UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May 2021
Commission File Number 001-39005
SUNDIAL GROWERS INC.
(Registrant’s name)
#300, 919 - 11 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2R 1P3
Tel.: (403) 948-5227
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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SUNDIAL GROWERS INC. |
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Date: May 11, 2021 |
By: |
/s/ Zach George |
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Name: |
Zach George |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer and Director |
EXHIBIT
EXHIBIT 99.1
Sundial Growers Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Sundial Growers Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position
(Unaudited - expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
As at |
Note |
March 31, 2021 |
|
December 31, 2020 (1) |
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|
|
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Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
873,445 |
|
|
60,376 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
100 |
|
|
5,333 |
|
Marketable securities |
6 |
|
33,582 |
|
|
— |
|
Accounts receivable |
7 |
|
9,350 |
|
|
15,898 |
|
Biological assets |
8 |
|
2,835 |
|
|
3,531 |
|
Inventory |
9 |
|
32,837 |
|
|
25,613 |
|
Prepaid expenses and deposits |
|
|
5,097 |
|
|
4,622 |
|
Assets held for sale |
|
|
2,998 |
|
|
2,998 |
|
|
|
|
960,244 |
|
|
118,371 |
|
Non-current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term deposits |
|
|
7,981 |
|
|
2,633 |
|
Property, plant and equipment |
10 |
|
114,039 |
|
|
116,928 |
|
Intangible assets |
11 |
|
4,974 |
|
|
5,063 |
|
Investments |
12 |
|
62,451 |
|
|
51,876 |
|
Total assets |
|
|
1,149,689 |
|
|
294,871 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
22,701 |
|
|
23,308 |
|
Current portion of lease obligations |
|
|
416 |
|
|
409 |
|
Derivative warrants |
13 |
|
73,810 |
|
|
428 |
|
|
|
|
96,927 |
|
|
24,145 |
|
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease obligations |
|
|
924 |
|
|
1,031 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
97,851 |
|
|
25,176 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’ equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share capital |
14(b) |
|
1,675,595 |
|
|
762,046 |
|
Warrants |
14(c) |
|
6,138 |
|
|
6,138 |
|
Contributed surplus |
|
|
60,370 |
|
|
59,344 |
|
Contingent consideration |
|
|
2,279 |
|
|
2,279 |
|
Accumulated deficit (1) |
|
|
(692,544 |
) |
|
(558,128 |
) |
Total shareholders’ equity |
|
|
1,051,838 |
|
|
271,679 |
|
Non-controlling interest (1) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1,984 |
) |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
|
|
1,149,689 |
|
|
294,871 |
|
(1) |
Recast – refer to note 12. |
Commitments (note 24)
Subsequent events (note 25)
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
1
Sundial Growers Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Loss and Comprehensive Loss
(Unaudited - expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)
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Three months ended March 31 |
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Note |
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2021 |
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|
2020 |
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Gross revenue |
|
16 |
|
|
11,748 |
|
|
|
16,590 |
|
Excise taxes |
|
|
|
|
1,857 |
|
|
|
2,584 |
|
Net revenue |
|
|
|
|
9,891 |
|
|
|
14,006 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
9 |
|
|
11,445 |
|
|
|
13,507 |
|
Inventory obsolescence |
|
9 |
|
|
1,754 |
|
|
|
7,715 |
|
Gross margin before fair value adjustments |
|
|
|
|
(3,308 |
) |
|
|
(7,216 |
) |
Change in fair value of biological assets |
|
8 |
|
|
(94 |
) |
|
|
6,415 |
|
Change in fair value realized through inventory |
|
9 |
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
(9,692 |
) |
Gross margin |
|
|
|
|
(3,452 |
) |
|
|
(10,493 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and fee revenue |
|
17 |
|
|
2,849 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Investment revenue |
|
17 |
|
|
12,900 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative |
|
|
|
|
7,093 |
|
|
|
10,608 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
|
|
950 |
|
|
|
1,792 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
|
|
235 |
|
|
|
307 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
10,11 |
|
|
1,058 |
|
|
|
657 |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
15 |
|
|
3,456 |
|
|
|
795 |
|
Restructuring costs |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,719 |
|
Asset impairment |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5,659 |
|
Government subsidies |
|
18 |
|
|
(2,180 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Income (loss) from operations |
|
|
|
|
1,685 |
|
|
|
(33,030 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transaction costs |
|
|
|
|
(3,648 |
) |
|
|
(1,101 |
) |
Finance costs |
|
19 |
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
(5,982 |
) |
Change in estimate of fair value of derivative warrants |
|
13 |
|
|
(129,944 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Foreign exchange gain (loss) |
|
|
|
|
(440 |
) |
|
|
1,554 |
|
Gain (loss) on disposition of PP&E |
|
|
|
|
(117 |
) |
|
|
610 |
|
Other expenses |
|
12 |
|
|
(1,930 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Loss before income tax |
|
|
|
|
(134,445 |
) |
|
|
(37,949 |
) |
Net loss from continuing operations |
|
|
|
|
(134,445 |
) |
|
|
(37,949 |
) |
Net loss from discontinued operations |
|
4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6,034 |
) |
Net loss |
|
|
|
|
(134,445 |
) |
|
|
(43,983 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on translation of foreign operations |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,693 |
|
Comprehensive loss |
|
|
|
|
(134,445 |
) |
|
|
(42,290 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sundial Growers Inc. |
|
|
|
|
(134,416 |
) |
|
|
(37,861 |
) |
Non-controlling interest |
|
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
(88 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
(134,445 |
) |
|
|
(37,949 |
) |
Net loss attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sundial Growers Inc. |
|
|
|
|
(134,416 |
) |
|
|
(43,895 |
) |
Non-controlling interest |
|
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
(88 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
(134,445 |
) |
|
|
(43,983 |
) |
Comprehensive loss attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sundial Growers Inc. |
|
|
|
|
(134,416 |
) |
|
|
(42,202 |
) |
Non-controlling interest |
|
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
(88 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
(134,445 |
) |
|
|
(42,290 |
) |
Net loss per common share attributable to Sundial Growers Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted |
|
20 |
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.41 |
) |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
2
Sundial Growers Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
(Unaudited - expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
Note |
Share capital |
|
Warrants |
|
Contributed surplus |
|
Contingent consideration |
|
Accumulated deficit (1) |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
Non- controlling interest (1) |
|
Total equity |
|
||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2020 (1) |
|
|
762,046 |
|
|
6,138 |
|
|
59,344 |
|
|
2,279 |
|
|
(558,128 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(1,984 |
) |
|
269,695 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(134,416 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
(134,445 |
) |
Loss of control of subsidiary |
12 |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,013 |
|
|
2,013 |
|
Share issuances |
14(b) |
|
647,315 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
647,315 |
|
Share issuance costs |
14(b) |
|
(13,483 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(13,483 |
) |
Derivative warrants exercised |
13 |
|
277,136 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
277,136 |
|
Share-based compensation |
15 |
|
1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,455 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,456 |
|
Employee awards exercised |
|
|
2,580 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2,429 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
151 |
|
Balance at March 31, 2021 |
|
|
1,675,595 |
|
|
6,138 |
|
|
60,370 |
|
|
2,279 |
|
|
(692,544 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,051,838 |
|
(1) |
Recast – refer to note 12. |
|
Note |
Share capital |
|
Warrants |
|
Contributed surplus |
|
Contingent consideration |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
Non- controlling interest |
|
Total equity |
|
||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2019 |
|
|
509,654 |
|
|
27,831 |
|
|
30,192 |
|
|
2,279 |
|
|
(360,338 |
) |
|
6,866 |
|
|
4,714 |
|
|
221,198 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(43,895 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(88 |
) |
|
(43,983 |
) |
Other comprehensive income |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,693 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,693 |
|
Share issuances |
|
|
610 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
610 |
|
Share-based compensation |
15 |
|
50 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,186 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,236 |
|
Balance at March 31, 2020 |
|
|
510,314 |
|
|
27,831 |
|
|
31,378 |
|
|
2,279 |
|
|
(404,233 |
) |
|
8,559 |
|
|
4,626 |
|
|
180,754 |
|
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
3
Sundial Growers Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited - expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
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|
|
Note |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Cash provided by (used in): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss from continuing operations for the period |
|
|
|
|
(134,445 |
) |
|
|
(37,949 |
) |
Items not involving cash: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of biological assets |
|
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
(6,415 |
) |
Share-based compensation |
|
15 |
|
|
3,456 |
|
|
|
795 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
10,11 |
|
|
2,407 |
|
|
|
2,923 |
|
(Gain) loss on disposition of PP&E |
|
|
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
(610 |
) |
Inventory obsolescence |
|
9 |
|
|
1,754 |
|
|
|
7,715 |
|
Finance costs |
|
19 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
1,916 |
|
Change in estimate of fair value of derivative warrants |
|
13 |
|
|
129,944 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss |
|
|
|
|
1,905 |
|
|
|
(1,769 |
) |
Asset impairment |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5,659 |
|
Other expenses |
|
12 |
|
|
1,862 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Gain on disposition of marketable securities |
|
6,17 |
|
|
(8,019 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Unrealized gain on marketable securities |
|
6 |
|
|
(4,881 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Additions to marketable securities |
|
6 |
|
|
(36,740 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from disposal of marketable securities |
|
6 |
|
|
16,058 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Change in non-cash working capital |
|
|
|
|
(7,901 |
) |
|
|
10,225 |
|
Net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations |
|
|
|
|
(34,366 |
) |
|
|
(17,510 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations |
|
4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,064 |
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
|
|
|
(34,366 |
) |
|
|
(13,446 |
) |
Investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions to property, plant and equipment |
|
10 |
|
|
(119 |
) |
|
|
(1,676 |
) |
Additions to investments |
|
12 |
|
|
(10,560 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from disposal of PP&E |
|
10 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
2,100 |
|
Change in non-cash working capital |
|
|
|
|
(240 |
) |
|
|
(8,061 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations |
|
|
|
|
(10,859 |
) |
|
|
(7,637 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations |
|
4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(4,946 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
|
|
(10,859 |
) |
|
|
(12,583 |
) |
Financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in restricted cash |
|
|
|
|
5,233 |
|
|
|
10,495 |
|
Repayment of Syndicated Credit Agreement |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(10,000 |
) |
Payments on lease obligations |
|
|
|
|
(123 |
) |
|
|
(119 |
) |
Proceeds from issuance of shares and registered offerings, net of costs |
|
14(b) |
|
|
735,088 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from exercise of derivative warrants |
|
13 |
|
|
119,318 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from exercise of employee warrants |
|
15 |
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Change in non-cash working capital |
|
|
|
|
579 |
|
|
|
(207 |
) |
Net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations |
|
|
|
|
860,246 |
|
|
|
169 |
|
Net cash used in financing activities from discontinued operations |
|
4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
122 |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
|
|
860,246 |
|
|
|
291 |
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash held in foreign currency |
|
|
|
|
(1,952 |
) |
|
|
1,558 |
|
Change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
|
|
813,069 |
|
|
|
(24,180 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
|
|
|
|
60,376 |
|
|
|
45,337 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
|
|
|
873,445 |
|
|
|
21,157 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash interest paid |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,195 |
|
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
4
Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
1. |
Description of business |
Sundial Growers Inc. (“Sundial” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) on August 19, 2006.
The Company’s head office is located at 300, 919 11th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The principal activities of the Company are the production, distribution and sale of cannabis in Canada pursuant to the Cannabis Act and the deployment of capital to investment opportunities. The Cannabis Act regulates the production, distribution, and possession of cannabis for both medical and adult recreational access in Canada.
Sundial and its subsidiaries currently operate solely in Canada. Through its joint venture SunStream Bancorp Inc. (note 25) the Company also provides growth capital and a strategic support platform that pursues indirect investment opportunities in the global cannabis sector, where lawful as well as other investment opportunities. The Company also makes portfolio investments in debt and equity securities where deemed strategic.
The Company’s common shares trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbol “SNDL”.
COVID-19
The global impact of COVID-19 has contributed to a great deal of uncertainty as to the health of the global economy. The Company has implemented several new pandemic-related procedures and protocols at its facilities, including enhanced screening measures, enhanced cleaning and sanitation processes and frequency, encouraging social distancing measures and directing employees to work from home if possible. The Company believes that it can maintain safe operations with these pandemic-related procedures and protocols in place.
The potential impact that COVID-19 will have on the Company’s business or financial results cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. However, any shutdowns requested or mandated by government authorities in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 that may affect the Company, its suppliers, distribution channels or customers may have a material impact to the Company’s planned operations.
2. |
Basis of presentation |
|
a) |
Statement of compliance |
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 – Interim Financial Reporting as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”). The condensed consolidated interim financial statements were prepared using the same accounting policies and methods as those disclosed in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, except as described in note 3. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the Company for the year ended December 31, 2020 which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the IASB.
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements were approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors (“Board”) on May 11, 2021.
|
b) |
Basis of measurement |
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for biological assets and certain financial instruments which are measured at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings.
|
c) |
Functional and presentation currency |
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars, which is the functional and presentation currency of the Company and its Canadian based subsidiaries.
5
Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
|
d) |
Basis of consolidation |
Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Company. Control exists when the Company has the power, directly and indirectly, to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity and be exposed to the variable returns from its activities. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases.
Subsidiaries |
Jurisdiction of incorporation |
Percentage ownership |
|
|
Alberta, Canada |
|
100 |
% |
|
KamCan Products Inc. |
British Columbia, Canada |
|
100 |
% |
2011296 Alberta Inc. |
Alberta, Canada |
|
100 |
% |
Sundial Deutschland GmbH |
Germany |
|
100 |
% |
Sundial Portugal, Unipessoal LDA |
Portugal |
|
100 |
% |
2657408 Ontario Inc. |
Ontario, Canada |
|
100 |
% |
NGBA-BC Holdings Ltd. |
British Columbia, Canada |
|
100 |
% |
Sundial Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd. |
Bermuda |
|
100 |
% |
3. |
Significant accounting policies |
The accounting policies, critical accounting judgements and significant estimates used in the preparation of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 have been applied in the preparation of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements except as described below.
Loss of control
When the Company loses control over a subsidiary, it derecognizes the assets and liabilities of the subsidiary, and any related non-controlling interest and other components of equity. Any resulting gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss. Any interest retained in the former subsidiary is measured at fair value when control is lost.
Interests in equity-accounted investees
The Company’s interest in equity-accounted investees is comprised of an interest in an associate.
Associates are those entities in which the Company has significant influence, but not control or joint control, over the financial and operating policies.
