavely sale. Our interest rate swap arrangements that we entered into in 2020 matured on July 31, 2025, at which time our effective interest rate increased.
Gain on sale of business
In January 2025, we completed the sale of our Mavely entity for $230 million in cash and shares of the purchaser’s common stock, subject to certain
adjustments as set forth in the purchase agreement, including post-closing determination of net working capital and other elements of purchase price. Following the completion of certain payments to other equity holders in Mavely and the payment
of certain transaction expenses, we received $193.7 million of cash and equity interest with an estimated fair value of $6.1 million. Following the finalization of net working capital, we received additional cash payments of $2.7 million and
$1.7 million in the second and third quarter of 2025, respectively. In 2025, we recorded a pre-tax gain on disposition of $176.2 million.
Other income (expense), net
Other income (expense), net for 2025 was $(31.8) million, compared to
$2.9 million in 2024. The decrease in other income for the year ended December 31, 2025 is primarily from a $28.1 million unrealized loss on investment. See Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report for more
information on the unrealized equity investment and the associated loss. In addition, for 2025 we had an incremental $4.4 million of foreign currency losses, primarily from our growth in Argentina, which currency is classified as highly
inflationary.
Provision for income taxes
Provision (benefit) for income taxes increased to $36.0 million in
2025 from $(28.5) million in 2024. Our effective tax rate increased to 18.3% of pre-tax income in 2025 from 16.3% in 2024. Our effective tax rate for 2025 was impacted by $8.1 million of additional research and development credits
determined creditable during the year, the sale of Mavely, the impairment of the BeautyBio asset group and the impairment of an equity investment. Our effective tax rate for 2024 was impacted by the 2024 goodwill impairment.
For 2026, we currently anticipate that our effective tax rate will be approximately 28-36%. Our actual 2026 effective tax rate could differ materially from this estimate. Our future effective tax
rates could fluctuate significantly, being affected by numerous factors, such as intercompany transactions, changes in our business operations, foreign audits, increases in uncertain tax positions, acquisitions, entry into new markets, the
amount of our foreign earnings, including earnings being lower than anticipated in jurisdictions where we have a lower statutory rate and higher than anticipated in jurisdictions where we have a higher statutory rate, losses incurred in
jurisdictions, the inability to realize tax benefits, withholding taxes, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, changes in our stock price, changes in our deferred tax assets and liabilities and their valuation.
On July 4, 2025, U.S. legislation formally titled “An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Title II of H. Con. Res. 14” (“the Act”) and
commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law. The Act, among other things, extended key provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and introduced targeted changes to the U.S. federal income tax regime. The
Act has not materially impacted the Company’s effective tax rate.
Net income (loss)
As a result of the foregoing factors, net income (loss) in 2025
increased to $160.2 million, compared to $(146.6) million in 2024.
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2024 Compared to 2023
For a comparison of our operating results for 2024 compared to 2023, see Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations beginning on page 49 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the SEC on February 14, 2025.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historically, our principal uses of cash have included operating
expenses (particularly selling expenses) and working capital (principally inventory purchases), as well as capital expenditures, stock repurchases, dividends, debt repayment and the development of operations in new markets. We have at
times incurred long-term debt, or drawn on our revolving line of credit, to fund strategic transactions, stock repurchases, capital investments and short-term operating needs. We typically generate positive cash flow from operations due
to favorable margins and have generally relied on cash from operations to fund operating activities. We generated $80.3 million in cash from operations during 2025, compared to $111.7 million in cash from operations during 2024. The
decrease in cash flow from operations primarily reflects cash payments made in the first quarter of 2025 related to expenses accrued as of year-end, which included restructuring and other accrued expenses as well as an increase in prepaid
taxes primarily associated with estimated payments related to the Mavely sale.
As of December 31, 2025, cash and cash equivalents, including current
investments, were $239.8 million compared to $198.0 million as of December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by the proceeds from the sale of Mavely and cash generated from operations as described above, partially offset by $170.0
million in net debt payments, which was comprised of $135.0 million toward our term loan and $35.0 million toward our revolving credit facility, $34.3 million capital expenditures, and $20.0 million in share repurchases. Working capital as
of December 31, 2025 was $284.0 million compared to $242.0 million as of December 31, 2024. Our increase in working capital is primarily attributable to the increase in cash as discussed above.
Cash requirements. For 2026, we currently expect that our material cash requirements will include the following:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Cash requirements for operating activities. Our operating expenses typically total approximately 85%-90% of our revenue, with compensation to our sales force constituting 40%-43% of our core Nu Skin revenue. These compensation expenses consist primarily of commission payments, which we generally pay to our sales force within approximately one to two months of the sale. Inventory purchases have historically constituted approximately 15%-20% of our revenue. On average, we purchase our inventory approximately three to six months prior to sale. While our actual cash usage may vary based on the timing of payments, we currently expect these approximate percentages and payment practices to continue in 2026. In addition, we expect our 2026 lease payments will be approximately $23.5 million. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Cash requirements for investing activities. As discussed in more detail below, our capital expenditures are expected to be $40-60 million for 2026. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Cash requirements for financing activities. In 2025 we are obligated to make a total of $20.0 million in quarterly principal payments plus the associated interest on our term loan. We also anticipate paying quarterly cash dividends throughout 2026, approximating $3 million per quarter depending on the number of shares outstanding as of record date. Additional details about our dividends and term loan are provided below. |
For 2026 and onward, we currently expect the above material cash requirements will remain. See Note 7 and Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report for our future
cash requirements related to our debt principal repayment and our maturities of lease liabilities.
We intend to fund the aforementioned cash requirements with our cash from operations and draw on our revolving credit facility, as needed, to address any short-term funding requirements.
Capital expenditures. Capital expenditures in 2025 totaled $34.3 million. As with 2025, we expect that the capital expenditures in 2026 will be primarily related to:
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| ● | Rhyz plant expansion to increase capacity and capabilities; |
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| ● | purchases and expenditures for computer systems and equipment, software, and application development; and |
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| ● | the expansion and upgrade of facilities in our various markets. |
We estimate that capital expenditures for the uses listed above will total approximately $40-60 million for 2026.
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Credit Agreement. On June 14, 2022, we entered into an
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with various financial institutions as lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. The Credit Agreement provides for a $400.0 million term loan facility and a
$500.0 million revolving credit facility, each with a term of five years. We used the proceeds of the term loan and the draw on the revolving facility to pay off the previous credit agreement. Both facilities bear interest at the Secured
Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), plus a margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio. The term loan facility amortizes in quarterly installments in amounts resulting in an annual amortization of 2.5% during the first year and 5.0% during
the subsequent years after the closing date of the Credit Agreement, with the remainder payable at final maturity. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had $0 and $35.0 million of outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility,
and $225.0 million and $360.0 million on our term loan facility. The carrying value of the debt also reflects debt issuance costs of $0.8 million and $1.4 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to the Credit
Agreement. The Credit Agreement requires us to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio not exceeding 2.75 to 1.00 and a consolidated interest coverage ratio of no less than 3.00 to 1.00. As of December 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all
debt covenants under the Credit Agreement. We are planning to refinance our Credit Agreement during the first half of 2026; however, no assurance can be given that we will be able to complete such refinancing on favorable terms, or at all.
Derivative instruments. During the third quarter of 2025, we had four interest rate swaps mature, with a total notional principal amount of $200 million. We entered into these interest rate swap arrangements
during the third quarter of 2020 to hedge the variable cash flows associated with our variable-rate debt under the Credit Agreement.
Stock repurchase plan. In 2018, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase plan authorizing us to repurchase up to $500.0 million of our outstanding shares of Class A common stock on
the open market or in private transactions. During 2025, we repurchased 2.0 million shares of our Class A common stock under the plan for $20.0 million. As of December 31, 2025, $142.3 million was available for repurchases under the plan. Our
stock repurchases are used primarily to offset dilution from our equity incentive plans and for strategic initiatives.
Dividends. In February, May, August and November 2025, our board of directors declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.06 per share. The quarterly cash dividends of $3.0 million, $3.0 million, $3.0 million, and $2.9 million
were paid on March 5, 2025, June 11, 2025, September 10, 2025 and December 10, 2025 to stockholders of record on February 24, 2025, May 30, 2025, August 29, 2025 and November 28, 2025, respectively. In February 2026, our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06
per share to be paid on March 11, 2026 to stockholders of record on February 27, 2026. Currently, we anticipate that our board of directors will continue to declare quarterly cash dividends and that the cash flows from operations will be
sufficient to fund our future dividend payments. However, the continued declaration of dividends is subject to the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon various factors, including our net earnings, financial condition,
cash requirements, future prospects and other relevant factors.
Cash from foreign subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we held $239.8 million and $198.0 million, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents, including current investments. These
amounts include $170.7 million and $154.1 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, held in our operations outside of the United States. Substantially all of our non-U.S. cash and cash equivalents are readily convertible into U.S.
dollars or other currencies, subject to procedural or other requirements in certain markets, as well as an indefinite-reinvestment designation, as described below.
We typically fund the cash requirements of our operations in the United States through intercompany dividends, intercompany loans and intercompany charges for products, use of
intangible property, and corporate services. However, some markets impose government-approval or other requirements for the repatriation of dividends. For example, in Mainland China, we are unable to repatriate cash from current operations in
the form of dividends until we file the necessary statutory financial statements for the relevant period. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had $35.7 million and $27.4 million, respectively, in cash denominated in Chinese RMB. We
also have experienced delays in repatriating cash from Argentina. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had $23.9 million and $22.4 million, respectively, in intercompany receivable with our Argentina subsidiary. We
also have intercompany loan arrangements with some of our markets, including Mainland China, that allow us to access available cash, subject to certain limits in Mainland China and other jurisdictions. We also have drawn on our revolving line
of credit to address cash needs until we can repatriate cash from Mainland China or other markets, and we may continue to do so. Except for $60 million of earnings in Mainland China that we designated as indefinitely reinvested during the
second quarter of 2018, we currently plan to repatriate undistributed earnings from our non-U.S. operations as necessary, considering the cash needs of our non-U.S. operations and the cash needs of our U.S. operations for dividends, stock
repurchases, capital investments, debt repayment and strategic transactions. Repatriation of non-U.S. earnings is subject to withholding taxes in certain foreign jurisdictions. Accordingly, we have accrued the necessary withholding taxes
related to the non-U.S. earnings.
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We currently believe that existing cash balances, future cash flows from operations and existing lines of credit will be adequate to fund our cash needs on both a short- and long-term basis. The
majority of our historical expenses have been variable in nature and as such, a potential reduction in the level of revenue would reduce our cash flow needs. In the event that our current cash balances, future cash flow from operations and
current lines of credit are not sufficient to meet our obligations or strategic needs, we would consider raising additional funds in the debt or equity markets or restructuring our current debt obligations. Additionally, we would consider
realigning our strategic plans, including a reduction in capital spending, stock repurchases or dividend payments.
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. We believe 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 our revenue
from period to period.
Contingent Liabilities
Please refer to Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report for information regarding our contingent liabilities.
Seasonality and Cyclicality
In addition to general economic factors, we are impacted by seasonal factors and trends such as major cultural events and vacation patterns. For example, most Asian markets celebrate their
respective local New Year in the first quarter, which generally has a negative impact on that quarter. We believe that direct selling is also generally negatively impacted during the third quarter, when many individuals, including our sales
force, traditionally take vacations.
Prior to making a product generally available for purchase in a market, we often do one or more introductory offerings of the product, such as a preview of the product to our Sales Leaders or
other product introduction or promotion. These offerings sometimes generate significant activity and a high level of purchasing, which can result in a higher-than-normal increase in revenue, Sales Leaders, Paid Affiliates and/or Customers
during the quarter and skew year-over-year and sequential comparisons.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
A description of new accounting pronouncements is contained in Note 2 to consolidated financial statements contained in this report.
MD&A history
Prior-year 10-K MD&A spans are extracted from SEC filings with the same bounded parser used for the latest filing. The latest 10-K appears above; prior years are below.
FY 2024 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001140361-25-004907.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes, which are included in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Business Overview
Our Products
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. develops and distributes a comprehensive line of premium-quality beauty and wellness solutions in nearly 50 markets worldwide. In 2024, our revenue of $1.7
billion was primarily generated by our three primary brands: our beauty brand, Nu Skin; our wellness brand, Pharmanex; and our anti-aging brand, ageLOC. We operate in the direct selling channel, primarily
utilizing person-to-person marketing to promote and sell our products, including through the use of social and digital platforms. 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 and social networks.
In addition to our core Nu Skin business, we also explore new areas of synergistic and adjacent growth through our business arm known as Rhyz Inc. Our Rhyz businesses primarily consist of consumer,
technology and manufacturing companies. In 2024, the Rhyz companies generated $286.6 million, or 17% of our 2024 reported revenue (excluding sales to our core Nu Skin business). Rhyz is a key component of our business, and these companies enable us
to reduce our cost of goods, improve lead times, diversify our revenue mix, and create synergies for our owned and partner brands.
Recent Developments
Until January 2025, the Rhyz businesses included MyFavoriteThings, Inc., dba Mavely, a social commerce platform. As previously announced, we sold
this business in January 2025 for total consideration consisting of $230 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments as set forth in the purchase agreement, including post-closing determination of net working capital and other elements of
the purchase price, and a number of shares of the purchaser’s common stock valued by the parties at $20 million. Following the completion of certain payments to other equity holders in Mavely, we expect to retain approximately $201 million of
cash, subject to certain adjustments as set forth in the purchase agreement, and a number of shares of the purchaser’s common stock valued at $10 million. Mavely accounted for $69.6 million of our 2024 reported revenue.
Our Global Operations
In 2024, we generated approximately 30% of our revenue from the United States (consisting of our Nu Skin United States and Rhyz businesses) and the remainder from our international markets. Given the
size of our international operations, our results, as reported in U.S. dollars, are often impacted by foreign-currency fluctuations; in 2024, our revenue was negatively impacted 4% from foreign-currency fluctuations compared to 2023. Our results
also can be impacted by global economic, political, demographic and business trends and conditions.
A Global Network of Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders
As of December 31, 2024, we had 831,972 persons who purchased directly from the company during the previous three months (“Customers”). 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 directly from members of our sales force. We believe a significant majority of Customers purchase our products
primarily for personal or family consumption but are not actively pursuing the opportunity to generate supplemental income by actively and consistently marketing and reselling products.
Our revenue is highly influenced by the number and productivity of our Sales Leaders. “Sales Leaders” are our Brand Affiliates, as well as sales employees and independent marketers in Mainland China,
who achieve certain qualification requirements. Our reported Sales Leaders number is the three-month average of our monthly Sales Leaders as of the end of each month of the quarter.
As we continue to focus on customer acquisition and social commerce, we believe our number of Paid Affiliates is an important indicator of consumer purchasing activity in our business. “Paid
Affiliates” are any Brand Affiliates, as well as members of our sales force in Mainland China, who earned sales compensation during the previous three months. Paid Affiliates power our social commerce model and are a bridge to attracting new
customers and nurturing relationships and community.
We have been successful in attracting and motivating our sales force by:
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| ● | developing and marketing innovative, technologically and scientifically advanced products; |
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| ● | providing compelling initiatives and strong support; and |
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| ● | offering an attractive sales compensation, incentive, and recognition rewards structure. |
Our global sales force helps us to rapidly introduce products and penetrate our markets with modest up-front promotional expense. We rely on our sales force to create consumer demand for our products,
as opposed to a traditional approach of advertising-generated consumer awareness. Our approach is particularly effective with products that benefit from personal education and demonstration. Similar to other companies in our industry, we experience
relatively high turnover among our sales force.
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To enhance customer retention, we have developed product subscription and loyalty programs that provide incentives for consumers to commit to purchase a specific amount of product on a monthly basis.
All purchases under these programs are subject to our standard product payment and return policies. We believe these subscription and loyalty programs have improved consumer retention, have had a stabilizing impact on revenue and have helped
generate recurring sales.
Product Innovation
Our sales force markets and sells our products, and attracts others to the opportunity, based on the distinguishing benefits and innovative characteristics of our products. As a result, we leverage
our scientific expertise and product development resources to introduce innovative beauty, wellness and anti-aging products. Our sales force is increasingly using social media to market and sell our products. To continue to leverage social media,
it is imperative that we develop demonstrable products that are unique and engaging to younger consumers. We strive to strike a balance between the expenses associated with our scientific expertise and sales compensation with a competitive price
point.
Any delays or difficulties in introducing compelling products or attractive initiatives or tools into our markets may have a negative impact on our revenue and our number of Customers, Paid Affiliates
and Sales Leaders.
Our Product Launch Process
Prior to making a product generally available for purchase in a market, we often do one or more introductory offerings of the product, such as a preview of the product to our Sales Leaders or other product introduction
or promotion. We refer to the entire process, beginning with the introductory offering through general availability of the product, as a product launch or our product launch process. The timing of the launch of a particular product often varies from
market to market depending on such factors as customer demand, affiliate brand focus, product registration or other local legal requirements, and product availability in our supply chain.
Sales Leader previews and other product introductions and promotions sometimes generate significant activity and a high level of purchasing, which can result in a higher-than-normal increase in revenue during the
quarter and skew year-over-year and sequential comparisons. We believe our product launch process attracts new Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders to our business, increases consumer trial, and provides us with important marketing and
forecasting information about our products. Please refer to Item 1A. Risk Factors for more information on risks related to our product launch process.
Income Statement Presentation
We report revenue in nine segments, and we translate revenue from each market’s local currency into U.S. dollars using weighted-average exchange rates. Revenue is measured as the amount of
consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring products. All revenue associated with a contract is recognized when we satisfy our performance obligations under the contract. We recognize revenue by transferring the promised
products to the customer, with revenue recognized at shipping point, the point in time the customer obtains control of the products. We recognize revenue for shipping and handling charges at the time the products are delivered to or picked up by
the customer. In most markets, we offer a return policy that allows our sales force to return unopened and unused product for up to 30 days for a full refund, or 12 months subject to a 10% restocking fee. Reported revenue is net of returns, which
have historically been less than 5% of annual revenue. Sales taxes and value added taxes in foreign jurisdictions that are collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and therefore are excluded
from net sales.
Cost of sales primarily consists of:
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| ● | cost of products purchased from third-party vendors; |
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| ● | cost of self-manufactured products; |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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| ● | cost of adjustments to inventory carrying value; |
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| ● | freight cost of shipping products to our sales force and import duties for the products; and |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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| ● | royalties and related expenses for licensed technologies. |
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For markets other than Mainland China, in 2024, we sourced most of our beauty products and wellness products from trusted third-party suppliers and manufacturers. In Mainland China, we operate
manufacturing facilities where we produce the majority of our beauty and wellness products sold in Mainland China. We also produce some products at these facilities that are exported to other markets. In addition, our Rhyz Manufacturing entities in
the United States are producing some of our products. Cost of sales and gross profit, on a consolidated basis, may fluctuate as a result of changes in the ratio between self-manufactured products and products sourced from third-party vendors. In
addition, because we purchase a significant amount of our goods in U.S. dollars and recognize revenue in local currencies, our gross margin is subject to exchange rate risks. Because our gross margins vary from product to product and due to higher
pricing in some markets, changes in product mix and geographic revenue mix can impact our gross margin on a consolidated basis.
Selling expenses are our most significant expense and are classified as operating expenses. Selling expenses include sales commissions paid to our sales force, special incentives, costs for incentive
trips, cost of sales force conventions and other rewards, as well as salaries, service fees, benefits, bonuses and other labor and unemployment expenses we pay to our sales force in Mainland China. The sales force conventions are held in various
markets worldwide, which we generally expense in the period in which they are incurred. Because our various sales force conventions are not held during each fiscal year, or in the same period each year, their impact on our general and administrative
expenses may vary from year to year and from quarter to quarter. For example, we currently plan to hold a global convention approximately every other year. We held our last in-person global convention in the third quarter of 2024, with an east event
in South Korea and a west event in the United States. These conventions have significant expenses associated with them. Because we have not incurred expenses for these conventions during every fiscal year or in comparable interim periods,
year-over-year comparisons have been impacted accordingly. Selling expenses do not include amounts we pay to our sales force based on their personal purchases; rather, such amounts are reflected as reductions to revenue. Our global sales compensation
plan, which we employ in all our markets except Mainland China, is an important factor in our ability to attract and retain our Sales Leaders. Under our global sales compensation plan, Sales Leaders can earn “multi-level” compensation, where they
earn commissions for product sales to their consumer groups as well as the product sales made through the sales network they have developed and trained. We do not pay commissions on business portfolios. Fluctuations occur in the amount of commissions
paid as our numbers of Customers and Sales Leaders change from month to month, but the fluctuation in the overall payout as a percentage of revenue tends to be relatively small. Selling expenses as a percentage of revenue typically increase in
connection with a significant product offering, due to growth in the number of Sales Leaders qualifying for increased sales compensation and promotional incentives. From time to time, we make modifications and enhancements to our global sales
compensation plan in an effort to help motivate our sales force and develop leadership characteristics, which can have an impact on selling expenses.
Outside of Mainland China, Brand Affiliates also have the opportunity to make profits by purchasing products from us at a discount and selling them to consumers with a mark-up. We do not account for,
nor pay, additional commissions on these mark-ups received by Brand Affiliates. In many markets, we also allow individuals who are not part of our sales force, whom we refer to as “preferred customers,” to buy products directly from us at a
discount. We pay commissions on preferred customer purchases to the referring member of our sales force.
General and administrative expenses include:
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| ● | wages and benefits; |
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| ● | rents and utilities; |
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| ● | depreciation and amortization; |
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| ● | promotion and advertising; |
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| ● | professional fees; |
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| ● | travel; |
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| ● | research and development; and |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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| ● | other operating expenses. |
Labor expenses are the most significant portion of our general and administrative expenses.
Provision for income taxes depends on the statutory tax rates and the withholding taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. For example, statutory tax rates in 2024 were approximately
17% in Hong Kong, 20% in Taiwan, 21% in South Korea, 32% in Japan and 25% in Mainland China. We are subject to taxation in the United States at the statutory corporate federal tax rate of 21% in 2024, and we pay taxes in multiple states within the
United States at various tax rates. Our overall effective tax rate was 16.3% for the year ended December 31, 2024, a decrease from the previous fiscal year due to the sale of the Company’s subsidiary Mavely on January 2, 2025.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The following critical accounting policies and estimates should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto. Management considers our critical
accounting policies to be accounting for income taxes and accounting for intangible assets. In each of these areas, management makes estimates based on historical results, current trends and future projections.
Income Taxes. We account for income taxes in accordance with the Income Taxes Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Codification. This Topic
establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for the effects of income taxes that result from an enterprise’s activities during the current and preceding years. We take an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and
reporting of income taxes. We pay income taxes in many foreign jurisdictions based on the profits realized in those jurisdictions, which can be significantly impacted by terms of intercompany transactions between Nu Skin affiliates around the
world. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are created in this process. As of December 31, 2024, we had net deferred tax assets of $173.9 million. We net these deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities by jurisdiction. Valuation allowances
are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be ultimately realized. These deferred tax assets assume sufficient future earnings will exist for their realization and are calculated using anticipated tax
rates. In certain jurisdictions, valuation allowances have been recorded against the deferred tax assets specifically related to use of foreign tax credits for branch income and net operating losses. The valuation allowance assessment requires
estimates as to future operating results. These estimates are made on an ongoing basis based upon the Company's business plans and growth strategies in each market and consequently, future material changes in the valuation allowance are possible.
The valuation allowance reduces the deferred tax assets to an amount that management determined is more-likely-than-not to be realized. When we determine that there is sufficient taxable income to utilize the foreign tax credits or the net
operating losses, the valuation allowances will be released. In the event we were to determine that we would not be able to realize all or part of our deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be charged to
earnings in the period such determination was made. It is reasonably possible that within the next 12 months sufficient negative evidence may exist that will require us to establish additional valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets that we
do not expect to realize.
