Nu Skin Enterprises Reports Third-Quarter 20...( PROVO Utah Oct. 29 /- Nu Skin Ent...),Health

PROVO, Utah, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS) today announced third-quarter results with revenue for the quarter of $310.3 million, a 7 percent improvement over the prior-year period. Earnings per share were $0.26, a 26 percent improvement over the same quarter of 2007. Revenue for the quarter was positively impacted 2 percent by foreign currency fluctuations and earnings per share were negatively impacted $0.08 by translation of foreign currency-denominated balances.

"We are pleased with the strong results and consistent growth we are generating this year," said Truman Hunt, president and chief executive officer. "We continue to drive significant improvements in operating income as demonstrated by a third-quarter improvement of 57 percent. This improvement came primarily as a result of our continued global transformation efforts to operate more efficiently. We were also pleased to generate double-digit revenue gains in the United States, South Korea, Europe, Southeast Asia and Latin America.

"Given the current economic environment, we are also pleased to report that our business remains financially sound, as evidenced by our strong balance sheet and solid cash flow. We are seeing encouraging global recruiting trends as our business opportunity acts as a hedge against consumer reaction to economic pressures. Our increased geographic diversity also improves our stability amidst a fluctuating world economy."

Third-quarter results brought the company's nine-month revenue total to $930.1 million, a 9 percent improvement over the same period in 2007. Earnings per share for the first nine months of 2008 were $0.79 compared to $0.57 for the same 2007 period. Revenue for the first 9 month
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