The Flowr Corporation herein announces its financial and operational results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. All financial information in this news release is reported in Canadian dollars and represents results from continuing operations, unless otherwise indicated.
Darryl Brooker, Chief Executive Officer of Flowr commented, “The third quarter of 2021 continues our focus on the development of new genetics, the growth of premium and ultra-premium dried flower cannabis in Canada, continued improvement of operational efficiencies and production at our indoor E.U. GMP Sintra facility in Portugal (“Sintra Facility”).
In July 2021, Flowr entered into an agreement with Green Hedge Education & Distribution Services Ltd. (“Green Hedge”) to act as our external sales agent in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, significantly increasing our sales coverage in each province. Our points of distribution continue to expand in each province and the recent release of our newest strain, Strawnana, continues to gain consumer attention.
As we continue to focus on new and exotic genetics, Flowr expects to launch three new strains in Q1 2022, which have already been approved for listing, doubling our current offering and continuing to support our strategy of premium and ultra-premium dried flower.
In Portugal, Holigen Holdings Limited (“Holigen”) has completed the Sintra Facility and is currently growing new genetics shipped from the Flowr K1 Facility at the Sintra Facility. In addition, we expect to receive further genetics under the previously announced Cookies partnership by end of December 2021, further improving the capability and our confidence in growing Holigen’s presence in the E.U. market.
As a result of our continuing efforts on cost reduction and divestment of non-core assets, SG&A expenses have decreased for three consecutive quarters, representing a 21% decrease from the same level in Q4 2020. The land sale agreement that was previously announced is scheduled to close in early December 2021 with the Company to receive $5.3 million in cash, and a further $1.0 million cash receivable within six months upon satisfaction of certain conditions.
During the third quarter we continued to strengthen our balance sheet with an early repayment of $7.5 million towards our syndicated credit facility led by ATB Financial (“Credit Facility”). In December we intend to make a further paydown of $3.0 million from the land sale proceeds towards the Credit Facility, bringing the principal amount outstanding to below $6 million by the end of the year.
As we look ahead to the fourth quarter of 2021 and beyond, we are excited about the opportunities to continue growth in Canada and the E.U. Our focus will remain on executing our strategy to increase sales through new genetics and innovative product offerings, improving operational efficiency to ensure a consistent supply of high-grade premium products and maximizing the potential of Holigen.”
Third Quarter and Year-to-Date (“YTD”) 2021 Highlights
- Gross revenue for Q3 2021 amounted to $3.6 million compared with $3.4 million 03 in Q3 2020, while net revenue during Q3 2021 was $2.5 million compared with $2.8 million in Q3 2020. Net revenue from Flowr Canada during Q3 2021 amounted to $2.3 million compared with $2.8 million in the same period of 2020. The decrease in revenue from Flowr Canada was primarily the result of lower grams of retail products sold during the quarter, offset by an increase in revenue from cannabis sold through bulk wholesale.
- Gross revenue for the first nine months of 2021 amounted to $10.6 million compared with $7.4 million in the same period of 2020, while net revenue for the first nine months of 202 totaled $8.5 million compared with $5.9 million in the same period of 2020. Net revenue from Flowr Canada increased to $8.0 million in the first nine months of 2021 from $5.9 million in the same period of 2020, as a result of higher volume of retail and bulk cannabis products sold in the current year.
- During Q3 2021, Flowr sold 2,339 kilograms of cannabis in Canada, including 260 kilograms of retail products and 2,079 kilograms of bulk sales. For the first nine months of 2021, a total of 5,251 kilograms of cannabis were sold in Canada including 985 kilograms of retail products and 4,265 kilograms of bulk sales. At the end of Q3 2021, the Company has sold through the majority of the inventory produced in 2020 and early 2021.
- Net revenue from Holigen related to tolling service revenue earned in Portugal, which amounted to $207,000 during Q3 2021 and $590,000 for YTD 2021, compared with $nil for the same respective periods in 2020.
- SG&A expenses for Q3 2021 amounted to $3.6 million compared with $3.6 million in Q3 2020, while SG&A for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 totaled $12.4 million compared with $14.0 million for the same period in 2020. SG&A expenses have decreased in three consecutive quarters from $4.6 million during Q4 2020 to $3.6 million in the current quarter as a result of the Company’s continued cost reduction efforts.
- Gross loss for Q3 2021 was $3.2 million compared with a loss of $5.2 million for Q3 2020. Gross loss for Q3 2021 was lower compared with Q3 2020 primarily due to higher cost of sales recorded on significantly higher volume of grams of cannabis sold, offset by an increase in gains resulting from fair value adjustments on inventory sold. Gross loss for YTD 2021 improved to a loss of $6.6 million from a loss of $11.0 million during the same period in 2020, primarily as a result of the increase in net revenue, higher cost of sales recorded, offset by higher gains resulting from fair value adjustments on inventory sold.