We evaluate our indefinite reinvestment assertions with respect to foreign earnings for each period. Other than earnings we intend to reinvest indefinitely, we accrue for the U.S. federal and state
income taxes applicable to the earnings. For all foreign earnings, we accrue the applicable foreign income taxes. We intend to utilize the offshore earnings to fund foreign investments, specifically capital expenditures. Undistributed earnings that
we have indefinitely reinvested aggregate to $60.0 million as of December 31, 2024. If this amount were repatriated to the United States, the amount of incremental taxes would be approximately $6.0 million.
The company operates in and files income tax returns in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions, which are subject to examination by tax authorities. Years open to examination
contain matters that could be subject to differing interpretations of applicable tax laws and regulations related to the amount and/or timing of income, deductions, and tax credits. We account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with
Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 740, Income Taxes. This guidance prescribes a minimum probability threshold that a tax position must meet before a financial statement benefit is recognized. The minimum threshold is defined as a tax
position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be
recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. In 2009, we entered into a voluntary program with the IRS called Compliance Assurance Process (“CAP”).
Under the CAP program, the IRS audits the tax position of the Company to identify and resolve any tax issues that may arise throughout the tax year. In 2022, the IRS
developed a new phase of CAP called "Bridge Plus." Under Bridge Plus the taxpayer is required to provide book-to-tax reconciliations, credit utilization and other supporting documentation shortly after their audited financial statement is
finalized. The company was selected for the Bridge Plus phase for the 2023, 2024, and 2025 tax years. As of December 31, 2024, all open tax
years except 2021 have been audited and are effectively closed to further examination. For the tax year 2021, the Company was in the Bridge phase of the CAP program, pursuant to which the IRS did not accept disclosures, did not conduct reviews
and did not provide letters of assurance for the Bridge year. There are limited circumstances that tax years in the Bridge phase will be opened for examination. With a few exceptions, we are no longer subject to state and local income tax
examination by tax authorities for the years before 2021. Foreign jurisdictions have varying lengths of statutes of limitations for income tax examinations. Some statutes are as short as three years and in certain markets may be as long as ten
years. We are currently under examination in certain foreign jurisdictions; however, the outcomes of those reviews are not yet determinable.
Our unrecognized tax benefits are related to multiple foreign and domestic jurisdictions. Due to potential changes in unrecognized tax benefits from the multiple jurisdictions in which we operate, as
well as the expiration of various statutes of limitation, it is reasonably possible that our gross unrecognized tax benefits, net of foreign currency adjustments, may decrease within the next 12 months by a range of approximately $1.0 to $2.0
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At December 31, 2024, we had $25.9 million in unrecognized tax benefits of which $25.9 million, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. In comparison, at December 31, 2023, we had $22.0
million in unrecognized tax benefits of which $22.0 million, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. We recognized an increase of approximately $0.7 million in interest and penalties expense during the year ended December 31, 2024 and
$0.6 million in interest and penalties during the year ended December 31, 2023. We had approximately $13.7 million, $13.0 million and $12.4 million of accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2024, 2023 and
2022, respectively. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recognized as a component of income tax expense.
In 2021, as part of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's ("OECD") Inclusive Framework, 140 member countries agreed to the implementation of the Pillar Two Global Minimum Tax
("Pillar Two") of 15%. The OECD continues to release additional guidance, including administrative guidance on how Pillar Two rules should be interpreted and applied by jurisdictions as they adopt Pillar Two. A number of countries have utilized the
administrative guidance as a starting point for legislation that went into effect January 1, 2024. The company did not have a tax impact related to Pillar Two in 2024 and based on current enacted legislation, the Company does not anticipate a
material impact related to Pillar Two for 2025.
In December 2024, The U.S. Treasury Department and IRS released final and proposed regulations relating to the determination under section 987 of taxable income or loss and foreign currency gain or
loss with respect to a qualified business unit (QBU). The final regulations are effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on the
disclosures within our consolidated financial statements.
We are subject to regular audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. These audits may result in additional tax liabilities. We account for such contingent liabilities in accordance with
relevant accounting standards and believe we have appropriately provided for income taxes for all years. Several factors drive the calculation of our tax reserves. Some of these factors include: (i) the expiration of various statutes of
limitations; (ii) changes in tax law and regulations; (iii) issuance of tax rulings; and (iv) settlements with tax authorities. Changes in any of these factors may result in adjustments to our reserves, which would impact our reported financial
results.
Intangible Assets. Acquired intangible assets may represent indefinite-lived assets, determinable-lived intangibles or goodwill. Of these, only the costs of determinable-lived intangibles are
amortized to expense over their estimated life. The value of indefinite-lived intangible assets and residual goodwill is not amortized, but is tested at least annually for impairment. Our impairment testing for goodwill is performed separately from
our impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangibles. We test goodwill for impairment, at least annually, by reviewing the book value compared to the fair value at the reportable unit level. We have the option to perform a qualitative assessment
to determine whether further impairment testing is necessary or to perform a quantitative assessment by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. Under the qualitative assessment, an entity is not
required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. If under the quantitative assessment the fair value of a reporting unit is
less than its carrying amount, then the amount of the impairment loss, if any, must be measured. We elected to perform the quantitative assessment for fiscal year 2022 and we used the qualitative assessment for fiscal year 2023.
Considerable management judgment and assumptions are used in our goodwill impairment assessment, including with respect to the estimated future cash flows, the earnings multiples used in the market
approach, the discount rate used to discount such estimated future cash flows to their net present value and the reasonableness of the implied control premium relative to our market capitalization. These factors could materially increase or
decrease the fair value of our reporting units and, accordingly, could result in a related impairment charge. Declines in our market capitalization or in our business performance could also result in a material impairment charge in a future period.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we determined that the recent decline in our stock price and corresponding decrease in market capitalization were a triggering event that required us to perform a
quantitative impairment analysis. Based on the analysis, we concluded the fair values of all reporting units were in excess of their carrying amounts and no impairment charge was required. For goodwill, the estimated fair value of the reporting
units exceeded the carrying value by approximately 1% - 7%.
During the three months ended June 30, 2024, we determined that the continued decline in our stock price and corresponding decrease in market capitalization as well as declines in some of our reporting units’ forecasts
were triggering events that required us to perform a quantitative impairment analysis. Based on the analysis, we concluded that the estimated fair value of Americas, Mainland China, Southeast Asia/Pacific, Japan, South Korea, Europe & Africa,
Hong Kong/Taiwan and our BeautyBio reporting units were less than their carrying value of equity as June 30, 2024. As a result, we recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $130.9 million in the second quarter of 2024.
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In addition, during the three months ended June 30, 2024, we determined that the current operating losses and decline in forecasted losses associated with our BeautyBio retail asset group were an interim triggering
event that required us to perform an interim impairment analysis on our BeautyBio retail asset group. We assessed the recoverability of the related asset group comparing the carrying value of the asset group to the undiscounted cash flows expected to
be generated. The recoverability test indicated the retail asset group was impaired. We concluded the carrying value of the retail asset group exceeded the estimated fair value which resulted in an impairment charge of $10.1 million in our Rhyz Other
segment during the three months ended June 30, 2024.
During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we determined that the continued decline in our stock price and corresponding decrease in market capitalization were a triggering event that required us
to perform a quantitative impairment analysis for the Manufacturing and Rhyz Other reporting units. Based on the analysis, we concluded the fair value of the Manufacturing and Rhyz Other reporting units were in excess of their carrying amounts and no
impairment charge was required at that time.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the continued decline in our BeautyBio reporting unit forecast was a triggering event that required us to perform a quantitative analysis. As a result, we concluded the estimated fair value of our BeautyBio reporting unit was less than its carrying value and as a result recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $3.6 million. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | At the time of the September 30, 2024 analysis, the estimated fair value of the Manufacturing reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by approximately 8%; therefore, the reporting unit is considered to be at risk of future impairment. The Manufacturing reporting units’ fair values remain sensitive to unfavorable changes in assumptions utilized in the income approach, including revenue growth rates, profitability margins, estimated future cash flows, and the discount rates that could result in impairment charges in a future period. |
Our revenue and profitability forecasts used in the goodwill impairment assessments considered recent and historical performance, strategic initiatives, industry trends and macroeconomic factors. Assumptions used in
the valuations were similar to those that would be used by market participants performing independent valuations of the business.
Key assumptions developed by management and used in the quantitative analyses:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Financial projections and future cash flows, including a base year that considered recent actual results lower than previous internal forecasts, with revenue growth and profitability improvement throughout the forecast period that reflects the long-term strategy for the business, and terminal growth rates based on the expected long-term growth rate of the business; and |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Market-based discount rates. |
During 2022, we recognized an impairment charge of $1.7 million associated with determinable-lived intangibles. We did not recognize any impairment charges for goodwill or intangible assets during
2023.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our operating results as a percentage of revenue for the periods indicated:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||
| Cost of sales | 31.8 | 31.1 | 28.3 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 68.2 | 68.9 | 71.7 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling expenses | 37.6 | 37.7 | 39.5 | |||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 27.7 | 27.8 | 25.0 | |||||||||
| Restructuring and impairment expenses | 11.7 | 1.0 | 2.3 | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 77.0 | 66.5 | 66.7 | |||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | (8.8 | ) | 2.4 | 5.0 | ||||||||
| Interest expense | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | |||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 0.2 | 0.2 | (0.4 | ) | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before provision for income taxes | (10.1 | ) | 1.3 | 4.0 | ||||||||
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (1.6 | ) | 0.9 | (0.7 | ) | |||||||
| Net income (loss) | (8.5 | )% | 0.4 | % | 4.7 | % |
2024 Compared to 2023
Overview
Revenue in 2024 decreased 12% to $1.73 billion from $1.97 billion in 2023. Our 2024 revenue was negatively impacted 4% from foreign-currency fluctuations. As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2024,
Customers decreased 15%, Paid Affiliates decreased 13% and Sales Leaders decreased 16% compared to the prior year.
The year-over-year decrease in our 2024 revenue was primarily driven by the continued macroeconomic pressures we've been facing in our markets, which have negatively impacted consumer spending and customer acquisition.
The declines in our core Nu Skin segments were partially offset by 32% growth in our Rhyz segments, partially from acquisitions in the second quarter of 2023 as well as organic growth. In January 2025, we sold one of our Rhyz businesses that
accounted for $69.6 million of our 2024 reported revenue. Rhyz is a key component of our business, and these companies enable us to reduce our cost of goods, improve lead times, diversify our revenue mix, and create
synergies for our owned and partner brands. In the fourth quarter of 2024 we began to introduce enhancements to our sales performance plan, which we believe combines the best of affiliate marketing and leadership incentives to activate our existing
sales force and excite potential new prospects. The plan is placing an enhanced focus on upfront earnings to help attract and retain new affiliates.
Earnings per share in 2024 decreased to $(2.95) from $0.17 in 2023. The decrease in earnings per share was primarily driven by $202.4 million of restructuring and impairment charges, an inventory write-off charge of
$38.8 million as well as the overall decline in revenue, partially offset by the 2023 $65.7 million inventory write-off charge and the $19.8 million restructuring charges. Our earnings per share was also impacted by a decrease in our effective tax
rate for 2024.
Segment Results
We report our business in nine segments to reflect our current management approach. These segments consist of our seven geographic Nu Skin segments—Americas, Southeast Asia/Pacific, Mainland China, Japan, Europe &
Africa, South Korea, and Hong Kong/Taiwan—and our two Rhyz segments—Manufacturing and Rhyz Other. The Nu Skin Other category includes miscellaneous corporate revenue and related adjustments. The Rhyz Other segment includes other investments by our
Rhyz business arm. Our Europe & Africa segment was previously Europe, Middle East and Africa ("EMEA"), but was changed following the June 2023 closure of the Israel market.
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The following table sets forth revenue for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 for each of our reportable segments (U.S. dollars in thousands):
| Constant | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year Ended December 31, | Currency | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | Change | Change(1) | |||||||||||||
| Nu Skin | ||||||||||||||||
| Americas | $ | 322,516 | $ | 398,222 | (19.0 | )% | (8.2 | )% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 244,846 | 267,206 | (8.4 | )% | (6.4 | )% | ||||||||||
| Mainland China | 235,235 | 298,079 | (21.1 | )% | (19.7 | )% | ||||||||||
| Japan | 181,557 | 207,833 | (12.6 | )% | (5.9 | )% | ||||||||||
| Europe & Africa | 164,164 | 192,352 | (14.7 | )% | (14.6 | )% | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 163,706 | 236,099 | (30.7 | )% | (27.7 | )% | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 130,610 | 153,589 | (15.0 | )% | (13.3 | )% | ||||||||||
| Other | 2,832 | (858 | ) | (431.2 | )% | (430.3 | )% | |||||||||
| Total Nu Skin | 1,445,466 | 1,752,522 | (17.5 | )% | (13.2 | )% | ||||||||||
| Rhyz | ||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 201,430 | 181,395 | 11.0 | % | 11.0 | % | ||||||||||
| Rhyz Other | 85,188 | 35,214 | 141.9 | % | 142.0 | % | ||||||||||
| Total Rhyz | 286,618 | 216,609 | 32.3 | % | 32.3 | % | ||||||||||
| Total | $ | 1,732,084 | $ | 1,969,131 | (12.0 | )% | (8.2 | )% |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| (1) | Constant-currency revenue change is a non-GAAP financial measure. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures," below. |
The tables below set forth summarized financial information for each of our reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (U.S. dollars in thousands). Segment contribution
excludes certain intercompany charges, specifically royalties, license fees, transfer pricing and other miscellaneous items. We use segment contribution to measure the portion of profitability that the segment managers have the ability to control
for their respective segments. For additional information regarding our segments and the calculation of segment contribution, see Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report.
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nu Skin | Rhyz Investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas | Southeast Asia/ Pacific | Mainland China | Japan | Europe & Africa | South Korea | Hong Kong/ Taiwan | Manufacturing | Rhyz Other | Total Segments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 322,516 | $ | 244,846 | $ | 235,235 | $ | 181,557 | $ | 164,164 | $ | 163,706 | $ | 130,610 | $ | 201,430 | $ | 85,188 | $ | 1,729,252 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 83,461 | 64,950 | 44,059 | 36,852 | 42,766 | 33,600 | 24,932 | 164,145 | 14,532 | 509,297 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items | 171,338 | 134,666 | 145,086 | 93,907 | 100,389 | 79,360 | 70,989 | 35,825 | 116,465 | 948,025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment contribution | $ | 67,717 | $ | 45,230 | $ | 46,090 | $ | 50,798 | $ | 21,009 | $ | 50,746 | $ | 34,689 | $ | 1,460 | $ | (45,809 | ) | $ | 271,930 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Segment contribution as a percentage of revenue | 21 | % | 18 | % | 20 | % | 28 | % | 13 | % | 31 | % | 27 | % | 1 | % | -54 | % | -9 | % |
| Year Ended December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Americas | Southeast Asia/ Pacific | Mainland China | Japan | Europe & Africa | South Korea | Hong Kong/ Taiwan | Manufacturing | Rhyz Other | Total Segments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 398,222 | $ | 267,206 | $ | 298,079 | $ | 207,833 | $ | 192,352 | $ | 236,099 | $ | 153,589 | $ | 181,395 | $ | 35,214 | $ | 1,969,989 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 104,162 | 71,364 | 46,915 | 41,191 | 54,095 | 46,326 | 27,488 | 136,875 | 5,274 | 533,690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items | 215,117 | 148,099 | 188,905 | 112,566 | 119,665 | 115,682 | 85,519 | 32,199 | 50,504 | 1,068,256 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment contribution | $ | 78,943 | $ | 47,743 | $ | 62,259 | $ | 54,076 | $ | 18,592 | $ | 74,091 | $ | 40,582 | $ | 12,321 | $ | (20,564 | ) | $ | 378,043 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Segment contribution as a percentage of revenue | 20 | % | 18 | % | 21 | % | 26 | % | 10 | % | 31 | % | 26 | % | 7 | % | -58 | % | 19 | % |
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The following table provides information concerning the number of Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders in our core Nu Skin business as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | “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 directly from members of our sales force. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | “Paid Affiliates” are any Brand Affiliates, as well as members of our sales force 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. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | “Sales Leaders” are the three-month average of our monthly Brand Affiliates, as well as sales employees and independent marketers in Mainland China, who achieved certain qualification requirements as of the end of each month of the quarter. |
| Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | Change | ||||||||||
| Customers | ||||||||||||
| Americas | 227,556 | 231,183 | (2 | )% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 82,956 | 106,471 | (22 | )% | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 150,731 | 207,276 | (27 | )% | ||||||||
| Japan | 110,069 | 113,670 | (3 | )% | ||||||||
| Europe & Africa | 133,306 | 163,178 | (18 | )% | ||||||||
| South Korea | 81,301 | 103,151 | (21 | )% | ||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 46,053 | 52,110 | (12 | )% | ||||||||
| Total | 831,972 | 977,039 | (15 | )% | ||||||||
| Paid Affiliates | ||||||||||||
| Americas | 28,361 | 31,910 | (11 | )% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific(1) | 26,310 | 34,404 | (24 | )% | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 22,125 | 25,889 | (15 | )% | ||||||||
| Japan | 22,318 | 22,417 | — | |||||||||
| Europe & Africa | 16,860 | 18,888 | (11 | )% | ||||||||
| South Korea(1) | 17,939 | 22,166 | (19 | )% | ||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 10,961 | 11,212 | (2 | )% | ||||||||
| Total | 144,874 | 166,886 | (13 | )% | ||||||||
| Sales Leaders | ||||||||||||
| Americas | 6,778 | 7,126 | (5 | )% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 5,288 | 6,418 | (18 | )% | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 8,969 | 11,296 | (21 | )% | ||||||||
| Japan | 6,780 | 7,086 | (4 | )% | ||||||||
| Europe & Africa | 3,343 | 3,968 | (16 | )% | ||||||||
| South Korea | 3,343 | 5,249 | (36 | )% | ||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 2,411 | 2,916 | (17 | )% | ||||||||
| Total | 36,912 | 44,059 | (16 | )% |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| (1) | The December 31, 2024 number is affected by a change in eligibility requirements for receiving certain rewards within our compensation structure, to more narrowly focus on those affiliates who are actively building a consumer base. See "Southeast Asia/Pacific," and "South Korea," below. We plan to implement these changes in additional segments over the next several quarters. |
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Following is a narrative discussion of our results in each segment, which supplements the tables above.
Americas. The results in our Americas segment reflect a continued decline in momentum in our North America markets, while our Latin America markets continue to be challenged by
macroeconomic issues. In connection with our transformation efforts, we also have experienced disruptions to our subscription sales in North America, which negatively impacted revenue. In addition, our reported revenue reflects a negative impact
from unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of 10.8% for fiscal year 2024. Our 2024 revenue benefited from new and recent product launches, including our ageLOC WellSpa iO and Nu Skin RenuSpa iO connected devices, which generated approximately $32.5 million in revenue for 2024, and our ageLOC TruFace Peptide Retinol Complex with advanced peptide technology and MYND360, our new brand taking a holistic approach to support cognitive health, which generated a total of approximately $9.6 million of
revenue during the second half of 2024. We introduced our enhancements to the sales performance plan in North America starting in November 2024.
In the second quarter of 2024, we launched our developing market strategy in Argentina, with a revised operating model with a focused product portfolio and modified business model that has enabled us to
reach a broader demographic. During the third and fourth quarters of 2024, our Argentina market revenue, Customers and Sales Leaders all experienced double-digit growth year-over-year. We plan on leveraging our learnings from this strategy throughout
the remainder of Latin America in 2025.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution primarily reflects the decline in revenue.
Southeast Asia/Pacific. The decline in revenue, Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders for 2024 is partially attributable to slowing momentum from the general macroeconomic factors in the
markets along with price increases that we implemented to address inflation. During the second half of 2024, we began to see year-over-year improvements in many of our markets, but our Indonesia market remains challenging. Our Paid Affiliates were
negatively impacted by a change in eligibility requirements in our Pacific markets for receiving certain rewards within our compensation structure. We estimate the change in eligibility requirements resulted in a reduction of approximately 1,500 Paid
Affiliates for the three months ended December 31, 2024.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution is primarily attributable to the decline in revenue.
Mainland China. Our Mainland China market continued to be challenged during 2024, with ongoing macroeconomic factors and the associated
decrease in consumer spending leading to declines in revenue, Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders. We anticipate the current regulatory pressures as well as other economic challenges persisting as the economy works to recover.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution for 2024 primarily reflects lower revenue. In addition, our segment contribution was impacted by a 2.7 percentage point decrease in gross margin for 2024,
attributable to increased sales promotions as well as pressure from the new manufacturing plant that went into operation in the fourth quarter of 2023. Our segment contribution was also impacted by a 1.4 percentage point increase in selling expenses
as a percentage of revenue for 2024, due to increased transitional sales force incentives.
Japan. The decline in revenue is primarily attributable to a 6.7% negative impact from unfavorable foreign-currency fluctuations as well as consumer inflationary pressures which depressed
spending. On a local currency basis, revenue decreased 5.9%.
The year-over-year decline in segment contribution reflects the decreased revenue, partially offset by a 1.3 percentage point decline in general and administrative expenses for 2024 attributable to
savings from our restructuring plan.
Europe & Africa. The reduction in revenue, Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders reflects the continued softening of momentum, as well as a continuation of the
macroeconomic factors that have led to a decline in the purchasing power of our customers. Leveraging our learnings from Argentina, we plan on focusing on a product and pricing strategy aimed towards increasing accessibility and affordability.
The year-over-year increase in segment contribution is primarily attributable to a 2.1 percentage-point increase in gross margin from less sales discounts, as well as a 0.50 percentage-point decrease in
general and administrative expenses as a percent of revenue from cost saving efforts, all partially offset by the decline in revenue.
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South Korea. Our South Korea market was challenged by difficult macroeconomic trends, including inflationary pressures, and our associated price increases which negatively
impacted our revenue, Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders for the year ended December 31, 2024. During the fourth quarter of 2024, we introduced our enhancements to the sales performance plan in
South Korea. Our Paid Affiliates were also negatively impacted by a change in eligibility requirements for receiving certain rewards within our compensation structure. We estimate the change in eligibility requirements resulted in a reduction of
approximately 1,000 Paid Affiliates for the three months ended December 31, 2024.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution primarily reflects the decline in revenue.
Hong Kong/Taiwan. The declines in our Hong Kong/Taiwan segment for 2024 are attributable to macroeconomic issues, which are resulting in less purchasing power for our consumers. In addition, we experienced some
transformational pressures with new technology in Taiwan.
The decline in segment contribution was primarily driven by the decline in revenue.
Manufacturing. Our Manufacturing segment revenue increased 11.0%, primarily driven by our Wasatch Manufacturing entity. During 2024, Wasatch revenue increased approximately 20.6%,
primarily from onboarding new customers and expansion in capabilities.
The decrease in segment contribution for 2024 is primarily from the revenue mix amongst our manufacturing entities as well as product mix, which resulted in less profitability for the periods presented.
Rhyz Other. The increase in revenue of our Rhyz Other segment was primarily driven by 182.4% growth at our Mavely entity. This entity accounted for $69.6 million and $24.7 million
of our 2024 and 2023 reported revenue, respectively.
The increase in segment contribution for 2024 is primarily from increased profitability at our Mavely entity as it continued to grow.
