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Village Farms International, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2022 June (Form 10-Q)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022 

 

Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number 001-38783

 

VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Canada

 

98-1007671

(State or other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

4700-80th Street

Delta, British Columbia Canada

V4K 3N3

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(604) 940-6012

Issuer’s phone number, including area code

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report).

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares, without par value

 

VFF

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files.    Yes      No      Not Applicable  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “small reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

  

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

  

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

  

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No  

As of August 9, 2022, 88,571,929 shares of common stock were outstanding.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.

 

Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position

 

2

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss

 

3

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

 

4

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows

 

5

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

 

6

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

16

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

35

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

36

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

38

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

38

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

39

 

 

 


PART 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Item 1.  Financial Statements

 

 

Forward Looking Statement

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “Village Farms”, “Village Farms International”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our” and similar references refer to Village Farms International, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries, and the term “Common Shares” refers to our common shares, no par value. Our financial information is presented in U.S. dollars and all references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “$” means U.S. dollars and all references to “C$” means Canadian dollars.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities law. We refer to such forward-looking statements and forward-looking information collectively as “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements may relate to the Company’s future outlook or financial position and anticipated events or results and may include statements regarding the financial position, business strategy, budgets, expansion plans, litigation, projected production, projected costs, capital expenditures, financial results, taxes, plans and objectives of or involving the Company. Particularly, statements regarding future results, performance, achievements, prospects or opportunities for the Company, the greenhouse vegetable industry or the cannabis industry are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by such terms as “outlook”, “may”, “might”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “would”, “occur”, “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “intend”, “try”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, “continue”, “likely”, “schedule”, “objectives”, or the negative or grammatical variation thereof or other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are subject to risks that may include, but are not limited to: our limited operating history, including that of Pure Sunfarms and our operations of growing hemp in the United States; the legal status of Pure Sunfarms cannabis business; risks relating to obtaining additional financing, including our dependence upon credit facilities; potential difficulties in achieving and/or maintaining profitability; variability of product pricing; risks inherent in the cannabis, hemp and agricultural businesses; the ability of Pure Sunfarms to cultivate and distribute cannabis in Canada; existing and new governmental regulations, including risks related to regulatory compliance and licenses (e.g., Pure Sunfarms ability to maintain licenses for its Delta 2 and Delta 3 greenhouse facilities under the Canadian act respecting cannabis to amend to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts, S.C. 2018, c. 16 (Canada)), and changes in our regulatory requirements; risks relating to conversion of our greenhouses to cannabis production for Pure Sunfarms; risks related to rules and regulations at the U.S. federal (including Food and Drug Administration and United States Department of Agriculture), state and municipal levels with respect to produce and hemp; retail consolidation, technological advances and other forms of competition; transportation disruptions; product liability and other potential litigation; retention of key executives; labor issues; uninsured and underinsured losses; vulnerability to rising energy costs; environmental, health and safety risks, foreign exchange exposure, risks associated with cross-border trade; difficulties in managing our growth; restrictive covenants under our credit facilities; natural catastrophes; the ongoing and developing COVID-19 pandemic; and tax risks.

The Company has based these forward-looking statements on factors and assumptions about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are based upon assumptions that management believes are reasonable based on information currently available to management, there can be no assurance that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, that may cause the Company’s or the industry’s actual results, performance, achievements, prospects and opportunities in future periods to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the factors contained in the Company’s filings with securities regulators, including this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In particular, we caution you that our forward-looking statements are subject to the ongoing and developing circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, operations and future financial results.

When relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions, the Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on these statements, as forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties and should not be read as guarantees of future results, performance, achievements, prospects and opportunities. The forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

1


 

 

 

Village Farms International, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

26,189

 

 

$

53,417

 

Restricted cash

 

 

6,810

 

 

 

5,250

 

Trade receivables

 

 

37,119

 

 

 

34,360

 

Inventories

 

 

76,588

 

 

 

68,677

 

Other receivables

 

 

506

 

 

 

616

 

Income tax receivable

 

 

1,831

 

 

 

2,430

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

 

9,966

 

 

 

10,209

 

Total current assets

 

 

159,009

 

 

 

174,959

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

218,004

 

 

 

215,704

 

Investment in minority interests

 

 

2,109

 

 

 

2,109

 

Note receivable - joint venture

 

 

 

 

 

3,256

 

Goodwill

 

 

92,643

 

 

 

117,533

 

Intangibles

 

 

20,956

 

 

 

26,394

 

Deferred tax asset

 

 

28,710

 

 

 

16,766

 

Right-of-use assets

 

 

7,224

 

 

 

7,609

 

Other assets

 

 

5,637

 

 

 

2,581

 

Total assets

 

$

534,292

 

 

$

566,911

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Line of credit

 

$

6,892

 

 

$

7,760

 

Trade payables

 

 

26,634

 

 

 

22,597

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

 

10,063

 

 

 

11,416

 

Accrued sales taxes

 

 

13,876

 

 

 

3,899

 

Accrued loyalty program

 

 

1,828

 

 

 

2,098

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

17,561

 

 

 

14,168

 

Lease liabilities - current

 

 

1,437

 

 

 

962

 

Income tax payable

 

 

985

 

 

 

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

1,576

 

 

 

1,413

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

80,852

 

 

 

64,313

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

 

47,621

 

 

 

50,419

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

17,193

 

 

 

18,657

 

Lease liabilities - non-current

 

 

6,383

 

 

 

6,711

 

Other liabilities

 

 

1,652

 

 

 

1,973

 

Total liabilities

 

 

153,701

 

 

 

142,073

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEZZANINE EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable non-controlling interest

 

 

16,119

 

 

 

16,433

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, no par value per share - unlimited shares authorized; 88,571,929 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and 88,233,929 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021.

 

 

365,737

 

 

 

365,561

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

11,463

 

 

 

9,369

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

3,565

 

 

 

6,696

 

Retained earnings

 

 

(16,293

)

 

 

26,779

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

364,472

 

 

 

408,405

 

Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders’ equity

 

$

534,292

 

 

$

566,911

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position.

2


 

 

Village Farms International, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Sales

 

$

82,903

 

 

$

70,374

 

 

$

153,059

 

 

$

122,770

 

Cost of sales

 

 

(76,580

)

 

 

(65,109

)

 

 

(136,832

)

 

 

(115,198

)

Gross margin

 

 

6,323

 

 

 

5,265

 

 

 

16,227

 

 

 

7,572

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

(17,402

)

 

 

(9,025

)

 

 

(34,373

)

 

 

(17,117

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

(1,114

)

 

 

(1,887

)

 

 

(2,078

)

 

 

(3,885

)

Interest expense

 

 

(665

)

 

 

(598

)

 

 

(1,348

)

 

 

(1,339

)

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

110

 

 

 

49

 

Foreign exchange (loss) gain

 

 

(527

)

 

 

193

 

 

 

(208

)

 

 

(311

)

Other (expense) income

 

 

(30

)

 

 

(166

)

 

 

(38

)

 

 

(235

)

Write-off of joint venture loan

 

 

(592

)

 

 

 

 

 

(592

)

 

 

 

Impairments

 

 

(29,799

)

 

 

 

 

 

(29,799

)

 

 

 

Loss on disposal of assets

 

 

 

 

 

(40

)

 

 

 

 

 

(40

)

Loss before taxes and loss from equity method investments

 

 

(43,806

)

 

 

(6,212

)

 

 

(52,099

)

 

 

(15,306

)

Recovery of income taxes

 

 

9,714

 

 

 

1,781

 

 

 

11,380

 

 

 

3,620

 

Loss from equity method investments

 

 

(2,615

)

 

 

(86

)

 

 

(2,667

)

 

 

(213

)

Loss including non-controlling interests

 

 

(36,707

)

 

 

(4,517

)

 

 

(43,386

)

 

 

(11,899

)

Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax

 

 

152

 

 

 

 

 

 

314

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Village Farms International, Inc.

 

$

(36,555

)

 

$

(4,517

)

 

$

(43,072

)

 

$

(11,899

)

Basic loss per share attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders

 

$

(0.41

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.49

)

 

$

(0.15

)

Diluted loss per share attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders

 

$

(0.41

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.49

)

 

$

(0.15

)

Weighted average number of common shares used in the

   computation of net loss per share (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

88,567

 

 

 

81,071

 

 

 

88,472

 

 

 

78,560

 

Diluted

 

 

88,567

 

 

 

81,071

 

 

 

88,472

 

 

 

78,560

 

Loss including non-controlling interests

 

$

(36,707

)

 

$

(4,517

)

 

$

(43,386

)

 

$

(11,899

)

Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax

 

 

152

 

 

 

 

 

 

314

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Village Farms International, Inc.

 

$

(36,555

)

 

$

(4,517

)

 

$

(43,072

)

 

$

(11,899

)

Other comprehensive loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

151

 

 

 

2,366

 

 

 

612

 

 

 

4,077

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(36,404

)

 

$

(2,151

)

 

$

(42,460

)

 

$

(7,822

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss.

3


 

 

Village Farms International, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Mezzanine Equity

(In thousands of United States dollars, except for shares outstanding)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

Number of Common

Shares (in thousands)

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Additional Paid in

Capital

 

 

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive

(Loss) Income

 

 

Retained Earnings

 

 

Total Shareholders’

Equity

 

 

Mezzanine Equity

 

Balance at April 1, 2022

 

 

88,562

 

 

$

365,737

 

 

$

10,333

 

 

$

10,225

 

 

$

20,262

 

 

$

406,557

 

 

$

16,271

 

Shares issued on exercise of stock options

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,114

 

 

 

 

Cumulative translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,660

)

 

 

 

 

 

(6,660

)

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(36,555

)

 

 

(36,555

)

 

 

(152

)

Balance at June 30, 2022

 

 

88,572

 

 

$

365,737

 

 

$

11,463

 

 

$

3,565

 

 

$

(16,293

)

 

$

364,472

 

 

$

16,119

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

Number of Common

Shares (in thousands)

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Additional paid in

capital

 

 

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive Loss

 

 

Retained Earnings

 

 

Total Shareholders’

Equity

 

Balance at April 1, 2021

 

 

81,191

 

 

$

301,092

 

 

$

9,353

 

 

$

7,966

 

 

$

28,476

 

 

$

346,887

 

Shares issued on exercise of warrants

 

 

143

 

 

 

1,307

 

 

 

(475

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

832

 

Shares issued on exercise of stock options

 

 

58

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

(37

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61

 

Share re-purchases

 

 

(428

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,980

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,980

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,887

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,887

 

Cumulative translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,366

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,517

)

 

 

(4,517

)

Balance at June 30, 2021

 

 

80,964

 

 

$

302,497

 

 

$

6,748

 

 

$

10,332

 

 

$

23,959

 

 

$

343,536

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

Common

Shares

 

 

Common

Stock

 

 

Additional

paid in

capital

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Loss

 

 

Retained

Earnings

 

 

Total

Shareholders’

Equity

 

 

Mezzanine Equity

 

Balance at January 1, 2022

 

 

88,234

 

 

$

365,561

 

 

$

9,369

 

 

$

6,696

 

 

$

26,779

 

 

$

408,405

 

 

$

16,433

 

Shares issued on exercise of stock options

 

 

338

 

 

 

176

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

192

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,078

 

 

 

 

Cumulative translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,131

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,131

)

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(43,072

)

 

 

(43,072

)

 

 

(314

)

Balance at June 30, 2022

 

 

88,572

 

 

$

365,737

 

 

$

11,463

 

 

$

3,565

 

 

$

(16,293

)

 

$

364,472

 

 

$

16,119

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

Number of

Common

Shares

 

 

Common

Stock

 

 

Additional paid

in capital

 

 

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive

(Loss) Income

 

 

Retained

Earnings

 

 

Total

Shareholders’

Equity

 

Balance at January 1, 2021

 

 

66,912

 

 

$

145,668

 

 

$

17,502

 

 

$

6,255

 

 

$

35,858

 

 

$

205,283

 

Shares issued in public offering, net of issuance costs

 

 

10,887

 

 

 

127,489

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

127,489

 

Warrants issued in public offering

 

 

3,188

 

 

 

29,050

 

 

 

(10,555

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,495

 

Shares issued on exercise of stock options

 

 

162

 

 

 

290

 

 

 

(104

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

186

 

Share re-purchases

 

 

(428

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,980

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,980

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

243

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,885

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,885

 

Cumulative translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,077

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,899

)

 

 

(11,899

)

Balance at June 30, 2021

 

 

80,964

 

 

$

302,497

 

 

$

6,748

 

 

$

10,332

 

 

$

23,959

 

 

$

343,536

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Mezzanine Equity.