Interests in associates are accounted for using the equity method. They are initially recognized at cost, which includes transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, the consolidated financial statements include the Company’s share of the profit or loss and OCI of equity-accounted investees, until the date on which significant influence or joint control ceases.
4. |
Discontinued operations |
On May 15, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement to sell all of the outstanding shares of Project Seed Topco (“Bridge Farm”) which closed on June 5, 2020.
The comparative statement of loss and comprehensive loss and statement of cash flows has been re-presented to show the discontinued operation separately from continuing operations.
6
Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
Results of discontinued operations
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Gross revenue |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9,031 |
|
Net revenue |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9,031 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
6,982 |
|
Gross margin before fair value adjustments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,049 |
|
Change in fair value of biological assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
668 |
|
Gross margin |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,717 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,785 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
488 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,590 |
|
Foreign exchange |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,724 |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
441 |
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(5,311 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(192 |
) |
Loss on contingent consideration |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(761 |
) |
Loss before income tax |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6,264 |
) |
Income tax recovery |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
230 |
|
Net loss (1) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6,034 |
) |
|
(1) |
Net loss from the discontinued operations is attributable entirely to the owners of the Company. |
5. |
Segment information |
Late in the fourth quarter of 2020 the Company began the deployment of capital toward strategic investments. The Company developed an internal capital program to evaluate these and potential future investments, which the Company viewed as a new and separate business line from its cannabis operations.
Based on the allocation of the Company’s resources by the chief operating decision maker and the information used to analyze the performance of the business, the Company concluded that beginning in Q1 2021, it had two operating segments: cannabis and investments. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, there was only one reportable segment and therefore no comparative segment information.
The Company’s reportable segments are organized by business line and are comprised of two reportable operating segments: cannabis operations and investment operations. Cannabis operations include the cultivation, distribution and sale of cannabis for the adult-use market and medical markets in Canada. Investment operations include the deployment of capital to investment opportunities. Certain overhead expenses not directly attributable to either the cannabis operations segment or investment operations segment are reported in a third segment referred to as “Corporate”.
As at March 31, 2021 |
|
Cannabis |
|
|
Investments |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Total assets |
|
|
319,213 |
|
|
|
827,476 |
|
|
|
3,000 |
|
|
|
1,149,689 |
|
Three months ended March 31, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net revenue |
|
|
9,891 |
|
|
|
15,749 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
25,640 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
954 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
1,058 |
|
Gross margin |
|
|
(3,452 |
) |
|
|
15,749 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
12,297 |
|
Earnings (loss) before tax |
|
|
(9,172 |
) |
|
|
14,300 |
|
|
|
(139,573 |
) |
|
|
(134,445 |
) |
7
Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
6. |
Marketable securities |
As at |
March 31, 2021 |
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
||
Balance, beginning of year |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Additions |
|
36,740 |
|
|
— |
|
Dispositions |
|
(8,039 |
) |
|
— |
|
Change in fair value recognized in profit or loss |
|
4,881 |
|
|
— |
|
Balance, end of period |
|
33,582 |
|
|
— |
|
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, proceeds of $16.1 million were received for dispositions of marketable securities and a gain on disposition of $8.0 million was recognized (note 17).
Marketable securities have been designated as Fair Value Through Profit or Loss (“FVTPL”) (note 21).
7. |
Accounts receivable |
As at |
March 31, 2021 |
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
||
Trade receivables |
|
8,502 |
|
|
15,786 |
|
Other receivables |
|
848 |
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
9,350 |
|
|
15,898 |
|
The Company has calculated expected credit losses (“ECLs”) based on lifetime expected credit losses, taking into consideration historical credit loss experience and financial factors specific to the debtors and general economic conditions. Refer to note 21 for credit risk disclosures.
8. |
Biological assets |
The Company’s biological assets consist of cannabis plants in various stages of vegetation, including plants which have not been harvested. The change in carrying value of biological assets are as follows:
As at |
March 31, 2021 |
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
||
|
3,531 |
|
|
14,309 |
|
|
Increase in biological assets due to capitalized costs |
|
6,992 |
|
|
39,957 |
|
Net change in fair value of biological assets |
|
(94 |
) |
|
6,496 |
|
Transferred to inventory upon harvest |
|
(7,594 |
) |
|
(54,388 |
) |
Disposition of Bridge Farm (note 4) |
|
— |
|
|
(2,831 |
) |
Foreign currency translation |
|
— |
|
|
(12 |
) |
Balance, end of period |
|
2,835 |
|
|
3,531 |
|
Biological assets are valued in accordance with IAS 41 and are presented at their fair value less costs to sell up to the point of harvest. This is determined using a model which estimates the expected harvest yield in grams for plants currently being cultivated, and then adjusts that amount for the expected selling price less costs to produce and sell per gram.
The fair value measurements for biological assets have been categorized as Level 3 fair values based on the inputs to the valuation technique used. The Company’s method of accounting for biological assets attributes value accretion on a straight-line basis throughout the life of the biological asset from initial cloning to the point of harvest.
8
Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
Management believes the most significant unobservable inputs and their impact on fair value of biological assets are as follows:
Assumption |
Input |
Weighted average input |
|
Effect of 10% change ($000s) |
|
||||||||
|
|
March 31 2021 |
|
December 31 2020 |
|
March 31 2021 |
|
December 31 2020 |
|
||||
Yield per square foot of growing space (1) |
Grams |
|
43 |
|
|
45 |
|
|
277 |
|
|
347 |
|
Average net selling price (2) |
$/gram |
|
4.83 |
|
|
5.13 |
|
|
835 |
|
|
1,022 |
|
After harvest cost to complete and sell |
$/gram |
|
1.39 |
|
|
1.32 |
|
|
240 |
|
|
291 |
|
|
(1) |
Varies by strain; obtained through historical growing results or grower estimate if historical results are not available. |
|
(2) |
Varies by strain and sales market; obtained through average selling prices or estimated future selling prices if historical results are not available. |
These estimates are subject to volatility in market prices and several uncontrollable factors, which could significantly affect the fair value of biological assets in future periods.
The Company estimates the harvest yields for cannabis at various stages of growth. As at March 31, 2021, it is estimated that the Company’s biological assets will yield approximately 5,189 kilograms (December 31, 2020 – 5,507 kilograms) of dry cannabis when harvested. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company harvested 5,387 kilograms of dry cannabis (three months ended March 31, 2020 – 10,254 kilograms).
The Company’s estimates are, by their nature, subject to change and differences from the anticipated yield will be reflected in the net change in fair value of biological assets in future periods.
9. |
Inventory |
As at |
March 31, 2021 |
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
||
Harvested cannabis |
|
27,979 |
|
|
20,358 |
|
Cannabis supplies and consumables |
|
4,858 |
|
|
5,255 |
|
|
|
32,837 |
|
|
25,613 |
|
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, inventories of $11.4 million were recognized as an expense (three months ended March 31, 2020 - $13.5 million). During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recognized inventory write downs of $1.8 million (three months ended March 31, 2020 - $14.4 million), of which $1.8 million (three months ended March 31, 2020 - $7.7 million) was recognized as an excess and obsolete inventory provision, and $0.0 million (three months ended March 31, 2020 - $6.7 million) was included in the change in fair value realized through inventory as the fair value component of the excess and obsolete inventory provision.
9
Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
10. |
Property, plant and equipment |
|
Land and buildings |
|
Production facilities |
|
Equipment |
|
Right of use assets |
|
Construction in progress (“CIP”) |
|
Total |
|
||||||
Cost |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2020 |
|
8,640 |
|
|
152,937 |
|
|
28,894 |
|
|
1,894 |
|
|
8,819 |
|
|
201,184 |
|
Additions |
|
— |
|
|
(263 |
) |
|
(131 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(394 |
) |
Dispositions |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
(177 |
) |
|
(305 |
) |
Balance at March 31, 2021 |
|
8,640 |
|
|
152,674 |
|
|
28,763 |
|
|
1,766 |
|
|
8,642 |
|
|
200,485 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated amortization and impairment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2020 |
|
— |
|
|
69,364 |
|
|
8,500 |
|
|
571 |
|
|
5,821 |
|
|
84,256 |
|
Depreciation |
|
— |
|
|
928 |
|
|
1,286 |
|
|
104 |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,318 |
|
Dispositions |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(128 |
) |
Balance at March 31, 2021 |
|
— |
|
|
70,292 |
|
|
9,786 |
|
|
547 |
|
|
5,821 |
|
|
86,446 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net book value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2020 |
|
8,640 |
|
|
83,573 |
|
|
20,394 |
|
|
1,323 |
|
|
2,998 |
|
|
116,928 |
|
Balance at March 31, 2021 |
|
8,640 |
|
|
82,382 |
|
|
18,977 |
|
|
1,219 |
|
|
2,821 |
|
|
114,039 |
|
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, depreciation expense of $1.3 million was capitalized to biological assets and inventory (three months ended March 31, 2020 – $2.3 million).
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the credit to additions relates to the recovery of construction holdbacks and a grant receivable.
11. |
Intangible assets |
|
Brands and trademarks |
|
Patents |
|
Total |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 |
|
5,445 |
|
|
13,551 |
|
|
18,996 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated amortization and impairment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2020 |
|
382 |
|
|
13,551 |
|
|
13,933 |
|
Depreciation |
|
89 |
|
|
— |
|
|
89 |
|
Balance at March 31, 2021 |
|
471 |
|
|
13,551 |
|
|
14,022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net book value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2020 |
|
5,063 |
|
|
— |
|
|
5,063 |
|
Balance at March 31, 2021 |
|
4,974 |
|
|
— |
|
|
4,974 |
|
Brands and trademarks consist of intellectual property purchased from Sun 8 Holdings Inc. with a useful life of 15 years and other intellectual property with a useful life of 12 years.
10
Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
12. |
Investments |
As at |
March 31, 2021 |
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
||
|
10,573 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Investments at FVTPL (B) |
|
51,876 |
|
|
51,876 |
|
Equity-accounted investees (C) |
|
2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
62,451 |
|
|
51,876 |
|
|
A) |
INvestments at amortized cost |
On February 16, 2021, the Company announced a $22 million strategic investment (the “Indiva Investment”) in Indiva Limited (“Indiva”). Indiva is a leading Canadian producer of cannabis edibles. The Indiva Investment closed on February 23, 2021. The Indiva Investment was completed in the form of a brokered private placement of 25 million common shares of Indiva at a price of $0.44 per common share, for gross proceeds of $11 million, and a non-revolving term loan to Indiva in the principal amount of $11 million (the “Term Loan”). The Term Loan bears interest at a rate of 9% per annum and has a maturity date of February 23, 2024.
The Term Loan has been designated as measured at amortized cost (note 21). The common shares are measured at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss (“FVTPL”) and are included in marketable securities (note 6).
|
B) |
Investments at fvtpl |
The Company owns a special purpose vehicle (the “Zenabis Investment”) that owns $51.9 million of aggregate principal amount of senior secured debt of Zenabis Investments Ltd. (the “Zenabis Senior Loan”) of Zenabis Investments Ltd. (“Zenabis”). The Zenabis Senior Loan bears interest at a rate of 14% per annum and has a maturity date of March 31, 2025. Pursuant to the terms of the Zenabis Senior Loan, Zenabis will also pay the Company a royalty based on quarterly sales revenue from its medical, recreational and wholesale cannabis lines net of value added or sales taxes. The royalty is payable for 32 fiscal quarters and is payable for quarters in which Zenabis accomplishes certain sales revenue targets.
The Company is in negotiations with Zenabis for the repayment and termination of the Zenabis Senior Loan. Zenabis has filed a petition with the Supreme Court of British Columbia for a determination of the amount required to repay and terminate the royalty.
The Zenabis Investment has been designated as FVTPL (note 21). There has been no change in the fair value as the fair value is the remaining principal and interest of the Zenabis Senior Loan and as of May 11, 2021, all required payments have been made in respect of the Zenabis Senior Loan.
|
C) |
Equity-accounted investees |
Interest in associate
On March 23, 2021, the Company’s equity interest in its subsidiary, Pathway RX Inc. (“Pathway”), decreased from 50% to 25%, resulting in a loss of control. The Company decreased its equity interest in connection with amending the license agreement that provides for use of Pathway’s intellectual property. Pathway is a private company focused on developing cannabis-based pharmaceutical drugs to treat symptoms associated with a wide range of medical conditions.
As a result of the loss of control, the Company has de-recognized the assets and liabilities of Pathway, and the non-controlling interest arising upon the acquisition of Pathway. A loss on loss of control of $1.9 million was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2021. The fair value of the Company’s remaining investment in Pathway was determined to be nil as the Company had fully impaired the intangible asset, which consisted of intellectual property, during the year ended December 31, 2020 as describe above, and there are no other assets that would give rise to a measured fair value amount attributable to the remaining 25% interest.
11
Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
Adjustment to comparative information
During Q4 2020, and as disclosed in the annual consolidated financial statements of the Company as at and for the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recognized an impairment of $12.9 million on the intangible assets held within Pathway. During the preparation of the Q1 2021 interim financial statements the Company determined that the allocable amount of this impairment was not attributed to the non-controlling interest. The comparative December 31, 2020 statement of financial position has been recast to attribute 50% of the impairment of intangible assets recorded to non-controlling interest as the related intangible assets related entirely to Pathway, the Company’s 50% owned subsidiary.
The recast of the statement of financial position as at December 2020 resulted in a reduction in non-controlling interest of $6.4 million from the previously reported amount of $4.4 million to the recast amount of negative $2.0 million, and a decrease in accumulated deficit of $6.4 million from the previously reported amount of $564.5 million to the recast amount of $558.1 million and a decrease in loss per share attributable to the Company of $0.03 from the previously reported amount of $1.10 to the recast amount of $1.07,
This recast has no effect on the consolidated 2020 annual net loss or comprehensive loss nor on any previously issued interim financial statements of the Company. The effect of this recast on the Company’s annual results for 2020 is a decrease to the presentation of the net loss attributable to the Company of $6.4 million from the previously reported amount of $206.0 million to the recast amount of $199.6 million, and an increase in the presentation of the net loss attributable to non-controlling interest of $6.4 million from the previously reported amount of $0.3 million to the recast amount of $6.7 million.