As previously disclosed, in January 2025, we completed the sale of our Mavely entity for $230 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments as set forth in the purchase agreement,
including post-closing determination of net working capital and other elements of the purchase price, and a number of shares of the purchaser's common stock valued by the parties at $20 million. Following the completion of certain payments to other
equity holders in Mavely, we expect to retain approximately $201 million of cash, subject to certain adjustments as set forth in the purchase agreement, and a number of shares of the purchaser’s common stock valued at $10 million. In the first
quarter of 2025, we expect to record a pre-tax gain on disposition of approximately $170-$190 million, pending the finalization of the valuation.
Consolidated Results
Revenue
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased 12% to $1.73 billion, compared to $1.97 billion in the prior-year period. For a discussion and analysis of this decline in revenue, see
“Overview” and “Segment Results,” above.
Gross profit
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased to 68.2% in 2024, compared to 68.9% in 2023. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue for core Nu Skin increased 1.1 percentage points to
74.3%. Our gross margin was also impacted by the gross margin of our owned manufacturing entities, which as previously disclosed, is significantly lower than the gross margin of our core Nu Skin business. With the year-over-year growth
within our Manufacturing segment, their revenue represented a higher proportion of our overall consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024 than in the prior-year. In the fourth quarter of 2024, we recorded an incremental inventory
write-off charge of $38.8 million as we continue to accelerate and expand our product portfolio optimization, compared to a $65.7 million charge in 2023.
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Selling expenses
Selling expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased to 37.6% in 2024, compared to 37.7% for 2023. Our core Nu Skin business’s selling expense as a percentage of revenue increased 0.8
percentage points to 41.9% for 2024, compared to 41.1% for 2023. Selling expenses for our core Nu Skin business are driven by the specific performance of our individual Sales Leaders. Given the size of our sales force and the various components
of our compensation and incentive programs, selling expenses as a percentage of revenue typically fluctuate plus or minus approximately 100 basis points from period to period. Our selling expenses are also impacted by the growth within our
Manufacturing segment, which has minimal selling expenses. We expect to see future fluctuations in our selling expenses as a result of growth in the Rhyz segments and varying level of selling expenses by entity. For example, as discussed above,
Manufacturing has minimal selling expenses, and within Rhyz Other, the Mavely business that we sold in January 2025 had selling expenses of approximately 80% of revenue, and the selling expenses of the other two entities in Rhyz Other are
minimal. In the third quarter of 2024, we held our global Nu Skin L!VE event with an east L!VE in South Korea and a west L!VE in the United States. As a result of these events, we incurred approximately $10.2 million of incremental
expenditures, which contributed to our elevated selling expenses.
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased to $479.0 million in 2024, compared to $546.9 million in 2023. The $67.9 million decrease primarily was from a $48.1 million
reduction in labor expense and $16.0 million reduction in occupancy related expenses, both attributable to our recent restructuring plans, in which we reduced our physical footprint and headcount. As a percentage of
revenue, general and administrative decreased 0.1 percentage points to 27.7% for 2024, compared to 27.8% for 2023.
Restructuring and impairment expenses
2022 restructuring plan. In the third quarter of 2022, we adopted a strategic plan to focus resources on our strategic priorities and optimize future growth and
profitability. The global program included workforce reductions and footprint optimization. Total charges incurred under the program were approximately $53.3 million, with $40.8 million in cash charges of severance and lease termination cost and
approximately $12.5 million of non-cash charges of impairment of fixed assets, acceleration of depreciation and impairment of other intangibles related to our footprint optimization. During 2022, we incurred charges to be settled in cash of $20.1
million in severance charges, $7.4 million in lease termination cost, and $5.2 million in other associated cost, and non-cash charges of $8.2 million in fixed asset impairments, $0.9 million in accelerated depreciation and $1.7 million in impairment
of other intangibles. During 2023, we incurred charges to be settled in cash of $4.0 million in severance charges, $1.9 million in lease termination cost, and $2.2 million in other associated cost, and non-cash charges of $1.7 million in accelerated
depreciation.
2023 restructuring plan. In the fourth quarter of 2023, we adopted another strategic plan to focus resources on our global priorities and optimize future growth and
profitability. The global program includes workforce reductions and fixed asset impairments associated with our consolidation of technology assets. Total charges under the program included approximately $27.9 million in cash charges of severance,
approximately $1.0 million in other cash charges and approximately $38.8 million in non-cash charges, including approximately $36.6 million in fixed asset impairments. We have incurred all expected charges under the 2023 plan and anticipate making
the remaining payments in the first half of 2025. During the fourth quarter of 2023, we incurred charges to be settled in cash of $10.0 million in severance charges. During 2024, we incurred charges to be settled in cash of $17.9 million in
severance charges and $1.0 million of other associated cost, and non-cash charges of $36.6 million of fixed asset impairments and $2.2 million of other non-cash charges.
Goodwill and intangibles impairment. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, we determined that the continued decline in our stock price and corresponding decrease in
market capitalization as well as declines in some of our reporting units’ forecasts were triggering events that required us to perform a quantitative impairment analysis. When we performed an impairment test during the second quarter of 2024, we
concluded that the estimated fair value of Americas, Mainland China, Southeast Asia/Pacific, Japan, South Korea, Europe & Africa, Hong Kong/Taiwan and our BeautyBio reporting units were less than their carrying value of equity as June 30, 2024.
As a result, we recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $130.9 million in the second quarter of 2024. During the fourth quarter of 2024, the continued decline in our BeautyBio reporting unit forecast was a triggering event that required us
to perform a quantitative analysis. As a result, we concluded the estimated fair value of our BeautyBio reporting unit was less than its carrying value and as a result recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $3.6 million.
In addition, during the three months ended June 30, 2024, we determined that the current operating losses and decline in forecasted losses associated with our BeautyBio retail asset group were an interim triggering
event that required us to perform an interim impairment analysis on our BeautyBio retail asset group. We assessed the recoverability of the related asset group comparing the carrying value of the asset group to the undiscounted cash flows expected to
be generated. The recoverability test indicated the retail asset group was impaired. We concluded the carrying value of the retail asset group exceeded the estimated fair value which resulted in an impairment charge of $10.1 million in our Rhyz Other
segment during the three months ended June 30, 2024.
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Interest expense
Interest expense increased to $26.4 million for 2024, compared to $25.6 million in the prior-year period. The increase in interest expense was primarily due to increased borrowings on our revolving credit facility
in the first half of 2024 compared to 2023, associated with our June 2023 acquisition of BeautyBio. During January 2025, we made a $115.0 million payment on our term loan using a portion of the proceeds from the Mavely sale; accordingly, we
anticipate that our interest expense will decline in the first quarter of 2025.
Other income (expense), net
Other income (expense), net for 2024 was $2.9 million, compared to $3.9 million in 2023. The decrease in other income for year ended December 31, 2024 primarily reflects an incremental $0.7 million of foreign currency
losses.
Provision for income taxes
Provision (benefit) for income taxes decreased to $(28.5) million in 2024 from $18.0 million in 2023. Our effective tax rate decreased to 16.3% of pre-tax income in 2024 from 67.7% in
2023. The decrease in the effective tax rate for 2024 is primarily due to the company having net loss in 2024 but still paying taxes, primarily in foreign jurisdictions.
For 2025, we currently anticipate that our effective tax rate will be approximately 25-35%. Our actual 2025 effective tax rate could differ materially from this estimate. Our future effective tax
rates could fluctuate significantly, being affected by numerous factors, such as intercompany transactions, changes in our business operations, foreign audits, increases in uncertain tax positions, acquisitions, entry into new markets, the amount
of our foreign earnings, including earnings being lower than anticipated in jurisdictions where we have a lower statutory rate and higher than anticipated in jurisdictions where we have a higher statutory rate, losses incurred in jurisdictions, the
inability to realize tax benefits, withholding taxes, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, changes in our stock price, changes in our deferred tax assets and liabilities and their valuation.
Net income (loss)
As a result of the foregoing factors, net income in 2024 decreased to $(146.6) million, compared to $8.6 million in 2023.
2023 Compared to 2022
For a comparison of our operating results for 2023 compared to 2022, see Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations beginning on page 46 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC on February 15, 2024.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historically, our principal uses of cash have included operating expenses (particularly selling expenses) and working capital (principally inventory purchases), as well as capital expenditures, stock
repurchases, dividends, debt repayment and the development of operations in new markets. We have at times incurred long-term debt, or drawn on our revolving line of credit, to fund strategic transactions, stock repurchases, capital investments and
short-term operating needs. We typically generate positive cash flow from operations due to favorable margins and have generally relied on cash from operations to fund operating activities. We generated $111.7 million in cash from operations during
2024, compared to $118.6 million in cash from operations during 2023.
As of December 31, 2024, cash and cash equivalents, including current investments, were $198.0 million compared to $267.8 million as of December 31, 2023. The decrease was
primarily driven by our quarterly debt payments, $85.0 million paid on our revolving credit facility and capital expenditures, as discussed below, partially offset by $111.7 million in cash from operations. Working capital as of December 31, 2024 was $242.0 million compared to $373.0 million as of December 31, 2023. Our decline in working capital is primarily attributable to the decline in cash as discussed above and a
lower inventory balance, partially offset by a decrease in accrued expenses associated with lower employee-related cost and commissions.
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Cash requirements. For 2025, we currently expect that our material cash requirements will include the following:
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| ● | Cash requirements for operating activities. Our operating expenses typically total approximately 85%-90% of our revenue, with compensation to our sales force constituting 40%-43% of our core Nu Skin revenue. These compensation expenses consist primarily of commission payments, which we generally pay to our sales force within approximately one to two months of the sale. Inventory purchases have historically constituted approximately 15%-20% of our revenue. On average, we purchase our inventory approximately three to six months prior to sale. While our actual cash usage may vary based on the timing of payments, we currently expect these approximate percentages and payment practices to continue in 2025. In addition, we expect our 2025 lease payments will be approximately $21.5 million. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Cash requirements for investing activities. As discussed in more detail below, our capital expenditures are expected to be $45-65 million for 2025. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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| ● | Cash requirements for financing activities. In 2025 we are obligated to make a total of $20.0 million in quarterly principal payments plus the associated interest on our term loan. We also anticipate paying quarterly cash dividends throughout 2025, approximating $3 million per quarter depending on the number of shares outstanding as of record date. Additional details about our dividends and term loan are provided below. |
For 2025 and onward, we currently expect the above material cash requirements will remain. See Note 7 and Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report for our future cash
requirements related to our debt principal repayment and our maturities of lease liabilities.
We intend to fund the aforementioned cash requirements with our cash from operations and draw on our revolving credit facility, as needed, to address any short-term funding requirements.
Capital expenditures. Capital expenditures in 2024 totaled $41.6 million. As with 2024, we expect that the capital expenditures in 2025 will be primarily related to:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Rhyz plant expansion to increase capacity and capabilities; |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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| ● | purchases and expenditures for computer systems and equipment, software, and application development; and |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | the expansion and upgrade of facilities in our various markets. |
We estimate that capital expenditures for the uses listed above will total approximately $45-65 million for 2025.
Credit Agreement. On June 14, 2022, we entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with various financial institutions as lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative
agent. The Credit Agreement provides for a $400.0 million term loan facility and a $500.0 million revolving credit facility, each with a term of five years. We used the proceeds of the term loan and the draw on the revolving facility to pay off the
previous credit agreement. Both facilities bear interest at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), plus a margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio. The term loan facility amortizes in quarterly
installments in amounts resulting in an annual amortization of 2.5% during the first year and 5.0% during the subsequent years after the closing date of the Credit Agreement, with the remainder payable at final maturity. As of December 31, 2024 and
2023, we had $35.0 million and $120.0 million of outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility, and $360.0 million and $385.0 million on our term loan facility. The carrying value of the debt also reflects debt issuance costs of $1.4
million and $2.0 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, related to the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement requires us to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio not exceeding 2.25 to 1.00 and a consolidated interest coverage ratio
of no less than 3.00 to 1.00. As of December 31, 2024, we were in compliance with all debt covenants under the Credit Agreement. In January 2025, we made a $115.0 million payment on our term loan using a portion of the proceeds from the Mavely sale.
Derivative instruments. As of December 31, 2024, we had four interest rate swaps, with a total notional principal amount of $200 million and a maturity date of July 31, 2025. We entered into these interest rate
swap arrangements during the third quarter of 2020 to hedge the variable cash flows associated with our variable-rate debt under the Credit Agreement. Our interest expense may increase after our interest rate swaps expire in July 2025.
Stock repurchase plan. In 2018, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase plan authorizing us to repurchase up to $500.0 million of our outstanding shares of Class A common stock on the
open market or in private transactions. During 2024, we made no repurchases. As of December 31, 2024, $162.4 million was available for repurchases under the plan. Our stock repurchases are used primarily to offset dilution from our equity incentive
plans and for strategic initiatives.
Dividends. In February, May, August and November 2024, our board of directors declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.06 per share. The quarterly cash dividends of $3.0
million were paid on March 6, 2024, June 12, 2024, September 11, 2024 and December 11, 2024 to stockholders of record on February 26, 2024, May 31, 2024, August 30, 2024 and November 29, 2024. In February 2025, our board of directors declared a
quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share to be paid on March 5, 2025 to stockholders of record on February 24, 2025. During 2023, we paid quarterly cash dividends of $0.39 per share. The decrease in the quarterly dividend in 2024 preserved
approximately $65.0 million of capital in 2024. Currently, we anticipate that our board of directors will continue to declare quarterly cash dividends and that the cash flows from operations will be sufficient to fund our future dividend payments.
However, the continued declaration of dividends is subject to the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon various factors, including our net earnings, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other relevant
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Cash from foreign subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we held $198.0 million and $267.8 million, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents, including current investments. These
amounts include $154.1 million and $222.4 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, held in our operations outside of the United States. Substantially all of our non-U.S. cash and cash equivalents are readily convertible into U.S.
dollars or other currencies, subject to procedural or other requirements in certain markets, as well as an indefinite-reinvestment designation, as described below.
We typically fund the cash requirements of our operations in the United States through intercompany dividends, intercompany loans and intercompany charges for products, use of intangible
property, and corporate services. However, some markets impose government-approval or other requirements for the repatriation of dividends. For example, in Mainland China, we are unable to repatriate cash from current operations in the form of
dividends until we file the necessary statutory financial statements for the relevant period. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had $27.4 million and $31.8 million, respectively, in cash denominated in Chinese RMB. We also have
experienced delays in repatriating cash from Argentina. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had $22.4 million and $17.7 million, respectively, in intercompany receivable with our Argentina subsidiary. We also have
intercompany loan arrangements with some of our markets, including Mainland China, that allow us to access available cash, subject to certain limits in Mainland China and other jurisdictions. We also have drawn on our revolving line of credit to
address cash needs until we can repatriate cash from Mainland China or other markets, and we may continue to do so. Except for $60 million of earnings in Mainland China that we designated as indefinitely reinvested during the second quarter of
2018, we currently plan to repatriate undistributed earnings from our non-U.S. operations as necessary, considering the cash needs of our non-U.S. operations and the cash needs of our U.S. operations for dividends, stock repurchases, capital
investments, debt repayment and strategic transactions. Repatriation of non-U.S. earnings is subject to withholding taxes in certain foreign jurisdictions. Accordingly, we have accrued the necessary withholding taxes related to the non-U.S.
earnings.
We currently believe that existing cash balances, future cash flows from operations and existing lines of credit will be adequate to fund our cash needs on both a short- and long-term basis. The
majority of our historical expenses have been variable in nature and as such, a potential reduction in the level of revenue would reduce our cash flow needs. In the event that our current cash balances, future cash flow from operations and current
lines of credit are not sufficient to meet our obligations or strategic needs, we would consider raising additional funds in the debt or equity markets or restructuring our current debt obligations. Additionally, we would consider realigning our
strategic plans, including a reduction in capital spending, stock repurchases or dividend payments.
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. We believe 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 our revenue from period to period.
Contingent Liabilities
Please refer to Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report for information regarding our contingent liabilities.
Seasonality and Cyclicality
In addition to general economic factors, we are impacted by seasonal factors and trends such as major cultural events and vacation patterns. For example, most Asian markets celebrate their respective
local New Year in the first quarter, which generally has a negative impact on that quarter. We believe that direct selling is also generally negatively impacted during the third quarter, when many individuals, including our sales force,
traditionally take vacations.
Prior to making a product generally available for purchase in a market, we often do one or more introductory offerings of the product, such as a preview of the product to our Sales Leaders or other
product introduction or promotion. These offerings sometimes generate significant activity and a high level of purchasing, which can result in a higher-than-normal increase in revenue, Sales Leaders, Paid Affiliates and/or Customers during the
quarter and skew year-over-year and sequential comparisons.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
A description of new accounting pronouncements is contained in Note 2 to consolidated financial statements contained in this report.
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FY 2023 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001140361-24-008111.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes, which are included in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Business Overview
Our Products
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. develops and distributes a comprehensive line of premium-quality beauty and wellness solutions in nearly 50 markets worldwide. In 2023, our revenue of $2.0
billion was primarily generated by our three primary brands: our beauty brand, Nu Skin; our wellness brand, Pharmanex; and our anti-aging brand, ageLOC. We operate in the direct selling channel, primarily
utilizing person-to-person marketing to promote and sell our products, including through the use of social and digital platforms. 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 and social networks.
In addition to our core Nu Skin business, we also explore new areas of synergistic and adjacent growth through our business arm known as Rhyz Inc. Our Rhyz businesses primarily consist of consumer,
technology and manufacturing companies. In 2023, the Rhyz companies generated $216.6 million, or 11% of our 2023 reported revenue (excluding sales to our core Nu Skin business). Rhyz is a key component of our business, and we anticipate its
continued growth in the coming years both on an absolute basis and as a percentage of our consolidated revenue. These companies enable us to diversify our revenue mix, serve more customers where they shop, and create synergies for our owned and
partner brands.
Our Global Operations
In 2023, we generated approximately 26% of our revenue from the United States (consisting of our Nu Skin United States and Rhyz businesses) and the remainder from our international markets. Given the
size of our international operations, our results, as reported in U.S. dollars, are often impacted by foreign-currency fluctuations; in 2023, our revenue was negatively impacted 3% from foreign-currency fluctuations compared to 2022. In addition,
our results can be impacted by global economic, political, demographic and business trends and conditions.
A Global Network of Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders
As of December 31, 2023, we had 977,039 persons who purchased directly from the company during the previous three months (“Customers”). 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 directly from members of our sales force. We believe a significant majority of Customers purchase our products
primarily for personal or family consumption but are not actively pursuing the opportunity to generate supplemental income by actively and consistently marketing and reselling products.
Our revenue is highly influenced by the number and productivity of our Sales Leaders. “Sales Leaders” are our Brand Affiliates, as well as sales employees and independent marketers in Mainland China,
who achieve certain qualification requirements. Our reported Sales Leaders number is the three-month average of our monthly Sales Leaders as of the end of each month of the quarter.
As we continue to focus on customer acquisition and social commerce, we believe our number of Paid Affiliates is an important indicator of consumer purchasing activity in our business. “Paid
Affiliates” are any Brand Affiliates, as well as members of our sales force in Mainland China, who earned sales compensation during the previous three months. Paid Affiliates power our social commerce model and are a bridge to attracting new
customers and nurturing relationships and community.
We have been successful in attracting and motivating our sales force by:
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| ● | developing and marketing innovative, technologically and scientifically advanced products; |
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| ● | providing compelling initiatives and strong support; and |
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| ● | offering an attractive sales compensation structure. |
Our global sales force helps us to rapidly introduce products and penetrate our markets with modest up-front promotional expense. We rely on our sales force to create consumer demand for our products,
as opposed to a traditional approach of advertising-generated consumer awareness. Our approach is particularly effective with products that benefit from personal education and demonstration. Similar to other companies in our industry, we experience
relatively high turnover among our sales force.
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To enhance customer retention, we have developed product subscription and loyalty programs that provide incentives for consumers to commit to purchase a specific amount of product on a monthly basis.
All purchases under these programs are subject to our standard product payment and return policies. We believe these subscription and loyalty programs have improved consumer retention, have had a stabilizing impact on revenue and have helped
generate recurring sales.
Product Innovation
Our sales force markets and sells our products, and attracts others to the opportunity, based on the distinguishing benefits and innovative characteristics of our products. As a result, we leverage
our scientific expertise and product development resources to introduce innovative beauty, wellness and anti-aging products. Our sales force is increasingly using social media to market and sell our products. To continue to leverage social media,
it is imperative that we develop demonstrable products that are unique and engaging to younger consumers.
Any delays or difficulties in introducing compelling products or attractive initiatives or tools into our markets may have a negative impact on our revenue and our number of Customers, Paid Affiliates
and Sales Leaders.
Our Product Launch Process
Prior to making a product generally available for purchase in a market, we often do one or more introductory offerings of the product, such as a preview of the product to our Sales Leaders or other product introduction
or promotion. We refer to the entire process, beginning with the introductory offering through general availability of the product, as a product launch or our product launch process. The timing of the launch of a particular product often varies from
market to market depending on such factors as customer demand, product registration or other local legal requirements, and product availability in our supply chain.
Sales Leader previews and other product introductions and promotions sometimes generate significant activity and a high level of purchasing, which can result in a higher-than-normal increase in revenue during the
quarter and can skew year-over-year and sequential comparisons. We believe our product launch process attracts new Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders to our business, increases consumer trial and provides us with important marketing and
forecasting information about our products. Please refer to Item 1A. Risk Factors for more information on risks related to our product launch process.
Income Statement Presentation
We report revenue in nine segments, and we translate revenue from each market’s local currency into U.S. dollars using weighted-average exchange rates. Revenue is measured as the amount of
consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring products. All revenue is recognized when we satisfy our performance obligations under the contract. We recognize revenue by transferring the promised products to the customer, with
revenue recognized at shipping point, the point in time the customer obtains control of the products. We recognize revenue for shipping and handling charges at the time the products are delivered to or picked up by the customer. In most markets, we
offer a return policy that allows our sales force to return unopened and unused product for up to 12 months subject to a 10% restocking fee. Reported revenue is net of returns, which have historically been less than 5% of annual revenue. Sales
taxes and value added taxes in foreign jurisdictions that are collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and therefore are excluded from net sales.
Cost of sales primarily consists of:
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| ● | cost of products purchased from third-party vendors; |
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| ● | cost of self-manufactured products; |
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| ● | cost of adjustments to inventory carrying value; |
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| ● | freight cost of shipping products to our sales force and import duties for the products; and |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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| ● | royalties and related expenses for licensed technologies. |
For markets other than Mainland China, in 2023, we sourced most of our beauty products and wellness products from trusted third-party suppliers and manufacturers. In Mainland China, we operate
manufacturing facilities where we produce the majority of our beauty and wellness products sold in Mainland China. We also produce some products at these facilities that are exported to other markets. In addition, our Rhyz Manufacturing entities in
the United States are producing some of our products. Cost of sales and gross profit, on a consolidated basis, may fluctuate as a result of changes in the ratio between self-manufactured products and products sourced from third-party vendors. In
addition, because we purchase a significant amount of our goods in U.S. dollars and recognize revenue in local currencies, our gross margin is subject to exchange rate risks. Because our gross margins vary from product to product and due to higher
pricing in some markets, changes in product mix and geographic revenue mix can impact our gross margin on a consolidated basis.
