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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
The Company is a leading nationwide direct-to-consumer pet pharmacy and online provider of prescription and non-prescription medications, food, supplements, supplies and vet services for dogs, cats, and horses. The Company markets and sells directly to consumers through its websites, customer contact center, and mobile application. The Company offers consumers an attractive alternative for obtaining pet medications, foods, and supplies in terms of convenience, price, speed of delivery, and valued customer service.
Founded in 1996, the Company's executive headquarters offices are currently located in Delray Beach, Florida. The Company has a March 31 fiscal year and references herein to fiscal 2025, 2024, or 2023 refer to the Company's fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Principles of Consolidation
The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and include PetMed Express, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Business Combinations
The Company accounts for its business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 805 ("Business Combinations"). The purchase price is allocated to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition are expensed as incurred. Identifiable assets and liabilities acquired or assumed are measured separately at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price of acquisition over the fair value of the identifiable net assets of the acquiree is recorded as goodwill. The results of businesses acquired in a business combination are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

Determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires management to use significant judgment and estimates, including the selection of valuation methodologies, estimates of future revenue and cash flows, discount rates and selection of comparable companies. The estimates and assumptions used to determine the fair values and useful lives of identified intangible assets could change due to numerous factors, including market conditions, technological developments, economic conditions, and competition. In connection with the determination of fair values, the Company may engage a third-party valuation specialist to assist with the valuation of intangible and certain tangible assets acquired and certain obligations assumed. Acquisition-related transaction costs incurred by the Company are not included as a component of consideration transferred but are accounted for as an operating expense in the period in which the costs are incurred.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2025 and 2024 consisted of the Company’s cash accounts and money market accounts with a maturity of three months or less. The carrying amount of cash equivalents approximates fair value. The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company's significant estimates include estimates
related to collectability of receivables, impairment of inventories, deferred tax allowances, and intangible valuation allowances.
Inventories
Inventories consist of prescription and non-prescription pet medications and pet supplies that are available for sale and are priced at the lower of cost or net realizable value using a weighted average cost method. The Company writes down its inventory for estimated obsolescence. The inventory reserve was approximately $34 thousand and $72 thousand at March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Our building is being depreciated over a period of thirty years. The furniture, fixtures, equipment, and computer software are being depreciated over periods ranging from three to ten years.
Long-lived Assets

Long-lived assets, which include amortizable intangible assets and fixed assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable and are grouped with other assets to the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities (asset group). Recoverability of the asset group is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset group to the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the asset group. If the sum of the projected undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest charges) of an asset group is less than its carrying value, and the fair value of an asset group is also less than its carrying value, the assets will be written down by the amount by which the carrying value of the asset group exceeded its fair value. At March 31, 2025, the Company concluded that there is no impairment of its long-lived assets under ASC 360.
Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in a business combination. Goodwill is not amortized but instead is tested for impairment annually on January 1, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate goodwill might be impaired. When testing goodwill for impairment by determining whether the carrying value of each reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, the Company has the option to choose whether it will apply a qualitative assessment first and then a quantitative assessment, if necessary, or to apply the quantitative assessment directly. The Company has concluded that it has one reporting unit and has assigned the entire balance of goodwill to this reporting unit.

The Company performed its annual goodwill impairment testing as of January 1, 2025 using a quantitative assessment and at that time concluded there was no impairment. Since January 1, 2025, the Company's stock price decreased from $4.82 at December 31, 2024 to $4.19 at March 31, 2025. The Company considered the decrease in its stock price in FY 2025 to be indicative of potential risks that the carrying amount of goodwill may not be recoverable. The Company performed a quantitative assessment as of March 31, 2025, and concluded that goodwill was not impaired because the market capitalization, i.e. fair value determined based on the Company's stock price, (without including a control premium) of the single reporting unit exceeded its carrying value as of March 31, 2025. (See Footnote 19, "Subsequent Events")

Intangible Assets
The Company acquired definite-lived intangible assets in the acquisition (see Note 4) that will be amortized based on their estimated useful lives in accordance with ASC Topic 350 (“Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”). These definite-lived intangible assets are being amortized over periods ranging from three to seven years. Acquired trade name is not being amortized and is subject to a review for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if circumstances indicate an impairment may have occurred. If the carrying amount of an indefinite lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that
excess. Following the Company's annual impairment testing in fiscal 2025, while there was no single determinative event or factor, the reduction in actual and forecasted revenues related to the trade name led the Company to conclude that it was more likely than not that the fair value of the trade name was less than its book value. As a result of our quantitative impairment test, the Company concluded there was a $1.2 million impairment of the PCRX trade name. The fair value of the trade name was determined using the "relief from royalty" method.
This method estimates the value of the trade name by calculating the present value of the royalty payments that would have been avoided by owning the trade name rather than licensing it. Key assumptions used in this valuation include:
Royalty Rate: A hypothetical royalty rate of 0.5% was applied, based on comparable market transactions and industry benchmarks for similar trade names. This rate reflects the estimated arm's-length royalty that a market participant would be willing to pay for the use of the trade name.
Forecasted Revenues: Future revenue projections associated with the use of the trade name were based on the Company's internal forecasts, incorporating expectations for market growth. These forecasts were adjusted to reflect the impact of the identified triggering event.
Discount Rate: A discount rate of 16.5% was utilized, representing the Company's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) adjusted for the specific risks associated with the trade name and the relevant industry.
Capitalization Rate: A capitalization growth rate of 13.5% was applied to project cash flows beyond the discrete forecast period, reflecting long-term sustainable growth expectations.
In accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, the fair value measurement for the trade name impairment is categorized as a Level 3 fair value measurement. This is due to the significant unobservable inputs used in the relief from royalty valuation, including the royalty rate, forecasted revenues, discount rate, and terminal growth rate, which require significant management judgment and estimation.

