NHTC 10-Q: Q3 Loss Narrows to $232K, Cash Falls to $17.6M, No Q3 Dividend
NHTC is trading near its 52-week low of $0.78 (10% above the low).
Summary
Natural Health Trends' Q3 10-Q confirms the $7.6 million revenue and $232,000 net loss already reported, and shows liquidity down to $17.6 million from $28.9 million at year-end after buybacks, dividends and operating burn. No dividend was declared in Q3 2026.
Key Events · Earnings and Guidance · NHTC
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Q3 Loss Narrows to $232,000
Net sales were $7.56 million versus $9.48 million a year ago; net loss was $232,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared with $431,000 in Q3 2025.
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Liquidity Down $11.3 Million This Year
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $17.6 million at September 30, 2026, down from $28.9 million at December 31, 2025, after $5.9 million of buybacks, $1.7 million of dividends and $3.3 million of operating cash use.
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No Q3 Dividend Declared
The company paid $0.10 per share in each of the first two quarters of 2026 ($1.7 million total) but declared no dividend in Q3 2026, versus $0.20 per share in each of the first three quarters of 2025.
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Broady Trust Buyback Consumed Cash
On February 17, 2026 the company repurchased 2,935,227 shares, about 25.5% of shares outstanding, from the George K. Broady and Eleanor Jane Broady 2012 Irrevocable Trusts at $2.00 per share for about $5.9 million; $15.9 million after tax remained available under the program at quarter-end.
Analysis · NHTC · Trade & Services
The headline numbers match this morning's 8-K, but the full 10-Q is where the balance-sheet story sits. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities dropped to $17.6 million from $28.9 million at December 31, 2025, driven by the $5.9 million Broady trust buyback, $1.7 million of dividends and $3.3 million of operating cash burn. The company also skipped a Q3 dividend after paying $0.20 per share in each of the first three quarters of 2025 — a real change in capital return for a stock yielding heavily on that payout. Against a roughly $7.4 million market cap, the $17.6 million liquidity cushion is the main support under the equity, so the pace of the drawdown matters more than the $0.03 quarterly loss. Management says existing liquidity funds operations for the foreseeable future and sees no need to raise capital.
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At the time of this filing, NHTC was trading at $0.86 on NASDAQ in the Trade & Services sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $7.4M. The 52-week trading range was $0.78 to $4.60. This filing was assessed with negative market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.