First full quarter of results show active MSO growth through acquisition and rapid CBD footprint expansion
COLUMBUS, May 29, 2019 /CNW/ - Green Growth Brands Inc. (GGB or the Company) (GGB.CN) (GGBXF) today reported its financial results for the third quarter, which ended March 31, 2019 .
"This quarter we executed our strategy with speed and agility. We made great progress towards establishing our leadership in the industry, by setting new standards for consumer experiences and product," said Peter Horvath , CEO of Green Growth Brands. "We launched Seventh Sense, began our unprecedented big-bang expansion into hundreds of prime mall-based CBD shops, and grew performance at our premier dispensary, The+Source Las Vegas, through implementing margin accretive retail practices.
"We completed the Just Healthy transaction allowing us to enter Massachusetts , and we plan to open new dispensaries in Nevada in the remainder of the calendar year," added Horvath. "As an early-stage company, just over a year-in, when most competitors have been operating for 4-8 years, we are proud of the accomplishments we have made. We will continue to drive towards profitability."
GGB will host a conference call and audio webcast with Chief Executive Officer, Peter Horvath , and Chief Financial Officer, Brian Logan , at 8:30 AM EDT on Thursday , May 30, 2019.
Third Quarter 2019 Highlights
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Third Quarter 2019 Financial Review
The following tables contain financial information for the periods indicated. For full financial information, notes, and management commentary please refer to the MD&A and Financial Statements posted on Green Growth Brands' Investor Relations site and SEDAR. Please note the use of non-IFRS measures, such as EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. These measures are defined within the MD&A. All financial information is provided in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Positions |
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As at June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2019 |
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(Expressed in United States dollars) |
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Note |
March 31, 2019 |
June 30, 2018 |
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(unaudited) |
(unaudited) |
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Assets |
|||||||
Current Assets |
|||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
5,466,451 |
$ |
4,688,311 |
|||
Short term investments |
6 |
28,108,916 |
- |
||||
Receivables |
461,495 |
- |
|||||
Prepaid expenses |
4,043,829 |
- |
|||||
Inventories |
7 |
6,207,027 |
- |
||||
Biological assets |
8 |
500,521 |
- |
||||
Notes receivable |
9 |
46,370 |
- |
||||
Other receivables |
1,044,911 |
18,269 |
|||||
Deferred lease charges |
10 |
727,518 |
- |
||||
Due from related parties |
21 |
30,366 |
- |
||||
46,637,404 |
4,706,580 |
||||||
Property and equipment, net |
11 |
3,931,168 |
- |
||||
Deposits and other assets |
12 |
3,184,233 |
- |
||||
Deferred lease charges |
10 |
2,788,819 |
- |
||||
Notes receivable |
9 |
21,109,553 |
- |
||||
Intangible assets |
14 |
39,477,074 |
- |
||||
Goodwill |
15 |
26,332,480 |
- |
||||
Total assets |
$ |
143,460,731 |
$ |
4,706,580 |
|||
Liabilities |
|||||||
Current Liabilities |
|||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
16 |
7,238,703 |
316,768 |
||||
Taxes payable |
22 |
287,978 |
- |
||||
Due to related parties |
21 |
- |
- |
||||
Notes payable |
17 |
15,553,728 |
- |
||||
23,080,409 |
316,768 |
||||||
Shareholders' Equity |
|||||||
Share capital |
18 |
137,135,288 |
7,016,421 |
||||
Reserve for warrants |
19 |
16,830,281 |
- |
||||
Reserve for share based compensation |
20 |
1,702,983 |
- |
||||
Reserve for changes in equity of subsidiary |
(2,837,500) |
- |
|||||
Accumulated deficit |
(35,409,880) |
(2,626,609) |
|||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
148,286 |
- |
|||||
Total equity attributable to shareholders of Green Growth Brands Inc. |
117,569,458 |
4,389,812 |
|||||
Non-controlling interest |
2,810,864 |
- |
|||||
Total equity |
120,380,322 |
4,389,812 |
|||||
Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
143,460,731 |
$ |
4,706,580 |
Interim Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss |
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For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019 and for the period from February 14, 2018 to March 31, 2018 |
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(unaudited) |
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(Expressed in United States dollars) |
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Three months ended March 31, |
Nine months ended March 31, |
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Note |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
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Sales |
|||||||||||
Revenue |
$ |
5,554,684 |
$ |
- |
$ |
8,555,129 |
$ |
- |
|||
Cost of goods sold |
5,475,201 |
- |
8,495,909 |
- |
|||||||
Gross profit before fair value adjustments |
79,483 |
