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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation - The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Medifast, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (“Medifast,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) included herein have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim reporting and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and notes that are normally required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting of normal, recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations have been included and management believes the disclosures that are made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2025 has been derived from the 2025 audited consolidated financial statements at that date included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (“2025 Form 10-K”).
The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, which are included in the 2025 Form 10-K.
Presentation of Financial Statements
Presentation of Financial Statements - The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein include the accounts of the Company. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with 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 financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is, from time to time, subject to a variety of litigation and similar proceedings that arise out of the ordinary course of its business. Based upon the Company’s experience, current information and applicable law, it does not believe that these proceedings and claims will have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial position or liquidity. However, the results of legal actions cannot be predicted with certainty. Therefore, it is possible that the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows could be materially adversely affected in any particular period by the unfavorable resolution of one or more legal actions.
Advertising Expense Advertising Expense - The costs of advertising efforts are expensed as incurred. They are recorded in selling, general, and administrative expense in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited).
Provision for Income Taxes
Provision for Income Taxes - The Company computes its income tax provision for interim periods in accordance with ASC 740. For interim periods during the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company calculated an annual effective tax rate and applied that rate to year-to-date ordinary income or loss to calculate its quarterly income tax provision (“AETR Approach”). Due to the existence of a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets recorded as of December 31, 2025, the Company did not apply the AETR Approach for the period ended March 31, 2026. Instead, the Company calculated income tax expense for the interim period based on actual results for the quarter. As a result, the Company’s income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2026 reflects discrete items, primarily state income taxes. Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $0.2 million, an effective rate of negative (9.3)%, as compared to $1.3 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2025, an effective rate of 246.8%. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily driven by the increased loss incurred in the March 31, 2026 period and the valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets. The Company will continue to assess the realizability of its deferred tax assets and the need for a valuation allowance on a quarterly basis. Should the valuation allowance be released in whole or in part, the Company expects to return to applying an estimated annual effective tax rate in future interim periods.
Accounting Pronouncements and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Pronouncements - Adopted in 2026
The Company has not adopted any new accounting standards during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements - Pending Adoption
In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2024-03—Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”) to improve the disclosures about a public business entity’s expenses and address requests from investors for more detailed information about the types of expenses in commonly presented expense captions. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2024-03 on its consolidated financial statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06 Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 250-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software to increase the operability of the recognition guidance considering different methods of software development. The ASU 2025-06 is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026. The amendments can be adopted on a prospective, modified, or retrospective basis. Entities are permitted to early adopt the standard. The Company did not early adopt for the 2025 reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the ASU on its consolidated financial statements.