NEW YORK (AP) Analysts were optimistic on growth for Herbalife Ltd. ahead of a scheduled investor conference Wednesday in Los Angeles....
Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Rommel Dionisio said, in a research note earlier this month, that the charges are "baseless and without merit" and praised the company's 20 percent U.S. sales growth in the third quarter, citing the nutritional management company's Nutrition Clubs for the jump.
"We continue to believe that, as Nutrition Clubs are rolled out in markets other than Mexico and the U.S., Herbalife can see accelerated growth rates throughout the world in markets where such clubs expand," Dionisio said in a client note. He has a "Buy" rating and $47 price target on Herbalife.
Avondale Partners analyst Amy Vinson said after a recent call with investors that management did a good job addressing concerns about the fraud allegations and kept her "Market Outperform" rating and $50 price target.
Shares closed Tuesday trading at $39.11.
Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/22004443/for/cnbc
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HERBALIFE LTD has added two news releases to its Investor Relations website.
Title: Herbalife Ltd. to Host First Investor Conference
Date: 11/26/2007 9:29:00 PM
(NYSE:HLF) will host its first investor conference at the company's South Bay location on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. Presenters include Chairman and CEO Michael O. Johnson, President and Chief Operating Officer Greg Probert, Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Steve Henig, and Chief Financial Officer Rich Goudis.
The presentations will be webcast live from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. PT,
and will be available through the Investor Relations section of Herbalife's Web site at www.Herbalife.com. An archive of the webcast will be available on the Web site as well.
Title: Herbalife Appoints New Head of Global Operations
Date: 11/27/2007 4:42:00 PM
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2007--Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:
HLF), a global nutrition and direct-selling company, announced the
appointment of Shankar Suryanarayanan as senior vice president of
global operations to lead the strategic development of the company's
manufacturing, strategic sourcing, supply chain, and process
improvement efforts on a global basis.
Having worked in India, Europe, Asia, and the U.S.,
Suryanarayanan's experience well suits Herbalife's global business
model. He joins the company from Sandoz, a division of Novartis, where
he was head of global sourcing and purchasing, based in Germany,
responsible for an annual spend of over $1 billion on direct
materials, licensed products and manufacturing services from over
1,000 suppliers.
Previously, Suryanarayanan served as head of global technical
operations and leadership team member for Roche Consumer Health out of Switzerland. With responsibility for leading a team of 1,200
associates in engineering, quality, procurement, manufacturing and
logistics, he is credited with streamlining processes to reduce time
to market, fully integrating technical operations into the consumer
health business, and establishing systems to obtain licenses from
multiple regulatory agencies.
Before moving to Europe, Suryanarayanan was a senior consultant in
the operations management practice of Monitor Group, where he led
teams that used economic modeling to determine competitive positions
of clients' businesses.
Earlier in his career, he spent over a decade at Fisher Controls
International, a division of Emerson Electric, in positions of
progressive responsibility, first in the company's Asia Pacific
headquarters, and later in the global headquarters in the U.S.
Suryanarayanan also gained experience as a manufacturing engineer at
General Motors.
He holds a master of science in management from MIT Sloan School
of Management, a master of science in mechanical and aerospace
engineering from University of Missouri, and a bachelor of technology
in mechanical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology in
Kharagpur, India.
About Herbalife
Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) is a global network marketing company
that sells weight-management, nutrition, and personal care products
intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife(R) products are
sold in 65 countries through a network of 1.7 million independent
distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and
its Casa Herbalife program to bring good nutrition to children. Please
visit Herbalife Investor Relations for additional financial
information.
CONTACT: Herbalife Ltd.
George Fischer, 310-410-9600 x32649
georgef@herbalife.com
SOURCE: Herbalife Ltd.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Herbalife Record Net Income 3rd Quarter 2007; Herbalife Testimonials
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." Robert Frost (Source: igoogle Quote of the Day, November 7, 2007)
And what have I learned? Many things in life are not as I initially expected. At first, I thought that Herbalife was just full of silly zealots wearing big buttons.
Some Herbalife Buttons advertised on web, worn by independent distributors
Now that I am a "product" of Herbalife products, my feelings and thoughts have changed for the better. As such, I am now one of the new 52,982 fully qualified supervisors added to the Herbalife team in the third quarter 2007. Obviously, despite detractors, Herbalife is as strong as ever. It's going up! And here's the proof.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov 06, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) today reported third quarter net sales of $529.5 million, an increase of 11.1 percent compared to the same period of 2006. This record performance was largely attributable to double-digit growth in several of the company's top countries, including the U.S. up 20.4 percent, Taiwan up 23.6 percent and China up 89.3 percent, versus the third quarter of 2006.
