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Industry Report
Cannabis Industry Report
The emerging recreational cannabismarket and the more mature medicalcannabis industry
SummaryCannabis legalization is gaining momentum around the world, driven primarily by theincreasing recognition that cannabis may have a range of legitimate medicinal benefits andtherapeutic applications.
The true potential of the legal Cannabis market is unknown, but is expected to be worthbetween $125 and $150 billion.
Since July 2017, our LR Canadian Cannabis Index has risen 350% compared to an 15%increase in the S&P 500. Public companies have been trading at 2.6x 2020 Revenue and 8.1x2020 EBITDA.
Table of contents
1. Market landscape
1. Introduction
2. Global legal market size
3. Marijuana Legalization and Regulation
4. Cannabis History
2. Public firms
1. Selection of public comparable companies
2. Market Performance
3. Current multiples overview
4. Latest Transaction
3. Company profiles
Should you need further information or details, please contact:
Dario Faiella
Founding Partner at Lumos Research
Ortensio Foglia
Founding Partner at Lumos Research
Or visit
www.lumos-research.com
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Market landscapeIntroduction• Legal marijuana has started gaining traction worldwide due to
very high demand among consumers and increasinglegalization of recreational or medical marijuana in variouscountries.
• Additionally, high public and private investment for researchand the development of safer forms of ingesting marijuanasuch as tinctures, oils, vapes and other edibles are expectedto positively reinforce market growth.
• The number of conditions treated using medical marijuana isgrowing rapidly, as new patients are added to the market, thedemand for medical marijuana is expected to increasemultiple folds over the forecast period.
• As countries begin to liberalize laws related to marijuana, themarket is expected to witness a surge in demand. Currently,the majority of the cannabis is sold through illicit channels. Tocurb this illegal trade, governments have started legalizingmarijuana in order to monitor the products that enter thesupply chain and reap benefits through taxes levied on theseproducts.
• In 2003, the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs andCrime) estimated that the global illegal cannabis market was$113 billion, with 183 million consumers, or more than 4% ofthe population between the ages of 15 and 64.
• Cannabis plant cultivation — either through direct indicators(cultivation or eradication of cannabis plants) or indirectindicators (seizures of cannabis plants, domestic cannabisproduction being indicated as the source of seizures, etc.) —was reported (1) on the territory of 135 countries in the period2010-2015, covering 92 per cent of the world population.
• Based on quantities intercepted, the trafficking of cannabisseems to have stabilized at a high level in the past decade(compared with the level in the late 1990s). Over the period2010-2015, quantities of herbal cannabis seized were morethan four times those of cannabis resin, with some 6,000 tonsof cannabis herb and 1,300 tons of cannabis resin interceptedannually. In 2015, the largest cannabis herb seizuresworldwide were reported by Mexico, followed by the UnitedStates, Nigeria, Paraguay and Egypt; the largest cannabisresin seizures were reported by Spain, Pakistan and Morocco,followed by Afghanistan and Algeria.
• The UNODC also states that Cannabis use has remainedquite stable at the global level in recent years, despiteindications that it continues to increase in Africa and AsiaEquivalent to an estimated 183 million annual users in 2015(range: 128-238 million), roughly 3.8 per cent of the globalpopulation (2.7-4.9 per cent) used cannabis in the past year.This proportion has not changed over the past decade and isonly slightly higher than the prevalence of cannabis useestimated for 1998 (3.4 per cent). Nonetheless, as the worldpopulation has grown, so has the number of cannabis users(by 28 per cent since 1998).
1. World Drug Report 2017, UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
Global number of users (2015)
183 million consumers
Global seizures (2015)
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Cannabis (2017)
Netflix
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Cannabis (2025)
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Cigarettes
Annual Cananbis Sales vs Other
Industries(1)
7.5% 10.0% 12.5% 15.0% 17.5% 20.0%
Low case 59,929 79,906 99,882 119,859 139,835 159,812
Medium case 74,912 99,882 124,853 149,823 174,794 199,764
High case 89,894 119,859 149,823 179,788 209,753 239,717
7.5% 10.0% 12.5% 15.0% 17.5% 20.0%
149.1 198.8 248.5 298.2 347.9 397.6
Global Cannabis Market - Lumos Estimates
Potential Global Cannabis
Market (USDm)
Potential Global Cannabis Users (m)
Penetration rate in the selected countries
Penetration rate in the selected countriesIn USDm
Milion of users
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Source: Arcview Market Researchand BDS Analytics
CAGR 19.5%
Market landscapeGlobal legal market sizeOur estimate
• The true potential of the legal Cannabis market is unknown.
• In the foreseeable future, recreational or medical cannabis is expected to be legalized in approx. 30 countries. For these countries,we estimated the number of potential users and the average monthly spending per user.
• The cannabis price significantly differs among various countries. Thus, the average monthly spending per user ranges from $5 inLesotho to $125 in the US and Canada.
• The penetration rate can go from 7.5% to 20%. Compared to other recreational substances, such as alcohol and cigarettes, this ratedoes not appear unrealistic.
• The global market of legal cannabis will be worth between $125 and $150 billion
Third Party estimates
• According to a report from Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics, global spending on legal cannabis is expected to reach$57 billion by 2027, with adult-use sales driving the industry to the tune of $38.3 billion. Medical sales are estimated to comprise$19.1 billion. The report notes that Europe and its $1.5 trillion in healthcare spending, has the potential to be the largest medicalcannabis market on the planet. Overall, however, the European cannabis market is not expected to grow as stridently as its potentialsuggests.
• The in-depth analysis by European investment bank Bryan, Garnier & Co. projects that the “rapidly expanding industry” willpotentially grow by more than 1000% and reach $140 billion by 2027.
• The global legal cannabis industry will be worth $146.4 billion by the end of 2025, according to a recent report from Grand ViewResearch. That’s quite a jump from the $9.3 billion estimated value in 2016.
• To put the cannabis market into perspective, global sales of legal recreational and medical cannabis rivals global collective spendingon Netflix subscriptions.
• Relative to more traditional goods like cigarettes and beer, sales of cannabis on an annual basis are quite small. The marijuanaindustry, however, is on a very different growth trajectory than cigarettes and beer: legal sales of the former are expected to growexponentially while the latter markets will show a modest growth.
Source: Allied Market Research, Euromonitor International, Newzoo, FranchiseHelp, Grand View Research, Annual Report, Midia
Research, Grand View Research
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Market landscapeMarijuana Legalization and Regulation (1/2)
2. Canopy Growth Corporation, Investor Presentation; Ackrell Capital,2018 Cannabis Investment Report
Map of countries with federally legal cannabis access regimes in 2014 (2)
Map of countries with federally legal cannabis access regimes in 2018 (2)
Recreational Law Medical Law State/Province Conflict with Federal Law
Global Cannabis Legalization Momentum
• Cannabis legalization is gaining momentum around the world,driven primarily by the increasing recognition that cannabismay have a range of legitimate medicinal benefits andtherapeutic applications.
• More than 20 countries today have medical laws that facilitatepatient access to cannabis or concentrates for treatingspecified medical conditions. It is also expected that - likeUruguay and numerous U.S. states - other countries willultimately enact legislation permitting the production, sale anduse of recreational cannabis (Canada will do so in late 2018).
• The world maps on the right illustrate the select countries that(i) have enacted medical laws that facilitate patient access tocannabis or concentrates for treating specified medicalconditions, (ii) have enacted recreational laws that permit thecommercial production and sale of cannabis to adults forrecreational and other uses, or (iii) have a state or provincethat has a cannabis law or policy in conflict with federal law.
United Nations Conventions
• The bedrock for the global prohibition against recreationalmarijuana is the United Nations Single Convention onNarcotic Drugs, which was signed in 1961, entered into forcein 1964, and was amended in 1972.
• It classified marijuana as a Schedule I substance, similar toheroin and cocaine. Convention adherents agreed to make itscultivation, sale and purchase for anything other than strictlyregulated medical or scientific use a punishable offense.
• The United Nations has always been in support of the use ofscheduled drugs for scientific and medicinal purposes,however they maintain that not only is cannabis an addictivedrug, but also a gateway drug. Member countries arecurrently reforming their drug policy in regards to cannabisresulting in the United Nations being forced to reassess theircurrent stance on drug reforms.
Europe
• The European Union provides no coordinated legal frameworkfor cannabis and, historically, European countries generallyhave prohibited its production and sale, but have alsodecriminalized or tolerated possession of small amounts.
• In some European countries, personal use exceptions tocriminal prosecution have been used to carve out visibledistribution models. In the Netherlands, for example,Amsterdam is famous for its coffee-shop cannabis sales, eventhough the suppliers of cannabis to those coffee shopsgenerally operate illegally. And in Spain, despite a federalprohibition on the sale of cannabis, court decisions and lawspermitting cultivation for personal consumption have served tojustify the country’s hundreds of private cannabis clubs.
