secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC (NATR)
CIK:        0000275053
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-11-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000275053-21-000035
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Nature's Sunshine reports record Q3 net sales of $114.7M, up 14% YoY; adj EBITDA up 38% to $12.9M
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- Net sales record $114.7M, up 14.5% YoY; Asia led with 27.1% growth; Europe up 21.1%.
- GAAP EPS $0.24 vs $0.34 prior year; adjusted EBITDA $12.9M (+38%); operating income $10.0M (+83%).
- Gross margin improved 147 bps to 74.4%; SG&A as % of net sales rose to 34.4% from 33.2%.
- Cash and equivalents $75.5M, debt $2.7M; repurchased 350k shares for $6M in 9 months.
- CEO cites strong execution, supply chain investments, and brand momentum for continued growth.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/275053/000027505321000035/0000275053-21-000035-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/275053/000027505321000035/natr-20211104.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000275053-21-000035

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