Freshpet Past Earnings Performance
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Freshpet's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -9.8%, while the Food industry saw earnings growing at 9.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 27.5% per year. Freshpet's return on equity is 4.3%, and it has net margins of 4.8%.
Key information
-9.8%
Earnings growth rate
-9.2%
EPS growth rate
| Food Industry Growth | 16.0% |
| Revenue growth rate | 27.5% |
| Return on equity | 4.3% |
| Net Margin | 4.8% |
| Last Earnings Update | 30 Sep 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
There May Be Underlying Issues With The Quality Of Freshpet's (NASDAQ:FRPT) Earnings
Nov 12
There May Be Underlying Issues With The Quality Of Freshpet's (NASDAQ:FRPT) Earnings
May 13Recent updates
Freshpet, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT) Shares Could Be 46% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Nov 30Freshpet: Happy Pets, Happy Investors
Nov 29There May Be Underlying Issues With The Quality Of Freshpet's (NASDAQ:FRPT) Earnings
Nov 12Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT)
Oct 29These 4 Measures Indicate That Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Oct 14Freshpet: Building A Tasty Competitive Edge To Strengthen Growth And Profitability
Sep 18Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Freshpet, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT)?
Sep 11Freshpet's Profits Are Growing, But Its Stock Is Overvalued
Sep 02Getting In Cheap On Freshpet, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT) Might Be Difficult
Aug 23Freshpet, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT) Second-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year
Aug 08A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Freshpet, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT)
Jul 16Freshpet: Anticipating Strong Growth And Positive Earnings In 2024 (Upgrade)
Jul 01Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Jun 30Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT)
Jun 13What Does Freshpet, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FRPT) Share Price Indicate?
May 28There May Be Underlying Issues With The Quality Of Freshpet's (NASDAQ:FRPT) Earnings
May 13With Freshpet, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For
Apr 26Freshpet, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT) Analysts Are Pretty Bullish On The Stock After Recent Results
Feb 29Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) Is Making Moderate Use Of Debt
Feb 20Short Freshpet: Replaceable Product, No Moat
Feb 12Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Freshpet, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FRPT) P/S
Dec 28Freshpet: Shares Haven't Fallen Enough Yet
Sep 21Freshpet: Zombie Stock #2 - Could Fall Further As Fed Raises Rates
Jun 30Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Freshpet makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 24 | 928 | 44 | 305 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 875 | 25 | 289 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 823 | 10 | 271 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 767 | -34 | 265 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 717 | -52 | 254 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 668 | -63 | 241 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 631 | -67 | 235 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 595 | -59 | 224 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 545 | -66 | 224 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 502 | -49 | 205 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 464 | -36 | 186 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 425 | -30 | 172 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 394 | -24 | 157 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 371 | -18 | 148 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 342 | -10 | 132 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 319 | -3 | 121 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 300 | 5 | 113 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 281 | 4 | 110 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 261 | -2 | 109 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 246 | -1 | 104 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 232 | -4 | 102 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 217 | -7 | 98 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 205 | -5 | 92 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 193 | -5 | 86 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 181 | -6 | 83 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 171 | -6 | 79 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 162 | -5 | 73 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 152 | -4 | 68 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 147 | -5 | 65 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 141 | -4 | 61 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 135 | -4 | 57 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 130 | -3 | 56 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 129 | -2 | 53 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 125 | -4 | 54 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 121 | -3 | 53 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 116 | -4 | 53 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 110 | -107 | 53 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 102 | -118 | 50 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 94 | -126 | 48 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 87 | -131 | 44 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 80 | -38 | 41 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 74 | -34 | 41 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 69 | -31 | 37 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 63 | -30 | 36 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: FRPT has a large one-off gain of $9.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: FRPT became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FRPT has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -9.8% per year.
Accelerating Growth: FRPT has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: FRPT has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Food industry (1.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: FRPT's Return on Equity (4.3%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/20 00:07 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Freshpet, Inc. is covered by 36 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Edward Lewis | Atlantic Equities LLP |
| Peter Benedict | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |