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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies A detailed description of the Company's significant accounting policies can be found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2024 (the “2023 10-K”). There have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies from those that were disclosed in the 2023 10-K, except as noted below. Basis of Presentation The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments necessary, which are of a normal and recurring nature, for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and of the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. These interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 or for any other interim period or for any other future fiscal year. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the 2023 10-K. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. Principles of Consolidation The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Management’s Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant accounting estimates made by the Company include trade promotion accruals; useful lives of property, plant and equipment; valuation of fixed assets; valuation of deferred tax assets; valuation of inventory; incremental borrowing rate used to determine operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities; assessment of contract-based factors, asset-based factors, entity-based factors and market-based factors to determine the lease term impacting right-of-use assets and lease liabilities; the valuation of the fair value of stock options and performance stock units (“PSUs”) used to determine share-based compensation expense; and loss contingency accruals in connection with claims, lawsuits and administrative proceedings. These estimates and assumptions are based on current facts, historical experience and various other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the recording of expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the financial statements. Foreign Currency Foreign currency translation (loss) gain, net of tax, reported as cumulative translation adjustment through “Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax” was $(1.2) million and $0.3 million in the three months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency transaction gains (losses) included in “Other, net” were $4.1 million and $(2.5) million in the three months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. Foreign currency translation (loss) gain, net of tax, reported as cumulative translation adjustment through “Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax” was $(0.3) million and $0.1 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency transaction gains (losses) included in “Other, net” were $0.6 million and $(3.3) million in the nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company had no financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 28, 2024 and December 31, 2023. There were no transfers of financial assets or liabilities into or out of Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023. Restricted Cash Restricted cash includes cash held as collateral for stand-alone letter of credit agreements related to normal business transactions. The agreements require the Company to maintain specified amounts of cash as collateral in segregated accounts to support the letters of credit issued thereunder. The Company had $13.2 million in restricted cash as of September 28, 2024, which was comprised of $12.6 million to secure the letter of credit delivered to the landlord as security for the performance of its obligations under the Campus Lease, recorded in “Restricted cash, non-current” (see Note 9), and $0.6 million to secure a letter of credit associated with a third party contract manufacturer in Europe, recorded in “Restricted cash, current” in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. In the nine months ended September 28, 2024, the letter of credit associated with the third party contract manufacturer was renegotiated and reduced from $2.8 million at December 31, 2023 to $0.6 million at September 28, 2024. Revenue Recognition At the end of each accounting period, the Company recognizes a contra asset to accounts receivable for estimated sales discounts that have been incurred but not paid which totaled $5.2 million and $6.9 million as of September 28, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The offsetting charge is recorded as a reduction of revenues in the same period when the expense is incurred. Presentation of Net Revenues by Channel The following table presents the Company’s net revenues by channel:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
(in thousands) |  | September 28, 2024 |  | September 30, 2023 |  | September 28, 2024 |  | September 30, 2023
U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retail |  | $ | 34,969 |  |  | $ | 30,518 |  |  | $ | 116,926 |  |  | $ | 123,167 |
Foodservice |  | 14,478 |  |  | 12,535 |  |  | 37,132 |  |  | 39,974 |
U.S. net revenues |  | 49,447 |  |  | 43,053 |  |  | 154,058 |  |  | 163,141 |
International: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retail |  | 16,565 |  |  | 14,153 |  |  | 46,728 |  |  | 48,437 |
Foodservice |  | 14,994 |  |  | 18,106 |  |  | 49,008 |  |  | 58,119 |
International net revenues |  | 31,559 |  |  | 32,259 |  |  | 95,736 |  |  | 106,556 |
Net revenues |  | $ | 81,006 |  |  | $ | 75,312 |  |  | $ | 249,794 |  |  | $ | 269,697 |
Two distributors accounted for approximately 15% and 11%, respectively, of the Company’s gross revenues in the three months ended September 28, 2024; and one distributor accounted for approximately 12% of the Company’s gross revenues in the three months ended September 30, 2023. One distributor accounted for approximately 13% of the Company’s gross revenues in the nine months ended September 28, 2024; and one distributor accounted for approximately 12% of the Company’s gross revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. No other customer or distributor accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s gross revenues in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023. Earnings (Loss) Per Share Earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) represents net income available to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS represents net income available to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, inclusive of the dilutive impact of potential common shares outstanding during the period. Such potential common shares include options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and PSUs. In periods when the Company records net loss, all potential common shares are excluded in the computation of EPS because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. See Note 11. Prepaid Expenses Prepaid expenses primarily include prepaid insurance and other prepaid vendor costs, which are expensed in the period to which they relate. Prepaid expenses are included under the caption “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and were $6.4 million and $8.3 million as of September 28, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Shipping and Handling Costs The Company does not bill its distributors or customers shipping and handling fees. The Company’s products are predominantly shipped to its distributors or customers as “FOB Destination,” with control of the products transferred to the customer at the destination. In-bound shipping and