Canopy Growth Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results
- Net revenue in Q1 FY2024 increased 3% year-over-year to $109 million. Adjusting for divestiture of Canadian cannabis retail operations in FY2023, Q1 FY2024 net revenue increased 16% year-over-year
- Achieved total cost savings of $172 million through Q1 FY2024
- Management reaffirms its expectation to achieve positive Adjusted EBITDA in all business units exiting FY2024, with the exception of BioSteel
SMITHS FALLS, ON, Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX:WEED) (Nasdaq: CGC) today announces its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2023. All financial information in this press release is reported in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
Highlights
- All business segments of the Company delivered sequential revenue growth in Q1 FY2024, compared to Q4 FY2023.
- Achieved cost reduction of $47 million in Q1 FY2024, bringing total cost reductions to $172 million since the beginning of FY2023.
- Consistent supply and strong demand for high-quality flower elevated the Tweed brand to the #8 rank within the total flower segment of the Canadian adult-use cannabis market in Q1 FY2024¹, moving up 19 places year-over-year.
- Canadian cannabis business continued its transformation to simplified, asset-light model in Q1 FY2024, building on the divestiture of national retail operations, closure of eight cultivation facilities to focus on two purpose-built cultivation sites and outsourcing of vape, beverage and edible production to independent, third-party Contract Manufacturing Organizations (“CMO”).
- The Company continues to focus on simplifying its businesses and reducing cash burn; currently reviewing strategic options for BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc. (“BioSteel”), including a potential sale of the business, in order to remove the cash burden to Canopy Growth as quickly as possible.
- Entities that are expected to be acquired by Canopy USA, LLC (“CUSA”) continue to demonstrate momentum and Canopy Growth continues to work with regulators to advance its novel structure.
“Our performance in the first quarter of Fiscal 2024 validates the difficult but transformative changes we made over the last twelve months. Canopy Growth’s businesses demonstrated stability, consistency, and signs of positive momentum, while realizing a substantial reduction in expenses across the enterprise. Our asset-light approach is enabling the agile execution of business initiatives, allowing us to move faster and to be more responsive to consumers.”
David Klein, Chief Executive Officer
With sustained momentum in our core businesses and our cost reduction program, we believe we are on a path to achieving positive Adjusted EBITDA across all our businesses, except BioSteel, exiting Fiscal 2024. The decisive actions we took over the past year are driving significant reduction to ongoing costs across our operations. We also remain focused on opportunities to strengthen our financial position through further reducing cash burn, monetizing non-core assets and reducing debt.
Judy Hong, Chief Financial Officer
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¹Unless otherwise indicated, market share data disclosed in this press release is calculated using the Company’s internal proprietary market share tool that utilizes point of sales data supplied by third-party data providers and government agencies.
