Greenlane Holdings, Inc. (“Greenlane” or "the Company”) (Nasdaq: GNLN), a global house of brands and one of the largest sellers of premium cannabis accessories, child-resistant packaging, and specialty vaporization products, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. Note, for the highlights below, core revenue is defined as all non-nicotine revenue and Greenlane Brand revenue is inclusive of Eyce figures since acquisition.
First Quarter 2021 (“Q1 2021”) Highlights
Management Commentary
“Our first quarter 2021 results demonstrate our continued forward momentum on the heels of a successful 2020,” said Aaron LoCascio, Greenlane’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “This quarter saw significant progress on the execution of one of our key growth strategies, with the acquisition of Eyce, further adding to our portfolio of premium owned brands and the announcement of our impending transformative merger with KushCo. During the quarter we also saw further proof our strategy to focus on growing our portfolio of owned brands is delivering significant results as we transition away from lower-margin revenue categories, with our Greenlane Brands accounting for a quarter of our revenue in the first quarter of 2021. The continued improvement in revenue mix backed by our robust pipeline of potential acquisitions and continued organic growth, combined with our pending merger with KushCo we believe will strongly position us as the leader in the cannabis ancillary space as we drive further revenue growth and profitability improvements in 2021, and continue to build value for both shareholders and customers.”
Financial Summary
Quarter Ended March 31, | % | |||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | Change | ||||||||||||
Net Sales | $ | 34,009 | $ | 33,868 | 0.4 | % | ||||||||
Core (non-nicotine) Sales | $ | 32,291 | $ | 28,928 | 11.6 | % | ||||||||
% of Net Sales | 94.9 | % | 85.4 | % | ||||||||||
Greenlane Branded Sales | $ | 8,525 | $ | 7,201 | 18.4 | % | ||||||||
% of Net Sales | 25.1 | % | 21.3 | % | ||||||||||
Non-Greenlane Brands | $ | 23,766 | $ | 21,727 | 9.4 | % | ||||||||
% of Net Sales | 69.9 | % | 64.2 | % | ||||||||||
Non-Core Sales | $ | 1,718 | $ | 4,940 | (65.2 | ) | % | |||||||
% of Net Sales | 5.1 | % | 14.6 | % | ||||||||||
Cost of Sales | $ | 26,696 | $ | 26,539 | 0.6 | % | ||||||||
Gross Profit | $ | 7,313 | $ | 7,329 | (0.2 | ) | % | |||||||
Gross Margin | 21.5 | % | 21.6 | % | ||||||||||
Salaries, Benefits & Payroll Taxes | $ | 6,370 | $ | 6,614 | (3.7 | ) | % | |||||||
% of Net Sales | 18.7 | % | 19.5 | % | ||||||||||
General and Administrative | $ | 8,339 | $ | 8,659 | (3.7 | ) | % | |||||||
% of Net Sales | 24.5 | % | 25.6 | % | ||||||||||
Net Loss | $ | (7,714 | ) | $ | (16,739 | ) | (53.9 | ) | % | |||||
Adjusted Net Loss | $ | (5,519 | ) | $ | (6,080 | ) | (9.2 | ) | % | |||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (5,201 | ) | $ | (6,281 | ) | (17.2 | ) | % | |||||
Cash | $ | 12,309 | $ | 30,435 | (59.6 | ) | % | |||||||
Net sales were $34.0 million in Q1 2021, compared to $33.9 million in Q1 2020, an increase of $0.1 million, or 0.4%. Net sales in Q1 2021 were significantly less reliant on nicotine revenue, as the Company continues to focus on core (non-nicotine) sales and higher-margin products, including Greenlane Brands.
Gross profit was $7.3 million, or 21.5% of net sales in Q1 2021, compared to $7.3 million, or 21.6% of net sales in Q1 2020. While merchandise margin increased by 4.9% and resulted in a $1.7 million or 19.0% increase in merchandise gross profit, the improvements were largely negated by a $0.9 million increase in damaged and obsolete inventory write-offs and a $0.5 million increase in third-party profit sharing contract fees.
Cash totaled $12.3 million as of March 31, 2021, a decrease from approximately $30.4 million as of December 31, 2020, due in large part to payments to vendors decreasing our accounts payable by $10.2 million over the period, payments to European tax authorities totaling $2.7 million and $2.4 million in cash paid as partial consideration for the acquisition of Eyce. As of March 31, 2021, working capital was $43.0 million, compared to working capital of $58.2 million as of December 31, 2020. Additionally, we received a refund from the Dutch tax authorities of approximately $4.1 million in April 2021.
Quarter Ended March 31, | % | |||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | Change | ||||||||||||
United States - Net Sales | $ | 28,667 | $ | 27,130 | 5.7 | % | ||||||||
Core Revenue | $ | 27,727 | $ | 24,560 | 12.9 | % | ||||||||
Non-Core Revenue | 940 | 2,570 | (63.4 | ) | % | |||||||||
Canada - Net Sales | $ | 2,561 | $ | 4,405 | (41.9 | ) | % | |||||||
Core Revenue | 1,784 | 2,044 | (12.7 | ) | % | |||||||||
Non-Core Revenue | $ | 777 | $ | 2,361 | (67.1 | ) | % | |||||||
Europe - Net Sales | $ | 2,781 | $ | 2,333 | 19.2 | % | ||||||||
Core Revenue | $ | 2,781 | $ | 2,333 | 19.2 | % | ||||||||
Non-Core Revenue | $ | — | $ | — | n.a. | |||||||||
Net sales for our United States reporting segment increased $1.5 million, or 5.7% in Q1 2021, to $28.7 million, compared to approximately $27.1 million in the same period in 2020. Net Sales for our Canadian reporting segment decreased to approximately $2.6 million for Q1 2021 compared to approximately $4.4 million in the same period in 2020, primarily due to a decrease of $1.6 million in non-core revenue sales as a result of the Company’s strategic shift away from low-margin nicotine sales. Net sales for our European reporting segment increased to $2.8 million for Q1 2021, compared to $2.3 million in the same period of 2020, primarily due to the establishment of third-party website sales, which resulted in $0.4 million of additional net sales and a $0.2 million growth in B2B sales, which offset a $0.2 million decrease in retail store sales impacted by COVID-19 restrictions during the quarter.
