USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC - Quarter Report: 2017 April (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

x      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended April 1, 2017

 

OR

 

o         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from             to

 

Commission file number: 001-35024

 

 

USANA HEALTH SCIENCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

3838 West Parkway Blvd., Salt Lake City, Utah 84120

(Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code)

 

 

(801) 954-7100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o  No x

 

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of May 5, 2017 was 24,523,449.

 

 

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USANA HEALTH SCIENCES, INC.

 

FORM 10-Q

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended April 1, 2017

 

INDEX

 

		Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1	Financial Statements (unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	6
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7-15
Item 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	16-23
Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	23
Item 4	Controls and Procedures	23
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1	Legal Proceedings	24
Item 6	Exhibits	24
Signatures		26

 

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

USANA HEALTH SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(in thousands, except par value)

(unaudited)

 

		As of			As of
		December 31,			April 1,
		2016			2017
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	175,774		$	176,320
Inventories		64,810			69,680
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		37,277			33,161
Total current assets		277,861			279,161
Property and equipment, net		101,267			102,035
Goodwill		16,715			16,801
Intangible assets, net		34,349			34,273
Deferred tax assets		18,292			17,321
Other assets		22,158			22,422
		$	470,642		$	472,013
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		$	9,040		$	8,839
Other current liabilities		129,451			102,023
Total current liabilities		138,491			110,862
Deferred tax liabilities		5,499			5,952
Other long-term liabilities		1,365			1,266
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value; Authorized — 50,000 shares, issued and outstanding 24,485 as of December 31, 2016 and 24,523 as of April 1, 2017		24			24
Additional paid-in capital		71,505			75,703
Retained earnings		265,405			286,763
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(11,647		)	(8,557		)
Total stockholders’ equity		325,287			353,933
		$	470,642		$	472,013

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

		Quarter Ended
		April 2,			April 1,
		2016			2017
Net sales		$	240,449		$	255,323
Cost of sales		42,920			42,654
Gross profit		197,529			212,669
Operating expenses:
Associate incentives		107,394			115,781
Selling, general and administrative		56,631			64,001
Total operating expenses		164,025			179,782
Earnings from operations		33,504			32,887
Other income (expense):
Interest income		438			483
Interest expense		(202		)	(10		)
Other, net		(732		)	9
Other income (expense), net		(496		)	482
Earnings before income taxes		33,008			33,369
Income taxes		10,709			12,011
Net earnings		$	22,299		$	21,358
Earnings per common share
Basic		$	0.92		$	0.87
Diluted		$	0.89		$	0.86
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic		24,204			24,499
Diluted		25,183			24,976
Comprehensive income:
Net earnings		$	22,299		$	21,358
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustment		2,131			3,297
Tax benefit (expense) related to foreign currency translation adjustment		(700		)	(207		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		1,431			3,090
Comprehensive income		$	23,730		$	24,448

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Three Months Ended April 1, 2017

 

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

													Accumulated
							Additional						Other
		Common Stock					Paid-in			Retained			Comprehensive
		Shares		Value			Capital			Earnings			Income (Loss)			Total
Balance at December 31, 2016		24,485		$	24		$	71,505		$	265,405		$	(11,647	)	$	325,287
Net earnings										21,358						21,358
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax													3,090			3,090
Equity-based compensation expense							4,198									4,198
Common stock issued under equity award plans		38		—												—
Balance at April 1, 2017		24,523		$	24		$	75,703		$	286,763		$	(8,557	)	$	353,933

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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USANA HEALTH SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

