Debra Borchardt
Emerald Health Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQX:EMHTF) reported some of its results for the fourth quarter and year of 2019 for its British Columbia-based joint venture, Pure Sunfarms (PSF). The company release the net sales for the year and the fourth quarter of 2019 were $82.8 million and $12.1 million, respectively, compared to $4.9 million and $4.7 million.
The company said this consisted entirely of dried cannabis. PSF also recognized revenue of $8.1 million upon the completion of the Settlement Agreement with Emerald in Q4, but it wasn’t clear if this figure was included in the $12 million figure or if it was in addition to that.
The press release noted that it was providing audited results, yet the net losses or income were nowhere to be found. Neither Sedar or the company’s website gave much information beyond the basics. Expenses did increase with selling, general and administrative expenses for the year and fourth-quarter at $10.4 million and $3.0 million versus 2018’s $3.4 million and 2018’s fourth-quarter of $1.3 million.
“In the first full year of legal recreational cannabis sales in Canada, our Pure Sunfarms joint venture achieved stellar outcomes in operations, sales as well as financial performance,” said Riaz Bandali, President and CEO, Emerald Health Therapeutics. “PSF continues to set standards for cultivation efficiency and overall operating costs in the sector and has demonstrated an ability to deliver a compelling product and value proposition to consumers and other Licensed Producers.”
The company said that Pure Sunfarms sold approximately 26,000 kilograms of flower and trim in 2019 at an average price of approximately $2.90 per gram. Roughly 92% of 2019 sales were to the bulk wholesale channel and 8% to the branded retail channel. Fourth-quarter sales were over 1,100 kilograms averaging over C$3.59 per gram. During the fourth quarter, all cannabis sales were branded retail sales to provincial distribution boards and for the most part, represented replenishment orders during the quarter.
“We are proud of PSF’s success and pleased that we continue to be a significant partner in this tremendous company. We are also very pleased with the licensing and scale-up into production of our two wholly-owned cultivation facilities in Richmond, BC, and St. Eustache, Quebec, which now serve as our source of cannabis supply for our product development efforts as well as for our medical and recreational customers. These two facilities, along with our position in PSF, provide Emerald with three distinct operating assets producing differentiated and complementary products to serve the market.”
The company opted not to discuss its recent settlement with Village Farms and Pure Sunfarms.
Village Farms had been expected to report its earnings on March 30 but had delayed releasing those figures.