13. |
Derivative warrants |
|
|
March 31, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
428 |
|
|
Series A and Series B Warrants - fair value on issuance (a) |
|
|
62,680 |
|
Additional Series A and Series B Warrants - fair value on issuance (b) |
|
|
38,576 |
|
New Warrants - fair value on issuance (c) |
|
|
106,531 |
|
Change in fair value recognized in profit or loss |
|
|
23,413 |
|
Converted to common shares |
|
|
(157,818 |
) |
Balance, end of period |
|
|
73,810 |
|
The carrying amount is an estimate of the fair value of the derivative warrants and is presented as a current liability. The Company has no cash obligation with respect to the derivative warrants, rather it will deliver common shares if and when warrants are exercised.
|
(a) |
Series A and B Warrants |
On February 2, 2021, the Company issued 100.0 million series A units (the “Series A Units”), each consisting of one common share and one-half series A warrant (collectively, the “Series A Warrants”) to purchase one common share and 33.3 million series B units (the “Series B Units”), each consisting of one pre-funded series B warrant (the “Series B Warrants”) to purchase one common share and one-half Series A Warrant to purchase one common share (collectively, the “January 2021 Units Offering”). Each Series A Unit was sold at a price of US$0.75 per unit and each Series B Unit was sold at a price of US$0.75 per unit, less US$0.0001 per unit. Gross proceeds from this offering were US$100.0 million. The Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants were exercisable immediately and had a term of five years commencing on the date of issuance. The exercise price of the Series A Warrants was US$0.80 per common share and the exercise price of the Series B Warrants was US$0.0001 per common share.
On February 2, 2021, the entire 33.3 million Series B Warrants were exercised resulting in the issuance of 33.3 million common shares.
On February 10, 2021, 3.3 million Series A Warrants were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of US$0.80 per warrant resulting in the issuance of 3.3 million common shares and gross proceeds to the Company of US$2.7 million.
12
Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
On February 22, 2021, the remaining 63.3 million Series A Warrants were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of US$0.80 per warrant resulting in the issuance of 63.3 million common shares and gross proceeds to the Company of US$50.7 million. In connection with this exercise, the New Warrants were granted (refer to C below).
|
(b) |
Additional series A and B warrants |
On February 4, 2021, the Company issued 60.5 million additional series A units (the “Additional Series A Units”), each consisting of one common share and one-half additional series A warrant (collectively, the “Additional Series A Warrants”) to purchase one common share and 14.0 million additional series B units (the “Additional Series B Units”), each consisting of one pre-funded additional series B warrant (the “Additional Series B Warrants”) to purchase one common share and one-half Additional Series A Warrant to purchase one common share, (collectively, the “February 2021 Units Offering”). Each Additional Series A Unit was sold at a price of US$1.00 per unit and each Additional Series B Unit was sold at a price of US$1.00 per unit, less US$0.0001 per unit. Gross proceeds from this offering were US$74.5 million. The Additional Series A Warrants and Additional Series B Warrants were exercisable immediately and had a term of five years commencing on the date of issuance. The exercise price of the Additional Series A Warrants was US$1.10 per common share and the exercise price of the Additional Series B Warrants was US$0.0001 per common share.
On February 4, 2021, the entire 14.0 million Additional Series B Warrants were exercised resulting in the issuance of 14.0 million common shares.
On February 10, 2021, 2.3 million Additional Series A Warrants were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of US$1.10 per warrant resulting in the issuance of 2.3 million common shares and gross proceeds to the Company of US$2.5 million.
On February 22, 2021, the remaining 35.0 million Additional Series A Warrants were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of US$1.10 per warrant resulting in the issuance of 35.0 million common shares and gross proceeds to the Company of US$38.5 million. In connection with this exercise, the New Warrants were granted (refer to C below).
|
(c) |
new warrants |
On February 22, 2021, (i) the remaining 63.3 million Series A Warrants were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of US$0.80 per warrant resulting in the issuance of 63.3 million common shares and gross proceeds to the Company of US$50.7 million and (ii) the remaining 35.0 million Additional Series A Warrants were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of US$1.10 per warrant resulting in the issuance of 35.0 million common shares and gross proceeds to the Company of US$38.5 million. In connection with this exercise, the Company issued 98.3 million new warrants to the holders of the Series A Warrants and Additional Series A Warrants (the “New Warrants”), each entitling the holder to purchase one common share at an exercise price of US$1.50, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The Company has granted the holders the right to have the common shares issuable upon exercise of the New Warrants registered pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC. Such registration statement was filed with the SEC on March 3, 2021. The New Warrants are immediately exercisable and have a term of 42 months from March 18, 2021, which is the effective date of the registration statement.
|
(d) |
Agent warrants |
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the entire 1.08 million Agent Warrants were exercised. 540,000 Agent Warrants were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of US$1.00 per warrant resulting in the issuance of 356,949 common shares. There were no gross proceeds to the Company as the exercise was cashless. The other 540,000 Agent Warrants were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of US$1.00 per warrant resulting in the issuance of 540,000 common shares and gross proceeds to the Company of US$0.5 million.
13
Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
The following table summarizes outstanding derivative warrants as at March 31, 2021:
|
Exercise price (USD) |
|
Number of warrants |
|
Weighted average contractual life |
|
|||
|
0.1766 |
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
Unsecured Convertible Notes Warrants (1) |
|
0.1766 |
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
2.8 |
|
New Warrants |
|
1.50 |
|
|
98,333,334 |
|
|
3.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
99,333,334 |
|
|
3.4 |
|
|
(1) |
The conversion or exercise price, as applicable, is subject to full ratchet antidilution protection upon any subsequent transaction at a price lower than the price then in effect and standard adjustments in the event of any share split, share dividend, share combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction. If the Company issues, sells or enters into any agreement to issue or sell, any variable rate securities, the investors have the additional right to substitute the variable price (or formula) of such securities for the conversion or exercise price, as applicable. |
14. |
Share capital and warrants |
|
(a) |
Authorized |
The authorized capital of the Company consists of an unlimited number of voting common shares and preferred shares with no par value.
|
(b) |
Issued and outstanding |
|
|
March 31, 2021 |
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
||||||||
|
Note |
Number of Shares |
|
Carrying Amount |
|
Number of Shares |
|
Carrying Amount |
|
||||
Balance, beginning of year |
|
|
918,844,133 |
|
|
762,046 |
|
|
107,180,423 |
|
|
509,654 |
|
Share issuances |
|
|
703,997,708 |
|
|
647,315 |
|
|
337,696,867 |
|
|
176,931 |
|
Share issuance costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
(13,483 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(5,593 |
) |
Disposition of Bridge Farm |
4 |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2,716,271 |
) |
|
(38,447 |
) |
Convertible debt - conversions |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
373,371,318 |
|
|
63,002 |
|
Derivative warrants exercised |
13 |
|
152,146,950 |
|
|
277,136 |
|
|
102,836,429 |
|
|
55,912 |
|
Employee awards exercised |
15(c) |
|
1,036,000 |
|
|
2,581 |
|
|
475,367 |
|
|
587 |
|
Balance, end of period |
|
|
1,776,024,791 |
|
|
1,675,595 |
|
|
918,844,133 |
|
|
762,046 |
|
At-the-Market Offering Program
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued 543.5 million common shares at a weighted average exercise price of US$0.7617 for gross proceeds of $525.1 million (US$413.9 million) through its ATM programs.
2021 Registered Offerings
In connection with the January 2021 Units Offering, the Company issued 100.0 million common shares (note 13a) and in connection with the February 2021 Units Offering, the Company issued 60.5 million common shares (note 13b).
|
(c) |
Common share purchase warrants |
|
Number of Warrants |
|
Carrying Amount |
|
||
Balance at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 |
|
1,024,000 |
|
|
6,138 |
|
14
Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
The following table summarizes outstanding warrants as at March 31, 2021:
|
Warrants outstanding and exercisable |
|
|||||||
Issued in relation to |
Weighted average exercise price |
|
Number of warrants |
|
Weighted average contractual life (years) |
|
|||
Acquisition of financial obligation |
|
15.94 |
|
|
480,000 |
|
|
1.3 |
|
Financial services |
|
4.60 |
|
|
544,000 |
|
|
8.3 |
|
|
|
9.91 |
|
|
1,024,000 |
|
|
5.0 |
|
15. |
Share-based compensation |
The Company has a number of equity-settled share-based compensation plans which include simple and performance warrants, stock options, restricted share units (“RSUs”) and deferred share units (“DSUs”). Further detail on each of these plans is outlined below. Subsequent to the Company’s initial public offering, the Company established the stock option, RSU and DSU plans to replace the granting of simple warrants and performance warrants.
The components of share-based compensation expense are as follows:
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
||||
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|||
Simple warrants (a) |
|
597 |
|
|
282 |
|
Performance warrants (a) |
|
— |
|
|
(42 |
) |
Stock options (b) |
|
70 |
|
|
137 |
|
Restricted share units (c) |
|
1,644 |
|
|
256 |
|
Deferred share units (c) |
|
1,145 |
|
|
162 |
|
|
|
3,456 |
|
|
795 |
|
|
a) |
Simple and performance warrants |
The Company issued simple warrants and performance warrants to employees, directors and others at the discretion of the Board. Simple and performance warrants granted generally vest annually in thirds over a three-year period and simple warrants expire five years after the grant date.
The following table summarizes changes the simple and performance warrants during the three months ended March 31, 2021:
|
|
Simple warrants outstanding |
|
|
Weighted average exercise price |
|
|
Performance warrants outstanding |
|
|
Weighted average exercise price |
|
||||
Balance at December 31, 2020 |
|
|
3,424,600 |
|
|
$ |
4.41 |
|
|
|
1,672,000 |
|
|
$ |
4.19 |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(134,400 |
) |
|
|
8.24 |
|
|
|
(59,200 |
) |
|
|
7.75 |
|
Exercised |
|
|
(120,000 |
) |
|
|
0.94 |
|
|
|
(40,000 |
) |
|
|
0.94 |
|
Balance at March 31, 2021 |
|
|
3,170,200 |
|
|
$ |
4.38 |
|
|
|
1,572,800 |
|
|
$ |
4.14 |
|
15
Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
The following table summarizes outstanding simple and performance warrants as at March 31, 2021:
|
|
Warrants outstanding |
|
|
Warrants exercisable |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Range of exercise prices |
|
Number of warrants |
|
|
Weighted average exercise price |
|
|
Weighted average contractual life (years) |
|
|
Number of warrants |
|
|
Weighted average exercise price |
|
|
Weighted average contractual life (years) |
|
||||||
Simple warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$0.63 - $0.94 |
|
|
889,400 |
|
|
|
0.72 |
|
|
|
2.97 |
|
|
|
889,400 |
|
|
|
0.72 |
|
|
|
2.97 |
|
$1.25 - $1.88 |
|
|
400,000 |
|
|
|
1.56 |
|
|
|
3.34 |
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
|
|
1.56 |
|
|
|
3.34 |
|
$2.97 - $4.53 |
|
|
511,200 |
|
|
|
3.05 |
|
|
|
3.39 |
|
|
|
439,200 |
|
|
|
3.01 |
|
|
|
3.29 |
|
$6.25 - $9.38 |
|
|
1,225,600 |
|
|
|
6.31 |
|
|
|
5.47 |
|
|
|
262,400 |
|
|
|
6.48 |
|
|
|
5.40 |
|
$12.50 - $37.50 |
|
|
144,000 |
|
|
|
23.19 |
|
|
|
6.19 |
|
|
|
30,400 |
|
|
|
16.77 |
|
|
|
4.78 |
|
|
|
|
3,170,200 |
|
|
$ |
4.38 |
|
|
|
4.19 |
|
|
|
2,021,400 |
|
|
$ |
2.37 |
|
|
|
3.45 |
|
Performance warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$0.63 - $0.94 |
|
|
458,667 |
|
|
|
0.68 |
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
330,667 |
|
|
|
0.70 |
|
|
n/a |
|
||
$1.25 - $1.88 |
|
|
282,133 |
|
|
|
1.42 |
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
247,467 |
|
|
|
1.40 |
|
|
n/a |
|
||
$2.97 - $4.53 |
|
|
584,000 |
|
|
|
3.14 |
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
397,333 |
|
|
|
3.10 |
|
|
n/a |
|
||
$6.25 - $9.38 |
|
|
144,533 |
|
|
|
7.32 |
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
38,400 |
|
|
|
6.25 |
|
|
n/a |
|
||
$12.50 - $37.50 |
|
|
103,467 |
|
|
|
28.22 |
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
n/a |
|
||
|
|
|
1,572,800 |
|
|
$ |
4.14 |
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
1,013,867 |
|
|
$ |
2.02 |
|
|
n/a |
|
|
b) |
Stock options |
The Company issues stock options to employees and others at the discretion of the Board. Stock options granted generally vest annually in thirds over a three-year period and expire ten years after the grant date.
The following table summarizes changes in stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2021:
|
|
Stock options outstanding |
|
|
Weighted average exercise price |
|
||
Balance at December 31, 2020 |
|
|
720,600 |
|
|
$ |
1.82 |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(75,000 |
) |
|
|
1.15 |
|
Balance at March 31, 2021 |
|
|
645,600 |
|
|
$ |
1.90 |
|
The following table summarizes outstanding stock options as at March 31, 2021:
|
|
Stock options outstanding |
|
|
Stock options exercisable |
|
||||||||||
Exercise prices |
|
Number of options |
|
|
Weighted average contractual life (years) |
|
|
Number of options |
|
|
Weighted average contractual life (years) |
|
||||
$1.15 |
|
|
325,000 |
|
|
|
9.16 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
$1.19 |
|
|
81,600 |
|
|
|
9.24 |
|
|
|
81,600 |
|
|
|
9.24 |
|
$3.15 |
|
|
239,000 |
|
|
|
8.44 |
|
|
|
77,417 |
|
|
|
8.39 |
|
|
|
|
645,600 |
|
|
|
8.90 |
|
|
|
159,017 |
|
|
|
8.83 |
|
16
Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
|
c) |
Restricted and deferred share units |
RSUs are granted to employees and the vesting requirements and maximum term are at the discretion of the Board. DSUs are granted to directors and generally vest in equal quarterly instalments over one year. RSUs and DSUs are exchangeable for an equal number of common shares.
The following table summarizes changes in RSUs and DSUs during the three months ended March 31, 2021:
|
|
RSUs outstanding |
|
|
DSUs outstanding |
|
||
|
|
1,656,916 |
|
|
|
3,323,263 |
|
|
Granted |
|
|
12,312,900 |
|
|
|
1,467,026 |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(343,634 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Exercised |
|
|
(3,800 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Balance at March 31, 2021 |
|
|
13,622,382 |
|
|
|
4,790,289 |
|
16. |
Cannabis Revenue |
Cannabis revenue is solely from contracts with customers and is comprised of sales to Provincial boards that sell cannabis through their respective distribution models, sales to licensed producers for further processing, and sales to medical customers.