		Three Months Ended
		April 2,			April 1,
		2016			2017
Cash flows from operating activities
Net earnings		$	22,299		$	21,358
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Depreciation and amortization		3,520			3,466
(Gain) loss on sale of property and equipment		39			(10		)
Equity-based compensation expense		4,609			4,198
Deferred income taxes		(1,932		)	1,380
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Inventories		(392		)	(3,265		)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		1,033			3,756
Accounts payable		(2,081		)	263
Other liabilities		(13,624		)	(29,245		)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		13,471			1,901
Cash flows from investing activities
Additions to notes receivable		(3		)	—
Receipts on notes receivable		49			107
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		—			10
Purchases of property and equipment		(8,971		)	(3,381		)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(8,925		)	(3,264		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repurchase of common stock		(64,610		)	—
Borrowings on line of credit		71,000			—
Payments on line of credit		(5,000		)	—
Deferred debt issuance costs		(250		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		1,140			—
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		1,605			1,909
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		7,291			546
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		143,210			175,774
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	150,501		$	176,320
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest		$	147		$	2
Income taxes		8,587			10,087
Cash received during the period for:
Income tax refund		—			4,700
Non-cash investing activities:
Credits on notes receivable		505			191
Accrued purchases of property and equipment		2,655			—

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

NOTE A — ORGANIZATION, CONSOLIDATION, AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. develops and manufactures high-quality nutritional and personal care products that are sold internationally through a global network marketing system, which is a form of direct selling. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts and operations of USANA Health Sciences, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “USANA”) in two geographic regions: Asia Pacific, and Americas and Europe.  Asia Pacific is further divided into three sub-regions: Greater China, Southeast Asia Pacific, and North Asia. Greater China includes Hong Kong, Taiwan and China; Southeast Asia Pacific includes Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia; North Asia includes Japan, and South Korea.  Americas and Europe includes the United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.  All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016, derived from audited consolidated financial statements, and the unaudited interim consolidated financial information of the Company have been prepared in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures that are normally included in financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.  In the opinion of management, the accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial information contains all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments that are necessary to state fairly the Company’s financial position as of April 1, 2017 and results of operations for the three months ended April 2, 2016 and April 1, 2017.

 

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto that are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.  The results of operations for the three months ended April 1, 2017, may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year 2017 ending December 30, 2017.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Adopted accounting pronouncements

 

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-05, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement”. This ASU provides guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses.  If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract.  The ASU is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016.  Early adoption is permitted.  The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method.  The Company adopted ASU 2015-05 during the quarter ended April 1, 2017 and the adoption of the standard did not have an impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

NOTE A — ORGANIZATION, CONSOLIDATION, AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION - CONTINUED

 

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory”.  For entities that do not measure inventory using the last-in, first-out or retail inventory method, ASU 2015-11 changes the measurement principle for inventory from the lower of cost or market to lower of cost and net realizable value, where net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation.  The ASU is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016.  The Company adopted ASU 2015-11 during the quarter ended April 1, 2017 and the adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

Issued accounting pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued an Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).”  ASU 2014-09 includes a five-step process by which entities will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  The standard also will require enhanced disclosures to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. In July 2015, the FASB announced a decision to defer the effective date of this ASU. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements.  The amendments may be applied retrospectively to each prior period (full retrospective) or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application (modified retrospective).  The Company plans to adopt ASU 2014-09 in the first quarter of 2018 and apply the modified retrospective approach.

 

The Company continues to evaluate the impact of this ASU on the specific areas that apply to the Company and their potential impact to its processes, accounting, financial reporting, disclosures, and controls.  At this point, the Company has determined that the overall impact of adopting this ASU will not be material.  This ASU will primarily involve updating revenue related internal control documentation and expanding revenue disclosures in our periodic filings.  In addition to the documentation updates, the Company is considering a change in the methodology for deferring revenue on undelivered orders, which would not change the total amount of revenue recognized, but would accelerate the timing of when revenue is recognized. None of these changes are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).”  ASU 2016-02 is intended to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements.  Additionally, the ASU will require disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases, including qualitative and quantitative requirements.  The update requires lessees to apply a modified retrospective approach for recognition and disclosure, beginning with the earliest period presented.  The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash”. The ASU requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2016-18 will have a material impact on its statement of cash flows.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

