Vireo Growth Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results

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– Company achieves record revenue, gross profit margin and operating income in fiscal year 2024 –

– FY24 revenue of $99.4 million increased 15.4% year-over-year excluding discontinued operations –

– Fourth quarter 2024 revenue of $25.0 million increased 3.5% year-over-year and was flat sequentially –

– Company ended fiscal year 2024 with $91.6 million in cash after closing private placement in December –

– Merger Transactions, recent equity raise, and growth catalysts position Company for transformational 2025 –

MINNEAPOLIS, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vireo Growth Inc. (“Vireo” or the “Company”) (CSE: VREO; OTCQX: VREOF), today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Key financial results are presented below in summary form with supporting commentary and discussion from management of certain key operating metrics which the Company uses to judge its performance. All currency figures referenced herein are denominated in U.S. dollars.

Summary of Key Financial Metrics                          
                         
Three Months Ended   Year Ended    
US $ in millions December 31,   December 31,    
  2024   2023   Variance   2024   2023   Variance    
                           
GAAP Revenue $25.0   $24.2   3.5%   $99.4   $88.1   12.8%    
Revenue (excluding discontinued operations) $25.0   $24.2   3.5%   $99.4   $86.1   15.4%    
GAAP Gross Profit $12.7   $12.1   4.9%   $50.8   $44.1   15.1%    
Gross Profit Margin 50.6%   49.9%   70 bps   51.1%   50.0%   110 bps    
SG&A Expenses $6.8   $6.3   9.0%   $28.1   $28.2   -0.5%    
SG&A Expenses (% of Sales) 27.2%   25.9%   140 bps   28.2%   32.0%   -380 bps    
Operating Income (Loss) ($0.8)   $5.4   -115.6%   $13.6   $10.6   28.2%    
Operating Income Margin -3.4%   22.3%   -2,560 bps   13.6%   12.0%   160 bps    
Adjusted EBITDA $6.6   $6.1   7.9%   $25.1   $19.6   28.4%    
Adjusted EBITDA Margin 26.4%   25.3%   110 bps   25.3%   22.2%   310 bps    
                           

Management Commentary

Chief Executive Officer John Mazarakis commented, “We are pleased to deliver record revenue, gross margin, and operating income in 2024, and to close the year with an annual revenue run rate of $100 million. Fourth quarter results were impacted by one-time transaction expenses of $4.2 million related to our pending merger transactions, but we remain pleased with continued strength in operating performance.”

Mr. Mazarakis continued, “We are building a portfolio of prolific brands and local operators, and positioned well to capitalize on what we believe is an attractive platform for growth. We believe our merger transactions, combined with growth investments in Vireo’s legacy markets, and the launch of adult-use sales in Minnesota position us for a transformational year in 2025.”

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

As of December 31, 2024, total current assets excluding New York assets held for sale were $133.8 million, including cash on hand of $91.6 million. Total current liabilities excluding New York assets held for sale were $46.1 million. As of March 1, 2025, the Company had a total of 413,859,367 shares outstanding on the treasury method basis.

Chief Financial Officer Tyson Macdonald commented, “We are pleased to close the year in a strong financial position and confident in our ability to drive strong returns for shareholders given the many high ROI opportunities we see across our portfolio. We believe our liquidity position will help support improved access to capital in the future, and we expect to remain both patient and opportunistic as we look to continue innovating and investing in growth opportunities in our pipeline.”

Merger Transactions

The Company’s pending merger transactions are expected to close sometime in calendar year 2025, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals. Management expects to provide updates on the closing process to investors as more information becomes available.

Other Events

On December 27, 2024, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Vireo Health of Minnesota, entered into a secured credit agreement which allows for the issuance of certain loans of up to an aggregate principal amount of $11.5 million, intended to assist with the financing of a new indoor cultivation facility. These loans bear an annual interest rate of 10.5 percent and mature on June 26, 2026. As of December 31, 2024, Vireo Health of Minnesota has drawn $5.5 million in aggregate principal on this credit facility.

