Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2025

(2) Accounting Policies

Accounting for Investment in NBP. USPB’s 15.0729% investment in NBP is accounted for using the equity method of accounting, as the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over NBP, but does not have financial or operational control.

Operating losses, diminished cash flows, economic and industry events, pandemics, such as coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and a variety of other factors may result in a decrease in the value of the investment in NBP, which may be other than temporary. Such potential decreases in value, if deemed other than temporary, would cause the Company to record an impairment charge, which may have an impact on the trading values of USPB’s Class A and Class B units. We believe the fair value of our investment in NBP exceeds the carrying value.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. As of March 29, 2025 and December 28, 2024, the Company’s balance sheet reflected Cash and cash equivalents of $28.2 million and $39.0 million, respectively. The cash is invested in the CoBank, ACB (“CoBank”) overnight investment account. Investments are not deposits and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation.

Certificates of Deposit. Certificates of deposit held for investment with original maturities greater than three months and remaining maturities less than one year are classified as current assets. Certificates of deposit with remaining maturities greater than one year are classified as long-term assets. The table below summarizes the certificate of deposit investments:


Investment Date	Maturity Date	Interest Rate		Investment Amount
12/19/2024	6/20/2025		3.05%	$	10,224,357
1/30/2025	7/31/2025		4.38%	$	10,000,000
10/3/2024	10/2/2025		3.77%	$	10,000,000

Treasury Securities. Treasury securities held for investment with original maturities greater than three months and remaining maturities less than one year are classified as current assets. The table below summarizes the treasury securities:


Investment Date	Maturity Date	Interest Rate		Investment Amount
1/31/2025	8/31/2025		4.61%	$	9,835,300

Accrued Expenses. The Company accrues for expenses that have been incurred but have not been invoiced. As of March 29, 2025, the Company had $0.1 million accrued, the majority of which relates to accounting expenses. The accrued amount is included in Other accrued expenses and liabilities on the balance sheet.

Segment Reporting

USPB is not organized by multiple operating segments for the purpose of making operating decisions or assessing performance. USPB’s equity method investment is the operating segment of USPB. Accordingly, USPB has one reportable segment. The remaining activity of USPB relates to the corporate function of the Company. The total amount of investment in equity method investees is disclosed in the Company’s balance sheets above.

USPB’s CEO is the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) for USPB. As the CODM, he is responsible for managing all of USPB’s operations. The Company’s primary business operation is managing its members’ investment in National Beef. An operating segment is defined as a component of an enterprise for which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the CODM in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The segment participates in activities and derives income.

The CODM assesses performance of the segment based on equity in earnings of National Beef for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance as presented on the statement of operations. The CODM uses this measure in the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting process and to evaluate income generated from segment assets to distribute cash to unitholders. The accounting policies of the segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.

Significant segment expenses regularly provided to the CODM are the financial statement line items of National Beef, as disclosed in the tables below.

The operating results and assets of the Company’s reportable segment were as follows (in thousands):


	13-weeks ended March 29, 2025
	Equity Method Investment in National Beef Packing Company, LLC and Subsidiaries (1)			Elimination of Unconsolidated Affiliate			Corporate and Other of USPB			Consolidated Total of USPB
Net sales	$	3,266,229		$	(3,266,229	)	$	–		$	–
Cost of sales		3,249,974			(3,249,974	)					–
Selling, general and administrative expenses		30,638			(30,638	)		(959	)		(959	)
Depreciation and amortization		41,692			(41,692	)		(3	)		(3	)
Interest income		11			(11	)		607			607
Interest expense		(11,541	)		11,541			–			–
Other, net		–			–			35			35
Income tax expense		(519	)		519			–			–
Net (loss) in National Beef		(67,086	)		67,086			–			–
Equity in loss of National Beef		(10,263	)								(10,263	)
Net loss of USPB										$	(10,583	)

Total assets	$	2,243,724		$	(2,243,724	)	$	229,128		$	229,128
Total liabilities	$	(1,229,681	)	$	1,229,681		$	10,067		$	10,067
Capital Expenditures for segment assets	$	(12,741	)	$	12,741		$	–		$	–

(1)	Amounts reflect those recorded in National Beef Packing Company, LLC and subsidiaries consolidated financial statements.

	13-weeks ended March 30, 2024
	Equity Method Investment in National Beef Packing Company, LLC and Subsidiaries (1)			Elimination of Unconsolidated Affiliate			Corporate and Other of USPB			Consolidated Total of USPB
Net sales	$	2,830,002		$	(2,830,002	)	$	–		$	–
Cost of sales		2,752,743			(2,752,743	)					–
Selling, general and administrative expenses		37,372			(37,372	)		(1,038	)		(1,038	)
Depreciation and amortization		34,538			(34,538	)		(4	)		(4	)
Interest income		41			(41	)		853			853
Interest expense		(9,111	)		9,111			–			–
Other, net		–			–			180			180
Income tax expense		(195	)		195			–			–
Net (loss) in National Beef		(3,526	)		3,526
Equity in loss of National Beef		(682	)								(682	)
Net loss of USPB										$	(691	)

Total assets	$	2,204,057		$	(2,204,057	)	$	238,377		$	238,377
Total liabilities	$	(1,175,383	)	$	1,175,383		$	(10,234	)	$	(10,234	)
Capital Expenditures for segment assets	$	(33,517	)	$	33,517		$	–		$	–

(1) Amounts reflect those recorded in National Beef Packing Company, LLC and subsidiaries consolidated financial statements.