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Chalice Brands Ltd. Reports over 300% improvement in Adjusted EBITDA (1) as part of Record Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Chalice Brands Ltd. Reports over 300% improvement in Adjusted EBITDA (1) as part of Record Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Third Quarter 2021 Revenues of $8.0 Million Marks another Record and Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Positive Adjusted EBITDA(1) PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chalice Brands Ltd. (CSE: CHAL) (OTCQB: CHALF) (“Chalice” or the “Company”), a premier consumer-driven cannabis company specializing in retail, production, processing, wholesale, and distribution, today announces its financial and operating results for the third quarter 2021. All amounts stated are in US Dollars unless otherwise noted. Third Quarter Highlights: Record quarterly revenues from continuing operations of $8.0 million, a 29% year-over-year increase compared to $6.2 million for the same period in 2020, in part driven by a full quarter of revenues from the Company’s Homegrown Oregon stores.63.7% growth in gross profit for third quarter 2021 of $3.6 million, or 45% gross margin, compared to $2.2 million or 36% gross margin for the same period in 2020. Gross margin improvements are due to an increased share of our vertical product growth and retail sales of our own Bald Peak flower.Chalice branded products in the Homegrown stores have risen in the quarter from 3% pre-acquisition to 24%. In the Chalice branded retail stores, Chalice products reached a high of over 43% for the quarter compared to 20% for the same period in 2020, demonstrating a 115% year-over-year growth.Record positive Adjusted EBITDA1 of approximately $600,000 represents the fourth consecutive quarter of achieving positive Adjusted EBITDA1 and is over a 300% improvement compared to a loss of $260,0001 for the same period in 2020.Record year-to-date revenue of $20.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of 25% compared to $16.4 million for the same period in 2020 and almost matching total revenue for fiscal 2020 of $21.9 million.For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, Adjusted EBITDA1 was approximately $1.6 million, compared with a loss of approximately $1.9 million for the same period in 2020.On September 16, the Company announced its Cannabliss & Co. retail acquisition from Acreage Holdings Inc. of four retail dispensaries located in Portland, Eugene, and Springfield, Oregon for total consideration of US$6.5 million. The Company continues to operate these stores under a management services agreement pendin...