YCBD - Earnings call transcript Q4 2020

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Operator

Good afternoon. Welcome to the cbdMD Incorporated Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2020 Earnings Call and Update. This afternoon, the company issued a press release that provided an overview of its fourth quarter and fiscal year-end results, which followed the filing of its annual report on its Form 10-K. Today’s conference call is being recorded and will be available online at cbdMD.com in accordance with cbdMD’s retention policies. All participants on this call will be in a listen-only mode. by session. followed be call a question-and-answer The At the Ronan call I would Kennedy, now turn like to over company’s Financial this Chief time, the Officer. to your host ahead. go Ronan, please

Ronan Kennedy

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Marty Sumichrast

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Ken Cohn

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Ronan Kennedy

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Marty Sumichrast

the Thanks, for that, like Ronan. I'd to With open call up Q&A. Katherine?

Operator

first and now from the open Your is Paul floor questions. Ladies gentlemen, is for Certainly. Instructions] coming [Operator question Cooney.

line is live. Your

Paul Cooney

company Marty, Hey, hey, call, and team, the the Love us a else in surprises far kinds in as we the your conference on as come brand. product and us are what the forward coming year. about congratulations brand? Just what great to your can Marty, you're talking quarter. in of expect growth Great the what outside up far to the of going like as as concerned? can are quarters, products the for see

Marty Sumichrast

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Paul Cooney

are brand? more brand are about enhance to using concerned Now, or as about in talking that's you far talking somebody as their maybe like your Marty, getting coming and you sponsorships,

Marty Sumichrast

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Paul Cooney

Okay. Thanks.

Marty Sumichrast

Thanks, Paul.

Operator

question Michael coming next Galentino. is Your from

Your live. is line

Michael Galantino

how Hey, Marty, doing? you

Marty Sumichrast

you? how are Hey,

Michael Galantino

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Marty Sumichrast

exclusive thank he his that certainly XXXX. being Yes, a had good We We've which brand, which our deal position is with with his Rogan strong excited very got Spotify you. relationship on Joe. for were enhances an Joe enhances just partner.

exclusive, of one Barstool. a think to continue exclusive. strong that very commitment everything is to Barstool that platform. CBD we're going the love brands And is probably through and Barstool they're we we're but are their So biggest doing, so one we not

necessarily marketing, not significantly they because And we much the the As are far focus we such channels think don't as I'm on see look, do. a our distribution sure are really different. I really that's MLM brand certainly don't guys as competition, multi-level distinction. as big And the that

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Michael Galantino

in follow-up thought. I the growth Paw One you Thank XXXX in That's What you. question on of what division? that expect kind brand.

Marty Sumichrast

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Michael Galantino

you. Thank

Marty Sumichrast

Sure.

Operator

is from Mendel last Your [ph]. question Ben coming

is Your line live.

Barry Mendel

Barry to CBD Paw's market in like Number two, competitive have how CBD you're of things, your and you Mendel. the brands, going What looks program area? do landscape kind area? brands pricing can one? talk pet the the number in about marketing your you Couple

Marty Sumichrast

don't why on you talk Ken, CBD? about the Paw marketing

Ken Cohn

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the So you Marty, don't why question? second on jump

Marty Sumichrast

don't see compression right price pricing, as we there. And Yes, has out now held firm. look far much as pricing

Barry Mendel

Okay. Thanks.

Marty Sumichrast

Sure.

Operator

for that participation. in our questions conference Thank call does your conclude queue you further today. no for the With

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cbdMD (YCBD) 22 Dec 202020 Q4 Earnings call transcript