Entourage Health Corp. (formerly WeedMD Inc.)
(
TSX-V:ENTG)
(OTCQX:ETRGF)
(FSE:4WE) (“
Entourage” or the
“
Company”), a Canadian producer and distributor of
award-winning cannabis products and brands, announced today its
financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2021. The Company recorded third quarter 2021 total revenue of
$14.9 million, a 94% increase year-over-year, and net revenue of
$10.8 million, up 71% from the prior year and reflecting higher
direct-to-consumer and direct-to-patient sales. The Company will
host a conference call to discuss its financial and business
highlights today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
“Our third quarter results reflect the
advancements we are making in our business transformation as we
focus on product quality and craftsmanship, while improving
operational efficiencies throughout our organization. With a fourth
consecutive quarter of record revenue growth in both adult-use and
medical sales, our award-winning products are standing out in the
marketplace,” said George Scorsis, Interim CEO and Executive Chair,
Entourage. “Additionally, the closing of our CannTx Life Sciences
acquisition complements the increasing demand for our products,
allowing us to expand our product portfolio into premium markets
for both flower and solventless products. CannTx will help elevate
our current offerings across our distribution channels and drive
further value as we introduce new, consistent quality-produced,
craft-grade cannabis cultivars and products into the Canadian
market.”
Summary of
Results
For the Quarter-Ended |
Sept. 30, 2021 |
Sept. 30, 2020 |
|
($000’s) |
($000’s) |
Total revenue |
14,979 |
7,740 |
Net revenue |
10,789 |
6,313 |
Gross (loss) profit before
changes in fair value |
(4,155) |
69 |
Gross margin % of net revenue
before changes in fair value |
(39%) |
1% |
Income (loss) and
comprehensive (loss) |
(17,467) |
(26,165) |
Adjusted EBITDA* |
(4,115) |
(1,903) |
As at |
Sept. 30, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
|
($000’s) |
($000’s) |
Cash and cash equivalents |
12,380 |
22,322 |
Inventory |
27,198 |
30,665 |
Biological assets |
564 |
1,956 |
Working
Capital |
(41,562) |
45,060 |
*Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized measurement
under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and this
data may not be comparable to data presented by other companies.
Management defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted to exclude
interest, tax, and depreciation, stock compensation, fair value
changes and other non-cash items, and non-recurring items. This
data is furnished to provide additional information and does not
have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. The Company uses
this non-IFRS measure to provide shareholders and others with
supplemental measures of its operating performance. The Company
also believes that securities analysts, investors and other
interested parties, frequently use this non-IFRS measure in the
evaluation of companies, many of which present similar metrics when
reporting their results. As other companies may calculate Adjusted
EBITDA differently than the Company, this metric may not be
comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other
companies. We caution readers that Adjusted EBITDA should not be
substituted for determining net loss as an indicator of operating
results, or as a substitute for cash flows from operating and
investing activities. See the Company’s management’s discussion and
analysis for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2021 (the “Q3
MD&A”) for a detailed reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net
Income / (Loss). The Company’s financial statements for the three
months ended Sept. 30, 2021 and the Q3 MD&A are available on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com
“In Q3, we realized a reduction in SG&A and
recognized inventory adjustments required to recalibrate our
inventory. We have also seen improvements in our operating cash
flow year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter as we continue to gain
traction on our savings initiatives,” said Beth Carreon, CFO,
Entourage. “With the addition of CannTx, we expect to deliver
synergies, accelerate site optimization initiatives to drive
further efficiencies in our production, and introduce higher-margin
innovative product formats to support our objective of delivering
profitable growth.”
Revenue Highlights
|
Q3 2021 |
Q3 2020 |
Change |
|
($000’s) |
($000’s) |
% |
Net Revenue by
Channel |
|
|
|
Medical |
2,936 |
2,344 |
25% |
Adult-Use |
7,492 |
3,701 |
102% |
Bulk |
359 |
268 |
34% |
Total Net Revenue |
10,789 |
6,313 |
71% |
Key Financial Highlights
- For the third
quarter ended September 30, 2021, Entourage recorded net revenue of
$10.8 million, compared to $10.6 million in Q2 2021 and $6.3
million in Q3 2020.
- Gross loss
before changes in fair value was $(4.2) million for Q3 2021,
compared to gross profit of $3.1 million for Q2 2021 and $0.1
million in Q3 2020. The decline in Q3 2021 was mainly driven by
inventory and packaging write-downs.
- Average yield
per plant was 186 grams during Q3 2021 compared to 104 grams in Q3
2020.
- Total dried
cannabis sold in Q3 2021 was 4,136 kgs, compared to 2,098 kgs in Q3
2020. The increase was driven by record growth in adult-use and
medical channels.
- Weighted average
cost per gram of inventory on hand was $0.55 for the three months
ending Q3 2021, compared to $2.11 for the same period in 2020.
- As at September
30, 2021, Entourage held $27.6 million in inventory and biological
assets with total assets of $151.2 million.
- Selling, general
& administrative expenses for Q3 2021 was $4.5 million,
compared to $10.4 million in Q2 2021 and $5.3 million in Q3
2020.
