Ayr Wellness (AYRWF) 22 Nov 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Company Profile

Participants

Jonathan Sandelman	President & Chief Executive Officer
Jason Griffith	Co-Chief Operating Officer
Brad Asher	Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Drake	Co-Chief Operating Officer
Owen Bennett	Jefferies
Matthew McGinley	Needham & Company
Russell Stanley	Beacon Securities
Matt Bottomley	Canaccord Genuity
Andrew Semple	Echelon Capital Markets
Scott Fortune	ROTH Capital Partners
Howard Penney	Hedgeye

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Operator

Welcome to the Ayr Wellness Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Call.

Joining us today are Ayr's CEO, Jonathan Sandelman; the company's CFO, Brad Asher; and the company's co-Chief Operating Officers, Jennifer Drake and Jason Griffith. The company will discuss forward-looking matters on this call, including targets for revenues and adjusted EBITDA. This forward-looking information is subject to the assumptions and risks as described in the company's management discussion and analysis for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

As well, we remind you that adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. September the measures GAAP discussion contained for quarter to disclosure and and you the non-GAAP concerning in ended refer reconciliation measures to other analysis We XXXX. XX, Ayr's management turn now to Jonathan call I will the Ayr's over CEO, Sandelman. ahead. go Please

Jonathan Sandelman

and everyone joining for you today. our thank call morning, Good conference

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Jason Griffith

John. Thanks,

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Brad Asher

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Jennifer Drake

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it we expectations now comfortable with his revenue, back I'll for closing Regarding to remarks. $XXX prior of remain our turn million. Jon

Jonathan Sandelman

Thanks, Jen.

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Operator

first [Operator Bennett Jefferies. Please comes question from Instructions] Owen of Our ahead. go

Owen Bennett

guys. hope I all's I questions. a And actually couple well. Good had morning, of

think is continue question. give but on you been pricing into of do get at So pricing you've one maybe said pressures in know worse? Can it the even some your indication, pricing the just of some the pressured First you how may could think much seeing being markets. first wholesale. I please, you XXXX That's is you

Jonathan Sandelman

you that What isn't why address question, please? don't Jason,

Jason Griffith

the Owen, thanks for question.

Massachusetts, we're seeing Pennsylvania pricing well. and certainly So downdrafts pressure, as of in in terms Nevada

what a into to competitors seen coming supply of move increase we've market they're think products. trying more as and significant start customer I the to push really lower seen that we've is or pricing --

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Jonathan Sandelman

So Owen, this Jon is Sandelman.

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Owen Bennett

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Jonathan Sandelman

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Owen Bennett

brands at core wondering more difference it was of mean, going which generally have I focused state. on sort or as going the are just brands the obviously probably value-focused they or the I what's core you're pricing be to space the well. power which mid-price to then brands the depend premium between does

Jonathan Sandelman

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to So market That participate a every in and the maintain is quality best marketplace. each able have command in different products been premium. we premium

don't So that ever I a that every we overall but you general have had. market is percentage true for in

Owen Bennett

was helpful. Great. guys. very Thanks, That

Operator

from Our of go comes Please next ahead. McGinley question Matt Needham.

Matthew McGinley

you. thank Great,

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Jennifer Drake

Matt, thanks.

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So some obviously, having but wholesale same-store in acquisitions. sales we modest growth are less revenue retail and

Jonathan Sandelman

So Jon. it's Matt,

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instead of products now we one in sell major wholesale; our So now have to two. channel was having which

to asset do can before. has we a in never simply, allocate way Ayr so been And able

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Matthew McGinley

think And million I guidance. in projects that next I and some Okay. guess my of appreciate 'XX guidance under these cultivation the guys year? question likely for I the that you might will business? do have but that still price Or -- you then are the on appreciate up is give even 'XX mark six number $XXX that. second that the wholesale see of EBITDA are in the volatility factor guess could softness in impact or that make guidance $XXX did guess, you within revenues, the you all lower but with online New to that the million top on into delayed you And why within M&A, states keep be other just with wholesale wouldn't coming any also I incremental have in a 'XX? that Arizona Jersey and I that, projects you revenue stated

Jennifer Drake

-- in that are comfortable us keep the There a comfortable XXX. that in keep us going number with on things that revenue of

numbers. because give was last we XX said transition what business really of really sense some Florida to we our For added terms initial out the our stores ago that call, the sense important put is give people earnings guidance meant a a such gone, respect on the to guidance of to business more example, a as time I there's the power not it which thought point with than the we've months, of has people expected in of our in we of initially over

of Florida the added -- guidance revenue, initial us did health have are with we things non-vertically stores We've added in offered in which integrated initially So we Florida additional the that We've added in capability provided keep we more a expected. we initially that not expect. stores than comfortable Illinois. more stores terms lot croup in

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Matthew McGinley

Great, very you. helpful. Thank that's

Operator

comes go ahead. Our Please Beacon Stanley Russell of question Securities. next from

Russell Stanley

my taking for you thank and question. morning Good

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Jonathan Sandelman

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Russell Stanley

I move if can Ohio. on Maybe to Great.

