• | Second quarter net sales of $81.3 million were down 9.0% year-over-year |
• | Net loss of $0.2 million attributable to common shareholders, or $0.01 per diluted common share during the second quarter |
• | Second quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $3.1 million |
• | Net sales of $81.3 million decreased 9.0% compared to $89.4 million in the second quarter of 2016. On a local currency basis, net sales decreased 8.9% as compared to the second quarter of 2016. NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe net sales increased approximately 6.3 percent compared to the same period in 2016. NSP Americas net sales decreased approximately 11.9 percent compared to the same period in 2016 (or 11.5 percent in local currencies). Synergy WorldWide net sales decreased approximately 8.0 percent compared to the same period in 2016 (or 8.2 percent in local currencies). China and New Markets net sales decreased approximately 8.6 |
• | Net loss attributable to common shareholders was $0.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $2.6 million attributable to common shareholders, or $0.14 per diluted common share, in the second quarter of 2016. |
• | The Company's net loss in China attributable to common shareholders was approximately $0.06 per share. |
• | Adjusted EBITDA was $3.1 million, compared to $6.2 million in the second quarter of 2016. Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is defined here as net income/loss from continuing operations before income taxes, depreciation, amortization, share-based compensation expense and other income/loss. |
• | Net sales of $164.4 million decreased 4.3%, compared to $171.8 million in 2016. On a local currency basis, net sales decreased 4.4% compared to 2016. NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe net sales increased approximately 13.1 percent compared to the same period in 2016. China and New Markets net sales increased approximately 32.2 percent compared to the same period in 2016. NSP Americas net sales decreased approximately 6.5 percent compared to the same period in 2016 (or 6.3 percent in local currencies). Synergy WorldWide net sales decreased approximately 8.2 percent compared to the same period in 2016 (or 8.9 percent in local currencies). A modest overall weakening of the U.S. dollar versus local currencies resulted in an approximate 0.2 percent or $0.3 million increase of its net sales during the quarter. |
• | Net income attributable to common shareholders was $2.0 million, or $0.10 per diluted common share, compared to $4.6 million, or $0.24 per diluted common share, in 2016. |
• | The Company's net loss in China attributable to common shareholders was approximately $0.14 per share. |
• | Adjusted EBITDA was $7.4 million compared to $10.4 million in 2016. |
Net Sales by Operating Segment | ||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 | Percent Change | Impact of Currency Exchange | Percent Change Excluding Impact of Currency | ||||||||||||||||
NSP Americas: | ||||||||||||||||||||
NSP North America | $ | 33,190 | $ | 37,439 | (11.3 | ) | % | $ | (117 | ) | (11 | ) | % | |||||||
NSP Latin America | 6,231 | 7,286 | (14.5 | ) | % | (37 | ) | (14 | ) | % | ||||||||||
39,421 | 44,725 | (11.9 | ) | % | (154 | ) | (11.5 | ) | % | |||||||||||
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe | 6,662 | 6,269 | 6.3 | % | 12 | 6.1 | % | |||||||||||||
Synergy WorldWide: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Synergy Asia Pacific | 21,271 | 23,397 | (9.1 | ) | % | 217 | (10 | ) | % | |||||||||||
Synergy Europe | 6,097 | 6,738 | (9.5 | ) | % | (165 | ) | (7.1 | ) | % | ||||||||||
Synergy North America | 2,995 | 2,878 | 4.1 | % | — | 4.1 | % | |||||||||||||
30,363 | 33,013 | (8 | ) | % | 52 | (8.2 | ) | % | ||||||||||||
China and New Markets | 4,898 | 5,359 | (8.6 | ) | % | — | (8.6 | ) | % | |||||||||||
$ | 81,344 | $ | 89,366 | (9 | ) | % | $ | (90 | ) | (8.9 | ) | % |
Net Sales by Operating Segment | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 | Percent Change | Impact of Currency Exchange | Percent Change Excluding Impact of Currency | ||||||||||||||||
NSP Americas: | ||||||||||||||||||||
NSP North America | $ | 71,236 | $ | 75,745 | (6 | ) | % | $ | (21 | ) | (5.9 | ) | % | |||||||
NSP Latin America | 12,830 | 14,163 | (9.4 | ) | % | (121 | ) | (8.6 | ) | % | ||||||||||
84,066 | 89,908 | (6.5 | ) | % | (142 | ) | (6.3 | ) | % | |||||||||||
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe | 14,269 | 12,621 | 13.1 | % | (17 | ) | 13.2 | % | ||||||||||||
Synergy WorldWide: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Synergy Asia Pacific | 40,052 | 44,213 | (9.4 | ) | % | 810 | (11.2 | ) | % | |||||||||||
Synergy Europe | 12,022 | 12,994 | (7.5 | ) | % | (380 | ) | (4.6 | ) | % | ||||||||||
Synergy North America | 5,602 | 5,654 | (0.9 | ) | % | — | (0.9 | ) | % | |||||||||||
57,676 | 62,861 | (8.2 | ) | % | 430 | (8.9 | ) | % | ||||||||||||
China and New Markets | $ | 8,431 | $ | 6,378 | 32.2 | % | $ | — | 32.2 | % | ||||||||||
$ | 164,442 | $ | 171,768 | (4.3 | ) | % | $ | 271 | (4.4 | ) | % |
2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||
Distributors & Customers | Managers | Distributors & Customers | Managers | |||||||||
NSP Americas | 105,500 | 6,400 | 129,700 | 7,000 | ||||||||
NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe | 60,000 | 2,700 | 62,600 | 2,400 | ||||||||
Synergy WorldWide | 49,000 | 4,100 | 56,600 | 3,800 | ||||||||
Total | 214,500 | 13,200 | 248,900 | 13,200 |
