NASDAQ$CRON

Cronos Group Inc · Q3 2023 earnings

Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Cronos experienced revenue growth and cost reductions, but was impacted by geopolitical unrest in Israel.

Cronos Group reported a 22% increase in net revenue to $24.8 million for Q3 2023, driven by growth in the Canadian market. The company also achieved cost reductions and improved gross margin. However, the positive results were overshadowed by the events in Israel, Cronos' second largest operating market.

  • Net revenue increased by 22% year-over-year to $24.8 million.
  • Canadian revenue grew by 40% year-over-year.
  • Spinach® brand maintained its number one market share in the edibles category in Canada.
  • The company reiterates its operating expense savings target of $20 to $25 million in 2023.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$24.8M

Previous: $20.9M+18.6%
EPS (adj)

-$0.00

Previous: -$0.10+95.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.29M

Previous: -$3.09M+58.3%
Free Cash Flow

-$2.93M

Previous: -$40.1M+92.7%
Net Income

-$1.64M

Previous: -$37M+95.6%
Operating Income

-$21.8M

Previous: -$31M+29.8%
Gross Profit

$3.97M

Previous: $1.16M+243.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$572M

Previous: $633M-9.7%
Total Assets

$1.15B

Previous: $1.24B-7.1%
R&D Expense

$1.25M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$1.95M

Previous: $4.27M-54.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Cronos · Revenue · Quarterly

$24.8M

Q3 2023+18.6%vs Q3 2022
Beat estimate in 4 of 15 quarters(27%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Cronos · $20.1M total across 2 segments · Q1 2023

  • Israel and Other
    $19.5M-14.1%
  • Canada
    $649K-72.1%

Forward guidance

Cronos anticipates that the net change in cash will decline by less than $5 to $10 million in the last three months of fiscal year 2023 and maintains its expectation that the net change in cash will be positive in 2024.

Tailwinds

  • The Company will experience relatively consistent interest rates.
  • Limited impacts to our operations, facilities and business in Israel due to the Israel-Hamas War.
  • Limited deterioration in foreign exchange rates due to the Israel-Hamas War.
  • The general economic conditions and regulatory environment in the markets in which Cronos participates will not materially change.
  • Timely receipt of interest and principal payments on the senior secured credit facility with Cronos Growing Company Inc.

Headwinds

  • The extent to which the conflict may impact the Company’s personnel, business and activities will depend on future developments which remain highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.
  • It is possible that the recorded amounts of assets and liabilities related to the Company’s operations in Israel could change materially in the near term.
  • These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially.
  • The fiscal year 2023 guidance assumes steady gross margin profile.
  • Meeting our target for reducing our operating expenses by $20 to $25 million.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2023

Historical avgQ3 2023

-1.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.8%

Avg return

30 days after

34%

13 / 38 earnings

Positive

+35.6%

Q3 2020

Best reaction

-19.2%

Q2 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+7.5%+3.1%+7.5%
Q4 2025-3.6%-6.1%-9.7%
Q3 2025+0.4%+2.9%+1.6%
Q1 2025+8.2%+10.3%+7.0%
Q4 2024+8.1%+9.2%-3.2%
Q3 2024+10.2%+2.0%-0.5%
Q2 2024-0.9%+5.0%-3.6%
Q1 2024+7.4%+13.6%-5.8%
Q4 2023-10.6%-12.8%+15.5%
Q3 2023+4.2%+6.3%+11.1%
Q2 2023-3.8%-5.5%+13.7%
Q1 2023-5.5%-13.1%-14.6%
Q4 2022+1.0%+1.0%-10.0%
Q3 2022-10.1%-1.0%-6.2%
Q2 2022-15.4%-11.5%-14.5%
Q1 2022+5.3%+15.5%-0.4%
Q4 2021-1.4%-10.9%+8.7%
Q3 2021-11.1%-12.1%-4.7%
Q2 2021-2.6%-6.6%-12.3%
Q1 2021-4.3%-6.0%+13.0%
Q4 2020+2.2%-4.4%-13.9%
Q3 2020+35.6%+31.2%+55.8%
Q2 2020-19.2%-20.5%-22.8%
Q1 2020-5.7%-13.4%+18.1%
Q4 2019-9.9%+3.0%+7.6%
Q3 2019-10.1%-22.3%-9.7%
Q2 2019-7.4%-3.5%-17.3%
Q1 2019-0.4%-1.4%+3.1%
Q4 2018-11.2%-10.2%-19.5%
Q3 2018-3.9%+1.3%+34.7%
Q2 2018+9.4%+12.2%+73.4%
Q4 2017-8.5%+4.1%+18.1%
Q1 2018-7.9%-5.0%+5.6%
Q3 2017-7.2%
Q2 2017+1.3%
Q1 2017-5.1%
Q4 2016-0.9%
Q3 2016-1.6%
Q2 2016
Q1 2016
Q4 2015
Q3 2015
Q2 2015
Q1 2015
Q3 2014
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Q3 2013
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