4


 

 

Village Farms International, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands of United States dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cash flows used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(43,072

)

 

$

(11,899

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

6,332

 

 

 

6,536

 

Amortization of deferred charges

 

 

126

 

 

 

166

 

Share of loss from joint ventures

 

 

2,667

 

 

 

213

 

Interest expense

 

 

1,348

 

 

 

1,339

 

Interest income

 

 

(110

)

 

 

(49

)

Interest paid on long-term debt

 

 

(1,855

)

 

 

(1,909

)

Unrealized foreign exchange gain/loss

 

 

115

 

 

 

161

 

Impairments

 

 

29,799

 

 

 

 

Write-off of joint venture loan

 

 

592

 

 

 

 

Loss on disposal of assets

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

Non-cash lease expense

 

 

29

 

 

 

(255

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

2,078

 

 

 

3,885

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(16,134

)

 

 

(3,199

)

Changes in non-cash working capital items

 

 

9,064

 

 

 

(10,239

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(9,021

)

 

 

(15,210

)

Cash flows used in investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(10,232

)

 

 

(11,355

)

Advances to joint ventures

 

 

 

 

 

(12

)

Notes receivable

 

 

(3,449

)

 

 

(1,001

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(13,681

)

 

 

(12,368

)

Cash flows provided by financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings

 

 

4,000

 

 

 

4,227

 

Repayments on borrowings

 

 

(6,490

)

 

 

(6,026

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants

 

 

 

 

 

135,000

 

Issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

(7,511

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

192

 

 

 

186

 

Proceeds from exercise of warrants

 

 

 

 

 

18,495

 

Share re-purchases

 

 

 

 

 

(3,980

)

Payments on capital lease obligations

 

 

(612

)

 

 

(310

)

Payment of note payable related to acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

(15,498

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(2,910

)

 

 

124,583

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(56

)

 

 

502

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(25,668

)

 

 

97,507

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

58,667

 

 

 

25,679

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

32,999

 

 

$

123,186

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows.

 

 

 

5


 

 

VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

1

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Village Farms International, Inc. (“VFF” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act. VFF’s principal operating subsidiaries as of June 30, 2022 are Village Farms Canada Limited Partnership, Village Farms, L.P., Pure Sunfarms Corp. (“Pure Sunfarms”), and Balanced Health Botanicals, LLC (“Balanced Health”). VFF also owns a 70% interest in Rose LifeScience Inc. (“Rose”).

The address of the registered office of VFF is 4700-80th Street, Delta, British Columbia, Canada, V4K 3N3.  

The Company’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “VFF”.

Village Farms owns and operates sophisticated, highly intensive agricultural greenhouse facilities in British Columbia and Texas, where it produces, markets and sells premium-quality tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Pure Sunfarms, is a vertically integrated licensed producer and supplier of cannabis products to be sold to other licensed providers and provincial governments across Canada and internationally. Through its 70% ownership of Rose, the Company has a substantial presence in the Province of Quebec as a cannabis supplier, producer and commercialization expert. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Balance Health, develops and sells high-quality, cannabidiol (“CBD”) based products including ingestible, edible and topical applications.

2

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. They do not include all information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal recurring nature considered necessary for fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 are subject to seasonal variations and accordingly are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

In the opinion of management, these financial statements include all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive loss, cash flows and the change in equity for the periods presented.

There have been no changes to our significant accounting policies described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 1, 2022 that have had a material impact on our condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes.

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions between our consolidated operations have been eliminated.

 

3

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to debt instruments, derivatives, and other contracts that reference LIBOR or other reference rates expected to be discontinued as a result of reference rate reform. This guidance is optional and may be elected through December 31, 2022 using a prospective application on all eligible contract modifications. The Company has a line of credit that incorporates LIBOR as a referenced interest rate. It is difficult to predict what effect, if any, the phase-out of LIBOR and the use of alternative benchmarks may have on the Company’s business or on the overall financial markets. The Company has not adopted any of the optional expedients or exceptions through June 30, 2022 but will continue to evaluate the possible adoption of any such expedients or exceptions.

 

6


VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

 

 

4

INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following as of:

 

Classification

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Cannabis:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw materials

 

$

1,814

 

 

$

2,071

 

Work-in-progress

 

 

8,245

 

 

 

5,056

 

Finished goods

 

 

45,907

 

 

 

32,161

 

Packaging

 

 

5,927

 

 

 

5,877

 

Produce and Energy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crop inventory

 

 

12,958

 

 

 

19,475

 

Purchased produce inventory

 

 

1,597

 

 

 

2,485

 

Spare parts inventory and packaging

 

 

140

 

 

 

1,552

 

Inventory

 

$

76,588

 

 

$

68,677

 

 

5

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

 

Classification

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Land

 

$

13,931

 

 

$

14,095

 

Leasehold and land improvements

 

 

5,218

 

 

 

5,224

 

Buildings

 

 

182,997

 

 

 

184,444

 

Machinery and equipment

 

 

81,231

 

 

 

79,070

 

Construction in progress

 

 

46,656

 

 

 

39,206

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(112,029

)

 

 

(106,335

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

218,004

 

 

$

215,704

 

 

 

6

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

As of June 30, 2022, the Company recognized macroeconomic challenges in the U.S. CBD market, including a decrease in market capitalization of CBD companies and transaction multiplies. Based on those qualitative factors, the Company concluded that its U.S. Cannabis segment more likely than not was impaired and tested that segment’s assets, including goodwill and intangible assets for impairment.

 

The U.S. Cannabis segment’s net working capital assets are readily monetized and therefore book value is deemed to represent its fair value. It’s ROU asset and associated liability are primarily based on the lease arrangement and the incremental borrowing rate and deemed to represent fair value. Brand was tested using a relief from royalty method, using a pre-tax royalty rate of 4% and brand maintenance of 2.45%. In assessing goodwill, the Company used a market based approach using a multiple of 1.6x revenue.

 

The tests resulted in the Company recognizing impairment charges to goodwill of ($25,169) and its brand intangible asset of ($4,630).   

7


VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

 

Goodwill

 

The following table presents the changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment for the six months ended June 30, 2022 :

 

 

Cannabis - Canada

 

 

Cannabis - United States

 

 

Total

 

Balance as of December 31, 2021

 

$

57,525

 

 

$

60,008

 

 

$

117,533

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

279

 

 

 

 

 

 

279

 

Impairments

 

 

 

 

 

(25,169

)

 

 

(25,169

)

Balance as of June 30, 2022

 

$

57,804

 

 

$

34,839

 

 

$

92,643

 

Intangible Assets

Intangibles consisted of the following as of:

 

Classification

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Licenses

 

$

12,643

 

 

$

12,835

 

Brand and trademarks*

 

 

12,895

 

 

 

12,951

 

Computer Software

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

2,014

 

Other*

 

 

144

 

 

 

144

 

Less: Accumulated amortization

 

 

(2,096

)

 

 

(1,550

)

Less: Impairments

 

 

(4,630

)

 

 

 

Intangibles, net

 

$

20,956

 

 

$

26,394

 

* Indefinite-lived intangible assets

The expected future amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets as of June 30, 2022 was as follows:

 

Fiscal period

 

 

 

 

Remainder of 2022

 

$

562

 

2023

 

 

895

 

2024

 

 

762

 

2025

 

 

672

 

2026

 

 

578

 

Thereafter

 

 

9,078

 

Intangibles, net

 

$

12,547

 

 

7

LEASES

The Company leases a parcel of land in Marfa, Texas that one of its greenhouses resides on as well as two distribution centers located in Fort Worth, Texas and Surrey, British Columbia. The Company leases production-related equipment at its greenhouses in Texas and British Columbia. The Company also leases an office building located in Lake Mary, Florida for its corporate headquarters, and office and manufacturing space in Denver, Colorado for Balanced Health’s headquarters and operations. Rose owns land and leases a building for its headquarters and operations in Montreal, Quebec.  

The components of lease related expenses are as follows:

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Operating lease expense (a)

 

$

1,733

 

 

$

600

 

 

$

3,466

 

 

$

1,222

 

 

 

8


VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

 

 

             (a)

Includes short-term lease costs of $360 and $155 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021and $512 and $303 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.  

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases and finance leases

 

$

(145

)

 

$

127

 

 

$

(29

)

 

$

255

 

Finance cash flows from finance leases

 

$

311

 

 

$

155

 

 

$

612

 

 

$

310

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

Weighted average remaining lease term:

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

5.8

 

Finance leases

 

 

0.1

 

Weighted average discount rate:

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

7.41

%

Finance leases

 

 

6.25

%

 

Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:

 

 

 

Operating

leases

 

Remainder of 2022

 

$

1,320

 

2023

 

 

2,616

 

2024

 

 

2,126

 

2025

 

 

1,911

 

2026

 

 

2,001

 

Thereafter

 

 

3,475

 

Undiscounted lease cash flow commitments

 

 

13,449

 

Reconciling impact from discounting

 

 

(5,629

)

Lease liabilities on consolidated statement of financial position as of June 30, 2022

 

$

7,820

 

 

8

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Rose Acquisition

On November 15, 2021, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), with Rose and other parties, including the shareholders of Rose (collectively, the “Rose Sellers”), for the acquisition of a 70% interest in Rose pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement (the “Acquisition”), for a total purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) of C$46.7 million, comprised of a cash purchase price of C$19.9 million and a total of 2,411,280 Common Shares of Village Farms (“Village Farms Shares”), subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The Village Farms Shares issued under the Purchase Agreement are subject to lock-up agreements, and subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, 33% of these shares will be released from lock-up restrictions four (4) months following the Closing Date, another 33% of these shares will be released from lock-up restrictions eight (8) months after the Closing Date and the remaining shares will be released from lock-up restrictions one (1) year after the Closing Date.

9


VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

 

Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company filed a prospectus supplement under our existing shelf registration statement on March 15, 2022 to register for resale all of the Village Farms Shares issued to the Rose Sellers on the Closing Date.

Put/Call Option

Two of the co-founders of Rose (the “Management Shareholders”), who were among the Rose Sellers of Rose in the Acquisition, have remained in their current roles with Rose post-Acquisition and have retained a non-voting 30% interest in Rose (the “Retained Interest”). In conjunction with the Acquisition, Village Farms and the Management Shareholders have entered into a unanimous shareholders agreement (the “USA”) providing Village Farms with a call option to acquire the Retained Interest between December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025 or upon the occurrence of certain liquidity events with respect to Village Farms (the “Call Option”). As part of the Call Option, Village Farms can also acquire 34% of the Retained Interest between December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023. A put right has also been granted to the Management Shareholders to require Village Farms to complete the acquisition of the Retained Interest upon their death or disability or the occurrence of certain liquidity events with respect to Village Farms (the “Put Option”, and together with the Call Option, the “Put/Call Option”). The price for the Put/Call Option was set at a multiple solely based on Rose’s adjusted EBITDA performance of the applicable prior calendar year. If exercised upon a liquidity event, the Option Price is subject to a minimum amount which varies depending on the year on which it is exercised.

The consideration for the acquisition of the Retained Interest may, at Village Farms’ sole discretion, be payable solely in cash or in a pre-determined combination of cash and Village Farms Shares based on a formula similar to that used for the issuance of the Village Farms Shares comprising part of the Purchase Price.

Based upon preliminary estimates, the Company identified goodwill of $34,548 and a redeemable NCI classified as temporary mezzanine equity of $16,479. The goodwill has been allocated to the Canadian Cannabis reporting segment. The Company expects to recognize intangible assets but is still in the process of identifying and valuing them as well as the fair value of the Put Option identified and classified as redeemable non-controlling interest. The Company expects the accounting for the business combination to be complete by September 30, 2022.

 

Consideration paid

 

Shares

 

 

 

Share Price

 

 

Amount

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

15,859

 

Village Farms common shares issued

 

 

2,411,280

 

 

 

$

9.04

 

 

 

 

21,798

 

Working capital adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,055

 

Total fair value of consideration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

38,712

 

 

 

 

November 15, 2021

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 

1,118

 

Trade and other receivables, net

 

 

 

1,595

 

Inventories

 

 

 

3,586

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

 

498

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

16,423

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

34,548

 

Total assets

 

 

 

57,768

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Trade payables

 

 

 

774

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

 

1,803

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

2,577

 

Mezzanine equity

 

 

 

16,479

 

Total liabilities and mezzanine equity

 

 

 

19,056

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

 

38,712

 

 

10


VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

 

 

9

INVESTMENTS

Leli Holland B.V. (“Leli”)

In September 2021, the Company entered into an option agreement whereby the Company received the irrevocable right to acquire an 80% ownership interest (the “Option Agreement”) in Netherlands-based Leli Holland B.V. (“Leli”) upon payment of EUR50,000 (the “Option”). The Option Agreement allows the Company to acquire 80% of Leli’s shares for EUR3,950,000, of which EUR950,000 is due and payable to Leli’s shareholders upon the exercise of the Option and the remainder due in three equal installments subject to the achievement of certain project development milestones. The option is exercisable at the sole discretion of the Company for a period of 5 years.  

On March 18, 2022, the Company loaned EUR 2.6 million (US$2.7 million) to L.L. Lichtendahl Beheer B.V, a private company that holds a 50% interest in Leli. The loan bears interest at a rate of 4% per annum. The outstanding loan and accrued interest are to be repaid within 14 days upon written request by the Company. See also Note 17 – Subsequent Events.

Village Fields Hemp USA LLC

The Company’s equity losses from VF Hemp for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were $2,615 and $86, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were $2,667 and $213, respectively. Included in the losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, is a loss of $2,284 which represents the Company’s share of losses from the impairment of inventory at VF Hemp. In conjunction with the inventory write-off, the Company also wrote-off the remaining balance of its loan to VF Hemp in the amount of $529, which has been recorded as a loss on joint venture loan in the condensed consolidated interim statement of loss and comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.  