NOTE A — ORGANIZATION, CONSOLIDATION, AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION - CONTINUED

 

In January 2017 the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.”  ASU 2017-04 simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment by eliminating the Step 2 requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill.  Instead, the under ASU 2017-04, an entity should perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of each reporting unit with its carrying amount.  An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting units fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.  An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary.  The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted.  The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2017-04 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

NOTE B — FAIR VALUE MEASURES

 

The Company measures at fair value certain of its financial and non-financial assets and liabilities by using a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, essentially an exit price, based on the highest and best use of the asset or liability. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are:

 

·                  Level 1 inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement date.

 

·                  Level 2 inputs are from other than quoted market prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

 

·                  Level 3 inputs are unobservable and are used to measure fair value in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

 

As of the dates indicated, the following financial assets and liabilities were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using the type of inputs shown:

 

					Fair Value Measurements Using
					Inputs
		December 31, 2016			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
Money market funds included in cash equivalents		$	27,917		$	27,917		$	—		$	—
Foreign currency contracts included in prepaid expenses and other current assets		4			—			4			—
		$	27,921		$	27,917		$	4		$	—

 

					Fair Value Measurements Using
					Inputs
		April 1, 2017			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
Money market funds included in cash equivalents		$	80,749		$	80,749		$	—		$	—
Foreign currency contracts included in other current liabilities		(320		)	—			(320		)	—
		$	80,429		$	80,749		$	(320	)	$	—

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

NOTE B — FAIR VALUE MEASURES - CONTINUED

 

There were no transfers of financial assets or liabilities between levels of the fair value hierarchy for the periods indicated.

 

The majority of the Company’s non-financial assets, which include goodwill, intangible assets, and property and equipment, are not required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis. However, if certain triggering events occur (or tested at least annually for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles) such that a non-financial asset is required to be evaluated for impairment, an impairment charge is recorded to reduce the carrying value to the fair value, if the carrying value exceeds the fair value. At December 31, 2016 and April 1, 2017, there were no non-financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

 

The Company’s financial instruments include cash equivalents, accounts receivable, restricted cash, notes receivable, and accounts payable. The recorded values of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, restricted cash, and accounts payable approximate their fair values, based on their short-term nature. The carrying value of the notes receivable approximate fair value because the variable interest rates in the notes reflect current market rates.

 

NOTE C — INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

		December 31,			April 1,
		2016			2017
Raw materials		$	26,186		$	27,219
Work in progress		9,455			8,692
Finished goods		29,169			33,769
		$	64,810		$	69,680

 

NOTE D — OTHER ASSETS

 

Other assets consists primarily of a secured loan to a third-party supplier of the Company’s nutrition bars and land use rights related to a production facility in China.

 

The Company has extended non-revolving credit to its supplier of nutrition bars to allow them to acquire equipment that is necessary to manufacture the USANA nutrition bars.  This relationship provides improved supply chain stability for USANA and creates a mutually beneficial relationship between the parties.  Notes receivable are valued at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest, which approximates fair value.  Interest accrues at an annual interest rate of LIBOR plus 400 basis points. The note has a maturity date of February 1, 2024 and will be repaid by a combination of cash payments and credits for the manufacture of USANA’s nutrition bars.  There is no prepayment penalty.  Notes receivable from this supplier as of December 31, 2016, and April 1, 2017 were $6,867 and $6,772, respectively.

