Medifast

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Medifast is a provider of clinically proven, portion-controlled weight-loss programs. It also offers a replacement for products, including bars, brownies, soups, chili, puddings, and oatmeals.
TypePublic
Founded1981
HQBaltimore, MD, USMap
Websitemedifastinc.com
Employee Ratings2.9More
Overall CultureAMore

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Employees (est.) (Dec 2020)713(+30%)
Revenue (FY, 2020)$934.8 M(+31%)
Share Price (Dec 2021)$210.4(-7%)
Cybersecurity ratingAMore
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Key People/Management at Medifast

Dan R. Chard

Dan R. Chard

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Jim Maloney

Jim Maloney

Chief Financial Officer
Tony Tyree

Tony Tyree

Chief Marketing Officer
Nicholas Johnson

Nicholas Johnson

President, Coach and Client Experience
Jason L. Groves

Jason L. Groves

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Claudia Greninger

Claudia Greninger

Executive Vice President, Human Resources
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Medifast Office Locations

Medifast has an office in Baltimore
Baltimore, MD, US (HQ)
100 International Drive, 18th Floor
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Medifast Financials and Metrics

Medifast Revenue

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Medifast's revenue was reported to be $934.84 m in FY, 2020
USD

Revenue (Q1, 2021)

340.7m

Gross profit (Q1, 2021)

248.5m

Gross profit margin (Q1, 2021), %

73%

Net income (Q1, 2021)

41.1m

EBIT (Q1, 2021)

52.8m

Market capitalization (1-Dec-2021)

2.3b

Closing stock price (1-Dec-2021)

210.4

Cash (31-Mar-2021)

206.0m

EV

2.1b
Medifast's current market capitalization is $2.3 b.
Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019FY, 2020

Revenue

298.2m356.7m356.9m285.3m272.8m274.5m301.6m501.0m713.7m934.8m

Revenue growth, %

16%7%12%(20%)(4%)1%

Cost of goods sold

73.7m88.7m89.0m76.1m71.5m68.9m73.8m121.1m176.8m237.0m

Gross profit

224.5m268.0m267.8m209.2m201.3m205.7m227.8m379.9m536.9m697.8m
Quarterly
USDQ2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020Q1, 2021

Revenue

78.3m76.1m88.9m93.6m91.0m96.0m97.1m86.5m86.5m80.9m74.0m73.4m72.2m65.9m72.3m71.1m68.6m70.6m75.7m77.2m98.6m117.3m139.2m165.9m187.1m190.1m178.5m220.0m271.5m340.7m

Cost of goods sold

19.2m19.6m22.2m23.4m22.6m23.6m24.1m21.6m22.6m20.5m19.1m19.6m19.0m16.8m19.2m17.9m16.4m17.7m18.1m19.0m23.8m28.5m32.0m40.7m46.4m47.1m43.2m60.7m67.4m92.1m

Gross profit

59.0m56.4m66.8m70.1m68.3m72.4m72.9m64.9m63.9m60.4m54.9m53.8m53.2m49.2m53.2m53.2m52.2m52.9m57.6m58.2m74.8m88.8m107.2m125.1m140.7m142.9m135.2m159.3m204.0m248.5m

Gross profit Margin, %

75%74%75%75%75%75%75%75%74%75%74%73%74%75%74%75%76%75%76%75%76%76%77%75%75%75%76%72%75%73%
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Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019FY, 2020

Cash

14.3m39.9m36.4m24.5m42.0m52.4m75.1m81.4m77.0m163.7m

Accounts Receivable

1.5m2.1m1.2m1.7m1.6m576.0k1.0m1.4m584.0k

Prepaid Expenses

2.3m3.3m2.9m2.9m2.9m4.2m4.6m6.1m5.9m

Inventories

20.0m20.8m18.1m15.7m13.3m18.3m19.3m38.9m48.8m53.4m
Quarterly
USDQ2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020Q1, 2021

Cash

28.3m18.5m31.9m37.1m43.4m49.2m44.4m48.0m41.4m32.0m27.6m33.4m37.1m39.0m47.3m58.6m57.1m54.0m63.5m70.6m87.0m81.1m82.3m101.8m96.3m81.2m90.7m130.8m156.5m206.0m

Accounts Receivable

1.1m1.5m2.2m2.4m2.7m2.5m2.0m1.9m1.5m1.7m2.4m2.3m2.0m1.9m2.1m1.6m1.1m1.5m914.0k708.0k1.0m934.0k1.0m631.0k978.0k1.5m390.0k836.0k647.0k88.0k

Prepaid Expenses

1.8m2.2m2.8m3.1m2.3m3.4m3.0m2.0m2.9m2.4m1.9m2.8m3.1m1.7m2.9m3.5m3.0m2.9m3.2m2.4m3.6m3.9m3.9m5.0m7.6m4.8m7.5m6.4m5.2m6.6m

Inventories

15.7m19.4m15.3m16.3m18.3m18.4m16.0m17.5m15.9m17.6m16.2m14.2m12.4m11.8m13.2m11.4m15.0m19.9m18.0m16.0m17.3m26.9m43.8m43.3m48.5m51.9m47.9m38.6m41.7m62.2m
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Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019FY, 2020

