Austin-based Yeti, the fast-growing premium cooler and drinkware company with a fervent following, has filed preliminary documents for an initial public offering of stock.

The securities filing does not list how many shares Yeti Holdings, the parent of the Yeti Coolers LLC, plans to sell or how much it hopes to raise. It also gave no timetable for the public offering.

The company said it would use the proceeds of the public offering to pay down existing debt, with the rest going toward general business operations. It will trade under the ticker symbol YETI on the New York Stock Exchange, according to securities filings.

The company was founded in Austin in 2006 by brothers Roy Seiders and Ryan Seiders and quickly became a top brand in the premium cooler category. In recent years, it has expanded into premium drinkware, soft coolers and branded apparel. The company’s revenue has surged dramatically since its founding, jumping to $468.9 million in 2015, according to securities filings.

In 2006, Yeti’s first retail client was McBride’s outdoor specialty store. Today Yeti’s products are sold at major chains including REI, Cabela’s and ****’s Sporting Goods, as well as smaller, independent retailers.

In 2012, Yeti sold majority ownership to New York private equity firm Cortec Group for an undisclosed amount. The deal allowed the Seiders brothers to cash out some of their equity stake in the company. The Seiders remain shareholders in the company, according to securities filings.

Yeti’s sales have skyrocketed in recent years. According to the filing, the company reported revenue of $468.9 million for 2015, more than triple the $147.7 million it reported the prior year.

Through 2015, most of the Yeti’s sales ran through a network of about 6,000 retailers, including 15 percent of its revenue from Academy Sports and Outdoors stores, according to the securities filing. In recent years, the company has limited its direct sales on Yeti.com in order to satisfy demand at those retailers, but the company said it hopes to expand its direct-to-consumer sales and expand into more international markets going forward.

Perhaps even more attractive for potential investors, the company has posted profits in each of the past three years, earning $74.2 million in 2015, an increase from $14.2 million the year before.

However, Yeti did report a sharp loss for the first quarter of 2016, thanks largely to a $104.4 million expense related to the early vesting of stock options for four employees, including the company founders. While the company reported sales of $191.3 million in the first quarter — more than triple the $52.2 million during the same period last year — it reported a net loss of $38.2 million, according to the filing. During the first quarter of 2015, Yeti posted a profit of $4.6 million.

In May, the company paid a special dividend of $451.3 million to its existing stockholders, according to securities filings.

A year ago, Matt Reintjes joined the company as CEO from Vista Outdoor Inc., where he ran that company’s $900 million outdoor products division.

Yeti in March announced plans for a new 175,000-square-foot headquarters in Southwest Austin. The campus at Lantana Ridge off Southwest Parkway, will include two 87,500-square-foot buildings with amenities including an archery range, sports courts, barbecue pits, a rooftop terrace and a jogging trail.

The company said the building would accommodate its current workforce with room for future headcount growth. The new headquarters is expected to be finished by summer 2017, officials said.

The company said it also has signed leases in Austin for an “innovation center” and a “brand experience center.”

As of the end of March the company had 312 employees, according to securities filings.