Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI) announced revenue for Q2 2019 were $53.7 million, a 21.2 percent increase over $44.3 million in 2018. Approximately 60 percent of the company’s revenue was derived from its direct selling segment and approximately 40 percent from its commercial coffee segment. Direct selling segment revenues decreased 12.8 percent to $32.1 million in the […]

Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: NATR) reported net sales of $90.7 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019. The $90.7 million was a decrease of 0.6 percent from the second quarter of 2018 for the Lehi, Utah-based direct seller, a leading natural health and wellness company engaged in the manufacture and sale of […]

When the WFDSA numbers came out in June, it showed that 46 percent of the global revenue for direct selling came from Asia/Pacific (32% North America, 21% Europe) with China its largest market making up the bulk of that number (nearly 40%). In our July feature titled The China Conundrum, we discussed the possible impact […]

Mannatech, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX) announced net sales of $40.7 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019. The $40.7 million was a decrease of $4.4 million, or 9.8 percent, as compared to $45.1 million in the second quarter of 2018. For the three months ended June 30, 2019, net sales declined 5.5 percent on a constant […]

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS) announced second-quarter 2019 results of $623.5 million, a decrease of 11 percent from $704.2 million in the second quarter of 2018. “As previously announced, our second-quarter results were negatively impacted by limited sales meetings, media scrutiny and consumer sentiment in Mainland China in connection with the recently completed 100-day review […]

Natural Health Trends Corp. (NHTC) announced revenue of $23.4 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of 54 percent from $50.9 million in Q2 2018. The company did, however, see revenue increase 21 percent compared to $19.3 million in the first quarter of 2019. “While we continued to face challenges in China […]

Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED) yesterday reported record revenue million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019. Second quarter revenue increased 59.5 percent to $187.1 million from revenue of $117.3 million for the second quarter of 2018. OPTAVIA-branded products represented 75 percent of consumable units sold for the second quarter compared to 64 percent for the same period a year ago. The total […]

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) recently reported net sales of $1.2 billion for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019. Net sales decreased 3.5 percent compared to the second quarter 2018. Excluding China, net sales increased 5.4 percent compared to the second quarter 2018 with growth in eight of the company’s top ten countries. “Our […]

Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) announced second quarter 2019 operating results. Second quarter 2019 sales were $475.3 million, down 11 percent, and local currency sales were down 7 percent. “Overall, the business fell short of our expectations in some markets as geopolitical concerns and lower consumer spending headwinds in two of our key markets resulted in […]

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA) second quarter 2019 net sales were $256.0 million, compared with $301.5 million in the prior-year period, or a 15.1 percent decrease year-over-year. According to the company, its financial performance for the quarter was impacted by the continuing challenging consumer environment in China. In addition, the strengthening of the U.S. […]