- On July 19 and July 27, 2021, Flowr closed two tranches of private placement financings for total gross proceeds of $7,564,000 and issued 36,019,047 units (“Units”) of the Company at a price of $0.21 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one Common Share and one Common Share purchase warrant which entitles the warrant holder thereof to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.26 per share any time for a period of 42 months from the closing date.
- On August 6, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the Credit Facility whereby the senior creditors agreed to certain amendments allowing Flowr to additional flexibility under the Credit Facility to issue equity and to enter into financings arrangements with respect to Holigen. The Company also repaid $7.5 million towards the Credit Facility on August 6, 2021, reducing the principal amount outstanding to approximately $9.8 million. The Company expects the indebtedness pursuant to the Credit Facility to be reduced to less than $6 million by year-end, representing a significant reduction in overall indebtedness.
Operational Update
- Flowr achieved full operation in all 20 grow rooms at the K1 Facility and two R&D rooms at the Kelowna Research Station (“KRS”) Facility. THC levels have consistently been trending up resulting in an average of +3.3% absolute THC versus Q2 2021.
- A total of 51 new and exotic genetics have been planted at the KRS Facility and the K1 Facility. Based on early results, the Company targets to commercialize 12 new high-THC strains in 2022. Three of these new strains have been approved for product listing in Q1 2022, significantly expanding the Company’s product portfolio.
- Flowr successfully introduced a new format of pre-rolls trademarked Dogwalkers which started delivery in Q4 2021. These 0.35g pre-rolls are packaged in an innovative tin pack of seven pre-rolls and have been listed in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario.
- Our latest strain release, BC Strawnana, is now listed in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. BC Strawnana is a high THC strain (>25%) that is showing excellent sales momentum.
- Holigen has now received a total of 6,500 clones of Strawnana, Black Cherry Punch, and Pink Kush, all imported from Flowr’s K1 Facility, at the Sintra Facility in Portugal. Additional clones of Cookies genetics are also in the process of being imported to Sintra from Canada. The Sintra Facility is expected to be operating at full capacity in early 2022.
- As announced previously, in August 2021 Holigen, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, RPK entered into a series of agreements (the “Licensing Agreements”) with Cookies Creative Consulting and Promotions Inc. (“Cookies”) whereby RPK will be cultivating and distributing Cookies products in Portugal from the Sintra Facility. Pursuant to the terms of the Licensing Agreements, RPK will cultivate and have the exclusive rights to sell Cookies branded products, including non-cannabis merchandise, in Portugal for three years subject to certain milestone commitments. Flowr has commenced the process of importing the Cookies branded genetics from Canada into Portugal and expects to be able to commence commercial production by year-end. Cookies will consult with Flowr on the development of a medical retail distribution strategy in Portugal through the country’s existing pharmacy networks and the design of up to three proprietary retail pharmacy outlets in the country.
Selected Financial and Operational Results
| In thousands of CAD dollars, | Three months ended |
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| (except loss per share and grams harvested) | September 30, |
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| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
| Grams harvested – K1 | 1,087,657 | 1,305,311 | 3,008,380 | 3,140,979 | ||||||||
| Grams sold | 2,338,769 | 552,409 | 5,250,711 | 1,094,187 | ||||||||
| Gross revenue | 3,564 | 3,403 | 10,585 | 7,375 | ||||||||
| Net revenue(1) | 2,541 | 2,823 | 8,547 | 5,913 | ||||||||
| Cost of sales | 7,276 | 3,935 | 16,802 | 8,564 | ||||||||
| Impairment of inventory | 1 | 1,548 | 879 | 2,675 | ||||||||
| Gross loss before fair value adjustments | (4,736 | ) | (2,660 | ) | (9,134 | ) | (5,326 | ) | ||||
| Selling and marketing and G&A | 3,632 | 3,563 | 12,427 | 14,000 | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 418 | 1,022 | (714 | ) | 2,624 | |||||||
| Restructuring costs | — | — | — | 726 | ||||||||
| Loss from disposal of subsidiary | 91 | — | 1,150 | — | ||||||||
| Net loss | (9,189 | ) | (10,174 | ) | (25,375 | ) | (28,105 | ) | ||||
| Basic and diluted loss per share | (0.02 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.20 | ) | ||||
(1) Gross revenue net of excise tax, provision for returns and concessions
For a full discussion of Flowr’s operational and financial results, please refer to the Company’s Management’s Discussion & Analysis and Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, which have been filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
About The Flowr Corporation
The Flowr Corporation is a Canadian cannabis company with operations in Canada and the European Union. Its Canadian operating campus, located in Kelowna, BC, includes a purpose-built, GMP-designed indoor cultivation facility, an outdoor cultivation site, and a state-of-the-art R&D facility. From this campus, Flowr produces recreational and medicinal products. Internationally, Flowr services the global medical cannabis market through its subsidiary, Holigen Holdings Limited, which has a license for cannabis cultivation in Portugal and operates a GMP licensed facility in Portugal. For more information, please visit flowrcorp.com