• To date, no European country has implemented a recreationallaw comparable to those in Uruguay and some U.S. statesand expected in Canada. However, starting with theNetherlands in 2003, a number of European countries haveenacted medical laws that facilitate patient access tocannabis or concentrates, through importation or domesticproduction, for treating specified medical conditions.
Latin America and the Caribbean
• During the past five years, Latin American and Caribbeannations (and Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory) have takensignificant legal measures that increase access to cannabisfor medical purposes, permit recreational cannabis use andrelax criminal prohibitions.
• In 2013, Uruguay became the first nation in the world tolegalize and regulate the commercial production and sale ofcannabis to adults for recreational and other uses.
• Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico and Peru enactedregulations permitting the use of cannabis oil and otherderivatives either by qualifying patients or for scientific andmedical research
Middle East, Asia and Africa
• Throughout the Middle East, Asia and Africa, cannabiscultivation, sale and possession generally remain prohibitedand punishable as criminal offenses. Only a few countriesfrom these regions have enacted laws that decriminalizepossession of small amounts of cannabis for personal use orfacilitate patient access to cannabis or concentrates fortreating specified medical conditions.
• In 2017, particular sections of South Africa’s Drugs and DrugTrafficking Act, which prohibit cultivation, possession andpersonal use of cannabis on private property, were declaredunconstitutional.
• During the same year, Lesotho (an enclave surroundedentirely by South Africa) granted a license to a pharmaceuticalcompany to grow, process and sell cannabis for medicinal useor scientific purposes.
• In Israel, the country’s Dangerous Drug Ordinance generallycriminalizes the manufacture, possession and use ofcannabis. However, medical cannabis in smokable and otherforms has been legal since the 1990s for patients with arange of serious medical conditions.
• In India, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in1985 banned the production and sale of cannabis resin andflowers, but permitted the use of the leaves and seeds,allowing the states to regulate the latter. Cultivation ofcannabis for industrial purposes such as making industrialhemp or for horticultural use is legal in India. In 2015, the firstorganised efforts to re-legalise cannabis in India appeared.
Market landscapeMarijuana Legalization and Regulation (2/2)
2. Canopy Growth Corporation, Investor Presentation; Ackrell Capital,2018 Cannabis Investment Report
Progression of U.S. State Cannabis LawsUSA
• Marijuana and THC are Schedule I controlledsubstances under the CSA, meaning that themanufacture, distribution, dispensing andpossession of cannabis in the United States afederal crime.
• Nevertheless, 29 U.S. states and the District ofColumbia have enacted medical cannabis laws thatpermit the production and possession of cannabis orconcentrates for use in treating a broad range ofqualifying medical conditions.
• 8 states have enacted recreational laws that permitthe commercial production and sale of cannabis toadults for recreational and other uses.
• 19 U.S. states (including 2 with medical cannabislaws) have passed narrow CBD/limited laws thatpermit possession of small amounts of low-THC/high-CBD cannabis concentrates for use intreating a few serious medical conditions.
Canada
• The Marihuana Medical Access Regulations(MMAR), issued in 2001, regulated the access tomedical cannabis, but was eventually replaced in2016 by the Access to Cannabis for MedicalPurposes Regulations (ACMPR), which permitsbusinesses licensed by Health Canada tocommercially produce and distribute cannabisflower, cannabis oil and cannabis starter materials,such as plants and seeds, to individuals with amedical recommendation from an authorized healthcare practitioner.
• The legislation to legalize cannabis for recreationaluse (Cannabis Act, Bill C-45) was passed by theHouse of Commons of Canada in late November2017; it passed second reading in the Senate ofCanada on 22 March 2018.
• On 18 June 2018, the House passed the bill withmost, but not all, of the Senate's amendments. TheSenate accepted this version of the Act thefollowing day. Prime Minister Justin Trudeauannounced the next day that recreational use ofcannabis would no longer violate the Criminal Codeas of 17 October 2018.
Canadian Legal Minimum Age
Canadian Retail Storefront Model
Canadian Legislation Status
Market landscapeCannabis History
Source: http://cannabishistory.tni.org/
Spread of Medical Use in Europe and the USA
8000 BCE
3000 BCE
12000 BCE
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500 BCE
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Early Cannabis Use in Eurasia:
Different groups of people across the Eurasian landmass
independently began using cannabis around 8000 BCE
The Spread of Cannabis Around the World:
Cannabis Plants evolved around 12,000BC on the steppes of
Central Asia.
Intensification of Cannabis Use at the Dawn of Bronze
AgeEarly Medical Use of
Cannabis:Cannabis was supposedly first
described in a medical context by the mythical Chinese emperor
Shen Nung
Medical Cannabis in Ancient Egypt:
The Ebers Papyrus has a prescription for Cannabis Sativa
applied topically for inflammation
First Documentation of Cannabis Use as
Psychoactive Substance:Rhe Gushi culture cultivated
cannabis for pharmaceutical, psychoactive or divinatory
purposes Medical Cannabis Use in Ancient Greece:
The Greek physician Dioscoridesrecords cannabis in his
pharmacopoeia
Cannabis in Africa
Market landscapeCannabis Recent History
Source: http://cannabishistory.tni.org/
Canada Announces To Legalize Cannabis
July 1, 2001
March 22, 2002
July 20, 1996
January 1, 2014
November 4, 2014
2006
November 8, 2010
April, 13 2017
October 20, 2015
Cannabis Legalization Advances in the USA
Canada on the Path to Cannabis Regulation
Three More States in the USA Approve Cannabis
Regulation
Colorado Implements Cannabis Regulation
World Drug Report on Cannabis
In discussing potential health and addiction problems the 2006
Report admits that much of the scientific data is still inconclusive
and its evidence demostrates that supply reduction is
impossible
Cannabis Social Clubs in Spain
Portugal Decriminalises All Drugs Including Cannabis
Medical Marijuana Movement:
In 1996 voters in California passed Proposition 215, the
Compassionate Use Act, exempting medical use of
cannabis from criminal penalties making a new wave of soft
defections.
Public firmsSelection of public comparable companies (1/3)
Company name Type Country Business Description
Cannabis Sativa, Inc. Pure USA
Cannabis Sativa Inc along with its subsidiaries engages in the development and licensing of natural cannabis products. Its product
offering includes cannabis formulas, edibles, topicals, strains, recipes and delivery systems under the Go Deep, Go Deep EXTRA
(GDX), Face Garden, Body Garden and Lip Garden line of products. It holds the license for a medicinal cannabis strain called NZT, a
cannabis lozenge delivery methodology, and a cannabis trauma cream formula.
CannaRoyalty Corp Pure USA
CannaRoyalty Corp is an integrated investor and operator in the legal cannabis sector in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
The company’s focus is on building and supporting a diversified portfolio of cannabis consumer products. It investments settle in
research and intellectual property development segment, in development and industry infrastructure built.
CV Sciences Inc. Pure USA
CV Sciences Inc operates in two distinct segments: a drug development division focused on developing and commercializing novel
therapeutics utilizing synthetic cannabidiol and a consumer product division manufacturing, marketing and selling plant based CBD
products to a range of market sectors.
Friday Night Inc. Pure USA
Friday Night Inc is the Canada-based firm. The company is primarily engaged in growing, production, and distribution of medical and
recreational marijuana in the United States. In addition, the company is also involved in the commercialization of automated triage
diagnostic imaging tool for the triage of stroke patients. The company possesses market recognition under the brand name “Vegas J’s”;
Spectrum; Krypted; and Vader. Most of its revenue comes from the United States market while it also has a presence in the Canadian
market.
Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd Pure USA
Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd is in the business of producing and distributing cannabis oil and flower products within adult-use regulated
market. The brand line of the company consists of golden, proper, left coast connection, and chalice farms. The company also gets
royalties for the product it produces. It also focuses on owning a fully-licensed dispensary from which it sells cannabis products. Sales
of cannabis products generate maximum revenue for the company.
GW Pharmaceuticals Plc Pure USA
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC is a UK based company, engaged in the research, development, and commercialization of cannabinoid
prescription medicines using botanical extracts derived from the Cannabis Sativa plant. Its business activities are functioned through
three reportable segments which are Commercial, Sativex Research and Development and Pipeline Research and Development. The
company’s lead product candidate is Epidiolex, which is a liquid formulation of pure plant-derived cannabidiol used for the treatment of a
number of rare childhood-onset epilepsy disorders. The company also develops and markets Sativex, an oromucosal spray for the
treatment of spasticity due to multiple sclerosis. Geographically its presence can be seen across the region of UK, Europe, US,
Canada, and others.
iAnthus Capital Holdings Inc Pure USA
iAnthus Capital Holdings Inc owns and operates licensed cannabis cultivators, processors and dispensaries throughout the United
States. The company’s operating segments include Massachusetts, Vermont, Colorado, New Mexico, and Corporate. It generates a
majority of its revenue from Massachusetts.