M&A on seeing your licensing the wondering opportunities to M&A Illinois round what in and/or potential participation market's got more one given Ohio, say, is a this is but would if priority in that and markets underway medical you this but just multiple can the you've there, what the bill expand utilization a overlooked becoming program just your think than I'm are efforts market on growth? I front the wondering, this more of speak active on you're of substantially.

Jonathan Sandelman

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Jennifer Drake

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Operator

Our next question Genuity. comes from Matt Bottomley Canaccord of

Matt Bottomley

and the all morning. of for Thanks this mentary color

Just that back wanted comments one to guidance go Matt the of had of $XXX go on a comments questions revenue the and to of just couple to million.

your around exiting run $XXX about at million there. looking somewhere the year, your QX is guidance rate using Just or

your own are elements more I'm if execution we within curious just commentary maybe and So independent in that control. can any that are your are of -- your on forecast get

$XXX developed already more assumptions Jersey and the used Massachusetts when that first million open So into your of to versus that today. out ultimately just be things might go the turns New sales what's stores, online, that operating material

Jennifer Drake

are stores Massachusetts Jersey. our timeframes on said our third online which the store and about time little on and and up the had New Jersey uncertain many turning this and pipelines to of in no in we've that. think is our meant frame talked I -- sorry, I two many us have in sorry, drivers New I QX in coming this change Somerville has times, And Pennsylvania Massachusetts In there's which a were been the XXXX and Massachusetts, always to we've Massachusetts as analyst a discussed according So about. in every call with biggest conversation more cultivation Massachusetts bit our as Pennsylvania, adult-use air

respect with still to change really there's to expect to adult-use. Brad, in in Jersey, in you something? sometime early do Massachusetts. So want add no QX New expectations we our And

Brad Asher

has Well, about million. want the store talking $XX store, rate medical a I of something. add run of that third store a to Jen's

a $XX stores around the So adult-use store and adult-use States, in superior. in rate versus million at medical adult-use it's run is most date, United outperforming versus -- their a stores stores this versus

of So concerned the store because Watertown stores. about Boylston I'm and is here third big The less the performance. it's store absolute kick

Matt Bottomley

all sort here philosophy That's just of the great. question from then it second comes great of management Okay, just here, M&A. details. when more my And

were So materially ago. from a attractive here year very have clearly, you a you and portfolio where different

out already? this kind you to the then here looking of might we to additional Or Illinois. that and morning round more Clearly, in in just going spending on forward growing what integrating here. from deeper opportunities. expect there I'm where focusing or we you've terms curious Are you of have M&A anticipate gone you guys year you in and in versus are So markets next might what time just are enter? quarters Pennsylvania you

Brad Asher

state the So what are run every we operationally consumer in United I've And always is said represent to taken the in day that States. said XX states. a wallet. going focused the We've And mean XX% of those we've of always past, in very doesn't business. will roughly want that one to we share efficient be necessarily the approach states to be most from wallet on and in

in is since only available M&A other Are in states or there The revenue So more are more opportunities -- yes. M&A yes. we're is are within some, answer there eight we the in today. The states. opportunities states sorry, answer

Operator

comes Echelon next Andrew from Markets. of Semple Capital Our question

Andrew Semple

Congrats results. the quarter third on

here EBITDA margins. the be First on just would question

on Your pressure higher some implying guidance sales sequentially, EBITDA QX the profile. flat but margin in towards EBITDA

there. gross a get the related you into investments the what's bigger driver of the given sense Are to environment to pricing on side pressure is any seeing making the on margins it you're want more business? Just the OpEx or

Jonathan Sandelman

you Thank for the question. Yes.

I So the wholesale in the think important and also to looking each those recognize quarters. at from retail margins, it's of contribution

that increasing, actually well mostly QX cultivation is margin. benefit comes have as QX. It's when QX contribution retail that that to massive capacity and in you until not our QX, for online actually So our

understand I the it's think important magnitude capacity. of the cultivation to

through pounds business. to mentioned Jason drives really XXX,XXX XXX,XXX that from So the going and margins

Andrew Semple

Right.

your to the store retail clarify coming ahead cultivation of running just there, So online. it's capacity

Jonathan Sandelman

Correct.

