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Canopy Growth Corp. (NYSE: CGC; TSX: WEED) is a Canada-based holding company that produces, distributes, and sells a variety of cannabis and hemp-based products for medical and recreational use. Its products include dried flower, hemp, vape pens and cartridges, THC- and CBD-infused beverages, and edibles.
Founded in 2013, Canopy Growth faces competition from a large number of U.S. and primarily Canada-based cannabis companies, including Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON; TSX: CRON.TO), Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NYSE: ACB; TSX: ACB.TO), and OrganiGram Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: OGI; TSX: OGI.TO).
Key Takeaways
- Canopy Growth produces, distributes, and sells medical and recreational cannabis.
- Recreational-use cannabis is its biggest and fastest-growing source of revenue.
- The company opened 185 new retail stores in Canada during Q2 FY 2021.
- The company is launching a variety of new CBD-infused products.
Canopy Growth’s Financials
Canopy Growth prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The financial data presented below is in Canadian dollars in accordance with the company’s financial statements.
Canopy Growth management has focused on a strategy of absorbing financial losses short term in order to dramatically expand its operations and sales in the emerging recreational and medical cannabis markets in the U.S, Canada, and globally.
The company posted a net loss of $96.6 million in Q2 of its 2021 fiscal year (FY), the three-month period that ended September 30, 2020. It was a significant deterioration from net income of $242.7 million during the year-ago quarter. However, net revenue in Q2 FY 2021 grew 76.6% to $135.3 million, primarily driven by growth in recreational-use cannabis sales.
Canopy Growth’s Revenue Sources
Canopy Growth provides a breakdown of its net revenue into these five sources: Recreational: Business to Business; Recreational: Business to Consumer; Medical: Canadian; Medical: International; and Other. The recreational sources of revenue were new in FY 2019, when cannabis was first legalized in Canada.
Recreational: Business to Business
Canopy Growth’s business-to-business wholesale model was developed in response to the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada, as the existing medical cannabis market was largely based on a business-to-consumer model. The business-to-business wholesale model sells large quantities of cannabis to provincial and territorial agencies, which then distribute the product to physical and online retail stores.
The segment posted net revenue of $42.2 million in Q2 FY 2021, comprising more than 31% of total net revenue. The segment’s net revenue for the quarter rose 376.9% compared to the same three-month period a year ago, making it Canopy Growth’s fastest-growing source of revenue.
Recreational: Business to Consumer
Canopy Growth’s business-to-consumer model began with online medical sales directly to consumers. Following legalization, the company introduced physical retail stores, wherever permissible, for the recreational market, including for the Tweed and Tokyo Smoke brands.
Net revenue for the segment was $18.7 million in Q2 FY 2021, comprising about 14% of the total. Net revenue grew by 42.8% compared to the year-ago quarter, making it the third fastest-growing source of revenue.
Medical: Canadian
Canopy Growth’s medical division is operated by its Spectrum Therapeutics brand. It produces and distributes a wide variety of cannabis products aimed at helping customers with pain, mood, and sleep conditions. Canadian medical net revenue grew 7.1% in Q2 FY 2021 to $13.9 million, comprising more than 10% of Canopy Growth’s total net revenue.
Medical: International
The Spectrum Therapeutics brand sells products in a number of other countries besides Canada. International medical net revenue fell 3.4% in Q2 FY 2021 to $17.5 million, comprising less than 13% of total net revenue.
Other
Canopy Growth’s “Other” sources of revenue include: sales of vaporizer devices through its Storz & Bickel brand; sports nutrition beverages, mixes, proteins, gum, and mints by the BioSteel brand; and revenue from beauty, skincare, wellness, and sleep products sold by the This Works brand. Other net revenue grew 82.0% in Q2 FY 2021 to $43.0 million, comprising about 32% of the company’s total net revenue.
Canopy Growth’s Recent Developments
On November 11, 2020, Canopy Growth announced that, in collaboration with Martha Stewart, it was releasing a CBD Wellness Gummies Sampler in time for the holiday season. The sampler box includes 15 distinct flavors, including Passionfruit, Calamondin, and Quince.
In its Q2 FY 2021 earnings report released on November 9, 2020, Canopy Growth said that it opened 185 new retail stores across Canada.
On November 5, 2020, the company announced the launch of its first CBD-infused beverage line called Quatreau. The beverages feature naturally flavored sparkling waters infused with either just CBD or a balanced mix of CBD and THC.
On November 3, 2020, voters in New Jersey, Arizona, and Montana approved ballot measures to legalize recreational marijuana, and Mississippi voted to legalize medical marijuana use. South Dakota approved ballot measures to legalize both.
How Canopy Growth Reports Diversity & Inclusiveness
As part of our effort to improve the awareness of the importance of diversity in companies, we offer investors a glimpse into the transparency of Canopy Growth and its commitment to diversity, inclusiveness, and social responsibility. We examined the data Canopy Growth releases. It shows Canopy Growth does not disclose any data about the diversity of its board of directors, C-Suite, general management, and employees overall. It also shows Canopy Growth does not reveal the diversity of itself by race, gender, ability, veteran status, or LGBTQ+ identity.
