MariMed, based in the Boston area, describes itsel
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Posted On: 12/08/2018 2:41:58 PM
MariMed, based in the Boston area, describes itself as a "multi-state cannabis organization that develops, owns and manages cannabis facilities and branded product lines."
MariMed stock was about the only stock up in October after its announcement on Oct. 29 that it had closed on its acquisition of BSC Group, a New Jersey-based cannabis licensing and consulting firm. (The acquisition price was not disclosed, nor was information on how the deal was financed.) Shares had been in the red about 7% for the month through the date of this news, when they closed up 11.1%. Over the three-day period through Oct. 31, MariMed stock gained more than 27%, bringing its monthly gain to 18.9%.
Regarding the acquisition, the company said in its press release:
Brian and Amber [Staffa, the owners of BSC Group] will help guide MariMed's strategy for new markets like New Jersey, where lawmakers inch closer to consensus on adult use legislation. New Jersey represents just one of the markets being eyed by MariMed as [we] aggressively pursue new opportunities across the U.S. and abroad with their [BSC's] added bandwidth.
Investors comfortable with high risk might want to put MariMed on their watchlist, as it has a rather unique business model and is positioning itself to be a major beneficiary when marijuana becomes legal in the U.S. on a federal level. Notably, it's one of the few pure-play marijuana stocks that's cash flow positive from an operational standpoint.
That said, it's also currently a very risky stock because the company has big financial hurdles that it will soon need to overcome. MariMed had $5.1 million on its balance sheet at the end of the second quarter and burned through $17 million over the trailing-12-month period through the end of that same quarter. At that cash-burn rate, MariMed's cash would last less than four months. It's more challenging for marijuana companies to borrow funds from traditional sources, like banks, because cannabis is illegal on a federal level in the U.S. And the fact that the company's stock trades over-the-counter in the U.S., rather than on a major stock exchange, makes raising funds through equity offerings more difficult.
While no firm date has yet been announced, investors can probably expect MariMed to report third-quarter earnings around the middle of this month. You'll want to focus on the company's cash-burn rate and cash position, which are sure to have changed over the last quarter. For one, MariMed reported in mid-July that it received a $2 million investment from Navy Capital Green Fund. However, on the debit side, in September, it made a strategic investment (amount not disclosed) in Sprout, a customer relationship management and marketing software company for the cannabis industry.
https://www.nasdaq.com/article/why-this-marij...-cm1049942
MariMed stock was about the only stock up in October after its announcement on Oct. 29 that it had closed on its acquisition of BSC Group, a New Jersey-based cannabis licensing and consulting firm. (The acquisition price was not disclosed, nor was information on how the deal was financed.) Shares had been in the red about 7% for the month through the date of this news, when they closed up 11.1%. Over the three-day period through Oct. 31, MariMed stock gained more than 27%, bringing its monthly gain to 18.9%.
Regarding the acquisition, the company said in its press release:
Brian and Amber [Staffa, the owners of BSC Group] will help guide MariMed's strategy for new markets like New Jersey, where lawmakers inch closer to consensus on adult use legislation. New Jersey represents just one of the markets being eyed by MariMed as [we] aggressively pursue new opportunities across the U.S. and abroad with their [BSC's] added bandwidth.
Investors comfortable with high risk might want to put MariMed on their watchlist, as it has a rather unique business model and is positioning itself to be a major beneficiary when marijuana becomes legal in the U.S. on a federal level. Notably, it's one of the few pure-play marijuana stocks that's cash flow positive from an operational standpoint.
That said, it's also currently a very risky stock because the company has big financial hurdles that it will soon need to overcome. MariMed had $5.1 million on its balance sheet at the end of the second quarter and burned through $17 million over the trailing-12-month period through the end of that same quarter. At that cash-burn rate, MariMed's cash would last less than four months. It's more challenging for marijuana companies to borrow funds from traditional sources, like banks, because cannabis is illegal on a federal level in the U.S. And the fact that the company's stock trades over-the-counter in the U.S., rather than on a major stock exchange, makes raising funds through equity offerings more difficult.
While no firm date has yet been announced, investors can probably expect MariMed to report third-quarter earnings around the middle of this month. You'll want to focus on the company's cash-burn rate and cash position, which are sure to have changed over the last quarter. For one, MariMed reported in mid-July that it received a $2 million investment from Navy Capital Green Fund. However, on the debit side, in September, it made a strategic investment (amount not disclosed) in Sprout, a customer relationship management and marketing software company for the cannabis industry.
https://www.nasdaq.com/article/why-this-marij...-cm1049942
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