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Selling expenses are our most significant expense and are classified as operating expenses. Selling expenses include sales commissions paid to our sales force, special incentives, costs for incentive
trips, cost of sales force conventions and other rewards, as well as salaries, service fees, benefits, bonuses and other labor and unemployment expenses we pay to our sales force in Mainland China. The sales force conventions are held in various
markets worldwide, which we generally expense in the period in which they are incurred. Because our various sales force conventions are not held during each fiscal year, or in the same period each year, their impact on our general and administrative
expenses may vary from year to year and from quarter to quarter. For example, we currently plan to hold a global convention approximately every other year. We held our last in-person global convention in October 2019, as our 2021 global convention
was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are currently planning to hold a global convention in 2024 to celebrate our 40th anniversary. In addition, we hold
regional conventions and conventions in our major markets at different times during the year. These conventions have significant expenses associated with them. Because we have not incurred expenses for these conventions during every fiscal year or in
comparable interim periods, year-over-year comparisons have been impacted accordingly. Selling expenses do not include amounts we pay to our sales force based on their personal purchases; rather, such amounts are reflected as reductions to revenue.
Our global sales compensation plan, which we employ in all our markets except Mainland China, is an important factor in our ability to attract and retain our Sales Leaders. Under our global sales compensation plan, Sales Leaders can earn
“multi-level” compensation, where they earn commissions for product sales to their consumer groups as well as the product sales made through the sales network they have developed and trained. We do not pay commissions on sales materials. Fluctuations
occur in the amount of commissions paid as our numbers of Customers and Sales Leaders change from month to month, but the fluctuation in the overall payout as a percentage of revenue tends to be relatively small. Selling expenses as a percentage of
revenue typically increase in connection with a significant product offering, due to growth in the number of Sales Leaders qualifying for increased sales compensation and promotional incentives. From time to time, we make modifications and
enhancements to our global sales compensation plan in an effort to help motivate our sales force and develop leadership characteristics, which can have an impact on selling expenses.
Outside of Mainland China, Brand Affiliates also have the opportunity to make profits by purchasing products from us at a discount and selling them to consumers with a mark-up. We do not account for,
nor pay, additional commissions on these mark-ups received by Brand Affiliates. In many markets, we also allow individuals who are not part of our sales force, whom we refer to as “preferred customers,” to buy products directly from us at a
discount. We pay commissions on preferred customer purchases to the referring member of our sales force.
General and administrative expenses include:
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| ● | wages and benefits; |
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| ● | rents and utilities; |
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| ● | depreciation and amortization; |
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| ● | promotion and advertising; |
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| ● | professional fees; |
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| ● | travel; |
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| ● | research and development; and |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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| ● | other operating expenses. |
Labor expenses are the most significant portion of our general and administrative expenses.
Provision for income taxes depends on the statutory tax rates and the withholding taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. For example, statutory tax rates in 2023 were approximately
17% in Hong Kong, 20% in Taiwan, 21% in South Korea, 32% in Japan and 25% in Mainland China. We are subject to taxation in the United States at the statutory corporate federal tax rate of 21% in 2023, and we pay taxes in multiple states within the
United States at various tax rates. Our overall effective tax rate was 67.7% for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The following critical accounting policies and estimates should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto. Management considers our critical
accounting policies to be accounting for income taxes and accounting for intangible assets. In each of these areas, management makes estimates based on historical results, current trends and future projections.
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Income Taxes. We account for income taxes in accordance with the Income Taxes Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Codification. This Topic
establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for the effects of income taxes that result from an enterprise’s activities during the current and preceding years. We take an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and
reporting of income taxes. We pay income taxes in many foreign jurisdictions based on the profits realized in those jurisdictions, which can be significantly impacted by terms of intercompany transactions between Nu Skin affiliates around the
world. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are created in this process. As of December 31, 2023, we had net deferred tax assets of $105.0 million. We net these deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities by jurisdiction. Valuation allowances
are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be ultimately realized. These deferred tax assets assume sufficient future earnings will exist for their realization, and are calculated using anticipated tax
rates. In certain jurisdictions, valuation allowances have been recorded against the deferred tax assets specifically related to use of foreign tax credits, research and development credits and net operating losses. The valuation allowance
assessment requires estimates as to future operating results. These estimates are made on an ongoing basis based upon the Company’s business plans and growth strategies in each market and consequently, future material changes in the valuation
allowance are possible. The valuation allowance reduces the deferred tax assets to an amount that management determined is more-likely-than-not to be realized. When we determine that there is sufficient taxable income to utilize the foreign tax
credits, the research and development credits, or the net operating losses, the valuation allowances will be released. In the event we were to determine that we would not be able to realize all or part of our deferred tax assets in the future, an
adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be charged to earnings in the period such determination was made.
We evaluate our indefinite reinvestment assertions with respect to foreign earnings for each period. Other than earnings we intend to reinvest indefinitely, we accrue for the U.S. federal and state
income taxes applicable to the earnings. For all foreign earnings, we accrue the applicable foreign income taxes. We intend to utilize the offshore earnings to fund foreign investments, specifically capital expenditures. Undistributed earnings that
we have indefinitely reinvested aggregate to $60.0 million as of December 31, 2023. If this amount were repatriated to the United States, the amount of incremental taxes would be approximately $6.0 million.
The company operates in and files income tax returns in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions, which are subject to examination by tax authorities. Years open to examination
contain matters that could be subject to differing interpretations of applicable tax laws and regulations related to the amount and/or timing of income, deductions, and tax credits. We account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740, Income Taxes. This guidance prescribes a minimum probability threshold that a tax position must meet before a financial statement benefit is recognized. The minimum threshold is defined as a tax
position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be
recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. In 2009, we entered into a voluntary program with the IRS called Compliance Assurance Process (“CAP”).
Under the CAP program, the IRS audits the tax position of the Company to identify and resolve any tax issues that may arise throughout the tax year. The IRS has developed
a new pilot phase called “Bridge Plus.” Under Bridge Plus the taxpayer is required to provide book-to-tax reconciliations, credit utilization and other supporting documentation shortly after their audited financial statement is finalized. The company was selected for Bridge Plus for the 2022, 2023 and 2024 tax years. As of December 31, 2023, all open tax years except 2021 have been audited and are effectively closed
to further examination. For the tax year 2021, the Company was in the Bridge phase of the CAP program, pursuant to which the IRS did not accept disclosures, did not conduct reviews and did not provide letters of assurance for the Bridge year.
There are limited circumstances that tax years in the Bridge phase will be opened for examination. With a few exceptions, we are no longer subject to state and local income tax examination by tax authorities for the years before 2020. Foreign
jurisdictions, have varying lengths of statutes of limitations for income tax examinations. Some statutes are as short as three years and in certain markets may be as long as ten years. We are currently under examination in certain foreign
jurisdictions; however, the outcomes of those reviews are not yet determinable.
Our unrecognized tax benefits are related to multiple foreign and domestic jurisdictions. Due to potential changes in unrecognized tax benefits from the multiple jurisdictions in which we operate, as
well as the expiration of various statutes of limitation, it is reasonably possible that our gross unrecognized tax benefits, net of foreign currency adjustments, may increase within the next 12 months by a range of approximately $2.0 to $3.0
million.
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At December 31, 2023, we had $22.0 million in unrecognized tax benefits of which $22.0 million, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. In comparison, at December 31, 2022, we had $23.1
million in unrecognized tax benefits of which $23.1 million, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. We recognized an increase of approximately $0.6 million in interest and penalties expense during the year ended December 31, 2023 and
$5.7 million in interest and penalties during the year ended December 31, 2022. We had approximately $13.0 million, $12.4 million and $6.7 million of accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2023, 2022 and
2021, respectively. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recognized as a component of income tax expense.
We are subject to regular audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. These audits may result in additional tax liabilities. We account for such contingent liabilities in accordance with
relevant accounting standards and believe we have appropriately provided for income taxes for all years. Several factors drive the calculation of our tax reserves. Some of these factors include: (i) the expiration of various statutes of
limitations; (ii) changes in tax law and regulations; (iii) issuance of tax rulings; and (iv) settlements with tax authorities. Changes in any of these factors may result in adjustments to our reserves, which would impact our reported financial
results.
Intangible Assets. Acquired intangible assets may represent indefinite-lived assets, determinable-lived intangibles or goodwill. Of these, only the costs of determinable-lived intangibles are
amortized to expense over their estimated life. The value of indefinite-lived intangible assets and residual goodwill is not amortized, but is tested at least annually for impairment. Our impairment testing for goodwill is performed separately from
our impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangibles. We test goodwill for impairment, at least annually, by reviewing the book value compared to the fair value at the reportable unit level. We have the option to perform a qualitative assessment
to determine whether further impairment testing is necessary or to perform a quantitative assessment by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. Under the qualitative assessment, an entity is not
required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. If under the quantitative assessment the fair value of a reporting unit is
less than its carrying amount, then the amount of the impairment loss, if any, must be measured. We elected to perform the quantitative assessment for fiscal years 2022 and we used the qualitative assessment for fiscal years 2023 and 2021.
Considerable management judgment and assumptions are used in our goodwill impairment assessment, including with respect to the estimated future cash
flows, the earnings multiples used in the market approach, the discount rate used to discount such estimated future cash flows to their net present value and the reasonableness of the implied control premium relative to our market capitalization.
These factors could materially increase or decrease the fair value of our reporting units and, accordingly, could result in a related impairment charge. Declines in our market capitalization or in our business performance could also result in a
material impairment charge in a future period.
We completed the annual goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment testing as of October 1, 2023, and concluded the qualitative assessment indicated that the fair value of the
reporting units exceeded their carrying value and therefore were not at risk for impairment. As of the October 1, 2022 testing date, the fair value of the Manufacturing reporting unit was estimated to be approximately 8% in excess of
its carrying amount, and therefore the reporting unit is considered to be at risk of future impairment. The Manufacturing reporting unit’s fair value remains sensitive to significant unfavorable changes in revenue, gross margin and discount rates
that could negatively impact future analyses.
During 2022, we recognized an impairment charge of $1.7 million associated with determinable-lived intangibles. During 2021, we recognized an impairment charge associated with our exit of the Grow
Tech segment. We did not recognize any impairment charges for goodwill or intangible assets during 2023.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our operating results as a percentage of revenue for the periods indicated:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||
| Cost of sales | 31.1 | 28.3 | 25.0 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 68.9 | 71.7 | 75.0 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling expenses | 37.7 | 39.5 | 40.1 | |||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 27.8 | 25.0 | 24.3 | |||||||||
| Restructuring and impairment expenses | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 66.5 | 66.7 | 66.3 | |||||||||
| Operating income | 2.4 | 5.0 | 8.7 | |||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (1.1 | ) | (1.0 | ) | (0.1 | ) | ||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 1.3 | 4.0 | 8.6 | |||||||||
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 0.9 | (0.7 | ) | 3.1 | ||||||||
| Net income | 0.4 | % | 4.7 | % | 5.5 | % |
2023 Compared to 2022
Overview
Revenue in 2023 decreased 12% to $1.97 billion from $2.23 billion in 2022. Our 2023 revenue was negatively impacted 3% from foreign-currency fluctuations. As of the end of the fourth quarter of
2023, Customers decreased 15%, Paid Affiliates decreased 30% and Sales Leaders decreased 10% compared to the prior year.
The year-over-year decrease in our 2023 revenue was primarily driven by the continued macroeconomic pressures we’ve been facing in our markets, which have negatively impacted consumer spending and customer
acquisition. In addition, while we continue to make progress on our long-term vision, we have experienced headwinds from the transformation process. During 2023 we began the launch process of ageLOC TRMe, our new personalized approach to weight management, which generated approximately $87.5 million in revenue in 2023. In the third quarter of 2023, we began the
launch process of our next smart connected device system, ageLOC WellSpa iO, which generated $62.2 million in revenue. The decline in our core Nu Skin segments was partially offset by 41% growth in our
Rhyz segments, partially from acquisitions during the year as well as organic growth.
Earnings per share in 2023 decreased 92% to $0.17 from $2.07 in 2022. The decrease in earnings per share was primarily driven by a third quarter of 2023 inventory write-off charge of $65.7 million, a $19.8 million
restructuring charge and the overall decline in revenue, partially offset by our 2022 $48.5 million restructuring charge and $26.9 million third quarter of 2022 inventory write-off charge. In addition, our Earnings per share was impacted by an
increase in our effective tax rate for 2023.
Segment Results
We report our business in nine segments to reflect our current management approach. These segments consist of our seven geographic Nu Skin segments—Americas, Mainland China, Southeast Asia/Pacific, South Korea,
Japan, Europe & Africa, and Hong Kong/Taiwan—and our two Rhyz segments—Manufacturing and Rhyz other. The Nu Skin Other category includes miscellaneous corporate revenue and related adjustments. The Rhyz other segment includes other
investments by our Rhyz business arm, which were entered into during 2021 and 2023. Our Europe & Africa segment was previously Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”), but was changed following the June 2023 closure of the Israel market.
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The following table sets forth revenue for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 for each of our reportable segments (U.S. dollars in thousands):
| Constant | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year Ended December 31, | Currency | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | Change | Change(1) | |||||||||||||
| Nu Skin | ||||||||||||||||
| Americas | $ | 398,222 | $ | 508,537 | (22 | )% | (18 | )% | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 298,079 | 360,389 | (17 | )% | (13 | )% | ||||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 267,206 | 344,411 | (22 | )% | (21 | )% | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 236,099 | 268,707 | (12 | )% | (11 | )% | ||||||||||
| Japan | 207,833 | 224,896 | (8 | )% | (1 | )% | ||||||||||
| Europe & Africa | 192,352 | 204,275 | (6 | )% | (8 | )% | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong/ Taiwan | 153,589 | 157,197 | (2 | )% | 1 | % | ||||||||||
| Other | (858 | ) | 3,959 | (122 | )% | (122 | )% | |||||||||
| Total Nu Skin | 1,752,522 | 2,072,371 | (15 | )% | (13 | )% | ||||||||||
| Rhyz | ||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 181,395 | 149,458 | 21 | % | 21 | % | ||||||||||
| Rhyz Other | 35,214 | 3,830 | 819 | % | 819 | % | ||||||||||
| Total Rhyz | 216,609 | 153,288 | 41 | % | 41 | % | ||||||||||
| Total | $ | 1,969,131 | $ | 2,225,659 | (12 | )% | (9 | )% |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| (1) | Constant-currency revenue change is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” below. |
The table below sets forth segment contribution for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 for each of our reportable segments (U.S. dollars in thousands). Segment contribution excludes
certain intercompany charges, specifically royalties, license fees, transfer pricing and other miscellaneous items. We use segment contribution to measure the portion of profitability that the segment managers have the ability to control for
their respective segments. For additional information regarding our segments and the calculation of segment contribution, see Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report.
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | Change | ||||||||||
| Nu Skin | ||||||||||||
| Americas | $ | 78,943 | $ | 97,298 | (19 | )% | ||||||
| Mainland China | 62,259 | 72,362 | (14 | )% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 47,743 | 75,902 | (37 | )% | ||||||||
| South Korea | 74,091 | 78,811 | (6 | )% | ||||||||
| Japan | 54,076 | 51,620 | 5 | % | ||||||||
| Europe & Africa | 18,592 | 15,959 | 16 | % | ||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 40,582 | 32,584 | 25 | % | ||||||||
| Total Nu Skin | 376,286 | 424,536 | (11 | )% | ||||||||
| Rhyz | ||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 12,321 | 3,570 | 245 | % | ||||||||
| Rhyz Other | (20,564 | ) | (6,180 | ) | (233 | )% | ||||||
| Total Rhyz | (8,243 | ) | (2,610 | ) | 216 | % |
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The following table provides information concerning the number of Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders in our core Nu Skin business as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | “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 directly from members of our sales force. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | “Paid Affiliates” are any Brand Affiliates, as well as members of our sales force 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. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | “Sales Leaders” are the three-month average of our monthly Brand Affiliates, as well as sales employees and independent marketers in Mainland China, who achieved certain qualification requirements as of the end of each month of the quarter. |
| Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | Change | ||||||||||
| Customers | ||||||||||||
| Americas | 231,183 | 299,287 | (23 | )% | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 207,276 | 202,933 | 2 | % | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 106,471 | 141,183 | (25 | )% | ||||||||
| South Korea | 103,151 | 123,749 | (17 | )% | ||||||||
| Japan | 113,670 | 119,152 | (5 | )% | ||||||||
| Europe & Africa | 163,178 | 197,917 | (18 | )% | ||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 52,110 | 62,903 | (17 | )% | ||||||||
| Total Customers | 977,039 | 1,147,124 | (15 | )% | ||||||||
| Paid Affiliates | ||||||||||||
| Americas | 31,910 | 42,633 | (25 | )% | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 25,889 | 23,436 | 10 | % | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 34,404 | 38,653 | (11 | )% | ||||||||
| South Korea(1) | 22,166 | 45,058 | (51 | )% | ||||||||
| Japan(1) | 22,417 | 38,021 | (41 | )% | ||||||||
| Europe & Africa(1) | 18,888 | 31,869 | (41 | )% | ||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan(1) | 11,212 | 17,286 | (35 | )% | ||||||||
| Total Paid Affiliates | 166,886 | 236,956 | (30 | )% | ||||||||
| Sales Leaders | ||||||||||||
| Americas | 7,126 | 9,594 | (26 | )% | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 11,296 | 12,359 | (9 | )% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 6,418 | 6,999 | (8 | )% | ||||||||
| South Korea | 5,249 | 6,094 | (14 | )% | ||||||||
| Japan | 7,086 | 5,936 | 19 | % | ||||||||
| Europe & Africa | 3,968 | 4,740 | (16 | )% | ||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 2,916 | 3,015 | (3 | )% | ||||||||
| Total Sales Leaders | 44,059 | 48,737 | (10 | )% |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| (1) | The December 31, 2023 number is affected by a change in eligibility requirements for receiving certain rewards within our compensation structure, to more narrowly focus on those affiliates who are actively building a consumer base. See “South Korea,” “Japan,” “Europe & Africa,” and “Hong Kong/Taiwan,” below. We plan to implement these changes in additional segments over the next several quarters. |
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Following is a narrative discussion of our results in each segment, which supplements the tables above.
Americas. The decline in revenue, Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders in our Americas segment for the fiscal year 2023 is attributable to the continued
decline in momentum in our North America markets, while our Latin America markets continue to be challenged by macroeconomic issues. In the first quarter of 2023 we launched our new affiliate rewards and recognition program in North America. In
the second quarter of 2023, we adjusted the structure of our sales compensation program in our Latin America markets and implemented our new e-commerce platform in North America. In connection with the transformation efforts, we experienced
disruptions to our subscriptions in North America, which negatively impacted revenue. Despite some early difficulties with migration and adoption of the new programs and platforms, we believe these changes will be beneficial for our future
growth opportunities.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution primarily reflects the decline in revenue.
Mainland China.
Our Mainland China market continued to be challenged during 2023. Although we saw certain improving trends during the second quarter, ongoing macroeconomic factors in the third quarter and the associated decrease in consumer spending led to
declines in revenue. The year-over-year increases in our Paid Affiliates reflect the second quarter growth in these metrics from promotional activities and our ageLOC TRMe preview. Our Customers increased from promotions in the fourth quarter of 2023. Our revenue for fiscal year 2023 was negatively impacted 4% by unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations. While we
continue to believe in the potential of this market, we anticipate the current deflationary pressures and other economic challenges
persisting as the economy works to recover.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution for fiscal year 2023 primarily reflects a decrease in revenue, partially offset by a 0.8 percentage point improvement in gross margin from a
favorable sales mix as well as decreased production promotions and discounts during the year.
Southeast Asia/Pacific. The decline in revenue, Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders for 2023 is partially attributable to slowing momentum from the general macroeconomic factors in
the markets along with price increases that we implemented to address inflation. In addition, in the first half of 2022 we launched ageLOC Meta (locally referred to as ageLOC Reset in our Southeast Asia markets), which generated $48.1 million in
revenue for fiscal year 2022, respectively, compared to $22.2 million for fiscal year 2023.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution is primarily attributable to the decline in revenue, along with a 1.7 percentage point decline in gross margin due to product mix, and a 1.0
percentage point increase in selling expenses as a percent of revenue from incremental cost associated with our Sales Leader growth program, which is aimed at channel development efforts.
South Korea. Our South Korea market was challenged by difficult macroeconomic trends, including inflationary pressures, and our associated price increases which negatively impacted our
revenue, Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders for the year ended December 31, 2023. Our Paid Affiliates were also negatively impacted by a change in eligibility requirements for receiving certain rewards within our compensation
structure. We estimate the change in eligibility requirements resulted in a reduction of approximately 14 thousand Paid Affiliates for the three months ended December 31, 2023.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution primarily reflects the decline in revenue, partially offset by a $9.0 million decrease in general and administrative expenses from savings
generated by our 2022 restructuring plan.
Japan. The decline in revenue is primarily attributable to a 7% negative impact from unfavorable foreign-currency fluctuations. On a local currency basis, revenue decreased
less than 1%. The increase in Sales Leaders is primarily from a modification we made to the compensation plan starting in June 2023. Our Paid Affiliates were also negatively impacted by a change in eligibility requirements made in the
fourth quarter of 2023 for receiving certain rewards within our compensation structure. We estimate the change in eligibility requirements resulted in a reduction of approximately 15 thousand Paid Affiliates for the fourth quarter of 2023.
The year-over-year decline in segment contribution reflects the decline in revenue, partially offset by cost savings generated from the 2022 restructuring plan, and a decrease in selling expenses
due to a reduction in the incentive trips accrual.
Europe & Africa. The reduction in revenue, Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders reflects the softening of momentum that occurred during the first half of
2023, as well as macroeconomic factors that have led to a decline in the purchasing power of our customers. Our Paid Affiliates were also negatively impacted by a change in eligibility requirements for receiving certain rewards within our
compensation structure. We estimate the change in eligibility requirements resulted in a reduction of approximately 6 thousand Paid Affiliates for the fourth quarter of 2023. Effective June 2023, we closed our Israel market. This market generated
$65 thousand of revenue for the first half of 2023 prior to its closure and $172 thousand for the full year 2022.
The year-over-year decline in segment contribution reflects the decline in revenue, partially offset by a slight 1.4 percentage point improvement in gross margin due to favorable sales mix and price increase.
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Hong Kong/Taiwan. Our Hong Kong/Taiwan segment revenue decreased 2% for fiscal year 2023. Our revenue was negatively impacted 3% from unfavorable foreign-currency fluctuations. During the back half of 2023,
we previewed and launched our ageLOC WellSpa iO, which generated approximately $13.5 million of revenue. Our decline in Customers is primarily related to the product launch process, under which the
product was initially only available to our Sales Leaders for purchase. Our Paid Affiliates were also negatively impacted by a change in eligibility requirements for receiving certain rewards within our compensation structure. We estimate the
change in eligibility requirements resulted in a reduction of approximately 3 thousand Paid Affiliates for the fourth quarter of 2023.
Our segment contribution benefited from a 2.0 percentage point improvement in gross margin from cost saving initiatives to reduce freight and overhead cost, a 2.1 percentage point decrease in selling expenses as a
percentage of revenue from lower incentive trip accruals, and a 1.7 percentage point decrease in general and administrative expenses from cost savings in occupancy and labor resulting primarily from our 2022 restructuring plan.
Manufacturing. Our Manufacturing segment revenue increased 21%, primarily driven by our Wasatch Manufacturing entity. During 2023, Wasatch revenue increased approximately 46%,
primarily from onboarding new customers and continued automation efforts to increase efficiencies, enabling an increase in production capacity.
The increase in segment contribution for 2023 is primarily from the increased revenue and efficiencies gained from automation. In addition, segment contribution benefited from a favorable revenue mix between our
manufacturing entities, which have differing profitability levels.
Rhyz Other. The increase in revenue in our Rhyz other segment is primarily driven by $20.8 million growth at Mavely, our previously acquired social commerce platform for 2023. In addition, we recognized $10.6 million of revenue for 2023, from our entities acquired in the second quarter of 2023. Because we acquired these entities during the year, our reported revenue for these entities consists only of the
revenue after the acquisition dates, not the full year.
