NUS - NU Skin falls 14% despite earnings beat gross margin narrowed impacted by increased freight charges and geographic mix

NU Skin ([[NUS]] -12.6%) achieves 28% revenue growth to $748.19M, beats consensus $101.1M.Region-wise revenue: Mainland China +11%, Americas/Pacific +83%, South Korea +10%, Southeast Asia +10%, Japan +12%, EMEA +79%, Hong Kong/Taiwan +10%, Other -121%.Company's Customers and Sales Leaders increased 34% and 29% respectively.Gross margin of 74.0% compared to 75.9% last year, impacted by increased freight charges and geographic mixOperating Margin of 11.9% compared to 9.4% last year.GAAP EPS of $1.40 beats consensus by $0.70, a 94% growth in EPS vs. last year same quarter.Outlook:"Our strong fourth-quarter results were driven by exceptional customer growth of 34 percent compared to the prior year. We grew revenue in each of our reporting segments with particular strength in the West markets where our brand affiliates have more broadly adopted social commerce to share our products. The successful Boost and Nutricentials product introductions helped generate 28 percent revenue and 29 percent sales leader growth in the quarter. In addition, our manufacturing segment continued

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NU Skin falls 14% despite earnings beat, gross margin narrowed impacted by increased freight charges and geographic mix