 

10

LONG-TERM DEBT AND REVOLVING CREDIT ARRANGEMENT

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Term Loan - ("FCC Loan") - repayable by monthly principle of payments of $164 and accrued interest at a rate of 3.746%; matures April 1, 2025

 

$

25,739

 

 

$

26,723

 

Term Loan - VFCE: CA$3.0M - non-revolving fixed rate loan with fixed interest rate of 4.98%; matures June 2023

 

 

 

 

 

491

 

Term Loan - Pure Sunfarms - CA$19.0M - Canadian prime interest rate plus an applicable margin, repayable in quarterly payments equal to 2.50% of the outstanding principal amount, interest rate of 4.2%; matures February, 2024

 

 

10,858

 

 

 

11,870

 

Term loan - Pure Sunfarms - CA$25.0M - Canadian prime interest rate plus an applicable margin, repayable in quarterly payments equal to 2.50% of the outstanding principal amount starting June 30, 2021, interest rate of 4.2%; matures February 2024

 

 

16,482

 

 

 

17,806

 

BDC Facility - Pure Sunfarms - non-revolving demand loan at prime interest plus 3.75%, matures December 31, 2031

 

 

4,605

 

 

 

4,946

 

Total

 

$

57,684

 

 

$

61,836

 

 

The Company’s line of credit (“Operating Loan”) had $4,000 amount drawn on the facility as of June 30, 2022, while there was no amount drawn as of December 31, 2021.             

The carrying value of the assets and securities pledged as collateral for the FCC Loan as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $219,599 and $233,187, respectively.

The carrying value of the assets pledged as collateral for the Operating Loan as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $37,213 and $34,741, respectively.

On March 2, 2022, the Company repaid the outstanding balance on the VFCE Term Loan and related advance balance on term loan.

11


VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

 

The Pure Sunfarms line of credit had $2,892 and $7,760 outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Pure Sunfarms had an outstanding letter of credit issued to BC Hydro against the revolving line of credit of $C5,145.

The Company was in compliance with all of its credit facility covenants as of June 30, 2022. 

The weighted average annual interest rate on short-term borrowings as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was 4.86%  and 5.15%, respectively.    

Accrued interest payable on the Credit Facilities and loans as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $94 and $304, respectively, and these amounts are included in accrued liabilities in the Condensed Interim Statements of Financial Position. The Company is required to comply with financial covenants, measured either quarterly or annually depending on the covenant. As of June 30, 2022 the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants.  

The aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt for the remainder of 2022 and thereafter are as follows:

 

Remainder of 2022

 

$

3,726

 

2023

 

 

7,308

 

2024

 

 

25,731

 

2025

 

 

22,473

 

2026

 

 

679

 

Thereafter

 

 

2,793

 

Total

 

$

62,710

 

 

11

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, note receivables, minority investments, trade payables, accrued liabilities, lease liabilities, note payables and debt. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, notes receivable, trade payables, and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The carrying value of lease liabilities, notes payable, and debt approximate their fair values due to insignificant changes in credit risk. For its minority investments, the Company has elected the practicability election to fair value measurement, under which the investment is measured at cost, less impairment, plus or minus observable price changes of an identical or similar investment.

 

12

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

On February 10, 2022, the Company entered into an AUD 1 million (US$719) convertible promissory note with Altum (the “Note”). Interest will accrue at a rate of 12% per annum, calculated monthly. Unless earlier repaid, or converted into ordinary shares of Altum, the principal and accrued interest of the Note will be due and payable on August 10, 2023. As of  June 30, 2022, the balance of the Note including accrued interest was $727.                                                                                                                     

On March 25, 2019, the Company entered into a Grid Loan Agreement (the “Grid Loan”) with VF Hemp. The Grid Loan has a maturity date of March 25, 2022 and bears simple interest at the rate of 8% per annum, calculated monthly. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Grid Loan balance was $- and $3,256, respectively.                       

One of the Company’s employees is related to a member of the Company’s executive management team and received approximately $54 and $67 in salary and benefits during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

13

INCOME TAXES

A provision for income taxes is recognized based on management’s best estimate of the weighted average annual income tax rate expected for the full financial year. The estimated average annual rate used for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 was 26% and 24%, respectively. 

For the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, there was a recovery of income taxes of $9,714 and provision for income taxes of $1,781, respectively. There was a recovery of income taxes of $11,380 and 3,620 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

12


VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

 

14

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Segment reporting is prepared on the same basis that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who is the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker, manages the business, makes operating decisions and assesses performance.

As of June 30, 2022 the Company’s four segments are as follows:

 

Segment

 

Description

Produce

 

The Produce segment produces, markets, and sells premium quality tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers.

Cannabis – Canada

 

The Cannabis-Canada segment produces and supplies cannabis products to be sold to other licensed providers and provincial governments across Canada and internationally.

Cannabis – United States

 

The Cannabis – United States segment develops and sells high-quality, CBD-based health and wellness products including ingestible, edible and topical applications.

Energy

 

The Energy business produces power that it sells per a long-term contract to its one customer.

 

The Company’s primary operations are in the United States and Canada. Segment information is summarized below:

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Produce

$

47,176

 

 

$

45,539

 

 

$

88,525

 

 

$

80,406

 

Cannabis - Canada

 

29,793

 

 

 

24,761

 

 

 

51,562

 

 

 

42,221

 

Cannabis - United States

 

5,793

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,836

 

 

 

 

Energy

 

141

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

143

 

 

$

82,903

 

 

$

70,374

 

 

$

153,059

 

 

$

122,770

 

Gross margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Produce

$

(8,967

)

 

$

(3,814

)

 

$

(13,257

)

 

$

(3,097

)

Cannabis - Canada

 

11,508

 

 

 

9,820

 

 

 

21,018

 

 

 

12,032

 

Cannabis - United States

 

3,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,549

 

 

 

 

Energy

 

(55

)

 

 

(741

)

 

 

(83

)

 

 

(1,363

)

 

$

6,323

 

 

$

5,265

 

 

$

16,227

 

 

$

7,572

 

 

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VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

 

 

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LOSS PER SHARE

Basic and diluted net loss per common share is calculated as follows:

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(36,555

)

 

$

(4,517

)

 

$

(43,072

)

 

$

(11,899

)

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares - basic

 

 

88,567

 

 

 

81,071

 

 

 

88,472

 

 

 

78,560

 

Effect of dilutive securities- share-based employee options and awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares - diluted

 

 

88,567

 

 

 

81,071

 

 

 

88,472

 

 

 

78,560

 

Antidilutive options and awards

 

 

3,592

 

 

 

4,535

 

 

 

3,592

 

 

 

4,535

 

Net loss per ordinary share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.41

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.49

)

 

$

(0.15

)

Diluted

 

$

(0.41

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.49

)

 

$

(0.15

)

 

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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

 

Share-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 was $1,114 and $2,078, respectively, and $1,887 and $3,885 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively.

 

Stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was as follows:

 

 

Number of

Options

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term (years)

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2022

 

 

3,622,558

 

 

$

 

6.12

 

 

 

6.89

 

 

$

6,717

 

Granted

 

189,500

 

 

$

 

5.40

 

 

 

9.59

 

 

$

2

 

Exercised

 

(180,000)

 

 

$

 

1.30

 

 

 

0.59

 

 

$

772

 

Forfeited

 

 

(40,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2022

 

 

3,592,058

 

 

$

 

6.30

 

 

 

6.84

 

 

$

1,122

 

Exercisable at June 30, 2022

 

 

2,042,663

 

 

$

 

5.51

 

 

 

5.29

 

 

$

642

 

 

Performance-based shares activity for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was as follows:

 

 

 

Number of

Performance-based

Restricted Share Units

 

 

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2022

 

 

230,000

 

 

$

 

6.66

 

Exercised

 

 

(158,000

)

 

$

 

5.90

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2022

 

 

72,000

 

 

$

 

8.31

 

Exercisable at June 30, 2022

 

 

42,000

 

 

$

 

8.31

 

 

 

 

 

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VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

 

 

17SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On July 7, 2022, Leli received a license to cultivate cannabis legally in the Netherlands (the “License”) under the Dutch Closed Supply Chain Experiment program (the “Dutch Program”). On July 19, 2022, the Company acquired 80% of Leli under its previously announced purchase option agreement, plus an additional 5% ownership in Leli, bringing the Company’s total ownership to 85%, and enabling the Company to directly participate as a Netherlands-based cultivator and distributor of cannabis in the Dutch Program.

  

 

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report and the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. This discussion and analysis contain forward-looking statements about our plans and expectations of what may happen in the future. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and our actual results could differ materially from the results anticipated by our forward-looking statements, particularly in light of the ongoing and developing COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage you to review the risks and uncertainties described in “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in Part II, Item 1A in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ended March 31, 2022 and in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by our forward-looking statements contained in this report. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this management’s discussion and analysis, and we do not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

Village Farms International, Inc. (“VFF”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”, “Village Farms”, “we” “us” or “our”) is a corporation existing under the Canada Business Corporations Act. The Company’s principal operating subsidiaries are Village Farms Canada LP, Village Farms LP, VF Clean Energy, Inc. (“VFCE”), Pure Sunfarms Corp (“Pure Sunfarms”), Balanced Health Botanicals, LLC (“Balanced Health”) and Rose LifeScience Inc. “(Rose LifeScience” or “Rose”). Village Farms acquired 70% ownership of privately-held, Quebec-based Rose LifeScience on November 15, 2021 and acquired a 100% interest in privately held Colorado-based Balanced Health on August 16, 2021.

The Company’s overall strategy is to be recognized as an international leader in consumer products from plants, whereby we produce and market value-added products that are consistently preferred by consumers. To do so, we leverage decades of cultivation expertise, investment, and experience in fresh produce (primarily tomatoes) across other plant-based opportunities. In Canada, we converted two produce facilities to grow cannabis for the Canadian adult use market. Our focus for our Canadian Cannabis segment is to produce the highest quality cannabis, leveraging our low-cost production to provide products that address the largest consumer segments in the market. This market position, together with our cultivation expertise, has enabled us to evolve into one of the few consistently profitable Canadian licensed producers (“LPs”) under our Pure Sunfarms subsidiary.

Additionally, through organic growth, acquisitions and/or exports, we plan to participate in other international markets where cannabis attains legal status. In March 2022, Pure Sunfarms received European Union Good Manufacturing Practice (“EU GMP”) certification for its 1.1 million square foot Delta 3 cannabis facility located in Delta, British Columbia (“B.C.”) which permits Pure Sunfarms to export EU GMP-certified medical cannabis to importers and distributors in international markets that require EU GMP certification. We expect international expansion should enhance our profitability while expanding our brand and experience into emerging new legal cannabis markets.

Within the U.S., we acquired Balanced Health, an industry-leading cannabinoid business which extends our portfolio into cannabidiol (“CBD”) consumer products. We also operate a large, well-established produce business under the Village Farms Fresh (“VF Fresh”) brand which sells into food and mass retail stores. We own and operate produce cultivation assets in both B.C. and Texas and source produce from our growing partners, predominantly in Mexico. Our intention is to use our assets, expertise and experience (across cannabis, CBD and produce) to participate in the U.S. Cannabis market when legally permitted to do so.

Our Operating Segments

Canadian Cannabis Segment

Village Farms’ Canadian Cannabis segment includes Pure Sunfarms and Rose LifeScience.

Pure Sunfarms is one of the single largest cannabis growing operations in the world, one of the lowest-cost greenhouse producers and one of the best-selling flower brands in Canada. Pure Sunfarms leverages our 30 years of experience as a vertically integrated greenhouse grower for the rapidly developing cannabis opportunity in Canada with commercial distribution in ten Canadian provinces and territories that represent 98% of total Canadian legal recreational cannabis sales. Our long-term objective for Pure Sunfarms is to be the leading low-cost, high-quality cannabis producer in Canada.

Village Farms acquired 70% ownership of privately-held Rose LifeScience on November 15, 2021. Rose is a leading LP of cannabis in the Province of Quebec as well as a prominent third-party cannabis products commercialization expert in Quebec, acting as the exclusive, direct-to-retail sales, marketing and distribution entity for some of the best-known brands in Canada as well as Quebec-based micro and craft growers.

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U.S. Cannabis Segment

Village Farms’ U.S. Cannabis segment includes Balanced Health and VF Hemp.

On August 16, 2021, the Company acquired 100% interest in privately held Colorado-based Balanced Health. Balanced Health is one of the leading cannabinoid brands and e-commerce platforms in the United States. Balanced Health develops and sells high-quality CBD-based health and wellness products, distributing their diverse portfolio of consumer products through retail storefronts and its top-ranked e-commerce platform, CBDistilleryTM.

The Company entered the U.S. hemp business in the spring of 2019 after the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill. We established a joint venture with a 65% interest in VF Hemp for multi-state outdoor hemp cultivation and cannabidiol extraction. During the second quarter of 2022, VF Hemp wrote off the remaining hemp inventory and subsequently, the Company wrote off the remaining balance of its loan to VF Hemp. Currently, VF Hemp is not cultivating hemp as we await FDA clarity on the use of CBD.

Produce Segment – VF Fresh

Through our Village Farms Fresh brand, we are growers, marketers and distributors of premium-quality, greenhouse-grown tomatoes and cucumbers in North America. These premium products are grown in sophisticated, highly intensive agricultural greenhouse facilities located in B.C. and Texas. The Company also markets and distributes premium tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers produced under exclusive arrangements with other greenhouse producers located primarily in Mexico, B.C. and Ontario. The Company primarily markets and distributes under its Village Farms® brand name to retail supermarkets and dedicated fresh food distribution companies throughout the United States and Canada.

