Company News, Financial News

Strong Results in China Provide Lift to Herbalife

Take that, Bill Ackman.

Author Image

By: TOM BRANNA

Editor

Pity Bill Ackman. The billionaire hedge fund investor who has accused Herbalife Ltd of being a pyramid scheme, is facing more losses in his short bet as the nutrition company raised its forecast for the first quarter of 2014 on strong sales growth in China. Herbalife's China sales rose more than 120% in the fourth quarter of 2013, the fastest of any region worldwide, prompting the firm to estimate adjusted profit of $1.25 to $1.29 per share in the first quarter this year. It had earlier fo...

Continue reading this story and get 24/7 access to Happi for FREE


Already a subscriber? Sign in

Keep Up With Our Content. Subscribe To Happi Newsletters