Comp tables as of Jan. 20: Multiples continue to expand

Investment sentiment is on the rise in the wake of Organigram’s 57% rise in stock price since its latest earnings report, and, as a result, sales and EBITDA multiples for both U.S.- and Canada-focused vertically integrated cannabis operators are also up.

Average trading multiples for U.S.-focused operators are 2.9X 2020 sales and 14.4X 2020 EBITDA, up from 2.7X 2020 sales and 13.4X, respectively, last week.

Canada-focused operators still trade at a premium at 6.0X 2020 sales and 18.7X 2020 EBITDA, up from 5.3X and 17.3X, respectively.

These comp tables provide a benchmark for private investors to evaluate existing and future investments, a way for companies to judge their own valuations for current and future capital raises and a menu for public investors to peruse.

Tracking the multiples and estimates over time can show how the returns of the stock are decomposed in changes in expectations (sales and EBITDA estimates) and the cost of capital (i.e., multiples applied to those estimates).

The shares outstanding and net debt levels for most companies have been adjusted for future dilution by including in-the-money warrants, options, convertible debt and shares to be issued in pending acquisitions.

The comp tables organize companies into groups based on the main business model (U.S.-focused vertically integrated operators, Canada-focused vertically integrated operators, hemp/CBD, pharmaceutical as well as ancillary products and services) and lists the equity market capitalization, enterprise value (EV), sales and EBITDA estimates, and the EV/sales and EV/EBITDA multiples on those projections. Everything is converted, calculated and listed into U.S. dollars.

Nonmeaningful outliers are removed before the averages by group are calculated.

These comp tables compute enterprise value as the greater of market capitalization or market capitalization plus net debt. This is a middle road. It does not penalize companies that have high gross debt and high gross cash levels, but it also reflects that companies with high net cash levels will be using that cash in their operations.

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Prices as of Jan. 20, 2020.

Name Ticker Market Cap Enterprise Value EV/Sales 2020E EV/EBITDA 2020E Sales 2020E Sales Growth 2020E EBITDA Margin 2020E
US-Focused Vertically Integrated Operators
4Front Ventures Corp. FFNTF  $          303  $             348 2.9X 17.3X  $        118 153% 17%
Acreage Holdings ACRGF  $          864  $             864 2.2X 25.2X  $        392 143% 9%
Cansortium CNTMF  $             38  $             128 1.3X 5.1X  $           95 215% 27%
Columbia Care CCHWF  $          871  $             871 2.7X 16.9X  $        318 287% 16%
Cresco Labs CRLBF-US  $       2,821  $         2,821 5.1X 22.6X  $        557 324% 22%
Curaleaf Holdings CURLF  $       5,333  $         5,415 5.8X 20.3X  $        933 297% 29%
Green Thumb Industries GTBIF  $       2,149  $         2,211 4.7X 17.7X  $        475 119% 26%
Harvest Health & Recreation HRVSF  $       1,662  $         1,953 3.1X 14.0X  $        634 429% 22%
iAnthus Capital Holdings ITHUF  $          285  $             389 1.6X 9.5X  $        247 177% 17%
Liberty Health Sciences LHSIF  $          179  $             184 n.m. n.m.  n.m. n.m. n.m.
Medicine Man Technologies MDCL  $          280  $             388 2.2X 10.9X  $        179 5% 20%
MedMen Enterprises MMNFF  $          351  $             850 3.0X n.m.  $        285 62% -10%
MJardin Group MJARF  $             11  $             149 3.1X 24.9X  $           48 84% 12%
Planet 13 Holdings PLNHF  $          269  $             269 2.9X 9.8X  $           93 46% 29%
Slang Worldwide SLGWF-US  $             67  $               67 0.5X 3.2X  $        124 375% 17%
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. TCNNF  $       1,193  $         1,266 3.2X 7.9X  $        398 59% 40%
Vireo Health International VREOF  $          151  $             151 1.6X 10.2X  $           95 203% 16%
Average – US-Focused Vertically Integrated Operators  $          990  $         1,078 2.9X 14.4X  $        312 186% 19%
Name Ticker Market Cap Enterprise Value EV/Sales 2020E EV/EBITDA 2020E Sales 2020E Sales Growth 2020E EBITDA Margin 2020E
Canada-Focused Vertically Integrated Operators
48North Cannabis Corp. NCNNF  $             48  $               48 1.7X 19.6X  $           28 181% 9%
Aphria APHA-TSE  $       1,370  $         1,444 3.0X 28.7X  $        489 55% 10%
Aurora Cannabis ACB  $       2,202  $         2,551 6.1X n.m.  $        417 73% -4%
Auxly Cannabis Group XLY-CNQ  $          335  $             339 5.3X n.m.  $           63 n.m. -9%
CannTrust Holdings TRST-CA  $          214  $             214 n.m. n.m.  n.m. n.m. n.m.
Canopy Growth Corp. CGC  $       9,391  $         9,391 18.6X n.m.  $        505 80% -42%
Cronos Group CRON  $       3,176  $         3,176 26.9X n.m.  $        118 232% -34%
Emerald Health Therapeutics EMHTF  $             40  $               56 1.4X n.m.  $           39 83% -37%
Flowr Corp. FLWPF  $          176  $             176 2.5X n.m.  $           69 905% -11%
The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings TGODF  $          158  $             158 2.8X n.m.  $           57 592% -21%
GTEC Holdings GTEC-TSX  $             17  $               22 n.m. n.m.  n.m. n.m. n.m.
Harvest One Cannabis HRVOF  $             21  $               21 0.6X 31.6X  $           37 153% 2%
Hexo Corp. HEXO  $          421  $             421 4.7X n.m.  $           89 90% -29%
Organigram Holdings OGI  $          556  $             570 4.7X 18.0X  $        120 64% 26%
Tilray TLRY  $       2,325  $         2,605 8.6X n.m.  $        305 75% -14%
Village Farms International VFF  $          329  $             402 1.5X 7.1X  $        267 39% 21%
WeedMD WMD-CA  $          109  $             130 1.6X 7.2X  $           84 281% 22%
Average – Canada-Focused Vertically Int. Ops.  $       1,229  $         1,278 6.0X 18.7X  $        179 207% -7%