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
||||
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|||
Provincial boards |
|
9,042 |
|
|
10,200 |
|
Medical |
|
2 |
|
|
16 |
|
Licensed producers |
|
2,704 |
|
|
6,374 |
|
Gross revenue (1) |
|
11,748 |
|
|
16,590 |
|
|
(1) |
The Company had four major customers each with revenue in excess of 10% of total cannabis revenue. Sales to major customers totaled $8.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (three months ended March 31, 2020 – three major customers with total sales of $12.0 million). Only one major customer had sales exceeding 10% of total cannabis revenue for both periods. |
The following table disaggregates revenue by form for the periods noted:
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
||||
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|||
Revenue from dried flower |
|
9,716 |
|
|
11,724 |
|
Revenue from vapes |
|
1,413 |
|
|
4,349 |
|
Revenue from oil |
|
181 |
|
|
517 |
|
Revenue from edibles and concentrates |
|
438 |
|
|
— |
|
Gross revenue |
|
11,748 |
|
|
16,590 |
|
17
Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
17. |
Investment revenue |
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
||||
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
||
Interest revenue from investments at amortized cost |
|
113 |
|
|
— |
|
Interest and fee revenue from investments at FVTPL |
|
2,182 |
|
|
— |
|
Interest revenue from cash |
|
554 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,849 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
||||
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
||
Investment revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized gains |
|
8,019 |
|
|
— |
|
Unrealized gains |
|
4,881 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
12,900 |
|
|
— |
|
18. |
Government subsidies |
In March 2020, the federal government launched the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) to help businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic keep and rehire employees. The CEWS delivered a 75 percent wage subsidy to eligible employers for an initial period of 12 weeks, from March 15, 2020 to July 4, 2020. Eligibility was based on meeting a minimum requirement for decreased revenue. The CEWS was extended to November 21, 2020 and amended to change the eligibility requirements from meeting a certain threshold to being variable based on how much an employer’s revenue decreased. The CEWS has further been extended to June 2021 and includes changes to the rates and the top-up calculation.
The Company became eligible for the CEWS based on decreases in revenue and has received the subsidy for certain periods. The subsidy of $2.1 million has been recognized in the condensed consolidated interim statement of loss and comprehensive loss. There are no unfulfilled conditions or contingencies attached to the CEWS.
19. |
Finance costs |
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
||||
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|||
Cash finance expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest on Syndicated Credit Agreement |
|
— |
|
|
1,197 |
|
Interest on Term Debt Facility |
|
— |
|
|
2,803 |
|
Other finance costs |
|
28 |
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
4,194 |
|
Non-cash finance expense (income) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accretion |
|
— |
|
|
1,534 |
|
Amortization of debt issue costs |
|
— |
|
|
356 |
|
Other |
|
23 |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
1,916 |
|
Interest income |
|
— |
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
51 |
|
|
5,982 |
|
18
Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
20. |
Loss per share |
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Weighted average shares outstanding (000s) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and dilutive (1) |
|
|
1,439,597 |
|
|
|
107,320 |
|
Continuing operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to Sundial Growers Inc. |
|
|
(134,416 |
) |
|
|
(37,861 |
) |
Per share - basic and diluted |
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.35 |
) |
Discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to Sundial Growers Inc. |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6,034 |
) |
Per share - basic and diluted |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
Net loss attributable to Sundial Growers Inc. |
|
|
(134,416 |
) |
|
|
(43,895 |
) |
Per share - basic and diluted |
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.41 |
) |
|
(1) |
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, there were 1.0 million equity classified warrants exercisable, 90.6 million derivative warrants exercisable, 2.0 million simple warrants exercisable and 1.0 million performance warrants exercisable that were excluded from the calculation as the impact was anti-dilutive (three months ended March 31, 2020 – 6.2 million warrants, 5.4 million simple warrants and 4.5 million performance warrants). |
21. |
Financial instruments |
The financial instruments recognized on the consolidated statement of financial position are comprised of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable, Investments, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and derivative warrants.
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a) |
Fair value |
The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate the fair value of the respective assets and liabilities due to the short-term nature of those instruments.
Fair value measurements of marketable securities and derivative warrants are as follows:
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Fair value measurements using |
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March 31, 2021 |
Carrying amount |
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Level 1 |
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Level 2 |
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Level 3 |
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Recurring measurements: |
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
Financial assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketable securities |
|
33,582 |
|
|
33,582 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Investments |
|
51,876 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
51,876 |
|
Financial liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative warrants (1) |
|
73,810 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
73,810 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value measurements using |
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December 31, 2020 |
Carrying amount |
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Level 1 |
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Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
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Recurring measurements: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments |
|
51,876 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
51,876 |
|
Financial liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative warrants (1) |
|
428 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
428 |
|
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Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
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(1) |
The carrying amount is an estimate of the fair value of the derivative warrants and is presented as a current liability. The Company has no cash obligation with respect to the derivative warrants, rather it will deliver common shares if and when warrants are exercised. |
Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Marketable securities are designated as FVTPL. The fair value of marketable securities is re-measured each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statement of loss. The fair value of marketable securities is estimated by using current quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.
Level 2 – quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
As at March 31, 2021, the Company did not have any financial instruments measured at Level 2 fair value.
Level 3 – unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
The other investment designated as FVTPL is re-measured each reporting period with changes in the fair value recognized in the consolidated statement of loss within finance costs. The fair value approximates the carrying value of the loan principal. The fair value for the royalty is estimated to be nil as the value is currently being disputed.
Derivative warrants are designated as FVTPL. The fair value of derivative warrants is re-measured each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statement of loss within finance costs. The fair value of derivative warrants is estimated by using a valuation model. Assumptions used in these calculations include volatility, discount rate and various probability factors.
At March 31, 2021, a 10% increase in the material assumptions would change the fair value of derivative warrants by approximately $3.6 million, and a 10% decrease in the material assumptions would change the fair value of derivative warrants by approximately $5.2 million.
There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 inputs during the period.
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b) |
Credit risk management |
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss if the counterparty to a financial transaction fails to meet its obligations. The Company manages risk over its accounts receivable by issuing credit only to credit worthy counterparties. The Company limits its exposure to credit risk over its investments by ensuring the agreements governing the investments are secured in the event of counterparty default. The Company considers financial instruments to have low credit risk when its credit risk rating is equivalent to investment grade. The Company assumes that the credit risk on a financial asset has increased significantly if it is outstanding past the contractual payment terms. The Company considers a financial asset to be in default when the debtor is unlikely to pay its credit obligations to the Company.
The Company applies the simplified approach under IFRS 9 and has calculated expected credit losses (“ECLs”) based on lifetime expected credit losses, taking into consideration historical credit loss experience and financial factors specific to the debtors and general economic conditions.
Impairment losses on accounts receivable recognized in profit or loss were as follows:
As at |
March 31, 2021 |
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
||
Impairment loss (reversal) on trade receivables |
|
— |
|
|
(506 |
) |
Impairment loss (reversal) on other receivables |
|
— |
|
|
(126 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(632 |
) |
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Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
The movement in the allowance for impairment in respect of accounts receivable during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was as follows:
|
March 31, 2021 |
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
||
Balance, beginning of year |
|
120 |
|
|
752 |
|
Amounts written off |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Net remeasurement of impairment loss allowance |
|
— |
|
|
(632 |
) |
Balance, end of period |
|
120 |
|
|
120 |
|
The Company has evaluated the credit risk of its investments, taking into consideration historical credit loss experience, financial factors specific to the debtors and general economic conditions, and determined the expected credit loss to be nil.
The maximum amount of the Company’s credit risk exposure is the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and investments. The Company attempts to mitigate such exposure to its cash by investing only in financial institutions with investment grade credit ratings or secured investments.
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c) |
Market risk management |
Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices will affect the Company’s income or value of its holdings of financial instruments. The Company is exposed to market risk in that changes in market prices will cause fluctuations in the fair value of its marketable securities. The fair value of marketable securities are based on quoted market prices as the Company’s marketable securities are shares held of publicly traded entities.
At March 31, 2021, a 10% change in the market prices would change the fair value of marketable securities by approximately $3.4 million.
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Related party transactions |
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Loan receivable agreements |
At December 31, 2020, the Company had advanced $139 thousand under employee loan agreements. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, $89 thousand of the loan balance was settled. At March 31, 2021, the outstanding loan balance was $50 thousand. The terms are non-interest bearing and secured by shareholdings in the Company. The loan is repayable in full upon the departure of an employee from employment, a change in control of the Company or sale of the Company.
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Related party transactions and balances |
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Transactions |
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Balance outstanding |
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|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
March 31 |
|
December 31 |
|
||||
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
||||
Marketing, brand research and development (a) |
|
— |
|
|
945 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Legal services (b) |
|
— |
|
|
279 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(510 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,224 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(510 |
) |
|
(a) |
A former member of the Board of Directors controls a company that provides marketing, brand research and development services. |
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(b) |
A member of the Board of Directors was a partner at a law firm prior to his departure which provides legal services to the Company. |
All transactions were conducted at the exchange amount agreed to with the related parties.
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Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
23. |
Capital management |
The Company defines its capital as its shareholder’s equity and debt. Except as otherwise disclosed in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, there are no restrictions on the Company’s capital. The Company’s objectives with respect to the management of capital are to:
|
• |
Maintain financial flexibility in order to preserve its ability to meet financial obligations; |
|
• |
Deploy capital to provide an appropriate investment return to its shareholders; and, |
|
• |
Maintain a capital structure that allows various financing alternatives to the Company as required. |
24. |
Commitments and contingencies |
The following table summarizes contractual commitments at March 31, 2021:
|
Less than one year |
|
One to three years |
|
Three to five years |
|
Thereafter |
|
Total |
|
|||||
|
22,701 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
22,701 |
|
|
Lease obligations |
|
490 |
|
|
817 |
|
|
177 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,484 |
|
Balance, end of period |
|
23,191 |
|
|
817 |
|
|
177 |
|
|
— |
|
|
24,185 |
|
|
(a) |
Commitments |
The Company has entered into certain supply agreements to provide dried cannabis and cannabis products to third parties. The contracts require the provision of various amounts of dried cannabis on or before certain dates. Should the Company not deliver the product in the agreed timeframe, financial penalties apply which may be paid either in product in-kind or cash. Under these agreements, the Company has accrued financial penalties payable as at March 31, 2021 of $1.5 million (December 31, 2019 - $1.5 million).
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(b) |
Contingencies |
From time to time, the Company is involved in various claims and legal actions which occurred in the ordinary course of operations, the losses from which, if any, are not anticipated to be material to the financial statements.
25. |
Subsequent events |
At-the-Market Offering Program
Subsequent to March 31, 2021, the Company issued 84.6 million common shares at a weighted average exercise price of US$0.9268 for gross proceeds of $97.7 million (US$78.4 million) through its ATM programs.
Strategic capital partnership
On March 15, 2021, the Company and SAF Group (“SAF”) announced they had entered into an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture (the “Joint Venture”) through a new corporation, SunStream Bancorp Inc. (“SunStream”).
The Joint Venture will focus on cannabis-related verticals, seeking both Canadian and international opportunities and investments. The Joint Venture’s first mandate is the formation of a special opportunities fund with commitments from third party limited partners alongside an initial commitment from Sundial of $100 million.
On April 23, 2021, the Company announced that it had increased its commitment to SunStream to $188 million from the previously announced commitment of $100 million.
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Sundial Growers Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
(Unaudited, expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted)
Acquisition of Inner Spirit Holdings and Spiritleaf Retail Cannabis Network
On May 5, 2021, the Company and Inner Spirit Holdings Ltd. (“Inner Spirit”) announced that they had entered into an arrangement agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Inner Spirit for total consideration of approximately $131 million (the “Transaction”).
Under the terms of the Agreement, Inner Spirit’s shareholders will receive, for each Inner Spirit common share held, (i) $0.30 in cash and (ii) 0.0835 of a Sundial common share (representing $0.09 per Inner Spirit common share based on the 10-day volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) of Sundial common shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market), for total consideration of $0.39 per Inner Spirit common share. The Transaction has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of Sundial and Inner Spirit and is expected to close early in the third quarter of 2021.
Inner Spirit is a retailer and franchisor of Spiritleaf recreational cannabis stores across Canada, with a network that includes 86 franchised and corporate-owned locations.
Valens Marketable securities
On May 4, 2021, the Company announced that it had acquired more than 10% of the issued outstanding common shares of The Valens Company Inc. (“Valens”). Valens operates in the cannabis industry and is focused on extraction and manufacturing of cannabinoid-based products.
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EXHIBIT 99.2
Sundial Growers Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2021
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) of the financial condition and performance of Sundial Growers Inc. (“Sundial” or the “Company”) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is dated May 11, 2021. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s condensed consolidated interim financial statements and the notes thereto for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “Audited Financial Statements”) and the risks identified under “Risk Factors” below and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “Annual Report”). This MD&A has been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations as issued by the Canadian Securities Administrators and is presented in thousands of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated.
MD&A – Table of Contents
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Sundial (“SNDL”, “Sundial” or the “Company”) is a licensed producer that grows cannabis using state-of-the-art indoor facilities. Sundial was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) on August 19, 2006. The Company’s common shares are listed under the symbol “SNDL” on the NASDAQ Capital Market (“Nasdaq”).
Sundial is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, with operations in Olds, Alberta, and Rocky View County, Alberta.
The principal activities of the Company are the production, distribution and sale of cannabis in Canada pursuant to the Cannabis Act and the deployment of capital to investment opportunities. The Cannabis Act regulates the production, distribution, and possession of cannabis for both medical and adult recreational access in Canada.
Sundial currently produces and markets cannabis products for the Canadian adult-use market. Sundial’s purpose-built indoor modular grow rooms create consistent, highly controlled cultivation environments and are the foundation of the Company’s production of high-quality, strain-specific cannabis products. Sundial’s operations cultivate cannabis using an individualized “room” approach, in approximately 448,000 square feet of total space. The Company has established supply agreements with nine Canadian provinces and has a distribution network that covers 98% of the national recreational industry.
The Company’s primary focus has been on producing and distributing premium inhalable products and brands (flower, pre-rolls and vapes). Upon receiving a licence from Health Canada to sell cannabis oil products, the Company began the sale and distribution of cannabis vape products in December 2019. The Company is currently marketing its adult-use products under its Top Leaf (Premium), Sundial Cannabis (Premium Core), Palmetto (Core) and Grasslands (Value) brands and intends to introduce new products under these brands as it expands its brand portfolio.
In July 2019, the Company acquired Project Seed Topco (“Bridge Farm”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, a grower of ornamental plants and herbs in the United Kingdom with the intent to transition Bridge Farm’s facilities to the cultivation, processing and distribution of cannabidiol (“CBD”) products. On June 5, 2020, the Company completed the Bridge Farm Disposition as described under “Discontinued Operations – Ornamental Flowers”.