Clean Energy Segment

Through our subsidiary VF Clean Energy, Inc., we owned and operated a power plant from landfill gas that generated electricity and provided thermal heat, in colder months, to one of the Company’s adjacent British Columbia greenhouse facilities and sold electricity to the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority. As of April 30, 2022, VFCE has shut down its power plant in preparation for the transition to a Renewable Natural Gas (“RNG”) operation in conjunction with Mas Energy, LLC (“the Delta RNG Project), which we believe will enhance our financial return, as well as provide food-grade CO2 that can be used in both our cannabis and produce growing operations in Delta, B.C.

The Delta RNG Project consists of a partnership with Mas Energy to convert the current landfill gas to electricity business into a state-of-the-art landfill gas to high-demand renewable natural gas facility, which was entered into in November 2020 by VFCE. Mas Energy will design, build, finance, own and operate the Delta RNG Project. VFCE renewed and extended the existing contract with the City of Vancouver to capture the landfill gas at its Delta, B.C. site securing future resources for the Delta RNG Project. The 20-year extension, with an option for an additional five-year extension period, commences upon the start-up of the commercial operations of the Delta RNG Project.

The project is designed to generate renewable natural gas and CO2 from the methane gas created at the nearby landfill. Village Farms plans to utilize the CO2 from the renewable natural gas production process for use in our three Delta, B.C. vegetable and cannabis greenhouse facilities, thereby reducing natural gas requirements and decreasing the total carbon footprint of Village Farms. Mas Energy intends to sell the renewable natural gas and VFCE will receive a portion of the revenues in the form of a royalty. For additional detail, see “Recent Developments and Updates – Delta RNG Project” below.

Impact of Inflation and the Russia/Ukraine Conflict

Our business has been affected, and we expect will continue to be affected for the foreseeable future, by rising inflation and supply chain issues arising from COVID-19, and indirectly, the Russia/Ukraine conflict may impact the price of oil and natural gas which may negatively affect our operating results. Inflation has affected and continues to affect, amongst other items, supply chain and labor costs as well as purchasing decisions of consumers which may impact demand for our products. See Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors”, in the Quarterly Report ended March 31, 2022.

Our Response to the Ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus a global pandemic. This outbreak continues to cause major disruptions to businesses and markets worldwide as the virus continues to spread. Several countries as well as certain states and cities within the United States and Canada have enacted temporary closures of businesses, issued quarantine or shelter-in-place orders and taken other restrictive measures. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company implemented safety protocols and procedures to protect its employees, its subcontractors, and its customers. These protocols take into consideration guidance from state and local government agencies as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health authorities.

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As of August 9, 2022, all of the Company’s operations are operating normally, however, the extent to which COVID-19 and the related global economic crisis affect the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition, will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the pandemic and any recovery period, future actions taken by governmental authorities, central banks and other third parties (including new financial regulation and other regulatory reform) in response to the pandemic, and the effects on our produce, clients, vendors and employees. Village Farms continues to service its customers amid uncertainty and disruption linked to COVID-19 and is actively managing its business to respond to the impact.

Recent Developments and Updates

Leli Holland B.V. Update

On July 7, 2022, Netherlands-based Leli Holland B.V. (“Leli”) was awarded the tenth and final cultivation license for the Closed Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment (“Dutch Supply Chain Experiment”). On July 19, 2022, Village Farms acquired 85% of Leli under its previously announced purchase option agreement for $4,568 (EUR4,250), which was paid for as described below. As a result of the option exercise, Village Farms will directly participate as a cultivator and distributor in the Netherlands, the first major European country to launch an experimental program on the path towards adult-use legalization. Since the Company exercised the option, the Company will be the majority owner of Leli and as such, Village Farms is responsible for the development of the project and product commercialization throughout the fully vertically integrated business model.

On March 18, 2022, the Company loaned $2,715 (EUR2,575) to L.L. Lichtendahl Beheer B.V so that L.L. Lichtendahl Beheer B.V. could purchase 100% of Leli. On July 19, 2022, the loan converted to a payment from the Company to L.L. Lichtendahl Beheer B.V. In addition, on July 19, 2022, a payment in the amount of $1,795 (EUR1,625) was released from escrow and paid to L.L. Lichtendahl Beheer B.V. as part of the compensation for 85% ownership of Leli. On September 28, 2021, Village Farms paid $58 (EUR50) to enter into an option agreement whereby the Company received the irrevocable right to acquire an interest in Leli.

Leli is one of ten applicants selected to receive a license to legally cultivate and distribute cannabis to retailers when the Dutch government implements its Dutch Supply Chain Experiment. The Dutch Supply Chain Experiment is currently in its preparatory phase of the program which began in July 2020. The Dutch Supply Chain Experiment is specified by the Dutch government to be approximately 65,000 kilograms of dried flower annually from the ten approved producers during the first year. Leli and Village Farms plan to construct two indoor CEA production facilities, leveraging Leli’s track record managing complex regulatory and approval procedures in the Netherlands at both the federal and local levels and Village Farms’ three-plus decades as a vertically integrated CEA grower, as well as its extensive experience in cultivation, product development and commercialization in the Canadian legal recreational cannabis market. The actual experiment is anticipated to begin by mid-2023, however, the Dutch Supply Chain Experiment continues to experience delays as the program moves from the preparatory phase to the transitioning phase whereby participating coffeeshops will begin selling both regulated and tolerated cannabis.

Village Farms named to Corporate Knights’ inaugural Future 50: The Fastest Growing Sustainable Companies in Canada

On June 3, 2022, Corporate Knights Inc., an independent media and research B Corp committed to advancing a sustainable economy that supports both people and the planet, named Village Farms to their inaugural Future 50: The Fastest Growing Sustainable Companies in Canada. The Future 50 is a list of the fastest-growing Canadian companies whose business activities align with a transition to a global clean economy. Village Farms was selected from a pool of 6,115 companies as one of twenty-five publicly traded companies with the highest year-over-year percentage increase in “clean revenue”.

Canadian Cannabis Recent Developments and Updates

Canadian Cannabis recent developments and updates include the following:

 

Towards the end of Q2 2022, Pure Sunfarms began shipping its second-ever brand, Original Fraser Valley Weed Co., which quickly sold out in its initial provincial market, British Columbia. Differentiated from its Pure Sunfarms brand, Original Fraser Valley targets the price-conscious consumer with dependable and potent large format flower.

 

Rose LifeScience extended its market share reach in the province of Quebec during the three months ended June 30, 2022. Based on our internal calculations, supported by StatsCan data, we estimate that Rose’s brands have achieved a 10% market share in Quebec during the quarter.

 

Pure Sunfarms and NOYA Cannabis Inc. launched Cookies sun-grown flower in Ontario. Pure Sunfarms is the licensed producer of record for Cookies sun-grown flower in Canada.

 

Pure Sunfarms completed its sixth shipment to the Australian market utilizing the network of Altum International Pty Ltd (“Altum”), in which Village Farms owns a minority interest. The cumulative shipments to Altum in 2021 and for the six months ended June 30, 2022 contributed net sales of C$1,099.

U.S. Cannabis Recent Developments and Updates

U.S. Cannabis recent developments and updates include the following:

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Balanced Health successfully launched the first product in the new Synergy+ line. UNWIND Synergy+ is positioned to help customers unwind after work or a long day.

 

John Harloe J.D. PhD, General Counsel for Balanced Health, was chosen by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for the SB 22-205 task force. Colorado Governor, Jared Polis, has directed the task force to study intoxicating hemp products, make legislative and rule recommendations and analyze the effectiveness of each recommendation.

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2022, Balanced Health announced the results of a study that reported participants showed a significant reduction of mild or temporary anxiety when they began using CBDistillery Daytime Synergy CBG + CBD tincture.

Delta RNG Project Update

When announced in November 2020, we had originally anticipated attaining all regulatory approvals in the first half of 2021 with an expected operational start up as early as the first half of 2022. However, COVID-19 adversely impacted the bureaucratic approval processes in Canada surrounding permitting and zoning requirements necessary to break ground on the Delta RNG Project. As a result. we did not attain all of the regulatory approvals for the Delta RNG Project until the first half of 2022. Accordingly, Mas Energy has begun construction during the latter part of the second quarter of 2022 and we currently expect an operational start up in mid-2023.

OBCA Continuance

On May 24, 2022, at our Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, we received shareholder approval for our proposal to continue the Company into the Province of Ontario under the Ontario Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (“OBCA”), which we expect to complete by the end of 2022. For information regarding our proposed continuance into the OBCA, including a comparison of the difference between the OBCA and CBCA, see “Item No. 5—Continuance of the Company under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario)” in our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for our 2022 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders.

Presentation of Financial Results

Our consolidated results of operations (prior to net income) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 presented below reflect the operations of our consolidated wholly-owned subsidiaries, which does not include our VFH joint venture. The income (loss) from the equity method investments is reflected in our net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 presented below. Balanced Health was acquired on August 16, 2021 and their results are presented in the operations of our consolidated wholly-owned subsidiaries for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. The Company acquired 70% of Rose LifeScience on November 15, 2021 and their results are presented in the operations of our consolidated wholly-owned subsidiaries and the minority interest is presented in Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Non-controlling Interests, Net of Tax for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, and unless otherwise noted)

Consolidated Financial Performance

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2022 (1)

 

 

2021 (1)

 

 

2022 (1)

 

 

2021 (1)

 

Sales

 

$

82,903

 

 

$

70,374

 

 

$

153,059

 

 

$

122,770

 

Cost of sales

 

 

(76,580

)

 

 

(65,109

)

 

 

(136,832

)

 

 

(115,198

)

Gross margin

 

 

6,323

 

 

 

5,265

 

 

 

16,227

 

 

 

7,572

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

(17,402

)

 

 

(9,025

)

 

 

(34,373

)

 

 

(17,117

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

(1,114

)

 

 

(1,887

)

 

 

(2,078

)

 

 

(3,885

)

Interest expense

 

 

(665

)

 

 

(598

)

 

 

(1,348

)

 

 

(1,339

)

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

110

 

 

 

49

 

Foreign exchange (loss) gain

 

 

(527

)

 

 

193

 

 

 

(208

)

 

 

(311

)

Other expense, net

 

 

(30

)

 

 

(166

)

 

 

(38

)

 

 

(235

)

Impairments (2)

 

 

(29,799

)

 

 

 

 

 

(29,799

)

 

 

 

Write-off of joint venture loan

 

 

(592

)

 

 

 

 

 

(592

)

 

 

 

Loss on disposal of assets

 

 

 

 

 

(40

)

 

 

 

 

 

(40

)

Recovery of income taxes

 

 

9,714

 

 

 

1,781

 

 

 

11,380

 

 

 

3,620

 

Loss from consolidated entities

 

 

(34,092

)

 

 

(4,431

)

 

 

(40,719

)

 

 

(11,686

)

Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax

 

 

152

 

 

 

 

 

 

314

 

 

 

 

Loss from equity method investments

 

 

(2,615

)

 

 

(86

)

 

 

(2,667

)

 

 

(213

)

Net loss attributable to Village Farms International Inc.

 

$

(36,555

)

 

$

(4,517

)

 

$

(43,072

)

 

$

(11,899

)

Adjusted EBITDA (3)

 

$

(10,308

)

 

$

1,547

 

 

$

(16,419

)

 

$

1,951

 

Basic loss per share

 

$

(0.41

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.49

)

 

$

(0.15

)

Diluted loss per share

 

$

(0.41

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.49

)

 

$

(0.15

)

 

(1)

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, Balanced Health’s financial results are fully consolidated in the financial results of the Company and Village Farms’ share of Rose LifeScience’s financial results are fully consolidated in the financial results of the Company with the minority non-controlling interest presented in net loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax.

(2)

Consists of impairments to goodwill of ($25,159) and intangible assets of ($4,630) that were triggered by macroeconomic challenges, decreases in market capitalization of CBD companies and the continued federal regulation lack of clarity with respect to CBD. See Part 1, Item 1 Note 6 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” for additional details.

(3)

Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized earnings measure and does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplemental measure in evaluating the performance of the Company because it excludes non-recuring and other items that do not reflect our business performance. Adjusted EBITDA includes the Company’s 70% interest in Rose LifeScience since acquisition and 65% interest in VFH.

We caution that our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 may not be indicative of our future performance, particularly in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We are currently unable to assess the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and our results of operations for future periods.

Discussion of Financial Results

A discussion of our consolidated results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 is included below. The consolidated results include all four of our operating segments, VF Fresh (Produce), Canadian Cannabis, U.S. Cannabis and Clean Energy, along with all public company expenses. Village Farms acquired 100% of Balanced Health on August 16, 2021 and their operating results are consolidated in our Consolidated Statements of Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. The Company acquired 70% of Rose LifeScience on November 15, 2021 and their operating results are consolidated in our Consolidated Statements of Loss and the minority interest is presented in Net Loss Attributable to Non-controlling Interests, Net of Tax for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. For a discussion of our segmented results, please see “Segmented Results of Operations” below.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

Sales

Sales for the three months ended June 30, 2022 were $82,903 as compared to $70,374 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in sales of $12,529 or 18% was attributable to the inclusion of Balanced Health and Rose LifeScience in our 2022

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results as well as revenue growth in our key operating segments: VF Fresh, Canadian Cannabis and U.S. Cannabis. VF Fresh’s sales increased $1,780, Canadian Cannabis increased $5,032 and U.S. Cannabis increased $5,793 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2022 were $76,580 as compared to $65,109 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in cost of sales of ($11,471) or (18%) was attributable to the inclusion of Balanced Health and Rose LifeScience in our 2022 results as well as revenue growth in our key operating segments along with inflationary effects on supply chain costs, labor and freight expenses. For the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021, the cost of sales for VF Fresh increased ($7,025), Canadian Cannabis increased ($3,344) and U.S. Cannabis increased ($1,956). For the Clean Energy segment, cost of sales decreased $854 as Clean Energy shut down its power plant on April 30, 2022 in preparation for the transition to renewable natural gas operations.

