Nu Skin Enterprises Inc (NUS)

Pretax margin

Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) US$ in thousands 26,594 41,584 47,071 52,866 88,970 83,050 180,143 218,620 232,423 305,421 312,045 290,336 256,232 218,377 208,537 219,758 255,169 215,768 224,501 225,224
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 1,944,626 1,990,615 2,029,718 2,090,140 2,210,639 2,364,066 2,468,741 2,613,985 2,687,485 2,763,351 2,825,346 2,732,970 2,569,220 2,401,760 2,287,272 2,297,348 2,406,817 2,496,665 2,582,043 2,662,733
Pretax margin 1.37% 2.09% 2.32% 2.53% 4.02% 3.51% 7.30% 8.36% 8.65% 11.05% 11.04% 10.62% 9.97% 9.09% 9.12% 9.57% 10.60% 8.64% 8.69% 8.46%

December 31, 2023 calculation

Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $26,594K ÷ $1,944,626K
= 1.37%

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.'s pretax margin has been fluctuating over the past eight quarters. The pretax margin decreased from 4.00% in Q4 2022 to 1.35% in Q4 2023, reflecting a significant decline in profitability. This downward trend continued into Q1 2023 with a pretax margin of 2.51%, further indicating a decrease in the company's profitability. However, there was a slight improvement in Q2 and Q3 2023, with pretax margins of 2.31% and 2.08% respectively, but they remained relatively low compared to previous periods. Notably, the pretax margin was highest in Q1 and Q2 2022, reaching 8.33% and 7.26% respectively, suggesting stronger profitability during that period. Overall, Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. has experienced varying levels of profitability, with recent quarters showing a reduction in pretax margin compared to the same quarters in the previous year.


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2023

Company name
Symbol
Pretax margin
Nu Skin Enterprises Inc
NUS
1.37%
Cardinal Health Inc
CAH
0.53%
Cencora Inc.
COR
0.87%
McKesson Corporation
MCK
1.18%