“First quarter results were in line with our guidance reflecting better-than-expected performance in South Korea and Mainland China, while the Americas and Southeast Asia continued to be impacted in large part by macro-economic factors including inflation and recession concerns,” said Ryan Napierski, Nu Skin president and CEO. ”
Although our results were down due to a difficult comparison and persistent macro-economic challenges, we continue to make steady progress toward the key priorities that underpin our Nu Vision 2025 strategy.
During the quarter, we experienced improving sequential trends in customers and paid affiliates in Mainland China.
We also introduced ageLOC® TRMe®, our personalized weight management system in South Korea, driving healthy results. In addition, our ageLOC® LumiSpa® iO device continues to gain traction with more than 3.7 million treatments performed to date, while enhancements to the capabilities of our Vera® and Stela apps are driving customer conversion and user engagement.
“In the second half of this year, we’ll further strengthen our position as the world’s leading beauty device system brand with the introduction of ageLOC WellSpa iO™, our next connected device system focused on holistic wellness and beauty.
We will also continue to evolve our social commerce business model to empower our micro-