Net Income

18.5m15.9m24.0m13.2m20.1m17.8m27.7m55.8m77.9m102.9m

Depreciation and Amortization

8.3m11.2m11.4m8.1m7.1m5.4m4.2m4.4m4.6m7.3m

Inventories

(435.0k)(835.0k)2.7m1.8m2.4m(5.0m)(1.0m)(18.7m)(9.9m)(4.6m)

Accounts Payable

3.8m9.4m(1.4m)(376.0k)(2.4m)770.0k10.7m16.0m12.1m28.0m
Quarterly
USDQ2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020Q1, 2021

Net Income

12.3m17.4m4.0m6.8m14.0m5.9m13.0m18.7m6.0m11.7m16.5m4.4m10.7m16.2m4.3m7.7m13.7m6.1m13.7m20.4m12.2m26.4m40.1m20.8m42.1m58.0m18.5m40.4m74.9m41.1m

Depreciation and Amortization

3.7m5.8m2.4m5.2m8.2m2.6m5.2m7.9m2.5m5.1m7.3m3.7m5.4m1.6m3.0m4.2m1.1m2.1m3.2m1.5m2.7m3.5m1.1m2.2m3.4m1.7m3.5m5.3m2.0m

Inventories

3.8m130.0k4.6m3.7m1.7m2.4m4.8m3.4m2.2m480.0k1.9m14.2m3.3m4.0m92.0k2.0m(1.7m)(1.6m)263.0k2.3m2.9m(6.7m)(23.6m)(4.4m)(9.6m)(13.0m)888.0k10.2m7.0m(8.8m)

Accounts Payable

5.9m6.4m7.3m11.3m10.6m2.6m2.5m2.1m(621.0k)(1.6m)310.0k25.5m(596.0k)(1.7m)1.3m(229.0k)1.8m(1.2m)(22.0k)1.8m(3.4m)12.0m21.7m14.7m14.0m15.6m1.7m25.7m30.1m29.2m
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USDQ2, 2011

Financial Leverage

1.4 x
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Medifast Operating Metrics

FY, 2016

Distribution Centers

2

Facilities

1
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Medifast Revenue Breakdown

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Medifast revenue breakdown by business segment: 81.0% from Take Shape For Life, 12.8% from Medifast Direct, 5.7% from MWCC- Franchise and 0.5% from Other

Medifast Cybersecurity Score

Cybersecurity ratingPremium dataset

A

98/100

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Medifast Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Ratings

CSRHub ESG ratingPremium dataset

40-49

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Medifast Online and Social Media Presence

Medifast's Trends

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Medifast Company Culture

  • Overall Culture

    A

    79/100

  • CEO Rating

    A+

    95/100

  • Compensation

    A-

    80/100

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Medifast News and Updates

June 11, 2021

Medifast Survey Finds 93% of U.S. Adults Set Health Goals

BALTIMORE, June 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Medifast (NYSE: MED), the global company behind one the fastest-growing health and wellness communities, OPTAVIA®, today released findings from a nationally-representative study on consumer health priorities and motivators. In an earlier survey...
May 27, 2021

Worldwide Nutrition and Weight Management Products Industry to 2025 - Featuring Tivity Health, Herbalife Nutrition, WW International and Medifast Among Others

Dublin, May 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Nutrition and Weight Management Products Market: Size, Trends and Forecasts (2021-2025 Edition)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
July 20, 2020

Medifast, Inc. Names Jim Maloney as Chief Financial Officer

BALTIMORE, July 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED), the company behind one of the fastest-growing health and wellness communities, OPTAVIA®, today announced that it has appointed James (Jim) Maloney as Chief Financial Officer, effective July 20, 2020. In his role, Mr....
March 05, 2020

Medifast Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition

BALTIMORE, March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED), the company behind one of the fastest-growing health and wellness communities, OPTAVIA®, announced today that Timothy G. Robinson, Chief Financial Officer, will be stepping down from his position at the company on March...
February 13, 2020

Medifast, Inc. to Announce Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended December 31, 2019

BALTIMORE, Feb. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED), a leading manufacturer and distributor of clinically proven programs and healthy living products, will announce financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019 on Wednesday, February 26,...
December 19, 2019

Engaged Capital to Consider Bid for Medifast

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Medifast Blogs

July 11, 2018

How to Live Life in the Grey

Typically, when we think of the color grey a dull or uninteresting image comes to our minds. Or perhaps we think of it as the opposite of a lively and... Read More

 Medifast Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was Medifast founded?

    Medifast was founded in 1981.

  • Who are Medifast key executives?

    Medifast's key executives are Dan R. Chard, Jim Maloney and Tony Tyree.

  • How many employees does Medifast have?

    Medifast has 713 employees.

  • What is Medifast revenue?

    Latest Medifast annual revenue is $934.8 m.

  • What is Medifast revenue per employee?

    Latest Medifast revenue per employee is $1.3 m.

  • Who are Medifast competitors?

    Competitors of Medifast include Newell Brands, Nutrisystem and Landec.

  • Where is Medifast headquarters?

    Medifast headquarters is located at 100 International Drive, 18th Floor, Baltimore.

  • Where are Medifast offices?

    Medifast has an office in Baltimore.

  • How many offices does Medifast have?

    Medifast has 1 office.