MariMed Inc Pure USA
MariMed Inc provides consulting services for the design, development, operation, funding, and optimization of medical cannabis
cultivation, production, and dispensary facilities. It also develops and manages facilities for the cultivation, production, and dispensing
of legal cannabis and cannabis-infused products under the Kalm Fusion brand name. In addition, the company offers legal, accounting,
human resources, and other corporate and administrative services.
MedMen Enterprises Pure USA
MedMen Enterprises Inc is the preeminent cannabis company with multiple assets and operations in California, Nevada and New York,
which combined account for nearly half of North America's addressable legal market. The company owns and operates licensed
cannabis facilities in cultivation, manufacturing and retail.
MPX Bioceutical Corporation Pure USA
MPX Bioceutical Corp is a Canada based company involved in the natural health products industry. It is engaged in the manufacture
and distribution of nutraceuticals to the North American marketplace and providing financial and business expertise to emerging
corporations primarily in the pharmaceutical, medical and biotechnology industries. The company provides management, staffing,
procurement, advisory, financial, real estate rental, logistics and administrative services to two medicinal cannabis enterprises in
Arizona operating two licensed dispensaries. The company's significant operations are in Canada.
Terra Tech Corp Pure USA
Terra Tech Corp is an American cannabis-focused agriculture company. Its business is organized into two segments Hydroponic
product and Cannabis Products. It principally engages in cultivating and providing medical cannabis, along with other agricultural
products such as herbs and leafy greens through hydroponic farming technology. The company along with its subsidiary involves in the
retails of its farm produce, cannabis flowers, cigarettes, hydroponic equipment such as ballasts, bulbs, and reflectors.
United Cannabis Corp Pure USA
United Cannabis Corp provides consulting services, proprietary products and licenses its intellectual property to businesses in the
cannabis industry. It owns intellectual property relating to the legalized growth, production, manufacture, marketing, management,
utilization and distribution of medical and recreational marijuana and marijuana-infused products. In addition, the group also focuses on
advancing the use of phytocannabinoid therapeutics in medicine through research, product development, and education. The company
offer products such as Prana Bio Nutrient Medicinal and Prana Aromatherapy Transdermal Roll-on line. Geographically, all the
operations are functioned through the region of United States.
American Cannabis Co Ancilliary USA
American Cannabis Co Inc is engaged in the business of providing advisory and consulting services specific to this industry, design
industry-specific products and facilities. The company provides services like design and buildout, equipment fulfillment, branding and
marketing, operational management, regulatory compliance. In addition, it also offers end-to-end solutions to existing and aspiring
participants in the cannabis industry. Geographically, the company operates in the countries like The United States and Canada,
however, it derives most of the revenue from The United States.
Public firmsSelection of public comparable companies (2/3)
Company name Type Country Business Description
General Cannabis Corp Ancilliary USA
General Cannabis Corp provides services and products to the cannabis industry. The company operates in four segments namely,
Security and Cash Transportation Services providing security services including on-site professionals, video surveillance and cash
transport; Marketing Consulting and Apparel providing design, branding and marketing strategy consulting services; Operations
Consulting and Products providing consulting services such as obtaining licenses, compliance, cultivation, retail operations, logistical
support, among others and Real Estate engaged in acquisition and leasing of cultivation space and related facilities to licensed
marijuana growers and dispensary owners. The majority of its revenue is received by providing security and cash transportation
services.
GrowGeneration Corp Ancilliary USA
GrowGeneration Corp owns and operates specialty retail hydroponic and organic gardening stores. GrowGen carries and sells
thousands of products, including organic nutrients and soils, advanced lighting technology and state of the art hydroponic equipment to
be used indoors and outdoors by commercial and home growers. The company also maintains their own website. The stores are
located in Colorado, California, Nevada, and Washington.
Innovative Industrial Properties
Inc. Ancilliary USA
Innovative Industrial Properties Inc was incorporated in Maryland on June 15, 2016. The Company is engaged in the acquisition,
ownership and management of specialized industrial properties leased to state-licensed operators for their regulated medical-use
cannabis facilities. It conducts its business through a traditional umbrella partnership real estate investment trust, or UPREIT structure,
in which properties are owned by Operating Partnership, directly or through subsidiaries. The company faces competition from a diverse
mix of market participants, including but not limited to, other companies with similar business models, independent investors, hedge
funds and other real estate investors, hard money lenders, and cannabis operators.
Solis Tek Inc Ancilliary USA
Solis Tek Inc researches, designs, develops and manufactures advanced, energy efficient indoor horticulture lighting and ancillary
equipment. Its products portfolio includes digital ballasts, digital lamps, reflectors, lighting accessories, and official SolisTek apparel. The
company’s products are used for, the hydroponic and indoor growing of other horticultural products, such as hothouse vegetables,
decorative plant nurseries, indoor aquariums, and industrial painting facilities and sold to retail stores, distributors and commercial
growers.
Surna Inc Ancilliary USA
Surna Inc develops, designs, and distributes cultivation technologies for controlled environment agriculture. Its technologies include a
comprehensive line of optimized lighting, environmental control, air sanitation and cultivation facilities which are designed to meet the
specific environmental conditions required for indoor cultivation and to dramatically reduce energy and water consumption. The
company provides services in the areas of consulting, engineering, biosecurity, odor control, installation support.
Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. Ancilliary CanadaAuxly Cannabis Group Inc, formerly Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp is an investment and merchant company. It seeks to provide
investor returns through streams and capital appreciation in the cannabis industry of Canada.
CannTrust Holdings Inc. Pure CanadaCannTrust Holdings Inc is engaged in the business of producing and distributing medical cannabis in Canada. Its facility is located at
Vaughan, Ontario in Canada.
Sunniva Inc - Ordinary Shares Pure Canada
Sunniva Inc is vertically integrated medical cannabis company committed to delivering safe, low-cost, high-quality products and services
at scale. The company is focused on the cultivation, production and distribution of therapeutic solutions targeting two of the medical
cannabis markets in the world: Canada and California.
OrganiGram Holdings Inc Pure Canada
OrganiGram Holdings Inc is a Canada based company, through its subsidiary, is engaged in producing medical marijuana. It is also
focused on providing a multi-disciplinary approach to post-traumatic stress disorder treatment, chronic pain, trauma therapy, and
medical cannabis as an alternative medicine, through its subsidiary. The group carries its business operations in Canada. It offers
products based on sativa, indica, hybrid, and cannabidiol.
Namaste Technologies Inc. Pure Canada
Namaste Technologies Inc is a global leader in medical cannabis delivery systems, with operations in over 20 countries. Company has
developed technology platforms including NamasteMD.com, Canada's first ACMPR compliant telemedicine application. The company's
subsidiary, Cannmart Inc. is a late-stage ACMPR applicant for a medical cannabis "sales-only" license, whereby the company will offer
a large variety of medical cannabis sourced from domestic and international producers.
MYM Nutraceuticals Inc Pure Canada
MYM Nutraceuticals Inc is a Canada based company engaged in the business of acquiring and developing natural remedies. It is
focused on medical marijuana business by producing cannabis growing facilities and products. The Cannabidiol brands of the company
are HempMed, Joshua Tree, and Dr. Furbaby. The products under the brands of the company include concentrates, oils, tinctures, nasal
sprays, cosmetics, capsules, topicals, edibles, and E-juices.
MedReleaf Corp. Pure CanadaMedReleaf Corp is engaged in the production and sale of cannabis for medical purposes as regulated by the ACMPR, pursuant to its
Licences and, in particular, its Markham Commercial Licence.
Isodiol International Inc. Pure Canada
Isodiol International Inc is a market leader in pharmaceutical grade pure, natural cannabidiol (CBD) and in manufacturing and
development of CBD consumer products. The company's growth strategy includes development of over-the-counter and pharmaceutical
drugs and continued international expansion into Latin America, Asia and Europe.
Public firmsSelection of public comparable companies (3/3)
Company name Type Country Business Description
Emerald Health Therapeutics
Inc. Pure Canada
Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc is a Canada based Health Canada Licensed Producer of medical cannabis. Through its subsidiary, it is
engaged in the production and sale of medical marihuana; and also has interest in a company that produces, cultivates and distributes
wholesale cannabis and cannabis extracts for therapeutic and non-therapeutic use purposes. Its offers emerald health botanicals
product in a pill or capsule format.
Cronos Group Inc. Pure Canada
Cronos Group Inc is a diversified and vertically integrated cannabis company. Its principal activities involve production and sale of
cannabis in federally legal jurisdictions, including Canada and Germany. It sells dried cannabis and cannabis oils under its medical
cannabis brand Peace Naturals. The firm seeks to invest in companies either licensed or actively seeking a license, to produce medical
marijuana pursuant to Canada’s Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations.
Canopy Growth Corporation Pure Canada
Canopy Growth Corp through its subsidiaries is the licensed producer of medical marijuana in Canada. The company grows, produces
and sells medical marijuana. It operates diverse brands and variety supported by over half million square feet of indoor and greenhouse
marijuana production. It sells medical marijuana under various brand names including Tweed, Bedrocan, and Mettrum. A majority of the
revenue is derived from the sale of medical marijuana by Tweed and Bedrocan in Canada.