Gross Margin

Gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2022 increased $1,058 to $6,323, or an 8% gross margin, in comparison to $5,265, or a 7% gross margin, for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The positive variance between periods is primarily attributable to a higher gross margin from U.S. Cannabis of $3,837, Canadian Cannabis of $1,688 and Clean Energy of $778, partially offset by lower gross margin from our produce operations of ($5,245).

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2022 increased $8,377 to $17,402 or 21% of sales compared to $9,025 or 13% for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to the acquisition of Balanced Health and Rose LifeScience and the inclusion of their respective expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2022. In addition, Corporate expenses increased $271 due to costs associated with our Leli development team and an increase in audit, regulatory and compliance fees in the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-based compensation expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2022 were $1,114 as compared to $1,887 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in share-based compensation was primarily due to the vesting of performance shares earned by key corporate and operations employees in Q2 2021 as compared to Q2 2022.

Write-off of Joint Venture Loan

The write-off of joint venture loan for the three months ended June 30, 2022 of ($592) was due to the write down of VF Hemp inventory during the quarter (as described below) which subsequently led to the Company writing off its remaining loan balance to VF Hemp.

Impairments

The impairments on our goodwill and intangible assets for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was ($29,799). The Company considered qualitative factors in assessing impairment indicators and concluded at June 30, 2022, an impairment trigger existed. The impact to goodwill of ($25,159) and intangible assets of ($4,630) were triggered by macroeconomic challenges, decreases in market capitalization of CBD companies and the continued federal regulation lack of clarity with respect to CBD. We evaluated forecasts of our U.S. Cannabis business segment and a reduction in market transaction multiples for CBD companies in our valuation and impairment conclusions.   See Part 1, Item 1 Note 6 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” for additional details.

Loss from Equity Method Investments

The loss from equity method investments for the three months ended June 30, 2022 of ($2,615) was due to losses from VF Hemp and consisted primarily of the write down of VF Hemp inventory during the quarter. VF Hemp is not currently cultivating hemp as we await FDA clarity on the use of CBD.

Net Loss Attributable to Village Farms International Inc.

Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was ($36,555) as compared to ($4,517) for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in net loss was primarily due to lower operating profit from VF Fresh and Canadian Cannabis, impairments on goodwill and intangible assets along with the losses attributable to VF Hemp for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to June 30, 2021.

 

 

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Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was ($10,308) compared to $1,547 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to lower operating results of VF Fresh and Canadian Cannabis. See the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted EBITDA”.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

Sales

Sales for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were $153,059 as compared to $122,770 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in sales of $30,289 or 25% was attributable to the inclusion of Balanced Health and Rose LifeScience in our 2022 results as well as revenue growth in our key operating segments: VF Fresh, Canadian Cannabis and U.S. Cannabis. VF Fresh’s sales increased $8,262, Canadian Cannabis increased $9,341 and U.S. Cannabis increased $12,836 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were $136,832 as compared to $115,198 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in cost of sales of ($21,634) or (19%) was due to the inclusion of Balanced Health and Rose LifeScience in our 2022 results as well as revenue growth in our key operating segments along with inflationary effects on supply chain costs, labor and freight expenses. The cost of sales increase was attributable to increases in our produce costs of ($17,066), higher produce supply partner costs of ($1,329), U.S. Cannabis cost of sales of ($4,287) and higher Canadian Cannabis costs of ($355), partially offset by lower Clean Energy costs of $1,403. The 2022 cost of sales for Pure Sunfarms includes a $3,815 positive adjustment and the 2021 cost of sales for Pure Sunfarms includes a ($3,058) charge from the revaluation of its inventory to fair value at acquisition date and our 2021 produce costs include incremental utility charges of ($1,400) associated with the Texas freeze of February 2021. The decrease in Clean Energy costs were driven by higher depreciation charges in 2021 as the depreciable life of VFCE assets have been accelerated due to the upcoming transition of operations to the Delta RNG Project expected to become operational in mid-2023.

Gross Margin

Gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased $8,655 to $16,227, or an 11% gross margin, in comparison to $7,572, or a 6% gross margin, for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Excluding the $3,815 positive adjustment from the revaluation of Pure Sunfarms’ inventory to fair value at acquisition date, gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $12,412, or 8% gross margin. Excluding the ($3,058) charge from the revaluation of Pure Sunfarms’ inventory to fair value at acquisition date and ($1,400) from the incremental Texas freeze utility expenses, gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $12,030, or a 10% gross margin. The year-over-year increase in gross margin of $8,655 was primarily due to increases in gross margin for Canadian Cannabis of $8,986, U.S. Cannabis of $8,549 and Clean Energy of $1,253, partially offset by lower VF Fresh gross margin of ($10,133).

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased $17,256 to $34,373 or 22% of sales compared to $17,117 or 14% of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to the acquisition and inclusion of U.S. Cannabis expenses in 2022 of $8,558 and higher Canadian Cannabis expenses of $6,994 due to the acquisition of Rose along with higher planned incremental investment in headcount, marketing, regulatory fees and IT services to support the growth of the Canadian Cannabis business. In addition, the year-over-year selling, general and administrative expenses of VF Fresh increased $451 primarily due to legal and audit fees and Corporate expenses increased $1,298 due to 2022 costs associated with the start-up of Leli and our development team and an increase in compensation, audit, regulatory and compliance fees.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-based compensation expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were $2,078 as compared to $3,885 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in share-based compensation was primarily due to the vesting of performance shares earned by key operations employees in Q1 2021 and no performance shares earned in 2022.

Write-off of Joint Venture Loan

The write-off of joint venture loan for the six months ended June 30, 2022 of ($592) was due to the write down of VF Hemp inventory during the quarter which subsequently led to the Company writing off its remaining loan balance to VF Hemp.

Impairments

The impairments on our goodwill and intangible assets for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was ($29,799). The Company considered qualitative factors in assessing impairment indicators and concluded at June 30, 2022, an impairment trigger existed. The impact to goodwill of ($25,159) and intangible assets of ($4,630) were triggered by macroeconomic challenges, decreases in market

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capitalization of CBD companies and the continued federal regulation lack of clarity with respect to CBD. We evaluated forecasts of our U.S. Cannabis business segment and a reduction in market transaction multiples for CBD companies in our valuation and impairment conclusions.   See Part 1, Item 1 Note 6 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” for additional details.

Loss from Equity Method Investments

The loss from equity method investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022 of ($2,667) was due primarily to losses from VF Hemp and consisted primarily of the write down of VF Hemp inventory during the second quarter. VF Hemp is not currently cultivating hemp as we await FDA clarity on the use of CBD.

Net Loss Attributable to Village Farms International Inc.

Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was ($43,072) as compared to ($11,899) for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to June 30, 2021 was primarily due to impairments on goodwill and intangible assets, lower operating profit of the produce operations and the loss from VF Hemp, partially offset by higher operating profit of the Canadian Cannabis business.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was ($16,419) compared to $1,951 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to lower operating results from our produce business, the loss incurred by VF Hemp and a lower contribution of Adjusted EBITDA from Canadian Cannabis due to the effect of the purchase price inventory adjustments on the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA. See the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted EBITDA”.

SEGMENTED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, and unless otherwise noted)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

 

VF Fresh

(Produce)

 

 

Cannabis Canada (1)

 

 

Cannabis U.S. (1)

 

 

Clean

Energy

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Sales

$

47,176

 

 

$

29,793

 

 

$

5,793

 

 

$

141

 

 

$

 

 

$

82,903

 

Cost of sales

 

(56,143

)

 

 

(18,285

)

 

 

(1,956

)

 

 

(196

)

 

 

 

 

 

(76,580

)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(2,808

)

 

 

(8,397

)

 

 

(4,262

)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(1,928

)

 

 

(17,402

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

(219

)

 

 

(107

)

 

 

 

 

 

(788

)

 

 

(1,114

)

Other expense, net

 

(402

)

 

 

(231

)

 

 

(12

)

 

 

 

 

 

(577

)

 

 

(1,222

)

Write-off of joint venture loan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(592

)

 

 

(592

)

Impairments (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29,799

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29,799

)

Recovery of (provision for) income taxes

 

2,827

 

 

 

(991

)

 

 

7,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

853

 

 

 

9,714

 

(Loss) income from consolidated entities

 

(9,350

)

 

 

1,670

 

 

 

(23,318

)

 

 

(62

)

 

 

(3,032

)

 

 

(34,092

)

Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax

 

 

 

 

152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

152

 

Loss from equity method investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,615

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,615

)

Net (loss) income

 

(9,350

)

 

 

1,822

 

 

 

(25,933

)

 

 

(62

)

 

 

(3,032

)

 

 

(36,555

)

Adjusted EBITDA (3)

$

(10,282

)

 

$

2,743

 

 

$

(633

)

 

$

(63

)

 

$

(2,073

)

 

$

(10,308

)

Basic (loss) income per share

$

(0.11

)

 

$

0.02

 

 

$

(0.29

)

 

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.41

)

Diluted (loss) income per share

$

(0.11

)

 

$

0.02

 

 

$

(0.29

)

 

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.41

)

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For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

VF Fresh

(Produce)

 

 

Cannabis Canada (1)

 

 

Cannabis U.S. (1)

 

 

Clean

Energy

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Sales

$

45,539

 

 

$

24,761

 

 

$

 

 

$

74

 

 

$

 

 

$

70,374

 

Cost of sales

 

(49,353

)

 

 

(14,941

)

 

 

 

 

 

(815

)

 

 

 

 

 

(65,109

)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(2,946

)

 

 

(4,370

)

 

 

 

 

 

(52

)

 

 

(1,657

)

 

 

(9,025

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

(191

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,696

)

 

 

(1,887

)

Other (expense) income, net

 

(133

)

 

 

(764

)

 

 

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

340

 

 

 

(565

)

Recovery of (provision for) income taxes

 

2,233

 

 

 

(1,274

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

822

 

 

 

1,781

 

(Loss) income from consolidated entities

 

(4,660

)

 

 

3,221

 

 

 

 

 

 

(801

)

 

 

(2,191

)

 

 

(4,431

)

Less: net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from equity method investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(86

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(86

)

Net (loss) income

 

(4,660

)

 

 

3,221

 

 

 

(86

)

 

 

(801

)

 

 

(2,191

)

 

 

(4,517

)

Adjusted EBITDA (3)

$

(3,980

)

 

$

7,369

 

 

$

(48

)

 

$

(135

)

 

$

(1,659

)

 

$

1,547

 

Basic (loss) income per share

$

(0.06

)

 

$

0.04

 

 

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.06

)

Diluted (loss) income per share

$

(0.06

)

 

$

0.04

 

 

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

 

VF Fresh

(Produce)

 

 

Cannabis Canada (1)

 

 

Cannabis U.S. (1)

 

 

Clean

Energy

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Sales

$

88,525

 

 

$

51,562

 

 

$

12,836

 

 

$

136

 

 

$

 

 

$

153,059

 

Cost of sales

 

(101,782

)

 

 

(30,544

)

 

 

(4,287

)

 

 

(219

)

 

 

 

 

 

(136,832

)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(5,948

)

 

 

(15,330

)

 

 

(8,558

)

 

 

(39

)

 

 

(4,498

)

 

 

(34,373

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

(586

)

 

 

(202

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,290

)

 

 

(2,078

)

Other expense, net

 

(432

)

 

 

(977

)

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(57

)

 

 

(1,484

)

Write-off of joint venture loan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(592

)

 

 

(592

)

Impairments (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29,799

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29,799

)

Recovery of (provision for) income taxes

 

4,542

 

 

 

(1,630

)

 

 

7,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,443

 

 

 

11,380

 

(Loss) income from consolidated entities

 

(15,095

)

 

 

2,495

 

 

 

(22,997

)

 

 

(128

)

 

 

(4,994

)

 

 

(40,719

)

Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax

 

 

 

 

314

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

314

 

Loss from equity method investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,667

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,667

)

Net (loss) income

 

(15,095

)

 

 

2,809

 

 

 

(25,664

)

 

 

(128

)

 

 

(4,994

)

 

 

(43,072

)

Adjusted EBITDA (3)

$

(16,483

)

 

$

4,847

 

 

$

(53

)

 

$

(122

)

 

$

(4,608

)

 

$

(16,419

)

Basic (loss) income per share

$

(0.17

)

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

(0.29

)

 

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.49

)

Diluted (loss) income per share

$

(0.17

)

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

(0.29

)

 

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.49

)

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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

VF Fresh

(Produce)

 

 

Cannabis Canada (1)

 

 

Cannabis U.S. (1)

 

 

Clean

Energy

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Sales

$

80,406

 

 

$

42,221

 

 

$

 

 

$

143

 

 

$

 

 

$

122,770

 

Cost of sales

 

(83,503

)

 

 

(30,189

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,506

)

 

 

 

 

 

(115,198

)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(5,497

)

 

 

(8,336

)

 

 

 

 

 

(84

)

 

 

(3,200

)

 

 

(17,117

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

(1,285

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,600

)

 

 

(3,885

)

Other expense, net

 

(389

)

 

 

(1,394

)

 

 

 

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(73

)

 

 

(1,876

)

Recovery of (provision for) income taxes

 

2,738

 

 

 

(630

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,512

 

 

 

3,620

 

(Loss) income from consolidated entities

 

(6,245

)

 

 

387

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,467

)

 

 

(4,361

)

 

 

(11,686

)

Less: net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from equity method investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(213

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(213

)

Net (loss) income

 

(6,245

)

 

 

387

 

 

 

(213

)

 

 

(1,467

)

 

 

(4,361

)

 

 

(11,899

)

Adjusted EBITDA (3)

$

(4,472

)

 

$

9,903

 

 

$

(127

)

 

$

(151

)

 

$

(3,202

)

 

$

1,951

 

Basic (loss) income per share

$

(0.08

)

 

$

0.01

 

 

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.15

)

Diluted (loss) income per share

$

(0.08

)

 

$

0.01

 

 

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.15

)

 

 

(1)

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, Balanced Health’s financial results are fully consolidated in the financial results of the Company and Village Farms’ share of Rose LifeScience’s financial results are fully consolidated in the financial results of the Company with the minority non-controlling interest presented in net loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax.

