Herbalife Ltd. Announces Record Third Quarter earnings

Herbalife Ltd. Announces Record Third Quarter 2012 and Introduces 2013 Earnings Guidance

By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool

Posted 4:51PM 10/29/12 

Herbalife Ltd. Announces Record Third Quarter 2012 and Introduces 2013 Earnings Guidance

• Third quarter volume points of 1.2 billion increased 17 percent with double digit increases in each of its six regions compared to the prior year period.
• Third quarter EPS of $1.04 increased 20 percent compared to the prior year period EPS.
• Introducing FY'13 EPS guidance in a range of $4.40 to $4.55.
• Board of directors approved a $0.30 per share quarterly dividend.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Herbalife Ltd. (NYS: HLF) today reported third quarter record net sales of $1.0 billion, a 14 percent increase, driven by a 17 percent increase in volume points compared to the prior year period. The company reported net income of $117.8 million, or $1.04 per diluted share, compared to the third quarter 2011 net income of $108.0 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, reflecting an increase of 9 percent and 20 percent, respectively.
"Our business momentum has continued through the third quarter with double digit volume growth from all six of our geographical regions," said Michael O. Johnson, the company's chairman and CEO. "Our 2013 guidance for double-digit volume and EPS growth illustrates our belief in continued growth driven by the ongoing global expansion of daily consumption and our city by city approach to deepen our penetration in existing markets."

For the quarter ended September 30, 2012, the company generated cash flow from operations of $142.4 million, paid dividends of $32.4 million, and invested $20.0 million in capital expenditures. Also in the third quarter, the company repurchased $181.9 million in common shares outstanding, completing the $427.9 million repurchase agreement announced on May 3, 2012.

Herbalife Welcomes Mexican Doctor to its Nutrition Advisory Board

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Herbalife Ltd. (NYS: HLF) welcomes Florisa Barquera, M.D., an expert in nutrition and the issues related to obesity and nutritional disorders, to its Nutrition Advisory Board.

The Nutrition Advisory Board is comprised of leading experts from around the world in the fields of nutrition and health who inform, educate and train Herbalife independent distributors on the principles of nutrition, physical activity and healthy lifestyle. The board is chaired by David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)*.

Barquera is a member of the Mexican Academy for Obesity and has collaborated in several studies conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica into the impact of poor nutrition on the population of Mexico. She is also a member of the Academic Development Committee at Universidad Anáhuac, Mexico City. She has authored and co-authored a number of articles and books on the subject of obesity and is regularly used by the media to provide comment on, and insight into, the nutrition situation in Mexico.
Barquera received her medical degree from Universidad Anáhuac and her master's in Clinical Nutrition from the same university.

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Shocking new study

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 3, 2012 (HealthDay News) — People who eat a so-called "Western diet," which is high in fat, salt and sugar, are at significantly greater risk for stroke or premature death, according to a new study involving rats.
Researchers from Canada found this type of food, also known as the "cafeteria diet," creates what they called "a ticking time bomb of health problems."
For the study, the researchers gave sedentary rats a choice of nutritional food pellets or junk food items including cookies, sausage and cupcakes. The animals were also given a choice of water or a 30 percent sugar solution that imitated soft drinks.
Like humans, the researchers said, the rats preferred the treats. And after eating a high-calorie, high-sugar and high-sodium diet for just two months, they developed symptoms of a condition known as metabolic syndrome, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and blood sugar levels, and obesity — factors that increase the risk of stroke and other health problems.
The researchers noted that the rats were only the equivalent of about 16 to 22 years old in human years.
"I think we'll soon start to see people in their 30s or 40s having strokes, having dementia, because of this junk food diet," the study's lead researcher, Dr. Dale Corbett, scientific director of the Center for Stroke Recovery at Canada's Heart and Stroke Foundation, said in a foundation news release. "Young people will have major, major problems much earlier in life."
The study authors said their findings underscore the need for regular exercise and a well-balanced diet to prevent metabolic syndrome.
"We're not sure whether metabolic syndrome can be reversed," noted Corbett. "If it can't, and we continue to live and eat like this, then we're each a ticking time bomb of health problems," he added.
Another expert, Dr. Mark Bayley, co-chair of the Canadian Stroke Congress and medical director of the Neurological Rehabilitation Program at Toronto Rehab, pointed out in the news release that "metabolic syndrome and stroke are huge health concerns for the public. We cannot afford to continue making poor nutritional choices. Our diet is killing us."
The study authors concluded that more research is needed to investigatethe risks of a poor diet on animals that have other health issues.
"Laboratory models often use relatively young animals who are healthier and on better diets than we are," Corbett noted. "However, it is important to remember that for many people, the consequences would be even worse, since a lot of people with stroke also have pre-existing health problems."
The study was scheduled to be presented Monday at the Canadian Stroke Congress, in Calgary. The data and conclusions of research presented at meetings should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. In addition, experts point out that results from animal research are not necessarily applicable to humans.
And while the study found an association between the unhealthy diets and an increase in health risk factors in the rats, it didn't prove a cause-and-effect relationship.

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