Body and Mind Reports Q1 FY2022 Financial Results

43% year-over-year growth and continued positive operational cashflow 

Management to host earnings call December 17th

LAS VEGAS and VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 16, 2021 /CNW/ - Body and Mind Inc. (CSE: BAMM) (OTCQB: BMMJ) (the "Company" or "BaM"), a multi-state operator, is pleased to report its financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2021.

Q1 FY2022 Financial Summary (results expressed in $USD unless otherwise indicated):

• Reported Q1 FY2022 revenue of $7.57 million a 43% increase over Q1 FY2021 revenue of $5.29 million;
• Q1 FY2022 Gross profit of $3.49 million a 94% increase over Q1 FY2021 results of $1.8 million;
• Q1 FY2022 Net Operating Profit of $0.32 million;
• Q1 FY2022 Net Loss of $0.68 million;
• Basic and Diluted loss per share of $0.01;
• Positive Adjusted EBITDA of 0.82 million*;
• Inventory of $3.37 million as of October 31, 2021;
• At October 31, 2021, BaM had $7.43 million in cash and a working capital surplus of $8.36 million;
• Total Assets were $48.98 million, Total Current Liabilities were $6.65 million and Total Liabilities were $14.58 million at October 31, 2021;
• 110,621,308 shares of common stock outstanding as of October 31, 2021 (113,349,464 as of December 14, 2021).

Operational Milestones for Q1 FY2022:

California:

• Definitive agreement entered for acquisition of Seaside, California dispensary;
• The Company took over management of Seaside dispensary operations effective December 1, 2021;
• Approval of change in ownership received from the City of Seaside, California;
• Manufacturing and Distribution facility in development stage with local approvals in process.

Nevada:

• Optimized distribution license;
• Electrical power upgrade project for Production facility began to provide increase in distillation capacity;

Ohio:

• Operation commencement of the NMG Ohio production facility;
• Initial extracted products on dispensary shelves with an expanded product line in progress.

Arkansas:

• Cultivation operations produced first flower with perpetual harvest operations established;
• First flower sold from Body and Mind cultivation operations.

Michigan:

• Continued vertical market expansion into Michigan;
• The Company has leased a commercial building in Manistee, MI with the intent of developing a cultivation facility with 50,000 square feet of canopy as well as a production facility;
• Received state and local preapproval licenses, and building permits to advance a Phase 1 cultivation and production facility with approximately 25,000 square feet of indoor cultivation and 5,000 square feet of production/manufacturing;
• Final drawings and contractor bids for Phase 1 Cultivation and Production in the evaluation process;
• Received state and local preapproval licenses, and building permits to advance a dispensary facility; and
• Construction near completion of a wholly owned dispensary in Muskegon, MI.

Illinois

• Announced the Company has management agreements with two entities that have been identified in the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) results of the Social Equity Justice Lottery as recipients of Conditional Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses (Conditional Licenses) in the greater Chicago-area zone; and
• Final license awards by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) delayed due to litigation by other parties.

"These strong quarterly results and continued positive cash flow from operations reflect our commitment to lean, focused performance as we continue to add new accretive operations," stated Michael Mills, CEO of BaM. "Supply chain issues with carbon dioxide delivery had a short-term effect of reduced wholesale biomass from Nevada cultivation operations which led to a "one off" decrease in revenue from our prior quarter. The wholesale supply chain issue has been mostly resolved, and our retail revenue increased quarter over quarter offsetting the wholesale reduction. Our growth strategy for FY2022 continues to advance with new operations and developing licenses. Our operations team has been working closely with the new Seaside dispensary as the Company has taken over operations. The Michigan Body and Mind branded dispensary is nearing final inspection with an opening anticipated in the next several weeks. The Michigan cultivation and production operations are nearing final planning stages with construction anticipated in early calendar 2022."

*Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP metric used by management that does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Management defines the Adjusted EBITDA as the income (loss) from operations, as reported, before interest, taxes, and adjusted for removing other non-cash items, including the stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, and further adjustments to remove acquisition related costs or gains. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is a useful financial metric to assess its operating performance on a cash adjusted basis before the impact of non-cash items and acquisition activities. The most comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP is net income (loss) from operations, which was presented above prior to the Adjusted EBITDA figure.

The unaudited consolidated interim financial statements for the quarter ended October 31, 2021 are available on SEDAR and EDGAR and should be read in connection with this news release.

The Company will be hosting earnings call on Friday, December 17^rd, 2021 at 10:30 AM Eastern 

Participants can dial 1-888-664-6392 or 416-764-8659 and use confirmation number 65424098.

The earnings call with be available for replay until December 24, 2021 by dialing 416 764 8677 and entering replay number 424098 #.

About Body and Mind Inc.

BaM is an operations focused multi-state operator investing in high quality medical and recreational cannabis cultivation, production and retail. Our wholly owned Nevada subsidiary was awarded one of the first medical marijuana cultivation licenses and holds cultivation and production licenses. BaM products include dried flower, edibles, oils and extracts as well as GPEN Gio cartridges. BaM cannabis strains have won numerous awards including the 2019 Las Vegas Weekly Bud Bracket, Las Vegas Hempfest Cup 2016, High Times Top Ten, the NorCal Secret Cup and the Emerald Cup.

BaM continues to expand operations in Nevada, California, Arkansas, Ohio and Michigan and is dedicated to increasing shareholder value by focusing time and resources on improving operational efficiencies, facility expansions, state licensing opportunities as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Please visit www.bodyandmind.com for more information.

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SOURCE Body and Mind Inc.