Herbalife Announces Preliminary 4th Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Results

• Posted by System January 18, 2013 - Filed in Archive - 845 views
  January 17, 2013, Los Angeles -- Herbalife Ltd. provided an update on anticipated results for fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. The company reported preliminary, unaudited results that include the following:

  ?Volume Points for full-year and fourth quarter 2012 are expected to increase approximately 20.4% and 18.4%, compared to the prior year periods, respectively. ?All six of the company's regions expect double-digit Volume Point growth during the fourth quarter. ?Net sales for full-year and fourth quarter 2012 are expected to increase approximately 17.9% and 19.9%, compared to the prior year periods, respectively. ?Fourth quarter EPS is expected to be in a range of $1.02 to $1.05, compared to prior year reported EPS of $0.86. ?Fully-diluted EPS for the full-year 2012 is expected to be in a range of $4.02 to $4.05, compared to prior year reported EPS of $3.30. ?The company's fourth quarter effective tax rate is expected to be between 24.2% and 25.2%.

  Herbalife also announced the following:

  ?The company expects to report full-year, audited results on February 19, 2013. ?The company's 2013 Volume Point guidance remains unchanged, but there is the likelihood of a temporary increase in expenses, associated with recent events.

  ?The company expects to begin repurchasing shares of Herbalife stock, pursuant to its existing share repurchase authorization.

  "Since 1980, Herbalife has helped people pursue an active, healthy lifestyle and today is a global nutrition company that utilizes a direct selling network of independent distributors focused on creating loyal customers," said Michael O. Johnson, Herbalife's Chairman and CEO.

  "Herbalife is a financially strong and successful company, having created significant opportunities for distributors and positively impacted the lives and health of our consumers over our long history."

  Johnson continued, "Over the twelve months ended September 30, 2012, Herbalife has generated more than $700 million in EBITDA1 ? which does not yet include fourth quarter results ? has returned approximately $1.9 billion in capital to shareholders since 2007, and has a strong balance sheet. We are as confident as ever in the future of Herbalife and remain fully committed to complete transparency and defending our successful business model and track record for the benefit of all stakeholders."