 

(2)

Consists of impairments to goodwill of ($25,159) and intangible assets of ($4,630) that were triggered by macroeconomic challenges, decreases in market capitalization of CBD companies and the continued federal regulation lack of clarity with respect to CBD. See Part 1, Item 1 Note 6 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” for additional details.

 

(3)

Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized earnings measure and does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplemental measure in evaluating the performance of the Company because it excludes non-recuring and other items that do not reflect our business performance. Adjusted EBITDA includes the Company’s 70% interest in Rose LifeScience since acquisition and 65% interest in VFH.

CANNABIS SEGMENT RESULTS - CANADA

The Canadian Cannabis segment currently consists of Pure Sunfarms and Rose LifeScience. The comparative analysis for Canadian Cannabis is based on the consolidated results of Pure Sunfarms and Rose LifeScience for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and the results of Pure Sunfarms for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. The Company acquired 70% of Rose LifeScience on November 15, 2021 and as such the operating results of Rose LifeScience from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 are consolidated in our results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 with the minority interest presented in Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Non-controlling Interests, Net of Tax.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

Sales

Canadian Cannabis net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2022 were $29,793 as compared to $24,761 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The period-over-period net sales increase of $5,032 or 20% includes net sales from Rose in Q2 2022. The increase between comparable quarters was driven by a 35% increase in non-branded sales and a 17% increase in branded sales. Rose also contributed $823 in commission revenue that is included in net sales. The 35% increase in non-branded sales was primarily due to the continued development and strengthening of relationships with other key LPs that are purchasing high potency, high-quality flower and trim made available as Canadian Cannabis expanded its cultivation footprint in 2022. The 17% increase in branded sales was attained through the addition of Rose branded sales in Q2 2022, partially offset by a decline in sales of cannabis derivative products and slower moving flower formats in certain provincial markets. In addition, the Canadian Cannabis industry has experienced price compression in 2022 as compared to 2021 which has affected branded products, flower and trim. For the three months ended June 30, 2022, 67% of revenue was generated from branded flower, inclusive of pre-rolls, 4% of revenue from cannabis derivative products and 29% from non-branded sales as compared to 65% of revenue from branded flower, inclusive of pre-rolls, 8% from cannabis derivative products and 27% from non-branded sales for the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Cost of Sales

Canadian Cannabis cost of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2022 were $18,285 as compared to $14,941 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The period-over-period net cost of sales increase of ($3,344) or (22%) includes Q2 2022 cost of sales from Rose. In addition, the Q2 2022 cost of sales for Pure Sunfarms includes a positive adjustment of $1,766 and the Q2 2021 cost of sales for Pure Sunfarms includes a ($133) charge from the revaluation of its inventory to fair value at acquisition date of November 2,

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2020. The cost of sales increase was primarily due to increases in Canadian Cannabis kilograms produced and sold of both branded and non-branded products in Q2 2022 as compared to Q2 2021.

Gross Margin

Canadian Cannabis gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2022 increased $1,688 to $11,508, or a 39% gross margin, in comparison to $9,820, or a 40% gross margin, for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2022 decreased ($211) to $9,742, or a 33% gross margin (excluding the purchase price inventory positive adjustment of $1,766) in comparison to $9,953, or a 40% gross margin (excluding the purchase price inventory adjustment charge of $133), for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in gross margin between comparable periods was primarily due to the production of high-quality, high-potency flower from a larger cultivation footprint which decreased the cost per gram, partially offset by price compression experienced across various provincial markets in Q2 2022 as compared to Q1 2022.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Canadian Cannabis selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2022 increased $4,027 to $8,397 or 28% of sales compared to $4,370 or 18% of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in Q2 2022 was due to the inclusion of Rose expenses and planned incremental investment in sales support and marketing campaigns for the higher volume of sales along with additional headcount, IT services, regulatory and compliance fees to support the growth of the Canadian Cannabis segment.

Net Income  

Canadian Cannabis net income for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $1,822 compared to $3,221 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in net income between periods was primarily due to higher selling, general and administrative expenses, partially offset by a higher gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 was $2,743 and $7,369, respectively. The lower Adjusted EBITDA between periods was primarily due to higher selling, general and administrative expenses in Q2 2022 along with the effect of the purchase price inventory adjustments on the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA. See the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted EBITDA”.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

Sales

Canadian Cannabis net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were $51,562 as compared to $42,221 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The period-over-period net sales increase of $9,341 or 22% includes net sales from Rose for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The increase between comparable periods was driven by a 76% increase in non-branded sales partially offset by an (8%) decrease in branded sales. Rose also contributed $1,609 in commission revenue that is included in net sales. The 76% increase in non-branded sales was primarily due to the continued development and strengthening of relationships with other key LPs that are purchasing high potency, high-quality flower and trim made available as Canadian Cannabis expanded its cultivation footprint in 2022. The (8%) decrease in branded sales was largely due to a decrease in sales from the western Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021.  In addition, the Canadian Cannabis industry has experienced price compression in 2022 as compared to 2021 which has affected branded products, flower and trim due to factors such as price competition by retailers and producers, price-sensitive consumer habits and some LPs reducing prices to attain cash or capture market share. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, 67% of revenue was generated from branded flower, inclusive of pre-rolls, 6% of revenue from cannabis derivative products and 27% from non-branded sales as compared to 68% of revenue from branded flower, inclusive of pre-rolls, 10% from cannabis derivative products and 22% from non-branded sales for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Cost of Sales

Canadian Cannabis cost of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were $30,544 as compared to $30,189 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The period-over-period cost of sales increase of ($355) or (1%) includes the 2022 cost of sales from Rose. In addition, the 2022 cost of sales for Pure Sunfarms includes a positive adjustment of $3,815 and the Q2 2021 cost of sales for Pure Sunfarms includes a ($3,058) charge from the revaluation of its inventory to fair value at acquisition date of November 2, 2020. The cost of sales increase was primarily due to increases in Canadian Cannabis kilograms produced and sold of both branded and non-branded products from a larger cultivation footprint in 2022 as compared to 2021.

Gross Margin

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Canadian Cannabis gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased $8,986 to $21,018, or a 41% gross margin, in comparison to $12,032, or a 28% gross margin, for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased $2,113 to $17,203, or a 33% gross margin (excluding the purchase price inventory positive adjustment of $3,815) in comparison to $15,090, or a 36% gross margin (excluding the purchase price inventory adjustment charge of $3,058), for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to the production of high-quality, high-potency flower from a larger cultivation footprint which decreases the cost per gram, partially offset by price compression experienced across various provincial markets in the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Canadian Cannabis selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased $6,994 to $15,330 or 30% of sales compared to $8,336 or 20% of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in 2022 was due to the inclusion of Rose expenses and planned incremental investment in sales support and marketing campaigns for the higher volume of sales along with additional headcount, IT services, regulatory and compliance fees to support the growth of the Canadian Cannabis segment.

Share-Based Compensation

Canadian Cannabis share-based compensation expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were $586 as compared to $1,285 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The year-over-year decrease in share-based compensation was primarily due to the vesting of performance share grants for Pure Sunfarms’ management for the six months ended June 30, 2021 versus no performance shares in 2022.

Net Income  

Canadian Cannabis net income for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $2,809 compared to $387 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in net income between periods was primarily due to a higher gross margin which was impacted by the positive purchase price inventory adjustment and lower share-based compensation expense, partially offset by higher selling, general and administrative expenses.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 was $4,847 and $9,903, respectively. The lower Adjusted EBITDA between periods was primarily due to higher selling, general and administrative as a percentage of sales expenses in the first half of 2022 along with the effect of the purchase price inventory adjustments on the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA. See the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted EBITDA”.

PRODUCE SEGMENT RESULTS – VF FRESH

The produce segment, VF Fresh, currently consists of Village Farms LP and Village Farms Canada LP. VF Fresh’s comparative analysis is based on the consolidated results of Village Farms LP and Village Farms Canada LP for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

Sales

VF Fresh sales for three months ended June 30, 2022 were $47,176 as compared to $45,539 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in sales of $1,637 or 4% was due to increases in our own produce revenues of $4,770 partially offset by lower grower partner revenues of ($3,133). The increase in our own produce revenues was primarily due to an increase in tomato volume of 10% primarily from our Texas greenhouses while the selling price of our own tomatoes increased due to a change in sales mix to a greater percentage of higher priced specialty tomatoes. The decrease in grower partner revenues was primarily due to (23%) decrease in tomato production purchased.

Cost of Sales

VF Fresh cost of sales for three months ended June 30, 2022 were $56,143 as compared to $49,353 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Cost of sales increased ($6,790) or (14%) due to increases in our own produce cost of sales of ($9,636) partially offset by a decrease in our grower partner cost of sales of $2,846. The increase in our own produce cost of sales was driven by the 10% increase in tomato volume at our Texas greenhouses as well as an increase in the sales mix for specialty tomatoes which require higher costs for cultivation and packaging along with an incremental catch up to our cost of sales of ($1,038) due to a revised Texas crop cycle that began in summer/fall 2021 and ends in early Q3 2022.  The increase in volume and an incremental increase in freight costs of approximately ($1,686) drove higher transportation and handling costs of produce in Q2 2022 as compared to Q2 2021. The decrease in grower partner cost of sales was driven by a decrease in purchased production from our grower partners, partially offset by

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an incremental increase in freight costs of approximately ($502). Our facility management has implemented changes to increase crop yield and reduce cost per pound, however efforts could not mitigate the increases in supply chain costs and incremental freight.

Gross Margin

The gross margin for VF Fresh was ($8,967) for three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to ($3,814) for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Gross margin in the second quarter of 2022 has been greatly affected by the higher cost of sales, which was attributable to additional freight per pound, higher cultivation costs in our Texas facilities, a revised Texas crop cycle and lower grower partner gross margin of ($287). The higher freight per pound increase of 42% was mostly due to increases in fuel prices and trucker shortages which we were not able to pass on to our customers.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

VF Fresh selling, general and administrative expenses for three months ended June 30, 2022 were $2,808 or 6% of sales as compared to $2,946 or 6% of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The quarter-over-quarter decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to lower legal fees incurred in Q2 2022 as compared to Q2 2021.

Net Loss

VF Fresh’s net loss for three months ended June 30, 2022 was ($9,350) as compared to ($4,660) for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in net loss for the second quarter of 2022 as compared to the second quarter of 2021 was primarily due to the lower gross margin incurred in 2022 driven by higher cost of sales due to an increase in our Texas tomato production volume, revised Texas crop cycle, freight and supply chain expenses.

Adjusted EBITDA

The Adjusted EBITDA for VF Fresh was ($10,282) for three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to ($3,980) for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The lower Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to a decrease in operating margin of ($5,107) for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. See the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted EBITDA”.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

Sales

VF Fresh sales for six months ended June 30, 2022 were $88,525 as compared to $80,406 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in sales of $8,119 or 10% was due to increases in our own produce revenues of $8,288 partially offset by a decrease from our grower partner revenues of ($169). The increase in our own produce revenues was primarily due to an increase in tomato volume of 10% primarily from our Texas greenhouses while the selling price of our own tomatoes increased 8% due to a change in sales mix to a greater percentage of higher priced specialty tomatoes. The decrease in grower partner revenues was primarily due to lower volumes of pounds sold of tomatoes, partially offset by higher volumes of pounds sold of peppers, cucumbers and mini-cucumbers.

Cost of Sales

VF Fresh cost of sales for six months ended June 30, 2022 were $101,782 as compared to $83,503 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Cost of sales increased ($18,279) or (22%) due to increases in our own produce cost of sales of ($16,950) and our grower partner cost of sales of ($1,329). The increase in our own produce cost of sales was driven by the increase in tomato volume at our Texas greenhouses as well as an increase in the sales mix for specialty tomatoes which require higher costs for cultivation and packaging. The increase in volume and an incremental increase in freight costs of approximately ($3,010) drove higher transportation and handling costs of produce in 2022 as compared to 2021. In addition, in the six months ended June 30, 2022, we incurred an incremental catch up to our cost of sales of ($2,818) on our Texas crop cycle that began in summer/fall 2021 and ends in early Q3 2022 due to an expected lower total crop volume and higher cost of production for the growing cycle due to ongoing disease pressure and supply chain cost increases, effectively increasing our production price per pound for our Texas tomato crop. The increase in grower partner cost of sales was driven by an incremental increase in freight costs of approximately ($1,930), partially offset by lower volumes of produce pounds sold in 2022 as compared to 2021. Our facility management has implemented changes to increase crop yield and reduce cost per pound, however our efforts could not mitigate the increases in supply chain costs and incremental freight experienced in 2022.

