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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Nature of the Business [Policy Text Block]

Nature of the Business – Freshpet, Inc. (hereafter referred to as “Freshpet”, the “Company”, “we,” "us" or “our”), a Delaware corporation, manufactures and markets natural fresh meals and treats for dogs and cats. The Company’s products are distributed throughout the United States, Canada and other international markets, into major retail classes including Grocery (including online), Mass and Club, Pet Specialty, and Natural retail.

 

Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Basis of Presentation – The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”). The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company as well as the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual audited consolidated financial statements and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of management, the interim unaudited financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2023, the results of its operations and changes to stockholders’ equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and its cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023, or any other interim periods, or any future year or period. All amounts included herein have been rounded except where otherwise stated. As figures are rounded, numbers presented throughout this document may not add up precisely to the totals we provide and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures. 

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in Item 8 of Part II, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Equity Method Investments [Policy Text Block]

Investment in unconsolidated company – The Company utilizes the equity method to account for investments when the Company possesses the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the operating and financial policies of the investee. The ability to exercise significant influence is presumed when an investor possesses more than 20% of the voting interests of the investee. This presumption  may be overcome based on specific facts and circumstances that demonstrate that the ability to exercise significant influence is restricted. 

 

In applying the equity method, the Company records the investment at cost and subsequently increases or decreases the carrying amount of the investment by our proportionate share of the net income or loss. The Company has elected to record its share of equity in income (losses) of equity method investment on a one-quarter lag based on the most recently available financial statements.

 

On  March 10, 2022, the Company invested $3,300 to maintain our 19% interest in a privately held company that operates in our industry, with our investments to date totaling $31,200. The Company concluded that it is not the primary beneficiary, which is primarily the result of the Company's conclusion that it does not have the power to direct activities that most significantly impact economic performance. Thus, in 2022, the Company accounted for the investment under the equity method of accounting based on our ability to exercise significant influence, based on our representation on and the makeup of the investee's Board of Directors, even though the Company's percentage of ownership is below 20%. The basis difference between the Company's carrying value of its investment and the amount of underlying equity in net assets of the privately held company is not material to the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 

On March 30, 2023, the Company no longer had representation on the investee's Board of Directors, and therefore determined that significant influence had been lost as of that date. As such, as of March 30, 2023, the Company stopped accounting for the investment as an equity method investment and began to account for the investment under ASC Topic 321 ("ASC 321"), Investments - Equity Securities. Because the investee is a privately held company, there is not a means to obtain a readily determinable fair value of the entity. The Company follows ASC Topic 321 using the measurement alternative to measure investments in investees that do not have readily determinable fair value and over which the Company does not have significant influence. Under ASC 321, the initial carrying value of the investment is equal to the previous carrying amount of the investment under the equity method. As the Company has historically recorded their proportionate share of income or loss from the investee on a one-quarter lag, the final adjustment to the carrying value of the investment was recorded in June 2023. The carrying amount of the investment is subsequently adjusted for any impairment or adjustments resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer, if any. Dividends and distributions, if any, from the investee would be recognized in the period in which they are received and recorded in other income on the consolidated statement of operations. The Company performs a qualitative assessment of whether the investment is impaired at each reporting date. If a qualitative assessment indicates that the investment is impaired, the Company estimates the investment’s fair value in accordance with the principles of ASC Topic 820 (“ASC 820”), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. If the fair value is less than the investment’s carrying value, the entity recognizes an impairment loss in earnings equal to the difference between the carrying value and fair value. There were no observable price changes, impairment or other matters that would require adjustment to the investment during the quarter ended  June 30, 2023.

 

Debt, Policy [Policy Text Block]

March 2023 Issuance of $402.5 million of 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes (the "Convertible Senior Notes") - In conjunction with the issuance of the $402.5 million Convertible Notes in March 2023, the Company evaluated the debt instrument and its embedded features to determine if the contract or the embedded components of the contract qualified as a derivative that would be required to be separately accounted for in accordance with the relevant accounting literature. 

 

The Company accounts for its Convertible Senior Notes as a single liability measured at amortized cost. The Company uses the effective interest rate method to amortize the debt issuance costs to interest expense over the respective term of the Convertible Senior Notes.

 

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Estimates and Uncertainties – The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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. Estimates are used in determining, among other items, trade incentives, share-based compensation and useful lives for long-lived assets. Actual results, as determined at a later date, could differ from those estimates.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments – Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure guidance specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement).

 

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

 Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 1 primarily consists of financial instruments whose value is based on quoted market prices such as exchange-traded instruments and listed equities.
 Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly (e.g., quoted prices of similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active). Level 2 includes financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies.
 Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Financial instruments are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flows or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable.

 

Our financial assets and liabilities include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, the fair values of which approximate their carrying values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The Company holds certain financial assets within cash & cash equivalents and short-term investments in the form of held-to-maturity treasury bills that are not carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The fair value of these assets is based on quoted market prices for the same or similar securities within less active markets, which the Company determined to be Level 2 inputs. As of June 30, 2023, the fair value of these treasury bills approximates their carrying value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

Certain financial and non-financial assets, including the equity method investment/investment in equity securities, operating lease right-of-use assets and property, plant and equipment are reported at their carrying values and are not subject to recurring fair value measurements. We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable in accordance with ASC 360-10, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.

 

Refer to Note 6 for the fair value of our Convertible Senior Notes.

 

As of June 30, 2023, the Company maintained Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities.  

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Cash Equivalents  The Company holds treasury bills with original maturities when purchased of less than three months, within cash and cash equivalents, carried at amortized cost on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Treasury bills have been classified as held-to-maturity as we have the ability and intent to hold them to maturity. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had $49,766 of treasury bills within cash equivalents, which included $358 of amortized discount.

 

Investment, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Short-Term Investments  The Company holds treasury bills with original maturities when purchased of greater than three months, within short-term investments, carried at amortized cost on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Treasury bills have been classified as held-to-maturity as we have the ability and intent to hold them to maturity. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had $114,437 of treasury bills within short-term investments, which included $996 of amortized discount, and will mature within the third quarter of 2023. 

 

Receivable [Policy Text Block]

Trade accounts receivable – The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on the Company's assessment of the collectability of customer accounts. The Company regularly reviews the allowance by considering factors such as historical experience, credit quality, the age of the accounts receivable balances and current economic conditions that may affect a customer's ability to pay.

 

Implementation Costs of Cloud Computing Arrangement Policy [Policy Text Block]

Implementation Costs of Cloud Computing Arrangement – As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company's deferred implementation costs of our new ERP system associated with our cloud computing arrangement, which were reflected within prepaid and other assets, were $8,678 and $9,444, respectively. The cost will be recognized over the term of the agreement, which began in the first quarter of 2022.  

 

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Policy Text Block]

Net Sales - Information about the Company’s net sales by class of retailer is as follows:

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 
  

2023

  

2022

  

2023

  

2022

 

Grocery, Mass and Club

 $164,343  $127,572  $311,141  $243,090 

Pet Specialty and Natural

  18,988   18,435   39,712   35,089 

Net Sales (a)

 $183,331  $146,007  $350,853  $278,179 

 

(a) Online sales associated with each class of retailer are included within their respective total.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

The Company did not adopt any new Accounting Standard Updates during the quarter ended June 30, 2023.