Canadian Cannabis company, Hexo Corp., HEXO, -3.26% HEXO, -2.96%, has seen bad days as shares slipped 0.5% on pre-trading for Thursday after the company fell short of the expectations for their third-quarter loss but net revenue that came up short.
The net loss for the quarter to April 30 was C$7.75 million ($5.82 million), or 4 cents a share, after a loss of C$1.97 million, or 1 cent a share, in the year-ago period. The FactSet consensus was for a loss of 5 cents. Net revenue jumped to C$13.02 million from C$1.24 million, below the FactSet net sales consensus of C$14.8 million. The average gross selling price of an adult-use dried gram and gram equivalents was C$5.29 as of April 30, down from C$5.83 at the end of January, while kilograms sold of adult use grew to 2,759 from 2,537.
“We have taken significant steps in ensuring that we are adequately poised to meet the future demand of the CBD derivative product markets within Canada and globally. This includes having secured a large and steady supply of quality hemp for product transformation at our in-progress Belleville facility. We are in the process of obtaining technology to clean outdoor field hemp of harmful pesticides, which we believe gives us an edge in bringing quality extracts to the US,” said a press release from the company to assure investors of their growth.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company announced HEXO as the adult-use brand name that will serve the legalized Canadian adult-use market. The goal of HEXO is to continue to offer a premium house of brands, signaling innovation, quality and consistency of experience, and become a top two Canadian market share brand and obtain a 10% minimum international market share in the US, Europe and Mexico. As a brand, HEXO shares the same focus on award-winning product innovation and high-quality cannabis that the market has come to expect from its former medical sister brand, Hydropothecary.