Sundial and its subsidiaries currently operate solely in Canada. Through its joint venture SunStream Bancorp Inc. the Company also provides growth capital and a strategic support platform that pursues indirect investment opportunities in the global cannabis sector, where lawful as well as other investment opportunities. The Company also makes portfolio investments in debt and equity securities where deemed strategic.
Sundial’s overall strategy is to build sustainable, long-term shareholder value by reducing leverage, improving liquidity and cost of capital while optimizing the capacity and capabilities of its production facilities in the creation of a consumer-centric brand and product portfolio.
To achieve this, Sundial will continue to focus on:
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• |
Meeting evolving consumer preferences by being a consumer-centric organization. |
|
• |
Delivering industry-leading, best-in-class brands and products with a focus on inhalables. |
|
• |
Driving quality in all aspects of our operation and being positioned to deliver products that consumers want when they want them. |
|
• |
Improving cost discipline and maintaining a variable cost structure to adapt to industry dynamics. |
Acquisition of Inner SPirit Holdings and Spiritleaf Retail Cannabis Network
On May 5, 2021, the Company and Inner Spirit Holdings Ltd. (“Inner Spirit”) announced that they had entered into an arrangement agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Inner Spirit for total consideration of approximately $131 million (the “Transaction”).
Under the terms of the Agreement, Inner Spirit’s shareholders will receive, for each Inner Spirit common share held, (i) $0.30 in cash and (ii) 0.0835 of a Sundial common share (representing $0.09 per Inner Spirit common share based on the 10-day volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) of Sundial common shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market), for total consideration of $0.39 per Inner Spirit common share. The purchase price of $0.39 per Inner Spirit common share represents a premium of 54.8% to the 10-day VWAP of Inner Spirit common shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “CSE”) and a premium of 62.5% to the
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closing price of Inner Spirit common shares on the CSE on May 4, 2021. The Transaction has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of Sundial and Inner Spirit and is expected to close early in the third quarter of 2021.
Inner Spirit is a retailer and franchisor of Spiritleaf recreational cannabis stores across Canada, with a network that includes 86 franchised and corporate-owned locations.
Valens marketable securities
On May 4, 2021, the Company announced that it had acquired more than 10% of the issued outstanding common shares of The Valens Company Inc. (“Valens”). The Company now owns 16.0 million common shares of Valens, representing approximately 10.1% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Valens at April 14, 2021. The Company acquired the securities for investment purposes. The Company may, depending on market and other conditions, increase or decrease its beneficial ownership in Valens’ securities, whether in transactions over the open market, by privately negotiated arrangements or otherwise, subject to a number of factors, including general market conditions and other available investment and business opportunities.
Strategic alternatives and capital raising
Following a review of its business, Sundial initiated and continues a process to explore strategic alternatives focused on maximizing shareholder value. Sundial’s board of directors (“Board”) has authorized management and its external advisors to consider a broader range of strategic alternatives, including a potential merger or other business combination, investments in other Canadian cannabis companies, including dispensaries and other retail outlets, dispositions of discrete brands and related assets, optimizing its assets, including the potential sale of its Rocky View and Merritt facilities, selling limited quantities of inventory at or below cost and entering into long-term supply agreements with other licensed producers, licensing or other strategic transactions involving the Company, or any combination of the foregoing. Sundial has engaged a financial advisor to assist with these efforts.
There can be no assurance that the exploration of strategic alternatives will result in any transaction or specific course of action. The Company has not set a timetable for the conclusion of its review of strategic alternatives and does not intend to disclose developments with respect to the exploration of strategic alternatives unless and until its Board has approved a specific transaction or course of action or the Company has otherwise determined that further disclosure is appropriate or required by law.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued 543.5 million common shares at a weighted average exercise price of US$0.7617 for gross proceeds of $525.1 million (US$413.9 million) through its ATM programs. The Company also completed two registered offerings for gross proceeds of $223.4 million and received gross proceeds of $118.6 million from the exercise of warrants issued in connection with those registered offerings (see “Other Developments – Registered Offerings” for more information). At March 31, 2021, the Company had an unrestricted cash balance of $873.4 million.
Subsequent to March 31, 2021, the Company issued 84.6 million common shares at a weighted average exercise price of US$0.9268 for gross proceeds of $97.7 million (US$78.4 million) through its ATM programs.
The strategic alternatives and capital raising process has resulted in the deployment of capital toward strategic investments. The Company developed an internal capital program to evaluate these and potential future investments, which the Company viewed as a new and separate business line from its cannabis operations.
Based on the allocation of the Company’s resources by the chief operating decision maker and the information used to analyze the performance of the business, the Company concluded that beginning in Q1 2021, it had two operating segments: cannabis and investments.
See “Financial Results – Consolidated” for more information.
At the end of the first quarter of 2021, the Company had deployed a portion of the capital raised in several cannabis-related investments, totaling $96.0 million. These investments generated $15.1 million in interest and fee revenue and realized and unrealized gains in the first quarter of 2021.
The Company continues to strategically deploy capital with a focus on maximizing cash flows and shareholder value.
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On April 23, 2021, the Company invested $188 million in Sunstream, a strategic capital partnership (as described below); |
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On May 4, 2021, the Company announced that it had acquired more than 10% of the issued outstanding common shares of Valens; and |
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On May 5, 2021, the Company announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Inner Spirit. |
STRATEGIC CAPITAL PARTNERSHIP
On March 15, 2021, the Company and SAF Group (“SAF”) announced they had entered into an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture (the “Joint Venture”) through a new corporation, SunStream Bancorp Inc. (“SunStream”).
The Joint Venture will leverage a strategic financial and operational partnership to generate asymmetrically enhanced risk-return opportunities in the cannabis industry to provide exposure to a portfolio of attractive debt, equity and hybrid investments. The Joint Venture will focus on cannabis-related verticals, seeking both Canadian and international opportunities and investments. The Joint Venture’s first mandate is the formation of a special opportunities fund with commitments from third party limited partners alongside an initial commitment from Sundial of $188 million (increased from its original commitment of $100 million). The Joint Venture expects to pursue additional potential mandates, including a Canadian SPAC and other investments.
Registered offerings
On February 2, 2021, the Company issued 100.0 million series A units (the “Series A Units”), each consisting of one common share and one-half series A warrant (collectively, the “Series A Warrants”) to purchase one common share and 33.3 million series B units (the “Series B Units”), each consisting of one pre-funded series B warrant (the “Series B Warrants”) to purchase one common share and one-half Series A Warrant to purchase one common share (collectively, the “January 2021 Units Offering”). Each Series A Unit was sold at a price of US$0.75 per unit and each Series B Unit was sold at a price of US$0.75 per unit, less US$0.0001 per unit. Gross proceeds from this offering were US$100.0 million. The Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants were exercisable immediately and had a term of five years commencing on the date of issuance. The exercise price of the Series A Warrants was US$0.80 per common share and the exercise price of the Series B Warrants was US$0.0001 per common share.
On February 2, 2021, the entire 33.3 million Series B Warrants were exercised resulting in the issuance of 33.3 million common shares.
On February 10, 2021, 3.3 million Series A Warrants were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of US$0.80 per warrant resulting in the issuance of 3.3 million common shares and gross proceeds to the Company of US$2.7 million.
On February 4, 2021, the Company issued 60.5 million additional Series A units (the “Additional Series A Units”), each consisting of one common share and one-half additional series A warrant (collectively, the “Additional Series A Warrants”) to purchase one common share and 14.0 million additional series B units (the “Additional Series B Units”), each consisting of one pre-funded additional series B warrant (the “Additional Series B Warrants”) to purchase one common share and one-half Additional Series A Warrant to purchase one common share, (collectively, the “February 2021 Units Offering”). Each Additional Series A Unit was sold at a price of US$1.00 per unit and each Additional Series B Unit was sold at a price of US$1.00 per unit, less US$0.0001 per unit. Gross proceeds from this offering were US$74.5 million. The Additional Series A Warrants and Additional Series B Warrants were exercisable immediately and had a term of five years commencing on the date of issuance. The exercise price of the Additional Series A Warrants was US$1.10 per common share and the exercise price of the Additional Series B Warrants was US$0.0001 per common share.
On February 4, 2021, the entire 14.0 million Additional Series B Warrants were exercised resulting in the issuance of 14.0 million common shares.
On February 10, 2021, 2.3 million Additional Series A Warrants were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of US$1.10 per warrant resulting in the issuance of 2.3 million common shares and gross proceeds to the Company of US$2.5 million.
On February 22, 2021, (i) the remaining 63.3 million Series A Warrants were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of US$0.80 per warrant resulting in the issuance of 63.3 million common shares and gross proceeds to the Company of US$50.7 million and (ii) the remaining 35.0 million Additional Series A Warrants were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of US$1.10 per warrant resulting in the issuance of 35.0 million common shares and gross proceeds to the Company of US$38.5 million. In connection with this exercise, the Company issued 98.3 million new warrants (the “New Warrants”), each entitling the holder to purchase one common share at an exercise price of US$1.50, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The Company has granted the holders rights to have the common shares issuable upon exercise of the New Warrants registered pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC. Such registration statement was filed with the SEC on March 3, 2021. The
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New Warrants are immediately exercisable and have a term of 42 months from March 18, 2021, which is the effective date of the registration statement.
Indiva investment
On February 16, 2021, the Company announced a $22 million strategic investment (the “Indiva Investment”) in Indiva Limited (“Indiva”). Indiva is a leading Canadian producer of cannabis edibles. The Indiva Investment closed on February 23, 2021. The Indiva Investment was completed in the form of a brokered private placement of 25 million common shares of Indiva at a price of $0.44 per common share, for gross proceeds of $11 million, and a non-revolving term loan to Indiva in the principal amount of $11 million (the “Term Loan”). The Term Loan bears interest at a rate of 9% per annum and has a maturity date of February 23, 2024.
Reduction in pathway ownership
On March 23, 2021, the Company’s equity interest in its subsidiary, Pathway RX Inc. (“Pathway”), decreased from 50% to 25%, resulting in a loss of control. The Company decreased its equity interest in connection with amending the license agreement that provides for use of Pathway’s intellectual property.
COVID-19
The Company is continually monitoring and responding to the ongoing and evolving COVID-19 pandemic. The Company’s business activities have been declared an essential service by the Alberta Government and the Company remains committed to the health and safety of all personnel and to the safety and continuity of operations.
In response to COVID-19 the Company activated its Emergency Operations Centre team and Incident Command Centre to protect the health and safety of the Company’s workforce and the public, as well as to ensure the continuity of operations. The Company is monitoring daily developments in the COVID-19 pandemic and actions taken by the government authorities in response thereto. In accordance with the guidance of provincial and federal health officials to limit the risk and transmission of COVID-19, the Company has implemented mandatory self-quarantine policies, travel restrictions, enhanced cleaning and sanitation processes and frequency, and encouraging social distancing measures, including directing office staff to work from home if possible.
The Company believes that it can maintain safe operations with these pandemic-related procedures and protocols in place. Additionally, in order to prevent and minimize any potential COVID-19 outbreak at its facilities, the Company has implemented additional measures as part of its pandemic response, including halting all non-essential external visitors to its facilities and enhanced screening measures prior to allowing employees and visitors into the facilities.
In March 2020, the federal government launched the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) to help businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic retain and rehire employees.
The Company became eligible for the CEWS based on decreases in revenue and has received the subsidy for certain periods.
Subsidies have been recognized in the consolidated statement of loss and comprehensive loss. There are no unfulfilled conditions or contingencies attached to either subsidy.
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5 |
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OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following table summarizes selected operational and financial information of the Company for the periods noted.
|
|
|
|
|
Q1 2021 |
Q1 2020 |
Change |
% Change |
|
Financial |
|
|
|
|
Gross cannabis revenue |
11,748 |
16,590 |
(4,842) |
-29% |
Net cannabis revenue |
9,891 |
14,006 |
(4,115) |
-29% |
Cost of sales |
11,445 |
13,507 |
(2,062) |
-15% |
Gross margin before fair value adjustments (1) |
(3,308) |
(7,216) |
3,908 |
54% |
Gross margin before fair value adjustments % |
-33% |
-52% |
|
35% |
Interest and fee revenue |
2,849 |
— |
2,849 |
100% |
Investment revenue |
12,900 |
— |
12,900 |
100% |
Income (loss) from operations |
1,685 |
(33,030) |
34,715 |
105% |
Net loss from continuing operations (2) |
(134,416) |
(37,861) |
(96,555) |
-255% |
Per share, basic and diluted (2) |
(0.09) |
(0.35) |
0.26 |
73% |
Net loss from discontinued operations (2) |
— |
(6,034) |
6,034 |
-100% |
Per share, basic and diluted (2) |
— |
(0.06) |
0.06 |
-100% |
Net loss (2) |
(134,416) |
(43,895) |
(90,521) |
-206% |
Per share, basic and diluted (2) |
(0.09) |
(0.41) |
0.32 |
77% |
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations (3) |
3,327 |
(11,643) |
14,970 |
129% |
|
|
|
|
|
Statement of Financial Position |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
873,445 |
60,376 |
813,069 |
1347% |
Biological assets |
2,835 |
3,531 |
(696) |
-20% |
Inventory |
32,837 |
25,613 |
7,224 |
28% |
Property, plant and equipment |
114,039 |
116,928 |
(2,889) |
-2% |
Total assets |
1,149,689 |
294,871 |
854,818 |
290% |
|
|
|
|
|
Operational |
|
|
|
|
Kilogram equivalents sold |
3,989 |
4,437 |
(448) |
-10% |
Average gross selling price per gram (4) |
2.95 |
3.74 |
(0.79) |
-21% |
Average net selling price per gram (5) |
2.48 |
3.16 |
(0.68) |
-21% |
(1) |
Includes inventory obsolescence and impairment of $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and $ 7.7 million for three months ended March 31, 2020. |
(2) |
Net loss from continuing operations, net loss from discontinued operations, net loss and related per share amounts are attributable to owners of the Company. |
(3) |
Adjusted EBITDA does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. The non-IFRS measure of adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to net loss in accordance with IFRS in the “NON-IFRS MEASURES” section of this MD&A and discussed further in the “ADVISORY” section of this MD&A. |
(4) |
Gross selling price net of excise tax. |
(5) |
Net of marketing fees, salvage fees and early payment discounts with respect to sales under Sundial’s supply agreements with Canadian provincial regulatory authorities. |
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|
OPERATIONAL RESULTS - CANNABIS
Kilogram equivalents sold
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Provincial boards |
|
|
2,874 |
|
|
|
1,997 |
|
Medical |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Licensed producers |
|
|
1,115 |
|
|
|
2,436 |
|
Total kilogram equivalents sold |
|
|
3,989 |
|
|
|
4,437 |
|
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company sold 3,989 kilogram equivalents of cannabis compared to 4,437 kilogram equivalents for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease of 448 kilogram equivalents sold was due to a decrease in kilogram equivalents sold to other licensed producers (“LPs”), partially offset by an increase in kilogram equivalents sold to provincial boards. The Company’s sales growth strategy is to continue targeting branded sales to provincial boards.