Aphria Inc. Pure Canada
Aphria Inc and its subsidiaries produce and sell medical marijuana. Its products include Capsules, Oral solutions, and Vaporizers. The
company's operations are based in Leamington, Ontario. It is focused on producing and selling medical marijuana and its derivatives
through retail sales and wholesale channels.
Aurora Cannabis Inc. Pure Canada
Aurora Cannabis Inc is medical cannabis company having domestic and international footprint and is vertically integrated and
horizontally diversified across every key segment of the value chain, from facility engineering and design to cannabis breeding and
genetics research, cannabis and hemp production, derivatives, high value add product development, home cultivation, wholesale and
retail distribution.
Public firmsMarket performance and multiples overview
LR Cannabis indexes
Our LR Cannabis indexes are market-cap weightedand were rebased to 100 points as of July 2017.
The Canadian index reached its one-year high inJanuary 2018 at 405 points and its low in August2017 at 93.5. As of September, 4th 2018, itsignificantly overperformed the S&P500 (+257% vs+15%).
The US index reached its one-year high in June2018 at 200 points and its low in August 2017 at89.6. As of September, 4th 2018, it significantlyoverperformed the S&P500 (+87% vs +15%).
Market multiples
Over the last year, public Cannabis companies havebeen trading on average at 6.3x 2019 Revenue, at2.6x 2020 Revenue and at 3.0x 2021 Revenue. Thelatter multiple tough features a smaller sample setdue to the lack of reliable forecasts.
They have been trading at 47.0x 2019 EBITDA, at8.1x 2020 EBITDA, and at 10.1x 2021 EBITDA.
The average 2019 EBIT multiple was 82.3x, 10.5 for2020 and 11.3 for 2021.
Finally, they have been trading at 66.9x 2019Earnings and at 19.2x 2020 Earnings.
Overall, Cannabis companies features very high2019 valuations, but will reach reasonable values in2020 and 2021, due to the legalization taking placein Canada from the end of 2018.
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24-Jul-18 iRollie MariMed Inc
MariMed Acquired iRollie to Support MariMed Brands, Expand into Ancillary Cannabis
Service Offerings including its intellectual property (IP), clients, and its host of products and
services. MariMed acquired iRollie and its executives in exchange for $600,000 in
MariMed stock. The acquisition enables MariMed to round out its ownership portfolio with
an ancillary business capable of servicing all existing brands and drive new business,
partnerships, and revenue.
NA NA NA NA NA
10-Jul-18 Hiku BrandsCanopy
Growth
Canopy Growth acquired Hiku Brands to Strengthen Retail and Brand Portfolio. Hiku is
focused on building a portfolio of iconic, engaging cannabis brands, immersive retail
experiences and handcrafted cannabis production. Under the terms of the agreement, Hiku
shareholders will receive 0.046 of a Canopy Growth common share in exchange for each
common share of Hiku.
NA NA NA NA NA
05-Jul-18 BC TweedCanopy
Growth
Canopy Growth acquired the remaining 33% stake of BC Tweed Joint Venture Inc. In
connection with the Transaction, Canopy Growth has paid $1 million in cash as a non-
refundable deposit against the purchase price and has issued $374 million worth of shares
in the Company to the minority shareholders of BC Tweed.
$374M 1133.3 NA NA NA
03-Jul-18 FloraCalCannaRoyalty
Corp
CannaRoyalty Closes Acquisition of FloraCal, a licensed premium craft cannabis producer
located in Sonoma County, California. the Company has acquired 100% of FloraCal for a
total consideration of US$1 million in cash, subject to a working capital adjustment ,and
35,088 CannaRoyalty Class A Compressed Shares(2) ("Compressed Shares"), as well as
up to an additional US$3 million in cash and 35,088 Compressed Shares to be paid over 3
years, based on the completion of certain milestones, and other considerations.
$4M 4.0 0.63x NA NA
12-Jun-18 Anadia LabsAurora
Cannabis
Aurora Cannabis acquired Anadia Labs. Anandia Labs is licensed by Health Canada and
is focused on cannabis based biochemistry and genomics. Aurora Cannabis be gain a
knowledge base and the ability to develop patentable genetics and strains for their product
line whereas, Ananida Labs is being awarded with a partner with what seems to be
unlimited resources to expand the company’s operations.
$115M 115.0 32.86x NA NA
07-Jun-18
Florida Pot
Nursery and
Dispensary
Rights
MedMen
Enterprises
Inc
MedMen acquired Florida Pot Nursery and Dispensary Rights. The $53 million deal
included the nursery’s 5-acre cultivation facility in Eustis, Fla., and the right to open 25
medical marijuana dispensaries in the state.
$53M 53.0 NA NA NA
14-May-18 MedReleafAurora
Cannabis
Aurora Cannabis acquired MedReleaf. Under the terms of the Arrangement Agreement,
holders of MedReleaf common shares will receive 3.575 common shares of Aurora for
each MedReleaf common share held (the "Exchange Ratio"). Upon completion of the
Transaction, existing Aurora and MedReleaf shareholders would own approximately 61%
and 39% of the pro forma company, respectively, on a fully diluted basis.
$3.2B 5245.9 131.15x 119.23x NA
13-May-18 CanniMedAurora
Cannabis
Aurora Cannabis acquired CanniMed, a Canadian-based, international plant
biopharmaceutical company and a leader in the Canadian medical cannabis. The
approximately 1.2 million CanniMed Shares were acquired for a consideration of
approximately 3.4 million Aurora shares and $1.7 million in cash.
$1B 1149.4 68.83x NA NA
02-May-18
Farmtiva &
Commence
Hemp
Farmin
Isodiol
International
Isodiol International acquire 51% of Farmtiva & Commence Hemp Farming In California.
The exclusive partnership with the Imperial Valley Conservation Research Center and
Farmtiva will harvest the first legally grown hemp in California in 24 years under the
Agricultural Act of 2014 § 7606 (“2014 Farm Bill”). Under the terms of this agreement,
Isodiol will issue Farmtiva $1,050,000 USD
NA NA NA NA NA
02-May-18 Findify
Namaste
Technologies
Inc.
Namaste Acquired Findify, a Leading A.I. and Machine Learning Company, to Increase
Conversion Rates, Average Order Value, Retention and Referrals. Namaste acquired all
issued and outstanding shares of Findify in exchange for: US $2,000,000 in cash to be
paid upon the closing date of the transaction. US $10,000,000 to be paid in common
shares of Namaste at a mutually agreed price of C$1.80 per common share.
$12M 12.0 4.80x NA NA
17-Apr-18 Canveda
MPX
Bioceutical
Corporation
MPX has acquired all the Canveda Shares for a total purchase price of CDN$18,120,000
comprised of the following consideration: CDN$3,120,000 in cash; CDN$15,000,000
satisfied through the issuance of 21,428,571 common shares in the capital of MPX issued
at a price of CDN$0.70 per MPX Share; the issuance of 6,000,000 common share
purchase warrants each exercisable into one (1) MPX Share at an exercise price of
CDN$0.84 for a period of five (5) years from the date of issuance.
$13.9M 13.9 NA NA NA
27-Mar-18
William
Noyes
Webster
Foundation
Liberty Health
Sciences
Liberty Health Sciences acquired William Noyes Webster Foundation. The Organization
provides pharmaceutical products. William Noyes Webster Foundation offers products and
resources by using clinical applications of medical marijuana. William Noyes Webster
Foundation serves communities in the State of Massachusetts.
$16M 21.3 1.25x NA NA
19-Mar-18 Bottle It IncCannabis
Science
Cannabis Science Acquires Bottle It Inc located in Corona, California, State-of-the-Art
27,000 Sq. Ft., Bottling Manufacturing Facility for Various Bottled Waters, Energy Drinks,
Vitamin Shots, Tincture Bottles, Sprays, and Various Sized Food Containers
NA NA NA NA NA
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02-Mar-18Spire Secure
Logistics
Friday Night
Inc.
Friday Night Inc. Closes Acquisition of Spire Secure Logistics and Strengthens Team.
Spire is a security and intelligence company with expertise in law enforcement training, high-
risk mining security, and the cannabis sector.NA NA NA NA NA
22-Feb-18Bhang
Edibles
CannaRoyalty
Corp
CannaRoyalty acquired Bhang Edibles. The Agreement also includes a right of first refusal
(the "ROFR") to license other future Bhang® products within the edibles and concentrates
categories in California.
NA NA NA NA NA
31-Jan-18 Nuuvera Aphria Inc
Aphria Inc acquired Nuuvera, a global cannabis company based in Brampton, Ontario, for
about C$826 million ($670 million) in cash and stock. The deal is part of a growing wave of
consolidation in Canada’s marijuana industry as companies seek to gain market share
before sales become legal at some point this year. While the combined Canadian market
for medical and recreational market is expected to reach about C$8 billion in sales by
2021, companies such as Aphria and Nuuvera are looking to grow in markets where
there’s even bigger potential.