(1) | Active Distributors and customers include Nature’s Sunshine Products’ independent Distributors and customers who have purchased products directly from the Company for resale and/or personal consumption during the previous three months ended as of the date indicated. Total Managers, Distributors and Customers, which include those who have made a purchase in the last twelve months, was 516,000 as of June 30, 2017. In China, the Company does not sell its products through Managers and Distributors, but rather through independent service providers who are compensated for marketing, sales support, and other services. |
• | Net cash used by operating activities was $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to $6.4 million provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2016. |
• | Total assets on June 30, 2017 were $208.6 million, compared to $205.6 million on December 31, 2016. |
• | changes in laws and regulations, or their interpretation, applicable to direct selling or the nutritional supplement industry may prohibit or restrict the Company's ability to sell its products in some markets or require the Company to make changes to its business model in some markets; |
• | legal challenges to its direct selling program or to the classification of its independent distributors; |
• | complex legal and regulatory requirements in China, including the failure to obtain the necessary approvals and licenses to expand its direct sales activities in China; |
• | extensive government regulations to which its products, business practices and manufacturing activities are subject; |
• | the impact of anti-bribery laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; |
• | the full implementation of its joint venture for operations in China with Fosun Industrial Co., Ltd.; |
• | registration of products for sale in China, or difficulty or increased cost of importing products into China; |
• | its business practices in some of the jurisdictions in which it operates, including China and South Korea, where the business practices may be legal and compliant with local and foreign law, but still draw unnecessary media or regulatory attention; |
• | its ability to attract and retain independent distributors; |
• | the effect of fluctuating foreign exchange rates; |
• | negative consequences resulting from difficult economic conditions, including the availability of liquidity or the willingness of its customers to purchase products; |
• | geopolitical issues and conflicts; |
• | restrictions on the repatriation of money; |
• | uncertainties relating to the application of transfer pricing, duties, value-added taxes, and other tax regulations, and changes thereto; |
• | changes in tax laws, treaties or regulations, or their interpretation; |
• | taxation relating to its independent distributors; |
• | high levels of inflation in one or more of the countries in which the Company operates; |
• | cyber security threats and exposure to data loss; |
• | reliance on information technology infrastructure; |
• | liabilities and obligations arising from improper activity by its agents, employees or independent distributors; |
• | its relationship with, and its inability to influence the actions of, its independent distributors, and other third parties with whom it does business; |
• | its reliance upon, or the loss or departure of any member of, its senior management team; |
• | challenges in managing rapid growth in China; |
• | the slowing of the Chinese economy; |
• | negative effects from its independent distributor promotions or compensation plans; |
• | risks associated with the manufacturing of the Company's products; |
• | availability and integrity of raw materials; |
• | obsolescence of product inventory; |
• | changing consumer preferences and demands; |
• | the competitive nature of its business and the nutritional supplement industry; |
• | negative publicity related to its products, ingredients, or direct selling organization and the nutritional supplement industry; |
• | product liability claims; |
• | the sufficiency of trademarks and other intellectual property rights; and |
• | reliance on third-parties to distribute its products and provide support services to independent distributors. |
Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||||
Net sales | $ | 81,344 | $ | 89,366 | ||||||
Cost of sales | 21,197 | 23,078 | ||||||||
Gross profit | 60,147 | 66,288 | ||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||
Volume incentives | 28,288 | 30,791 | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 31,836 | 31,249 | ||||||||
Operating income | 23 | 4,248 | ||||||||
Other income (expense),net | 441 | (622 | ) | |||||||
Income before provision for income taxes | 464 | 3,626 | ||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 884 | 1,260 | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | (420 | ) | 2,366 | |||||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (233 | ) | (202 | ) | ||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders | $ | (187 | ) | $ | 2,568 | |||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share: | ||||||||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.14 | |||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.14 | |||||
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding | 18,876 | 18,723 | ||||||||
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding | 18,876 | 18,940 | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||||
Net sales | $ | 164,442 | $ | 171,768 | ||||||
Cost of sales | 42,925 | 45,098 | ||||||||
Gross profit | 121,517 | 126,670 | ||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||
Volume incentives | 57,271 | 60,668 | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 62,172 | 59,634 | ||||||||
Operating income | 2,074 | 6,368 | ||||||||
Other income, net | 1,716 | 937 | ||||||||
Income before provision for income taxes | 3,790 | 7,305 | ||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 2,347 | 3,150 | ||||||||
Net income | 1,433 | 4,155 | ||||||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (530 | ) | (482 | ) | ||||||
