---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000275053-22-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NATR"
cik: "0000275053"
company_name: "NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC"
filed_at: "2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T09:58:21.528827+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nature's Sunshine Q3 sales down 8.9% to $104.5M; GAAP EPS $0.00 vs $0.24 YoY

## Summary
- Net sales $104.5M (down 2.3% constant currency) vs $114.7M a year ago.
- GAAP net income $0.2M ($0.00 diluted EPS) vs $5.5M ($0.24); Non-GAAP net loss $1.1M.
- Adjusted EBITDA fell to $6.8M from $12.9M; gross margin declined to 71.6% from 74.4%.
- Cost savings program targeting $10-$12M from gross margin and SG&A over next 18 months.
- Cash $57M, debt $1.5M; repurchased 834k shares for $12.9M YTD.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000275053-22-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NATR
- cik: 0000275053
- company_name: NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC
- filed_at: 2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/275053/000027505322000024/0000275053-22-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/275053/000027505322000024/a11-03x22natr8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000275053-22-000024.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC reported the third quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $104.5 million, net income $0.2 million, or $0.00 per diluted common share.
  - Period: the third quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $104.5 million
  - Net income: $0.2 million, or $0.00 per diluted common share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: nutritional products, reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022. Third Quarter 2022 Financial Summary vs. Same Year-Ago Quarter • Net sales were $104.5 million compared to $114.7 million (down 2% in constant currency). • GAAP net income was $0.2 million, or $0.00 per diluted common share, compared to $5.5 million, or $0.24 per diluted
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/275053/000027505322000024/0000275053-22-000024-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.