$425M 425.0 NA NA NA
17-Jan-18GrowHealthy
Holdings
iAnthus
Capital
Holdings Inc
iAnthus Capital Acquired Medical Cannabis Business of GrowHealthy Holdings, Marking
Full-Scale Entry into Fast Growing Florida Market.NA NA NA NA NA
15-Jan-18
Broken
Coast
Cannabis
Aphria Inc
Aphria Inc avquired Broken Coast Cannabis, a cannabis producer on Vancouver Island, in
a transaction it valued at $230 million in cash and stock. Under the agreement, Aphria will
pay up to $10 million in cash with the remainder in shares based on a deemed price of
$15.09 per share.
$230M 230.3 NA NA NA
05-Jan-18Budly
Software
MYM
Nutraceutical
s Inc
MYM Acquired Budly, a leading software company based in California that has developed
a smartphone-enabled sales and distribution system connecting medicinal cannabis
patients with local dispensary drivers for fast delivery and monitoring of orders.
NA NA NA NA NA
08-Dec-17Be Tru
Organics
Isodiol
Intenational
Isodiol Intenational acquired Be Tru Organics, a cause driven organization specializing in
holistic products for everyday health and balance in the human body with the goal to
promote well-being within the mind, body, & soul. There have been no changes to the terms
of this agreement. Isodiol will issue Be Trū Organics $2,000,000 USD in stock, subject to a
36-month escrow.
NA NA NA NA NA
08-Dec-17C3 Global
Bioscence
Isodiol
Intenational
Isodiol Intenational acquired C3 Global Bioscence, a cause-driven organization committed
to developing sustainable health solutions through the advancement of cannabis science.
As part of this agreement, Isodiol will issue C3GBS up to $1,000,000 USD in stock subject
to a 36-month escrow as part of this agreement.
NA NA NA NA NA
23-Nov-17 Larssen LtdAurora
Cannabis
Aurora Cannabis acquired a Leading Global Greenhouse Design Firm Larssen Ltd. The
terms of the transaction are undisclosed, but include performance-based milestone
payments, such as those related to profitability metrics, as well as certain Aurora
standards.
NA NA NA NA NA
30-Oct-17Canopy
Growth
Constellation
Brands
Constellation Brands paid about C$245 million ($191.06 million) for a 9.9% stake in Caopy
Growth. Constellation has no plans to sell canabis producs in the US or any other market
unless it's legally permitted.
$191.06M 19.3 0.63x 0.32x 0.06x
22-Aug-17 NanoLeaf
Technologies
Maricann
Group Inc.
Maricann Group Inc acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of NanoLeaf
Technologies Inc. ("NanoLeaf"), a biotech company possessing licensing rights to a
number of globally patented technologies that provide proven pharmaceutical, nutraceutical,
cosmetic and functional beverage drug delivery formulations.
$31M 31.0 NA NA NA
21-Aug-17
Mile High
Protection
Services
LLC
General
Cannabis
Corp
General Cannabisacquired Mile High Protection Services LLC. Mile High has a diversified
client roster, providing security services to hospitality companies, such as hotels, and to
licensed cannabis retailers and cultivators in Colorado.
NA NA NA NA NA
02-Aug-17 PrestoDoctorCannabis
Sativa, Inc.
Cannabis Sativa Acquires 51% of PrestoDoctor, A Premier Medical Marijuana
Telemedicine Platform. This convenience eliminates the need for patients to travel to an in-
person appointment or wait in line at a clinic. More than 40,000 users have registered to
consult with PrestoDoctor’s 15+ licensed physicians across the United States.
PrestoDoctor currently offers services in California and Nevada, and is actively targeting
expansion into multiple additional states in the coming months.
NA NA NA NA NA
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10-Jul-17Chalice
FarmsGolden Leaf
Golden Leaf acquired Chalice Farms, a vertically integrated company that operates four
medical and adult-use retail outlets. Golden Leaf, which produces and distributes marijuana
flower and oil goods through its subsidiaries, payed $19.3 million in cash and 83.4 million
shares of its common stock to acquire Chalice Farms.
$103M 103.0 NA NA NA
30-May-17 PedaniosAurora
Cannabis
Aurora Cannabis acquired German Medical Cannabis Market Leader Pedanios GmbH.
Under the terms of the purchase agreement Aurora payed a consideration to holders of
Class B securities of Pedanios approximately 3,421,756 common shares of Aurora, priced
at $2.14 per share. In addition, a total consideration of approximately $13,565,000 in cash
and common shares is payable to the holders of Class A common shares of Pedanios,
which are held by the two founders/Managing Directors of Pedanios who will continue to run
the company.
NA NA NA NA NA
06-Mar-17
Peloton
Pharmaceuti
cal
Aurora
Cannabis
Aurora Cannabis acquired Peloton Pharmaceutical, a Montreal-area late-stage ACMPR-
applicant. Under the terms of the Proposal, the Company provided a total investment pool
of $7,000,000 of cash and common shares of Aurora for distribution to creditors.
$7M 7.0 NA NA NA
24-Feb-17Australian
Vaporizers
Namaste
Technologies
Inc.
Namaste acquired Australian Vaporizers. The acquisition of Australian Vaporizers adds
significant revenue and solidifies Namaste's position as the largest online retailer of
vaporizers in the world. Post consolidation, Namaste will control approximately 90% of the
vaporizer online retail market in Australia.
$10M 10.0 2.22x NA NA
01-Dec-16 Mettrum IncCanopy
Growth
Canopy Growth acquired a Toronto-based Mettrum Health Corp. for $430 million, forming a
Canadian marijuana mega-company with a patient base that would dominate the Canadian
market.
$430M 553.4 33.14x NA NA
28-Nov-16 MedCannCanopy
Growth
Canopy Growth Establishes Germany Based Operations Through the Acquisition of
Licensed Distributor, MedCann GmbHNA NA NA NA NA
31-Mar-16Blüm
Oakland
Terra Tech
Corp
Terra Tech Corp. Closes Acquisition of Blüm Oakland, a Retail Medical Cannabis
Dispensary. he acquisition includes Blüm's fully integrated supply chain, which consists of a
sophisticated onsite cultivation facility and its portfolio of proprietary strains, as well as its
high-volume retail storefront.
NA NA NA NA NA
01-Dec-15 CannX Inc CV Sciences CV Sciences acquired CanX Inc., a pre-clinical drug development company focused on
significant unmet medical needsNA NA NA NA NA
20-Oct-15
The
Hydropothec
ary
Corporation
Canadian
Cannabis
Corp
Canadian Cannabis Corp. acquired Hydropothecary, a licensed producer of cannabis and
cannabis oils and licensed distributor of Medicinal Marijuana under the Marijuana for
Medical Purposes Regulation. The parties have agreed to general terms, where CCC
payed a total consideration of $21.3 million in cash and stock ($28 million CAD) for 100%
ownership in Hydropothecary.
$21.3M 21.3 5.20x NA NA
12-Aug-14
Hydro
Innovations
LLC
Surna Inc
Surna Inc. a company that develops, acquires, produces and sells equipment for the legal
marijuana industry with a focus on disruptive technologyvacquired Hydro Innovations
("Hydro"). Hydro's revenue and other financials will be integrated into Surna's annual
results.
NA NA NA NA NA
24-Apr-13 Gro-RiteTerra Tech
Corp
Terra Tech Corp., acquired Gro-Rite, a New Jersey Based Garden Superstore with Annual
Revenues of Over $4 Million. The terms of the LOI are full integration of GroRite’s business
into Terra Tech, a publicly traded company. Key executives from GroRite will become
officers as well as join the Board of Directors for Terra Tech.
NA NA NA NA NA
14-Jan-13
Naturally
Beautiful
Plant
Products
Terra Tech
Corp
Terra Tech Corp., acquired Naturally Beautiful Plant Products. a company based in
Belvidere, New Jersey, specializes in growing a line of spring and summer annuals.NA NA NA NA NA
Mean 28.1x 59.8x 0.1x
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Company ProfilesCanopy Growth
Key People
SnapshotCompany Overview
• Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth”) is a publicly traded corporation, incorporated in
Canada, with its head office located in Ontario, with its common shares listed on the TSX,
under the trading symbol “WEED”
• The principal activities of the Company are the growing, possession and sale of medical
cannabis as regulated by the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (“ACMPR”)
• The Company is also expanding to jurisdictions outside of Canada where federally lawful and
regulated including subsidiaries which will operate in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean
• Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Canopy Growth operates numerous state-of-the-art
production facilities with over 600,000 sq. ft. of licensed indoor and greenhouse production
capacity
• The Company has eight licenses to cultivate and sell cannabis under the ACMPR program
• Capacity expansion totalling over 5.0 million sq. ft. of production space has been announced to
date
Financial Overview
Headquarter Ontario, Canada
Operating
countries
Europe, Latin
America, Caribbean
Foundation 2014
Expertise Medical Cannabis
Websitewww.canopygrowth.co
m
• Constellation Brands
• Spektrum Cannabis
• Spektrum Chile
• Spektrum Denmark
• Tweed JA
• AusCann
• Alcaliber
• Bedrocan Brasil and Entourage
Phytolab
• Victoria Agriculture
Partners
Brands Overview
M&A History
• August 15, 2018: Constellation brands
announced an additional $4 billion stake in
Canopy Growth, increasing its stake to 38%.