Net income attributable to common shareholders | $ | 1,973 | $ | 4,637 | ||||||
Basic and diluted net income per common share: | ||||||||||
Basic earnings per share attributable to common shareholders | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.25 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share attributable to common shareholders | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.24 | ||||||
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding | 18,861 | 18,708 | ||||||||
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding | 19,251 | 18,946 |
June 30, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | |||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 31,821 | $ | 32,284 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $190 and $205, respectively | 9,220 | 7,738 | ||||||||
Investments available for sale | — | 1,776 | ||||||||
Assets held for sale | — | 521 | ||||||||
Inventories | 50,958 | 47,597 | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | 5,902 | 4,585 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 97,901 | 94,501 | ||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 72,662 | 73,272 | ||||||||
Investment securities - trading | 1,786 | 1,391 | ||||||||
Intangible assets, net | 1,007 | 976 | ||||||||
Deferred income tax assets | 21,391 | 21,590 | ||||||||
Other assets | 13,816 | 13,840 | ||||||||
$ | 208,563 | $ | 205,570 | |||||||
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 5,361 | $ | 5,305 | ||||||
Accrued volume incentives and service fees | 17,654 | 16,264 | ||||||||
Accrued liabilities | 21,798 | 24,400 | ||||||||
Deferred revenue | 5,258 | 3,672 | ||||||||
Revolving credit facility | 11,954 | 9,919 | ||||||||
Income taxes payable | 2,795 | 3,475 | ||||||||
Total current liabilities | 64,820 | 63,035 | ||||||||
Liability related to unrecognized tax benefits | 6,966 | 6,755 | ||||||||
Deferred compensation payable | 1,786 | 1,391 | ||||||||
Other liabilities | 1,307 | 1,991 | ||||||||
Total liabilities | 74,879 | 73,172 | ||||||||
Shareholders’ equity: | ||||||||||
Common stock, no par value; 50,000 shares authorized, 18,893 and 18,757 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively | 131,008 | 129,654 | ||||||||
Retained earnings | 12,805 | 12,718 | ||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | 756 | 1,286 | ||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (10,885 | ) | (11,260 | ) | ||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 133,684 | 132,398 | ||||||||
$ | 208,563 | $ | 205,570 |
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||
Net income | $ | 1,443 | $ | 4,155 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | (22 | ) | 62 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 3,585 | 2,396 | ||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 1,762 | 1,586 | ||||||||
(Gain) loss on sale of property and equipment | (10 | ) | 78 | |||||||
Deferred income taxes | 263 | 311 | ||||||||
Purchase of trading investment securities | (367 | ) | (252 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of trading investment securities | 73 | 56 | ||||||||
Realized and unrealized gains on investments | (79 | ) | (60 | ) | ||||||
Foreign exchange gains | (1,882 | ) | (546 | ) | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable | (1,429 | ) | (164 | ) | ||||||
Inventories | (2,359 | ) | (6,177 | ) | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | (1,221 | ) | (912 | ) | ||||||
Other assets | 358 | (1,027 | ) | |||||||
Accounts payable | 109 | 2,402 | ||||||||
Accrued volume incentives and service fees | 1,082 | 2,798 | ||||||||
Accrued liabilities | (3,542 | ) | 950 | |||||||
Deferred revenue | 1,586 | 735 | ||||||||
Income taxes payable | (636 | ) | (150 | ) | ||||||
Liability related to unrecognized tax positions | 207 | 231 | ||||||||
Deferred compensation payable | 395 | (9 | ) | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (684 | ) | 6,463 | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (3,134 | ) | (4,592 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 522 | — | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale/maturities of investments available for sale | 1,776 | — | ||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (836 | ) | (4,592 | ) | ||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||
Payments of cash dividends | (1,886 | ) | (3,756 | ) | ||||||
Net borrowings on revolving credit facility | 2,035 | 1,224 | ||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 104 | 59 | ||||||||
Payment of withholding taxes related to the vesting of restricted stock units | (512 | ) | (169 | ) | ||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (259 | ) | (2,642 | ) | ||||||
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | 1,316 | 779 | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (463 | ) | 8 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year | 32,284 | 41,420 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year | $ | 31,821 | $ | 41,428 |
Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (420 | ) | $ | 2,366 | |||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,134 | 1,226 | ||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 984 | 704 | ||||||||
Other (income) loss, net* | (441 | ) | 622 | |||||||
Provision for income taxes | 884 | 1,260 | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 3,141 | $ | 6,178 |
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||||
Net income | $ | 1,443 | $ | 4,155 | ||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 3,585 | 2,396 | ||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 1,762 | 1,586 | ||||||||
Other income, net* | (1,716 | ) | (937 | ) | ||||||
Provision for income taxes | 2,347 | 3,150 | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 7,421 | $ | 10,350 |