In April 2023, we acquired 60 percent of LifeDNA, Inc. (“LifeDNA”), a DNA assessment company. Consideration paid included $4.0 million of cash, along with the conversion of a previous $3.0 million
Simple Agreement for Future Equity (“SAFE”), and a $0.2 million convertible note. In June 2023, we acquired 100 percent ownership in Beauty Biosciences, LLC (“BeautyBio”), a clean and clinically proven skin care and beauty device company. The
purchase price for BeautyBio was $75.0 million, net of cash acquired of $1.5 million, all payable in cash.
The decline in segment contribution for 2023 is primarily from our recent acquisitions, which we are currently investing in to enable future growth, as well as the impacts of purchase accounting,
which resulted in $3.3 million of incremental amortization of intangible assets.
Consolidated Results
Revenue
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 decreased 12% to $1.97 billion, compared to $2.23 billion in the prior-year period. For a discussion and analysis of this increase in revenue, see
“Overview” and “Segment Results,” above.
Gross profit
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased to 68.9% in 2023, compared to 71.7% in 2022. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue for core Nu Skin decreased 2.2 percentage points
to 73.2%, primarily driven by our third quarter of 2023 strategic decision to re-balance and narrow our product portfolio, which resulted in an incremental $65.7 million inventory write-off, compared to an incremental $26.9 million
write-off in the third quarter of 2022. Our gross margin was also impacted by the gross margin of our owned manufacturing entities, which as previously disclosed, is significantly lower than the gross margin
of our core Nu Skin business. With the year-over-year growth within our Manufacturing segment, their revenue represented a higher proportion of our overall consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 than in the prior-year.
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Selling expenses
Selling expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased to 37.7% in 2023, compared to 39.5% for 2022. Our core Nu Skin business’s selling expense as a percentage of revenue decreased 1.2 percentage
points to 41.1% for 2023, compared to 42.3% for 2022. Selling expenses for our core Nu Skin business are driven by the specific performance of our individual Sales Leaders. Given the size of our sales force and the various components of our
compensation and incentive programs, selling expenses as a percentage of revenue typically fluctuate plus or minus approximately 100 basis points from period to period. Our selling expenses is also impacted by the growth within our
Manufacturing segment, which has minimal selling expenses. We expect to see future fluctuations in our selling expenses as a result of growth in the Rhyz segments and varying level of selling expenses by entity. For example, as discussed above,
Manufacturing has minimal selling expenses, and within Rhyz other, Mavely has selling expenses of approximately 80% and BeautyBio and LifeDNA are minimal.
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased to $546.9 million in 2023, compared to $555.8 million in 2022. The $8.9 million decrease primarily was from contraction in labor
expense and occupancy related expenses, both attributable to our 2022 restructuring in which we reduced our physical footprint and headcount. As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative increased 2.8
percentage points to 27.8% for 2023, compared to 25.0% for 2022.
Restructuring and impairment expenses
In the third quarter of 2022, we adopted a strategic plan to focus resources on our strategic priorities and optimize future growth and profitability. The global program included workforce reductions and footprint
optimization. Total charges incurred under the program were approximately $53.3 million, with $40.8 million in cash charges of severance and lease termination cost and approximately $12.5 million of non-cash charges of impairment of fixed assets,
acceleration of depreciation and impairment of other intangibles related to our footprint optimization. During 2022, we incurred charges to be settled in cash of $20.1 million in severance charges, $7.4 million in lease termination cost, and $5.2
million in other associated cost, and non-cash charges of $8.2 million in fixed asset impairments, $0.9 million in accelerated depreciation and $1.7 million in impairment of other intangibles. During 2023, we incurred charges to be settled in
cash of $4.0 million in severance charges, $1.9 million in lease termination cost, and $2.2 million in other associated cost, and non-cash charges of $1.7 million in accelerated depreciation.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, we adopted another strategic plan to focus resources on our global priorities and optimize future growth and profitability. The global program includes workforce reductions. We
estimate total charges under the program will approximate $15–$25 million in severance charges, which will be paid in cash. We expect to substantially complete the program during the first half of 2024. The program may expand as we continue to
evaluate our business, including our product portfolio, global processes and organization, and operational footprint. During the fourth quarter of 2023, we incurred charges to be settled in cash of $10.0 million in severance charges.
Other income (expense),
net
Other income (expense), net for 2023 was $(21.7) million, compared to $(21.9) million in 2022. The decrease in other expense for year ended
December 31, 2023 reflects a $7.2 million decline in foreign currency losses and a $9.3 million unrealized investment loss recorded in 2022 related to a controlled environment agriculture company that we invested in, partially offset by a $12.1 million increase in interest expense and a $4.0 million decline in contingent consideration that was recorded in 2022 in connection with a previous
acquisition.
Provision for income taxes
Provision (benefit) for income taxes increased to $18.0 million in 2023 from $(15.8) million in 2022. Our effective tax rate increased to 67.7% of pre-tax income in 2023 from (17.8)%
in 2022. The increase in the effective tax rate for 2023 is primarily due to the restructuring charges that affected our U.S. earnings. These additional expenses in the U.S. reduced our ability to utilize
foreign tax credits. As a result, we recorded an additional $6.1 million valuation allowance against our foreign tax credits.
For 2024, we currently anticipate that our effective tax rate will be approximately 25-35%. Our actual 2024 effective tax rate could differ materially from this estimate. Our future effective tax
rates could fluctuate significantly, being affected by numerous factors, such as intercompany transactions, changes in our business operations, foreign audits, increases in uncertain tax positions, acquisitions, entry into new markets, the
amount of our foreign earnings, including earnings being lower than anticipated in jurisdictions where we have a lower statutory rate and higher than anticipated in jurisdictions where we have a higher statutory rate, losses incurred in
jurisdictions, the inability to realize tax benefits, withholding taxes, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, changes in our stock price, changes in our deferred tax assets and liabilities and their valuation.
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Net income
As a result of the foregoing factors, net income in 2023 decreased to $8.6 million, compared to $104.8 million in 2022.
2022 Compared to 2021
For a comparison of our operating results for 2022 compared to 2021, see Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations beginning on page 44 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the SEC on February 16, 2023.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historically, our principal uses of cash have included operating expenses (particularly selling expenses) and working capital (principally inventory purchases), as well as capital
expenditures, stock repurchases, dividends, debt repayment and the development of operations in new markets. We have at times incurred long-term debt, or drawn on our revolving line of credit, to fund strategic transactions, stock
repurchases, capital investments and short-term operating needs. We typically generate positive cash flow from operations due to favorable margins and have generally relied on cash from operations to fund operating activities. We generated
$118.6 million in cash from operations during 2023, compared to $108.1 million in cash from operations during 2022. The increase in cash flow from operations primarily reflects higher payout of our accruals in 2022, attributable to
our 2021 restructuring and higher commission charges incurred during the fourth quarter of 2021, partially offset by a lower net income in 2023.
As of December 31, 2023, cash and cash equivalents, including current investments, were $267.8 million compared to $278.5 million as of December 31, 2022. The decrease was
primarily driven by our second quarter of 2023 acquisitions of BeautyBio and LifeDNA, quarterly dividend payments, capital expenditures, as discussed below, and payment on liabilities associated with our 2022 restructuring plan, partially offset
by borrowings on our revolving credit facility, a substantial portion of which was to fund our acquisition of BeautyBio. Working capital as of December 31, 2023 was $373.0 million compared to $400.6 million as of
December 31, 2022. The decrease in working capital is attributable to the decline in inventory, primarily from our third quarter of 2023 $65.7 million write-off, partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable from the growth in our Rhyz
segments.
Cash requirements. For 2024, we currently expect that our material cash requirements will include the following:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Cash requirements for operating activities. Our operating expenses typically total approximately 85%-90% of our revenue, with compensation to our sales force constituting 40%-43% of our core Nu Skin revenue. These compensation expenses consist primarily of commission payments, which we generally pay to our sales force within approximately one to two months of the sale. Inventory purchases have historically constituted approximately 15%-20% of our revenue. On average, we purchase our inventory approximately three to six months prior to sale. While our actual cash usage may vary based on the timing of payments, we currently expect these approximate percentages and payment practices to continue in 2024. In addition, we expect our 2024 lease payments will be approximately $27.2 million. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Cash requirements for investing activities. As discussed in more detail below, our capital expenditures are expected to be $40-60 million for 2024. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Cash requirements for financing activities. In 2024 we are obligated to make a total of $25.0 million in quarterly principal payments plus the associated interest on our term loan. We also anticipate paying quarterly cash dividends throughout 2024, approximating $3 million per quarter depending on the number of shares outstanding as of record date. Additional details about our dividends and term loan are provided below. |
For 2024 and onward, we currently expect the above material cash requirements will remain. See Note 6 and Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report for our future
cash requirements related to our debt principal repayment and our maturities of lease liabilities.
We intend to fund the aforementioned cash requirements with our cash from operations and draw on our revolving credit facility, as needed, to address any short-term funding requirements.
Capital expenditures. Capital expenditures in 2023
totaled $58.5 million. We expect that our capital expenditures in
2024 will be primarily related to:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Rhyz plant expansion to increase capacity and capabilities; |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | purchases and expenditures for computer systems and equipment, software, and application development; and |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | the expansion and upgrade of facilities in our various markets. |
We estimate that capital expenditures for the uses listed above will total approximately $40-60 million for 2024. The construction of the new manufacturing plant in Mainland China was substantially completed during 2023; production began in the fourth quarter of 2023. As of December 31, 2023, we
had spent approximately $53.9 million on this project, including $9.2 million in 2023.
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Credit Agreement. On June 14, 2022, we entered into an
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with various financial institutions as lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. The Credit Agreement provides for a $400.0 million term loan facility and a $500.0
million revolving credit facility, each with a term of five years. We used the proceeds of the term loan and the draw on the revolving facility to pay off the previous credit agreement. Both facilities bear interest at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), plus a margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio. The term loan facility amortizes in quarterly installments in
amounts resulting in an annual amortization of 2.5% during the first year and 5.0% during the subsequent years after the closing date of the Credit Agreement, with the remainder payable at final maturity. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, we
had $120.0 million and $10.0 million of outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility, and $385.0 million and $395.0 million on our term loan facility. The carrying value of the debt also reflects debt issuance costs of $2.0
million and $2.5 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, related to the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement requires us to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio not exceeding 2.25 to 1.00 and a consolidated interest coverage
ratio of no less than 3.00 to 1.00. As of December 31, 2023, we were in compliance with all debt covenants under the Credit Agreement.
Modification of previous credit agreement. On June 14, 2022, we repaid our outstanding debt under our previous credit agreement, dated as of April 18, 2018, with several financial institutions as lenders and
Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. We had indebtedness of $70.0 million on our revolver as of December 31, 2021, and $307.5 million on our term loan as of December 31, 2021.
Derivative instruments. As of December 31, 2023, we had four interest rate swaps, with a total notional principal amount of $200 million and a maturity date of July 31, 2025. We entered into these interest
rate swap arrangements during the third quarter of 2020 to hedge the variable cash flows associated with our variable-rate debt under the Credit Agreement.
Stock repurchase plan. In 2018, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase plan authorizing us to repurchase up to $500.0 million of our outstanding shares of Class A common stock on
the open market or in private transactions. During 2023, we repurchased approximately 0.6 million shares of our Class A common stock under the plan for $13.0 million. As of December 31, 2023, $162.4 million was available for repurchases under the
plan. Our stock repurchases are used primarily to offset dilution from our equity incentive plans and for strategic initiatives.
Dividends. In February, May, July and October 2023, our
board of directors declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.39 per share. These quarterly cash dividends of $19.4 million, $19.5 million, $19.5 million and $19.3 million were paid on March 8, 2023, June 7, 2023, September 6, 2023 and December 6,
2023 to stockholders of record on February 27, 2023, May 26, 2023, August 25, 2023 and November 24, 2023. In February 2024, our board of directors declared a reduced quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share to be paid on March 6, 2024 to stockholders of record on February 26, 2024. The reduction of our quarterly dividend is expected to preserve approximately $65.0 million of capital on an annualized basis, better positioning us to allocate additional capital to our growth initiatives to execute on our business strategy. Currently, we anticipate
that our board of directors will continue to declare quarterly cash dividends and that the cash flows from operations will be sufficient to fund our future dividend payments. However, the continued declaration of dividends is subject to the
discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon various factors, including our net earnings, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other relevant factors.
Cash from foreign subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, we held $267.8 million and $278.5 million, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents, including current investments. These
amounts include $213.7 million and $223.0 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, held in our operations outside of the United States. Substantially all of our non-U.S. cash and cash equivalents are readily convertible into U.S.
dollars or other currencies, subject to procedural or other requirements in certain markets, as well as an indefinite-reinvestment designation, as described below.
We typically fund the cash requirements of our operations in the United States through intercompany dividends, intercompany loans and intercompany charges for products, use of
intangible property, and corporate services. However, some markets impose government-approval or other requirements for the repatriation of dividends. For example, in Mainland China, we are unable to repatriate cash from current operations in
the form of dividends until we file the necessary statutory financial statements for the relevant period. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, we had $31.8 million and $33.4 million, respectively, in cash denominated in Chinese RMB. We
also have experienced delays in repatriating cash from Argentina. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, we had $17.7 million and $14.9 million, respectively, in intercompany receivable with our Argentina subsidiary. We
also have intercompany loan arrangements with some of our markets, including Mainland China, that allow us to access available cash, subject to certain limits in Mainland China and other jurisdictions. We also have drawn on our revolving line
of credit to address cash needs until we can repatriate cash from Mainland China or other markets, and we may continue to do so. Except for $60 million of earnings in Mainland China that we designated as indefinitely reinvested during the
second quarter of 2018, we currently plan to repatriate undistributed earnings from our non-U.S. operations as necessary, considering the cash needs of our non-U.S. operations and the cash needs of our U.S. operations for dividends, stock
repurchases, capital investments, debt repayment and strategic transactions. Repatriation of non-U.S. earnings is subject to withholding taxes in certain foreign jurisdictions. Accordingly, we have accrued the necessary withholding taxes
related to the non-U.S. earnings.
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We currently believe that existing cash balances, future cash flows from operations and existing lines of credit will be adequate to fund our cash needs on both a short- and long-term basis. The
majority of our historical expenses have been variable in nature and as such, a potential reduction in the level of revenue would reduce our cash flow needs. In the event that our current cash balances, future cash flow from operations and
current lines of credit are not sufficient to meet our obligations or strategic needs, we would consider raising additional funds in the debt or equity markets or restructuring our current debt obligations. Additionally, we would consider
realigning our strategic plans, including a reduction in capital spending, stock repurchases or dividend payments.
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. We believe 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 our revenue from period to period.
Contingent Liabilities
Please refer to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report for information regarding our contingent liabilities.
Seasonality and Cyclicality
In addition to general economic factors, we are impacted by seasonal factors and trends such as major cultural events and vacation patterns. For example, most Asian markets celebrate their
respective local New Year in the first quarter, which generally has a negative impact on that quarter. We believe that direct selling is also generally negatively impacted during the third quarter, when many individuals, including our sales
force, traditionally take vacations.
Prior to making a product generally available for purchase in a market, we often do one or more introductory offerings of the product, such as a preview of the product to our Sales Leaders or
other product introduction or promotion. These offerings sometimes generate significant activity and a high level of purchasing, which can result in a higher-than-normal increase in revenue, Sales Leaders, Paid Affiliates and/or Customers
during the quarter and can skew year-over-year and sequential comparisons.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
A description of new accounting pronouncements is contained in Note 2 to consolidated financial statements contained in this report.
FY 2022 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001140361-23-007348.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes, which are included in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Business Overview
Our Products
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. develops and distributes a comprehensive line of premium-quality beauty and wellness solutions in approximately 50 markets worldwide. In 2022, our revenue of
$2.2 billion was primarily generated by our three primary brands: our beauty products brand, Nu Skin; our wellness products brand, Pharmanex; and our anti-aging brand, ageLOC. We operate in the direct
selling channel, primarily utilizing person-to-person marketing to promote and sell our products, including through the use of social and digital platforms. 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 and social networks.
In addition to our core Nu Skin business, we also explore new areas of growth and opportunity through our strategic investment arm known as Rhyz Inc. Rhyz investments include beauty and wellness
product manufacturing companies and other investments. In 2022, the Rhyz companies generated $153.3 million, or 7%, of our 2022 reported revenue (excluding sales to our core Nu Skin business).
Our Global Operations
In 2022, we generated approximately 24% of our revenue from the United States and approximately 16% from Mainland China. Given the size of our international operations, our results, as reported in
U.S. dollars, are often impacted by foreign-currency fluctuations; in 2022, our revenue was negatively impacted 5% from foreign-currency fluctuations compared to 2021. In addition, our results can be impacted by global economic, political,
demographic and business trends and conditions.
A Global Network of Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders
As of December 31, 2022, we had 1,147,124 persons who purchased directly from the company during the previous three months (“Customers”). 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 directly from members of our sales force. We believe a significant majority of Customers purchase our products
primarily for personal or family consumption but are not actively pursuing the opportunity to generate supplemental income by actively and consistently marketing and reselling products.
Our revenue is highly influenced by the number and productivity of our Sales Leaders. “Sales Leaders” are our Brand Affiliates, and sales employees and independent marketers in Mainland China, who
achieve certain qualification requirements. Our reported Sales Leaders number is the three-month average of our monthly Sales Leaders as of the end of each month of the quarter.
As we continue to focus on customer acquisition and social commerce, we believe our number of Paid Affiliates is an important indicator of consumer purchasing activity in our business. “Paid
Affiliates” are any Brand Affiliates, as well as members of our sales force in Mainland China, who earned sales compensation during the previous three months. Paid Affiliates power our social commerce model and are a bridge to attracting new
customers and nurturing relationships and community.
We have been successful in attracting and motivating our sales force by:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | developing and marketing innovative, technologically and scientifically advanced products; |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | providing compelling initiatives and strong support; and |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | offering an attractive sales compensation structure. |
Our global sales force helps us to rapidly introduce products and penetrate our markets with modest up-front promotional expense. We rely on our sales force to create consumer demand for our
products, as opposed to a traditional approach of advertising-generated consumer awareness. Our approach is particularly effective with products that benefit from personal education and demonstration. Similar to other companies in our industry,
we experience relatively high turnover among our sales force.
To enhance customer retention, we have developed product subscription and loyalty programs that provide incentives for consumers to commit to purchase a specific amount of product on a monthly
basis. All purchases under these programs are subject to our standard product payment and return policies. We believe these subscription and loyalty programs have improved consumer retention, have had a stabilizing impact on revenue and have
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Product Innovation
Our sales force markets and sells our products, and attracts others to the opportunity, based on the distinguishing benefits and innovative characteristics of our products. As a result, we leverage
our scientific expertise and product development resources to introduce innovative beauty, wellness and anti-aging products. Our sales force is increasingly using social media to market and sell our products. To continue to leverage social media,
it is imperative that we develop demonstrable products that are unique and engaging to younger consumers.
Any delays or difficulties in introducing compelling products or attractive initiatives or tools into our markets may have a negative impact on our revenue and our number of Customers, Paid
Affiliates and Sales Leaders.
Our Product Launch Process
Prior to making a product generally available for purchase in a market, we often do one or more introductory offerings of the product, such as a preview of the product to our Sales Leaders or other product
introduction or promotion. We refer to the entire process, beginning with the introductory offering through general availability of the product, as a product launch or our product launch process. The timing of the launch of a particular product
often varies from market to market depending on such factors as customer demand, product registration or other local legal requirements, and product availability in our supply chain.
Sales Leader previews and other product introductions and promotions sometimes generate significant activity and a high level of purchasing, which can result in a higher-than-normal increase in revenue during the
quarter and can skew year-over-year and sequential comparisons. We believe our product launch process attracts new Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders to our business, increases consumer trial and provides us with important marketing and
forecasting information about our products. Please refer to Item 1A. Risk Factors for more information on risks related to our product launch process.
Income Statement Presentation
We report revenue in nine segments, and we translate revenue from each market’s local currency into U.S. dollars using weighted-average exchange rates. Revenue is measured as the amount of
consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring products. All revenue is recognized when we satisfy our performance obligations under the contract. We recognize revenue by transferring the promised products to the customer, with
revenue recognized at shipping point, the point in time the customer obtains control of the products. We recognize revenue for shipping and handling charges at the time the products are delivered to or picked up by the customer. In most markets,
we offer a return policy that allows our sales force to return unopened and unused product for up to 12 months subject to a 10% restocking fee. Reported revenue is net of returns, which have historically been less than 5% of annual revenue. Sales
taxes and value added taxes in foreign jurisdictions that are collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and therefore are excluded from net sales.
Cost of sales primarily consists of:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | cost of products purchased from third-party vendors; |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | cost of self-manufactured products; |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | cost of adjustments to inventory carrying value; |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | freight cost of shipping products to our sales force and import duties for the products; and |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | royalties and related expenses for licensed technologies. |
For markets other than Mainland China, in 2022, we sourced most of our beauty products and wellness products from trusted third-party suppliers and manufacturers. In Mainland China, we operate
manufacturing facilities where we produce the majority of our beauty and wellness products sold in Mainland China. We also produce some products at these facilities that are exported to other markets. In 2018 and 2020 we acquired a total of four
companies in the United States that are producing some of our products. Cost of sales and gross profit, on a consolidated basis, may fluctuate as a result of changes in the ratio between self-manufactured products and products sourced from
third-party vendors. In addition, because we purchase a significant amount of our goods in U.S. dollars and recognize revenue in local currencies, our gross margin is subject to exchange rate risks. Because our gross margins vary from product to
product and due to higher pricing in some markets, changes in product mix and geographic revenue mix can impact our gross margin on a consolidated basis.
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Selling expenses are our most significant expense and are classified as operating expenses. Selling expenses include sales commissions paid to our sales force, special incentives, costs for
incentive trips, cost of sales force conventions and other rewards, as well as salaries, service fees, benefits, bonuses and other labor and unemployment expenses we pay to our sales force in Mainland China. The sales force conventions are held
in various markets worldwide, which we generally expense in the period in which they are incurred. Because our various sales force conventions are not held during each fiscal year, or in the same period each year, their impact on our general and
administrative expenses may vary from year to year and from quarter to quarter. For example, we held our global convention in October 2019 and will have another global convention in the fall of 2024, as we currently plan to hold a global
convention approximately every other year. Our 2021 global convention was held virtually due to the ongoing pandemic. In addition, we hold regional conventions and conventions in our major markets at different times during the year. These
conventions have significant expenses associated with them. Because we have not incurred expenses for these conventions during every fiscal year or in comparable interim periods, year-over-year comparisons have been impacted accordingly. Selling
expenses do not include amounts we pay to our sales force based on their personal purchases; rather, such amounts are reflected as reductions to revenue. Our global sales compensation plan, which we employ in all our markets except Mainland
China, is an important factor in our ability to attract and retain our Sales Leaders. Under our global sales compensation plan, Sales Leaders can earn “multi-level” compensation, where they earn commissions for product sales to their consumer
groups as well as the product sales made through the sales network they have developed and trained. We do not pay commissions on sales materials. Fluctuations occur in the amount of commissions paid as our numbers of Customers and Sales Leaders
change from month to month, but the fluctuation in the overall payout as a percentage of revenue tends to be relatively small. Selling expenses as a percentage of revenue typically increase in connection with a significant product offering, due
to growth in the number of Sales Leaders qualifying for increased sales compensation and promotional incentives. From time to time, we make modifications and enhancements to our global sales compensation plan in an effort to help motivate our
sales force and develop leadership characteristics, which can have an impact on selling expenses. For example, in the fourth quarter of 2017, we began to implement significant enhancements to our global sales compensation plan, which we have now
rolled out across all markets other than Mainland China. One of the changes is a new bonus program for our sales force, which has an increasing effect on our selling expenses as a percentage of revenue.
