HEXO Corp. (TSX: HEXO; NYSE: HEXO) (“HEXO” or the "Company") today
reported first quarter fiscal 2021 financial results. All amounts
are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.
“I would like to thank the entire HEXO team for
the remarkable progress made in the first quarter,” said HEXO CEO
and co-founder Sebastien St-Louis. “Today’s record revenue
performance reflects our commitment to providing consumers with
high-quality products, at reasonable prices, for all occasions. We
continue to hold the number one market share position in Quebec,
while continuing to aggressively expand into other markets. HEXO is
now top four in adult-use market share by net sales dollars in
Canada. We have also moved into the top beverage spot through
Truss, our joint venture with Molson Coors, and have reached the
number one market share position for hash, which we believe will
continue to be an important category for the industry.”
Key Financial & Operating Highlights
from 1Q21
- Gross revenue of $41.3M, the
highest in the Company’s history, increased 14% from 4Q20 and 114%
from the comparative prior year period.
- Net revenue of $29.5M, up 9% from
4Q20 and 103% from the year ago period.
- Sales momentum increased across
Canada, with 18% of the periods gross sales coming from Alberta,
15% from Ontario and 6% from British Columbia.
- Maintained number one market share
in Quebec.
- Number one in beverages with net
revenue increasing 54% versus 4Q20.
- Six straight quarters of Adjusted
EBITDA loss improvement, 87% reduction from ($3.25M) in 4Q20 to
($0.42M).
- Adjusted Gross Margin of 39% on
sales excluding adult-use beverages, while beverage related revenue
was gross margin positive in just its second full quarter of being
in market.
- At the close of Q1, the Company’s
working capital was $250.3M, including $149.8M of cash.
- Operational cash use of ($6.1M) for
the quarter, not including financing and investing activities.
“We made extraordinary gains toward
profitability this quarter, as we continue to optimize production,
persist in our war on COGS, and focus on reducing our SG&A.
This was the sixth sequential quarter of Adjusted EBITDA
improvement, as we march towards being Adjusted EBITDA positive. We
believe the strength of our balance sheet, along with our low
depreciable capital base, have put us on a path where we are
looking beyond positive Adjusted EBITDA and striving towards
positive EPS,” continued St-Louis. “As discussed on our fiscal
year-end earnings call, we purposely took time this quarter to
focus on better matching supply to forecasted demand, leading to
tough decisions, such as delaying the relaunch of our UP brand
until Q2. Despite this, we were able to achieve record sales and I
am delighted at the progress we have made to date. UP has been
successful thus far, which gives us confidence in our approach
moving forward.”
For the three months ended |
|
|
|
Income Statement Snapshot |
October 31, 2020 |
July 31, 2020 |
October 31, 2019 |
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
Revenue from sale of
goods |
41,300 |
36,140 |
19,297 |
Excise
taxes |
(11,887) |
(9,082) |
(4,839) |
Net revenue from sale of
goods |
29,413 |
27,058 |
14,458 |
Ancillary revenue |
55 |
87 |
41 |
Total revenue |
29,468 |
27,145 |
14,499 |
|
|
|
|
Cost of sales |
(17,544) |
(63,157) |
(35,826) |
Fair
value adjustments |
6,290 |
1,322 |
388 |
Gross profit/(loss) |
18,214 |
(34,690) |
(20,939) |
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
(20,776) |
(71,509) |
(39,524) |
Loss from operations |
(2,562) |
(106,199) |
(60,463) |
Other
expenses and losses |
(1,635) |
(63,333) |
(5,576) |
Net loss before tax |
(4,197) |
(169,532) |
(66,039) |
Income
tax recovery |
– |
– |
6,023 |
Total
Net loss |
(4,197) |
(169,532) |
(66,016) |
First Quarter 2021 Financial
Results
Total net revenue in 1Q21 increased $2.3M to
$29.4M from $27.1M in 4Q20 due primarily to 8% growth in adult-use
cannabis sales and 54% growth in adult-use beverage. Total net
revenue increased 103% from the comparative period of fiscal 2020.
The Company strengthened its positions in several key Canadian
markets outside of Quebec, while maintaining its top competitive
position within Quebec.
For the three months ended |
Adult-Use(excluding beverages) |
Medical |
International |
Wholesale |
Total non-beverage |
Adult-usebeverages |
|
Company total |
October 31, 2020 |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
$ |
Net revenue |
24,344 |
486 |
1,125 |
401 |
26,356 |
3,057 |
|
29,413 |
Cost of sales |
15,497 |
123 |
317 |
113 |
16,050 |
3,037 |
|
19,087 |
Gross profit before adjustments ($) |
8,847 |
363 |
808 |
288 |
10,306 |
20 |
|
10,346 |
Gross margin before adjustments (%) |
36% |
75% |
72% |
72% |
39% |
1% |
|
35% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 31,
2020 |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
$ |
Net revenue |
22,575 |
548 |
1,291 |
655 |
25,069 |
1,989 |
|
27,058 |
Cost of sales |
13,663 |
119 |
642 |
222 |
14,646 |
4,395 |
|
19,041 |
Gross profit before adjustments ($) |
8,912 |
429 |
649 |
433 |
10,423 |
(2,406) |
|
8,017 |
Gross margin before adjustments (%) |
39% |
78% |
50% |
66% |
42% |
(121%) |
|
30% |
The Company’s consolidated gross margin for 1Q21
improved to 35% from 30% in 4Q20. This increase is directly
attributable to an improved gross profit in adult-use beverage
during the period, where Truss Beverage achieved positive gross
profit in only its second quarter of being in market.