Selling price
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
($/gram equivalent) |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Provincial boards |
|
$ |
3.15 |
|
|
$ |
5.11 |
|
Medical |
|
$ |
7.62 |
|
|
$ |
4.00 |
|
Licensed producers |
|
$ |
2.43 |
|
|
$ |
2.62 |
|
Average gross selling price |
|
$ |
2.95 |
|
|
$ |
3.74 |
|
Excise taxes |
|
$ |
(0.47 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.58 |
) |
Average net selling price |
|
$ |
2.48 |
|
|
$ |
3.16 |
|
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the average net selling price was $2.48 per gram equivalent compared to $3.16 for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease of $0.68 per gram equivalent was mainly due to lower prices for provincial board sales and slightly lower prices for sales to other LPs. Sales prices have decreased due to slower industry-wide sales and a growing discount segment.
The principal drivers of the Company’s realized prices are the formats of the products sold (currently both bulk and packaged flower, vape cartridges and accessories, trim, bulk extracted oil, edibles and concentrates) and the channels in which products are sold (principally Canadian provincial boards and LPs).
Excise taxes are the federal excise duties and additional provincial or territorial duties payable on adult-use cannabis products. Excise taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are only calculated based on adult-use cannabis sales to provincial boards.
FINANCIAL RESULTS - CONSOLIDATED
Late in the fourth quarter of 2020 the Company began the deployment of capital toward strategic investments. The Company developed an internal capital program to evaluate these and potential future investments, which the Company viewed as a new and separate business line from its cannabis operations.
Based on the allocation of the Company’s resources by the chief operating decision maker and the information used to analyze the performance of the business, the Company concluded that beginning in Q1 2021, it had two operating segments: cannabis and investments. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, there was only one reportable segment and therefore no comparative segment information.
The Company’s reportable segments are organized by business line and are comprised of two reportable operating segments: cannabis operations and investment operations. Cannabis operations include the cultivation, distribution and sale of cannabis for the adult-use market and medical markets in Canada. Investment operations include the deployment of capital to investment
|
7 |
|
opportunities. Certain overhead expenses not directly attributable to either the cannabis operations segment or investment operations segment are reported in a third segment referred to as “Corporate”.
As at March 31, 2021 ($000s) |
|
Cannabis |
|
|
Investments |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
|
|
319,213 |
|
|
|
827,476 |
|
|
|
3,000 |
|
|
|
1,149,689 |
|
|
Three months ended March 31, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net revenue |
|
|
9,891 |
|
|
|
15,749 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
25,640 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
954 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
1,058 |
|
Gross margin |
|
|
(3,452 |
) |
|
|
15,749 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
12,297 |
|
Earnings (loss) before tax |
|
|
(9,172 |
) |
|
|
14,300 |
|
|
|
(139,573 |
) |
|
|
(134,445 |
) |
FINANCIAL RESULTS - CANNABIS
Revenue
Revenue by form
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
($000s) |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Revenue from dried flower |
|
|
9,716 |
|
|
|
11,724 |
|
Revenue from vapes |
|
|
1,413 |
|
|
|
4,349 |
|
Revenue from oil |
|
|
181 |
|
|
|
517 |
|
Revenue from edibles and concentrates |
|
|
438 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Gross revenue |
|
|
11,748 |
|
|
|
16,590 |
|
Revenue by channel
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
($000s, except as indicated) |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Provincial boards |
|
|
9,042 |
|
|
|
10,200 |
|
Medical |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
Licensed producers |
|
|
2,704 |
|
|
|
6,374 |
|
Gross revenue |
|
|
11,748 |
|
|
|
16,590 |
|
Excise taxes |
|
|
(1,857 |
) |
|
|
(2,584 |
) |
Net revenue |
|
|
9,891 |
|
|
|
14,006 |
|
Gross revenue per gram sold |
|
$ |
2.95 |
|
|
$ |
3.74 |
|
Net revenue per gram sold |
|
$ |
2.48 |
|
|
$ |
3.16 |
|
The Company’s revenue comprises bulk and packaged sales under the Cannabis Act pursuant to its supply agreements with Canadian provincial regulatory authorities and to other LPs. The Company’s sales growth strategy is to continue targeting branded sales to provincial boards.
Gross revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $11.7 million compared to $16.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease of $4.9 million was due to a decrease in selling prices and a decrease in kilogram equivalents sold. Provincial board revenue decreased by $1.2 million due to a decrease in selling prices, partially offset by an increase in kilogram equivalents sold. LP revenue decreased by $3.7 million mainly due to a decrease in kilogram equivalents sold.
Excise taxes are the federal excise duties and additional provincial or territorial duties payable on adult-use cannabis products at the time such product is shipped from the production facility in its final consumer-facing packaging. Federal duties on adult-use cannabis products are calculated as the greater of (i) $0.25 per gram of flowering material, (ii) $0.75 per gram of non-flowering material or $0.25 per viable seed or seedling and (iii) 2.5% of the dutiable amount as calculated in accordance with the Excise Act, 2001. The rates of provincial or territorial duties vary.
|
8 |
|
Excise taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were $1.9 million compared to $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease of $0.7 million was due to a decrease in sales to provincial boards from the comparative period. No excise taxes are payable on sales to other LPs.
Cost of sales
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
($000s, except as indicated) |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Cost of sales |
|
|
11,445 |
|
|
|
13,507 |
|
Cost of sales per gram sold |
|
$ |
2.87 |
|
|
$ |
3.04 |
|
Cost of sales includes three main categories: pre-harvest, post-harvest and shipment and fulfillment costs. These costs are incurred in respect of cultivating, harvesting, processing and packaging cannabis products. Pre-harvest costs include all direct and indirect costs incurred between initial recognition and the point of harvest, including labour-related costs, grow consumables, materials, utilities, facilities costs and depreciation related to production facilities. Post-harvest costs include all direct and indirect costs incurred subsequent to the point of harvest, including labour-related costs, consumables, materials, utilities and facilities costs. Shipment and fulfillment costs include packaging, transportation, quality control and testing costs.
Cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were $11.4 million compared to $13.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease of $2.1 million was due to a decrease in kilogram equivalents sold compared to the prior period and a decrease in the cost of sales per gram sold compared to the prior period. Cost of sales per gram sold for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were $2.87 compared to $3.04 for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease of $0.17 per gram sold was mainly due to lower per gram costs relating to dried flower and vapes sold to provincial boards.
Gross margin
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
($000s) |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Net revenue |
|
|
9,891 |
|
|
|
14,006 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
|
11,445 |
|
|
|
13,507 |
|
Inventory obsolescence and impairment |
|
|
1,754 |
|
|
|
7,715 |
|
Gross margin before fair value adjustments (1) |
|
|
(3,308 |
) |
|
|
(7,216 |
) |
Change in fair value of biological assets |
|
|
(94 |
) |
|
|
6,415 |
|
Change in fair value realized through inventory |
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
(9,692 |
) |
Gross margin |
|
|
(3,452 |
) |
|
|
(10,493 |
) |
(1) |
Gross margin before fair value adjustments does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. The non-IFRS measure of gross margin before fair value adjustments is discussed further in the “ADVISORY” section of this MD&A. |
Gross margin before fair value adjustments
Gross margin before fair value adjustments is defined as net revenue less cost of sales and inventory obsolescence and impairment before adjusting for the non-cash changes in the fair value adjustments on the sale of inventory and the growth of biological assets.
Gross margin before fair value adjustments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was negative $3.3 million compared to negative $7.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase of $3.9 million was mainly due to lower cost of sales relating to lower sales volumes and costs per gram sold and a lower inventory obsolescence provision compared to the prior period, partially offset by lower net revenue. The inventory obsolescence provision was applied primarily to concentrates due to price compression in the market. The inventory obsolescence provision in the comparative period was applied primarily to bulk shake and slow-moving bulk oil inventory due to a lack of market demand.
The total inventory obsolescence and impairment recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $1.8 million, with $1.8 million relating to cost of sales and nil relating to the change in fair value realized through inventory. The total inventory obsolescence and impairment recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $14.4 million, with $7.7 million relating to cost of sales and $6.7 million relating to the change in fair value realized through inventory.
|
9 |
|
Change in fair value of biological assets
Change in fair value of biological assets for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was a decrease of $0.1 million compared to an increase of $6.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease in the current period relates to minor decreases in the expected number of plants and weighted average maturity of the stage of growth, partially offset by a minor increase in the expected selling price less costs to sell per gram. The increase in the comparative period relates to an increase in the expected selling price less costs to sell per gram, partially offset by a decrease in the expected number of plants.
Biological assets consist of cannabis plants in various stages of vegetation, including clones, which have not been harvested. Net unrealized changes in fair value of biological assets less cost to sell during the period are included in the results of operations for the related period. Biological assets are presented at their fair values less costs to sell up to the point of harvest. The fair values are determined using a model which estimates the expected harvest yield in grams for plants currently being cultivated, and then adjusted for the amount for the expected selling price less costs to sell per gram.
Change in fair value realized through inventory
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
($000s) |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Change in fair value realized through inventory sold |
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
(3,033 |
) |
Change in fair value recognized through inventory obsolescence provision |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6,659 |
) |
Change in fair value realized through inventory |
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
(9,692 |
) |
The change in fair value realized through inventory for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was a decrease of $0.1 million compared to a decrease of $9.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase of $9.6 million was due to the fair value component of the excess and obsolete inventory provision in the comparative period and the reversal of prior period increases in fair value of biological assets as they are transferred to inventory and sold.
Change in fair value realized through inventory comprises fair value adjustments associated with the cost of inventory when such inventory is sold. Inventories are carried at the lower of cost and net realizable value. When sold, the cost of inventory is recorded as cost of sales, while fair value adjustments are recorded as change in fair value realized through inventory.
Sales and marketing
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
($000s) |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Sales and marketing |
|
|
950 |
|
|
|
1,792 |
|
Sales and marketing expenses consist of brand development and promotion expenses, marketing personnel and related costs.
Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were $1.0 million compared to $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease of $0.8 million was mainly due to a decrease in general marketing expenses and a decrease in marketing events expenses.
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
($000s) |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Restructuring costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,719 |
|
Restructuring costs of $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 represent severance costs relating to the workforce reductions, legal, professional and consulting fees that relate directly to the restructuring.
|
10 |
|
Asset impairment
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
($000s) |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Asset impairment |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5,659 |
|
The Company determined that indictors of impairment existed during the three months ended March 31, 2020 with respect to the Company’s British Columbia cash generating unit (“CGU”) as a result of the Company’s disposition of its Kamloops property and decision to suspend further construction and development activities on its Merritt facility due to market conditions and available financing. Approximately $10.0 million had been invested into the Merritt facility which consisted of land and construction in progress. A test for impairment was performed at the CGU level by comparing the estimated recoverable amount to the carrying values of the assets. The estimated recoverable amount of the assets was determined to be their fair value less costs of disposal and an impairment of $5.7 million was recorded to write down the assets to their recoverable amount of $4.2 million.
FINANCIAL RESULTS - INVESTMENTS
Interest and fee revenue
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
($000s) |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Interest revenue from investments at amortized cost |
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Interest and fee revenue from investments at FVTPL |
|
|
2,182 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Interest revenue from cash |
|
|
554 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
2,849 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Interest and fee revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021, was $2.8 million and was generated from cannabis-related investments. The Company continues to strategically deploy capital with a focus on maximizing cash flows and shareholder value.
Investment revenue
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
($000s) |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Investment revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized gains |
|
|
8,019 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Unrealized gains |
|
|
4,881 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
12,900 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Investment revenue is comprised of realized and unrealized gains on marketable securities. Investment revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021, was $12.9 million and was generated from cannabis-related marketable securities. The Company continues to strategically deploy capital with a focus on maximizing cash flows and shareholder value.
|
11 |
|
OTHER FINANCIAL RESULTS - CONSOLIDATED
General and administrative
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|||
Salaries and wages |
|
|
3,934 |
|
|
|
4,273 |
|
Consulting fees |
|
|
337 |
|
|
|
1,113 |
|
Office and general |
|
|
1,319 |
|
|
|
2,894 |
|
Professional fees |
|
|
882 |
|
|
|
1,536 |
|
Director compensation |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
110 |
|
Other |
|
|
533 |
|
|
|
682 |
|
|
|
|
7,093 |
|
|
|
10,608 |
|
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were $7.1 million compared to $10.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease of $3.5 million was mainly due to decreases in salaries and wages, consulting fees and professional fees. Throughout the prior year the Company implemented several streamlining and efficiency initiatives which included workforce optimizations.
Share-based compensation
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
($000s) |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Simple warrants |
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
282 |
|
Performance warrants |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
Stock options |
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
Restricted share units |
|
|
1,644 |
|
|
|
256 |
|
Deferred share units |
|
|
1,145 |
|
|
|
162 |
|
|
|
|
3,456 |
|
|
|
795 |
|
Share-based compensation expense includes the expense related to the issuance of simple and performance warrants, stock options, restricted share units (“RSUs”) and deferred share units (“DSUs”) to employees, directors, and others at the discretion of the Company’s Board.
The fair value of the Company’s shares is based on public trading data. The estimated fair value of the Company’s common shares at the time of grant is used to determine the associated share-based compensation expense. The Company determines the amount of share-based compensation expense by utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model with inputs based on the terms of the award, including the strike price, and other estimates and assumptions, including the expected life of the award, the volatility of the underlying share price, the risk-free rate of return and the estimated rate of forfeiture of the awards granted.
Share-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $3.5 million compared to $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase of $2.7 million was due to an increase in the number of RSUs and DSUs granted. Share-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 included the issuance of 12,312,900 RSUs and 1,467,026 DSUs under the Company’s long-term incentive programs designed to align employee and director compensation with Company performance on a Company-wide basis. Share-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 included the issuance of 1,015,960 RSUs and 32,532 DSUs.
Transaction costs
|
12 |
|
Transaction costs for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were $3.6 million compared to $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase of $2.5 million was due to costs associated with the registered offerings and various financing initiatives.
