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TORONTO, April 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hempsana Holdings Ltd. (the “Company” or “Hempsana”) today announced fourth quarter and annual financial results for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2021.
Randy Ko, Hempsana’s CEO commented: “2021 was the inaugural year for Hempsana. After several years of preparation and hard work, we completed the build out of our facility and launched commercial operations. We also completed the RTO and became publicly traded. 2021 was the year we laid the foundation for longer term growth: we built a production and management team, amended our cannabis licence to authorize us to directly sell, established strategic supplier relationships and developed key customer relationships. While the cannabis market faced significant turmoil in 2021, we were able to advance our business plan despite the challenges.”
Operational Highlights:
- Completion of our first commercial run of cannabigerol (“CBG”), with 50+ kg of CBG Isolate processed
- Increased Production Utilization to 90%, compared to 65% during Q3
- Processed 50+ kg of THC, CBD and CBG Distillate
- Process 50+ kg of CBG Isolate
Financial Highlights
- Revenues were $114,715 for fiscal 2021, the first year the Company had revenues.
- Revenues for Q4 2021 were $84,351, compared to $30,364 in Q3 2021, which represents a 178% quarter over quarter increase.
- Net loss and comprehensive loss were $4,238,470 in fiscal 2021 compared to a net loss of $1,653,851 in 2020
- Net loss per share was $(0.19) in fiscal 2021, compared to $(0.10) in 2020
- The higher net loss in 2021 was driven by one-time costs related to the RTO Transaction and costs to operate as a public company. Specifically, the $1.9 million in listing expenses, of which $1.7 million were non-cash expenses, professional fees of $322k and IR costs of $313k.
- Net loss and comprehensive loss were $417,039 in Q4 2021, compared to a net loss of $812,646 in Q4 2020
- Net loss per share was $(0.02) in Q4 2021, compared to $(0.05) in Q4 2020
Options Grant Announcement
The Company announces the grant of an aggregate of 757,000 incentive stock options to certain directors and officers of the Corporation exercisable at CAD$0.05 until April 22, 2032 pursuant to the Corporation’s stock option plan.
About Hempsana Holdings Ltd.
The Company’s business involves the manufacturing of major and minor cannabinoid derivatives and producing cannabis extracts for use in finished products and other infused consumables. Hempsana’s Health Canada Standard Processing Licensed, and EU-GMP compliant facility provides the Company access to wholesale and retail channels in Canada and internationally. Hempsana currently offers a wide range of product formats, including cannabis concentrates, diamonds, tablets, topicals, tinctures, salves, infused pre-rolls, and hemp-based CBD products that are all manufactured and distributed by Hempsana.
Additional Information
For additional information regarding Hempsana, please contact:
Randy Ko
Director and Chief Executive Officer
T: (647) 255-8849
E: randy@hempsana.ca
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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