handling costs incurred in manufacturing a product are included in inventory and reflected in cost of goods sold when the sale of that product is recognized. Outbound shipping and handling costs are considered as fulfillment costs and are recorded in selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses. Outbound shipping and handling costs included in SG&A expenses in the three months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 were $1.7 million and $2.8 million, respectively. Outbound shipping and handling costs included in SG&A expenses in the nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 were $5.6 million and $8.8 million, respectively. Share-Based Compensation The Company measures all share-based compensation cost at the grant date, based on the fair values of the awards that are ultimately expected to vest, and recognizes that cost as an expense in its condensed consolidated statements of operations over the requisite service period. The Company estimates the fair value of option awards using the Black-Scholes option valuation model, which requires management to make certain assumptions for estimating the fair value of stock options at the date of grant including the fair value and projected volatility of the underlying common stock and the expected term of the award. The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. Because the Company’s stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates, in management’s opinion, the existing models may not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of the Company’s stock options. Although the fair value of stock options is determined using an option valuation model, that value may not be indicative of the fair value observed in a willing buyer/willing seller market transaction. The Company recognizes the closing price of the Company’s stock on the grant date as the fair value of RSUs. The Company estimates the expected impact of forfeited awards and recognizes share-based compensation cost only for those stock option and RSU awards ultimately expected to vest. If actual forfeiture rates differ materially from the Company’s estimates, share-based compensation expense could differ significantly from the amounts the Company has recorded in the current period. The Company periodically reviews actual forfeiture experience and will revise its estimates, as necessary. The Company will recognize as compensation cost the cumulative effect of the change in estimated forfeiture rates on current and prior periods in earnings of the period of revision. As a result, if the Company revises its assumptions and estimates, the Company’s share-based compensation expense could change materially in the future. See Note 8. The Company estimates the fair value of PSUs using the Monte Carlo valuation model. The market-based performance condition used for these awards is based upon the total shareholder return (“TSR”) of Beyond Meat versus the TSR of a peer group over performance periods which is considered to be a market condition under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718 “Compensation—Stock Compensation.” The effect of the market condition is considered in determining the award’s grant date fair value, which is not subsequently revised based on actual performance for stock settled awards. The expense is therefore fixed at the time of grant in relation to this feature. The expense may only be adjusted for any service-related forfeitures. New Accounting Pronouncements In October 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-06 “Disclosure Improvements—Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative” (“ASU 2023-06”), which provides amendments to the Codification in response to the 2018 SEC release No. 33-10532, “Disclosure Update and Simplification.” The amendments modify the disclosure and presentation requirements of a variety of Topics in the Codification and apply to all reporting entities within the scope of the affected Topics. ASU 2023-06 is effective for companies that are subject to the SEC’s existing disclosure requirements and for entities required to file or furnish financial statements with or to the SEC in preparation for the sale of or purpose of issuing securities on the date which the SEC removes the related disclosure from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K. Early adoption is prohibited. For all other entities, the amendments are effective two years later. If the SEC has not removed the applicable disclosure from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K by June 30, 2027, the pending content related to ASU 2023-06 will not become effective for any entity and will be removed from the Codification. Adoption of ASU 2023-06 is expected to modify the disclosure and presentation requirements only and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07 “Segment Reporting (Topic 280)—Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-07”), which requires the disclosure of significant segment expenses that are part of an entity’s segment measure of profit or loss and regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker. In addition, it adds or makes clarifications to other segment-related disclosures, such as clarifying that the disclosure requirements in Topic 280 are required for entities with a single reportable segment and that an entity may disclose multiple measures of segment profit and loss. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 apply to all public entities that are required to report segment information in accordance with Topic 280, Segment Reporting. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be adopted retrospectively. ASU 2023-07 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2024 and interim periods beginning January 1, 2025. Adoption of ASU 2023-07 is expected to modify the disclosure and presentation requirements only and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 “Income Taxes (Topic 740)—Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”) which amends the Codification to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. ASU 2023-09 requires additional disaggregation of the reconciliation between the statutory and effective tax rate for an entity and of income taxes paid, both of which are disclosures required by current GAAP. The amendments improve the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 apply to all entities that are subject to Topic 740, Income Taxes. For public business entities, the amendments in ASU 2023-09 are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. ASU 2023-09 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2025. Adoption of ASU 2023-09 is expected to enhance the usefulness of income tax disclosures and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-02 “Codification Improvements—Amendments to Remove References to the Concepts Statements” (“ASU 2024-02”) which amends the Codification to remove references to various FASB Concept Statements. The amendments in ASU 2024-02 are considered to be Codification improvements only. The amendments in ASU 2024-02 apply to all reporting entities within the scope of the affected accounting guidance and are effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early application of the amendments in ASU 2024-02 is permitted for all entities for any fiscal year or interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. Adoption of ASU 2024-02 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements None.

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