---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000275053-22-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NATR"
cik: "0000275053"
company_name: "NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC"
filed_at: "2022-03-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T00:31:46.068102+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nature's Sunshine reports record Q4 net sales up 15.9%; full year revenue $444.1M; board authorizes $30M buyback

## Summary
- Q4 net sales record $117.9M (+15.9% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.67 vs $0.29; adjusted EPS $0.68 vs $0.32.
- Full year net sales record $444.1M (+15.3% YoY); GAAP net income $30.2M vs $23.0M; adjusted EBITDA $49.4M (+36.6%).
- Asia segment led growth with 33.2% sales increase; Europe +10.5%; North America +6.3%; Latin America/Other -10.9%.
- Board authorized $30M share repurchase program (additional to existing $15M program).
- CEO notes sixth consecutive quarter of record net sales; cautious on Russia/Ukraine impact on sales in region.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000275053-22-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NATR
- cik: 0000275053
- company_name: NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC
- filed_at: 2022-03-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/275053/000027505322000004/0000275053-22-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/275053/000027505322000004/natr-20220308.htm

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