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LifeVantage Corporation (LFVN)

Q2 2023 Earnings Call· Thu, Feb 2, 2023

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Operator

Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by. Welcome to today’s Conference Call to discuss LifeVantage’s Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results. [Operator Instructions] Hosting today’s conference will be Reed Anderson with ICR. As a reminder, today’s conference is being recorded. And now, I would like to turn the conference over to Mr. Anderson. Please go ahead, sir.

Reed Anderson

Analyst

Thank you. Good afternoon and welcome to LifeVantage Corporation’s conference call to discuss results for the second quarter of fiscal 2023. On the call today from LifeVantage with prepared remarks are Steve Fife, President and Chief Executive Officer and Carl Aure, Chief Financial Officer. By now, everyone should have access to the earnings release, which went out this afternoon at approximately 4:05 p.m. Eastern Time. If you have not received the release, it is available on the Investor Relations portion of LifeVantage’s website at www.lifevantage.com. This call is being webcast and a replay will be available on the company’s website as well. Before we begin, we would like to remind everyone that our prepared remarks contain forward-looking statements and management may make additional forward-looking statements in response to your questions. These statements do not guarantee future performance and therefore undue reliance should not be placed upon them. These statements are based on current expectations of the company’s management and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including those identified in the Risk Factors section of LifeVantage’s most recently filed Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Please note that during today’s call, we will discuss non-GAAP financial measures, including results on an adjusted basis. Management believes these financial measures can facilitate a more complete analysis and greater transparency into LifeVantage’s ongoing results of operations, particularly when comparing underlying operating results from period-to-period. We have included a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures with today’s release. This call also contains time-sensitive information that is accurate only as of the date of this live broadcast, February 2, 2023. LifeVantage assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking projections that maybe made in today’s release or call. Now, I will turn the call over to Steve Fife, the President and Chief Executive Officer of LifeVantage.

Steve Fife

Analyst

Thanks, Reed and good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us today. It’s an incredibly exciting time at LifeVantage. Our Rock the Rhythm event held earlier this month on January 18 and simultaneously broadcast to our U.S., Japan, Australia, New Zealand markets served as the public announcement for major transformation initiatives designed to forge a new, more modern chapter in our company. Over a year ago, myself, along with the executive team, took a hard look at where we were as an organization and what was needed to propel sustainable growth. LifeVantage has always had a reputation for having superior products, which delivered years of stability, but it was time to get back to being the company to watch. Our team dug deep into consumer trends. We met with top industry advisors. We evaluated the options we had to support growth opportunities and multiple paths to earn for our consultants, previously known as our distributors. The strategic plan that emerged from this comprehensive analysis was called LV360, because to really deliver the outcomes we were looking for, we needed to take a holistic approach with innovations happening across all the major touch points of our consultant and customer experience. One of the biggest components of LV360 is Evolve, our new industry-leading modern compensation plan. Evolve focuses on driving key consultant behaviors, including product sales with commissions possible through new three-tier pricing structure and graduated bonus incentives. Evolve outlines three progressive stages of the consulting paths: share, build and grow, and lead. And this clearly defines the earning opportunities at each stage. Evolve meets consultants where they are on their respective journeys, rewarding them for working in the way that works for their personalities and lifestyles. It is a simple path that is attractive to both direct sales professionals and those…

Carl Aure

Analyst

Thank you, Steve and good afternoon everyone. Let me walk you through our second quarter financial results. Please note that I will be discussing our non-GAAP adjusted results. You can refer to the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations in today’s press release for additional details. Second quarter revenue was $53.7 million, up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis and up 3.6% sequentially from the first quarter. Foreign currency fluctuations negatively impacted revenue by $2.4 million in the second quarter. Excluding the negative impact of foreign currency fluctuations, second quarter revenue was up $3.9 million or approximately 7.4% compared to the prior year period. Revenue in the Americas region increased 14.4%, including a 15.4% increase in the United States, compared to the prior year period to $39.7 million, driven primarily by the launch of our TrueScience Liquid Collagen product and partially offset by a 7.1% decline in total active accounts in the region. Revenue in our Asia-Pacific and Europe region decreased 20.2% to $14 million, driven by a 12% decrease in total active accounts and negative impacts from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Excluding the negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations, second quarter revenue in our Asia Pacific and Europe region was down 7%. The foreign currency impact was primarily related to currency fluctuations in Japan, which drove lower revenue in the country. Despite the foreign currency headwinds, we continue to be encouraged by the results we are seeing from our launch of the Philippines due to continued distributor leadership, development and advancement. Gross margin was 78.1% for the second quarter, compared to 81.5% in the prior year period. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to elevated shipping expenses, the negative impacts of foreign currency fluctuations as well as shifts in geographic and product sales mix. We are actively pursuing cost…

Operator

Operator

[Operator Instructions] Our first question is from Dustin Rikert, LifeVantage [ph]. Please proceed with your question.

Unidentified Analyst

Analyst

Yes. I just was interested to hear how – with the new comp plan, how you feel that this is going to be better than the old one?

Steve Fife

Analyst

Yes. Thanks. We feel like this is going to address some of the gaps that we have had in our plan and especially become much more appealing for people that want to sell products. We are proud of our history of products that we have and the innovation that comes with those. But frankly, our new plan does a much better job of incentivizing and paying people that are interested in selling products along with those that want to also build the business.

Unidentified Analyst

Analyst

Is it those that are in the middle of the company or at the top?

Steve Fife

Analyst

It’s throughout the organization.

Unidentified Analyst

Analyst

Okay.

Steve Fife

Analyst

Thanks.

Operator

Operator

It appears that there are no further questions at this time. I would now like to turn the floor back over to Steve Fife for closing comments.

Steve Fife

Analyst

Alright. Well, thank you for joining us today. In closing, I want to take the opportunity to thank all of our employees for their hard work and dedication as well as our outstanding team of independent consultants and loyal customers. We are very excited about this modernization of our company and remain focused on the opportunities that lie ahead. We hope you all stay safe and healthy and look forward to updating you on our next call. Have a great day.

Operator

Operator

This concludes today’s teleconference. You may disconnect your lines at this time. Thank you for your participation.