Cover Progress Company (TSX: WEED) (Nasdaq: CGC) introduced its complete internet income fell 7% to $78.5 million for the fiscal third quarter ending December 31, 2023. All figures are in Canadian {dollars}.
Income numbers
Breaking down the income, Cover Progress mentioned that Canadian adult-use hashish business-to-business income elevated 9% year-over-year to $23 million within the quarter pushed by development in Tweed flower in addition to the addition of the Wana model edibles to the portfolio. Nevertheless, with out the business-to-consumer Canadian hashish income for the quarter, income fell from final yr’s complete of $32 million.
Canadian medical hashish internet income elevated to $15.6 million over final yr’s $4 million. The corporate mentioned the Canadian medical hashish income improve was due largely to a shift in its buyer combine and a bigger assortment of hashish product decisions supplied to its clients.
Relaxation-of-world hashish gross sales jumped to $10 million over final yr’s $5 million, however Storz and Bickel fell to $18 million from final yr’s $20 million. Nevertheless, Cover famous that Storz elevated 54% sequentially pushed by sturdy gross sales of its new VENTY moveable vaporizer, historically sturdy seasonal gross sales, together with the model’s most profitable Black Friday gross sales occasion thus far.
Money burns
The web loss for the quarter fell to $216 million from final yr’s $259 million. Nevertheless, the loss from persevering with operations grew within the quarter to $230 million from $226 million. Money and money equivalents plunged from $667 million on the finish of 2022 to simply $142 million on the finish of 2023.
“That is the daybreak of a brand new period at Cover Progress. We’re singularly targeted on hashish and demonstrating development throughout all of our enterprise models. With our Cover USA technique now shifting ahead, we count on to be the primary and solely U.S. listed firm providing shareholders a singular alternative to achieve publicity to the quickest rising hashish market on the earth.” mentioned CEO David Klein.
The corporate additionally acknowledged a lack of $30 million within the quarter on the This Works divestiture.
Going concern
Regardless of Klein’s rosy tune, Cover’s earnings famous the corporate is a going concern. The submitting acknowledged, “The Firm has sure materials debt obligations coming due within the short-term, has suffered recurring losses from operations, and requires further financing to fund its enterprise and operations. If the Firm is unable to lift further capital, it might be unable to satisfy sure of its monetary obligations.” Cover has an eye-popping deficit of $10 billion. The submitting additionally acknowledged that Canopyt plans to fund the operations and debt obligations by means of present money positions.
CFO Judy Hong mentioned, “Our Q3 FY2024 outcomes exhibit the substantial enchancment in profitability and discount in money burn in comparison with the earlier yr in addition to Q2 FY2024. Our right-sized enterprise is persistently delivering profitability enhancements in addition to sequential development. These outcomes, paired with our ongoing actions to strengthen Cover Progress’s steadiness sheet, reinforce our confidence in continued efficiency alongside this path for a sustainable, worthwhile future.”
Wanting forward
Cover mentioned it expects to file its definitive proxy assertion with the U.S. Securities and Trade Fee on or about February 13, 2024, and plans to host a particular assembly on April 12, 2024, concerning the corporate’s technique for Cover USA. On the Particular Assembly, shareholders might be requested to think about a particular decision authorizing an modification to its articles of incorporation to, amongst different issues, create a brand new class of non-voting, non-participating exchangeable shares within the capital of the corporate.
Cover USA will mix the acquisitions of edibles firm Wana Manufacturers, Acreage Holdings, and clear vape firm Jetty.
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