OVERVIEW AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]


1.OVERVIEW AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

(a)Description of Business

Unless otherwise stated or the context requires otherwise, references herein to the "Company,” “Verano,” "we," "us," and "our" are intended to mean Verano Holdings Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, licensees, and controlled and managed entities.

The Company is a vertically integrated cannabis operator that focuses on limited-licensed markets in the United States. As a vertically integrated provider, the Company owns, operates, manages, controls, and/or has licensing, consulting or other commercial agreements with cultivation, processing, and retail licensees across 14 state markets (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia).

In addition to the states listed above, the Company also conducts pre-licensing activities in other markets. In these markets, the Company has either applied for licenses, or plans on applying for licenses, but does not currently own any cultivation, processing, or retail licenses.

On February 11, 2021, the Company resulted from a reverse takeover transaction as further described in Note 3. Thereafter, the Company’s Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (the “Subordinate Voting Shares”) were listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “CSE”) under ticker symbol “VRNO” and subsequently began to be quoted in the United States on the OTCQX marketplace operated by the OTC Market Group, under the ticker symbol “VRNOF”.

The Company’s corporate headquarters is located at 415 North Dearborn St., 4th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60654.

(b)Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements have been omitted. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “$” or “US$” in this document refer to United States dollars, and all references to “C$” refer to Canadian dollars. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's restated audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, included in the Company’s Amendment No. 2 to Form 10 filed with the SEC on August 19, 2022 (the "2021 Annual Audited Financials"), which amended the Company's registration statement on Form 10 initially filed with the SEC on April 26, 2022, as further amended on June 17, 2022 and September 8, 2022 (as amended through September 8, 2022, the "Form 10"). The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Verano Holdings, Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries as well as the accounts of any entities over which the Company has a controlling financial interest in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 810 Consolidation. The preparation of the Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that impact the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and the disclosure of assets and liabilities in such financial statements and in the accompanying notes. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the 2022 full year or any future periods. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 has been derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 contained in the Form 10.

(c)Restatement of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements

The notes included herein should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2021 Annual Audited Consolidated Financial Statements. As described in the Form 10, the Company restated it's previously issued consolidated financial statements for each of the quarterly and year-to-date periods ended March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and March 31, 2021 (collectively, as the "Restatements"). Amounts as of or for the period ended December 31, 2021 depicted in these interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as "As Restated" include the impact of the restatement included in the Form 10. As a result of the error related to stock-based compensation, the Company increased Inventories by $3,069 as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021. As a result of such understated stock-based compensation expense, the Company’s tax expense was overstated with corresponding adjustments to Income Tax Payable of $662 and a decrease of Deferred Income Taxes of ($800) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021. As a result of the error related to stock-based compensation as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company increased Inventories by $3,898, Cost of Goods Sold, net by $1,052, and Salaries and Benefits expense by $9,572. As a result of the error related to stock-based compensation as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company increased Salaries and Benefits expense by $5,692. As a result of overstatement of tax expense due to a clerical error, the Company’s tax expense was overstated by $20,274 with corresponding adjustments to Income Tax Payable of ($23,071) and an increase to Deferred Income Taxes of $2,659 as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. There was no net cash impact to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 and no net cash impact to the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, for these restatement items. The Company’s accounting for distributions from a consolidated entity was corrected in the Restatements to reduce Investment in Associates and Non-controlling Interest Equity by ($1,675) for the year ended December 31, 2021, and ($100) for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Also, the Investment in Associates was corrected to account for distributions in excess of investment resulting in an increase of Equity Income of $1,537 and $1,638 at, December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, respectively, with a reduction in Disposition of Investments of $3,176 at March 31, 2022. Additionally, The Company determined that it had information after March 31, 2022 but before the March 31, 2022 financials were publicly filed regarding the Connecticut Pharmaceutical Solutions, Inc. and The Healing Center, LLC acquisition earnouts, as described in Note 8 - Transactions, below. As a result, the Company recognized an aggregate $4,760 reduction in these expected acquisition earnouts which was recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 2022 to reflect the subsequent information indicating a lower liability. For additional information regarding the Restatements, please refer to the Form 10.

(d)Basis of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as the accounts of any entities over which the Company has a controlling financial interest in accordance with ASC 810 Consolidation. All transactions and balances between these entities have been eliminated upon consolidation.

(d)Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies as described in Note 2 to the 2021 Annual Audited Financials, included in the Form 10.

(e)Earnings (Loss) per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated using the treasury stock method, by dividing the net earnings (losses) attributable to shareholders by the weighted average number of shares (including the Company's Class B Proportionate Voting Shares (the "Proportionate Voting Shares") on an as converted to Subordinate Voting Shares basis of 100 Subordinate Voting Shares to one Proportionate Voting Share) outstanding during each of the periods presented. Contingently issuable shares (including shares held in escrow) are not considered outstanding shares and

consequently are not included in the earnings (loss) per share calculations. Diluted income per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of shares outstanding to assume conversion of all dilutive potential shares.

To determine diluted income per share, the Company assumes that any proceeds from the exercise of dilutive share options would be used to repurchase shares at the average market price during the period. The diluted income per share calculation excludes any potential conversion of share options and convertible debt, if any, that would increase earnings per share or decrease loss per share. No potentially dilutive share equivalents were included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 because their impact would have been anti-dilutive.

(f)Recently Issued Accounting Standards

The Company reviews recently issued accounting standards on a quarterly basis and has determined there are no standards yet to be adopted which are relevant to the Company’s business for disclosure.

(g)Coronavirus Pandemic

In March 2020, the World Health Organization categorized coronavirus disease 2019 (together with its variants, “COVID-19”) as a pandemic. COVID-19 has spread throughout the U.S. and other countries across the world. Although the duration and severity of its effects are currently unknown, the Company continues to assess the potential impact on the Company and evaluate actions to strengthen its financial position and support the continuity of its business and operations in response to the effects of COVID-19.

While the Company believes that its revenue, gross profit and operating income were not adversely impacted by COVID-19 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the uncertain nature of the spread of variants of COVID-19 could alter the Company’s financial results and business operations, including as a result of any lockdowns mandated by governmental authorities and the potential quarantine of the Company’s employees or of its supply chain partners’ employees.

The Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein reflect estimates and assumptions made by management taking into account, among other matters, the impact of COVID-19. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of such financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods presented. Such estimates and assumptions affect, among other things, the Company’s goodwill; long-lived assets and intangible assets; operating lease right of use assets and operating lease liabilities; valuation of deferred income taxes; the allowance for doubtful accounts; assessment of the Company’s lease and non-lease contract expenses; and measurement of compensation cost for bonus and other compensation plans.