- |
59,220 |
- |
|||||||
Fair value change in biological assets included in inventory sold and other charges |
932,191 |
- |
1,525,861 |
- |
|||||||
Unrealized gain on changes in fair value of biological assets |
(961,185) |
- |
(1,718,749) |
- |
|||||||
Gross profit |
108,477 |
- |
252,108 |
- |
|||||||
Operating Expenses |
|||||||||||
General and administrative |
8,183,025 |
218,245 |
15,215,085 |
218,245 |
|||||||
Legal and professional fees |
6,167,722 |
375,094 |
10,224,614 |
375,094 |
|||||||
Sales and marketing |
1,909,345 |
- |
3,092,399 |
- |
|||||||
Stock based compensation |
20 |
1,515,343 |
- |
1,702,983 |
- |
||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
11,14 |
379,356 |
- |
581,917 |
- |
||||||
Other income |
9 |
(1,058,785) |
- |
(1,067,021) |
- |
||||||
17,096,006 |
593,339 |
29,749,977 |
593,339 |
||||||||
(16,987,529) |
(593,339) |
(29,497,869) |
(593,339) |
||||||||
Non-operating expenses |
|||||||||||
Loss on equity investments |
13 |
- |
- |
671,578 |
- |
||||||
Interest expense |
355,230 |
- |
2,242,825 |
- |
|||||||
Foreign exchange (gain) loss |
(393,077) |
- |
348,337 |
- |
|||||||
Unrealized gain on short term investments |
6 |
(10,464,853) |
- |
(10,964,926) |
- |
||||||
Transaction costs |
12 |
8,651,438 |
- |
9,651,438 |
- |
||||||
Net loss before listing fees and income taxes |
(15,136,267) |
(593,339) |
(31,447,121) |
(593,339) |
|||||||
Listing fees |
4 |
- |
- |
699,190 |
- |
||||||
Net loss after listing fees |
(15,136,267) |
(593,339) |
(32,146,311) |
(593,339) |
|||||||
Income taxes |
22 |
287,978 |
- |
663,596 |
- |
||||||
Net loss after income taxes |
$ |
(15,424,245) |
$ |
(593,339) |
$ |
(32,809,907) |
$ |
(593,339) |
|||
Less: Non-controlling interest |
(14,194) |
- |
(26,636) |
- |
|||||||
Net Loss attributable to owners of the parent |
$ |
(15,410,051) |
$ |
(593,339) |
$ |
(32,783,271) |
$ |
(593,339) |
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Net loss per Common Share attributable to the parent |
|||||||||||
Basic and Diluted |
23 |
$ |
(0.07) |
n/a |
$ |
(0.22) |
n/a |
||||
Weighted average common shares |
205,498,545 |
2 |
147,855,104 |
2 |
|||||||
Other comprehensive loss |
|||||||||||
Exchange gain on translating foreign operations |
- |
- |
148,286 |
- |
|||||||
Comprehensive loss |
$ |
(15,410,051) |
$ |
(593,339) |
$ |
(32,634,985) |
$ |
(593,339) |
Consolidated Statement of Cashflow |
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For the nine months ended March 31, 2019, and for the period from February 14, 2018 to March 31, 2018 |
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(unaudited) |
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(Expressed in United States dollars) |
|||||
Note |
March 31, 2019 |
March 31, 2018 |
|||
Cashflow from Operating Activities |
|||||
Net loss for the period |
$ (32,809,907) |
$ (593,339) |
|||
Adjustments for: |
|||||
Stock based compensation |
20 |
1,702,983 |
- |
||
Shares issued for services |
18 |
4,632,177 |
- |
||
Depreciation and amortization |
(61,720) |
- |
|||
Deferred lease charges |
10 |
121,253 |
|||
Loss on equity investment |
13 |
671,578 |
- |
||
Unrealized gain on short term investment |
6 |
(10,964,926) |
- |
||
Transaction costs |
12,18 |
6,617,110 |
- |
||
Fair value adjustment on growth of biological assets |
(192,888) |
- |
|||
Foreign exchange on translation |
331,808 |
- |
|||
Changes in non-cash working capital balances |
|||||
Receivables |
(185,046) |
- |
|||
Prepaid expenses |
(4,043,829) |
- |
|||
Other receivables |
(900,084) |
- |
|||
Inventories |
(4,495,267) |
- |
|||
Biological assets |
(307,633) |
- |
|||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
5,144,299 |
593,338 |
|||
Income taxes payable |
287,978 |
- |
|||
(34,452,114) |
(1) |
||||
Cashflow from Investing Activities |
|||||
Purchase of property and equipment |
11 |
(3,602,815) |
- |
||
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |
4 |
(31,094,988) |
- |
||
Purchase of short term investment |
6 |
(16,945,040) |
- |
||
Proceeds from sale of equity investment |
13 |
62,671 |
- |
||
Advance on Henderson Organic Remedies LLC acquisition |
9 |
(15,485,000) |
- |
||
Advances on acquisitions |
12 |
(4,134,233) |
- |
||
Equity investment |
13 |
(300,000) |
- |
||
(71,499,405) |
- |
||||
Cashflow from Financing Activities |
|||||
Shares issued on warrants and options exercised |
19,20 |
27,111,532 |
- |
||
Repayment of notes |
5,16 |
(6,535,030) |
|||
Proceeds from convertible debentures, net of issuance costs |
18 |
81,808,945 |
- |
||
Proceeds from private placement share capital issued |
18 |
25,747,713 |
1 |
||
Purchase of convertible debentures |
18 |
(21,004,500) |
- |
||
107,128,660 |
1 |
||||
Effect of exchange rates on cash |
(399,001) |
- |
|||
Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
778,140 |
- |
|||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
4,688,311 |
- |
|||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ 5,466,451 |
$ - |
Segmented statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 |
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(unaudited) |
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(Expressed in United States dollars) |
