secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Freshpet, Inc. (FRPT)
CIK:        0001611647
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-11-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-22-025362
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Freshpet Q3 net sales up 40.7% to $151.3M; net loss widens to $18.4M; cuts capex guidance
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- Net sales $151.3M (+40.7% YoY); net loss $18.4M vs $2.1M loss prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA $3.5M vs $13.5M prior year; Adjusted Gross Margin 34.5% vs 43.5%.
- Reiterates FY2022 guidance: net sales >$575M, adj. EBITDA >$15M (methodology change excludes plant start-up/launch expenses).
- Reduces 2022 capex to ~$290M (down $30M) and 2023 capex to ~$230M (down $70M).
- CEO cites 'strong, on-plan quarter' and executing operational improvement plan for margin expansion.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000143774922025362/0001437749-22-025362-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000143774922025362/frpt20220906_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-025362

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