 

This third-party supplier is considered to be a variable interest entity; however, the Company is not the primary beneficiary due to the inability to direct the activities that most significantly affect the third-party supplier’s economic performance. Additionally, the Company does not absorb a majority of the third-party supplier’s expected losses or returns. Consequentially, the financial information of the third-party supplier is not consolidated. The maximum exposure to loss as a result of the Company’s involvement with the third-party supplier is limited to the carrying value of the note receivable due from the third-party supplier.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

NOTE E — LINE OF CREDIT

 

The Company has a $75,000 line of credit with Bank of America.  Interest is computed at the bank’s Prime Rate or LIBOR, adjusted by features specified in the Credit Agreement.  The collateral for this line of credit is the pledge of the capital stock of certain subsidiaries of the Company, set forth in a separate pledge agreement with the bank.  On February 19, 2016, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Bank of America, which extends the term of the Credit Agreement to April 27, 2021 and increases the Company’s consolidated rolling four-quarter adjusted EBITDA covenant from $60,000 to equal to or greater than $100,000 and a ratio of consolidated funded debt to adjusted EBITDA of 2.0 to 1.0 at the end of each quarter.  The adjusted EBITDA under this agreement is modified for certain non-cash expenses.  Part of the credit agreement is that any existing bank guarantees are considered a reduction of the overall availability of credit and part of the covenant calculation.  This resulted in a $5,241, and $4,464 reduction in the available borrowing limit as of December 31, 2016 and April 1, 2017, respectively, due to existing normal course of business guarantees in certain markets.

 

There was no outstanding debt on this line of credit at December 31, 2016 or at April 1, 2017.  The Company will be required to pay any balance on this line of credit in full at the time of maturity in April 2021 unless the line of credit is replaced or terms are renegotiated.

 

NOTE F — CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company is involved in various lawsuits, claims and other legal matters from time to time that arise in the ordinary course of conducting business, including matters involving our products, intellectual property, supplier relationships, distributors, competitor relationships, employees and other matters.  The Company records a liability when a particular contingency is probable and estimable.  The Company faces contingencies that are reasonably possible to occur; however, they cannot currently be estimated.  While complete assurance cannot be given to the outcome of these proceedings, management does not currently believe that any of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, or results of operations.

 

In August 2014, a purported shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the Third Judicial District Court of Salt Lake County, State of Utah (James Robert Rawcliffe v. Robert Anciaux, et al.,) against certain of the Company’s directors and officers. The derivative complaint, which also names USANA as a nominal defendant but is asserted on USANA’s behalf, contains claims of breach of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets and unjust enrichment against the defendant directors and officers in connection with certain equity awards granted by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors in February 2014. In October 2014, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint and, in March 2015, the court granted that motion and dismissed the complaint without prejudice. In May 2015, the plaintiffs filed an appeal with the Utah Supreme Court. The Supreme Court remanded the case to the Utah Court of Appeals.  In December 2016, the Court of Appeals certified the case to the Utah Supreme Court, confirming the Company’s belief that this case addresses a new issue under Utah law.  Oral arguments with the Supreme Court have been scheduled for May 10, 2017.  The Company believes that the claims in the complaint are without merit and will continue to vigorously defend this suit.  The Company continues to believe, based on information currently available, that the final outcome of this suit will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations or consolidated financial position.

 

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(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

NOTE F — CONTINGENCIES - CONTINUED

 

On February 7, 2017, the Company disclosed on Form 8-K that it is conducting a voluntary internal investigation regarding its BabyCare operations in China.  In connection with this investigation, the Company expects to continue to incur costs in conducting the on-going review and investigation, in responding to requests for information in connection with any government investigations and in defending any potential civil or governmental proceedings that are instituted against it or any of its current or former officers or directors.  The Company has voluntarily contacted the Securities and Exchange Commission and the United States Department of Justice to advise both agencies that an internal investigation is underway and intends to provide additional information to both agencies as the investigation progresses.  Because the internal investigation is in its early stage, the Company cannot predict the duration, scope, or result of the investigation.  One or more governmental actions could be instituted in respect of the matters that are the subject of the internal investigation, and such actions, if brought, may result in judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, injunctions, cease and desist orders, criminal penalties, or other relief.

 

On February 13, 2017, a putative shareholder class action complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Utah, with the plaintiff, Chi Wah, alleging that the Company failed to disclose that (i) the Company’s BabyCare subsidiary had engaged in improper reimbursement practices in China, (ii) these practices constituted violations of the FCPA, (iii) as such, the Company’s China revenues were in part the product of unlawful conduct and unlikely to be sustainable, and (iv) the foregoing conduct, when it became known, was likely to subject the Company to significant regulatory scrutiny.  The lawsuit names as defendants the Company; our former Co-Chief Executive Officer, David A. Wentz; and our Chief Leadership Development Officer, Paul A. Jones (formerly our Chief Financial Officer).  On behalf of the plaintiff, and a putative class of purchasers of USANA stock between March 14, 2014 and February 7, 2017, the plaintiff asserts claims for violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.  The plaintiff seeks, among other things, an award of damages, interest, reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert fees, and other costs.  The Company believes that the action is without merit, and intends to vigorously defend against all claims asserted.

 

Chinese regulators regularly make inquiries about the business activities of direct sellers in China and have done so with the Company’s operating subsidiary in China, BabyCare, Ltd.  There have been instances where inquiries or complaints about BabyCare’s business have resulted in the payment of fines by BabyCare.  For instance, during the first quarter of 2017, an inquiry from a provincial-level regulator was received and promptly resolved by BabyCare.  A fine was issued in a BabyCare Associate’s name and paid by BabyCare in connection with resolving this matter.  The fine was not quantitatively material.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

NOTE G — COMMON STOCK AND EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings per share are based on the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for each period. Shares that have been repurchased and retired during the periods specified below have been included in the calculation of the number of weighted-average shares that are outstanding for the calculation of basic earnings per share based on the time they were outstanding in any period. Diluted earnings per common share are based on shares that are outstanding (computed under basic EPS) and on potentially dilutive shares. Shares that are included in the diluted earnings per share calculations under the treasury stock method include equity awards that are in-the-money but have not yet been exercised.

 

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to calculate basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share for the periods indicated:

 

		Quarter Ended
		April 2,			April 1,
		2016			2017
Net earnings available to common shareholders		$	22,299		$	21,358
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		24,204			24,499
Dilutive effect of in-the-money equity awards		979			477
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		25,183			24,976
Earnings per common share from net earnings - basic		$	0.92		$	0.87
Earnings per common share from net earnings - diluted		$	0.89		$	0.86

 

Equity awards for the following shares were not included in the computation of diluted EPS due to the fact that their effect would be anti-dilutive:

 

		Quarter Ended
		April 2,		April 1,
		2016		2017
		2,190		2,179

 

During the three months ended April 2, 2016, the Company repurchased and retired 553 shares, for $64,610, under the Company’s share repurchase plan.  There were no share repurchases made during the three months ended April 1, 2017.  The excess of the repurchase price over par value is allocated between additional paid-in capital and retained earnings on a pro-rata basis.  The purchase of shares under this plan reduces the number of shares outstanding in the above calculations.

 

As of April 1, 2017, the remaining approved repurchase amount under the stock repurchase plan was $35,390.  There currently is no expiration date on the remaining approved repurchase amount and no requirement for future share repurchases.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

NOTE H — SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

USANA operates as a direct selling company that develops, manufactures, and distributes high-quality nutritional and personal care products that are sold through a global network marketing system of independent distributors (“Associates”).  As such, management aggregates its operating segments into one reportable segment as management believes that the Company’s segments exhibit similar long-term financial performance and have similar economic characteristics.  Performance for a region or market is evaluated based on sales.  No single Associate accounted for 10% or more of net sales for the periods presented.  The table below summarizes the approximate percentage of total product revenue that has been contributed by the Company’s nutritional and personal care products for the periods indicated.