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Cannabis |
CBD |
Head office |
Allocations |
Total |
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Note |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
||||||||||||
Sales |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue |
$ |
5,092,567 |
$ |
- |
$ |
462,117 |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
$ |
5,554,684 |
$ |
- |
||
Cost of goods sold |
3,022,089 |
- |
969,922 |
- |
- |
- |
1,483,190 |
- |
5,475,201 |
- |
||||||||||||
Gross profit before fair value adjustments |
2,070,478 |
- |
(507,805) |
- |
- |
- |
(1,483,190) |
- |
79,483 |
- |
||||||||||||
Fair value change in biological assets included in inventory sold and other charges |
932,191 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
932,191 |
- |
||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on changes in fair value of biological assets |
(961,185) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(961,185) |
- |
||||||||||||
Gross profit |
2,099,472 |
- |
(507,805) |
- |
- |
- |
(1,483,190) |
- |
108,477 |
- |
||||||||||||
Operating Expenses |
||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administration |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9,184,512 |
218,245 |
(1,001,487) |
- |
8,183,025 |
218,245 |
||||||||||||
Legal and professional fees |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6,645,499 |
375,094 |
(477,777) |
- |
6,167,722 |
375,094 |
||||||||||||
Sales and marketing |
887,848 |
- |
628,138 |
- |
394,693 |
- |
(1,334) |
- |
1,909,345 |
- |
||||||||||||
Stock based compensation |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,515,343 |
- |
- |
- |
1,515,343 |
- |
|||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
9,12 |
68,500 |
- |
22,983 |
- |
290,465 |
- |
(2,592) |
- |
379,356 |
- |
|||||||||||
Other income |
(14,892) |
- |
- |
- |
(1,043,893) |
- |
- |
- |
(1,058,785) |
- |
||||||||||||
941,456 |
- |
651,121 |
- |
16,986,619 |
593,339 |
(1,483,190) |
- |
17,096,006 |
593,339 |
|||||||||||||
1,158,016 |
- |
(1,158,926) |
- |
(16,986,619) |
(593,339) |
- |
- |
(16,987,529) |
(593,339) |
|||||||||||||
Non-operating expenses |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on equity investment in Xanthic Beverages USA, LLC |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||||||||
Interest expense |
- |
- |
- |
- |
355,230 |
- |
- |
- |
355,230 |
- |
||||||||||||
Foreign exchange loss (income) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(393,077) |
- |
- |
- |
(393,077) |
- |
||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on marketable securities |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(10,464,853) |
- |
- |
- |
(10,464,853) |
- |
|||||||||||
Transaction costs |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8,651,438 |
- |
- |
- |
8,651,438 |
- |
|||||||||||
Net income (loss) before listing fees and income taxes |
1,158,016 |
- |
(1,158,926) |
- |
(15,135,357) |
(593,339) |
- |
- |
(15,136,267) |
(593,339) |
||||||||||||
Listing fees |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||||||||||||
Net income (loss) after listing fees |
1,158,016 |
- |
(1,158,926) |
- |
(15,135,357) |
(593,339) |
- |
- |
(15,136,267) |
(593,339) |
||||||||||||
Income taxes |
20 |
287,978 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
287,978 |
- |
|||||||||||
Net Income (loss) after income taxes |
$ |
870,038 |
$ |
- |
$ |
(1,158,926) |
$ |
- |
$ |
(15,135,357) |
$ |
(593,339) |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
$ |
(15,424,245) |
$ |
(593,339) |
||
Net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to: |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Owners of the parent |
884,232 |
- |
(1,158,926) |
- |
(15,135,357) |
(593,339) |
- |
- |
(15,410,051) |
(593,339) |
||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest |
(14,194) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(14,194) |
- |
||||||||||||
870,038 |
- |
(1,158,926) |
- |
(15,135,357) |
(593,339) |
- |
- |
(15,424,245) |
(593,339) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|||||
(Expressed in United States dollars) |
|||||
Three months ended March 31, |
Nine months ended March 31, |
||||
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
||
Net loss after listing fees before income taxes |
$ (15,136,267) |
$ (593,339) |
$ (32,146,311) |
$ (593,339) |
|
Fair value adjustment on sale of inventory |
932,191 |
- |
1,525,861 |
- |
|
Fair value adjustment on biological assets |
(961,185) |
- |
(1,718,749) |
- |
|
Stock based compensation |
1,515,343 |
- |
1,702,983 |
- |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
378,856 |
- |
581,917 |
- |
|
Shares issued for services |
3,064,293 |
- |
4,632,177 |
- |
|
Lease termination charges |
692,542 |
- |
692,542 |
- |
|
Non-operating expenses |
(1,851,262) |
- |
1,949,252 |
- |
|
Listing fees |
- |
- |
699,190 |
- |
|
3,770,778 |
- |
10,065,173 |
- |
||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ (11,365,489) |
$ (593,339) |
$ (22,081,138) |
$ (593,339) |
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