- Adjusted EBITDA
was $(4.1) million for Q3 2021, compared to $(3.3) million in Q2
2021 and $(1.9) million in Q2 2020.
Corporate Highlights During Third
Quarter 2021 and Subsequent Events
In July 2021, the Company announced a corporate
name change and rebrand from “WeedMD Inc.” to “Entourage Health
Corp.” The Company’s common shares continue to be publicly traded
on the TSX Venture Exchange under the new ticker symbol “ENTG.V”
and subsequently announced in September 2021 that it changed the
U.S.-based OTCQX ticker symbol from “WDDMF” to “ETRGF”. Other
highlights for the period include:
Commercial, Sales and Business Development
Highlights
- Introduced Saturday Cannabis
510-vapes in Blood Orange cultivar marking it as one of the most
added Entourage SKUs in all markets where available.
- Pre-Roll products in Mango Haze and
Pedro Sweet Sativa continue to be top-sellers in BC with 10-pack
pre-roll products a top seller in third quarter.
- Increase in market share continues
in Q3; rising to just under 2% (Buddi Data).
- Starseed Medicinal referral program
realizes 78% conversion rate over last quarter as medical program
introduces new SKUs and cultivars that include Mandarin Cookies,
Gelato33, Royal Goddess (Crown), and Rockstar Tuna.
- The Company expanded its Color
Cannabis products into the Province of New Brunswick commencing in
July 2021 making it accessible to over 95 percent of Canada’s
retail market.
- Entourage confirmed the expansion
of its Saturday Cannabis brand into the Province of Quebec,
expanding Color and Saturday product SKUs. Quebec market is now the
second largest sales market for Color Cannabis, with #3 for
top-selling large format in June.
- In August 2021, the Company
announced it had entered into agreements with BBCCC, Inc., a
subsidiary of The Boston Beer Company, Inc. and Ontario-based Peak
Processing Solutions to launch a new portfolio of non-alcoholic
cannabis-infused beverages in Canada.
- In September
2021, Entourage announced the launch of Fire & Flower-branded
CBD softgel product line produced inhouse at the Company's
Aylmer-based extraction hub. Products manufactured through this
partnership are formulated, processed, packaged and distributed by
Entourage using the Company's CBD-rich biomass.
- On September 16, 2021, the Company
announced the Canadian launch of acclaimed Mary's Medicinals
Transdermal Patches. As the exclusive manufacturer and licensed
distributor for Mary's suite of products in Canada, Entourage
launched patches in CBD, THC and 1:1 formulations that will be
available first to the Company’s Starseed patients as of late
September 2021 and full release to patient base as of the fourth
quarter 2022.
Corporate and Liquidity Resources
- On October 15, 2021, the Company
announced that, as a result of a continuous disclosure review
conducted by staff of the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC"),
the staff of the Corporate Finance Branch requested that the
Company refile its management's discussion and analysis
("MD&A") for the interim periods ended March 31, 2021 and June
30, 2021 and its unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial
statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (collectively,
the "Revised Financial Disclosure). The request was for the
reclassification of certain loan balances from non-current to
current liabilities and to provide additional information in
connection with the Company's liquidity, capital resources and its
ability to continue as a going concern. No further adjustments were
made to the previously released income statement or statement of
cash flows.
- On October 19,
2021 the Company signed an additional amendment to its senior
secured credit facility entered into on March 29, 2019 (the "Credit
Facility"). The amendments modify the terms under which Entourage
secured up to $39 million of debt financing over a three-year term
ending in 2022. The Company secured a deferral of certain of its
financial covenants to December 31, 2021, including the amendment
of Conversion Date from June 30, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
Additionally, the Company agreed to a 25 basis point increase in
the applicable interest rate margin on the Credit Facility, which
continues to provide Entourage with non-dilutive, tier-one bank
financing and greater financial flexibility.
- On November 1,
2021 the Company confirmed the closing of the previously announced
acquisition of CannTx Life Sciences by Entourage (the
"Acquisition"). Following overwhelming approval from CannTx
shareholders, and satisfaction of closing conditions, the formerly
privately owned micro-propagator, which operates out of its
licensed production facility in Guelph, Ontario, is now a wholly
owned subsidiary of Entourage.
- Upon closing of
the Acquisition, Entourage issued an aggregate of 57,352,488
Entourage common shares ("Common Shares") to CannTx shareholders of
which an aggregate of 3,571,429 of such Common Shares will be held
in escrow to secure indemnification and other obligations
undertaken by certain vendors.
- Under the terms
of the Acquisition, certain former CannTx shareholders entered into
agreements pursuant to which an aggregate of 14,685,278 Common
Shares are subject to a post-closing lock-up arrangement whereby
one quarter of such Common Shares shall be released from lock-up in
equal installments at end of each six (6) month period,
post-closing.
- On November 1,
2021 the Company announced it had signed an amendment to its second
secured credit facility entered into on September 30, 2020 (the
"Second Credit Facility"). The amendments to the Second Credit
Facility modify the terms under which Entourage secured up to $30
million of debt financing over a two-year term ending in 2022.
