Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. announced first-quarter results with revenue of $543.3 million, within the company’s guided range, compared to $671.1 million in the prior-year period. Revenue in the quarter was negatively impacted 7 percent by foreign currency fluctuations.
Earnings per share for the quarter were $0.60, or $0.72 when excluding a $0.12 per-share charge related to a new currency exchange mechanism adopted by Venezuela in the first quarter. Earnings per share in the prior-year period were $0.90, which included a $0.15 per-share charge related to Venezuela currency.
“Our business continues to make good progress as we prepare to introduce a number of new products in the second half of the year,” said Truman Hunt, president and chief executive officer. “We are encouraged by growing enthusiasm among our sales force in advance of launching