MIAMI,– Cansortium Inc. (CSE:TIUM.U) (OTCQB: CNTMF) (“Cansortium” or the “Company”), a vertically-integrated provider of premium-quality medical cannabis, today announced financial results of the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019. The Company’s unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, along with the Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) are available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and are also accessible through a link on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website.
Selected Third Quarter 2019 Financial Highlights Versus Pro-Forma Third Quarter 2018 Results(1)
Selected Year-to-Date 2019 Financial Highlights Versus Year-to-Date 2018 Pro-Forma Results(1)
Selected Events Subsequent to September 30, 2019
Cansortium’s Chief Executive Officer Jose Hidalgo commented, “Management is working closely with the Special Committee of the Board to ensure that the company is adequately capitalized and allocating its resources towards the opportunities with the most potential for near-term returns. We believe that the successful execution of our strategic reorganization plan will further serve to set a stronger foundation for long-term growth.”
Revised Full Year 2019 Outlook
All projections related to anticipated future results are forward-looking in nature and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ, perhaps materially. Projections are predicated on the Company’s ability to continue successfully implementing the strategic growth and cost-saving initiatives identified by the Special Committee of the Board. In addition, projections are based on the Company’s ability to secure and effectively deploy its capital resources toward those initiatives.
Effective March 22, 2019, the Company became subject to U.S. IRS Tax Code Section 280E, under which gross profit from the Company’s U.S. retail operations is taxed at U.S. federal corporate tax rates, without the opportunity to deduct any selling, general & administrative expenses attributable to the Company’s U.S. operations. The Company’s 2019 outlook also assumes that legal, regulatory and tax policies in key markets remain largely unaltered for the balance of the year.
As indicated in the accompanying financial statements, year-to-date Consolidated Net Loss is approximately $33 million, which includes over $10 million of expenses associated with the Company’s Initial Public Offering completed in late March and subsequent financing activities completed during 2019. These expenses are not anticipated to re-occur in 2020.
The Company now anticipates full year 2019 revenue of approximately $30.0 million, compared to its prior 2019 revenue outlook of approximately $40.0 million, and full year 2019 operating loss of approximately $(30.0) million, unchanged from its prior 2019 operating loss outlook. This updated outlook primarily reflects a timing shift in the commencement of revenues from its Michigan business, from the fourth quarter of 2019 to the first quarter of 2020; lower revenues in Florida due to delays in new dispensary openings; and losses on the disposal of manufacturing assets in Puerto Rico and cultivation operations in Polk City, Florida that are expected to be recognized in the fourth quarter, offset by the estimated benefits of cost saving initiatives implemented during the fourth quarter.
The Company also announced that Marcos Pedreira, who had previously been chosen by the Board to become CFO of the Company so that Henry Batievsky could focus on production, has decided to remain Head of Finance. Mr. Batievsky will therefore continue to serve as the Company’s CFO, as well as oversee production.
ABOUT CANSORTIUM INC.
Headquartered in Miami, Florida, and operating under the Fluent™ brand, Cansortium is focused on being the highest quality cannabis company in the State of Florida driven by unrelenting commitment to operational excellence from seed to sale. Cansortium has developed strong proficiencies in each of cultivation, processing, retail, and distribution activities, the result of successfully operating in the highly regulated cannabis industry. In addition to Florida, Cansortium is seeking to create significant shareholder value in the attractive markets of Texas, Michigan and Pennsylvania, where the Company has secured licenses and established operations.
Cansortium Inc.’s common shares and warrants trade on the CSE under the symbol “TIUM.U” and “TIUM.WT.U”, respectively, and on the OTCQB Venture Market under the symbol (OTCQB: CNTMF). Investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the Company on www.otcmarkets.com.
Forward-Looking Information
Certain information in this news release, may constitute forward-looking information. In some cases, but not necessarily in all cases, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “targets”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “an opportunity exists”, “is positioned”, “estimates”, “intends”, “assumes”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate” or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might”, “will” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances contain forward-looking information. Statements containing forward-looking information are not historical facts but instead represent management’s expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events. Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of opinions, assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by the Company as of the date of this news release, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to the factors described in the public documents of the Company available at www.sedar.com. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect the Company; however, these factors should be considered carefully. There can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements containing any forward-looking information, or the factors or assumptions underlying them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.