CHICAGO, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verano Holdings Corp. (Cboe CA: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF) ("Verano" or the "Company"), a leading multi-state cannabis company, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, which were prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("U.S. GAAP").
First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights
For the Three Months Ended,
($ in thousands)
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
March 31, 2024
Revenues, net of Discounts
209,809
218,206
221,306
Gross Profit
99,581
107,534
112,960
Income (Loss) from Operations
15,002
(303,883
)
22,671
Net Loss Attributable to Verano Holdings Corp. & Subsidiaries
(11,515
)
(272,706
)
(4,822
)
Adjusted EBITDA1
54,398
62,850
66,547
First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights
Revenues, net of discounts, of $210 million, a decrease of 5% year-over-year, and a decrease of 4% versus the prior quarter.
Gross profit of $100 million or 47% of revenue.
SG&A expenses of $85 million or 40% of revenue.
Net Loss of $(12) million or (5)% of revenue.
Adjusted EBITDA1 of $54 million or 26% of revenue.
Net cash provided by operating activities of $2 million.
Capital expenditures of $14 million.
Management Commentary
“I am very pleased with the progress we made during the first quarter executing our strategic priorities leveraging innovation, automation and differentiation, while driving efficiencies across the business,” said George Archos, Verano founder, chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Throughout the first quarter, we strengthened our core business by optimizing our footprint, implementing cutting-edge automation technology - which increased productivity and reduced costs by streamlining operations - and generated savings while still expanding our product portfolio and retail footprint, which is a testament to our team’s operational excellence.”
Archos concluded: “As we continue navigating industry dynamics, I am confident in our ability to advance the strategic priorities we’ve outlined for the year that aim to strengthen our foundation and core business, and I look forward to propelling Verano towards a bright future.”
First Quarter 2025 Financial Overview
Revenues, net of discounts, for the first quarter 2025 were $210 million, down from $221 million for the first quarter of 2024, and down from $218 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. The decrease in revenue for the first quarter 2025 compared to the first quarter 2024 was driven primarily by an increase in promotional activity and price compression in key markets, which was partially offset by Ohio adult use sales, strong performance in Florida, and contributions from Arizona and Virginia operations acquired from The Cannabist Company Holdings Inc. (“Cannabist”) in 2024.
Gross profit for the first quarter 2025 was $100 million or 47% of revenue, down from $113 million or 51% of revenue for the first quarter 2024, and down from $108 million or 49% of revenue for the fourth quarter 2024. The decrease in gross profit for the first quarter 2025 compared to the first quarter 2024 was primarily due to overall revenue declines and increased promotional activity.
SG&A expenses for the first quarter 2025 were $85 million or 40% of revenue, down from $90 million or 41% of revenue for the first quarter 2024, and up from $84 million or 38% of revenue for the fourth quarter 2024. The decrease in SG&A expenses for the first quarter 2025 compared to the first quarter 2024 was driven primarily by a decrease in amortization and ongoing efficiencies generated across the business, partially offset by additional SG&A costs associated with the Cannabist acquisitions and new store openings.
Net loss for the first quarter 2025 was $(12) million or (5)% of revenue, versus $(5) million or (2)% of revenue in the first quarter 2024. The increase in net loss for the first quarter 2025 compared to the first quarter 2024 was driven by an overall decline in revenue, net of discounts, and gross profit, coupled with an increase in income tax provision compared to the prior year period.
Adjusted EBITDA1 for the first quarter 2025 was $54 million or 26% of revenue.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the first quarter 2025 was $2 million, down from $31 million for the first quarter 2024, which was primarily attributable to increased income tax payments compared to the prior year period.
Capital expenditures for the first quarter 2025 were $14 million, up from $10 million for the first quarter 2024.
First Quarter 2025 Operational Highlights
Expanded the Company's retail footprint by opening the following new dispensaries:
MÜV™ North Miami Beach, elevating the Company's Florida operations to 80 dispensaries statewide; and
Zen Leaf™ Ashford, the Company's sixth dispensary in Connecticut.
