Blyth, Inc. Increases Fiscal Year 2012 Outlook Due to Strong Sales and Profit Growth at ViSalus Sciences

GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Blyth, Inc. (NYSE: BTH), a leading multi-channel designer and marketer of home fragrance and home decor, as well as health and wellness products, today commented on its outlook for fiscal year 2012.  Earnings Per Share are expected to be $2.23 to $2.43 and include a loss of approximately $0.80 per share for discontinued operations arising from the sale of Midwest-CBK and the exit of Boca Java, as well as $0.27 per share for charges related to the ViSalus equity incentive plan.  This compares to prior fiscal year 2012 earnings per share guidance of $2.10 to $2.30.  The loss from discontinued operations is higher than previous guidance of $0.70 due to an adjustment for taxes and other costs.  

Normalized earnings per share from Continuing Operations, excluding the ViSalus equity incentive plan charge, are expected to be in the range of $3.30 to $3.50 for fiscal year 2012 versus prior guidance of $2.80 to $3.00.  Management has raised the current year outlook as a result of significant sales and distributor growth at ViSalus, a network marketing company that sells weight management products, nutritional supplements and energy drinks to consumers in the United States one-on-one by independent distributors.

Management also updated its expectations for cash flow from operations to approximately $45 million versus prior guidance of $40 million.  Capital spending is unchanged at approximately $8 million for fiscal year 2012.

Blyth, Inc., headquartered in Greenwich, CT, USA, is a multi-channel company primarily focused on direct selling.  We design and market home fragrance products and decorative accessories, as well as weight management products, nutritional supplements and energy drink mixes.  These products are sold through the home party plan method of direct selling and through network marketing, respectively. The Company also designs and markets household convenience items and personalized gifts through the catalog/internet channel, as well as tabletop lighting and chafing fuel for the foodservice trade.  The Company manufactures most of its candles and chafing fuel and sources nearly all of its other products.  Its products are sold direct to the consumer under the PartyLite®, Two Sisters Gourmet® by PartyLite and ViSalus Sciences® brands, to consumers in the catalog/Internet channel under the As We Change®, Miles Kimball®, Exposures®, Walter Drake® and Easy Comforts®, and to the Foodservice industry under the Sterno®, Ambria® and HandyFuel® brands.  In Europe, Blyth's products are also sold under the PartyLite brand.  

Blyth, Inc. may be found on the Internet at www.blyth.com.

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts.  Actual results could differ materially due to various factors, including the slowing of the United States or European economies or retail environments, the risk that we will be unable to maintain our historic growth rate, our ability to respond appropriately to changes in product demand, the risk that we will be unable to integrate the businesses that we acquire into our existing operations, the risks (including foreign currency fluctuations, economic and political instability, transportation delays, difficulty in maintaining quality control, trade and foreign tax laws and others) associated with international sales and foreign sourced products, risks associated with our ability to recruit new independent sales consultants, our dependence on key corporate management personnel, risks associated with the sourcing of raw materials for our products, competition in terms of price and new product introductions, risks associated with our information technology systems (including, susceptibility to outages due to fire, floods, power loss, telecommunications failures, computer viruses, break-ins and similar events) and other factors described in this press release and in the Company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K.

SOURCE Blyth, Inc.

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