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Mannatech Reports Third Quarter End 2020 Financial Results
FLOWER MOUND, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mannatech, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX), a global health and wellness company committed to transforming lives to make a
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[{"type":"text","content":" FLOWER MOUND, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nMannatech, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX), a global health and wellness company committed to transforming lives to make a better world, today announced financial results for its third quarter of 2020.\n\nThird Quarter End Results\n\nThird quarter net sales for 2020 were $38.0 million, a decrease of $1.7 million, or 4.3%, as compared to $39.7 million in the third quarter of 2019. Income from operations increased to $1.4 million for the third quarter of 2020, from $0.6 million in the same period in 2019.\n\nNet income was $1.6 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2020, as compared to a net loss of $1.5 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2019.\n\nGross profit as a percentage of sales declined to 75.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to 80.6% for the same period in 2019.\n\nCommission and incentives as a percentage of net sales was 39.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to 42.1% for the same period in the prior year.\n\nFor the three months ended September 30, 2020, overall selling and administrative expenses decreased by $2.3 million to $6.6 million, as compared to $9.0 million for the same period in 2019. The decrease in selling and administrative expenses was due to a $1.8 million decrease in payroll costs, a $0.4 million decrease in marketing costs and a $0.1 million decrease in stock-based compensation.\n\nFor the three months ended September 30, 2020, other operating costs decreased by $0.1 million, or 2.9%, to $5.1 million, as compared to $5.2 million for the same period in 2019. The decrease in operating costs was primarily due to a $0.4 million decrease in travel and entertainment, which was offset by a $0.3 million increase in consulting fees.\n\nFor the three months ended September 30, 2020, provision for taxes was $22,000, compared to the same period in the prior year, which had a $1.6 million provision.\n\nThe approximate number of new and continuing independent associate and preferred customer positions held by individuals in Mannatech’s network and associated with purchases of products as of September 30, 2020 and 2019 were approximately 180,000 and 176,000, respectively. Recruitment increased 13.7% in the third quarter of 2020 as compared to the third quarter of 2019. The numb...