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Jushi Holdings Inc. (JUSHF) announced its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2020, and pre-announced its second-quarter 2020 revenues. Total revenue for Jushi increased 43% sequentially to $8.6 million, while the company delivered a net loss for the quarter of $15.8 million. The net losses were down slightly from the fourth quarter’s net losses of $17 million.

The company attributed the increase in revenue to the acquisition of two medical marijuana dispensaries in Illinois, one of which began serving adult-use customers in March, and strong revenue growth at the Company’s BEYOND/HELLO stores in Pennsylvania.

“Our 43 percent quarterly revenue growth in the first quarter was driven by strong sales at our BEYOND/HELLO stores in Pennsylvania and the acquisition of two Illinois dispensaries,” said Jim Cacioppo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jushi. “I’m encouraged by the continued momentum we have seen coming out of our second-quarter results, where despite short-term headwinds such as the closure of two of our Philadelphia stores and several in-store initiatives aimed at prioritizing the health and safety of our employees, patients, and customers, we nearly doubled our sequential quarterly revenue growth rate to 74 percent with Q2 revenues of $15.0 million.”

Second Quarter Forecast

Jushi said that it expects to report total revenue of $15.0 million in the second quarter, an increase of 74% sequentially. The company also said that the annualized revenue run-rate for June 2020 of approximately $69 million, was a 38% increase over the March annualized run-rate and includes the negative impact of two closed Philadelphia stores due to break-ins at the end of May.  Adjusting for the closed stores, annualized revenue run-rate for June 2020 would have been approximately $78 million.

In addition to the second-quarter forecast, Jushi said it is also reaffirming its 2021 revenue guidance of $200 to $250 million. As of March 31, 2020, the company said it had $35.7 million of cash and cash equivalents as well as $13.6 million in short-term investments.

Management Comments

Mr. Cacioppo added, “While we are pleased with our topline results, we have also been implementing several cost reduction initiatives across our network of retail stores that are focused on strengthening our financial rigor and driving long-term profitability. These include the implementation of strategic purchasing practices, optimizing our labor model, improving our in-store product mix, creating additional targeted promotions, and further leveraging our beyond-hello.com online platform. While the impact of these changes are not significantly reflected in our Q1 results, I expect these changes to become more evident in the second quarter and as we enter into second half of the year.”

Mr. Cacioppo concluded, “We are also focused on further enhancing our customer experience at our existing dispensaries. During the second quarter, we relaunched Beyond-Hello.com which now features a vastly improved customer experience, real-time access to store inventory, and importantly online reservations. I can say with full confidence that the online roll-out has been a big success with online pre-ordering making up a very large percentage of our sales. We believe the online system has increased sales, operating efficiencies, and improved employee, patient, and customer safety. The BEYOND/HELLO retail brand has a reputation for providing a superior customer experience in Pennsylvania that we look to expand beyond the Commonwealth and into our Illinois, California, and Virginia markets.”

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