Gross Margin

The gross margin for VF Fresh was ($13,257) for six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to ($3,097) for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Gross margin in the six months ended June 30, 2022 has been greatly affected by the higher cost of sales, which was attributable to additional freight per pound, a revised production forecast and higher cultivation costs in our Texas facilities and

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lower grower partner gross margin of ($1,498). The higher freight per pound increase of 36% was mostly due to increases in fuel prices and trucker shortages which we were not able to pass on to our customers.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

VF Fresh selling, general and administrative expenses for six months ended June 30, 2022 were $5,948 or 7% of sales as compared to $5,497 or 7% of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The quarter-over-quarter increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to legal fees and higher audit and compliance fees.

Net Loss

VF Fresh’s net loss for six months ended June 30, 2022 was ($15,095) as compared to ($6,245) for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021 was primarily due to the higher cost of sales that resulted in lower gross margin in 2022.

Adjusted EBITDA

The Adjusted EBITDA for VF Fresh was ($16,483) for six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to ($4,472) for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The lower Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to a decrease in operating margin of ($10,584) for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. See the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted EBITDA”.

CANNABIS SEGMENT RESULTS – UNITED STATES

The U.S. Cannabis segment currently consists of Balanced Health and VF Hemp. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, U.S. Cannabis financial results are based on the consolidated results of Balanced Health from the closing date of the acquisition of August 16, 2021. VF Hemp is a joint venture, and its results are included in “Loss from Equity Method Investments” for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

Sales

U.S. Cannabis sales for the three months ended June 30, 2022 were $5,793. Over 99% of sales were generated in the United States and gross sales were composed of 82% from e-commerce sales, 13% from retail sales, 6% from shipping income and 1% from bulk sales. In addition, sales included a (2%) loyalty program impact as loyalty program customers generate loyalty points that may be used when purchasing Balanced Health products. Balanced Health successfully launched its Synergy+ product line in May 2022, which we believe will drive higher sales for its loyal customer base and attract new customers to its cannabinoid products.  

Cost of Sales

U.S. Cannabis cost of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2022 were $1,956. Cost of sales can be primarily attributed directly to e-commerce, retail and bulk cost of sales with all other costs of sales categorized within other manufacturing costs including expenses such as warehouse expenses, freight and shipping supplies.

Gross Margin

U.S. Cannabis gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $3,837 or 66%.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

U.S. Cannabis selling general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $4,262 or 74% of sales. As the U.S. Cannabis business derives a substantial number of sales through its online technology platforms, the primary expense categories within selling, general and administrative include sales and marketing, merchant fees, e-commerce support, IT services, research and development and customer service. Balanced Health focused efforts in Q2 2022 to reduce selling, general and administrative expenses through headcount reduction and more efficient marketing and brand spend in order to reduce overhead as a percentage of sales.

Impairments

The impairments on our goodwill and intangible assets for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was ($29,799). The Company considered qualitative factors in assessing impairment indicators and concluded at June 30, 2022, an impairment trigger existed. The impact to goodwill of ($25,159) and intangible assets of ($4,630) were triggered by macroeconomic challenges, decreases in market capitalization of CBD companies and the continued federal regulation lack of clarity with respect to CBD. We evaluated forecasts of our U.S. Cannabis business segment and a reduction in market transaction multiples for CBD companies in our valuation and impairment conclusions.   See Part 1, Item 1 Note 6 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” for additional details.

Loss from Equity Method Investments

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The loss from equity method investments for the three months ended June 30, 2022 of ($2,615) was primarily due to the write down of VF Hemp inventory during the quarter. VF Hemp is not currently cultivating hemp as we await FDA clarity on the use of CBD.

Net Loss

U.S. Cannabis net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was ($25,933) driven by impairments on goodwill and intangible assets and the loss from VF Hemp write down of inventory for the period, as described above.

Adjusted EBITDA

U.S. Cannabis adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was ($633) due to the Balanced Health operating loss and VF Hemp loss for the period. See the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted EBITDA”.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

Sales

U.S. Cannabis sales for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were $12,836. Over 99% of sales were generated in the United States and gross sales were composed of 77% from e-commerce sales, 15% from retail sales, 5% from shipping income and 1% from bulk sales. In addition, sales included a 2% loyalty program impact as loyalty program customers generate loyalty points that may be used when purchasing Balanced Health products. Balanced Health continues to identify opportunistic and resourceful strategies and tactics to drive topline sales. As customer acquisition costs have increased in the first half of 2022, Balanced Health increased discounts for their e-commerce subscription program to retain and attract customers utilizing their CBDistillery website and drive additional sales of their products. In addition, Balanced Health successfully launched its Synergy+ product line in May 2022, which we believe will drive higher sales for its loyal customer base and attract new customers to its cannabinoid products.  

Cost of Sales

U.S. Cannabis cost of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were $4,287. Cost of sales can be primarily attributed directly to e-commerce, retail and bulk cost of sales with all other costs of sales categorized within other manufacturing costs including expenses such as warehouse expenses, freight and shipping supplies. Balanced Health implemented efficiencies throughout the year to reduce cost of sales, particularly freight savings from alternative providers, lower packaging costs, renegotiating with co-manufacturers and internalizing production of specific products.

 

Gross Margin

U.S. Cannabis gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $8,549 or 67%.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

U.S. Cannabis selling general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $8,558 or 67% of sales. As the U.S. Cannabis business derives a substantial number of sales through its online technology platforms, the primary expense categories within selling, general and administrative include sales and marketing, merchant fees, e-commerce support, IT services, research and development and customer service.

Share-based Compensation

U.S. Cannabis share-based compensation for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $202 due to options issued to key U.S. Cannabis employees.

Impairments

The impairments on our goodwill and intangible assets for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was ($29,799). The Company considered qualitative factors in assessing impairment indicators and concluded at June 30, 2022, an impairment trigger existed. The impact to goodwill of ($25,159) and intangible assets of ($4,630) were triggered by macroeconomic challenges, decreases in market capitalization of CBD companies and the continued federal regulation lack of clarity with respect to CBD. We evaluated forecasts of our U.S. Cannabis business segment and a reduction in market transaction multiples for CBD companies in our valuation and impairment conclusions.   See Part 1, Item 1 Note 6 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” for additional details.

Loss from Equity Method Investments

The loss from equity method investments for the six months ended June 30, 2022 of ($2,667) was primarily due to the write down of VF Hemp inventory during the second quarter, as described above.

Net Loss

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U.S. Cannabis net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was ($2,890) primarily due to the impairments on goodwill and intangible assets and the loss from VF Hemp for the period, as described above.

Adjusted EBITDA

U.S. Cannabis adjusted EBITDA was ($53) primarily due to the loss from VF Hemp for the six months ended June 30, 2022. See the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted EBITDA”.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Capital Resources

As at June 30, 2022, we had $32,999 in cash (includes $6,810 in restricted cash) and $78,157 of working capital, and as at December 31, 2021, we had $58,667 in cash (includes $5,250 in restricted cash) and $110,646 of working capital. We believe that our existing cash together with cash generated from our operating activities, proceeds from our Credit Facilities and Pure Sunfarms Loans, and additional potential liquidity from equity or debt financings, will provide us with sufficient liquidity to meet our working capital needs, repayments of long-term debt, future contractual obligations and planned capital expenditures for the next 12 months. We intend to use our cash on hand for daily funding requirements.

 

(in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted)

 

Maximum

 

 

Outstanding

June 30, 2022

 

Operating Loan (1)

 

C$

 

10,000

 

 

$

 

6,892

 

FCC Term Loan

 

$

 

25,739

 

 

$

 

25,739

 

Pure Sunfarms Loans

 

C$

 

41,188

 

 

C$

 

41,188

 

 

 

(1)

The Operating Loan was amended on May 7, 2021 with a maximum line of credit of C$10,000. See “Operating Loan” below.

The Company’s borrowings under the FCC Term Loan, the Operating Loan and the VFCE Loan (as defined below) (collectively the “Credit Facilities”) are subject to certain positive and negative covenants, including debt ratios, and the Company is required to maintain certain minimum working capital. As of June 30, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants under its Credit Facilities. On December 31, 2021 we were not in compliance with one financial covenant under our FCC Term Loan. Subsequent to December 31, 2021, we received a waiver from Farm Credit Canada (“FCC”) in connection with the annual testing on December 31, 2021 for the one financial covenant. FCC measures our financial covenants once a year on the last calendar day of the year and our next annual testing date will be on December 31, 2022. We can provide no assurance that we will be in compliance or receive a waiver for any non-compliance as of the next annual testing date.

Accrued interest payable on the Credit Facilities and Pure Sunfarms Loans as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $94 and $304, respectively, and these amounts are included in accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

FCC Term Loan

The Company has a term loan financing agreement with Farm Credit Canada, a Canadian creditor (the “FCC Term Loan”). The non-revolving variable rate term loan has a maturity date of April 1, 2025 and a balance of $25,739 on June 30, 2022 and $26,723 on December 31, 2021. The outstanding balance is repayable by way of monthly installments of principal and interest, with the balance and any accrued interest to be paid in full on April 1, 2025. Effective August 1, 2020, monthly principal payments were reduced to $164 from $257. As of June 30, 2022, borrowings under the FCC Term Loan agreement were subject to an interest rate of 3.746% per annum.

As collateral for the FCC Term Loan, the Company has provided promissory notes, a first mortgage on the VFF-owned Delta 1 and Texas greenhouse facilities, and general security agreements over its assets. In addition, the Company has provided full recourse guarantees and has granted security interests in respect of the FCC Term Loan. The carrying value of the assets and securities pledged as collateral as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $212,574 and $233,187, respectively.

Operating Loan

The Company has a revolving line of credit agreement with a Canadian chartered bank (the “Operating Loan”). The Operating Loan has a line of credit of up to C$10,000, as amended on May 7, 2021, less outstanding letters of credit totaling $150 and C$38 and includes variable interest rates with a maturity date of May 7, 2024. The Operating Loan is subject to margin requirements stipulated by the lender. The Operating Loan had a balance of $4,000 on June 30, 2022 and there was no amount drawn on this loan on December 31, 2021.

As collateral for the Operating Loan, the Company has provided promissory notes and a first priority security interest over its accounts receivable and inventory. In addition, the Company has granted full recourse guarantees and security therein. The carrying value of the assets pledged as collateral as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $37,213 and $34,741, respectively.

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VFCE Loan

VFCE had a loan agreement with a Canadian chartered bank that includes a non-revolving fixed rate loan (the “VFCE Loan”) of C$3,000 with a maturity date of June 2023 and a fixed interest rate of 4.98% per annum. The Company paid off the outstanding balance of the VFCE Loan in the first quarter of 2022. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the balance of the VFCE Loan was nil and C$624, respectively.

Pure Sunfarms Loans

On March 15, 2021, Pure Sunfarms entered into the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Third Amended and Restated PSF Credit Agreement”) with FCC and two Canadian chartered banks, which extended the maturity date of each of the PSF Revolving Line of Credit, PSF Non-Revolving Facility and the PSF Term Loan (each as defined below) through February 7, 2024 and included a guarantee by Village Farms. The Third Amended and Restated PSF Credit Agreement amended and updated the previous three loan facilities.

The first loan facility under the Third Amended and Restated PSF Credit Agreement is a revolving line of credit (the “PSF Revolving Line of Credit”) with two separate C$7,500 commitments from each of the Canadian chartered banks. Each lender established a revolving line of credit severally and not jointly whereby Pure Sunfarms may receive advances in equal proportionate amounts from each lender. The advances shall be used for working capital purposes, general corporate purposes and capital expenditures, of which capital expenditures may not exceed C$7,500 in aggregate use of the outstanding advances. Interest is payable at the Canadian prime rate plus an applicable margin per annum, payable monthly. The PSF Revolving Line of Credit had an outstanding balance of C$3,539 as of June 30, 2022 and C$9,855 as of December 31, 2021. Pure Sunfarms had an outstanding letter of credit issued to BC Hydro against the revolving line of credit of C$5,145 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

The second loan facility under the Third Amended and Restated PSF Credit Agreement is a credit facility with a Canadian chartered bank, as agent and lead lender, and FCC, as lender, in respect of a C$17,000 secured non-revolver term loan (the “PSF Non-Revolving Facility”). The PSF Non-Revolving Facility, which matures on February 7, 2024, is secured by the Delta 2 and Delta 3 greenhouse facilities and contains customary financial and restrictive covenants. The purpose of the PSF Non-Revolving Facility is to refinance our Delta 3 greenhouse and provide funds to upgrade and retrofit the Delta 2 facility. The outstanding amount on the PSF Non-Revolving Facility was C$14,000 on June 30, 2022 and C$15,076 on December 31, 2021.