Finance costs
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
($000s) |
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
Cash finance expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest on Term Debt Facility |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,803 |
|
Interest on Syndicated Credit Agreement |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,197 |
|
Other finance costs |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
4,194 |
|
Non-cash finance expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accretion |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,534 |
|
Amortization of debt issue costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
356 |
|
Other |
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
1,916 |
|
Interest income |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
5,982 |
|
Finance costs include certain other expenses. Finance costs in the prior year included interest on the Company’s indebtedness, accretion expense associated with the Company’s indebtedness and certain other expenses.
Finance costs for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were $0.1 million compared to $6.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease in costs of $5.9 million was due to decreases in interest expense and accretion due to the extinguishment and settlement of the Term Debt Facility and Syndicated Credit Agreement.
Change in estimate of fair value of derivative warrants
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|||
Change in estimate of fair value of derivative warrants |
|
|
129,944 |
|
|
|
— |
|
An expense of $129.9 million was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2021, reflecting the fair value of derivative warrants issued and partially converted. The carrying amount is an estimate of the fair value of the derivative warrants and is presented as a current liability, pursuant to IFRS requirements due to the warrant exercise prices being denominated in United States dollars. Refer to note 21 in the condensed consolidated interim financial statements for valuation methodology. The Company has no cash obligation with respect to the derivative warrants, rather it will deliver common shares if and when warrants are exercised.
Net loss from continuing operations
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|||
Net loss from continuing operations |
|
|
(134,445 |
) |
|
|
(37,949 |
) |
Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $134.4 million compared to a net loss of $37.9 million for three months ended March 31, 2020. The increased loss of $96.5 million was due to lower net revenue, change in fair value of biological assets, higher share-based compensation expense, change in fair value of derivative warrants and higher transaction costs, partially offset by lower cost of sales, lower inventory obsolescence provision, change in fair value realized through inventory, lower general and administrative expenses, lower sales and marketing expenses, no restructuring costs, no asset impairments, government subsidies, interest and fee revenue, investment revenue and lower finance costs.
|
13 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|||
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations (1) |
|
|
3,327 |
|
|
|
(11,643 |
) |
(1) |
The non-IFRS measure of adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to net loss in accordance with IFRS in the “NON-IFRS MEASURES” section of this MD&A and discussed further in the “ADVISORY” section of this MD&A. |
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations does not have standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to a loss of $11.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase was due to the following:
|
• |
Decrease in cost of sales due to decreases in kilogram equivalents sold and per gram costs; |
|
• |
Decrease in general and administrative expenses due to lower salaries and wages, consulting fees and professional fees; |
|
• |
Decrease in sales and marketing expenses due to a decrease in general marketing activities; |
|
• |
Investment revenue; and |
|
• |
Interest and fee revenue. |
The increase was partially offset by:
|
• |
a decrease in net revenue due to decreases in kilogram equivalents sold and sales prices. |
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS – ORNAMENTAL FLOWERS
On February 22, 2019, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sundial UK Limited, signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of Project Seed Topco (“Bridge Farm”). The acquisition closed on July 2, 2019.
On May 15, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement to sell all of the outstanding shares of Bridge Farm to a company affiliated with the former management sellers that were parties to the original acquisition (the “Bridge Farm Purchaser”) in exchange for (i) the assumption by the Bridge Farm Purchaser of $45 million of the total $115 million principal amount outstanding under the Term Debt Facility (thereby reducing the Company’s then outstanding obligations thereunder to $70 million), (ii) the assumption by the Bridge Farm Purchaser of contingent consideration liabilities related to the additional share obligation and remaining earn out obligation under the original Bridge Farm acquisition agreement dated July 2, 2019, and (iii) the cancellation of approximately 2.7 million Sundial common shares, representing all of the shares currently held by the management sellers of Bridge Farm issued in connection with the original acquisition of Bridge Farm by the Company in 2019 (collectively, the “Bridge Farm Disposition”).
The sale of Bridge Farm closed on June 5, 2020. The Bridge Farm operations comprised the entire Ornamental Flower segment that was located in the United Kingdom. The Ornamental Flower segment was not previously classified as held-for-sale or as a discontinued operation. The comparative consolidated statement of loss and comprehensive loss and statement of cash flows in the financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2020 have been re-presented to show the discontinued operation separately from continuing operations. The Company no longer has an Ornamental Flower segment.
During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded revenues of $9.0 million and a net loss of $6.0 million from Bridge Farm.
Capital expenditures with respect to discontinued operations during the three months ended March 31, 2020 consisted of $3.8 million mainly related to construction at Bridge Farm’s Clay Lake facility.
SELECTED QUARTERLY INFORMATION
The following table summarizes selected consolidated operating and financial information of the Company for the preceding eight quarters.
|
14 |
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
||||||||||||||||||
($000s, except as indicated) |
Q1 |
|
Q4 (2) |
|
Q3 |
|
Q2 |
|
Q1 |
|
Q4 |
|
Q3 |
|
Q2 |
|
||||||||
Gross cannabis revenue (1) |
|
11,748 |
|
|
16,865 |
|
|
15,525 |
|
|
24,341 |
|
|
16,590 |
|
|
16,262 |
|
|
28,690 |
|
|
20,284 |
|
Gross investment revenue |
|
15,749 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to owners of the Company |
|
(134,416 |
) |
|
(57,622 |
) |
|
(71,386 |
) |
|
(32,750 |
) |
|
(37,861 |
) |
|
(28,061 |
) |
|
(85,448 |
) |
|
(12,322 |
) |
Per share, basic and diluted |
|
(0.09 |
) |
|
(0.11 |
) |
|
(0.53 |
) |
|
(0.31 |
) |
|
(0.35 |
) |
|
(0.26 |
) |
|
(0.93 |
) |
|
(0.16 |
) |
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to owners of the Company |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(27,593 |
) |
|
(6,034 |
) |
|
(116,927 |
) |
|
(12,004 |
) |
|
— |
|
Per share, basic and diluted |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(0.26 |
) |
|
(0.06 |
) |
|
(1.10 |
) |
|
(0.13 |
) |
|
— |
|
Net loss attributable to owners of the Company |
|
(134,416 |
) |
|
(57,622 |
) |
|
(71,386 |
) |
|
(60,343 |
) |
|
(43,895 |
) |
|
(144,988 |
) |
|
(97,452 |
) |
|
(12,322 |
) |
Per share, basic and diluted |
|
(0.09 |
) |
|
(0.11 |
) |
|
(0.53 |
) |
|
(0.57 |
) |
|
(0.41 |
) |
|
(1.36 |
) |
|
(1.06 |
) |
|
(0.16 |
) |
(1) |
Gross revenue from continuing operations. |
(2) |
Q4 2020 net loss from continuing operations, net loss attributable to owners of the Company and the per share amounts have been recast to attribute 50% of the impairment of intangible assets recorded to non-controlling interest. Refer to note 12 in the condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021. |
During the eight most recent quarters the following items have had a significant chronological impact on the Company’s results:
• |
significantly increasing production capacity with the expansions to the Olds facility; |
• |
increasing the number of cannabis plants and weighted average maturity of their stage of growth; |
• |
increasing staffing to support growth and expansion initiatives; |
• |
increasing marketing, promotion and branding activities relating to the commencement of adult-use cannabis; |
• |
acquisition of Bridge Farm; |
• |
terminating the investment and royalty agreement; |
• |
non-cash impairment charge of goodwill relating to Bridge Farm’s CBD cash generating unit; |
• |
price discounts and provisions for product returns; |
• |
impairment of property, plant and equipment; |
• |
provision for inventory obsolescence; |
• |
disposition of Bridge Farm; |
• |
issuance of secured convertible note and warrants; |
• |
issuance of unsecured convertible notes and warrants |
• |
extinguishment of the Term Debt Facility; |
• |
implementing several streamlining and efficiency initiatives which included workforce optimizations; |
• |
issuance of equity securities in the August 2020 offering; |
• |
conversions of secured convertible note and warrants; |
• |
conversions of unsecured convertible notes and warrants; |
• |
issuance of common shares under various ATM programs; |
• |
acquisition of the Zenabis investment; |
• |
issuance of equity securities in the 2021 registered offerings and exercise of related warrants; |
• |
investing and disposing of marketable securities; |
• |
decreasing ownership in Pathway; |
|
15 |
|
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
($000s) |
|
March 31, 2021 |
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
873,445 |
|
|
|
60,376 |
|
Capital resources are financing resources available to the Company and are defined as the Company’s debt and equity. The Company manages its capital resources with the objective of maximizing shareholder value and sustaining future development of the business. The Company manages its capital structure and adjusts it, based on the funds available to the Company, in order to support the Company’s activities. The Company may adjust capital spending, issue new equity or issue new debt, subject to the availability of commercial terms.
The Company’s primary need for liquidity is to fund investment opportunities, capital expenditures, working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes. The Company’s primary source of liquidity historically has been from funds received from the proceeds of common share issuances and debt financing. The Company’s ability to fund operations and investments and make planned capital expenditures depends on future operating performance and cash flows, as well as the availability of future financing – all of which is subject to prevailing economic conditions and financial, business and other factors.
Management believes its current capital resources and its ability to manage cash flow and working capital levels will be sufficient to satisfy cash requirements associated with funding the Company’s operating expenses to maintain capacity and fund future development activities for at least the next 12 months. However, no assurance can be given that this will be the case or that future sources of capital will not be necessary.
See “Recent Developments – Strategic Alternatives and Capital Raising” for more information.
Debt
As at March 31, 2021, the Company was debt free.
Equity
As at March 31, 2021, the Company had the following share capital instruments outstanding:
(000s) |
|
March 31, 2021 |
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
||
|
|
1,776,025 |
|
|
|
918,844 |
|
|
Common share purchase warrants (1) |
|
|
1,024 |
|
|
|
1,024 |
|
Simple warrants (2) |
|
|
3,170 |
|
|
|
3,425 |
|
Performance warrants (3) |
|
|
1,573 |
|
|
|
1,672 |
|
Stock options (4) |
|
|
646 |
|
|
|
721 |
|
Restricted share units |
|
|
13,622 |
|
|
|
1,657 |
|
Deferred share units (5) |
|
|
4,790 |
|
|
|
3,323 |
|
(1) |
1.0 million warrants were exercisable as at March 31, 2021. |
(2) |
2.0 million simple warrants were exercisable as at March 31, 2021. |
(3) |
1.0 million performance warrants were exercisable as at March 31, 2021. |
(4) |
0.2 million stock options were exercisable as at March 31, 2021. |
(5) |
DSUs are only exercisable upon a director’s departure from the Company. |
As at March 31, 2021, the Company had 1.78 billion shares outstanding (December 31, 2020 - 918.8 million shares).
Common shares were issued during the three months ended March 31, 2021 in connection with the following transactions:
|
• |
The Company sold 543.5 million common shares under ATM Programs for gross proceeds of $525.2 million; |
|
• |
Issuance of 100.0 million common shares in the January 2021 Units Offering for gross proceeds of $128.0 million; |
|
• |
Exercise of all the Series B Warrants from the January 2021 Units Offering for 33.3 million common shares; |
|
• |
Exercise of all the Series A Warrants from the January 2021 Offering for 66.7 million common shares and gross proceeds of $67.1 million; |
|
• |
Issuance of 60.5 million common shares in the February 2021 Units Offering for gross proceeds of $95.4 million; |
|
• |
Exercise of all the Additional Series B Warrants from the February 2021 Units Offering for 14.0 million common shares; and |
|
• |
Exercise of all the Additional Series A Warrants from the February 2021 Units Offering for 37.3 million common shares and gross proceeds of $51.5 million; |
|
16 |
|
From April 1, 2021 to May 11, 2021:
|
• |
The Company sold 84.6 million common shares under ATM Program for gross proceeds of $97.7 million; and |
As at May 11, 2021, a total of 1.86 billion common shares were outstanding.
Capital Expenditures
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|||
Olds facility (1) |
|
|
(513 |
) |
|
|
951 |
|
Rocky View facility |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Merritt facility |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other |
|
|
119 |
|
|
|
725 |
|
Total |
|
|
(394 |
) |
|
|
1,676 |
|
(1) |
The credit to the Olds facility relates to the recovery of construction holdbacks and a grant receivable. |
Cash Flow Summary
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|||
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities |
|
|
(34,366 |
) |
|
|
(17,510 |
) |
Investing activities |
|
|
(10,859 |
) |
|
|
(7,637 |
) |
Financing activities |
|
|
860,246 |
|
|
|
169 |
|
Effect of exchange rate changes |
|
|
(1,952 |
) |
|
|
1,558 |
|
Change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
813,069 |
|
|
|
(23,420 |
) |
Cash Flow – Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations was $34.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $17.5 million used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase of $16.9 million was due to investing in marketable securities and the change in non-cash working capital, partially offset by a decrease in net loss adjusted for non-cash items and proceeds from the disposition of marketable securities. The decrease in non-cash working capital is comprised of changes in inventory, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and deposits and accounts payable.
Cash Flow – Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations was $10.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $7.6 million used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase of $3.3 million was mainly due to additions to investments, partially offset by the change in non-cash working capital.
Cash Flow – Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations was $860.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $0.2 million provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase of $860.0 million was mainly due to proceeds from the issuance of shares, proceeds from registered offerings and proceeds from the exercise of derivative warrants.
Liquidity risks associated with financial instruments
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss if the counterparty to a financial transaction fails to meet its obligations. The Company manages risk over its accounts receivable by issuing credit only to credit worthy counterparties. The Company limits its exposure to credit risk over its investments by ensuring the agreements governing the investments are secured in the event of counterparty
|
17 |
|
default. The Company considers financial instruments to have low credit risk when its credit risk rating is equivalent to investment grade. The Company assumes that the credit risk on a financial asset has increased significantly if it is outstanding past the contractual payment terms. The Company considers a financial asset to be in default when the debtor is unlikely to pay its credit obligations to the Company.
The Company applies the simplified approach under IFRS 9 and has calculated expected credit losses based on lifetime expected credit losses, taking into consideration historical credit loss experience and financial factors specific to the debtors and general economic conditions.
The Company has evaluated the credit risk of its investments, taking into consideration historical credit loss experience, financial factors specific to the debtors and general economic conditions, and determined the expected credit loss to be nil.
The maximum amount of the Company’s credit risk exposure is the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and investments. The Company attempts to mitigate such exposure to its cash and cash equivalents by investing only in financial institutions with investment grade credit ratings or secured investments. The Company manages risk over its accounts receivable by issuing credit only to credit worthy counterparties.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company cannot meet its financial obligations when due. The Company manages liquidity risk by monitoring operating and growth requirements. The Company prepares forecasts to ensure sufficient liquidity to fulfil obligations and operating plans. Management believes its current capital resources and its ability to manage cash flow and working capital levels will be sufficient to satisfy cash requirements associated with funding the Company’s operating expenses to maintain capacity and fund future development activities for at least the next 12 months.
