Herbalife Q4 Earnings: Conference Call Live Blog


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Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) reports earnings on Thursday afternoon. Below is a live blog of the events. The conference call is scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM ET.

06:11:11pm: Johnson: Online ordering will create a "huge opportunity" for the company. "We're going to return Herbalife to the place you expect it to be."

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06:08:01pm: Johnson: "There is just normal noise you get from a consumer..class action..but that's just commonplace."

06:07:11pm: Response: "Our focus on growth and sustainability," a shift toward more gradual sales leader qualification programs.

06:06:09pm: Pivotal analyst asks what surprisingly high retention rate growth was driven by.

06:05:06pm: Stock now flat after-hours.

05:59:19pm: Currency negatively impacted Q4 adjusted EPS by $0.31.

05:52:22pm: Expenses incurred responding to attacks on the Company's business model are mentioned. Highlighted below:

05:50:13pm: Currency negatively impacted Q4 adjusted EPS by $0.31.

05:47:59pm: Volume in Venezuela was down 70%, and reported net sales were down 90%. It should "continue to affect results throughout much of the year due to exchange rate differentials."

05:46:13pm: Stock now down .98% after hours.

05:46:11pm: Johnson: "We know the transition we've embarked on is the right one."

05:45:55pm: FX headwinds and marketing plan rollout are responsible for guidance adjustments. "None of the changes...should have a material effect beyond" the next 12 months. "We remain confident in our...transition."

05:44:33pm: Johnson: We've leased space in the Nanjing province for a new manufacturing facility -- the third in China, and the largest.

05:43:33pm: China sales grew double-digits last quarter, sales growth is returning to previously stagnant areas like Germany.


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05:42:22pm: 3-12 month qualification in Korea more than doubled last year.

05:40:12pm: Johnson: Customers able to buy directly from sales leaders on Herbalife's online website; "the rollout of GoHerbalife.com has been hugely successful."

05:39:39pm: Johnson: "As a reminder there were historically two ways to become a sales leader...a one month path and a two month path." Now, a third model -- a 12 month path -- first tested in Russia, is now showing promising results in other areas of the world. Retention is higher.

05:37:58pm: Johnson: Retention rates have doubled since 2003. It's "what sets us apart."

05:35:50pm: Johnson: "We are not happy with these top line results."

05:33:50pm: Johnson: We had the most customers last year than in any year in history.

05:33:50pm: Michael O. Johnson: We are focusing on our transformation..."a more gradual path toward becoming a sales leader"

05:30:12pm: Currently listening to "We Are Here" pre-call, the Herbalife anthem. Full lyrics here.

04:22:33pm: Herbalife shares now up 6.2%.

04:20:22pm: First quarter fiscal 2015 and full year fiscal 2015 guidance:

04:15:41pm: Herbalife Sees FY15 Adj. EPS $4.10-$4.50 vs $5.08 Est.

04:15:03pm: Herbalife Shares Down 5%

04:14:15pm: Herbalife Reports Q4 EPS $1.41 Vs Est $1.22, Sales $1.13B Vs Est $1.16B

04:10:11pm: No earnings figures have been announced yet. Shares are up 1.46% after hours.

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27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads... BUYING options. Most traders don't even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here's how he does it.


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