The third loan facility under the Third Amended and Restated PSF Credit Agreement is a C$25,000 term loan (the “PSF Term Loan”) at the Canadian prime interest rate plus an applicable margin, repayable in quarterly payments equal to 2.50% of the outstanding principal amount starting June 30, 2021 and maturing February 7, 2024. Advances under the PSF Term Loan are required to be used to finance the upgrade and retrofit of the Delta 2 greenhouse to render it suitable for cannabis cultivation as well as any funds necessary for capital expenditures on the Delta 3 processing facility. The outstanding amount on the PSF Term Loan was C$21,250 on June 30, 2022 and C$22,614 on December 31, 2021.

On December 20, 2020, Pure Sunfarms entered into a C$6,250 non-revolving demand loan at the Canadian prime interest rate plus 3.75% per annum with a Canadian chartered bank with the financial support of the Business Development Bank of Canada (the “BDC Facility”). The BDC Facility, provided as part of COVID-19 government relief, requires interest only payments monthly for the first twelve months and matures on December 31, 2031. Commencing on December 31, 2021, Pure Sunfarms will repay the outstanding principal amount in equal monthly installments. The outstanding amount on the BDC Facility was C$5,938 on June 30, 2022 and C$6,282 on December 31, 2021.

Pure Sunfarms is required to comply with financial covenants under the Third Amended and Restated PSF Credit Agreement, which are measured quarterly. As of June 30, 2022, Pure Sunfarms was in compliance with these financial covenants.

Emerald Promissory Note

The Company had a note payable due to Emerald of C$19,900, plus accrued interest that the Company originally issued to Emerald as partial consideration for the November 2, 2020 acquisition of Pure Sunfarms. The note and accrued interest were repaid to Emerald in full on February 8, 2021.

Equity Offerings

On January 20, 2021, Village Farms completed a registered direct offering for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 10,887,097 Common Shares at a purchase price of $12.40 per Common Share for gross proceeds of approximately $135,000.

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Summary of Cash Flows  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30,

 

(in Thousands)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cash beginning of period

 

$

58,667

 

 

$

25,679

 

Net cash flow provided by/(used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

 

(9,021

)

 

 

(15,210

)

Investing activities

 

 

(13,681

)

 

 

(12,368

)

Financing activities

 

 

(2,910

)

 

 

124,583

 

Net cash increase (decrease) for the period

 

 

(25,612

)

 

 

97,005

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

(56

)

 

 

502

 

Cash, end of the period

 

$

32,999

 

 

$

123,186

 

 

Operating Activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, cash flows used in operating activities were ($9,021) and ($15,210), respectively. The operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022 consisted of $9,064 in changes in non-cash working capital items and ($18,085) in changes before non-cash working capital items, while operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 consisted of ($10,239) in changes in non-cash working capital items and ($4,971) in changes before non-cash working capital items. The decrease in changes before non-cash working capital items for 2022 as compared to 2021 was primarily due to impairments on our goodwill and intangibles, a higher net loss from VF Fresh and higher loss from our joint venture, VF Hemp, partially offset by higher net income from Canadian Cannabis.

Investing Activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, cash flows used in investing activities were ($13,681) and ($12,368), respectively. The investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022 consisted of a ($2,715) loan to L.L. Lichtendahl Beheer B.V., a private company that held a 50% interest in Leli, a promissory note to Altum of ($734) and ($10,232) of capital expenditure expenses of which ($1,416) was for our produce operations and ($8,768) was for Canadian Cannabis operations, primarily for Pure Sunfarms Delta 2 packhouse conversion and Delta 3 improvement projects. The investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 largely consisted of a ($1,001) investment in Altum and ($11,355) of capital expenditure expenses, of which ($9,029) was primarily for the Pure Sunfarms Delta 2 greenhouse transition to cannabis and ($2,326) for upgrades to our produce operations.

Financing Activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, cash flows used in financing activities were ($2,910) and cash flows provided by financing were $124,583 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, cash flows provided by financing activities consisted of $4,000 for proceeds from the Operating Loan and $192 from proceeds from the exercise of stocks, offset by cash flows used in financing activities of ($6,490) in repayments on borrowings and ($612) for payments on lease obligations. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, cash flows provided by financing activities primarily consisted of $127,489 of net proceeds from the issuance of Common Shares, $18,494 in proceeds from the exercise of warrants from the September 2020 registered direct offering, the ($15,498) payment of the Emerald Promissory Note, share repurchases of ($3,980) and payments on borrowings net of proceeds of ($1,799).

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

We expect to meet our contractual obligations and commitments through the use of our working capital. We currently do not have any material obligations identified in the near future.

In addition, we currently have material long-term debt and lines of credit that we rely on to meet financing needs of the Company. The long-term debt and lines of credit have interest rate terms whereas the possibility of rising interest rates may impact the cost of capital for the Company. See “Item 7A – Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk – Interest Rate Risk” below for additional information.

Non-GAAP Measures

References in this MD&A to “Adjusted EBITDA” are to earnings (including the equity earnings of the joint venture, VFH) before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”), as further adjusted to exclude foreign currency exchange gains and losses on translation of long-term debt, unrealized gains on the changes in the value of derivative instruments, share-based compensation, gains and losses on asset sales and the other adjustments set forth in the table below. Adjusted EBITDA is a measure of operating performance that is not recognized under GAAP and does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Investors are cautioned that Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to net income or loss determined in accordance with GAAP as an indicator of our

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performance. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure in evaluating the historical performance of the Company because it excludes non-recurring and other items that do not reflect our business performance.

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

The following table reflects a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA, as presented by the Company:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

2022 (1)

 

 

2021 (1)

 

 

2022 (1)

 

 

2021 (1)

 

Net loss

 

$

(36,555

)

 

$

(4,517

)

 

$

(43,072

)

 

$

(11,899

)

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

 

2,768

 

 

 

3,898

 

 

 

5,470

 

 

 

7,310

 

Foreign currency exchange loss (gain)

 

 

570

 

 

 

(269

)

 

 

251

 

 

 

235

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

705

 

 

 

552

 

 

 

1,278

 

 

 

1,290

 

Recovery of income taxes

 

 

(9,713

)

 

 

(1,781

)

 

 

(11,379

)

 

 

(3,620

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

1,114

 

 

 

1,887

 

 

 

2,078

 

 

 

3,885

 

Interest expense for VFH

 

 

26

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

27

 

Amortization for JVs

 

 

130

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

224

 

 

 

64

 

Deferred financing fees

 

 

61

 

 

 

166

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

166

 

      Impairments (2)

 

 

29,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,799

 

 

 

 

JV loan write-off

 

 

592

 

 

 

 

 

 

592

 

 

 

 

Share of loss on JV inventory impairment

 

 

2,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,284

 

 

 

 

Incremental utility costs due to storm

 

 

 

 

 

1,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,400

 

Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss for JVs

 

 

(28

)

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Purchase price adjustment (3)

 

 

(2,059

)

 

 

133

 

 

 

(4,109

)

 

 

3,058

 

Amortization of deferred charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on disposal of assets

 

 

(2

)

 

 

35

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

35

 

Adjusted EBITDA (4)

 

$

(10,308

)

 

$

1,547

 

 

$

(16,419

)

 

$

1,951

 

Adjusted EBITDA for JVs (5)

 

$

(302

)

 

$

(48

)

 

$

(327

)

 

$

(127

)

Adjusted EBITDA excluding JVs

 

$

(10,006

)

 

$

1,595

 

 

$

(16,092

)

 

$

2,078

 

 

 

(1)

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, Balanced Health’s financial results are fully consolidated in the financial results of the Company and Village Farms’ share of Rose LifeScience’s financial results are fully consolidated in the financial results of the Company with the minority non-controlling interest presented in net loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax.

 

(2)

Consists of impairments to goodwill of ($25,159) and intangible assets of ($4,630) that were triggered by inflationary effects on consumer spending, decreases in market capitalization of CBD companies and the continued federal regulation lack of clarity with respect to CBD. See Part 1, Item 1 Note 6 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” for additional details.

 

(3)

The purchase price adjustment primarily reflects the non-cash accounting charge resulting from the revaluation of Pure Sunfarms’ inventory to fair value at the acquisition date on November 2, 2020.

 

(4)

Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized earnings measure and does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplemental measure in evaluating the performance of the Company because it excludes non-recurring and other items that do not reflect our business performance. Adjusted EBITDA includes the 70% interest in Rose LifeScience since acquisition and 65% interest in VFH.

 

(5)

The Adjusted EBITDA for JVs consists of the VF Hemp Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to debt instruments, derivatives, and other contracts that reference LIBOR or other reference rates expected to be discontinued as a result of reference rate reform. This guidance is optional and may be elected through December 31, 2022 using a prospective application on all eligible contract modifications. The Company has a line of credit that incorporates LIBOR as a referenced interest rate. It is difficult to predict what effect, if any, the phase-out of LIBOR and the use of alternative benchmarks may have on the Company’s business or on the overall financial markets. The Company has not adopted any of the optional expedients or exceptions through June 30, 2022 but will continue to evaluate the possible adoption of any such expedients or exceptions.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, sales and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.

We believe that the estimates, assumptions and judgments involved in the accounting policies described in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 have the greatest potential impact on our financial statements, so we consider these to be our critical accounting policies. Actual results could differ from the estimates we use in applying our critical accounting policies. We are not currently aware of any reasonably likely events or circumstances that would result in materially different amounts being reported.

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Company is exposed to interest rate risk on its long-term debt, for which the interest rates charged fluctuate based on the 90-day LIBOR rate. The Company has a line of credit that incorporates LIBOR as a referenced interest rate. It is difficult to predict what effect, if any, the phase-out of LIBOR and the use of alternative benchmarks may have on the Company’s business or on the overall financial markets. If interest rates had been fifty basis points higher, the net income during the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 would have been lower by $75 and $81, respectively and net income during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 would have been lower by $149 and $161, respectively. These net income effects represent increased (decreased) interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

While we cannot predict our ability to refinance existing debt or the significance of the impact that interest rate movements will have on our existing debt, management evaluates our financial position on an ongoing basis.

Foreign Exchange Risk

As of June 30, 2022 and 2021, the Canadian/U.S. foreign exchange rate was C$1.00 = US$0.7756 and C$1.00 = US$0.8066, respectively. Assuming that all other variables remain constant, an increase of $0.10 in the Canadian dollar would have the following impact on the ending balances of certain statements of financial position items at June 30, 2022 and 2021 with the net foreign exchange gain or loss directly impacting net income (loss).

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

June 30, 2021

 

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,060

 

 

$

1,357

 

Trade receivables

 

 

3,470

 

 

 

3,701

 

Inventories

 

 

7,800

 

 

 

4,380

 

Prepaid and deposits

 

 

1,030

 

 

 

853

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade payables and accrued liabilities

 

 

(6,003

)

 

 

(5,187

)

Loan payable

 

 

(4,492

)

 

 

(4,682

)

Deferred tax liability

 

 

(2,399

)

 

 

(2,283

)

Net foreign exchange gain (loss)

 

$

466

 

 

$

(1,861

)

 

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Our exposure to foreign exchange risk and the impact of foreign exchange rates are monitored by the Company’s management but generally the Company tries to match its sales (trade receivables) and vendor payments (trade payables) such that the net impact is not material.

Other than the interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk discussed above, there have been no material changes to our market risks from those disclosed in Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective at a reasonable assurance level due to the material weakness described in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Material Weakness in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

As of December 31, 2021, our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control –Integrated Framework (2013). Based on this assessment, our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2021, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on those criteria because a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting existed as of that date, as described below.

The Company did not operate effective controls over the calculation of one of its debt covenants. The Company’s controls related to the review of debt covenant calculations failed to identify a violation of a debt covenant as at December 31, 2021 in a timely manner. The lender subsequently waived the debt covenant prior to filing and therefore there was no impact on the Company’s December 31, 2021 financial statements.

Remediation Plan and Status

In the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company implemented remediation measures improving the review of the calculation of its debt covenants by applying additional independent review of the calculations. The Company hired a Corporate Treasurer in the second quarter of 2022 in order to manage the Company’s treasury functions and implement improvements to the Company’s cash management. In addition, the Company is working with its lender group to modify and synchronize its loan covenants such that definitions of loan covenants are aligned going forward to avoid conflicting covenants between the Company and one of its subsidiaries. The Company will continue to review, optimize and enhance its financial reporting controls and procedures to ensure the remediation measures are effective and controls are operating effectively.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, has reviewed the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act), other than to address the material weakness described in management's report on internal control over financial reporting, during our fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022 (as described above) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

From time to time the Company is engaged in legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe any current legal proceedings are material to our business.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

Our business, operations, and financial condition are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on March 1, 2022 and amended on March 14, 2022, should be carefully considered, together with the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our other filings filed with the SEC in connection with evaluating us, our business, and the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. During the quarter ended June 30, 2022, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2021 and in Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Repurchases of Equity Securities

The Company did not repurchase any of its Common Shares during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.

Item 6.

Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this report:

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description of Document

 

 

 

  10.1

 

Amended and Restated Share-based Compensation Plan dated March 15, 2021 and adopted June 10, 2021(incorporated by reference to Appendix D of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement filed on May 7, 2021).

 

 

 

  31.1

  

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

  31.2

  

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

  32.1

  

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

  32.2

  

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

101.INS

  

Inline XBRL Instance Document

 

 

101.SCH

  

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

101.CAL

  

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

101.LAB

  

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

101.PRE

  

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

101.DEF

  

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

104

 

The cover page for the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q has been formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Stephen C. Ruffini

 

 

 

 

Name:

 Stephen C. Ruffini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Authorized Signatory and Principal Financial and

Accounting Officer)

Date: August 9, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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