The company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael O. Johnson, said, "We are pleased to report our 15th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth and another record quarter for net income. Our strong performance reflects the strength of our independent distributor organization, their confidence in the company, and the foundation we've built with our products, business opportunity, brand and image."
During the third quarter 2007, total supervisors increased 16.6 percent to 418,735 and new supervisors of 52,982 increased 4.7 percent versus the third quarter of 2006. The company's President's Team membership increased 11.3 percent to 1,066 members. You can read more of the report at the end of this web site or click on this link: http://ir.herbalife.com
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Why Business Growth?
Herbalife is growing because of its excellent products, an incredible marketing plan that gives 73% of product sales to distributors, as well as effective training that provides information and inspiration to one and all.
I am continually impressed with the ability to Herbalife to invigorate distributors from different walks of life in my island home, Jamaica, to increase their income as they coach others in wellness. For example, there is a dressmaker at the Senior Consultant level in Herbalife who testifies about the difference that Herbalife has made in her family since she started the business less than two months ago. Her son's immune system is improved and her finances are markedly better.
Generally, the quality of your nutrition can really be enhanced with Herbalife supplements. And then as you feel better and share your experience with others, "your success is our success." Referrals lets network marketing help you help others. And the converse is also true, Herbalife enables you to help others help you. Of course, income results vary. But in my experience, there are usually positive outcomes for persons who replicate each aspect of the proven tools used in the Herbalife business.
Herbalife helps control size and shape for life!
Last night, at the Herbalife Opportunity Meeting at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, I listened to a female university graduate from UTech (University of Technology, Jamaica) talk about her experience. She was so glad that she has been able to travel twice this year to Herbalife events in the USA, thanks to her earnings from her part-time business. She says that she is doing better than her former classmates. And there was a young man who spoke about making J$500,000 in the last ninety (90) days. Not a fortune, of course, but much better than he would have been earning otherwise; his previous hardware business failed. Herbalife changes lives! Of course, there are also stories of persons with much higher incomes involved in Herbalife. But "ordinary" new supervisors earn extraordinary sums too!
Testimonials Herbalife University October 2007
The explosive growth in Herbalife business is in sync with the testimonials from the October 2007 Herbalife University. Over fifty (50) distributors from Jamaica, West Indies, attended the event; they came back with glowing reports and renewed inspiration.
Here are written testimonials from North Americans on the Herbalife University web site.
“The weekend at University was phenomenal! It was so great being around so many new Distributors with all their passion and excitement…The way University is conducted is very fun!”
- Leiloni S., Supervisor, Pierce, WA
"Thanks for the incredible training, we were very excited about the Nutrition Club Trainings at University and are now exploring a site to start one here in our area!"
- Lorelei A., GET Team Member, Santa Clara, CA
"Being in business just a little over a year, we walked away with new knowledge, enthusiasm, and new friends! We will be moving up the marketing plan to the next level this month and our additional inspiration aided in signing up a new distributor today!"
- Pat & Michael S., Supervisor, Kent, WA
"The Herbalife University was our first big event, we returned home with the confidence and intention of truly wanting to change people's lives... And now we can say, we will!"
- Genevieve T., World Team Member, Kahului, HI
"University was such a powerful experience for me and my team…The training was over the top! I know it will boost my business right up the marketing plan!”
- Julie M., World Team Member, Oxford, ME
"We almost took 30 pages of notes, there was so much good information, we couldn't stop writing! We will definitely be there for the January Kickoff Meetings!"
- Shannon G., World Team Member, Waterloo, WI
“The best training I have ever been to! Now I can implement into my business all the tools and inspiration to explode through the rest of 2007 and beyond!”
- Selina H., President's Team Member, Calgary, Canada
"Gaining more knowledge about the products from Dr. Luigi and Dr. Ignarro was my favorite…I feel very confident right now to do my business after going to University!"
- Olivia F., Supervisor, Cedar Hills, UT
And what have I learned? Many things in life are not as I initially expected. At first, I thought that Herbalife was just full of silly zealots wearing big buttons.
Some Herbalife Buttons advertised on web, worn by independent distributors
Now that I am a "product" of Herbalife products, my feelings and thoughts have changed for the better. As such, I am now one of the new 52,982 fully qualified supervisors added to the Herbalife team in the third quarter 2007. Obviously, despite detractors, Herbalife is as strong as ever. It's going up! And here's the proof.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov 06, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) today reported third quarter net sales of $529.5 million, an increase of 11.1 percent compared to the same period of 2006. This record performance was largely attributable to double-digit growth in several of the company's top countries, including the U.S. up 20.4 percent, Taiwan up 23.6 percent and China up 89.3 percent, versus the third quarter of 2006.