 

		Quarter Ended
		April 2,		April 1,
		2016		2017
USANA® Nutritionals		82	%	85	%
USANA Foods		10	%	8	%
Sensé — beautiful science®		7	%	6	%

 

Selected financial information for the Company is presented for two geographic regions: Asia Pacific, with three sub-regions under Asia Pacific, and Americas and Europe.  Individual markets are categorized into these regions as follows:

 

·                  Asia Pacific —

·                  Greater China — Hong Kong, Taiwan and China(1)

·                  Southeast Asia Pacific — Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia

·                  North Asia — Japan and South Korea

 

·                 Americas and Europe — United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

 

(1)    The Company’s business in China is that of BabyCare, its wholly-owned subsidiary.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

NOTE I — SEGMENT INFORMATION - CONTINUED

 

Selected Financial Information

 

Financial information by geographic region is presented for the periods indicated below:

 

		Quarter Ended
		April 2,			April 1,
		2016			2017
Net Sales to External Customers
Asia Pacific
Greater China		$	116,998		$	131,738
Southeast Asia Pacific		48,861			50,406
North Asia		10,560			12,956
Asia Pacific Total		176,419			195,100
Americas and Europe		64,030			60,223
Consolidated Total		$	240,449		$	255,323

 

The following table provides further information on markets representing ten percent or more of consolidated net sales and long-lived assets, respectively:

 

		Quarter Ended
		April 2,			April 1,
		2016			2017
Net sales:
China		$	100,499		$	115,457
United States		$	34,702		$	30,166

 

		As of
		December 31,			April 1,
		2016			2017
Long-lived assets:
China		$	91,909		$	92,178
United States		$	63,654		$	63,952

 

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Item 2.         MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of USANA’s financial condition and results of operations is presented in six sections:

 

·                  Overview

·                  Customers

·                  Current Focus and Recent Developments

·                  Results of Operations

·                  Liquidity and Capital Resources

·                  Forward-Looking Statements and Certain Risks

 

This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto that are contained in this quarterly report, as well as Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations that are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and our other filings, including Current Reports on Form 8-K, that have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) through the date of this report.

 

Overview

 

We develop and manufacture high-quality, science-based nutritional and personal care products that are distributed internationally through a network marketing system, which is a form of direct selling.  We have chosen this distribution method as we believe it is more conducive to meeting our vision as a company, which is improving the overall health and nutrition of individuals and families around the world.  Our customer base comprises two types of customers: “Associates” and “Preferred Customers” referred to together as “active Customers.”  Associates share in our company vision by acting as independent distributors of our products in addition to purchasing our products for their personal use.  Preferred Customers purchase our products strictly for their personal use and are not permitted to resell or to distribute the products.  As of April 1, 2017, we had approximately 574,000 active Customers worldwide.  For purposes of this report, we only count as active Customers those Associates and Preferred Customers who have purchased from us at any time during the most recent three-month period.

 

We have ongoing operations in the following markets, which are grouped and presented as follows:

 

·                  Asia Pacific

·                  Greater China — Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China(1)

·                  Southeast Asia Pacific — Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia

·                  North Asia — Japan and South Korea

 

·                  Americas and Europe — United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands

 

(1)         Our business in China is that of BabyCare, our wholly-owned subsidiary.

 

Our primary product lines consist of USANAâ Nutritionals, USANA Foods, and Sensé — beautiful scienceâ (Sensé), which is our line of personal care products.  The USANA Nutritionals product line is further categorized into two separate classifications: Essentials and Optimizers.  The following tables summarize the approximate percentage of total product revenue that has been contributed by our major product lines and our top-selling products for the current and prior-year periods as indicated:

 

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		Three Months Ended
		April 2, 2016		April 1, 2017
Product Line
USANA® Nutritionals
Essentials		20	%	20	%
Optimizers		62	%	65	%
USANA Foods		10	%	8	%
Sensé — beautiful science®		7	%	6	%
All Other		1	%	1	%
Key Product
USANA® Essentials		13	%	13	%
Proflavanol®		13	%	15	%
BiOmega-3™		13	%	15	%

 

We believe that our ability to attract and retain Associates and Preferred Customers to sell and consume our products is positively influenced by a number of factors, some of which include: the general public’s heightened awareness and understanding of the connection between diet and long-term health, and the growing desire for a secondary source of income and small business ownership.

