A collection of annual income disclosure statements published by multi-level marketing companies, continuously updated. Last updates done 05/12/20 reflect new statements for Mary Kay, Arbonne, Beachbody, Optavia (formerly Medifast), Scentsy, and Young Living.
Some MLMs release income disclosures or earnings disclosures. These numbers are not required to be disclosed in the United States, but some of the companies do it anyway to appear transparent. The disclosures theoretically provide insight into how much distributors earn in commissions or overrides, but they are generally worthless. They are worthless because of what they do not disclose.
Multilevel marketing companies purposely omit important information that would allow potential distributors or investors to have real insight into these plans. In general, earnings disclosure statements often fail to provide the following information that is critical to understanding the plans and the results: