---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-004621"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRPT"
cik: "0001611647"
company_name: "Freshpet, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-02-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T23:42:00.424934+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Freshpet Q4 net sales +43% to $165.8M; guides FY23 sales ~$750M, adj. EBITDA ≥$50M

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $165.8M (+43.1% YoY); net loss narrowed to $2.9M from $9.3M.
- Full year net sales $595.3M (+39.9%); net loss $59.5M vs $29.7M prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA Q4 $18.8M (11.3% of sales) vs $7.6M; full year $20.1M (3.4%) vs $35.0M.
- FY2023 guidance: net sales ~$750M (+26%), adjusted EBITDA at least $50M, capex ~$240M.
- Cash $132.7M, no debt; Ennis kitchen start-up on track.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-004621
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRPT
- cik: 0001611647
- company_name: Freshpet, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000143774923004621/0001437749-23-004621-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000143774923004621/frpt20221121_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-004621.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Freshpet, Inc. reported fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $165.8 million, net income $2.9 million net loss.
  - Period: fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $165.8 million
  - Net income: $2.9 million net loss
  - Result: reported results
  source text: ● Net sales of $165.8 million, an increase of 43.1% ● Net loss of $2.9 million, compared to net loss of $9.3 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000143774923004621/0001437749-23-004621-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Freshpet, Inc. reported full year ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $595.3 million, net income $59.5 million net loss.
  - Period: full year ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $595.3 million
  - Net income: $59.5 million net loss
  - Result: reported results
  source text: ● Net sales of $595.3 million, an increase of 39.9% ● Net loss of $59.5 million compared to a net loss of $29.7 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000143774923004621/0001437749-23-004621-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.