USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA) today announced financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended July 1, 2017.
Second quarter net sales were $257.1 million, a decrease of 0.6% year-over-year, but up 2.3% in constant currency.
Number of active Customers1 at quarter end increased 1.8% to 567,000.
Second quarter EPS of $0.93, or $0.98 excluding incremental expense related to the Company’s internal investigation of its China operations disclosed in February 2017.
Company revises 2017 Outlook.
Share repurchase authorization increased to $100 million.
Financial Performance
For the second quarter of 2017, net sales were $257.1 million compared with $258.5 million in the prior-year period. On a constant currency basis, net sales increased by 2.3% for the second quarter of 2017.
A stronger U.S. dollar negatively impacted net sales by $7.4 million for the quarter with $5.7 million of this amount attributable to mainland China. The total number of active Customers increased by 1.8% year-over-year.
Net earnings for the second quarter were $23.3 million compared with $25.8 million during the prior-year period, a decrease of 9.7 percent. Higher SG&A and Associate Incentives expense negatively impacted net earnings during the quarter. These were partially offset by improved gross margins, which benefitted from changes in currency and annual price adjustments, as well
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