 

We believe that our high-quality products and our financially rewarding Associate Compensation Plan are the key components to attracting and retaining Associates.  We periodically make changes to our Compensation Plan in an effort to ensure that our plan is among the most rewarding in the industry, to encourage behavior that we believe leads to a successful business for our Associates, and to ensure that our plan provides us with leverage to grow sales and earnings.

 

To further support our Associates in building their businesses, we sponsor meetings and events throughout the year, which offer information about our products and our network marketing system.  These meetings are designed to assist Associates in their business development and to provide a forum for interaction with our Associate leaders and members of our management team.  We also provide low cost sales tools, including online sales, business management, and training tools, which we believe are an integral part of building and maintaining a successful home-based business for our Associates.  Although we provide training and sales tools, we ultimately rely on our Associates to sell our products, attract new active Customers to purchase our products, and educate and train new Associates.

 

Because we have operations in multiple markets, with sales and expenses being generated and incurred in multiple currencies, our reported U.S. dollar sales and earnings can be significantly affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates.  In general, our operating results are affected positively by a weakening of the U.S. dollar and negatively by a strengthening of the U.S. dollar.  During the three months ended April 1, 2017, net sales outside of the United States represented 88.2% of consolidated net sales.  In our net sales discussions that follow, we approximate the impact of currency fluctuations on net sales by translating current year sales at the average exchange rates in effect during the comparable periods of the prior year.

 

Customers

 

Because we sell our products exclusively to a customer base of independent Associates and Preferred Customers, to increase net sales we must increase either the number or the productivity of our active Customers.  Increasing the productivity of our active Customers has not been our primary focus.  Rather, we seek to increase the number of active Customers who use and sell our products.  We believe this focus is more consistent with our vision of improving the overall health and nutrition of individuals and families around the world.  Sales to Associates account for the majority of our product sales, representing approximately 90% of product sales during the three months ended April 1, 2017; the remainder of our sales are to Preferred Customers.  Increases or decreases in product sales are typically the result of variations in the volume of product sold relating to fluctuations in the number of

 

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active Customers purchasing our products.  The number of active Associates and Preferred Customers is, therefore, used by management as a key non-financial indicator to evaluate our operational performance.

 

During the quarter, we continued to pursue our objective of enhancing our Preferred Customer program by initiating our Preferred Customer Invitation Plan in the United States.  Under this plan, we invited active Associates in the United States, who met certain criteria, to become Preferred Customers.  For many years, we have collected and analyzed a variety of data on our active Associates.  This data, along with our communications with Associates, suggest that we have a significant population of individuals who historically joined the Company as Associates but are interested only in purchasing our products for their personal consumption.  Our Preferred Customer Invitation Plan reflects our philosophy that treating individuals who desire only to be customers as customers is beneficial to both the customer and the Company.  Doing so will allow us to further personalize the Company to the customer and enhance our overall customer service to them.  To that effect, during the first quarter, 16,000 active Associates in the United States became Preferred Customers pursuant to our invitation plan.  During the remainder of 2017, we will offer the same invitation to Associates in our other markets around the world.

 

The tables below summarize the changes in our active Customer base by geographic region.  These numbers have been rounded to the nearest thousand as of the dates indicated.

 

		Active Associates by Region
		As of				As of				Change from		Percent
		April 2, 2016				April 1, 2017				Prior Year		Change
Asia Pacific:
Greater China		245,000		56.1	%	285,000		61.7	%	40,000		16.3	%
Southeast Asia Pacific		88,000		20.1	%	88,000		19.0	%	—		0.0	%
North Asia		15,000		3.4	%	19,000		4.1	%	4,000		26.7	%
Asia Pacific Total		348,000		79.6	%	392,000		84.8	%	44,000		12.6	%
Americas and Europe (1)		89,000		20.4	%	70,000		15.2	%	(19,000	)	(21.3	)%
		437,000		100.0	%	462,000		100.0	%	25,000		5.7	%