Outside of Mainland China, Brand Affiliates also have the opportunity to make profits by purchasing products from us at a discount and selling them to consumers with a mark-up. We do not account
for, nor pay, additional commissions on these mark-ups received by Brand Affiliates. In many markets, we also allow individuals who are not part of our sales force, whom we refer to as “preferred customers,” to buy products directly from us at a
discount. We pay commissions on preferred customer purchases to the referring member of our sales force.
General and administrative expenses include:
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|---|---|---|
| ● | wages and benefits; |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | rents and utilities; |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | depreciation and amortization; |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | promotion and advertising; |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | professional fees; |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | travel; |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | research and development; and |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | other operating expenses. |
Labor expenses are the most significant portion of our general and administrative expenses.
Provision for income taxes depends on the statutory tax rates and the withholding taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. For example, statutory tax rates in 2022 were approximately
17% in Hong Kong, 20% in Taiwan, 25% in South Korea, 32% in Japan and 25% in Mainland China. We are subject to taxation in the United States at the statutory corporate federal tax rate of 21% in 2022, and we pay taxes in multiple states within
the United States at various tax rates. Our overall effective tax rate was (17.8)% for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The following critical accounting policies and estimates should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto. Management considers our critical
accounting policies to be accounting for income taxes and accounting for intangible assets. In each of these areas, management makes estimates based on historical results, current trends and future projections.
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Income Taxes. We account for income taxes in accordance with the Income Taxes Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Codification. This Topic
establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for the effects of income taxes that result from an enterprise’s activities during the current and preceding years. We take an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and
reporting of income taxes. We pay income taxes in many foreign jurisdictions based on the profits realized in those jurisdictions, which can be significantly impacted by terms of intercompany transactions between Nu Skin affiliates around the
world. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are created in this process. As of December 31, 2022, we had net deferred tax assets of $89.3 million. We net these deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities by jurisdiction. Valuation allowances
are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be ultimately realized. These deferred tax assets assume sufficient future earnings will exist for their realization, and are calculated using anticipated tax
rates. In certain jurisdictions, valuation allowances have been recorded against the deferred tax assets specifically related to use of foreign tax credits, research and development credits and net operating losses. The valuation allowance
assessment requires estimates as to future operating results. These estimates are made on an ongoing basis based upon the Company’s business plans and growth strategies in each market and consequently, future material changes in the valuation
allowance are possible. The valuation allowance reduces the deferred tax assets to an amount that management determined is more-likely-than-not to be realized. When we determine that there is sufficient taxable income to utilize the foreign tax
credits, the research and development credits, or the net operating losses, the valuation allowances will be released. In the event we were to determine that we would not be able to realize all or part of our deferred tax assets in the future, an
adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be charged to earnings in the period such determination was made.
We evaluate our indefinite reinvestment assertions with respect to foreign earnings for each period. Other than earnings we intend to reinvest indefinitely, we accrue for the U.S. federal and state
income taxes applicable to the earnings. For all foreign earnings, we accrue the applicable foreign income taxes. We intend to utilize the offshore earnings to fund foreign investments, specifically capital expenditures. Undistributed earnings
that we have indefinitely reinvested aggregate to $60.0 million as of December 31, 2022. If this amount were repatriated to the United States, the amount of incremental taxes would be approximately $6.0 million.
The company operates in and files income tax returns in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions, which are subject to examination by tax authorities. Years open to examination contain matters
that could be subject to differing interpretations of applicable tax laws and regulations related to the amount and/or timing of income, deductions, and tax credits. We account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with Accounting Standards
Codification (“ASC”) 740, Income Taxes. This guidance prescribes a minimum probability threshold that a tax position must meet before a financial statement benefit is recognized. The minimum threshold is defined as a tax position that is more
likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured
as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. In 2009, we entered into a voluntary program with the IRS called Compliance Assurance Process (“CAP”). Under the CAP program, the
IRS audits the tax position of the Company to identify and resolve any tax issues that may arise throughout the tax year. As of December 31, 2022, tax years through 2020 have been audited and are effectively closed to further examination. For
tax years 2021 and 2022, the Company is in the Bridge phase of the CAP program, pursuant to which the IRS will not accept disclosures, will not conduct reviews and will not provide letters of assurance for the Bridge years. There are limited
circumstances that tax years in the Bridge phase will be opened for examination. We have applied for the CAP program for tax year 2023 and are currently waiting on approval from the IRS. With a few exceptions, we are no longer subject to state
and local income tax examination by tax authorities for the years before 2019. Foreign jurisdictions, have varying lengths of statutes of limitations for income tax examinations. Some statutes are as short as three years and in certain markets
may be as long as ten years. We are currently under examination in certain foreign jurisdictions; however, the outcomes of those reviews are not yet determinable.
Our unrecognized tax benefits are related to multiple foreign and domestic jurisdictions. Due to potential changes in unrecognized tax benefits from the multiple jurisdictions in which we operate,
as well as the expiration of various statutes of limitation, it is reasonably possible that our gross unrecognized tax benefits, net of foreign currency adjustments, may increase within the next 12 months by a range of approximately $2.0 to $3.0
million.
At December 31, 2022, we had $23.1 million in unrecognized tax benefits of which $23.1 million, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. In comparison, at December 31, 2021, we had $15.1
million in unrecognized tax benefits of which $15.1 million, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. We recognized an increase of approximately $5.7 million in interest and penalties expense during the year ended December 31, 2022 and
$1.6 million in interest and penalties during the year ended December 31, 2021. We had approximately $12.4 million, $6.7 million and $5.1 million of accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2022, 2021 and
2020, respectively. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recognized as a component of income tax expense.
We are subject to regular audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. These audits may result in additional tax liabilities. We account for such contingent liabilities in accordance with
relevant accounting standards and believe we have appropriately provided for income taxes for all years. Several factors drive the calculation of our tax reserves. Some of these factors include: (i) the expiration of various statutes of
limitations; (ii) changes in tax law and regulations; (iii) issuance of tax rulings; and (iv) settlements with tax authorities. Changes in any of these factors may result in adjustments to our reserves, which would impact our reported financial
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Intangible Assets. Acquired intangible assets may represent indefinite-lived assets, determinable-lived intangibles or goodwill. Of these, only the costs of determinable-lived intangibles are
amortized to expense over their estimated life. The value of indefinite-lived intangible assets and residual goodwill is not amortized, but is tested at least annually for impairment. Our impairment testing for goodwill is performed separately
from our impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangibles. We test goodwill for impairment, at least annually, by reviewing the book value compared to the fair value at the reportable unit level. We have the option to perform a qualitative
assessment to determine whether further impairment testing is necessary or to perform a quantitative assessment by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. Under the qualitative assessment, an
entity is not required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. If under the quantitative assessment the fair value of a
reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the amount of the impairment loss, if any, must be measured. We elected to perform the quantitative assessment for fiscal years 2022 and 2020 and we used the qualitative assessment for fiscal
years 2021. Considerable management judgment is necessary to measure fair value.
We completed the annual goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment testing as of October 1, 2022, and concluded that the fair
value of the reporting units were determined to be in excess of its carrying amounts and no goodwill impairment charge was required. As of the October 1, 2022 testing date, the fair value of the Manufacturing reporting unit was estimated to
be approximately 8% in excess of its carrying amount, and therefore the reporting unit is considered to be at risk of future impairment. The Manufacturing reporting unit’s fair value remains sensitive to significant unfavorable changes in
revenue, gross margin and discount rates that could negatively impact future analyses.
Fair value determinations require considerable judgment and are sensitive to changes in underlying assumptions and factors. As a result, there
can be no assurance that the estimates and assumptions made for purposes of the goodwill impairment tests will prove to be an accurate prediction of the future. Although the Manufacturing reporting unit showed strong revenue growth in fiscal
year 2020 and 2021, the fair value of the reporting unit in the current year was negatively impacted by an increase in the discount rate due to the current interest rate
environment, and lower near-term revenue projections. Current projections used for the Manufacturing reporting unit reflect revenue growth attributable to the continued expansion of capacity, continued intercompany sales to Nu Skin,
and the recent acquisition of new customers. While historical performance and current expectations have resulted in fair values of the Manufacturing reporting unit in excess of carrying values, if the assumptions are not realized an
impairment charge may be recorded in the future.
During 2022, we recognized an impairment charge of $1.7 million associated with determinable-lived intangibles. During 2021, we recognized an
impairment charge associated with our exit of the Grow Tech segment. We did not recognize any impairment charges for goodwill or intangible assets during 2020.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our operating results as a percentage of revenue for the periods indicated:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
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| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||
| Cost of sales | 28.3 | 25.0 | 25.5 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 71.7 | 75.0 | 74.5 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling expenses | 39.5 | 40.1 | 39.8 | |||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 25.0 | 24.3 | 24.7 | |||||||||
| Restructuring and impairment expenses | 2.2 | 2.0 | — | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 66.7 | 66.3 | 64.5 | |||||||||
| Operating income | 5.0 | 8.7 | 10.0 | |||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (1.0 | ) | (0.1 | ) | (0.1 | ) | ||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 4.0 | 8.6 | 9.9 | |||||||||
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (0.7 | ) | 3.1 | 2.5 | ||||||||
| Net income | 4.7 | % | 5.5 | % | 7.4 | % |
2022 Compared to 2021
Overview
Revenue in 2022 decreased 17% to $2.23 billion from $2.70 billion in 2021. Our 2022 revenue was negatively impacted 5% from foreign-currency fluctuations. As of the end of the fourth quarter of
2022, Customers decreased 16%, Paid Affiliates decreased 13% and Sales Leaders decreased 21% compared to the prior year.
Our 2022 revenue was softer than anticipated primarily driven by continuation of COVID-related factors in Mainland China, South Korea and Hong Kong; distractions in EMEA related to the ongoing conflict in Russia
and Ukraine; and the general global economic downturn pressures and associated inflation being felt in our global markets. In the second half of 2022, we began launching our first connected beauty device, ageLOC
LumiSpa iO, which generated approximately $42.1 million in revenue.
Earnings per share in 2022 decreased 28% to $2.07 from $2.86 in 2021. The decrease in earnings per share was primarily attributable to our decline in revenue and an increase in the costs associated with our
restructuring plans in 2022 as compared to 2021, partially offset by benefits from a tax method change, which enabled the utilization of foreign tax credits.
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Segment Results
We report our business in nine segments to reflect our current management approach. These segments consist of our seven geographic Nu Skin segments—Americas, Mainland China, Southeast Asia/Pacific, South Korea,
Japan, EMEA and Hong Kong/Taiwan—and our two Rhyz Investment segments—Manufacturing and Rhyz other. The Nu Skin Other category includes miscellaneous corporate revenue and related adjustments. The Rhyz other segment includes other investments by
our Rhyz strategic investment arm, which were entered into during 2021.
The following table sets forth revenue for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 for each of our reportable segments (U.S. dollars in thousands):
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| Year Ended December 31, | Currency | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | Change | Change(1) | |||||||||||||
| Nu Skin | ||||||||||||||||
| Americas | $ | 508,537 | $ | 547,755 | (7 | )% | (5 | )% | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 360,389 | 568,774 | (37 | )% | (35 | )% | ||||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 344,411 | 336,651 | 2 | % | 7 | % | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 268,707 | 354,252 | (24 | )% | (15 | )% | ||||||||||
| Japan | 224,896 | 266,216 | (16 | )% | — | |||||||||||
| EMEA | 204,275 | 283,200 | (28 | )% | (19 | )% | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong/ Taiwan | 157,197 | 162,611 | (3 | )% | 1 | % | ||||||||||
| Other | 3,959 | 3,653 | 8 | % | 8 | % | ||||||||||
| Total Nu Skin | 2,072,371 | 2,523,112 | (18 | )% | (12 | )% | ||||||||||
| Rhyz Investments | ||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 149,458 | 172,120 | (13 | )% | (13 | )% | ||||||||||
| Rhyz Other | 3,830 | 437 | 776 | % | 776 | % | ||||||||||
| Total Rhyz Investments | 153,288 | 172,557 | (11 | )% | (11 | )% | ||||||||||
| Total | $ | 2,225,659 | $ | 2,695,669 | (17 | )% | (12 | )% |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| (1) | Constant-currency revenue change is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” below. |
The table below sets forth segment contribution for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 for each of our reportable segments (U.S. dollars in thousands). Segment contribution excludes certain
intercompany charges, specifically royalties, license fees, transfer pricing and other miscellaneous items. We use segment contribution to measure the portion of profitability that the segment managers have the ability to control for their
respective segments. For additional information regarding our segments and the calculation of segment contribution, see Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report.
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
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| 2022 | 2021 | Change | ||||||||||
| Nu Skin | ||||||||||||
| Americas | $ | 110,522 | $ | 116,265 | (5 | )% | ||||||
| Mainland China | 72,362 | 151,645 | (52 | )% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 85,827 | 81,779 | 5 | % | ||||||||
| South Korea | 81,804 | 114,034 | (28 | )% | ||||||||
| Japan | 54,976 | 67,511 | (19 | )% | ||||||||
| EMEA | 21,446 | 41,988 | (49 | )% | ||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 35,253 | 37,330 | (6 | )% | ||||||||
| Total Nu Skin | 462,190 | 610,552 | (24 | )% | ||||||||
| Rhyz Investments | ||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 3,570 | 18,346 | (81 | )% | ||||||||
| Rhyz Other | (6,180 | ) | (1,813 | ) | (241 | )% | ||||||
| Total Rhyz Investments | (2,610 | ) | 16,533 | (116 | )% |
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The following tables provide information concerning the number of Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders in our core Nu Skin business as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. During the first quarter of 2022, in
connection with the introduction of the new metric Paid Affiliates, we reviewed how we currently present Sales Leaders and adjusted that metric’s definition to what we believe provides a better insight into the trends of our business. The
definition of our Customer metric remained unchanged. We have recast the 2021 Sales Leaders to the new definition.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | “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 directly from members of our sales force. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | “Paid Affiliates” are any Brand Affiliates, as well as members of our sales force 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. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | “Sales Leaders” are the three-month average of our monthly Brand Affiliates, as well as sales employees and independent marketers in Mainland China, who achieved certain qualification requirements as of the end of each month of the quarter. |
| Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
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| Customers | 2022 | 2021 | Change | |||||||||
| Americas | 299,287 | 336,564 | (11 | )% | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 202,933 | 315,418 | (36 | )% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 141,183 | 169,601 | (17 | )% | ||||||||
| South Korea | 123,749 | 146,354 | (15 | )% | ||||||||
| Japan | 119,152 | 122,813 | (3 | )% | ||||||||
| EMEA | 197,917 | 210,414 | (6 | )% | ||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 62,903 | 66,395 | (5 | )% | ||||||||
| Total | 1,147,124 | 1,367,559 | (16 | )% |
| Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
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| Paid Affiliates | 2022 | 2021 | Change | |||||||||
| Americas | 42,633 | 49,328 | (14 | )% | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 23,436 | 30,546 | (23 | )% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 38,653 | 44,050 | (12 | )% | ||||||||
| South Korea | 45,058 | 52,036 | (13 | )% | ||||||||
| Japan | 38,021 | 38,428 | (1 | )% | ||||||||
| EMEA | 31,869 | 36,482 | (13 | )% | ||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 17,286 | 20,155 | (14 | )% | ||||||||
| Total | 236,956 | 271,025 | (13 | )% |
| Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
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| Sales Leaders | 2022 | 2021 | Change | |||||||||
| Americas | 9,594 | 10,879 | (12 | )% | ||||||||
| Mainland China(1) | 12,359 | 18,207 | (32 | )% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 6,999 | 8,800 | (20 | )% | ||||||||
| South Korea | 6,094 | 8,224 | (26 | )% | ||||||||
| Japan | 5,936 | 5,864 | 1 | % | ||||||||
| EMEA | 4,740 | 5,743 | (17 | )% | ||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 3,015 | 3,666 | (18 | )% | ||||||||
| Total | 48,737 | 61,383 | (21 | )% |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| (1) | The December 31, 2022 number reflects a modified Sales Leader definition. See “Mainland China,” below. |
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Following is a narrative discussion of our results in each segment, which supplements the tables above.
Americas. Our Americas segment continued to be challenged by macroeconomic issues in our Latin America markets, which drove the decline in revenue, Customers, Paid
Affiliates and Sales Leaders for fiscal year 2022. Our U.S. market revenue increased 4% for the year, on top of 32% revenue growth in 2021, due to continued social selling momentum and subscription enrollment. During the back half of 2022, we
launched ageLOC LumiSpa iO, which generated approximately $20.8 million of revenue.
The year-over-year decline in segment contribution primarily reflects the decline in revenue, along with a 1.3 percentage point decrease in gross margin, from increased sales discounts and
promotions during the year, partially offset by a 2.0 percentage point decrease in selling expenses from sales mix, as our products have differing commission percentages assigned to them.
Mainland China. Our Mainland China market continued to be challenged during 2022, with continued pressures from COVID-related lockdowns and other factors, which negatively
impacted our selling and promotional activities. We anticipate the constraints will continue throughout the first half of 2023. As a result of the economic headwinds in the market we made some modifications to the compensation plan during the
third quarter of 2022, which provides leaders more flexible requirements to maintain their business. Our Mainland China Sales Leaders number as of December 31, 2022 reflects these modified requirements. We believe the regulatory environment in
Mainland China is becoming increasingly challenging and will continue to be so over the medium and long terms. We currently plan to implement certain changes to the structure of our sales compensation in Mainland China due to the evolving
commercial and regulatory environment. These changes could have a negative impact on our sales in that market.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution primarily reflects lower revenue in 2022, a 2.7 percentage point decrease in gross margin from increased product promotions and
discounts during the year, and an increase in general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue due to the fixed nature of these expenses on lower revenue.
Southeast Asia/Pacific. Our Southeast Asia/Pacific segment revenue increased 2% for 2022, including a 5% negative impact from unfavorable foreign-currency fluctuations. Our revenue benefited from the launch of ageLOC Meta (locally referred to as ageLOC Reset in the Southeast Asia markets), which generated $48.1 million in revenue for 2022, compared to $15.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2021 launch. Our decline in Sales Leaders was
partially driven by our fourth quarter 2021 launch of ageLOC Meta, which led to higher Sales Leaders for 2021. Our product promotions and launches
were focused on re-energizing our existing Sales Leaders, which led to a decline in our Customers and Paid Affiliates.
The year-over-year increase in segment contribution for 2022 primarily reflects the increase in revenue
South Korea. Our South Korea market was challenged from a 2022 price increase to address the inflationary pressures, along with continued COVID-related disruptions during the first half of
2022, resulting in a decline of revenue, Customers, Paid Affiliates, and Sales Leaders. Our 2021 results also benefited from the fourth quarter launch of ageLOC Meta, which contributed $29 million in
revenue compared to $19.7 million for the full year 2022. Our 2022 revenue declined 24%, including a 9% negative impact from unfavorable foreign-currency fluctuations.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution primarily reflects the decline in revenue, along with a 1.0 percentage point increase in selling expenses as a percent of revenue primarily
attributable to a regional sales force convention that was held in 2022.
Japan. The decline in revenue is primarily attributable to a 16% negative impact from unfavorable foreign-currency fluctuations. On a local currency basis, revenue increased less than 1%.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution is primarily attributable to the decline in reported revenue, along with a decline in gross margin from product mix.
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EMEA. The continued softening of momentum in our EMEA segment was driven by distractions to our sales force from the ongoing geopolitical Russia/Ukraine conflict, along with inflationary
pressures driven by the sharp increase in energy cost in EMEA, which led to a decline in revenue, Customers, Paid Affiliates and Sales Leaders. Our reported revenue was also negatively impacted 9% by unfavorable foreign-currency fluctuations.
During 2022, we suspended business operations in Ukraine and closed our market in Russia. The Russia and Ukraine markets have historically accounted for less than 1% of our consolidated revenue.
The year-over-year decline in segment contribution primarily reflects the decreased revenue for 2022, along with a 2.5 percentage point decrease in gross margin, attributable to a more unfavorable
product mix and increased air freight expense in 2022, associated with our launch of Beauty Focus Collagen +.
Hong Kong/Taiwan. Our Hong Kong/Taiwan segment reported a 3% decline in revenue for 2022, with a 4% negative impact from unfavorable foreign-currency fluctuations. The increase in
constant-currency revenue is primarily attributable to growth in our Taiwan market from social selling.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution is primarily attributable to the decline in reported revenue, along with a 1.6 percentage point decrease in gross margin.
Manufacturing. Our Manufacturing segment revenue declined 13% for 2022, primarily due to our customers rebalancing their inventory from higher levels in 2021, reducing demand in 2022.
The decline in segment contribution is attributable to lower revenue, the mix of revenue between our manufacturing entities with differing profitability levels and increases in obsolete inventory.
Consolidated Results
Revenue
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 decreased 17% to $2.23 billion, compared to $2.70 billion in the prior-year period. For a discussion and analysis of this increase in revenue, see
“Overview” and “Segment Results,” above.
Gross profit
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased to 71.7% in 2022, compared to 75.0% in 2021. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue for core Nu Skin decreased 2.8 percentage points to
75.4%, primarily driven by our strategic decision to align our inventory on hand with our future sales and promotional plans, which resulted in an incremental $26.9 million write-off, and is recorded in our Corporate and other category.
Our Nu Skin gross margin was also negatively impacted by increased sales promotion and a shift in our geographical revenue mix, as our markets have differing gross margins.
Selling expenses
Selling expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased to 39.5% in 2022, compared to 40.1% for 2021. Our core Nu Skin business’s selling expense as a percentage of revenue decreased 0.5 percentage
points to 42.3% for 2022, compared to 42.8% for 2021. Selling expenses for our core Nu Skin business are driven by the specific performance of our individual Sales Leaders. Given the size of our sales force and the various components of our
compensation and incentive programs, selling expenses as a percentage of revenue typically fluctuate plus or minus approximately 100 basis points from period to period.
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased to $555.8 million in 2022, compared to $654.4 million in 2021. The $98.6 million decrease primarily reflects an approximately
$50.0 million decrease to labor expenses from lower employee performance incentive compensation and savings realized from our 2022 restructuring plan, as well as the impact from the fourth quarter 2021 exit of the Grow Tech segment, which
incurred $25.3 million in general and administrative expenses in 2021. As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative increased 0.7 percentage points to 25.0% for 2022,
compared to 24.3% for 2021.
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Restructuring and impairment expenses
In the fourth quarter of 2021, we adopted a restructuring program. We determined to exit our Grow Tech segment, as a strategic shift to better align our resources on key strategic initiatives to
achieve the future growth objectives and priorities of the core Nu Skin business. As a result of the restructuring program, we recorded $51.9 million in restructuring and impairment charges in 2021, consisting primarily of a non-cash charge of
$38.5 million for impairment of goodwill, intangibles and fixed assets, and $20.0 million of cash charges, including $6.5 million for employee severance and $13.5 million for other related cash charges associated with our restructuring. During
2022, we incurred $5 million in incremental cash charges associated with the exit activities and legal settlements. The restructuring charges were recorded in our previous Grow Tech segment, which has been recast to Corporate & Other.
In the third quarter of 2022, we adopted a strategic plan to focus resources on our strategic priorities and optimize future growth and profitability. The global program includes workforce reductions and footprint
optimization. We estimate total charges under the program will approximate $50–$55 million, with $40–$45 million in cash charges of severance and lease termination cost and approximately $10 million of non-cash charges of impairment of fixed assets
and other intangibles related to the footprint optimization. We expect to substantially complete the program during the first half of 2023. During 2022, we incurred charges to be settled in cash of $20.1 million in severance charges, $7.4 million
in lease termination cost, and $5.2 million in other associated cost, and non-cash charges of $8.2 million in fixed asset impairments, $0.9 million in accelerated depreciation and $1.7 million in impairment of other intangibles.