On December 31, 2024, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Vireo Health of Minnesota, closed on a commercial loan with Stearns Bank for an aggregate principal amount of up to $15.0 million. The commercial loan has a term of 24 months and carries a fixed annual interest rate of 9.25 percent, payable monthly with interest-only payments through the initial 12 months, followed by monthly principal and interest payments based on a 240-month amortization schedule for the remaining term of the loan. As of December 31, 2024, no principal amount had been drawn on this loan facility.

On December 31, 2024, the Company announced that it closed its previously-announced private placement offering of Subordinate Voting Shares of the Company. Investors who participated in the offering subscribed for 129,536,874 Subordinate Voting Shares at a share price of US $0.625, a 16.8% premium to the closing share price on the OTCQX on December 27, 2024. The oversubscribed offering raised gross proceeds of approximately US $81 million. The Company stated that it intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for business development, including organic and acquisitive growth investments, as well as working capital and general corporate purposes.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Vireo management will host a conference call with research analysts today, March 4, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. ET (7:30 a.m. CT) to discuss its financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Interested parties may attend the conference call by dialing 1-800-715-9871 (Toll-Free) (US and Canada) or 1-646-307-1963 (Toll) (International) and referencing conference ID number 3718174.

A live audio webcast of this event will also be available in the Events & Presentations section of the Company’s Investor Relations website and via the following link:
https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/866936868.

About Vireo Growth Inc.

Vireo was founded as a pioneer in medical cannabis in 2014 and we are fueled by an entrepreneurial drive that sustains our ongoing commitment to serve and delight our key stakeholders, most notably our customers, our employees, our shareholders, our industry collaborators, and the communities in which we live and operate. We work every day to get better and our team prioritizes 1) empowering and supporting strong local market leaders and 2) strategic, prudent capital and human resource allocation. For more information, please visit www.vireogrowth.com.

Additional Information

Additional information relating to the Company’s fourth quarter and full year 2024 results will be available on EDGAR and SEDAR later today. Vireo refers to certain non-GAAP financial measures such as Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) and Adjusted EBITDA in circumstances in which the Company believes that doing so provides additional perspective and insights when analyzing the core operating performance of the business. These measures do not have any standardized meaning and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Please see the Supplemental Information and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures at the end of this news release for more detailed information regarding non-GAAP financial measures.

Contact Information

Joe Duxbury
Chief Accounting Officer
investor@vireogrowth.com
(612) 314-8995

Forward-Looking Statement Disclosure

This press release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable United States and Canadian securities legislation. To the extent any forward-looking information in this press release constitutes “financial outlooks” within the meaning of applicable United States or Canadian securities laws, this information is being provided as preliminary financial results; the reader is cautioned that this information may not be appropriate for any other purpose and the reader should not place undue reliance on such financial outlooks. Forward-looking information contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as “should,” “believe,” “estimate,” “would,” “looking forward,” “may,” “continue,” “expect,” “expected,” “will,” “likely,” “subject to,” “transformation,” and “pending,” variations of such words and phrases, or any statements or clauses containing verbs in any future tense and includes statements regarding the Company’s expected performance in 2025; the Company’s pending merger transactions, including the expected timing of the closing of such mergers; future shareholder returns; the Company’s future access to liquidity; future growth opportunities for the Company; . These statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. Forward-looking information includes both known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company or its subsidiaries to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements or information contained in this press release. Financial outlooks, as with forward-looking information generally, are, without limitation, based on the assumptions and subject to various risks as set out herein and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. Our actual financial position and results of operations may differ materially from management’s current expectations and, as a result, our revenue, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and cash on hand may differ materially from the values provided in this press release. Forward-looking information is based upon a number of estimates and assumptions of management, believed but not certain to be reasonable, in light of management’s experience and perception of trends, current conditions, and expected developments, as well as other factors relevant in the circumstances, including assumptions in respect of current and future market conditions, the current and future regulatory environment, and the availability of licenses, approvals and permits.

Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking information is based are reasonable, the reader should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking information because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: risks related to the Company’s pending mergers, including satisfaction of closing conditions and regulatory and shareholder approval; risks related to the timing and content of adult-use legislation in markets where the Company currently operates; current and future market conditions, including the market price of the subordinate voting shares of the Company; risks related to epidemics and pandemics; federal, state, local, and foreign government laws, rules, and regulations, including federal and state laws and regulations in the United States relating to cannabis operations in the United States and any changes to such laws or regulations; operational, regulatory and other risks; execution of business strategy; management of growth; difficulties inherent in forecasting future events; conflicts of interest; risks inherent in an agricultural business; risks inherent in a manufacturing business; liquidity and the ability of the Company to raise additional financing to continue as a going concern; the Company’s ability to meet the demand for flower in Minnesota; risk of failure in the lawsuit with Verano and the cost of that litigation; our ability to dispose of our assets held for sale at an acceptable price or at all; and risk factors set out in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which is available on EDGAR with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and filed with the Canadian securities regulators and available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

The statements in this press release are made as of the date of this release. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

Supplemental Information

The financial information reported in this news release is based on audited financial statements for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023. All financial information contained in this news release is qualified in its entirety with reference to such financial statements. To the extent that the financial information contained in this news release is inconsistent with the information contained in the Company’s audited financial statements, the financial information contained in this news release shall be deemed to be modified or superseded by the Company’s audited financial statements. The making of a modifying or superseding statement shall not be deemed an admission for any purposes that the modified or superseded statement, when made, constituted a misrepresentation for purposes of applicable securities laws.

  VIREO GROWTH INC.              
  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF 12/31/2024 AND 12/31/2023              
  (Amounts Expressed in United States Dollars, Audited and Condensed)               
      December 31,   December 31,   
      2024     2023    
  Assets            
  Current assets:            
  Cash   $ 91,604,970     $ 15,964,665    
  Accounts receivable, net of credit losses of $259,011 and $254,961, respectively     4,590,351       3,086,640    
  Income tax receivable     12,027,472       12,278,119    
  Inventory     21,666,364       19,285,870    
  Prepayments and other current assets     1,650,977       1,336,234    
  Notes receivable, current           3,750,000    
  Warrants held     2,270,964       1,937,352    
  Assets Held for Sale     96,560,052       91,213,271    
  Total current assets     230,371,150       148,852,151    
  Property and equipment, net     32,311,762       23,291,183    
  Operating lease, right-of-use asset     7,859,434       2,018,163    
  Intangible assets, net     7,899,328       8,718,577    
  Deposits     421,244       383,645    
  Deferred tax assets              
  Total assets   $ 278,862,918     $ 183,263,719    
  Liabilities              
  Current liabilities              
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 10,456,036     $ 7,674,389    
  Long-Term debt, current portion     900,000       60,220,535    
  Right of use liability     1,400,015       890,013    
  Uncertain tax liability     33,324,000       22,356,000    
  Liabilities held for sale     89,387,203       88,326,323    
  Total current liabilities     135,467,254       179,467,260    
  Right-of-use liability     16,494,439       10,543,934    
  Other long-term liabilities     37,278       155,917    
  Convertible debt, net     9,862,378       9,140,257    
  Long-Term debt, net     61,438,046          
  Total liabilities   $ 223,299,395     $ 199,307,368    
  Stockholders’ deficiency              
  Subordinate Voting Shares ($- par value, unlimited shares authorized; 337,512,681 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 110,007,030 at December 31, 2023)              
  Multiple Voting Shares ($- par value, unlimited shares authorized; 285,371 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 331,193 at December 31, 2023)              
  Additional paid in capital     286,999,084       187,384,403    
  Accumulated deficit     (231,435,561 )     (203,428,052 )  
  Total stockholders’ equity (deficiency)   $ 55,563,523     $ (16,043,649 )  
  Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficiency   $ 278,862,918     $ 183,263,719    
                 
VIREO GROWTH INC.                          
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS                    
THREE MONTHS AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023                    
(Amounts Expressed in United States Dollars, Audited and Condensed)                    
    Three Months Ended   Year Ended  
    December 31,   December 31,  
    2024     2023     2024     2023    
Revenue   $ 25,023,316     $ 24,173,038     $ 99,384,221     $ 88,133,163    
Cost of sales                          
Product costs     12,207,339       12,392,296       48,319,204       42,739,653    
Inventory valuation adjustments     164,000       (274,527 )     294,000       1,289,345    
Gross profit     12,651,977       12,055,269       50,771,017       44,104,165    
Operating expenses:                          
Selling, general and administrative expenses     6,812,432       6,252,404       28,063,050       28,217,980    
Transaction related expenses     4,227,497             4,504,001          
Stock-based compensation expenses     2,203,634       148,183       3,627,774       4,157,598    
Depreciation     69,931       92,827       292,694       469,948    
Amortization     180,033       180,033       720,134       678,861    
Total operating expenses     13,493,527       6,673,447       37,207,653       33,524,387    
                           
