Overview
Canadaian cannabis producer's Q4 sales rose 9% yr/yr but missed analyst expectations
Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 missed analyst expectations
Company repurchased $6.7 mln in shares since Q3 and expanded cultivation capacity
Outlook
Company expects to harvest 15 tonnes of incremental cannabis capacity in Canada in 2026
Village Farms anticipates annual production capacity of 10 tonnes in the Netherlands once fully ramped
Company expects sequential growth in international medical export sales in Q1 2026
Result Drivers
CANADIAN CANNABIS GROWTH - Q4 Canadian Cannabis net sales rose 10% yr/yr, driven by higher international export sales and improved operating efficiency, which also boosted gross margin to 43%
INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION - International export cannabis sales increased 384% yr/yr, with strong demand in Germany and other markets, and Netherlands operations contributed new sales at full capacity
Company press release: ID:nGNX8ZnXPh
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Sales
Miss
$49.60 mln
$52.98 mln (4 Analysts)
Q4 Adjusted EBITDA
Miss
$8.60 mln
$11.16 mln (4 Analysts)
Q4 Operating Cash Flow
$11.40 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the fishing & farming peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Village Farms International Inc is $5.00, about 42.5% above its March 11 closing price of $3.51
The stock recently traded at 16 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 22 three months ago
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