Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Organization PetMed Express, Inc. and subsidiaries, d/b/a PetMeds (the “Company”), is a leading nationwide pet pharmacy. The Company markets prescription and non-prescription pet medications, health products, and supplies for dogs, cats, and horses, direct to the consumer. The Company offers consumers an attractive alternative for obtaining pet medications in terms of convenience, price, speed of delivery, and valued customer service. The Company markets its products through national advertising campaigns, which aim to increase the recognition of the “PetMeds” brand name, increase traffic on its website at www.petmeds.com, acquire new customers, and maximize repeat purchases. Virtually all of the Company’s sales are to residents in the United States. The Company’s corporate headquarters and distribution facility is located in Delray Beach, Florida. The Company’s fiscal year end is March 31, and references herein to fiscal 2022 or fiscal 2021 refer to the Company's fiscal years ending March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Basis of Presentation and Consolidation The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company at September 30, 2021, the Statements of Income for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, and Cash Flows for the six months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. The results of operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of PetMed Express, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. Use of Estimates The preparation of Condensed 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 Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU 2020-03, “Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments” (“ASU 2020-03”). ASU 2020-03 improves and clarifies various financial instruments topics. ASU 2020-03 includes seven different issues that describe the areas of improvement and the related amendments to GAAP, intended to make the standards easier to understand and apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarifications. The Company will adopt ASU 2020-03 on April 1, 2022. The Company does not expect the adoption of this new standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. 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.

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

PetMed Express, Inc. and subsidiaries, d/b/a PetMeds (the “Company”), is a leading nationwide pet pharmacy. The Company markets prescription and non-prescription pet medications, health products, and supplies for dogs, cats, and horses, direct to the consumer. The Company offers consumers an attractive alternative for obtaining pet medications in terms of convenience, price, speed of delivery, and valued customer service. The Company markets its products through national advertising campaigns, which aim to increase the recognition of the “PetMeds” brand name, increase traffic on its website at www.petmeds.com, acquire new customers, and maximize repeat purchases. Virtually all of the Company’s sales are to residents in the United States. The Company’s corporate headquarters and distribution facility is located in Delray Beach, Florida. The Company’s fiscal year end is March 31, and references herein to fiscal 2022 or fiscal 2021 refer to the Company's fiscal years ending March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company at September 30, 2021, the Statements of Income for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, and Cash Flows for the six months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. The results of operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of PetMed Express, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of Condensed 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 Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU 2020-03, “Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments” (“ASU 2020-03”). ASU 2020-03 improves and clarifies various financial instruments topics. ASU 2020-03 includes seven different issues that describe the areas of improvement and the related amendments to GAAP, intended to make the standards easier to understand and apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarifications. The Company will adopt ASU 2020-03 on April 1, 2022. The Company does not expect the adoption of this new standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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.