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Roundup of Q1 2022 financial results in the UK medical cannabis space

Companies across the cannabis industry announce financial results for the first quarter of 2022, Cannabis Wealth rounds up the results of six major firms expanding within the UK medical cannabis space.

2021 was a positive year for cannabis businesses with 165 per cent year-over-year growth in cannabis equity capital raises and a series of high profile mergers and acquisitions. Compared to 2020, which was characterised by plunging investment and struggling businesses, the future of the UK industry is looking bright. With the first quarter of 2022 coming to a close on 31 March, companies are now releasing financial results from the first three months of the year.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals reveals financial results one year after GW Pharmaceuticals acquisition

In February 2021, Dublin-based firm Jazz Pharmaceuticals announced its acquisition of GW Pharmaceuticals, developer of the UK’s only licensed cannabis-based medicines, Sativex and Epidiolex.

In its financial results for the first quarter of 2022, the firm reported that its net product sales of Epidiolex increased by 6 per cent to $157.9 million in 1Q22 compared to the same period in 2021, on a proforma basis.

Epidiolex is now commercially available and fully reimbursed in four European markets: United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain, with an anticipated launch in France in 2022. The company said it has made “significant progress” on its European rollout with launches in Spain, Italy and Switzerland in the third quarter of 2021 and Ireland and Norway in the first quarter of 2022.

The Company expects to initiate a Phase 3 pivotal trial of Epidiolex for Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures (EMAS), the fourth target indication for Epidiolex, in the first half of 2022.

Khiron Life Science achieves 240 per cent sales volume growth in the UK

Toronto-based international medical cannabis company Khiron Life Sciences has reported a sales volume growth of 240 per cent in the UK market in Q1 2022 compared to the entire year of 2021.

In late 2021, Khiron opened its first European Zerenia Medical Cannabis Clinics in the UK, offering telemedicine service to patients around the country, and contributing to the company’s patient acquisition and retention growth.

“[Our] KHIRON 20/1 THC-predominant strain is one of the best-selling medically prescribed products in the UK market,” Franziska Katterbach, President of Khiron Europe, said. “In Q1 2022, we expect to surpass our first 1 million CAD in revenues in the UK, and as we expand our portfolio, and increase our patient base, Khiron will consolidate its market leadership within the country.

“In 2021, Europe accounted for 33 per cent of Khiron’s medical cannabis revenues, at more than 1.5 million CAD. In Q1 2022 and beyond, Europe will represent over 50 per cent of Khiron’s cannabis revenues.”

MGC Pharma selling cannabis-based epilepsy drug into the UK through new distribution agreement

Australian firm MGC Pharmaceuticals reported sales of $625k in the first quarter of 2022 The majority of sales came from the Australian market, but the company said it is making further inroads into the European market.

In its March 2022 quarterly financial results, MGC Pharma highlighted a new strategic EU and UK distribution agreement for its epilepsy medication CannEpil and Dementia treatment CogniCann. The agreement was signed with “at home” medicine supplier, Sciencus Rare and will initially focus on four EU countries and the UK. An additional distribution partner, PCCA, will assist in selling Cann Epil into the UK.

In the report, MGC said it is “confident that these new European partners, along with a substantial presence in both Ireland and Australia, will contribute significantly to the MGC phytocannabinoid revenue stream for the remainder of 2022 and beyond”.

Following its listing on the London Stock Exchange in February 2021, MGC Pharma last month appointed London based CFO, Angela-Marie Graham. The appointment is part of its business strategy to establish a corporate office in the UK to support its European operations.

Aurora reports increased revenue in the UK market amidst net loss of $1 billion

Canada-based international cannabis company, Aurora Cannabis reported net revenue of $50.4 million in the period ending 31 March, down 17% sequentially but up 8 per cent compared to the prior year period.

Aurora said its international medical revenue hit $14.6 million, up 55 per cent year over year but down 26 per cent sequentially. The company is currently selling medical cannabis products in seven EU countries: Germany, Malta, Poland, Czech Republic, UK, Denmark and France.

The company stated that this decrease was due to the previous quarter including $8.5 million in net sales to Israel as part of a supply agreement. Excluding the Israeli market, its net international medical sales increased sequentially by 29 per cent, driven by markets including the UK, Germany and Poland.

In the UK, Aurora’s revenues increased by 60 per cent compared to last year’s first quarter. The company said “growth was driven by a rapid increase in patient numbers as more evidence has come out and more physicians prescribe cannabis”.

Despite growth in Europe, the firm reported a net loss of more than $1 billion, up by more than $160 million in the same quarter last year. It said the loss was primarily a result of increased pricing pressures and the continued impact of Covid-19. The company announced yesterday that it would be closing its Aurora Sky facility in Edmonton, Canada where it employs 13 per cent of its workforce.

Curaleaf sees small dip in revenue compared to Q4 2021 but celebrates year-on-year growth of 20 per cent

Curaleaf International, one of Europe’s major vertically integrated cannabis companies, reported a 2 per cent dip in revenue compared to the previous quarter but has seen a year on year growth of 20 per cent. Curaleaf produces two ranges of medical cannabis flower for patients in the UK.

Highlights from its first quarter of 2022 include the addition of 11 new retail dispensaries in the US, bringing its total number of locations to 1128, the acquisition of Arizona-based cannabis operator Bloom Dispensaries and the launch of a new product in Florida.

Following its entry into New Jersey’s recently legalised recreational cannabis market, Boris Jordan, Executive Chairman, said Curaleaf’s month-over-month growth from March has boosted confidence in its ability to hit full year revenue guidance of $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion.

“Given renewed optimism surrounding federal banking reform, a record-breaking 4/20, the exciting launch last month of New Jersey adult-use sales, and the prospect of New York following suit, 2022 is shaping up to be another milestone year,” Jordan said.

STENOCARE expands into the UK market: financial results indicate “a strong start for 2022”

Following its recent expansion into the UK medical cannabis market in February 2022, Danish producer of medical cannabis products STENOCARE reported that its net sales more than doubled compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.

In March, the company had three of its medical cannabis oil products approved for use in the UK. STENOCARE said it considers the current timing to be good given that industry analysts have projected that the UK will become one of Europe’s largest markets in five years. Delivery of the first products to the UK market is expected in the second quarter of 2022.

By the end of the year, the company said its expected sales run rate is set at 15 to 20 million DKK (approximately £1.7 to £2.3 million), up from total sales in 2021 of 1.9 million DKK. The majority of the uptake in sales is expected to materialise in Q3 and Q4 2022.

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