Launched new products and line extensions in the industry's fastest-growing categories to respond to market demand and growing consumer trends, including:
Savvy™ Strut 2-gram all-in-one vapes, incorporating NFC chip technology to provide users with deals and promotions with the tap of a smartphone; and
Secured an additional $12 million in financing by leveraging the Company's owned CPG real estate in Nevada and Arizona.
Subsequent Operational Highlights
Announced the promotion and appointment of Richard Tarapchak as Chief Financial Officer in April.
Expanded retail operations in Florida with the opening of MÜV™ New Smyrna Beach, raising the Company's current statewide retail footprint to 81 dispensaries.
Current operations span 13 states, comprised of 155 dispensaries and 15 production facilities with more than 1.1 million square feet of cultivation capacity.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
As of March 31, 2025, the Company’s current assets were $361 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $84 million. The Company had working capital of $193 million and total debt, net of issuance costs, of $421 million.
The Company’s total Class A subordinate voting shares outstanding was 359,718,318 as of March 31, 2025.
Conference Call and Webcast
A conference call and webcast with analysts and investors is scheduled for May 8, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. CT to discuss the results and answer investor and participant questions.
After registering, instructions will be shared on how to join the call for those who wish to dial in.
Analyst participants can join via phone by dialing:
Dial in Toll-Free: (800) 715-9871
International: (646) 307-1963
Passcode: 2841964
The live and archived webcast will be available on the Events and Presentations page of the Company’s investor relations website at investors.verano.com.
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1Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue (“Adjusted EBITDA Margin”) are non-U.S. GAAP financial measures. Each is derived from EBITDA, another non-U.S. GAAP financial measure, and is defined in this news release in the section below titled “Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures.” The most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure to adjusted EBITDA is net income (loss) and the most directly comparable measure to adjusted EBITDA margin is net income (loss) as a percentage of revenue (“net income (loss) margin”). The reconciliation of (i) adjusted EBITDA to U.S. GAAP net income (loss) and (ii) adjusted EBITDA margin to net income (loss) margin is set forth below in the tables included in this news release.
Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures
Verano uses non-U.S. GAAP financial information to evaluate the performance of the Company. The terms “EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA,” and “Adjusted EBITDA Margin” do not have any standardized meaning prescribed within U.S. GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Accordingly, this non-U.S. GAAP financial information is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
The Company calculates EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation, and amortization and Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization and also excludes certain one-time extraordinary items. The calculations of the non-U.S. GAAP financial measures used in this news release and the reconciliations to the most comparable U.S. GAAP financial numbers are included in the tables below.
Management believes that this non-U.S. GAAP financial information is useful as a supplement to comparable U.S. GAAP financial information because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance and assists in comparisons with other companies, some of which use similar non-GAAP information to supplement their U.S. GAAP results. Management reviews these non-U.S. GAAP financial measures on a regular basis and uses them, together with financial measures included in the Company’s financial statements, to evaluate and manage the performance of the Company’s operations. These measures should be evaluated only in conjunction with the comparable U.S. GAAP financial numbers reported by the Company.
About Verano
Verano Holdings Corp. (Cboe CA: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF), one of the U.S. cannabis industry’s leading companies based on historical revenue, geographic scope and brand performance, is a vertically integrated, multi-state operator embracing a mission of saying Yes to plant progress and the bold exploration of cannabis. Verano provides a superior cannabis shopping experience in medical and adult use markets under the Zen Leaf™ and MÜV™ dispensary banners, including Cabbage Club™, an innovative annual membership program offering exclusive benefits for cannabis consumers. Verano produces a comprehensive suite of high-quality, regulated cannabis products sold under its diverse portfolio of trusted consumer brands including Verano™, (the) Essence™, MÜV™, Savvy™, BITS™, Encore™, and Avexia™. Verano’s active operations span 13 U.S. states, comprised of 15 production facilities with over 1.1 million square feet of cultivation capacity. Learn more at Verano.com.
