Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. today announced record quarterly results, with revenue of $388.4 million for the second quarter, a 20 percent improvement over the prior-year period. Quarterly revenue was positively impacted 4 percent by foreign currency fluctuations. Earnings per share for the quarter were $0.50, a 43 percent improvement, or 39 percent when excluding prior-year restructuring charges of approximately $0.01.
"The introduction of our breakthrough ageLOC skin care system has been a huge success around the world, generating $150 million of revenue in the past three quarters," said Truman Hunt, president and chief executive officer. "We continue to build tremendous energy within our distributor force, as demonstrated by a 15 percent quarterly growth rate in executive distributors. In addition, our continued focus on operational efficiency resulted in a record 15.2 percent operating margin for the quarter, evidence of our ability to leverage revenue growth to improve profitability."
Regional Results
North Asia. Second-quarter revenue in North Asia grew 12 percent to $164.1 million, compared to $146.7 million for the same period in 2009. Revenue was positively impacted 7 percent by foreign currency fluctuations. Local-currency revenue increased 28 percent in South Korea, offsetting a 3 percent local currency decline in Japan. The number of executive and active distributors in the region was up 4 percent and 2 percent, respectively, compared to the prior year.
Americas. Second-quarter revenue in the Americas was $62.4 million, compared to $62.2 million for the prior year. Revenue in the United States improved 3 percent, offsetting a local currency decline of 12 percent in Canada, and 19 percent in Latin America. The number of executive distributors in the region increased 3 percent compared to the prior year, while the number of active distributors declined 1 percent.
Greater China. Revenue in Greater China improved 53 percent to $80.6 million for the quarter, and was positively impacted 2 percent by foreign currency fluctuations. Local-currency revenue in both Mainland China and Taiwan improved 18 percent. Hong Kong revenue improved 162 percent, reflecting sales from the launch of the Nu Skin ageLOC(TM) Transformation System at the Greater China convention. The executive distributor count in the region increased 37 percent, and the number of active distributors improved 11 percent.
Europe. Second-quarter revenue in Europe was $35.3 million, a 10 percent improvement over the prior-year. Results in the region were negatively impacted approximately 5 percent by foreign currency fluctuations. Executive and active distributor counts in the region increased 16 percent and 15 percent, respectively, compared to the prior year.
South Asia/Pacific. Revenue in South Asia/Pacific was $45.9 million for the second quarter, a 60 percent improvement over the prior year. Regional results were driven by solid performances in all markets and were positively impacted 13 percent by foreign currency fluctuations. The region's second-quarter executive count improved 44 percent, while the active distributor count increased 10 percent.