Gain (loss) from operations     (841,550 )     5,381,822       13,563,364       10,579,778    
                           
Other income (expense):                          
Interest expenses, net     (7,584,099 )     (8,465,556 )     (31,188,845 )     (31,260,798 )  
Impairment of long-lived assets           (411,629 )           (411,629 )  
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets           (1,679,171 )     (218,327 )     (4,477,738 )  
Other income (expenses)     (2,932,632 )     1,579,826       949,299       7,746,298    
Other income (expenses), net     (10,516,731 )     (8,976,530 )     (30,457,873 )     (28,403,867 )  
                           
Loss before income taxes     (11,358,281 )     (3,594,708 )     (16,894,509 )     (17,824,089 )  
                           
Current income tax expenses     (4,343,000 )     1,321,871       (11,113,000 )     (6,036,000 )  
Deferred income tax recoveries           (2,310,000 )           (1,687,000 )  
Net loss and comprehensive loss     (15,701,281 )     (4,582,837 )     (28,007,509 )     (25,547,089 )  
Net loss per share – basic and diluted   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.03 )   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.19 )  
Weighted average shares used in computation of net loss per share – basic & diluted     232,645,863       143,126,330       180,391,815       135,235,919    
VIREO GROWTH INC.              
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS              
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023              
(Amounts Expressed in United States Dollars, Audited and Condensed)              
    December 31,  
    2024     2023    
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES              
Net loss   $ (28,007,509 )   $ (25,547,089 )  
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:              
Inventory valuation adjustments     294,000       1,289,345    
Depreciation     292,694       469,948    
Depreciation capitalized into inventory     2,244,087       2,404,095    
Non-cash operating lease expense     439,664       523,662    
Amortization of intangible assets     720,134       678,861    
Amortization of intangible assets capitalized into inventory     99,116       49,558    
Stock-based payments     3,537,774       4,157,598    
Warrants held     (333,612 )     (1,937,352 )  
Interest Expense     4,794,018       7,070,026    
Bad debt expense     237,873          
Impairment of long-lived assets           411,629    
Deferred income tax           1,687,000    
Accretion     221,010       994,654    
Loss on disposal of Red Barn Growers           2,909,757    
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets     121,756       1,567,981    
Change in operating assets and liabilities:            
Accounts Receivable     (1,030,224 )     1,449,432    
Prepaid expenses     (164,564 )     1,182,766    
Inventory     (2,391,818 )     (1,823,391 )  
Income taxes     250,646       (18,330,899 )  
Uncertain tax position liabilities     10,968,000       22,356,000    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     2,403,710       (1,256,913 )  
Changes in operating lease liabilities     (277,851 )     (1,151,011 )  
Change in assets and liabilities held for sale     (4,653,454 )     (121,563 )  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   $ (10,234,550 )   $ (965,906 )  
               
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES              
PP&E Additions   $ (11,694,966 )   $ (4,963,107 )  
Proceeds from note receivable     3,600,000          
Intangible license additions           (1,090,919 )  
Proceeds from sale of Red Barn Growers net of cash           689,186    
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment           253,288    
Deposits     (37,600 )     1,636,455    
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   $ (8,132,566 )   $ (3,475,097 )  
               
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES              
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs   $ 4,668,730     $    
Proceeds from convertible debt, net of issuance costs     9,854,283       9,150,262    
Proceeds from issuance of shares     80,828,687          
Proceeds from warrant exercises     69,663          
Proceeds from option exercises     16,500          
Debt principal payments     (1,234,000 )     (2,976,362 )  
Lease principal payments     (196,442 )     (917,565 )  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   $ 94,007,421     $ 5,256,335    
               