 

		Active Preferred Customers by Region
		As of				As of				Change from		Percent
		April 2, 2016				April 1, 2017				Prior Year		Change
Asia Pacific:
Greater China		5,000		5.3	%	5,000		4.5	%	—		0.0	%
Southeast Asia Pacific		13,000		13.8	%	14,000		12.5	%	1,000		7.7	%
North Asia		10,000		10.7	%	11,000		9.8	%	1,000		10.0	%
Asia Pacific Total		28,000		29.8	%	30,000		26.8	%	2,000		7.1	%
Americas and Europe (1)		66,000		70.2	%	82,000		73.2	%	16,000		24.2	%
		94,000		100.0	%	112,000		100.0	%	18,000		19.1	%

 

(1)  Pursuant to the Preferred Customer Invitation Plan in the United States, 16,000 active Associates became Preferred Customers during the current quarter.

 

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Current Focus and Recent Developments

 

Our primary objective is to increase the number of active Customers who use our products throughout the world.  We have several strategies in place to support this objective, including:

 

·                  Future product and technology innovation that supports our desire to personalize our customer’s overall experience with USANA that would encompass our product offering, Associate Compensation Plan, and online business environment;

 

·                  Expansion in China, where we plan to continue devoting significant time and resources on growing this market;

 

·                  Enhancing our information technology systems and infrastructure to support our growing active Customer base and to further improve our active Customers’ experience of doing business with us around the world as well as to prepare for future growth and expansion;

 

·                  Development and offering of market-specific incentives and promotions for our Associates to incent sales and active Customer growth around the world;

 

·                  Enhancing our Preferred Customer Program by initiating our Preferred Customer Invitations Plan in the United States and the rest of our markets around the world throughout 2017; and

 

·                  Increasing our brand recognition, which includes our relationship as a Trusted Partner and Sponsor of The Dr. Oz Show, our partnership with the Women’s Tennis Association, and our sponsorship of the U.S. Ski Team; to make it easier for our Associates to talk about USANA with potential customers.

 

At our 2016 International Convention, we introduced one of the greatest product innovations in our history with the launch of our Incelligence™ product platform.  Incelligence™ is USANA’s proprietary, patent-pending, technology that is designed to support your body’s natural ability to nourish, protect and renew itself.  As part of our Incelligence™ platform, we also launched our new flagship multivitamin, CellSentials™.  Incelligence™ is a key part of our growth strategy and has already been launched in 10 markets around the world with an additional six market launches planned during the remainder of 2017 and into 2018.  Incelligence™ will eventually be offered in China upon regulatory approval.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Constant currency net sales, earnings, EPS and other currency-related financial information (collectively, “Financial Results”) are non-GAAP financial measures that remove the impact of fluctuations in foreign-currency exchange rates and help facilitate period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s Financial Results and thus provide investors an additional perspective on trends and underlying business results.  Constant currency Financial Results are calculated by translating the current period’s Financial Results at the same average exchange rates in effect during the applicable prior-year period and then comparing this amount to the prior-year period’s Financial Results. Investors should rely primarily on our GAAP results, and use non-GAAP financial measures only supplementally, in making investment decisions.

 

Results of Operations

 

Summary of Financial Results

 

Net sales for the first quarter of 2017 increased 6.2% to $255.3 million, an increase of $14.9 million, compared with the first quarter of 2016.  This increase was driven by higher product sales volume resulting primarily from strong active Customer growth in our Asia Pacific region, and by annual product price adjustments.  This increase in net sales during the first quarter of 2017 was partially offset by unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates that reduced net sales for the quarter by $6.2 million.

 

Net earnings for the first quarter of 2017 decreased 4.2% to $21.4 million, a decrease of $0.9 million, compared with the first quarter of 2016.  The decrease in net earnings was driven in part by higher incremental expense related to China, the Company’s internal investigation in China, higher Associate incentives and a higher effective tax rate.

 

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