Conference Call Information
Greenlane will host a conference call Tuesday, May 18th, 2021, to discuss these results. Aaron LoCascio, Chief Executive Officer, will host the call starting at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
Date: | Tuesday, May 18th, 2021 |
Time: | 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time |
Dial-In Number: | (833) 519-1285 |
Conference ID: | 3068055 |
Webcast: | Click here to access |
Replay: | (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 |
Available until 11:30 PM Eastern Time on June 1st, 2021 |
About Greenlane Holdings, Inc.
Greenlane Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNLN) is a global house of brands and one of the largest sellers of premium cannabis accessories, child-resistant packaging, and specialty vaporization products to smoke shops, dispensaries, and specialty retail stores, as well as direct to consumer through its online e-commerce platforms, Vapor.com, Higherstandards.com, Aerospaced.com, Harringglass.com, Eycemolds.com, Canada.Vapor.com, Azarius.net, Vaposhop.com, and recently-acquired Puffitup.com. Founded in 2005, Greenlane serves more than 7,000 retail locations and has over 250 employees with operations in United States, Canada, and Europe. With a strong global footprint, Greenlane has been the partner of choice for many of the industry’s leading brands, who chose to leverage its strong distribution platform, unparalleled customer service, and highly efficient operations and logistics to accelerate their growth. Greenlane’s curated portfolio of owned brands includes EYCE, packaging innovator Pollen Gear™, VIBES™ rolling papers, Marley Natural™ Accessories; K.Haring Glass Collection, Aerospaced grinders, and Higher Standards which offers both an upscale product line as well as an innovative retail experiences with flagship stores located in Chelsea Market, New York and Malibu, California.
For additional information, please visit: https://gnln.com/.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Greenlane discloses Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP performance measures, because management believes these metrics assist investors and analysts in assessing our overall operating performance and evaluating how well we are executing our business strategies. You should not consider Adjusted Net Loss or Adjusted EBITDA as alternatives to net loss, as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as indicators of our operating performance. Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as an analytical tool. Some of these limitations are:
Because Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted EBITDA do not account for these items, these measures have material limitations as indicators of operating performance. Accordingly, management does not view Adjusted Net Loss or Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as substitutes for measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
For more information on Greenlane's non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures, please see the "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" table in this press release.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain matters within this press release are discussed using forward-looking language as specified in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results or performance to differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, among others: comments relating to the current and future performance of the Company’s business; the pending merger with KushCo; the Company’s strategies; the impacts of acquisitions and other similar transactions; growth in demand for the Company’s products; growth in the market for cannabis and nicotine; the Company’s marketing and commercialization efforts; and the Company’s financial outlook and expectations. For a description of factors that may cause the Company’s actual results or performance to differ from its forward-looking statements, please review the information under the heading “Risk Factors” included in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021 and the Company's other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information is also set forth in Greenlane's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this press release, which are based on information available to Greenlane on the date hereof. Greenlane undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.
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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Unaudited)
The reconciliation of our Net Loss to Adjusted Net Loss for each of the periods indicated is as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Net loss | (7,714 | ) | (16,739 | ) | |||||
EU VAT indemnification allowance adjustment [1] | (621 | ) | — | ||||||
Initial consulting costs related to ERP system implementation [3] | 301 | 64 | |||||||
Restructuring expenses [4] | 247 | 108 | |||||||
Equity-based compensation expense | 529 | 270 | |||||||
Due diligence costs related to acquisition target [5] | — | 1,221 | |||||||
Legal and professional fees related to M&A transactions [6] | 1739 | — | |||||||
Goodwill impairment charge [7] | — | 8,996 | |||||||
Adjusted net loss | $ | (5,519 | ) | $ | (6,080 | ) |
The reconciliation of our Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA for each of the periods indicated is as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||
(in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Net loss | (7,714 | ) | (16,739 | ) | |||||
EU VAT indemnification allowance adjustment [1] | (621 | ) | — | ||||||
Other (expense) income, net [2] | (324 | ) | (940 | ) | |||||
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | (18 | ) | (81 | ) | |||||
Interest expense | 116 | 110 | |||||||
Initial consulting costs related to ERP system implementation [3] | 301 | 64 | |||||||
Restructuring expenses [4] | 247 | 108 | |||||||
Equity-based compensation expense | 529 | 270 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 544 | 710 | |||||||
Due diligence costs related to acquisition target [5] | — | 1,221 | |||||||
Legal and professional fees related to M&A transactions [6] | 1739 | — | |||||||
Goodwill impairment charge [7] | — | 8,996 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (5,201 | ) | $ | (6,281 | ) | |||
(1) Adjustment to reserve allowance for indemnification receivable from ARI's sellers primarily due to seizure of seller bank accounts indicating recoverability of receivable.
(2) Includes rental and interest income and other miscellaneous income.
(3) Includes non-recurring expenses related to the initial project design for our planned ERP system implementation.
(4) Severance related to European reduction in force related and one-time termination fee for Visalia lease.
(5) Non-recurring due diligence costs attributable to acquisition target.
(6) Non-recurring legal and other professional fees relating to the Eyce acquisition and KushCo merger.
(7) Impairment expense recognized on our United States reporting unit's goodwill.
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