Net change in cash   $ 75,640,305     $ 815,332    
               
Cash, beginning of year   $ 15,964,665     $ 15,149,333    
               
Cash, end of year   $ 91,604,970     $ 15,964,665    
               
VIREO GROWTH INC.
STATE-BY-STATE REVENUE PERFORMANCE
THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023
    Three Months Ended              
    December 31,              
    2024   2023     $ Change   % Change    
Retail:                          
MN   $ 11,221,254   $ 11,182,332     $ 38,922     0   %
NY     1,307,983     2,088,143       (780,160 )   (37 ) %
MD     6,846,072     6,588,418       257,654     4   %
Total Retail   $ 19,375,309   $ 19,858,893     $ (483,584 )   (2 ) %
                           
Wholesale:                          
MD     4,014,754     2,847,372       1,167,382     41   %
NY     1,499,647     1,441,473       58,174     4   %
MN     133,606     25,300       108,306     428   %
Total Wholesale   $ 5,648,007   $ 4,314,145     $ 1,333,862     31   %
                           
Total Revenue   $ 25,023,316   $ 24,173,038     $ 850,278     4   %
                           
VIREO GROWTH INC.  
STATE-BY-STATE REVENUE PERFORMANCE
THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023
 
    Year Ended                  
    December 31,                  
       2024      2023        $ Change        % Change    
Retail:                                          
MN   $      45,829,269   $      45,171,621     $             657,648                        1   %
NY            6,162,406            8,915,421              (2,753,015)                    (31)   %
NM                        —            1,964,285              (1,964,285)                  (100)   %
MD          27,542,880          17,569,539                9,973,341                      57   %
Total Retail   $      79,534,555   $      73,620,866     $          5,913,689                        8   %
                               
Wholesale:                                      
MD          14,608,921            9,400,733                5,208,188                      55   %
NY            4,953,809            5,046,537                   (92,728)                      (2)   %
MN               286,936                 25,300                   261,636                 1,034   %
NM                        —                 39,727                   (39,727)                  (100)   %
Total Wholesale   $      19,849,666   $      14,512,297     $          5,337,369                      37   %
                               
Total Revenue   $      99,384,221   $      88,133,163     $        11,251,058                      13   %
NM Revenue   $                    —   $      (2,004,012)     $          2,004,012                  (100)   %
Total Revenue excluding NM   $      99,384,221   $      86,129,151     $        13,255,070                      15   %


Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Goodness Growth management occasionally elects to provide certain non-GAAP financial measures such as Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) and Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are a non-GAAP measure and does not have a standardized definition under GAAP. The following information provides reconciliations of the supplemental non-GAAP financial measures, presented herein to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company has provided the non-GAAP financial measures, which are not calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP, as supplemental information and in addition to the financial measures that are calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. These supplemental non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered superior to, as a substitute for or as an alternative to, and should be considered in conjunction with, the GAAP financial measures presented.

Reconciliation of Net Loss to EBITDA                        
(Amounts Expressed in United States Dollars, Audited and Condensed)                  
    Three Months Ended   Year Ended
    December 31,   December 31,
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
Net income (loss)   $ (15,701,281 )   $ (4,582,837 )     (28,007,509 )     (25,547,089 )
Interest expense, net     7,584,099       8,465,556       31,188,845       31,260,798  
Income taxes     4,343,000       988,129       11,113,000       7,723,000  
Depreciation & Amortization     249,964       272,860       1,012,828       1,148,809  
Depreciation and amortization included in cost of goods sold     590,433       582,456       2,343,203       2,453,653  
EBITDA (non-GAAP)   $ (2,933,785 )   $ 5,726,164       17,650,367       17,039,171  
Inventory adjustment   $ 164,000     $ (274,527 )     294,000       1,289,345  
Loss on impairment of long-lived assets           411,629             411,629  
Stock-based compensation     2,203,634       148,183       3,627,774       4,157,598  
Transaction related expenses     4,227,497             4,504,001        
Other income     2,932,632       (1,579,826 )     (1,149,034 )     (7,792,608 )
Loss on disposal of assets           1,679,171       218,327       4,477,738  
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)   $ 6,593,978     $ 6,110,794       25,145,435       19,582,873  
                         
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