Market risk
Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices will affect the Company’s income or value of its holdings of financial instruments. The Company is exposed to market risk in that changes in market prices will cause fluctuations in the fair value of its marketable securities. The fair value of marketable securities are based on quoted market prices as the Company’s marketable securities are shares held of publicly traded entities.
CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
a) |
Commitments |
The information presented in the table below reflects managements estimate of the contractual maturities of the Company’s obligations at March 31, 2021.
($000s) |
Less than one year |
|
One to three years |
|
Three to five years |
|
Thereafter |
|
Total |
|
|||||
Lease obligations |
|
490 |
|
|
817 |
|
|
177 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,484 |
|
The Company has entered into certain supply agreements to provide dried cannabis and cannabis products to third parties. The contracts require the provision of various amounts of dried cannabis on or before certain dates. Should the Company not deliver the product in the agreed timeframe, financial penalties apply which may be paid either in product in-kind or cash. Under these agreements, the Company has accrued financial penalties payable as at March 31, 2021 of $1.5 million (December 31, 2020 - $1.5 million).
b) |
Contingencies |
From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. Such proceedings, certain of which have been threatened against us, could include commercial litigation related to breach of contract claims brought by our customers, suppliers and contractors, as well as litigation related to termination of certain of our employees. The outcome of any litigation is inherently uncertain. Although we believe we have meritorious defenses against all currently pending and threatened proceedings and intend to vigorously defend all claims if they are brought, unfavorable rulings, judgments or settlement terms could have a material adverse impact on our business and results of operations. See “Item 8. Financial Information – A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information – Legal Proceedings” in the Annual Report.
|
18 |
|
On May 7, 2020, the Company and certain of its current and former directors and officers were named as defendants in a lawsuit, captioned SUN, a Series of E Squared Investment Fund, LLC et al. v. Sundial Growers Inc. et al., Case No. 1:20-cv-03579. The complaint asserts claims for alleged violations of U.S. federal securities laws, including Sections 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud in the inducement and negligent misrepresentation. Among other things, the complaint alleges that the company made misrepresentations regarding the licensing and ability of Bridge Farm to export hemp and CBD to Europe, as well as regarding the quality of the Company’s cannabis and a return by one of the Company’s customers.
We can provide no assurance as to the outcome of these proceedings or any other litigation matter in which we are a party. In particular, securities class action lawsuits are typically costly to defend, and divert the attention of management and other resources from operations and, accordingly, even if resolved in our favor, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity and may force us to reduce or cease operations or seek relief under the applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws.
Certain financial measures in this MD&A including adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations and gross margin before fair value adjustments are non-IFRS measures. These terms are not defined by IFRS and, therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures provided by other companies. These non-IFRS financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure which the Company uses to evaluate its operating performance. Generally, adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before finance costs, depreciation and amortization, accretion expense, income tax recovery and excluding change in fair value of biological assets, change in fair value realized through inventory, unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses, share-based compensation expense, asset impairment, gain or loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and certain one-time non-operating expenses, as determined by management.
The following tables reconcile adjusted EBITDA to net loss for the periods noted.
|
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
|||||
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|||
Net loss from continuing operations |
|
|
(134,445 |
) |
|
|
(37,949 |
) |
Adjustments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance costs |
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
5,982 |
|
Change in estimate of fair value of derivative warrants |
|
|
129,944 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
1,058 |
|
|
|
657 |
|
Change in fair value of biological assets |
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
(6,415 |
) |
Change in fair value realized through inventory |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
9,692 |
|
Unrealized foreign exchange gain |
|
|
1,905 |
|
|
|
(1,769 |
) |
Unrealized gain on marketable securities |
|
|
(4,881 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
|
3,456 |
|
|
|
795 |
|
Asset impairment |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5,659 |
|
Loss on disposition of PP&E |
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
(610 |
) |
Cost of sales non-cash component (1) |
|
|
826 |
|
|
|
780 |
|
Inventory obsolescence |
|
|
1,754 |
|
|
|
7,715 |
|
Restructuring costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,719 |
|
Transaction costs (2) |
|
|
3,648 |
|
|
|
1,101 |
|
Government subsidies |
|
|
(2,180 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Other expenses |
|
|
1,930 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations |
|
|
3,327 |
|
|
|
(11,643 |
) |
(1) |
Cost of sales non-cash component is comprised of depreciation expense. |
(2) |
Transaction costs relate to financing activities. |
|
19 |
|
Gross margin before fair value adjustments
Gross margin before fair value adjustments is a non-IFRS measure which the Company uses to evaluate its operating performance. Gross margin before fair value adjustments provides useful information to investors, analysts and others in understanding and evaluating the Company’s operating results as it removes non-cash fair value metrics. Gross margin before fair value adjustments is defined as gross margin less the non-cash changes in the fair value adjustments on the sale of inventory and the growth of biological assets. Gross margin before fair value adjustments is comprised of net revenue less cost of sales and inventory obsolescence and impairment.
Loan receivable agreements
At December 31, 2020, the Company had advanced $139 thousand under employee loan agreements. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, $89 thousand of the loan balance was settled. At March 31, 2021, the outstanding loan balance was $50 thousand. The terms are non-interest bearing and secured by shareholdings in the Company. The loan is repayable in full upon the departure of an employee from employment, a change in control of the Company or sale of the Company.
Related party transactions
|
Transactions |
|
Balance outstanding |
|
||||||||
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
Three months ended March 31 |
|
March 31 |
|
December 31 |
|
||||
($000s) |
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2020 |
|
||||
Marketing, brand research and development (a) |
|
— |
|
|
945 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Legal services (b) |
|
— |
|
|
279 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(510 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,224 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(510 |
) |
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A former member of the Board of Directors controls a company that provides marketing, brand research and development services. |
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A member of the Board of Directors was a partner at a law firm prior to his departure which provides legal services to the Company. |
All transactions were conducted at the exchange amount agreed to with the related parties.
OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
As at March 31, 2021, the Company did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements. The Company has certain operating or rental lease agreements, as disclosed in the Contractual Commitments and Obligations section of this MD&A, which are entered into in the normal course of operations.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The Company makes assumptions in applying critical accounting estimates that are uncertain at the time the accounting estimate is made and may have a significant effect on the consolidated financial statements. Critical accounting estimates include the classification and recoverable amounts of cash generating units (“CGUs”), value of biological assets and inventory, estimating potential future returns and pricing adjustments on revenue, deferred tax assets, share-based compensation, convertible instruments, financial obligations, acquisitions and fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Critical accounting estimates are based on variable inputs including but not limited to:
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Demand for cannabis for recreational and medical purposes; |
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Price of cannabis; |
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Changes in market discount rates; |
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Future development and operating costs; |
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Costs to convert harvested cannabis to finished goods; |
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Expected yields from cannabis plants; |
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Potential returns and pricing adjustments; |
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Changes in critical accounting estimates can have a significant effect on net income as a result of their impact on revenue, costs of sales, provisions, impairments, losses and income taxes. Changes in critical accounting estimates can have a significant effect on the valuation of biological assets, inventory, property, plant and equipment, provisions, derivative financial instruments and accounts payable.
For a detailed discussion regarding the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates, refer to the notes to the Audited Financial Statements.
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the IFRS Interpretations Committee regularly issue new and revised accounting pronouncements which have future effective dates and therefore are not reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Once adopted, these new and amended pronouncements may have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company’s analysis of recent accounting pronouncements is included in the notes to the Audited Financial Statements.
For a detailed discussion regarding the Company’s risk factors, refer to “Item 3D – Risk Factors” section of the Annual Report.
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company has designed disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) material information relating to the Company is made known to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer by others, particularly during the period in which the annual and interim filings are being prepared; and (ii) information required to be disclosed by the Company in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in securities legislation. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a- 15(e) and 15d- 15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), as of December 31, 2020. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2020, as further described below.
INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB.
There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any system of internal control, including the possibility of human error and overriding of controls. Consequently, an effective internal control system can only provide reasonable, not absolute assurance, with respect to reporting financial information. Further, because of changes in conditions, effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting may vary over time.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, using the criteria established in the Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).
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Based on this assessment our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2020, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on criteria stated in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO, as further described below.
Background
In connection with the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2018, management concluded that there were three material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. A material weakness is a significant deficiency, or a combination of significant deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that it is reasonably possible that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weaknesses identified include limited number of finance personnel with appropriate experience and knowledge to address complex accounting matters, lack of management review over the valuation model used for biological assets and financing obligations and lack of segregation of duties due to limited number of employees in the finance department. Similar material weaknesses were identified at Bridge Farm.
During the year end December 31, 2019, the Company implemented a remediation plan including measures necessary to address the underlying causes of these material weaknesses. As at December 31, 2019, the material weaknesses related to the limited number of finance personnel with appropriate experience and knowledge to address complex accounting matters and lack of management review over the valuation model used for biological assets and financing obligations were remediated through the addition of numerous professionally designated accountants to bring additional knowledge and expertise relating to complex accounting matters. These professionally designated accountants are directly involved in the preparation and review of these complex accounting matters. The Company has also engaged external third-party advisors when complex accounting matters arose to ensure treatment of those matters was appropriate. The Company will continue to seek external third-party advice when complex accounting matters arise in the future.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, certain procedures were implemented to address the prior year material weakness through the addition of compensating controls; however, it was not fully remediated at December 31, 2020, and therefore remained as a material weakness as at December 31, 2020.
2021 Remediation plan
The Company’s remediation plan is ongoing and involves the engagement of external third-party advisors to assist management in evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting, including identification of business process improvement areas and documenting the future state of significant business processes.
The Company expects the remediation of the remaining material weakness to be complete by December 31, 2021. Remediation may take longer than the Company expects, and its efforts may not prove to be successful in remediating this material weakness. The Company may also identify additional material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting in the future. It should be noted that a control system, including the Company’s disclosure and internal controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived, can provide only reasonable, but not absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system will be met, and it should not be expected that the disclosure and internal controls and procedures will prevent all errors or fraud.
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International Financial Reporting Standards |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis |
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Cannabidiol |
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Forward-Looking Information
This document may contain forward-looking information concerning the Company’s business, operations and financial performance and condition, as well as its plans, objectives and expectations for its business operations and financial performance and condition. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “aim”, “anticipate”, “assume”, “believe”, “contemplate”, “continue”, “could”, “due”, “estimate”, “expect”, “goal”, “intend”, “may”, “objective”, “plan”, “predict”, “potential”, “positioned”, “pioneer”, “seek”, “should”, “target”, “will”, “would”, and other similar expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends, or the negative of these terms or other comparable technology.
These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the Company’s business and the industry in which it operates and management’s beliefs and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance or development and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are in some cases beyond its control. As a result, any or all of the forward-looking information in this document may turn out to be inaccurate. Factors that may case actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those listed under the heading “Risk Factors” herein and “Item 3D—Risk Factors” section of the Annual Report. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.
This document contains estimates, projections and other information concerning the Company’s industry, business and the markets for its products. Information that is based on estimates, forecasts, projections, market research of similar methodologies is inherently subject to uncertainties, and actual events or circumstances may differ materially from events and circumstances that are assumed in this information. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the Company obtained this industry, business, market and other data from its own internal estimates and research as well as from reports, research surveys, studies and similar data prepared by market research firms and other third parties, industry, medical and general publications, government data and similar sources.
In addition, assumptions and estimates of the Company’s and industry’s future performance are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in the section “Risk Factors” herein and in “Item 3D—Risk Factors” section of the Annual Report. These and other factors could cause the Company’s future performance to differ materially from the Company’s assumptions and estimates.
Further information regarding the assumptions and risks inherent in the making of forward-looking statements can be found in the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 20-F, along with the Company’s other public disclosure documents. Copies of the Annual Report and other public disclosure documents are available through the SEDAR website which is available at www.sedar.com
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Non-IFRS Measures
Certain financial measures in this MD&A do not have a standardized meaning as prescribed by IFRS including adjusted EBITDA and gross margin before fair value adjustments. As such, these measures are considered non-IFRS financial measures. These terms are not defined by IFRS and, therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures provided by other companies. These non-IFRS financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. These measures are presented and described in order to provide shareholders and potential investors with additional measures in understanding the Company’s operating results in the same manner as the management team. The definition and reconciliation of each non-IFRS measure is presented in the “NON-IFRS MEASURES” section of this MD&A.
Additional information relating to the Company can be viewed at www.sedar.com or on the Company’s website at www.sndlgroup.com. The information on or accessible through our website is not part of and is not incorporated by reference into this MD&A, and the inclusion of our website address in this MD&A is only for reference.
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EXHIBIT 99.3
Form 52-109F2
Certification of Interim Filings
Full Certificate
I, Zachary George, Chief Executive Officer of Sundial Growers Inc., certify the following:
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Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Sundial Growers Inc. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended March 31, 2021. |
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No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings. |
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Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings. |
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Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer. |
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Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings |
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designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that |
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material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and |
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information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and |
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designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP. |
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Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is “Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)”. |
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ICFR – material weakness relating to design: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A for each material weakness relating to design existing at the end of the interim period |
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a description of the material weakness; |
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the impact of the material weakness on the issuer’s financial reporting and its ICFR; and |
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the issuer’s current plans, if any, or any actions already undertaken, for remediating the material weakness. |
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Limitation on scope of design: N/A |
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Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on January 1, 2021 and ended on March 31, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR. |
Date: May 11, 2021
/s/ Zachary George
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Zachary George
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT 99.4
Form 52-109F2
Certification of Interim Filings
Full Certificate
I, James Keough, Chief Financial Officer of Sundial Growers Inc., certify the following:
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Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Sundial Growers Inc. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended March 31, 2021. |
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No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings. |
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Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings. |
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Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer. |
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Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings |
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designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that |
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material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and |
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information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and |
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designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP. |
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Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is “Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)”. |
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ICFR – material weakness relating to design: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A for each material weakness relating to design existing at the end of the interim period |
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a description of the material weakness; |
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the impact of the material weakness on the issuer’s financial reporting and its ICFR; and |
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the issuer’s current plans, if any, or any actions already undertaken, for remediating the material weakness. |
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Limitation on scope of design: N/A |
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Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on January 1, 2021 and ended on March 31, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR. |
Date: May 11, 2021
/s/ James Keough
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James Keough
Chief Financial Officer
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