Constellation also received an opportunity over
the next three years to buy up to $5 billion in
additional funding, or up to 50%.
• July 10, 2018: Canopy Growth acquired Hiku
Brands to Strengthen Retail and Brand Portfolio
• July 5, 2018: Canopy Growth acquired BC
Tweed for $374M
• October30, 2017: Constellation Brands paid
about C$245 million ($191.06 million) for a 9.9%
stake in Canopy Growth.
• December 1, 2016: Canopy Growth acquired
Mettrum Inc
• November 28, 2016: Canopy Growth acquired
MedCann
Income Statements
in CADm FY-15 FY-16 FY-17 FY-18
Revenue 2 13 40 78
Gross profit 3 6 (22) 40
Operating income (8) (14) (8) (79)
Income before taxes (8) (8) (79) (53)
Net income (9) (3) (17) (70)
EPS Basic (0.3) (0.1) (0.1) (0.4)
EPS Diluted (0.3) (0.1) (0.1) (0.4)
Balance Sheet
in CADm FY-15 FY-16 FY-17 FY-18
Cash and cash equivalents 21 15 102 323
Total current assets 29 45 178 482
Total non-current assets 18 99 500 955
Total assets 48 143 678 1,437
Total current liabilities 5 7 18 92
Total non-current liabilities 2 12 45 186
Total liabilities 6 20 63 278
Total stockholders' equity 41 124 615 1,159
Cash flow Statement
in CADm FY-15 FY-16 FY-17 FY-18
Net cash provided by
operating activities 11 (12) (19) (82)
Net cash used for investing
activities (15) (12) (19) (224)
Net cash provided by
financing activities 45 19 132 526
Net change in cash 21 (6) 86 221
Free cash flow (4) (23) (57) (260)
Other Stats
FY-15 FY-16 FY-17 FY-18
N. of employees NA 202 701 1,033
Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18 Q4-18
Patients at quarter's end 59,163 63,513 68,919 74,000
Kilogram equivalent sold 1,839 2,020 2,330 2,528
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Share Price Performance and Market multiples overview
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Company ProfilesAurora Cannabis
SnapshotCompany Overview
• Aurora Cannabis Inc. is a world-renowned integrated cannabis company.
• Through their wholly owned subsidiaries, strategic investments, and global partnerships, Aurora
provides a wide range of premium quality cannabis and hemp products and services, develops
innovative technologies, promotes cannabis consumer health and wellness, and delivers an
exceptional customer experience across all its brands.
• Aurora’s operations span multiple continents and focuses on both the medical and recreational
cannabis production and sales, patient education and clinic counselling services, home
hydroponic cultivation, extraction technologies and delivery systems, and hemp-based food
health products.
• Aurora operate around the globe pursuing new and emerging cannabis markets where possible
through their owned network of import, export and wholesale distributors, and our e-commerce
and mobile applications.
Financial Overview
• Wagner Dimas
• Evio Beauty Group
• Alumina Partners
Partners
M&A History
• June 12, 2018: Aurora Cannabis acquired
Anadia Labs
• May 14, 2018: Aurora Cannabis acquired
MedReleaf for $3.2B
• May 13, 2018: Aurora Cannabis acquired
CanniMed
• November 23, 2017: Aurora Cannabis acquired
Larssen Ltd
• May 30, 2017: Aurora Cannabis acquired
Pedanios
• March 6, 2017: Aurora Cannabis acquired
Peloton Pharmaceutical
• August 10, 2016: Aurora Cannabis acquired
CanvasRX Holdings
Key People
Brands Overview
Headquarter Alberta, Canada
Operating
countries
Germany, Denmark,
Italy and Australia
Foundation 2013
Expertise Medical Cannabis
Website www.auroramj.com
Income Statements
in CADm FY-14 FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Revenue - - 1 18
Gross profit - - 1 16
Operating income 0 (4) (6) (10)
Income before taxes 0 (10) (6) (17)
Net income 0 (10) (6) (13)
EPS Basic (0.02) (0.1) (0.04) (0.05)
EPS Diluted (0.02) (0.1) (0.04) (0.05)
Balance Sheet
in CADm FY-14 FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Cash and cash equivalents 1 0 0 160
Total current assets 2 1 5 194
Total non-current assets 0 12 13 129
Total assets 2 14 18 323
Total current liabilities 1 7 8 23
Total non-current liabilities - 2 4 80
Total liabilities 1 7 8 23
Total stockholders' equity 1 4 6 219
Cash flow Statement
in CADm FY-14 FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Net cash provided by
operating activities 0 (3) (7) (11)
Net cash used for investing
activities (1) (8) (2) (50)
Net cash provided by
financing activities 1 11 9 220
Net change in cash 0 (1) 0 160
Free cash flow 0 (11) (9) (36)
Other Stats
FY-14 FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
N. of employees NA 64 232 800
Q1-17 Q2-17 Q3-17 Q4-17
Average selling price per
gram sold 8.36 8.22 7.45 6.64
Kilogram equivalent sold 1,161 889 755 653
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Share Price Performance and Market multiples overview
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Latest 5.8 2.2 45.7x 5.9x 45.6x 5.9x 3.0x
Average 5.7 2.1 32.5x 7.1x 37.7x 4.9x 2.5x
Median 6.2 1.3 39.3x 7.1x 46.9x 6.1x 3.1x
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Latest 9.2x 13.8x 13.0x 0.0x 116.0x
Average 7.6x 11.4x 11.2x 73.9x 54.6x
Median 9.5x 14.2x 13.6x 53.3x 44.9x
Company ProfilesMedReleaf
Neil J. Closner, CEO
& Co-Founder
SnapshotCompany Overview
• MedReleaf Corp is a Canada-based company which operates as a licensed producer of
cannabis-based pharmaceutical products.
• The Company produces and sells its dried cannabis and cannabis oil products, including
cannabis oil capsules.
• MedReleaf produce an aggregate of up to 6,000 kilograms of dried cannabis and up to 1,760
kilograms of cannabis oil, and to sell and distribute within Canada an aggregate of up to 5,000
kilograms of dried cannabis, up to 1,319 kilograms of bottled cannabis oil, and up to 440
kilograms of encapsulated cannabis oil.
• The Company is an analytically-driven organization focused on patient care, scientific innovation,
and advancing the understanding of the therapeutic benefits of cannabis.
• MedReleaf is a subsidiary of Aurora Cannabis.
Headquarter Ontario, Canada
Operating
countriesUSA
Foundation 2013
Expertise
Medical Cannabis,
Patient Care and
Medical Research
Website www.medreleaf.com
Financial Overview
Partners
M&A History
• May 14, 2018: MedReleaf was acquired by
Aurora cannabis for $3.2B
Income Statements
in CADm FY-15 FY-16 FY-17 FY-18
Revenue 3 19 40 44
Gross profit 3 13 38 41
Operating income (1) 3 16 (12)
Income before taxes (1) 3 16 (6)
Net income (1) 3 11 (8)
EPS Basic - 0.03 - (0.08)
EPS Diluted - 0.03 - (0.08)
Balance Sheet
in CADm FY-15 FY-16 FY-17 FY-18
Cash and cash equivalents 0 1 13 216
Total current assets 5 12 37 271
Total non-current assets 4 8 38 87
Total assets 9 20 75 358
Total current liabilities 5 5 12 19
Total non-current liabilities 0 1 11 11
Total liabilities 5 6 23 30
Total stockholders' equity 4 14 52 328
Cash flow Statement
in CADm FY-15 FY-16 FY-17 FY-18
Net cash provided by
operating activities (4) 1 12 (13)
Net cash used for investing
activities (2) (6) (32) (44)
Net cash provided by
financing activities 7 5 32 260
Net change in cash 0 1 12 203
Free cash flow (7) (4) (19) (56)
Other Stats
FY-15 FY-16 FY-17 FY-18
N. of employees 35 58 145 220
Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18 Q4-18
Average selling price per
gram sold 9.04 9.34 8.98 8.91
Kilogram equivalent sold 1,157 1,051 1,263 5,034
Key People
Products Overview
Igor Gimelshtein, CFO
Donald J. Courtney, COO
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Max 31.3 3.3 403.0x 114.1x 393.6x 74.9x 45.7x
Latest 26.0 1.2 335.1x 62.3x 327.3x 62.3x 38.0x
Average 17.9 0.5 212.9x 63.1x 221.7x 42.2x 25.8x
Median 18.0 0.4 231.4x 61.5x 224.1x 42.6x 26.0x
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Max 136.5x 155.3x 403.9x 136.8x 1,565.0x
Latest 113.5x 129.1x 336.0x 113.8x 1,302.0x
Average 76.9x 87.5x 227.4x 77.0x 894.4x
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Company ProfilesMedReleaf
Share Price Performance and Market multiples overview
Company ProfilesAphria
Victor Neufeld, CEO & President
Key People
SnapshotCompany Overview
• Aphria Inc., formerly Black Sparrow Capital Corp., is a Canada-based company, which is
engaged in producing and selling medical marijuana through retail sales and wholesale channels.
