Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, FiscalAI reports. Natural Health Trends had a negative return on equity of 7.38% and a negative net margin of 4.51%.The business had revenue of $7.60 million during the quarter.

Here are the key takeaways from Natural Health Trends’ conference call:

• Second-quarter sales fell 23% to $7.6 million, driven by cautious Chinese consumer spending, regulatory uncertainty, and member conduct issues in Hong Kong that disrupted business.
• The company posted a $643,000 operating loss and a $451,000 net loss, compared with operating income of $15,000 in the prior-year quarter.
• Restructuring efforts improved gross margin to 75.2% from 73.9% and reduced quarterly selling, general, and administrative expenses by $323,000; management expects additional savings in the second half of 2026.
• Management highlighted encouraging early feedback for its new Super Nutri One product and announced the resumption of share repurchases, with $15.9 million remaining under the existing authorization.
• Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities declined to $18.6 million from $28.9 million at year-end, primarily due to share repurchases and dividend payments.

Natural Health Trends Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:NHTC traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $1.71. 19,715 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 33,756. The company has a market cap of $14.69 million, a P/E ratio of -10.70 and a beta of 0.92. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $2.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $2.79. Natural Health Trends has a one year low of $1.55 and a one year high of $5.10.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Natural Health Trends in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Sell”.

Institutional Trading of Natural Health Trends

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Natural Health Trends stock. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ:NHTC) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 22,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $101,000. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC owned about 0.20% of Natural Health Trends at the end of the most recent quarter. 10.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Natural Health Trends

Natural Health Trends Corp. is a U.S.-based holding company that develops, markets and distributes a range of plant-based health supplements, nutritional products and personal care items. The company’s product portfolio spans weight management, skin care, men’s health, nutritional supplements and wellness solutions designed to support overall health and beauty. Natural Health Trends focuses on delivering scientifically formulated products through modern e-commerce channels and direct selling platforms.

Through its principal subsidiaries in the People’s Republic of China—including Shanghai NHTC Health Products Co, Ltd.