The company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael O. Johnson, said, "We are pleased to report our 15th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth and another record quarter for net income. Our strong performance reflects the strength of our independent distributor organization, their confidence in the company, and the foundation we've built with our products, business opportunity, brand and image."
During the third quarter 2007, total supervisors increased 16.6 percent to 418,735 and new supervisors of 52,982 increased 4.7 percent versus the third quarter of 2006. The company's President's Team membership increased 11.3 percent to 1,066 members. You can read more of the report at the end of this web site or click on this link: http://ir.herbalife.com
----------
Why Business Growth?
Herbalife is growing because of its excellent products, an incredible marketing plan that gives 73% of product sales to distributors, as well as effective training that provides information and inspiration to one and all.
I am continually impressed with the ability to Herbalife to invigorate distributors from different walks of life in my island home, Jamaica, to increase their income as they coach others in wellness. For example, there is a dressmaker at the Senior Consultant level in Herbalife who testifies about the difference that Herbalife has made in her family since she started the business less than two months ago. Her son's immune system is improved and her finances are markedly better.
Generally, the quality of your nutrition can really be enhanced with Herbalife supplements. And then as you feel better and share your experience with others, "your success is our success." Referrals lets network marketing help you help others. And the converse is also true, Herbalife enables you to help others help you. Of course, income results vary. But in my experience, there are usually positive outcomes for persons who replicate each aspect of the proven tools used in the Herbalife business.
Herbalife helps control size and shape for life!
Last night, at the Herbalife Opportunity Meeting at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, I listened to a female university graduate from UTech (University of Technology, Jamaica) talk about her experience. She was so glad that she has been able to travel twice this year to Herbalife events in the USA, thanks to her earnings from her part-time business. She says that she is doing better than her former classmates. And there was a young man who spoke about making J$500,000 in the last ninety (90) days. Not a fortune, of course, but much better than he would have been earning otherwise; his previous hardware business failed. Herbalife changes lives! Of course, there are also stories of persons with much higher incomes involved in Herbalife. But "ordinary" new supervisors earn extraordinary sums too!
Testimonials Herbalife University October 2007
The explosive growth in Herbalife business is in sync with the testimonials from the October 2007 Herbalife University. Over fifty (50) distributors from Jamaica, West Indies, attended the event; they came back with glowing reports and renewed inspiration.
Here are written testimonials from North Americans on the Herbalife University web site.
“The weekend at University was phenomenal! It was so great being around so many new Distributors with all their passion and excitement…The way University is conducted is very fun!”
- Leiloni S., Supervisor, Pierce, WA
"Thanks for the incredible training, we were very excited about the Nutrition Club Trainings at University and are now exploring a site to start one here in our area!"
- Lorelei A., GET Team Member, Santa Clara, CA
"Being in business just a little over a year, we walked away with new knowledge, enthusiasm, and new friends! We will be moving up the marketing plan to the next level this month and our additional inspiration aided in signing up a new distributor today!"
- Pat & Michael S., Supervisor, Kent, WA
"The Herbalife University was our first big event, we returned home with the confidence and intention of truly wanting to change people's lives... And now we can say, we will!"
- Genevieve T., World Team Member, Kahului, HI
"University was such a powerful experience for me and my team…The training was over the top! I know it will boost my business right up the marketing plan!”
- Julie M., World Team Member, Oxford, ME
"We almost took 30 pages of notes, there was so much good information, we couldn't stop writing! We will definitely be there for the January Kickoff Meetings!"
- Shannon G., World Team Member, Waterloo, WI
“The best training I have ever been to! Now I can implement into my business all the tools and inspiration to explode through the rest of 2007 and beyond!”
- Selina H., President's Team Member, Calgary, Canada
"Gaining more knowledge about the products from Dr. Luigi and Dr. Ignarro was my favorite…I feel very confident right now to do my business after going to University!"
- Olivia F., Supervisor, Cedar Hills, UT
Thursday, November 1, 2007
ReShape Challenge & Weight Loss Contest
Do you really want to lose weight in order to improve your appearance & health? Or do you want to help others who are obese lose excess fat? Then you need to identify a plan to accomplish your SMART goals and then be committed to this plan. A SMART goal is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound. Most importantly, after you have articulated your goals, don't give up. Why?