Brad Asher

vertically of And market being having to in instead the integrated. hotel buy

Andrew Semple

Got you. Great, that's helpful.

impacting projects the I supply challenges the prepared Second question on here. the appreciate CapEx underway. color remarks in chain the

there's of or across wondering generally setbacks have build-outs all any Just particular experiencing facility seen if the you in underway. projects of this that are your CapEx

Jennifer Drake

country build would said, point, month, in do back has And into push some there's just really look world month board. just we one get everyone then we the -- materially everyone and projects. things these to that's as no as if say cushion. a there's a experienced, And I it's It's and project at not your in to month, it's things bit the a little cushion of the they're delayed. across end a that as you the

we so people the let just we and were change. wanted to where And know expectations

Operator

from Partners. Fortune Capital Our of next comes Scott ROTH question

Scott Fortune

here. provide You have mentioned state. mix of Jersey's you you XQ timing market, kind color? wholesale. starting board currently, the with more how at a key And But to you you I currently we product on the Jersey, the coming know wholesale place New little look three you 'XX QX of do inventory on coming the through in Can New and logos? stores sell-through for currently that with fell here. board ahead 'XX are -- then How in can build of

Jonathan Sandelman

Yes.

starts. in to where our have do So period XXX% market and comes online when in stores New buy that our feeding terms Jersey. a the temporary of going in wholesale [indiscernible] today, our have going capacity we're have It's not cultivation mix to we're currently business to we until

to QX. a to we're cultivation until is which going we're that not online until capacity So wholesale that happens, have -- comes going business

Scott Fortune

pressures Okay. looking a appreciate pricing that. we've Western you West, Development Arizona, the data, then there. in and the pricing into more those and kind then guys here. at Are the here those despite softness keep XQ transitory of is look up holding How going markets lot of I State of at volumes from you pricing the seen the And What seeing are transactions?

color Just that think kind transactions on you standpoint. and the more of from volume

Jennifer Drake

Nevada, Sure, stores a we're our sure. retail so because productive. are buyer In net

So continues for us and we see such Nevada to an engine of our sides be overall. both business that

and example materially we going a would early sell both option next shortly, a for by our balance we're close is better if adding -- have that that's perfect way, in is by increase beginning, we our capabilities wholesale, Tahoe the to of should year. Hydro capacity -- think, I into and have capacity which go that where the that the has very Jon mentioned -- Nevada say So we market wholesale to earlier, business both

know, excellent that's we only into we and is, and you So go and as Nevada. great increases go -- flexibility our which our as market excellent, excellent, can retail can well

Jonathan Sandelman

think we about So when current when into today trades to what XX% we price an the all we flower, I you a wholesale want we Kynd our our the participate premium every sell to that. about So at is market market. quality we question, market about sell right? market price flower quality question add which is sell The interesting Nevada premium, flower to So wholesale at in sells mitigant a talk right? because a

one Flowers. we state the premium consistently in more That's grow acquisition we that to current market we prices. business quality, Hydro, quality, say which considered at Arizona, Kynd is a in introduced time, a the is a price. we at also that And is our one premium flower. again, mitigant, premium. the there, okay, selling at at today, it or when And made So comes price wholesale a premium it I'll the flower in wholesale trades premium premium Tahoe competitive sell very sells a premium. to now

Operator

Howard [Operator Instructions] Hedgeye. Our Penney question of from next comes

Howard Penney

to a on for guidance. wanted your I back second double play

also the I'm this it leverage have you means going in making necessary suggests to the and are on which sheet leverage. thereabouts which which investments that business the XXXX the making to year, invest you're the expansion $XXX continue million business. but think I get correctly in in XXXX also cash if I G&A to you you're of or understood balance for the that assumption further geographic investments

continue was can need expansion to make to the investments -- if the and leverage through you future in So hope to know you correctly I of that I run don't company you maybe understand. G&A anyway, the sort I in growth [ph]. future said just grow with make I business but that of knowing states

Jennifer Drake

think expansion We capital we in certainly forward to projects. business as generally which the and expect M&A of investing footprint going in Yes. what be means

that we So markets, that's existing attractive. our expanding means find deepening presence in it markets new to

the those absolutely investments business of all So returns. will in have

why we measured suggested band to while the when that we be when we achievable also to we for we that see and guidance that's million we for our very That's why prudent, EBITDA XXXX. had to. previously widened path so said, And a our guided $XXX want

Jonathan Sandelman

going Howard, go I'm to but it's -- understand answer not and Jon. sure to it it's question I try your ahead. I'm not

Howard Penney

No.

you're right? going a So states investments guiding right? states eight question, three and I'm probably bigger XXXX, this line. G&A trying will to grow the -- in three those further XXXX require to yet states from in picture states is You're more You to grew to on leverage

the Does guidance line. the and growth business, the in G&A leverage to trying in geographic I'm the clarify? for that balance required investments So the on

Jonathan Sandelman

Yes.

right. $XXX million, the of talked the $XXX in range CapEx the assets that and we've Howard, So million about we that's to today, have

question is, sheet. on If this you balance all your have your "Hey, cash Jon,

more buy yes. You've just If we to not question the create going that value. at do that to future, you you drive forecast going to you're think told in your shareholder the will that like good EBITDA not things prices EBITDA Obviously, are be forward?" yes. we Do stated have including states. just -- states? Well, well, we the in it, Will in we growth we've way more capital going is, that How are the be that in the to that's

going signed So we an we already be agreed our to the there EBITDA point. in 'XX. is that course, it's will not at the And be or in expectation should something haven't included footprint of answer if But yes, buy, we're to grow also. this

Operator

call. This concludes today's conference

your disconnect you day. lines. for a may You and pleasant Thank participating have

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