- Unaudited pro forma revenue, which includes the company's pending Michigan acquisition of PharmaCo and Completed acquisition of Platinum Vape and assumes the acquisitions had occurred on Jan. 1, 2020, would have been approximately CDN$48-million for the current quarter and CDN$128-million for the nine months ended Sept. 30;
- Gross margin before biological adjustments was 69%
- Quarter over quarter revenue growth of over 300%
- Cash position at the end of the quarter was $12 million
TORONTO, Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Red White & Bloom Brands Inc. (CSE: RWB and OTCQX: RWBYF) (“RWB” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its interim consolidated financial statements and related Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the 3rd quarter ended September 30, 2020 are available on www.sedar.com. The Company is pleased to provide a summary of the following highlights for Q3:
Select financial results:
- Revenues for the period totaled - $6.09 million CDN; revenues include Platinum Vape results for 17 days in this quarter and exclude any results from PharmaCo
- Gross margin before fair value impacts was 69%
- Q3 2020 Adjusted EBITDA was negative $5.66M and negative $2.89 for the nine months ended September 30.
- Gain on fair value of biological assets recognized during the quarter was $1.8M and $10.1M for the five months ended September 30.
Operational highlights and recent events
- Closed a $25m bought deal financing during Q3
- Closed on the acquisition of Platinum Vape during Q3
- Entered into agreements to expand Platinum Vape product availability to the state of Arizona
- Began first harvest of Goliath Hemp in Illinois and commenced shipping post end of Q3
- Shareholders approved deferring the conversion date of the Preferred Shares to May 24, 2021
Chairman & CEO Brad Rogers stated, “We are pleased with our pro forma revenue so far this year and results for Q3, which included just a few days of recognizing revenue from our Platinum operations along with operations from our Granville Illinois operations. We are continuing to move forward with our plans to close on our other pending acquisition in Michigan, and have now set our sights on additional THC opportunities elsewhere in the US while fortifying our current operations.”
| Q3 2020 | Q3 YTD 2020 | |||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | (8,367,015 | ) | (30,576,480 | ) |
| Add back | ||||
| Interest expense | 2,175,426 | 6,218,003 | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,911,238 | 3,233,484 | ||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | - | (4,380,521 | ) | |
| Interest income | (1,024,881 | ) | (3,369,364 | ) |
| Accretion expense | 290,000 | (1,150,946 | ) | |
| Loss on revaluation of call option | - | 1,420,001 | ||
| Gain on Disposal | (35,289 | ) | (185,236 | ) |
| Write off of deposit | - | 1,853,059 | ||
| Revaluation of investment | (118,322 | ) | (209,465 | ) |
| Income Tax | 608,598 | 608,598 | ||
| Listing Expense | - | 22,832,281 | ||
| Translation adjustment on consolidation of foreign subsidiaries | (1,104,375 | ) | 818,550 | |
| (5,664,620 | ) | (2,888,036 | ) | |
Adjusted EBITDA
About Red White & Bloom Brands Inc.
The Company is positioning itself to be one of the top three multi-state cannabis operators active in the U.S. legal cannabis and hemp sector. RWB is predominately focusing its investments on the major US markets, including Michigan, Illinois, Massachusetts and California with respect to cannabis, and the US and internationally for hemp-based CBD products.
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
Operational gross profit, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-IFRS measures and do not have standardized definitions under IFRS. The Company has provided the non-IFRS financial measures, which are not calculated or presented in accordance with IFRS, as supplemental information and in addition to the financial measures that are calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS. These supplemental non-IFRS financial measures are presented because management has evaluated the financial results both including and excluding the adjusted items and believe that the supplemental non-IFRS financial measures presented provide additional perspective and insights when analyzing the core operating performance of the business. These supplemental non-IFRS financial measures should not be considered superior to, as a substitute for or as an alternative to, and should only be considered in conjunction with, the IFRS financial measures presented herein. Accordingly, the following information provides reconciliations of the supplemental non-IFRS financial measures, presented herein to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS. *pro forma revenue is unaudited and assumes the company would be licensed in each jurisdiction where the revenue is derived.
For more information about Red White & Bloom Brands Inc., please contact:
Tyler Troup, Managing Director
Circadian Group IR
IR@RedWhiteBloom.com
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