- Under the terms
of the amendment, the Company secured a deferral of certain of its
financial covenants to December 31, 2021, including the amendment
of Conversion Date from June 30, 2021 to December 31, 2021. The
Company also agreed to a 25 basis point increase in the applicable
interest rate margin on the Second Credit Facility, and retains the
option, at the Company's discretion, to capitalize interest in lieu
of cash payments of interest - providing Entourage with
non-dilutive financing and greater financial flexibility.
- On November 3,
2021 the Company announced it has strengthened its executive team
with key strategic appointments in the areas of commercial sales,
marketing, and business development as well as product development,
cultivation and supply chain.
Conference Call Details:
A conference call will be hosted by Mr. Scorsis
and Ms. Carreon with management available for questions following
opening remarks as follows:
Date: |
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 |
Time: |
10 a.m. Eastern Time |
Dial-in Number: |
Canada/USA: 1-800-319-4610. International Toll:
1-604-638-5340Participants, please dial in and ask to join the
Entourage call |
Replay Dial-in: |
Canada/USA: 1-800-319-6413. International Toll:
1-604-638-9010Replay Access Code: 7966Available after 12:00 p.m.
Eastern Time, until December 16, 2021 |
Visit Entourage Health’s newly launched website
here. To access our corporate video, visit us here and to access
our latest investor presentation and corporate deck here.
About Entourage Health
Corp.
Entourage Health Corp. (formerly WeedMD Inc.) is
the publicly traded parent company of WeedMD RX Inc. and CannTx
Life Sciences Inc., licence holders producing and distributing
cannabis products for both the medical and adult-use markets. The
Company owns and operates a 158-acre state-of-the-art greenhouse,
outdoor and processing facility located in Strathroy, ON as well as
a fully licensed 26,000 sq. ft. Aylmer, ON processing facility,
specializing in cannabis extraction. With the addition of Starseed
Medicinal, a medical-centric brand, Entourage has expanded its
multi-channeled distribution strategy. Starseed’s industry-first,
exclusive partnership with LiUNA, the largest construction union in
Canada, along with employers and union groups complements
Entourage’s direct sales to medical patients. In October 2021,
Entourage closed the acquisition of craft cultivator CannTx Life
Sciences Inc. which operates out of its state-of-the-art
micropropagation and specialty extraction facility in Guelph,
Ontario. Craft brand Royal City Cannabis was added to Entourage’s
elite product portfolio that includes adult-use brands Color
Cannabis and Saturday Cannabis – sold across eight provincial
distribution agencies. The Company also maintains strategic
relationships in the seniors’ market and supply agreements with
Shoppers Drug Mart. It is the exclusive Canadian producer and
distributor of award-winning U.S.-based wellness brand Mary’s
Medicinals sold in both medical and adult-use channels. Entourage
recently announced an exclusive collaboration with The Boston Beer
Company subsidiary to launch cannabis-infused beverages in
Canada.
For more information, please visit us at
www.entouragehealthcorp.com
Follow Entourage and its brands on
LinkedIn
Twitter: Entourage,
Color Cannabis, Saturday
Cannabis, Starseed
& Royal City Cannabis Co.
Instagram:
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Cannabis, Saturday
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& Royal City Cannabis Co.
For further information, please
contact:
For Investor Enquiries:Valter
PintoManaging Director KCSA Strategic
Communications1-212-896-1254entourage@kcsa.com
For Media Enquiries:Marianella
delaBarreraSVP, Communications & Corporate
Affairs416-897-6644marianella@entouragecorp.com
Forward Looking Information
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within
the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation which are
based upon Entourage's current internal expectations, estimates,
projections, assumptions and beliefs and views of future events.
Forward-looking information can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "expect", "likely", "may",
"will", "should", "intend", "anticipate", "potential", "proposed",
"estimate" and other similar words, including negative and
grammatical variations thereof, or statements that certain events
or conditions "may", "would" or "will" happen, or by discussions of
strategy. The forward-looking information in this news release
includes, but is not limited to, statements in respect of the
Company’s projected revenue for the three months ended June 30,
2021.
The forward-looking information in this news
release is based upon the expectations, estimates, projections,
assumptions and views of future events which management believes to
be reasonable in the circumstances. Forward-looking information
includes estimates, plans, expectations, opinions, forecasts,
projections, targets, guidance or other statements that are not
statements of fact. Forward-looking information necessarily involve
known and unknown risks, including, without limitation, risks
associated with general economic conditions; adverse industry
events; loss of markets; future legislative and regulatory
developments; inability to access sufficient capital from internal
and external sources, and/or inability to access sufficient capital
on favourable terms; the cannabis industry
in Canada generally; the ability of Entourage to
implement its business strategies; the COVID-19 pandemic;
competition; crop failure; and other risks.
Any forward-looking information speaks only as
of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law,
Entourage does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from
time to time, and it is not possible for Entourage to predict all
such factors. When considering this forward-looking information,
readers should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary
statements in Entourage’s disclosure documents filed with the
applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com. The risk factors and other factors noted in the
disclosure documents could cause actual events or results to differ
materially from those described in any forward-looking
information.
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