"The number of people that fail is directly proportionate to the number of people that give up." - Joseph McClendon III
Kathleen Russell Miller has lost eight-two pounds (82 lbs) and has kept it off for over five (5) years. She has not given up. The key is have a maintenance plan. Don't how to do this? We can help!
WEIGHT LOSS CONTEST / NUTRITION CLASS
Treat yourself to an improved figure for this season, with the help of SAM, a ShapeWorksTM coach. You too can look good & feel great at parties this Christmas holiday.
Sign up for our six (6) week RESHAPE challenge & weekly Nutrition Class in a face-to-face traditional classroom setting in Kingston, Jamaica. Become eligible for cash prizes & surprises. The criteria for awards are two-fold: (i) highest percentage (%) weight lost & (ii) most inches lost. Participation open to all overweight adults who are willing to able to attend the weekly nutrition class and pay the small registration fee (that will be divided for cash prize).
FREE WELLNESS EVALUATION
Send text (SMS) message to SAM at (876) 381-2882 (Digicel) or (876) 810-1234 (C&W). Or email SAM: 4nrg2b @ gmail.com to make an appointment for this assessment.
LOSE WEIGHT NOW, ASK ME HOW
Is your weight as it should be?
Have you tried many diets known to thee?
Is your health too much worry?
The doctor you got to see! *
If so, text or email us soon to learn the key:
How we can help self, friends and family!
* N.B. Consuming herbal products are not a substitute for a physician’s advice.
This program creates a miniature Nutrition Club (TM). All are welcome to share this life-changing experience for six weeks during November and December 2007.
"Who you ultimately become is determined by your consistent decisions, not your current condition." -- Joseph McClendon III
Ask yourself: "Would you do to someone else's body what you are doing to your body?" Dr. Oz, Oprah TV show, November 1, 2007
In Jamaica, let's follow the USA and the rest of the world in the right kinds of ways:
See http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2004-09-12-wlc-met-challenge_x.htm to review a (2004) weight loss challenge presented by USA Today.
Or can you can review another inspiring story Australian IRONMAN’s (2004) BodyBlitz Grand Champion. The winner of a Weight Loss Challenge recounts his experience on his site:
http://www.sportzblitz.net/body-blitz-challenge/nigel-harwood-grandchampion.php These are only two of many successful weight loss challenges.
Weight loss challenges are not new, but they can work for you! Now is the time. What are you waiting for?
NEXT GUEST SPEAKER @ SUCCESS TRAINING SEMINAR, JAMAICA
"Your imagination is the strongest tool that you have for creating your compelling future." -- Joseph McClendon III
Come hear a superb business coach at the next Corporate Success Training Seminar in Jamaica on Sunday, November 18, 2007 at the Hilton Kingston. Herbalife says "Dream It. Do It." This event is open to all persons who are still looking to fulfill their dreams as well as to those who want to recover from financial distress. People come to Herbalife to find inspiration or out of desperation. Even if you're a skeptic, I suggest that you check out this incredible business opportunity for yourself by attending this worthwhile seminar on November 18.
Joseph gained eleven pounds (11 lbs) of muscle using Herbalife products. The following year he became a distributor. Eventually, he learnt how to gain financial muscle after putting what he was taught into practice. Interestingly, at first, he wanted to do it his own way. Until, he saw the "big picture" at the Extravaganza. Then he told his sponsor in the business that he was ready to learn. Read the rest of the story to his journey to President's Team on the Herbalife Today e-magazine: http://www.herbalifeww.com/us/pdf/Today_Magazine/2003-09/SeptTodayMag11-15.pdf
Do you need more reasons to listen to Coach?
On his 19th birthday Joseph McClendon III was given a powerful secret. A timeless secret that carried with it the promise of prosperity and fulfillment. The cost of the secret to him was to first master it and then share it. He first used it to change from being hopeless and homeless, living in a card board box into an abundant life. Since then he has shared this secret with thousands around the world to bring health, wealth and happiness into their lives. Now it's your turn!
”I humbly offer you my experiences, and these incredible secrets in a fun, simple and magical way. My sincere wish for you is that you take this gift and boldly step into the life you desire and deserve.” Read about this UCLA instructor on http://www.makeyourfate.com/about.htm; learn more about this trainer.
NEW HERBALIFE JAMAICA WAREHOUSE OPENING SOON
External view of coming Herbalife warehouse (Discovery Bay, Jamaica)
Storage space in coming Herbalife warehouse (Discovery Bay, Jamaica)