Other income (expense), net
Other income (expense), net for 2022 was $(21.9) million of expense, compared to $(1.5) million of expense in 2021. The increase in other expense for 2022 is attributable to a $9.3 million unrealized investment loss
for 2022 related to a controlled environment agriculture company we invested in as part of our previous Grow Tech segment, a $1.8 million increase in interest expense from the higher interest rates during the back half of 2022, and a $1.2 million
increase in foreign currency losses from the strengthening of the U.S. dollar. The increase in expense also reflects a $18.1 million unrealized investment gain in 2021, which was partially offset by a $10.7 million loss on asset disposal in 2021.
Provision for income taxes
Provision (benefit) for income taxes decreased to $(15.8) million in 2022 from $85.2 million in 2021. Our effective tax rate decreased to (17.8)% of pre-tax income in 2022 from 36.6%
in 2021. The decrease in the effective tax rate for 2022 is primarily due to the release of valuation allowance on foreign tax credits.
For 2023, we currently anticipate that our effective tax rate will be approximately 18-26%. Our actual 2023 effective tax rate could differ materially from this estimate. Our future effective tax
rates could fluctuate significantly, being affected by numerous factors, such as intercompany transactions, changes in our business operations, foreign audits, increases in uncertain tax positions, acquisitions, entry into new markets, the amount
of our foreign earnings, including earnings being lower than anticipated in jurisdictions where we have a lower statutory rate and higher than anticipated in jurisdictions where we have a higher statutory rate, losses incurred in jurisdictions,
the inability to realize tax benefits, withholding taxes, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, changes in our stock price, changes in our deferred tax assets and liabilities and their valuation.
Net income
As a result of the foregoing factors, net income in 2022 decreased to $104.8 million, compared to $147.3 million in 2021.
2021 Compared to 2020
For a comparison of our operating results for 2021 compared to 2020, see Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations beginning on page 46 of our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on February 16, 2022.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historically, our principal uses of cash have included operating expenses (particularly selling expenses) and working capital (principally inventory purchases), as well as capital
expenditures, stock repurchases, dividends, debt repayment and the development of operations in new markets. We have at times incurred long-term debt, or drawn on our revolving line of credit, to fund strategic transactions, stock repurchases,
capital investments and short-term operating needs. We typically generate positive cash flow from operations due to favorable margins and have generally relied on cash from operations to fund operating activities. We generated $108.1 million in
cash from operations during 2022, compared to $141.6 million in cash from operations during 2021. The decrease in cash flow from operations primarily reflects higher payout of expenses associated with our 2021 and 2022 restructuring
programs, partially offset by an approximate $40.3 million decline in inventory during 2022, compared to an increase in the prior year, as we continue to optimize inventory levels.
As of December 31, 2022, cash and cash equivalents, including current investments, were $278.5 million compared to $354.8 million as of December 31, 2021. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents
during the year primarily reflects our quarterly dividend payments, repurchases of our stock, the purchases of property and equipment, and payment on liabilities associated with our 2021 and 2022 restructuring programs. Working capital as of
December 31, 2022 was $400.6 million compared to $343.3 million as of December 31, 2021. The increase in working capital is attributable to our second quarter debt modification, which for 2022 resulted in a net $27.5 million of incremental
borrowings, while shifting $82.5 million from current to long-term debt.
Cash requirements. For 2023, we currently expect that our material cash requirements will include the following:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Cash requirements for operating activities. Our operating expenses typically total approximately 85%-90% of our revenue, with compensation to our sales force constituting 40%-43% of our core Nu Skin revenue. These compensation expenses consist primarily of commission payments, which we generally pay to our sales force within approximately one to two months of the sale. Inventory purchases have historically constituted approximately 15%-20% of our revenue. On average, we purchase our inventory approximately three to six months prior to sale. While our actual cash usage may vary based on the timing of payments, we currently expect these approximate percentages and payment practices to continue in 2023. In addition, we expect our 2023 lease payments will be approximately $29.9 million. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Cash requirements for investing activities. As discussed in more detail below, our capital expenditures are expected to be $75-95 million for 2023. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Cash requirements for financing activities. In 2023 we are obligated to make a total of $15.0 million in quarterly principal payments plus the associated interest on our term loan. We also anticipate paying quarterly cash dividends throughout 2023, approximating $19-20 million per quarter depending on the number of shares outstanding as of record date. Additional details about our dividends and term loan are provided below. |
For 2024 and onward, we currently expect the above material cash requirements will remain. See Note 6 and Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report for our future
cash requirements related to our debt principal repayment and our maturities of lease liabilities.
We intend to fund the aforementioned cash requirements with our cash from operations and draw on our revolving credit facility, as needed, to address any short-term funding requirements.
Capital expenditures. Capital expenditures in 2022 totaled $59.1 million. As with 2022, we expect that the capital expenditures in 2023 will be primarily related to:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | the expansion and upgrade of facilities in our various markets; |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | purchases and expenditures for computer systems and equipment, software, and application development; and |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | a new manufacturing plant in Mainland China. |
We estimate that capital expenditures for the uses listed above will total approximately $75–95 million for 2023. We are currently expecting to complete construction of our new manufacturing plant
in Mainland China in the first half of 2023. As of December 31, 2022, we have spent approximately $50.7 million on this project, including $13.4 million in 2022, and expect that our expenditures for this project will total approximately $54-56
million, including approximately $3-5 million during 2023.
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Credit Agreement. On June 14, 2022, we entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with various financial institutions as lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative
agent. The Credit Agreement provides for a $400.0 million term loan facility and a $500.0 million revolving credit facility, each with a term of five years. We used the proceeds of the term loan and the draw on the revolving facility to pay off the
previous credit agreement. Both facilities bear interest at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), plus a margin based on our consolidated leverage ratio. The term loan facility amortizes in quarterly
installments in amounts resulting in an annual amortization of 2.5% during the first year and 5.0% during the subsequent years after the closing date of the Credit Agreement, with the remainder payable at final maturity. As of December 31, 2022, we
had $10.0 million of outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility, and $395.0 million on our term loan facility. The carrying value of the debt also reflects debt issuance costs of $2.5 million as of December 31, 2022, related to the
Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement requires us to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio not exceeding 2.25 to 1.00 and a consolidated interest coverage ratio of no less than 3.00 to 1.00. As of December 31, 2022, we were in compliance with all
debt covenants under the Credit Agreement.
Modification of previous credit agreement. On June 14, 2022, we repaid our outstanding debt under our previous credit agreement, dated as of April 18, 2018, with several financial institutions as lenders and
Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. We had indebtedness of $70.0 million on our revolver as of December 31, 2021, and $307.5 million on our term loan as of December 31, 2021.
Derivative instruments. As of December 31, 2022, we had four interest rate swaps, with a total notional principal amount of $200 million and a maturity date of July 31, 2025. We entered into these interest
rate swap arrangements during the third quarter of 2020 to hedge the variable cash flows associated with our variable-rate debt under the Credit Agreement.
Stock repurchase plan. In 2018, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase plan authorizing us to repurchase up to $500.0 million of our outstanding shares of Class A common stock on
the open market or in private transactions. During 2022, we repurchased approximately 1.7 million shares of our Class A common stock under the plan for $70.0 million. As of December 31, 2022, $175.4 million was available for repurchases under the
plan. Our stock repurchases are used primarily to offset dilution from our equity incentive plans and for strategic initiatives.
Dividends. We paid quarterly cash dividends of $0.385 per share in March, June, September and December of 2022, for a total of $19.3 million, $19.4 million, $19.3 million
and $19.0 million, respectively. In February 2023, our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.39 per share to be paid on March 8, 2023 to stockholders of record on February 27, 2023. Currently, we anticipate that our board of
directors will continue to declare quarterly cash dividends and that the cash flows from operations will be sufficient to fund our future dividend payments. However, the continued declaration of dividends is subject to the discretion of our board
of directors and will depend upon various factors, including our net earnings, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other relevant factors.
Cash from foreign subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, we held $278.5 million and $354.8 million, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents, including current investments. These
amounts include $223.0 million and $274.9 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, held in our operations outside of the United States. Substantially all of our non-U.S. cash and cash equivalents are readily convertible into U.S.
dollars or other currencies, subject to procedural or other requirements in certain markets, as well as an indefinite-reinvestment designation, as described below.
We typically fund the cash requirements of our operations in the United States through intercompany dividends, intercompany loans and intercompany charges for products, use of
intangible property, and corporate services. However, some markets impose government-approval or other requirements for the repatriation of dividends. For example, in Mainland China, we are unable to repatriate cash from current operations in
the form of dividends until we file the necessary statutory financial statements for the relevant period. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, we had $33.4 million and $50.3 million, respectively, in cash denominated in Chinese RMB. We
also have experienced delays in repatriating cash from Argentina. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, we had $14.9 million and $11.3 million, respectively, in intercompany receivable with our Argentina subsidiary. We
also have intercompany loan arrangements with some of our markets, including Mainland China, that allow us to access available cash, subject to certain limits in Mainland China and other jurisdictions. We also have drawn on our revolving line
of credit to address cash needs until we can repatriate cash from Mainland China or other markets, and we may continue to do so. Except for $60 million of earnings in Mainland China that we designated as indefinitely reinvested during the
second quarter of 2018, we currently plan to repatriate undistributed earnings from our non-U.S. operations as necessary, considering the cash needs of our non-U.S. operations and the cash needs of our U.S. operations for dividends, stock
repurchases, capital investments, debt repayment and strategic transactions. Repatriation of non-U.S. earnings is subject to withholding taxes in certain foreign jurisdictions. Accordingly, we have accrued the necessary withholding taxes
related to the non-U.S. earnings.
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We currently believe that existing cash balances, future cash flows from operations and existing lines of credit will be adequate to fund our cash needs on both a short- and long-term basis. The
majority of our historical expenses have been variable in nature and as such, a potential reduction in the level of revenue would reduce our cash flow needs. In the event that our current cash balances, future cash flow from operations and
current lines of credit are not sufficient to meet our obligations or strategic needs, we would consider raising additional funds in the debt or equity markets or restructuring our current debt obligations. Additionally, we would consider
realigning our strategic plans, including a reduction in capital spending, stock repurchases or dividend payments.
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. We believe 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 our revenue from period to period.
Contingent Liabilities
Please refer to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report for information regarding our contingent liabilities.
Seasonality and Cyclicality
In addition to general economic factors, we are impacted by seasonal factors and trends such as major cultural events and vacation patterns. For example, most Asian markets celebrate their
respective local New Year in the first quarter, which generally has a negative impact on that quarter. We believe that direct selling is also generally negatively impacted during the third quarter, when many individuals, including our sales
force, traditionally take vacations.
Prior to making a product generally available for purchase in a market, we often do one or more introductory offerings of the product, such as a preview of the product to our Sales Leaders or other
product introduction or promotion. These offerings sometimes generate significant activity and a high level of purchasing, which can result in a higher-than-normal increase in revenue, Sales Leaders, Paid Affiliates and/or Customers during the
quarter and can skew year-over-year and sequential comparisons.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
A description of new accounting pronouncements is contained in Note 2 to consolidated financial statements contained in this report.
FY 2021 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001140361-22-005656.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes, which are included in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Business Overview
Our Products
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. develops and distributes a comprehensive line of premium-quality beauty and wellness solutions in approximately 50 markets worldwide. In 2021, our revenue of
$2.7 billion was primarily generated by our three primary brands: our beauty products brand, Nu Skin; our wellness products brand, Pharmanex; and our anti-aging brand, ageLOC. We operate in the direct
selling channel, primarily utilizing person-to-person marketing to promote and sell our products, including through the use of social and digital platforms. 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 and social networks.
In addition to our core Nu Skin business, we also explore new areas of growth and opportunity through our strategic investment arm known as Rhyz Inc. Rhyz investments include beauty and wellness
product manufacturing companies and other investments. In 2021, the Rhyz companies generated $174.7 million, or 6%, of our 2021 reported revenue (excluding sales to our core Nu Skin business).
Our Global Operations
In 2021, we generated approximately 20% of our revenue from the United States and approximately 21% from Mainland China. Given the size of our international operations, our results, as reported
in U.S. dollars, are often impacted by foreign-currency fluctuations; in 2021, our revenue was positively impacted 2% from foreign-currency fluctuations compared to 2020. In addition, our results can be impacted by global economic, political,
demographic and business trends and conditions.
A Global Network of Sales Leaders and Customers
As of December 31, 2021, we had 1,367,559 persons who purchased products directly from the company during the previous three months (“Customers”). We believe a significant majority of Customers
purchase our products primarily for personal or family consumption but are not actively pursuing the opportunity to generate supplemental income by marketing and reselling products.
Our revenue is highly influenced by the number and productivity of our Sales Leaders. “Sales Leaders” are our Brand Affiliates, and sales employees and independent marketers in Mainland China,
who achieve certain qualification requirements. Our Sales Leaders are also included in our Customer numbers, as they purchase products from the company and are within the definition of our “Customers.”
We have been successful in attracting and motivating our sales force by:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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| ● | developing and marketing innovative, technologically and scientifically advanced products; |
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| ● | providing compelling initiatives and strong support; and |
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| ● | offering an attractive sales compensation structure. |
Our global sales force helps us to rapidly introduce products and penetrate our markets with modest up-front promotional expense. We rely on our sales force to create consumer demand for our
products, as opposed to a traditional approach of advertising-generated consumer awareness. Our approach is particularly effective with products that benefit from personal education and demonstration. Similar to other companies in our industry, we
experience relatively high turnover among our sales force.
To enhance customer retention, we have developed product subscription and loyalty programs that provide incentives for consumers to commit to purchase a specific amount of product on a monthly
basis. All purchases under these programs are subject to our standard product payment and return policies. We believe these subscription and loyalty programs have improved consumer retention, have had a stabilizing impact on revenue and have helped
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Product Innovation
Our sales force markets and sells our products, and attracts others to the opportunity, based on the distinguishing benefits and innovative characteristics of our products. As a result, we
leverage our scientific expertise and product development resources to introduce innovative beauty, wellness and anti-aging products. Our sales force is increasingly using social media to market and sell our products. To continue to leverage social
media, it is imperative that we develop demonstrable products that are unique and engaging to younger consumers.
Any delays or difficulties in introducing compelling products or attractive initiatives or tools into our markets may have a negative impact on our revenue and our number of Customers and Sales
Leaders.
Our Product Launch Process
We use a variety of methods to launch our products, enabling us to tailor the launch process to the specific market and the specific product. Prior to making a key product generally available for
purchase, we may do one or more introductory offerings of the product, such as a preview of the product to our Sales Leaders or other product introduction or promotion. These offerings may generate significant activity and a high level of
purchasing, which can result in a higher-than-normal increase in revenue during the quarter and can skew year-over-year and sequential comparisons. We believe our product launch process attracts new Customers and Sales Leaders to our business,
increases consumer trial and provides important marketing and forecasting information about the products to our company.
Beginning in the second half of 2021 and continuing into 2022, we are launching our Beauty Focus Collagen+ skin care supplement and our ageLOC Meta nutritional supplement that helps support metabolic health.
Income Statement Presentation
We report revenue in ten segments, and we translate revenue from each market’s local currency into U.S. dollars using weighted-average exchange rates. Revenue is measured as the amount of
consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring products. All revenue is recognized when we satisfy our performance obligations under the contract. We recognize revenue by transferring the promised products to the customer, with
revenue recognized at shipping point, the point in time the customer obtains control of the products. We recognize revenue for shipping and handling charges at the time the products are delivered to or picked up by the customer. In most markets, we
offer a return policy that allows our sales force to return unopened and unused product for up to 12 months subject to a 10% restocking fee. Reported revenue is net of returns, which have historically been less than 5% of annual revenue. Sales
taxes and value added taxes in foreign jurisdictions that are collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and therefore are excluded from net sales.
Cost of sales primarily consists of:
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| ● | cost of products purchased from third-party vendors; |
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| ● | costs of self-manufactured products; |
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| ● | cost of adjustments to inventory carrying value; |
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| ● | freight cost of shipping products to our sales force and import duties for the products; and |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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| ● | royalties and related expenses for licensed technologies. |
For markets other than Mainland China, in 2021, we sourced most of our beauty products and wellness products from trusted third-party suppliers and manufacturers. In Mainland China, we operate
manufacturing facilities where we produce the majority of our beauty and wellness products sold in Mainland China. We also produce some products at these facilities that are exported to other markets. In the United States, we have beauty and wellness
manufacturing companies that sell to third-party vendors and are also producing some of our products. Cost of sales and gross profit, on a consolidated basis, may fluctuate as a result of changes in the ratio between self-manufactured products and
products sourced from third-party vendors. In addition, because we purchase a significant amount of our goods in U.S. dollars and recognize revenue in local currencies, our gross margin is subject to exchange rate risks. Because our gross margins
vary from product to product and due to higher pricing in some markets, changes in product mix and geographic revenue mix can impact our gross margin on a consolidated basis.
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Selling expenses are our most significant expense and are classified as operating expenses. Selling expenses include sales commissions paid to our sales force, special incentives, costs for
incentive trips and other rewards, as well as salaries, service fees, benefits, bonuses and other labor and unemployment expenses we pay to our sales force in Mainland China. Selling expenses do not include amounts we pay to our sales force based
on their personal purchases; rather, such amounts are reflected as reductions to revenue. Our global sales compensation plan, which we employ in all our markets except Mainland China, is an important factor in our ability to attract and retain our
Sales Leaders. Under our global sales compensation plan, Sales Leaders can earn “multi-level” compensation, where they earn commissions for product sales to their consumer groups as well as the product sales made through the sales network they have
developed and trained. We do not pay commissions on sales materials. Fluctuations occur in the amount of commissions paid as our numbers of Customers and Sales Leaders change from month to month, but the fluctuation in the overall payout as a
percentage of revenue tends to be relatively small. Selling expenses as a percentage of revenue typically increase in connection with a significant product offering, due to growth in the number of Sales Leaders qualifying for increased sales
compensation and promotional incentives. From time to time, we make modifications and enhancements to our global sales compensation plan in an effort to help motivate our sales force and develop leadership characteristics, which can have an impact
on selling expenses. For example, in the fourth quarter of 2017, we began to implement significant enhancements to our global sales compensation plan, which we have now rolled out across all markets other than Mainland China. One of the changes is
a new bonus program for our sales force, which has an increasing effect on our selling expenses as a percentage of revenue.
Outside of Mainland China, Brand Affiliates also have the opportunity to make profits by purchasing products from us at a discount and selling them to consumers with a mark-up. We do not account
for, nor pay, additional commissions on these mark-ups received by Brand Affiliates. In many markets, we also allow individuals who are not part of our sales force, whom we refer to as “preferred customers,” to buy products directly from us at a
discount. We pay commissions on preferred customer purchases to the referring member of our sales force.
General and administrative expenses include:
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| ● | wages and benefits; |
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| ● | rents and utilities; |
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| ● | depreciation and amortization; |
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| ● | promotion and advertising; |
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| ● | professional fees; |
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| ● | travel; |
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| ● | research and development; and |
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| ● | other operating expenses. |
Labor expenses are the most significant portion of our general and administrative expenses. Promotion and advertising expenses include costs of sales force conventions held in various markets
worldwide, which we generally expense in the period in which they are incurred. Because our various sales force conventions are not held during each fiscal year, or in the same period each year, their impact on our general and administrative
expenses may vary from year to year and from quarter to quarter. For example, we held our global convention in October 2019 and will have another global convention in the fall of 2023, as we currently plan to hold a global convention every other
year. Our 2021 global convention was held virtually due to the ongoing pandemic. In addition, we hold regional conventions and conventions in our major markets at different times during the year. These conventions have significant expenses
associated with them. Because we have not incurred expenses for these conventions during every fiscal year or in comparable interim periods, year-over-year comparisons have been impacted accordingly.
Provision for income taxes depends on the statutory tax rates and the withholding taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. For example, statutory tax rates in 2021 were
approximately 17% in Hong Kong, 20% in Taiwan, 25% in South Korea, 32% in Japan and 25% in Mainland China. We are subject to taxation in the United States at the statutory corporate federal tax rate of 21% in 2021, and we pay taxes in multiple
states within the United States at various tax rates. Our overall effective tax rate was 36.6% for the year ended December 31, 2021.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The following critical accounting policies and estimates should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto. Management considers our
critical accounting policies to be accounting for income taxes and accounting for intangible assets. In each of these areas, management makes estimates based on historical results, current trends and future projections.
Income Taxes. We account for income taxes in accordance with the Income Taxes Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Codification. This Topic
establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for the effects of income taxes that result from an enterprise’s activities during the current and preceding years. We take an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and
reporting of income taxes. We pay income taxes in many foreign jurisdictions based on the profits realized in those jurisdictions, which can be significantly impacted by terms of intercompany transactions between Nu Skin affiliates around the
world. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are created in this process. As of December 31, 2021, we had net deferred tax assets of $24.1 million. We net these deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities by jurisdiction. Valuation allowances
are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be ultimately realized. These deferred tax assets assume sufficient future earnings will exist for their realization, and are calculated using anticipated tax
rates. In certain jurisdictions, valuation allowances have been recorded against the deferred tax assets specifically related to use of foreign tax credits, research and development credits and net operating losses. When we determine that there is
sufficient taxable income to utilize the foreign tax credits, the research and development credits, or the net operating losses, the valuation allowances will be released. In the event we were to determine that we would not be able to realize all
or part of our deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be charged to earnings in the period such determination was made.
We evaluate our indefinite reinvestment assertions with respect to foreign earnings for each period. Other than earnings we intend to reinvest indefinitely, we accrue for the U.S. federal and
state income taxes applicable to the earnings. For all foreign earnings, we accrue the applicable foreign income taxes. We intend to utilize the offshore earnings to fund foreign investments, specifically capital expenditures. Undistributed
earnings that we have indefinitely reinvested aggregate to $60.0 million as of December 31, 2021. If this amount were repatriated to the United States, the amount of incremental taxes would be approximately $6.0 million.
We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and in various state and foreign jurisdictions. In 2009, we entered into a voluntary program with the IRS called Compliance Assurance
Process (“CAP”). Under the CAP program, the IRS audits the tax position of the Company to identify and resolve any tax issues that may arise throughout the tax year. As of December 31, 2021, tax years through 2020 have been audited and are
effectively closed to further examination. For tax years 2021 and 2022, the Company is in the Bridge phase of the CAP program, pursuant to which the IRS will not accept disclosures, will not conduct reviews and will not provide letters of assurance
for the Bridge years. There are limited circumstances that tax years in the Bridge phase will be opened for examination. With a few exceptions, we are no longer subject to state and local income tax examination by tax authorities for the years
before 2018. In major foreign jurisdictions, we are generally not subject to income tax examinations for years before 2015. However, statutes in certain markets may be as long as ten years for transfer pricing related issues. We are currently under
examination in certain foreign jurisdictions; however, the outcomes of those reviews are not yet determinable.
Our unrecognized tax benefits are related to multiple foreign and domestic jurisdictions. Due to potential changes in unrecognized tax benefits from the multiple jurisdictions in which we
operate, as well as the expiration of various statutes of limitation, it is reasonably possible that our gross unrecognized tax benefits, net of foreign currency adjustments, may increase within the next 12 months by a range of approximately $0.1
to $1.0 million.