Operating expenses were $20.8M in the quarter,
an improvement of $50.7M from 4Q20, as the Company continued to
streamline costs across the organization, primarily in SG&A,
offset by marketing costs related to product launches. Loss from
operations improved to $2.6M in 1Q21 from a loss of $60.5M in 4Q20,
driven by a clean balance sheet and absence of material,
non-recurring charges.
The Company’s total Adjusted EBITDA improved by
87% or more than $2.8M from ($3.3M) in 4Q20 to ($0.4M) in 1Q21. Net
loss improved to $4.2M from a loss of $66.0M in 4Q20, when the
Company took significant write downs.
Adjusted EBITDA
|
Q1’21 |
Q4’20 |
|
$ |
$ |
Total
net loss |
(4,197) |
(169,532) |
|
|
|
Income taxes (recovery) |
– |
– |
Finance expense (income), net |
1,895 |
2,069 |
Depreciation, included in cost of sales |
2,406 |
1,254 |
Depreciation, included in operating expenses |
1,078 |
1,179 |
Amortization, included in operating expenses |
331 |
249 |
|
|
|
Investment (gains)
losses |
|
|
Revaluation of financial instruments loss/(gain) |
(733) |
1,433 |
Share of loss from investment in joint venture |
1,073 |
1,863 |
Loss/(gain) on convertible debentures |
– |
86 |
Unrealized loss on investments |
587 |
4,345 |
Realized loss/(gain) on investments |
– |
– |
Foreign exchange loss/(gain) |
461 |
1,623 |
Loss on inducement of convertible debentures |
– |
54,283 |
|
|
|
Non-cash fair value
adjustments |
|
|
Realized fair value amounts on inventory sold |
4,806 |
6,656 |
Unrealized gain on changes in fair value of biological assets |
(11,096) |
(7,978) |
|
|
|
Restructuring
costs |
525 |
(79) |
|
|
|
Other non-cash
items |
|
|
Share-based compensation, included in operating expenses |
2,930 |
4,373 |
Share-based compensation, included in cost of sales |
596 |
511 |
Write-off biological assets and destruction costs |
– |
– |
Write-off of inventory |
– |
2,217 |
Write (up)/down of inventory to net realizable value |
(1,543) |
41,899 |
Impairment loss on right-use-assets |
761 |
2,000 |
Gain on exit of lease |
(419) |
– |
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment |
42 |
46,414 |
Impairment of intangible assets |
– |
– |
Impairment of goodwill |
– |
– |
Recognition of onerous contract |
– |
1,763 |
Disposal of long-lived assets |
78 |
122 |
Adjusted EBITDA |
(419) |
(3,250) |
The management’s discussion and analysis for the
period and the accompanying financial statements and notes are
available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com and on its website at www.hexocorp.com.
Non-IFRS Measures
In this press release, reference is made to
gross profit before adjustment, profit/margin before fair value
adjustments, adjusted gross profit/margin, adjusted EBITDA, and
revenue per gram equivalent which are not measures of financial
performance under International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS). These metrics and measures are not recognized measures
under IFRS, do not have meanings prescribed under IFRS and are as a
result unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by
other companies. These measures are provided as information
complementary to those IFRS measures by providing a further
understanding of our operating results from the perspective of
management. As such, these measures should not be considered in
isolation or in lieu of a review of our financial information
reported under IFRS. Definitions and reconciliations for all terms
above can be found in the Company’s Management’s Discussion and
Analysis for the three months ended October 31, 2020, filed on
SEDAR and EDGAR.
Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call, Monday,
December 14th, 2020 to discuss these results. Sebastien St-Louis,
CEO, and Trent MacDonald, CFO, will host the call starting at 8:30
a.m. Eastern standard time. Analysts’ question and answer period
will follow management’s presentation.
Date: December 14, 2020
Time: 8:30 a.m. EST
Webcast: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2876521/3E600F67F53F73D721304EA073134431For
previous quarterly results and recent press releases, see
hexocorp.com.
About HEXO Corp
HEXO Corp is an award-winning consumer packaged
goods cannabis company that creates and distributes innovative
products to serve the global cannabis market. The Company serves
the Canadian adult-use markets under its HEXO Cannabis, Up Cannabis
and Original Stash brands, and the medical market under HEXO
medical cannabis. For more information please visit
hexocorp.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of
applicable securities laws (“forward-looking statements”).
Forward-looking statements are based on certain expectations and
assumptions and are subject to known and unknown risks and
uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events,
results, performance and achievements to differ materially from
those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements should not be read as guarantees of
future performance or results. Forward-looking statements in this
press release include but are not limited to the Company’s
statements with respect to management’s belief that certain
expenses included in operating expenses are non-recurring and
related to significant changes in market conditions and the refocus
of its operations on becoming Adjusted EBITDA positive.
A more complete discussion of the risks and
uncertainties facing the Company appears in the Company’s Annual
Information Form and other continuous disclosure filings, which are
available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at
www.sec.gov. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.
The Company disclaims any intention or obligation, except to the
extent required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking
statements as a result of new information or future events, or for
any other reason.
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