Nu Skin Enterprises

Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS - Snapshot Report) recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.115 per share, noting that it is payable on June 25 to shareholders of record on June 15. The company is yielding an industry-leading 3%.

Company Description

Nu Skin Enterprises is a $1 billion direct selling company that markets and distributes premium quality personal care, nutrition and technology products through a global network of more than 750,000 active independent distributors and preferred customers. The company operates three core brands, Nu Skin, Pharmanex, and Big Planet.

The Nu Skin brand has a line of more than 100 premium skin treatment and other personal care products. With a team of more than 100 in-house scientists, Pharmanex uses a pharmaceutical approach that is setting the standard for the dietary supplement industry. Big Planet brings the benefits of technology to everyone with innovative products like Maxvault, a line of products that provide the easiest way to preserve, organize, share, and enjoy your photos and home movies.

Nu Skin Enterprises operates in 48 international markets across the Americas, the Asia Pacific region and Europe, with more than 75 percent of revenue coming from Asia.

Solid Income

The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.115 per share, noting that it is payable on June 25 to shareholders of record on June 15. The company is yielding an industry-leading 3%.

Strong Earnings

Nu Skin posted first-quarter earnings of 28 cents per share, excluding an item. The result exceeded analysts’ estimates by 17%.

Management said the company continues to produce growth in a difficult economic climate.

"Our personal care business generated solid revenue growth of 19 percent in the quarter, driven by the continued success of the Nu Skin Galvanic Spa System. In addition, our restructuring efforts over the past three years are increasing profitability, as demonstrated by a significant improvement in first-quarter operating margin when excluding restructuring charges," said Truman Hunt, president and chief executive officer.

Bullish Forecasts

The company sees second-quarter earnings ranging between 29 to 31 cents per share. For the year, Nu Skin’s earnings guidance ranges between $1.12 and $1.20 per share. Brokerage analysts upped their second-quarter projections to 30 cents per share from the 2 months-ago level of 29 cents. Analysts’ full-year forecasts of $1.17 per share are above the 2 months-ago level of $1.13.

Outstanding Fundamentals

Nu Skin’s return on equity (ROE) of 22% dwarfs the industry average of 5%. The company’s net profit margin of 5.1% tops the industry average of 1.4%.