At December 31, 2021, we had $15.1 million in unrecognized tax benefits of which $15.1 million, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. In comparison, at December 31, 2020, we had
$17.6 million in unrecognized tax benefits of which $17.6 million, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. We recognized an increase of approximately $1.6 million in interest and penalties expense during the year ended December 31, 2021
and $1.5 million in interest and penalties during the year ended December 31, 2020. We had approximately $6.7 million, $5.1 million and $3.6 million of accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2021, 2020 and
2019, respectively. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recognized as a component of income tax expense.
We are subject to regular audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. These audits may result in additional tax liabilities. We account for such contingent liabilities in accordance
with relevant accounting standards and believe we have appropriately provided for income taxes for all years. Several factors drive the calculation of our tax reserves. Some of these factors include: (i) the expiration of various statutes of
limitations; (ii) changes in tax law and regulations; (iii) issuance of tax rulings; and (iv) settlements with tax authorities. Changes in any of these factors may result in adjustments to our reserves, which would impact our reported financial
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Intangible Assets. Acquired intangible assets may represent indefinite-lived assets, determinable-lived intangibles or goodwill. Of these, only the costs of determinable-lived intangibles
are amortized to expense over their estimated life. The value of indefinite-lived intangible assets and residual goodwill is not amortized, but is tested at least annually for impairment. Our impairment testing for goodwill is performed separately
from our impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangibles. We test goodwill for impairment, at least annually, by reviewing the book value compared to the fair value at the reportable unit level. We have the option to perform a qualitative
assessment to determine whether further impairment testing is necessary or to perform a quantitative assessment by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. Under the qualitative assessment, an entity
is not required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. If under the quantitative assessment the fair value of a reporting
unit is less than its carrying amount, then the amount of the impairment loss, if any, must be measured. We elected to perform the qualitative assessment for fiscal years 2021 and 2019. We used the quantitative assessment for fiscal year 2020.
Considerable management judgment is necessary to measure fair value. During 2021, we recognized an impairment charge associated with our exit of the Grow Tech segment. We did not recognize any impairment charges for goodwill or intangible assets
during 2020 and 2019.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our operating results as a percentage of revenue for the periods indicated:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
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| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||
| Cost of sales | 25.0 | 25.5 | 24.0 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 75.0 | 74.5 | 76.0 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling expenses | 39.6 | 39.5 | 39.5 | |||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 24.7 | 25.0 | 25.4 | |||||||||
| Restructuring and impairment expenses | 2.0 | — | — | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 66.3 | 64.5 | 64.9 | |||||||||
| Operating income | 8.7 | 10.0 | 11.0 | |||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (0.1 | ) | (0.1 | ) | (0.5 | ) | ||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 8.6 | 9.9 | 10.5 | |||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | |||||||||
| Net income | 5.5 | % | 7.4 | % | 7.2 | % |
2021 Compared to 2020
Overview
Revenue in 2021 increased 4% to $2.70 billion from $2.58 billion in 2020. As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2021, Sales Leaders decreased 13% and Customers decreased 12% compared to the
prior year.
Our results benefited from continued growth in social commerce, along with strong product launches of Beauty Focus Collagen+ and ageLOC
Meta, which combined generated approximately $119 million in revenue for 2021. The decline in Customers and Sales Leaders is primarily attributable to continued declines in our Mainland China business, ongoing COVID-related operational
disruptions in Southeast Asia and economical challenges in Latin America. The decline in Customers and Sales Leaders is consistent with our 10% decline in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. During the
second half of 2022, we currently plan to launch two connected, “input/output” devices.
Earnings per share in 2021 decreased 21% to $2.86 from $3.63 in 2020. In the fourth quarter of 2021, we adopted a restructuring program as we determined to exit our Grow Tech segment, resulting in charges totaling
$65.5 million. The impact of these charges was partially offset by increased revenue in 2021, lower weighted-average outstanding shares due to our stock repurchases.
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Segment Results
We report our business in ten segments to reflect our current management approach. These segments consist of our seven geographic Nu Skin segments—Mainland China, Americas, South Korea, Southeast Asia/Pacific, EMEA,
Japan and Hong Kong/Taiwan—and our three Rhyz Investment segments—Manufacturing, Grow Tech and Rhyz other. The Nu Skin Other category includes miscellaneous corporate revenue and related adjustments. The Rhyz other segment includes other investments
by our Rhyz strategic investment arm, which were entered into during 2021.
The following table sets forth revenue for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 for each of our reportable segments (U.S. dollars in thousands):
| Constant | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year Ended December 31, | Currency | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | Change | Change(1) | |||||||||||||
| 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 | )% | ||||||||||
| 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 | % |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
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| (1) | Constant-currency revenue change is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” below. |
The table below sets forth segment contribution for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 for each of our reportable segments (U.S. dollars in thousands). Segment contribution excludes
certain intercompany charges, specifically royalties, license fees, transfer pricing and other miscellaneous items. We use segment contribution to measure the portion of profitability that the segment managers have the ability to control for their
respective segments. For additional information regarding our segments and the calculation of segment contribution, see Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report.
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
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| 2021 | 2020 | Change | ||||||||||
| Nu Skin | ||||||||||||
| Mainland China | $ | 151,645 | $ | 181,024 | (16 | )% | ||||||
| Americas | 116,265 | 86,386 | 35 | % | ||||||||
| South Korea | 114,034 | 100,933 | 13 | % | ||||||||
| Southeast Asia/Pacific | 81,779 | 87,753 | (7 | )% | ||||||||
| EMEA | 41,988 | 24,078 | 74 | % | ||||||||
| Japan | 67,511 | 68,027 | (1 | )% | ||||||||
| Hong Kong/Taiwan | 37,330 | 33,466 | 12 | % | ||||||||
| Total Nu Skin | 610,552 | 573,039 | 7 | % | ||||||||
| Rhyz Investments | ||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 18,346 | 21,168 | (13 | )% | ||||||||
| Grow Tech | (83,907 | ) | (22,430 | ) | (274 | )% | ||||||
| Rhyz Other | (1,813 | ) | — | |||||||||
| Total Rhyz Investments | (67,374 | ) | (1,262 | ) | (5,236 | )% |
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The following table provides information concerning the number of Customers and Sales Leaders as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. “Customers” are persons who have purchased products directly from
the Company during the three months ended as of the date indicated. Our Customer numbers do not include consumers who purchase products directly from members of our sales force. “Sales Leaders” are our Brand Affiliates, and sales employees and
independent marketers in Mainland China, who achieve certain qualification requirements.
| As of December 31, 2021 | As of December 31, 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 | )% |
Following is a narrative discussion of our results in each segment, which supplements the tables above.
Mainland China. Our Mainland China market continued to be challenged during 2021, as the COVID-19 delta and omicron variants and corresponding government restrictions negatively impacted our
selling and promotional activities. Our reported revenue benefited 6% from favorable foreign currency fluctuations. While we continue to invest in technology solutions to better support our social commerce business model in the Mainland China market,
we are anticipating the challenges will remain in 2022.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution primarily reflects lower revenue in 2021 and a 2.2 percentage point increase in selling expenses as a percentage of revenue. The salaries and
service fees of our Sales Leaders in Mainland China are fixed until they are adjusted in a quarterly evaluation process. As a result, we have variations in our selling expenses as percentage of revenue, particularly when there is a sequential
change in revenue.
Americas. Our Americas segment continued to benefit from increased sharing of innovative products by our Brand Affiliates via the social
commerce business model, which drove increased revenue in 2021. In addition, approximately $33 million of the increase in revenue is attributable to new product launches during 2021. The decline in Customers and Sales Leaders is predominately
attributable to the economic challenges being felt in our Latin America markets. The U.S. market, through strong social commerce adoption increased revenue 32% in 2021.
The year-over-year increase in segment contribution primarily reflects the increase in revenue in our U.S. market, which carries a more favorable gross margin than our Latin America markets.
South Korea. Our South Korea market grew 9% in 2021, as it benefited from successful product promotions and the fourth quarter launch of ageLOC Meta, which
contributed $29 million in revenue. The 8% decline in Customers is primarily a result of the types of promotions we ran during the year, which focused more on increasing the number and productivity of our Sales Leaders.
The year-over-year increase in segment contribution primarily reflects the increased revenue, along with the fixed nature of general and administrative expenses on increased revenue.
Southeast Asia/Pacific. Our Southeast Asia/Pacific segment continued to be challenged by the COVID-19 outbreak and the associated government restrictions in 2021, which led to a decline in
revenue, Customers and Sales Leaders. We are experiencing slower adoption of our social commerce business in our Southeast Asia markets, which is also contributing to the decline in revenue.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution for 2021 primarily reflects the decline in revenue.
EMEA. The increase in revenue is primarily attributable to strong adoption by Brand Affiliates of the social commerce business model. In addition, approximately $17 million of the increase
in revenue is attributable to new product launches during 2021. Our reported revenue reflects a 5% benefit from favorable foreign-currency fluctuations. The decline in our Customers and Sales Leaders is primarily attributable to a strong first half
of 2021, followed by some softening of momentum attributable to the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, which resulted in a prolonged summer vacation period. The softening of momentum also contributed to an 18% decline in revenue for the fourth
quarter of 2021, compared to the prior-year period.
The year-over-year increase in segment contribution primarily reflects the increased revenue for 2021, along with a 2.0 percentage point increase in gross margin, attributable to a more favorable
product mix along with reduced air freight expense in 2021, and the fixed nature of general and administrative expenses on increased revenue.
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Japan. The decline in revenue is primarily attributable to unfavorable foreign-currency fluctuations. The decline in Customers and Sales Leaders is attributable to the ongoing COVID-19
outbreak, as our Japan market is more reliant on the in-person connections.
The year-over-year decrease in segment contribution is primarily attributable to the decline in reported revenue, partially offset by a decline in general and administrative expenses from lower
labor expenses in 2021.
Hong Kong/Taiwan. Our Hong Kong /Taiwan segment reported a 1% increase in revenue for 2021, with a 3% benefit from favorable foreign-currency fluctuations. Our Customers and Sales Leaders
decline is primarily attributable to the continued pressure from COVID-19 and a higher reliance on in-person business.
The year-over-year increase in segment contribution is primarily attributable a 1.1 percentage point decrease in selling expenses and a $1.7 million decline in general and administrative expenses
from cost saving measures and lower labor expense for the year.
Manufacturing. Our Manufacturing segment generated a 15% increase in revenue for 2021. Our previous investments in additional capacity have allowed our manufacturing
companies to continue to increase revenue as the demand for nutrition and personal care products continues to expand.
The 13% decline in segment contribution primarily reflects a $4.8 million increase in inventory reserve.
Grow Tech. On December 22, 2021, we determined to exit our Grow Tech segment, which had been pursuing the commercialization of
controlled-environment agriculture technology for use in the agriculture feed industry. We believe this decision will help us to focus more resources on key strategic initiatives to achieve our future growth objectives and priorities in our core
business. We expect that the actions to wind down this segment’s operations will be substantially completed during the first half of 2022. It is possible that certain contract terminations and legal matters might continue for additional time.
During the fourth quarter of 2021, we recognized a $58.5 million pre-tax charge in connection with the exit, with $6.6 million recorded in cost of goods sold, associated with inventory write-off, $51.9 million in restructuring and impairment, and
a $6.4 million income tax charge. The segment contribution for 2021 includes the $58.5 million impact from the write-off.
Consolidated Results
Revenue
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased 4% to $2.70 billion, compared to $2.58 billion in the prior-year period. For a discussion and analysis of this increase in revenue, see
“Overview” and “Segment Results,” above.
Gross profit
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased to 75.0% in 2021, compared to 74.5% in 2020. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue for core Nu Skin increased 1.2 percentage points
to 78.2%, reflecting lower freight cost as compared to 2020, when we needed to expedite more orders to meet a spike in demand. Our consolidated gross profit was negatively impacted $6.6 million from inventory write-off associated with our
fourth quarter 2021 restructuring and our increase in inventory reserve at our Manufacturing segment.
Selling expenses
Selling expenses as a percentage of revenue increased to 39.6% in 2021, compared to 39.5% for 2020. Our core Nu Skin business’s selling expense as a percentage of revenue increased 0.5
percentage points to 42.4% for 2021, compared to 41.9% for 2020. Selling expenses for our core Nu Skin business are driven by the specific performance of our individual Sales Leaders. Given the size of our sales force and the various components of
our compensation and incentive programs, selling expenses as a percentage of revenue typically fluctuate plus or minus approximately 100 basis points from period to period.
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses increased to $666.4 million in 2021, compared to $646.8 million in 2020. The $19.6 million increase primarily relates to an increase in
IT expense, associated with our cloud transition and ongoing development of digital tools. As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative decreased 0.3 percentage points to 24.7% for 2021, compared to
25.0% for 2020.
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Restructuring and impairment expenses
In the fourth quarter of 2021, we adopted a restructuring program. We determined to exit our Grow Tech segment, as a strategic shift to better align our resources on key strategic initiatives to
achieve the future growth objectives and priorities of the core Nu Skin business. As a result of the restructuring program, we recorded $51.9 million in restructuring and impairment charges in 2021, consisting primarily of a non-cash charge of
$31.9 million for impairment of goodwill, intangibles and fixed assets, and $20.0 million of cash charges, including $6.5 million for employee severance and $13.5 million for other related cash charges associated with our restructuring. The
restructuring charges were recorded in the Grow Tech segment.
Other income (expense), net
Other income (expense), net for 2021 was $(1.5) million of expense, compared to $(1.3) million of expense in 2020.
Provision for income taxes
Provision for income taxes increased to $85.2 million in 2021 from $64.9 million in 2020. Our effective tax rate increased to 36.6% of pre-tax income in 2021 from 25.3% in 2020. The
increase in the effective tax rate for 2021 is primarily due to the disposal of the Grow Tech segment.
For 2022, we currently anticipate that our effective tax rate will be approximately 24-30%. Our actual 2022 effective tax rate could differ materially from this estimate. Our future effective tax
rates could fluctuate significantly, being affected by numerous factors, such as intercompany transactions, changes in our business operations, foreign audits, increases in uncertain tax positions, acquisitions, entry into new markets, the amount
of our foreign earnings, including earnings being lower than anticipated in jurisdictions where we have a lower statutory rate and higher than anticipated in jurisdictions where we have a higher statutory rate, losses incurred in jurisdictions, the
inability to realize tax benefits, withholding taxes, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, changes in our stock price, changes in our deferred tax assets and liabilities and their valuation.
Net income
As a result of the foregoing factors, net income in 2021 decreased to $147.3 million, compared to $191.4 million in 2020.
2020 Compared to 2019
For a comparison of our operating results for 2020 compared to 2019, see Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations beginning on page 42 of our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the SEC on February 11, 2021.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historically, our principal uses of cash have included operating expenses (particularly selling expenses) and working capital (principally inventory purchases), as well as capital
expenditures, stock repurchases, dividends, debt repayment and the development of operations in new markets. We have at times incurred long-term debt, or drawn on our revolving line of credit, to fund strategic transactions, stock repurchases,
capital investments and short-term operating needs. We typically generate positive cash flow from operations due to favorable margins and have generally relied on cash from operations to fund operating activities. We generated $141.6 million in
cash from operations during 2021, compared to $379.1 million in cash from operations during 2020. The decrease in cash flow from operations primarily reflects an increase in inventory partially attributable to our strategic decision to
carry more inventory to meet customer demand for our new products and build some protection from potential supply chain disruptions, along with the first quarter of 2021 payout of the accrued commission and accrued employee incentive payments
attributable to our growth in the fourth quarter of 2020.
As of December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents, including current investments, were $354.8 million compared to $423.9 million as of December 31, 2020. The decrease in cash and
cash equivalents primarily reflects the purchases of property and equipment, our quarterly dividend payments and repurchases of our stock, partially offset by our operating cash flow described above and our net borrowings under our revolving
credit facility during the year, which were primarily to fund our acquisitions, stock repurchases and other expenses for operations. Working capital as of December 31, 2021 was $343.3 million compared to $360.3 million as of December 31, 2020.
The decrease in working capital was primarily attributable to the decrease in cash and cash equivalents, and borrowings under our revolving credit facility during the year, partially offset by increased inventory and lower accrued
expenses, as discussed above.
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Cash requirements. For 2022, we currently expect that our material cash requirements will include the following:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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| ● | Cash requirements for operating activities. Our operating expenses typically total approximately 85%-90% of our revenue, with compensation to our sales force constituting 40%-42% of our core Nu Skin revenue. These compensation expenses consist primarily of commission payments, which we generally pay to our sales force within approximately one to two months of the sale. Inventory purchases have historically constituted approximately 15%-20% of our revenue. On average, we purchase our inventory approximately three to six months prior to sale. While our actual cash usage may vary based on the timing of payments, we currently expect these approximate percentages and payment practices to continue in 2022. In addition, we expect our 2022 lease payments will be approximately $38 million. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Cash requirements for investing activities. As discussed in more detail below, our capital expenditures are expected to be $85-105 million for 2022. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Cash requirements for financing activities. In 2022 we are obligated to make a total of $37.5 million in quarterly principal payments plus the associated interest on our term loan. We also anticipate paying quarterly cash dividends throughout 2022, approximating $19-20 million per quarter depending on the number of shares outstanding as of record date. Additional details about our dividends and term loan are provided below. |
For 2023 and onward, we currently expect the above material cash requirements will remain. See Note 6 and Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report for our future
cash requirements related to our debt principal repayment and our maturities of lease liabilities.
We intend to fund the aforementioned cash requirements with our cash from operations and draw on our revolving credit facility, as needed, to address any short-term funding requirements.
Capital expenditures. Capital expenditures in 2021 totaled $68.6 million. As with 2021, we expect that the capital expenditures in 2022 will be primarily related to:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | purchases and expenditures for computer systems and equipment, software, and application development; |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | the expansion and upgrade of facilities in our various markets; and |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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| ● | a new manufacturing plant in Mainland China. |
We estimate that capital expenditures for the uses listed above will total approximately $85–105 million for 2022. We are currently in the building phase of the new manufacturing plant in
Mainland China. We have spent approximately $37.3 million on this project through the end of 2021, and expect that our capital expenditures for this project will total approximately $52-57 million, including $15-20 million during 2022.
Credit agreement. In April 2018, we entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with various financial institutions as lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. The Credit
Agreement provides for a $400.0 million term loan facility and a $350.0 million revolving credit facility, each with a term of five years. We used the proceeds of the term loan and the draw on the revolving facility to pay off our previous credit
agreement and the outstanding balance on our 2016 convertible notes that were converted at the election of the holder in the first quarter of 2018. The interest rate applicable to the facilities is subject to adjustments based on our consolidated
leverage ratio. The term loan facility amortizes in quarterly installments in amounts resulting in an annual amortization of 5.0% during the first and second years, 7.5% during the third and fourth years and 10.0% during the fifth year after the
closing date of the Credit Agreement, with the remainder payable at final maturity. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, $70.0 million and no outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility, and $307.5 million and $337.5 million remaining
balance on our term loan facility. The carrying value of the debt also reflects debt issuance costs of $1.2 million and $2.1 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, related to the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement requires us to
maintain a consolidated leverage ratio not exceeding 2.25 to 1.00 and a consolidated interest coverage ratio of no less than 3.00 to 1.00. We are currently in compliance with all debt covenants under the Credit Agreement. We are planning to
refinance our Credit Agreement during the first half of 2022.
Derivative instruments. As of December 31, 2021, we had four interest rate swaps, with a total notional principal amount of $200 million and a maturity date of July 31, 2025. We entered into these interest rate
swap arrangements during the third quarter of 2020 to hedge the variable cash flows associated with our variable-rate debt under the Credit Agreement.
Stock repurchase plan. In 2018, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase plan authorizing us to repurchase up to $500.0 million of our outstanding shares of Class A common stock on
the open market or in private transactions. During 2021, we repurchased approximately 1.6 million shares of our Class A common stock under the plan for $80.4 million. As of December 31, 2021, $245.4 million was available for repurchases under the
plan. Our stock repurchases are used primarily to offset dilution from our equity incentive plans and for strategic initiatives.
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Dividends. We paid quarterly cash dividends of $0.38 per share in March, June, September and December of 2021, for a total of $19.3 million, $19.0 million, $19.0 million
and $18.9 million, respectively. In February 2022, our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.385 per share to be paid on March 9, 2022 to stockholders of record on February 28, 2022. Currently, we anticipate that our board of
directors will continue to declare quarterly cash dividends and that the cash flows from operations will be sufficient to fund our future dividend payments. However, the continued declaration of dividends is subject to the discretion of our board of
directors and will depend upon various factors, including our net earnings, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other relevant factors.
Cash from foreign subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we held $354.8 million and $423.9 million, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents, including current investments.
These amounts include $274.9 million and $374.7 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, held in our operations outside of the United States. Substantially all of our non-U.S. cash and cash equivalents are readily convertible into
U.S. dollars or other currencies, subject to procedural or other requirements in certain markets, as well as an indefinite-reinvestment designation, as described below.
We typically fund the cash requirements of our operations in the United States through intercompany dividends, intercompany loans and intercompany charges for products, use of
intangible property, and corporate services. However, some markets impose government-approval or other requirements for the repatriation of dividends. For example, in Mainland China, we are unable to repatriate cash from current operations in the
form of dividends until we file the necessary statutory financial statements for the relevant period. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had $50.3 million and $103.0 million, respectively, in cash denominated in Chinese RMB. We also
have experienced delays in repatriating cash from Argentina. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had $11.3 million and $10.6 million, respectively, in intercompany receivable with our Argentina subsidiary. We
also have intercompany loan arrangements with some of our markets, including Mainland China, that allow us to access available cash, subject to certain limits in Mainland China and other jurisdictions. We also have drawn on our revolving line of
credit to address cash needs until we can repatriate cash from Mainland China or other markets, and we may continue to do so. Except for $60 million of earnings in Mainland China that we designated as indefinitely reinvested during the second
quarter of 2018, we currently plan to repatriate undistributed earnings from our non-U.S. operations as necessary, considering the cash needs of our non-U.S. operations and the cash needs of our U.S. operations for dividends, stock repurchases,
capital investments, debt repayment and strategic transactions. Repatriation of non-U.S. earnings is subject to withholding taxes in certain foreign jurisdictions. Accordingly, we have accrued the necessary withholding taxes related to the
non-U.S. earnings.
We currently believe that existing cash balances, future cash flows from operations and existing lines of credit will be adequate to fund our cash needs on both a short- and long-term basis. The
majority of our historical expenses have been variable in nature and as such, a potential reduction in the level of revenue would reduce our cash flow needs. In the event that our current cash balances, future cash flow from operations and current
lines of credit are not sufficient to meet our obligations or strategic needs, we would consider raising additional funds in the debt or equity markets or restructuring our current debt obligations. Additionally, we would consider realigning our
strategic plans, including a reduction in capital spending, stock repurchases or dividend payments.
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. We believe 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 our revenue from period to period.
Contingent Liabilities
Please refer to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report for information regarding our contingent liabilities.
Seasonality and Cyclicality
In addition to general economic factors, we are impacted by seasonal factors and trends such as major cultural events and vacation patterns. For example, most Asian markets celebrate their
respective local New Year in the first quarter, which generally has a negative impact on that quarter. We believe that direct selling is also generally negatively impacted during the third quarter, when many individuals, including our sales force,
traditionally take vacations.
Prior to making a key product generally available for purchase, we often do one or more introductory offerings of the product, such as a preview of the product to our Sales Leaders or other
product introduction or promotion. These offerings may generate significant activity and a high level of purchasing, which can result in a higher-than-normal increase in revenue, Sales Leaders and/or Customers during the quarter and can skew
year-over-year and sequential comparisons.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
A description of new accounting pronouncements is contained in Note 2 to consolidated financial statements contained in this report..