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Medifast, Inc.

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FY2020 Annual Report · Medifast, Inc.
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2020 ANNUAL REPORT

We are a mission-driven organization 
that is making a real difference. Every 
year we are helping our Coaches and 
Clients turn simple habit-building into 
lifelong transformation with the goal 
of making the world healthy.

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Dear Fellow Stockholder:

                           his has been a truly remarkable year for the world and 

for each of us. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic 
on our society and on many of us as individuals has 
been devastating, and our thoughts and best wishes go 
out to those of you who have lost loved ones or who have 
been personally affected by the virus. 

The pandemic has caused a unique set of challenges for 
all businesses, and Medifast has been no exception in that 
regard. Employees at our manufacturing and distribution 
centers have coped admirably with strict safety protocols 
designed to keep them safe and healthy while delivering 
products in a timely way to our independent OPTAVIA 
Coaches and Clients. Meanwhile, all of our office-based 
team members around the world have been working from 
their bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms as they have 
continued to help Medifast deliver on our mission to offer 
the world Lifelong Transformation, One Healthy Habit at 
a Time®. 

Their efforts have been nothing short of outstanding.

Thanks to the hard work of our team and the OPTAVIA 
Coach Community, Medifast achieved record revenues 
during 2020 of $934.8 million, an increase of 31% over the 
prior year. Net income increased 32% year-over-year to 
$102.9 million.

These excellent results were driven in large part by 
significant year-over-year and sequential improvements 
in the number of active earning OPTAVIA Coaches. By 
the fourth quarter of 2020, our number of active earning 
Coaches grew to 44,200, a new record for the business.

This success was achieved despite the significant 
headwinds for the business caused by the pandemic, 
including the cancelation of our annual OPTAVIA 
Convention, which we had planned to make bigger and 
better than ever at a new expanded location. With large 
numbers of people unable to gather, our team quickly 

pivoted to a virtual event we called OPTAVIA Together Live. 
The online setting ensured we were no longer constrained 
by the size of a venue, and more than 50,000 people 
registered to participate. As a result, we reached more 
people than ever before and generated more than 140,000 
views on Facebook, as Coaches hosted watch parties and 
live events on social media. 

The Convention remains an important part of the OPTAVIA 
experience, and we look forward to being able to gather 
Coaches in person again later this year. However, the 
pandemic has provided us with important learnings that 
we believe will enable us to continue to drive Coach and 
Client growth for the long-term. As an example, COVID-19 
caused us to make important changes to incentive 
programs and social media initiatives. With these new 
strategies in place, our Community of Coach leaders 
drove significant gains in both new Clients and Coaches, 
reaching new audiences and achieving strong results. We 
are excited by what we have seen, and we are looking 
forward to building on that momentum over the next 
twelve months.

This is a pivotal moment for the health and wellness industry. 
The pandemic has led to a greater emphasis than ever 
before on the importance of improved health. Weight 
loss is at the core of that effort, and the industry has been 
growing at about 6% per annum and is worth about $20 
billion today. With over 7 in 10 of all adults in the United 
States aged 20 and above now overweight or obese*, 
there is a clear need for proven health and wellness 
solutions, such as those offered by OPTAVIA. Our sponsored 
survey last year** suggested that around 63% of U.S. adults 
report they have taken up new positive health routines 
since March 2020, and of those, approximately 96% plan to 
continue embracing healthy habits in 2021. 

