MLM USANA Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Year Results

USANA Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Year Results:

"USANA Health Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq: USNA) today announced record financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and for the fiscal year of 2005 (ended Dec. 31, 2005). Net sales in the fourth quarter increased 15.7% to $86.9 million, compared with $75.1 million in the fourth quarter of the prior year. Net sales growth for the fourth quarter of 2005 was driven by a 16.7% increase in the number of active Associates, compared to the fourth quarter of the prior year.

Earnings from operations in the fourth quarter of 2005 grew 26.4% to $15.4 million, or 17.8% of net sales, compared with $12.2 million, or 16.3% of net sales, in the fourth quarter of the prior year. The company achieved record net earnings in the fourth quarter of 2005 of $10.5 million, an increase of 14.5%, compared with net earnings of $9.2 million in the fourth quarter of the prior year. Earnings per share in the fourth quarter of 2005 improved to $0.54 per share, an increase of 17.4%, compared with $0.46 per share in the fourth quarter of the prior year. Earnings per share in the quarter included an increase of approximately $0.01 per share due to a lower than expected effective tax rate."