• The Company's retail sales are primarily sold through the Company's online store, as well as
telephone orders. Its wholesale shipments are sold to other Medical Purposes Regulations
(MMPR) Licensed Producers. It offers medical cannabis of various strains, including Kusawa,
Tamaracouta, Panache, Churchill and Iroquois.
• Aphria Inc is also engaged in the research and development, and commercial production of
cannabis oil. Its cannabis oil products will include Champlain, Rideau and Capilano. Its cannabis
oil products will be available in approximately 60 milliliter bottles. Its subsidiaries include Pure
Natures Wellness Inc., which is engaged in producing and selling medical marijuana, and
Cannway Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which specializes in providing support services to veterans and
first responders.
Products Overview
• Capsules
• Oral Solution
• Cocentrate Syringes
• THC and CBD Vaporizers
Financial Overview
Partners
M&A History
• January 31, 2018: Aphria Inc acquired Nuuvera
• January 15, 2018: Aphria Inc avquired Broken
Coast Cannabis
Headquarter Ontario, Canada
Operating
countriesUSA
Foundation 2013
Expertise Medical Cannabis
Website www.aphria.com
John Cervini, Co-Chairman and
Director
Carl Merton, CFO
Income Statements
in CADm FY-16 FY-17
Revenue 4 21
Gross profit 4 17
Operating income (1) 3
Income before taxes (14) 7
Net income (13) 7
EPS Basic - 0.09
EPS Diluted - 0.09
Balance Sheet
in CADm FY-16 FY-17
Cash and cash equivalents 5 18
Total current assets 12 44
Total non-current assets 5 34
Total assets 17 78
Total current liabilities 4 7
Total non-current liabilities 3 1
Total liabilities 6 8
Total stockholders' equity 10 71
Cash flow Statement
in CADm FY-16 FY-17
Net cash provided by
operating activities (2) (1)
Net cash used for investing
activities (1) (31)
Net cash provided by
financing activities 5 44
Net change in cash 2 13
Free cash flow (3) (24)
Other Stats
FY-16 FY-17
N. of employees 123 212
Company ProfilesIsodiol International
Key People
SnapshotCompany Overview
• Isodiol International Inc, formerly Laguna Blends Inc, is a Canada-based company specializing in
the development of pharmaceutical and consumer products.
• The Company is focused on the nutritional health benefits that are derived from hemp and is a
product development, sales, marketing and distribution company of hemp-based consumer
products and solutions.
• Its nutraceutical division is focused on hemp-derived products, including crystalline isolate, micro-
encapsulation, and nanotechnology for the consumable and topical skin care products.
• It is also focused on over-the-counter and pharmaceutical drugs, seeking joint ventures and
acquisitions to expand its portfolio of brands and subsidiaries.
Products Overview
Financial Overview
Partners
M&A History
• May 2, 2018: Isodiol International acquire 51%
of Farmtiva & Commence Hemp Farming In
California
• December 8, 2017: Isodiol Intenational acquired
Be Tru Organics
• December 8, 2017: Isodiol Intenational acquired
C3 Global Bioscence
Headquarter Vancouver, Canada
Operating
countriesUSA
Foundation 2014
Expertise Medical Cannabis
Website www.isodiol.com
Income Statements
in CADm FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Revenue - 0.2 3.5
Gross profit - 0 0
Operating income (1) (2) (3)
Income before taxes (1) (9) (4)
Net income (1) (9) (4)
EPS Basic (0.1) 0.6 0.1
EPS Diluted (0.1) 0.6 0.1
Balance Sheet
in CADm FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Cash and cash equivalents 0 0 1
Total current assets 0 0 1
Total non-current assets 0 - 1
Total assets 1 0 2
Total current liabilities 0 1 0
Total non-current liabilities 0 1 0
Total liabilities 0 1 0
Total stockholders' equity 0 -1 2
Cash flow Statement
in CADm FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Net cash provided by
operating activities 0 (2) (3)
Net cash used for investing
activities 0 - 0
Net cash provided by
financing activities 1 2 4
Net change in cash 0 0 1
Free cash flow 0 (2) (3)
Other Stats
FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
N. of employees 11 13 25
Company ProfilesMPX Bioceutical Corporation
Key People
SnapshotCompany Overview
• MPX Bioceutical Corporation is a multinational diversified cannabis company focused on the
medical and adult use cannabis markets.
• The company has a growing presence in the U.S. with imminent plans for ten dispensaries and
four production facilities in four states. It also has a production facility under construction in
Canada as well as a pending licence application to Health Canada.
• In addition to its well established Melting Point Extracts (MPX) brand, the company’s foundation is
built on its profitable operations in Arizona, where it has three fully operational Health for Life
dispensaries and The Holistic Center (acquired March 5, 2018) , giving it a total of four
dispensaries in this state.
• In Nevada, MPX is operating GreenMart, a fully licensed cultivation, production and wholesale
cannabis business.
• In Massachusetts, the construction of the first of three dispensaries is underway as is construction
of a cultivation and processing facility in Falls Rivers.
• MPX is also managing three dispensaries and one production facility in Maryland (which are not
yet operational) and has options to acquire each facility.
• On August 23, 2017, the Company was advised that its application for Licensed Producer status
from Health Canada was at the Detailed Review and Initiation of Security Clearance Process
stage and has started construction of its 72,342 square foot production facility.
• With all production facilities, MPX anticipates that it will have 9 million grams per annum in
cultivation capacity and be able to produce 1.2 million grams of concentrates.
Products Overview
Financial Overview
Partners
M&A History
Headquarter Ontario, Canada
Operating
countriesUSA
Foundation 2014
Expertise Medical Cannabis
Websitewww.mpxbioceutical.c
om
• April 17, 2018: MPX Bioceutical Corporation
acquired Canveda
• Capsules
• Oral Solution
• Oil
• THC and CBD Vaporizers
Scott Boyes, CEO & President
David Mclaren, CFO
Beth Stavola, COO
Income Statements
in CADm FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Revenue - 0.2 3.5
Gross profit - 0 0
Operating income (1) (2) (3)
Income before taxes (1) (9) (4)
Net income (1) (9) (4)
EPS Basic (0.1) 0.6 0.1
EPS Diluted (0.1) 0.6 0.1
Balance Sheet
in CADm FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Cash and cash equivalents 0 0 1
Total current assets 0 0 1
Total non-current assets 0 - 1
Total assets 1 0 2
Total current liabilities 0 1 0
Total non-current liabilities 0 1 0
Total liabilities 0 1 0
Total stockholders' equity 0 -1 2
Cash flow Statement
in CADm FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Net cash provided by
operating activities 0 (2) (3)
Net cash used for investing
activities 0 - 0
Net cash provided by
financing activities 1 2 4
Net change in cash 0 0 1
Free cash flow 0 (2) (3)
Other Stats
FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
N. of employees 11 13 25
Company ProfilesTerra Tech Corp
Key People
SnapshotCompany Overview
• Terra Tech Corp., incorporated on July 22, 2008, is a vertically integrated cannabis-focused
agriculture company. The Company is focused on cultivating and providing medical cannabis, as
well as other agricultural products, such as herbs and leafy greens that are grown using Dutch
hydroponic farming methods.
• The Company operates through two segments: Hydroponic Produce and Cannabis Products.
The Company, through its subsidiary, GrowOp Technology Ltd. (GrowOp Technology), is
engaged in the design, marketing and sale of hydroponic equipment with technology to create
sustainable solutions for the cultivation of indoor agriculture.
• The Company's hydroponic produce is locally grown hydroponic produce that is started from seed
and is grown in environmentally controlled greenhouses.
