Aurora Cannabis Q3 Financials Unimpressive: Stock Declines

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The information below compares Q3 2024 ended December 31st, 2023 with Q2 2023 and all figures are in Canadian dollars. Go  to convert into another currency.

Q3 Financial Highlights 

  • Net Revenue: UP 1.6% to $64.4M

      • Adj. Gross Margin: UP to 50% from 44%
    • Medical: UP 3.0% to $45.1M

      • Adj. Gross Margin: DOWN to 62% from 63%
    • Recreational: DOWN 3.3% to $11.6M

      • Adj. Gross Margin: DOWN to 26% from 27%
    • Plant Propagation: UP 1.4% to $7.3M

      • Adj. Gross Margin: DOWN to 18% from 22%
  • SG&A (incl. R&D) Exp.: DOWN 1.4% to $28.3M
  • Adj. EBITDA: UP 26.5% to $4.3M from $3.4M
  • Q3 Operational Highlights

  • Average net selling price of dried cannabis, excluding bulk sales, increased 0.4% to $4.77
  • Kilograms sold increased by 5.9% to 14.4
  • Management Commentary
    Miguel Martin, Chief Executive Officer, said:

  • “Fiscal 2024 is on track to be our strongest to date, driven by the continued strength of our differentiated business model and our focus on profitable global medical cannabis markets.

  • …Q3 marks our fifth consecutive quarter of positive adjusted EBITDA, driven by consistent performance in our Canadian business and substantial revenue growth internationally…”

  • Fiscal Q4 Expectations

  • Expects revenue from Canadian medical and consumer segments to be steady quarter over quarter, while Europe and Australia should provide modest growth in their regions.
  • Expects revenue increases, combined with ongoing cost control and the announcement yesterday that the Company has acquired the remaining approximately 90% equity interest of Indica Industries Pty Ltd (“MedReleaf Australia”) will be accretive to Adjusted EBITDA and accelerate its efforts to generate positive free cash flow this calendar year.
  • Stock Performance
    Aurora’s () stock price went DOWN 18.6% during Q3 (October – December) and has declined a further 18.8% as of mid-day today since then.More By This Author:

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