Marijuana retailer MedMen trims executive compensation as losses continue to widen

Max A. Cherney - finance.yahoo.com Posted 5 years ago

MedMen Enterprises Inc. said Wednesday it was cutting executive salaries amid an attempt to manage costs, as the company's losses continue to widen. The cannabis retailer reported fiscal third-quarter comprehensive net losses of $63.1 million, compared with $16.8 million in the year-ago quarter. Medmen logged losses attributable to shareholders of $23.7 million, or 20 cents a share, versus $18.4 million in the year-ago period. MedMen did not provide a year-ago per-share figure. Revenue rose to $36.6 million from $14.3 million in the year-ago period. FactSet does not report enough analyst data about MedMen to form reliable consensus estimates. In the earnings release, the company said that as part of a broad strategy to reduce general and administrative expenses, the company's chief executive and the president have agreed to lower their salaries to $50,000 each. MedMen stock has fallen 15.9% this year, with the S&P 500 index rising 11.8%. MedMen stock closed up 0.5% during regular trading Wednesday.

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