• Terra Tech Corp., operates in the commercial agriculture and retail agriculture markets. GrowOp
Technology's products are interchangeable for all agriculture, including medical marijuana. Edible
Garden's products are sold at approximately 1,800 retailers
Brands Overview
Financial Overview
Partners
M&A History
Headquarter California, USA
Operating
countries-
Foundation 2010
Expertise Medical Cannabis
Websitewww.terratechcorp.co
m
• March 31, 2016: Terra Tech Corp., acquired
Black Oak Gallery
• April 24, 2013: Terra Tech Corp., acquired Gro-
Rite
• January 14, 2013: Terra Tech Corp., acquired
Blüm Oakland
Derek Peterson, CEO &
Chairman
Michael James, CFO
Michael Nahass COO,
Director and President
Income Statements
in USDm FY-14 FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Revenue 7 10 25 36
Gross profit 0 1 3 5
Operating income (18) (9) (18) (20)
Income before taxes (22) (9) (28) (34)
Net income (22) (9) (27) (33)
EPS Basic 2.0 0.6 1.1 0.7
EPS Diluted 2.0 0.6 1.1 0.7
Balance Sheet
in USDm FY-14 FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Cash and cash equivalents 1 0 10 5
Total current assets 2 2 13 18
Total non-current assets 6 7 10 19
Total assets 8 9 76 98
Total current liabilities 6 3 23 15
Total non-current liabilities 0 0 1 8
Total liabilities 6 3 24 22
Total stockholders' equity 2 6 53 76
Cash flow Statement
in USDm FY-14 FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Net cash provided by
operating activities (8) (5) (10) (16)
Net cash used for investing
activities (2) (2) (4) (15)
Net cash provided by
financing activities 11 7 23 27
Net change in cash 1 0 9 (4)
Free cash flow (10) (7) (14) (22)
Other Stats
FY-14 FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
N. of employees 11 41 175 260
Company ProfilesGW Pharmaceuticals
Key People
SnapshotCompany Overview
• GW Pharmaceuticals plc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and
commercializing therapeutics from its cannabinoid product platform in a range of disease areas.
The Company's lead cannabinoid product candidate is Epidiolex, which is a liquid formulation of
pure plant-derived cannabidiol (CBD).
• The Company offers Sativex (nabiximols), which is indicated for the treatment of spasticity due to
multiple sclerosis (MS). The Company operates through three segments: Commercial, Sativex
Research and Development, and Pipeline Research and Development.
• The Commercial segment distributes and sells the Company's commercial products. The Sativex
Research and Development segment seeks to maximize the potential of Sativex through the
development of new indications.
• The Pipeline Research and Development segment seeks to develop cannabinoid medications
other than Sativex across a range of therapeutic areas using its cannabinoid technology platform.
Therapeutic Areas
Financial Overview
Partners
Products Overview
Headquarter Cambridge, UK
Operating
countriesUSA
Foundation 1998
Expertise Biopharmaceutic
Website www.gwpharm.com
• Cannabidiol (CBD) Oral Solution: Now
approved as Epidiolex in the United States; an
investigational drug not approved for use by any
other national regulatory agency.
• Sativex® (nabiximols): Sativex® is an
oromucosal spray of a formulated extract of the
cannabis sativa plant that contains the principal
cannabinoids delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol (THC)
and cannabidiol (CBD) in a 1:1 ratio as well as
specific minor cannabinoids and other non-
cannabinoid components
• Epilepsy
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Glioma
• Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic
Encephalopathy
• Schizophrenia
• Cerebral Palsy in Children
Income Statements
in GBPm FY-14 FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Revenue 30 29 10 8
Gross profit 28 26 8 5
Operating income (23) (63) (112) (148)
Income before taxes (20) (57) (86) (152)
Net income (15) (45) (64) (132)
EPS Basic (0.1) (0.2) (0.2) (0.4)
EPS Diluted (0.1) (0.2) (0.2) (0.4)
Balance Sheet
in GBPm FY-14 FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Cash and cash equivalents 164 235 374 241
Total current assets 176 255 405 277
Total non-current assets 17 35 49 56
Total assets 194 290 435 333
Total current liabilities 17 28 35 36
Total non-current liabilities 18 17 20 18
Total liabilities 35 44 55 55
Total stockholders' equity 159 245 398 278
Cash flow Statement
in GBPm FY-14 FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Net cash provided by
operating activities (13) (46) (85) (110)
Net cash used for investing
activities (7) (18) (9) (15)
Net cash provided by
financing activities 144 128 207 (2)
Net change in cash 126 70 140 (133)
Free cash flow (20) (65) (94) (127)
Other Stats
FY-14 FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
N. of employees 265 369 496 568
Company ProfilesCV Sciences
Key People
SnapshotCompany Overview
• CV Sciences, Inc., incorporated on July 26, 2013, is a life science company. The Company
operates in two segments: specialty pharmaceuticals and consumer products.
• The Company’s specialty pharma business segment is focused on developing and
commercializing therapeutics utilizing synthetic Cannabidiol (CBD) across several therapeutic
areas.
• The consumer product business segment is focused on manufacturing, marketing and selling
plant-based CBD products to a range of market sectors.
• The Company's product candidates utilize synthetic CBD as the active pharmaceutical ingredient.
Its product candidates are in preclinical studies.
• The Company manufactures, markets and sells products containing hemp-derived CBD primarily
under its PlusCBD brand.
Therapeutic Areas
Financial Overview
Products Overview
M&A History
Headquarter Nevada, USA
Operating
countries-
Foundation 2013
Expertise Biotechnology
Website www.cvsciences.com
• December 2015: CV Sciences acquired CanX
Inc., a pre-clinical drug development company
focused on significant unmet medical needs.
• CV Sciences operates two distinct
divisions:
• PHARMACEUTICALS: CV Sciences’
Pharmaceutical Division is developing
synthetically‐formulated
cannabidiol‐based medicine, pursuing
the approval of the U.S. FDA for
drugs with specific indications utilizing
cannabidiol as the active
pharmaceutical ingredient.
• CONSUMER PRODUCTS: CV
Sciences’ Consumer Products
Division delivers botanical‐based
cannabidiol products that enhance
quality of life. Currently distributed
nationally in health food stores, health
care provider’s offices and online.
Income Statements
in USDm FY-14 FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Revenue 10 12 11 21
Gross profit 6 7 7 14
Operating income (9) (12) (7) (2)
Income before taxes (1) (12) (14) (5)
Net income (1) (12) (14) (5)
EPS Basic (0.0) (0.4) (0.3) (0.1)
EPS Diluted (0.0) (0.4) (0.3) (0.1)
Balance Sheet
in USDm FY-14 FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Cash and cash equivalents 2 1 1 2
Total current assets 17 17 5 8
Total non-current assets 5 11 14 15
Total assets 22 27 19 23
Total current liabilities 1 2 3 3
Total non-current liabilities - 2 2 3
Total liabilities 1 4 5 6
Total stockholders' equity 21 23 13 16
Cash flow Statement
in USDm FY-14 FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Net cash provided by
operating activities (7) (4) (2) 4
Net cash used for investing
activities (1) (2) 1 (2)
Net cash provided by
financing activities 8 4 2 0
Net change in cash 0 (2) 1 2
Free cash flow (7) (4) (2) 3
Other Stats
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N. of employees 8 34 38 52
Company ProfilesGolden Leaf
Key People
SnapshotCompany Overview
• Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd (GLH) is a Canada-based cannabis oil and solution provider in North
America. The Company produces and distributes various types of products, such as cannabis
flower and cannabis oils.
• Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd is in the business of producing and distributing cannabis oil and flower
products within adult-use regulated market. The brand line of the company consists of golden,
proper, left coast connection, and chalice farms.
• The Company owns a dispensary through its subsidiary, Left Coast Connections. GLH operates
cultivation business through its subsidiary, Greenpoint Oregon, Inc. (GPO). GPO uses over two
separate extraction methods for extracting cannabis oil, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) extraction
and hydrocarbon extraction.
• The company also gets royalties for the product it produces. It also focuses on owning a fully-
licensed dispensary from which it sells cannabis products.
Products Overview
Financial Overview
Brands Overview
M&A History
Headquarter Oregon, USA
Operating
countries-
Foundation 2014
ExpertiseMedical and
Recreative Cannabis
Websitewww.goldenleafholdin
gs.com
• July 10, 2017: Golden Leaf acquired Chalice
Farms
Income Statements
in USDm FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Revenue 10 8 12
Gross profit 2 0 2
Operating income (11) (10) (10)
Income before taxes (17) (21) (56)
Net income (17) (21) (56)
EPS Basic (0.3) (0.2) (0.2)
EPS Diluted (0.3) (0.2) (0.2)
Balance Sheet
in USDm FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Cash and cash equivalents 0 4 6
Total current assets 3 9 12
Total non-current assets 6 16 64
Total assets 9 25 76
Total current liabilities 3 16 4
Total non-current liabilities 8 12 54
Total liabilities 11 28 58
Total stockholders' equity (2) (3) 18
Cash flow Statement
in USDm FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
Net cash provided by
operating activities (7) (9) (16)
Net cash used for investing
activities (3) (2) (21)
Net cash provided by
financing activities 10 15 39
Net change in cash 0 4 2
Free cash flow (10) (10) (17)
Other Stats
FY-15 FY-16 FY-17
N. of employees NA NA 166
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Average 76.9x 87.5x 227.4x 77.0x 894.4x
Median 77.7x 88.4x 230.3x 78.0x 897.5x
Company ProfilesGolden Leaf
Share Price Performance and Market multiples overview
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