 

Name Ticker Market Cap Enterprise Value EV/Sales 2020E EV/EBITDA 2020E Sales 2020E Sales Growth 2020E EBITDA Margin 2020E
Hemp / CBD
cbdMD YCBD  $             69  $               69 0.8X n.m.  $           87 148% -5%
Charlotte’s Web Holdings CWBHF  $          969  $             969 6.6X n.m.  $        147 48% 13%
CV Sciences CVSI  $          150  $             150 2.0X 10.5X  $           75 34% 19%
Elixinol Global ELLXF  $             92  $               92 2.7X n.m.  $           34 31% -26%
Emerald Health Therapeutics EMHTF  $             40  $               56 1.4X n.m.  $           39 83% -37%
Green Growth Brands GGBXF  $          193  $             292 1.5X 24.0X  $        195 266% 6%
Neptune Wellness Solutions NEPT-CA  $          322  $             322 3.5X 14.3X  $           92 235% 25%
Average – Hemp / CBD  $          262  $             279 2.6X 16.2X  $           96 121% -1%
Name Ticker Market Cap Enterprise Value EV/Sales 2020E EV/EBITDA 2020E Sales 2020E Sales Growth 2020E EBITDA Margin 2020E
Pharmaceutical
Arena Pharmaceuticals ARNA  $       2,460  $         2,460 n.m. n.m.  $           12 -99% n.m.
Cara Therapeutics CARA  $          823  $             823 31.0X n.m.  $           27 28% n.m.
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings CRBP  $          477  $             477 n.m. n.m.  $             9 -76% n.m.
GW Pharmaceuticals GWPH  $       3,655  $         3,655 6.8X n.m.  $        541 77% 11%
MediPharm Labs Corp. MEDIF  $          453  $             453 2.6X 9.2X  $        173 60% 28%
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical RARE  $       3,559  $         3,559 18.0X n.m.  $        198 98% -146%
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals ZYNE  $          132  $             132 n.m. n.m.  $            – n.m. n.m.
Average – Pharmaceutical  $       1,651  $         1,651 14.6X 9.2X  $        137 15% -36%
Name Ticker Market Cap Enterprise Value EV/Sales 2020E EV/EBITDA 2020E Sales 2020E Sales Growth 2020E EBITDA Margin 2020E
Ancillary Products & Services
Akerna Corp. KERN  $          122  $             122 4.4X n.m.  $           28 115% -25%
Canopy Rivers CNPOF  $          224  $             224 16.2X 3.7X  $           14 6% 443%
Greenlane Holdings GNLN  $          130  $             130 0.7X n.m.  $        191 2% -3%
GrowGeneration Corp. GRWG  $          197  $             197 1.5X 13.7X  $        135 68% 11%
Innovative Industrial Properties IIPR  $       1,148  $             974 10.0X 12.1X  $           97 137% 83%
KushCo Holdings KSHB  $          214  $             225 0.9X n.m.  $        247 44% -1%
MediPharm Labs Corp. LABS-CA  $          448  $             448 2.6X 9.1X  $        173 60% 28%
New Age Beverages Corp. NBEV  $          157  $             171 0.6X n.m.  $        295 13% -1%
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. SMG  $       6,406  $         8,039 2.4X 13.6X  $     3,329 4% 18%
Supreme Cannabis Co. FIRE-CA  $          161  $             200 2.1X 15.0X  $           94 95% 14%
Valens GroWorks Corp. VGWCF  $          408  $             408 3.1X 6.8X  $        133 167% 45%
Average – Ancillary Products & Services  $          874  $         1,012 4.0X 10.6X  $        430 65% 56%

Source: FactSet financial data and analytics, company filings, and Investor Intelligence estimates.