Youngevity International Inc (fka YGYI)

[The Blaze]

What a great experience we had with Youngevity ringing the opening bell at the NASDAQ!
It’s been a long, long time for me and my YGYI fellow shareholders
of family, friends, coworkers and even some of my neighbors.
We have continued to support Youngevity over the years, the company has grown from $22 million revenue to what should be well over $200 million in 2018.
I have over that time span visited the coffee roaster at least a dozen times and have witnessed a transformation from a small boutique niche coffee roaster to a 50,000 sq ft top rated SQF1 major operation with 2 trade marked brands, dozens of private label brands and literally millions of pounds of green coffee shipped in from their own plantation in Nicaragua running through their roaster. Field to cup coffee business and the coffee division growth is booming!

I have also been to Chula Vista, CA to take a tour of their 65,000 ft distribution center and corporate offices and witnessed the massive revenue growth and expansion ramping up in their direct sales division.
I spent 3 days at their 2016 annual convention to further dig in deep with my due diligence. I have been impressed every step of the way with the growth and more impressed with the executive teams vision for international expansion as well as scaling up the coffee division.

YGYI no doubt has lagged way behind the success of Youngevity. In fact the ROI over the last 6 years is basically zero percent with YGYI in a flatlined 6 year coma.
Management has a plan in place to rectify that situation and create tremendous shareholder value.
Very simply they are ramping up growth having launched in approximately 10 new international markets which has been a great expense causing much of 2017’s losses.
Going forward if they execute we will see significant international revenue growth and a swing to profitability with most of the costs of expansion in our rear view mirror.
Management uplisted to the NASDAQ without the assistance of an investment bank. They have been on a hunt for the best possible IB to partner up with to take YGYI to the next level. Once a deal is signed with a top tier investment bank YGYI will get exposure to the much needed institutional investors that can drive in volume and liquidity, ultimately driving up share price in my opinion.

For me personally I believe the long wait will greatly reward shareholders.
IMO this is a great entry point for new investors or long time investors to increase positions.
2018 should will bring a partnership with a quality investment bank, a spike in revenue growth based on international expansion, Tupperware subsidiary acquisition and $18 million in announced green coffee deals.
Management has promised to work towards improving the bottom line as well.
My take is with a quality IB, improved bottom line with double digit percentage revenue growth..........we should see a great ROI in 2018.

Good luck to all and check out the recap video of the NASDAQ bell ringing. I’m the one in the blue suit on the right side of the podium next to the gorgeous blond babe (my wife, lol)

https://vimeo.com/249728730