YCBD - Earnings call transcript Q3 2019

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Operator

Good morning. Welcome to the cbdMD Third Quarter Fiscal 2019 Earnings Call and Update. This afternoon, the company issued a press release that provided an overview of its third quarter results, which followed the filings of its quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Today’s conference is being recorded and will be available online at the cbdmd.com in accordance with cbdMD's retention policy. call in this mode. on participants will listen-only be All question-and-answer followed The be a session. call will by

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Mark Elliott

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Marty Sumichrast

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Mark Elliott

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Caryn Dunayer

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Scott Coffman

you, Thank Caryn.

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Operator

Instructions]. [Operator

comes question Steve Emerson your from Please question. of first Our state Emerson Investment Group.

Steve Emerson

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Scott Coffman

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Steve Emerson

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Scott Coffman

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Steve Emerson

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Scott Coffman

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Operator

your comes Gunnar. Cooney Our state from next question Paul Please question. Joseph of

Paul Cooney

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Caryn Dunayer

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Scott Coffman

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Operator

question. Solomon state of question next Maxim. from comes your Our Michael Please

Michael Solomon

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Caryn Dunayer

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Michael Solomon

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Scott Coffman

to deal. it Well we've the until right name got want we now; show really we don't close the

Caryn Dunayer

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in out come finalizing you'll and see term. some, the we're So POS some in of process very the near press

Operator

state Fortune Our Roth next your Capital Partners. question of Please question. comes from Scott

Scott Fortune

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Scott Coffman

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Scott Fortune

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Caryn Dunayer

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we're have at a definitely we So stockpiling bit in reserve quite this. and

Marty Sumichrast

Marty, not Is producing, do that. Scott, this is we're we're not growing. We don't

So I understand you question don't the asking. were

Scott Fortune

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Marty Sumichrast

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Scott Fortune

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clarity, color from guys? side So the any waiting from for FDA of you this FDA things

Scott Coffman

don’t, them moving know people forward be big but from the that focus where the things, opposed said, they into box get kind as the topicals of is we're that different right so haven't matter to companies not have topical, said with market stage heard I this just they to the to if as that there. proceeding we're We great. If you like, what far on other market topicals we first easiest FDA step because haven't think then just anything matter clarity, right, way FDA. the going the other the they're are went the see no on had move conversations will no the from Okay, for now. If And we products, and market, in

Operator

your Please from question Our state next [indiscernible]. comes question.

Unidentified Analyst

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Caryn Dunayer

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Unidentified Analyst

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Caryn Dunayer

internally with know, manufacturers contract then you that Absolutely, work and and we Absolutely. with aligned with. ourselves

Unidentified Analyst

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Caryn Dunayer

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Operator

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cbdMD (YCBD) 14 Aug 192019 Q3 Earnings call transcript