Contacts: Investors Verano Aaron Miles Chief Investment Officer Investors@verano.com
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are not representative of historical facts or information or current condition, but instead represent only the Company’s beliefs regarding future events, plans, strategies, or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’s control. Generally, such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “future”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “projects,” “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases, or may contain statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “will continue”, “will occur” or “will be achieved”. Forward-looking statements involve and are subject to assumptions and known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause actual events, results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future events, results, performance, and achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements herein, including, without limitation, the risk factors described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, in each case, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information or forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except as may be required in accordance with applicable securities laws. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking information and statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice regarding forward-looking information and statements.
Financial Information Tables
The following tables include select financial results and the reconciliations of the non-U.S. GAAP financial measures to the respective most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the presented periods.
VERANO HOLDINGS CORP. Highlights from Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended,
($ in thousands)
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
March 31, 2024
Revenues, net of Discounts
$
209,809
$
218,206
$
221,306
Cost of Goods Sold, net
110,228
110,672
108,346
Gross Profit
$
99,581
$
107,534
$
112,960
Gross Profit %
47
%
49
%
51
%
Operating Expenses:
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
84,579
83,718
90,289
Loss on Impairment of Intangibles - Goodwill
—
8,179
—
Loss on Impairment of Intangibles – License & Fixed Assets
—
319,520
—
Total Operating Expenses
84,579
411,417
90,289
Income (Loss) from Operations
$
15,002
$
(303,883
)
$
22,671
Other Income (Expense), net:
Loss on Disposal of Property, Plant and Equipment
(84
)
(348
)
(143
)
Gain on Deconsolidation
4,739
—
—
Loss on Debt Extinguishment
(63
)
—
—
Interest Expense, net
(13,562
)
(12,637
)
(15,114
)
Other Expense, net
(198
)
(1,379
)
(759
)
Total Other Income (Expense), net
(9,168
)
(14,364
)
(16,016
)
Income (Loss) Before Provision for Income Taxes
$
5,834
$
(318,247
)
$
6,655
Provision for Income Tax (Expense) Benefit
(17,349
)
45,541
(11,477
)
Net Loss Attributable to Verano Holdings Corp. & Subsidiaries
$
(11,515
)
$
(272,706
)
$
(4,822
)
VERANO HOLDINGS CORP. Highlights from Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
($ in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
84,220
$
87,796
Other Current Assets
276,921
269,713
Property, Plant and Equipment, net
529,996
537,964
Intangible Assets, net
717,260
734,005
Goodwill
247,600
246,230
Other Long-Term Assets
112,985
113,248
Total Assets
$
1,968,982
$
1,988,956
Total Current Liabilities
167,644
197,968
Total Long-Term Liabilities
859,734
840,169
Shareholders' Equity
943,381
952,174
Non-Controlling Interest
(1,777
)
(1,355
)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
$
1,968,982
$
1,988,956
VERANO HOLDINGS CORP. Reconciliation of Net Loss to EBITDA (Non-U.S. GAAP) and Adjusted EBITDA (Non-U.S. GAAP, Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended,
($ in thousands)
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
March 31, 2024
Net Loss Attributable to Verano Holdings Corp. & Subsidiaries
$
(11,515
)
$
(272,706
)
$
(4,822
)
Interest Expense, net
13,562
12,637
15,114
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
17,349
(45,541
)
11,477
Depreciation and Amortization
31,791
31,514
35,552
EBITDA
$
51,187
$
(274,096
)
$
57,321
COGS Add-backs:
Acquisition, Transaction and Other Non-operating Costs
2,282
914
—
Employee Stock Compensation
648
243
474
SG&A Add-backs:
Acquisition, Transaction and Other Non-operating Costs
1,269
1,763
3,476
Employee Stock Compensation
2,655
3,669
3,454
Impairments
—
327,699
—
Acquisition Adjustments and Other Income & Expense, net