Other Assets
Other assets consist of the initial minority interest investment in Vetster. Details can be found in Note 16 below.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of the Company's cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
Advertising
The Company's advertising expense consists primarily of Internet marketing and direct mail/print. Internet costs are expensed in the month incurred and direct mail/print advertising costs are expensed when the related catalogs, brochures, and postcards are produced, distributed, or superseded.
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold includes the purchase price of inventory sold, freight costs associated with inventory, shipping supply costs, inventory shrinkage costs and valuation adjustments and reductions for promotions and discounts offered by the Company's vendors.
Vendor Allowances
The Company receives funds from its merchandise vendors through a variety of programs and arrangements, primarily in the form of purchases-based or sales-based volumes and for product advertising and placement. The Company recognizes vendor allowances based on purchases and sales as a reduction of cost of sales when the associated inventory is sold. Vendor allowances for advertising and placement are recognized as a reduction of cost of sales ratably over the corresponding performance period. Funds that are determined to be a reimbursement of specific, incremental and identifiable costs incurred to sell vendors’ products are recorded as an offset to the related expense within Advertising Expenses on our Consolidated Statements of Operations when incurred.

Leases
The Company accounts for leases in accordance with ASC Topic 842 ("Leases"). The Company reviews all contracts and determines if the arrangement is or contains a lease, at inception. Operating leases are reported as right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, current lease liabilities and long-term lease liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company does not have any material leases, individually or in the aggregate, classified as a finance lease.
Operating lease ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term. The Company uses its estimated incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any upfront lease payments made and excludes lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees.
Approximately 48% of the Company's Delray Beach property, or approximately 88,000 square feet was leased to two tenants. At March 31, 2025, the leases with these two tenants had a remaining weighted average lease term of 5.2 years. The Company recorded approximately $0.7 million, $1.2 million, and $0.7 million in rental revenue in fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which was included in other income. In fiscal 2025, the Company recorded $42 thousand of rental revenue associated with a PetCareRx lease which expired in April 2024. The Company expects to receive the following future lease payments, under the current lease agreements, over the next seven years: $0.9 million in fiscal 2026, $1.0 million in fiscal 2027, $1.0 million in fiscal 2028, $0.9 million in fiscal 2029, $1.0 million in fiscal 2030 and $0.4 million in fiscal 2031.
Comprehensive Income
The Company applies ASC Topic 220 (“Reporting Comprehensive Income”) which requires that all items that are recognized under accounting standards as components of comprehensive income be reported in a financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements. The items of other comprehensive income that are typically required to be displayed are foreign currency items, minimum pension liability adjustments, and unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company had no components of comprehensive income and therefore does not report comprehensive income or Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of ASC Topic 740 (“Accounting for Income Taxes”) which generally requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax benefits or consequences of events that have been included in the consolidated financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting carrying values and the tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured by applying enacted tax rates and laws for the taxable years in which those differences are expected to reverse. As required by “Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes” guidance, which clarifies ASC Topic 740, the Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority.
The Company applies “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” guidance to all tax positions for which the statute of limitations remains open. The Company had no liabilities for uncertain tax positions for either fiscal 2025 or fiscal 2024. The Company files tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and Florida, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Georgia, Indiana, New York and the District of Columbia. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state or local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years ending March 31, 2021, or earlier. Any interest and penalties related to income taxes will be recorded to other income (expenses).
Business Concentrations
The Company purchases its products from a variety of sources, including certain manufacturers, domestic distributors, and wholesalers. We have multiple suppliers for each of our product lines to obtain the lowest cost. There were six and seven suppliers from which we purchased approximately 81% and 78% of all products in fiscal 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Accounting for Share Based Compensation
The Company records compensation expense associated with restricted stock in accordance with ASC Topic 718 (“Share Based Payments”). The compensation expense related to all of the Company’s stock-based compensation arrangements is recorded as a component of general and administrative expenses.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Update 2023-07, "Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures". This Update applies to all public entities that are required to report segment information in accordance with Topic 280. The amendments in this Update revise reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The amendments in this Update do not change how a public entity identifies its operating segments, aggregates those operating segments, or applies the quantitative thresholds to determine its reportable segments. The Update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Update should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company implemented this update in this Form 10-K (see Footnote 4 "Segment Reporting").
In December 2023, the FASB issued Update 2023-09, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures". This Update applies to all entities that are subject to Topic 740. The amendments in this Update revise income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information as well as the effectiveness of certain other income tax disclosures. The Update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Update should be applied on a prospective basis, but retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this Update.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No.2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”) to require public companies to disclose, in the notes to financial statements, specified information about certain costs and expenses at each interim and annual reporting period. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and may be applied on a retrospective or prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this Update.
The Company does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.