NATURAL HEALTH TRENDS CORP
Business
Natural Health Trends Corp. is an international direct-selling and e-commerce company that markets and sells personal care, wellness and quality-of-life products under the NHT Global brand. It offers wellness, herbal, beauty, lifestyle, home, daily care and at-home test products, including dietary supplements, skincare, topical gels, home appliances, oral care devices and an at-home biomarker testing kit. The company operates primarily through a network marketing model in which independent members purchase products for personal use or resale and earn commissions under a binary/unilevel compensation plan. It distributes products across the Americas, Greater China, Southeast Asia, South Korea, Japan, India, Europe and through local service providers in Russia and Kazakhstan.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-21
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 40 | 43 | 44 | 49 | 60 | |
| Cost of sales | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | |
| Gross profit | 29 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 45 | |
| Commissions expense | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 26 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | |
| Total operating expenses | 31 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 43 | |
| Loss from operations | −2 | −1 | −2 | −270,000 | 2 | |
| Other income, net | 1 | 2 | 2 | 872,000 | −61,000 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | −567,000 | 620,000 | 745,000 | 602,000 | 2 | |
| Income tax provision | 315,000 | 48,000 | 177,000 | 289,000 | 425,000 | |
| Net income (loss) | −882,000 | 572,000 | 568,000 | 313,000 | 1 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | −0.08 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.1 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | −0.08 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.09 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 7 | 14 | 56 | 70 | 84 | |
| Marketable securities | 22 | 30 | 0 | — | — | |
| Inventories, net | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| Other current assets | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total current assets | 34 | 51 | 64 | 78 | 93 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 153,000 | 190,000 | 266,000 | 394,000 | 463,000 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Restricted cash | 7,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 | 79,000 | 522,000 | |
| Deferred tax asset | 289,000 | 382,000 | 369,000 | 195,000 | 309,000 | |
| Other assets | 2 | 1 | 869,000 | 606,000 | 571,000 | |
| Total assets | 38 | 55 | 69 | 83 | 98 | |
| Accounts payable | 555,000 | 895,000 | 990,000 | 810,000 | 761,000 | |
| Income taxes payable | 5,000 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Accrued commissions | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Other accrued expenses | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Deferred revenue | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |
| Amounts held in eWallets | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 869,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other current liabilities | 451,000 | 709,000 | 784,000 | 905,000 | 865,000 | |
| Total current liabilities | 14 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | |
| Deferred tax liability | 180,000 | 174,000 | 135,000 | 141,000 | 153,000 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total liabilities | 15 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 39 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 8) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 12,979,414 shares issued at December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −36 | −26 | −18 | −9 | −231,000 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −784,000 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −492,000 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost; 1,466,339 shares at December 31, 2025 and 2024 | −24 | −24 | −24 | −26 | — | |
| Total stockholders equity | 23 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 59 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 38 | 55 | 69 | 83 | 98 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 109,000 | 131,000 | 164,000 | 204,000 | 299,000 | |
| Net accretion of marketable securities | −375,000 | −441,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Share-based compensation | 132,000 | 145,000 | 161,000 | 0 | — | |
| Noncash lease expense | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 102,000 | 17,000 | −178,000 | 90,000 | 362,000 | |
| Inventories | 1 | 1 | 228,000 | 680,000 | −2 | |
| Other current assets | 1 | −113,000 | −452,000 | 992,000 | −803,000 | |
| Other assets | −640,000 | −421,000 | −270,000 | −67,000 | 68,000 | |
| Accounts payable | −341,000 | −94,000 | 181,000 | 52,000 | 182,000 | |
| Income taxes payable | −5 | −4 | −3 | −1 | −2 | |
| Accrued commissions | −111,000 | −19,000 | −866,000 | −654,000 | 212,000 | |
| Other accrued expenses | −7,000 | 271,000 | −4,000 | −732,000 | 20,000 | |
| Deferred revenue | −854,000 | 245,000 | 565,000 | −3 | 5 | |
| Amounts held in eWallets | −445,000 | −672,000 | −947,000 | −1 | −2 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | |
| Other current liabilities | −279,000 | −62,000 | −119,000 | 55,000 | −395,000 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | −6 | −3 | −4 | −5 | 1 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −68,000 | −57,000 | −46,000 | −143,000 | −225,000 | |
| Purchases of marketable securities | −51 | −70 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities | 59 | 40 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 8 | −30 | −46,000 | −143,000 | −225,000 | |
| Dividends paid | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | |
| Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | −7 | −43 | −14 | −15 | −9 | |
| Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 312,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | −486,000 | −180,000 | |
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | 487,000 | 124,000 | 147,000 | 2 | — |