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William SumnerMay 1, 2019
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It’s time for your Daily Hit of cannabis financial news for May 1, 2019.

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Curaleaf

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) is going to acquire Cura Partners, Inc. the owners of the Oregon-based Select brand, in an all-stock deal valued at C$1.27 billion or $948.8 million. The company said that the acquisition includes Select’s manufacturing, processing, distribution, marketing, and retailing operations and all adult-use cannabis products marketed under the Select brand name, including all intellectual property. The deal is expected to close in 2019.

Emerald Health

Emerald Health Therapeutics, Inc.  (TSXV: EMH) (OTCQX: EMHTF) delivered fourth quarter and 2018 results along with an update of its first-quarter sales. The revenue in the fourth quarter was $1.1 million versus last year’s $279 thousand for the same time period. The net loss in the fourth quarter was $13.9 million, higher than the third quarter’s losses of $6.4 million.

WeedMD

The licensed cannabis producer and distributor WeedMD Inc. (TSX-V: WMD) (OTCQX: WDDMF) announced its financial results for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2018. WeedMD’s revenue for the full year grew from $1.4 million to $8.2 million, representing an increase of 456%. The company’s net and comprehensive loss declined dramatically, falling from $8.8 million to just $895,128.

In Other News

Golden Leaf

Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd. (CSE: GLH) (OTCQB: GLDFF) has reported its financial results for the 2018 fiscal year. Full-year revenue was $16.5 million, up 43% from $11.5 million in 2017. Gross profit declined slightly from 15% of total revenue ($1.7 million) to 13.3% of revenue ($2.2 million). The company’s comprehensive loss declined significantly, falling from $55.9 million in 2017 to $4.4 million, and its net loss was $4.6 million.  “Looking forward, we remain focused on growing revenue by expanding our retail footprint, product array and cultivation presence throughout the U.S. and Canada. At the same time, we are committed to growing responsibly while improving our margin growth and EBITDA. Towards that end, we have taken several measures this year to increase efficiencies throughout our organization to lower costs, increase cash flow and improve our overall financial performance,” said Golden Leaf CEO William Kulczycki.

Dixie Brands

Today, Dixie Brands Inc. (CSE: DIXI.U) (OTC: DXBRF) (Frankfurt: 0QV) announced their financial results for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2018. Revenue for the year was $5.7 million, up 73% from $3.3 million in the previous year. Fourth quarter revenue was $1.5 million. The gross profit margin was 52% ($3.01 million), up from 47% ($1.5 million) in 2017. Net losses rose significantly, climbing from $4.3 million in the previous year to $21.23 million. Company management attributes the steep climb to “significant increase in operating and other expenses,” such as its reverse takeover of Academy Explorations Limited and public listing activities.  “The financing and public listing we completed in the final weeks of 2018 set the stage for a breakout year in 2019,” said Chuck Smith, President and CEO, Dixie Brands. “Dixie accomplished a lot as a private company, building up an industry-leading portfolio of more than 100 commercialized products.  We are very excited by our opportunities to invest our capital into strengthening our distribution network and market presence to accelerate our growth.”

Weekend Unlimited

Weekend Unlimited Inc. (CSE: POT) (FSE: 0OS1) (OTCQB: WKULF) today announced the appointment of Chris Backus as Interim President and CEO, effective immediately. Backus was appointed to the company’s Board in March of this year and previously served as a former Senior Officer and Manager with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Backus will focus on the launch of the company’s wknd! brand product line, generating revenues with CHAMP and Verve beverages in the USA, and the ramp-up of the Northern Lights Organics hemp farm in Canada. “’I am energized to accept this leadership role with Weekend Unlimited. Working with the Board and the team, my focus is entirely toward harnessing the Company’s assets to deliver results for shareholders,”’ said. Backus. “This means an immediate mandate to execute on ready-to-go initiatives that will drive revenues while building strong consumer awareness of the Company’s brands. Simultaneously, we will responsibly advance our initiatives supporting growth in the longer term.”


William SumnerNovember 30, 2018
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MPX Bioceutical Corporation

MPX Bioceutical Corporation (CSE: MPX) reported its financial results for the second quarter ended on September 30, 2018. MPX recorded revenue of CAD$14.7 million, up from CAD$4.4 million in the same quarter during the previous year. The increase in revenue was attributed to wholesale operations and the company’s management of four cannabis dispensaries in Arizona. Gross profits for the quarter rose by 30.1% to $4.4 million.

The company’s net loss for the quarter rose precipitously to CAD$19.2 million, up CAD$3.9 million in the same period during the previous year. The company attributes its losses to general operations, accretion expense of CAD$1.4 million and costs related to the change in fair value for the Hi-Med Facility and convertible loan for CAD$9.2 million.

“For the second quarter, we again experienced strong growth, with revenue increasing $10.3 million year over year, topping $14.7 million, driven by the strong performance of our Arizona operations and much-improved production from our facility in Nevada,” said W. Scott Boyes, Chairman, President, and CEO of MPX. “We continue to execute upon our aggressive expansion strategy, as demonstrated by the successful openings of the Health for Life dispensaries in Maryland managed by one of MPX’s subsidiaries.”

Plus Products Inc.

The California-based edibles manufacturer, Plus Products Inc. (CSE: PLUS) announced its financial results for the quarter ended on September 30, 2018. Revenue rose to $2.56 million, up 60% over the previous quarter. The company’s loss and comprehensive loss rose to $1.79 million, up from $1.21 million during the same period during the last year.

PLUS ended the quarter with a gross margin of $0.38 million (15%) and $11.1 million in cash on hand. Shortly after the end of the quarter, the company  went public and closed a CAD$20 million IPO

“We are pleased that as measured by retail sales in Q3, the PLUS brand is now the leading edibles brand in the largest and most competitive cannabis market in the world, and we look forward to extending the brand beyond California in 2019,” said Jake Heimark, CEO of PLUS.

Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc.

Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc. (TSXV: EMH) reported its financial results for the third quarter ending on September 30, 2018. Revenue for the company rose to $321,070, representing an increase of 51% when compared to the same period in the previous year. Likewise, Emerald Health’s net loss also increased; increasing from $1.9 million in Q3 of 2017 to $6.26 million.

Shortly before the end of the quarter, Emerald Health was chosen as an authorized cannabis supplier by the Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC), and by the last week of November had completed its first adult-use cannabis shipments to Newfoundland; as well as British Columbia and Labrador.

“As we move forward at this pivotal point of commercial production, we expect our Pure Sunfarms joint venture, Quebec facility, and hemp sourcing agreements to result in significant scaling of production and sales from the fourth quarter onward,” commented Avtar Dhillon, MD, President of Emerald Health.

 


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