Tuesday, USANA Health Sciences Inc. (USNA), reported a drop in earnings for the third quarter hurt by higher operating expenses during the period, and missed analysts' estimates. The company provided its earnings and revenue outlook for the upcoming fourth quarter as well as the current fiscal year.
The Salt Lake City, Utah-based nutritional and personal care products maker posted third quarter net income of $8.14 million or $0.50 per share, down from $11.26 million or $0.68 per share in the same period last year.
Earnings from continuing operations were $11.66 million or $0.70 per share, up from $8.14 million or $0.50 per share in the prior year quarter.
On an average, seven analysts polled by First Call/Thomson Financial expected the company to earn $0.60 per share for the quarter.
Primarily impacting the earnings was a 16% rise in Selling, General and Administrative expenses, and a $0.04 per share impact due to costs associated with the company's response to a tender offer. Sales during the quarter rose by 0.9% to $107.18 million from $106.18 million in the prior-year quarter. The Street expected revenues of $111.69 million for the quarter.
Sales in the company's Asia Pacific regions increased 7.6% to $42.6 million, while North American regional sales dropped by around 3% to $64.6 million from last year.
Looking ahead, USANA expects fourth quarter net income in the range of $0.64 to $0.70 per share, and revenues between $114 million and $120 million.
Analysts currently expect the company to earn $0.64 per share on revenues of $116.69 million in the fourth quarter.
For the full year, the company anticipates earnings in the range of $2.22 to $2.28 per share, and revenues to be between $432 million and $438 million.
Analysts currently estimate earnings of $2.32 per share, and revenues of $439.15 million for the full year.
USNA ended Tuesday's regular trading at $42.01, down 3.76% or $1.64, on a volume of 286,292 shares on the Nasdaq.
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