All of this means that there is a significant opportunity for 
our company, and our performance over the past year 
is a demonstration of the way that our products and 

*National Center for Health Statistics and proprietary study by McKinsey & Company 2020
**All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 1,426 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 22nd-23rd February 2021.  The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted 
and are representative of all US adults (aged 18+). The margin of error for this survey is +/- 3% at 95% confidence.
†Appel, L.J., et al., Comparative effectiveness of weight-loss interventions in clinical practice. N Engl J Med, 2011. 365(21): p. 1959-68; Harrigan, M., et al., Randomized Trial Comparing Telephone Versus In-Person Weight Loss 
Counseling on Body Composition and Circulating Biomarkers in Women Treated for Breast Cancer: The Lifestyle, Exercise, and Nutrition (LEAN) Study. J Clin Oncol, 2016. 34(7): p. 669-76; van Wier M.F., et al., Phone and e-mail 
counselling are effective for weight management in an overweight working population: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 2009. 9: 6; and Donnelly, J.E., et al., Comparison of a phone vs clinic approach to 
achieve 10% weight loss. Int J Obes (Lond), 2007. 31(8): p. 1270-6.

our Coach-centered approach resonate with Clients 
everywhere.

business while returning significant value to stockholders 
through dividends and share repurchases.

We will continue to drive industry share by supporting our 
independent OPTAVIA Coaches and serving a growing 
number of Clients. Our Coach-centric approach is a clear 
competitive advantage for us as we seek to deliver on our 
mission. Studies show that having a support system can help 
you get better results†, and OPTAVIA’s proprietary tools and 
vibrant Community help provide critical support to those 
looking for long-term healthy habits. As our business grows, 
we must continue to invest in expanding our organizational 
infrastructure and capabilities. We have placed great focus 
on critical areas, including technology, manufacturing 
and distribution, and digital products in order to take full 
advantage of the long-term growth opportunity. Examples 
include opening a new technology center in Utah as a 
digital lab for developing tools that create efficiencies for 
Coaches and drive engagement for Clients; sunsetting our 
Medifast Direct channel and Medifast-branded products 
to rationalize our product range and place deeper 
focus on OPTAVIA; expanding capacity and operational 
excellence in our supply chain; and launching new apps 
and productivity tools to help Coaches and Clients achieve 
all their goals. 

International expansion remains an important priority for 
the business, and while we remain in the early days of our 
efforts outside the United States, we look forward to building 
on initial momentum over the next year.

As a team, we are working diligently to help build long-
term sustainable growth for all stakeholders. We have a 
strong, dynamic and agile organization that is able to 
adapt quickly to change and deliver on important strategic 
growth initiatives. We are in a solid financial position with 
good fundamentals and are able to invest in growing the 

Most importantly, we have a world-class team that is 
getting better and better every month, and we have a 
repeatable business rhythm that acts as an engine for the 
growth that we foresee continuing for many years ahead. 

Our commitment to lifelong transformation is not just in our 
work with Coaches and Clients but also through our active 
support of the communities in which we live and work. 
In this challenging year, our commitment to these groups 
has remained a priority. Through our philanthropic initiative, 
Healthy Habits For All®, we are focused on changing lives 
for the many, not just the few. I am proud of the work that 
the company, our employees and our Coach Community 
are doing to create opportunities for people from all walks 
of life to deliver the best possible version of themselves in 
whatever way possible.

We are a mission-driven organization that is making a real 
difference. Every year we are helping our Coaches and 
Clients turn simple habit-building into lifelong transformation 
with the goal of making the world healthy. We have 
impacted 2 million lives, and we are not going to stop 
there. We have an incredible opportunity ahead of us as 
a Company, as Coaches, as Clients, as employees and as 
investors. I look forward to you being part of our journey for 
many years to come.

Sincerely, 

Dan Chard  | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain information included in this Annual Report, such as descriptions of Medifast’s objectives, goals or targets, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, 
as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give expectations or forecasts of future events. These 
statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and are difficult to predict. Although Medifast 
believes that the expectations, statements, and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking 
statements. Risks, uncertainties, and other factors that might cause such differences include, among others, Medifast’s inability to attract and retain independent OPTAVIA Coaches, increases in competition, litigation, 
regulatory changes, its planned growth into new domestic and international markets and new channels of distribution and other risks, disruptions in Medifast’s supply chain, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 
Medifast’s results, the severity, length and ultimate impact of COVID-19 on people and economies, and uncertainties and factors identified in Medifast’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The reader 
should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Unless legally required, Medifast undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking 
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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