(CSE: VEXT and OTCQX: VEXTF)
A growing, profitable cannabis company with operations in Arizona and Ohio
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Forward Looking Statements
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holders, and any commentary related to the legalization of adult-use, recreational cannabis and the timing related to such legalization, the Company's expected business objectives for the next twelve months. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by the Company considering the experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate and are subject to risks and uncertainties. In making the forward-looking statements included in this Presentation, the Company has made various material assumptions, including but not limited to (i) obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals; (ii) that regulatory requirements will be maintained; (iii) general business and economic conditions; (iv) the Company's ability to successfully execute its plans and intentions; (v) the availability of financing on reasonable terms; (vi) the Company's ability to attract and retain skilled staff; (vii) market competition; (viii) the products and technology offered by the Company's competitors; and (ix) that our current good relationships with our suppliers, service providers and other third parties will be maintained. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying these statements are reasonable, they may prove to be incorrect, and we cannot assure that the actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Given these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, prospective purchasers of the Company's securities should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Whether actual results, performance or achievements will conform to the Company's expectations and predictions is subject to several known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors.
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Proven operator. Growing Cash flow. Building Value.
• Focused on large markets with potential to develop sustainable | • Consistent execution - optimizing volume/gross margin balance, |
competitive advantage - limited license states across the U.S. | lean cost structure, culture of progressive efficiencies and active |
• Established, vertically integrated operations in Arizona and Ohio - | working capital management |
unique footprint vs. other small/mid cap Multi State Operators | • Solid balance sheet entering 2024; $2 million credit facility offers |
(MSOs) | additional financial flexibility |
• Most planned growth capex in Arizona and Ohio already invested or | • Management team with experience in building and operating |
funded - free cash flow poised to grow. | profitable multi-state manufacturing/distribution footprints |
• Model designed to generate sustainable ROIC - modular cultivation | • Stable shareholder base with 56% of the shares controlled under 8 |
footprint and manufacturing assets focused on demand from Vext- | person shareholders' agreement. 23.11% of shares owned by |
owned retail locations | members of Vext's management team and board of directors |
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Vext by the Numbers
OPERATIONS - ARIZONAFINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Fully Vertically Integrated AZ Q1 2024
$8.4M | |||||
Revenue | |||||
Two Operated | 26,000 | Fully built-out | |||
Dispensaries | cultivation and | ||||
SQ. FT | facility | $1.9M | 23.3% | ||
manufacturing | |||||
Medical use | Adult-use | Adj. EBITDA1 | Adj. EBITDA Margin1 | ||
2010 legalized | 2021 sales begin | ||||
OPERATIONS - OHIO | CASH FLOW | ||||
Fully Vertically Integrated | OH | ||||
OH
KY
AZ
ADDITIONAL MARKET OPPORUNITIES
Kentucky CBD - JV (50%)
Two Operated
Dispensaries
Two Dispensaries under Definitive Agreement3
25,000
SQ. FT
(Can expand to 50K sq.ft.
in 2024 if needed)
Fully built-out cultivation and manufacturing facility
Operating Cash Flow poised
to grow in 2024
- Fully built-out manufacturing facility
- Cultivation facility of up to 10,000 sq.ft. on site
- Wholesale - Vapen products in market
Medical use | Medical use |
Medical use | 2023 |
2016 legalized |
Adult-Use legalized
2023 approved 2025 legislation expected |
to take effect
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"Adjusted EBITDA" and "Adjusted EBITDA Margin" are non-IFRS Financial measures. See
Appendix "A" for disclosure pertaining to these terms.
- Operating Cash Flow ("OCF") is calculated as: CFO without the impact of working capital changes. OCF Margin is defined as OCF divided by Revenue for TTM.
3) Vext has executed an asset purchase agreement (the "Asset Purchase Agreement"), together with other definitive agreements (together with the Asset | |
Purchase Agreement, the "Definitive Agreements"), with the members of Big Perm's Dispensary Ohio, LLC ("Big Perm") to acquire from Big Perm two | |
cannabis dispensaries located in Ohio, as well as all licenses and assets related to the business of such dispensaries for cash consideration of $9.4 | 4 |
million, subject to adjustments in certain circumstances (the "Ohio Expansion Transaction"). Subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals and other |
customary conditions precedent, the Company expects that closing of the Ohio Expansion Transaction will occur in 2024.
Established Vertically
Integrated Footprint in the
Arizona Market
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Fully Vertically Integrated Footprint in Arizona Market
RETAIL | CULTIVATION & MANUFACTURING |
- Operating since August 2013
- Located in the high traffic industrial center of Phoenix.
- Total area: ~1,700 sq.ft. and 3,000 sq. ft. customer waiting area/café)
4126 W Indian School Road, Phoenix, Arizona | Eloy cultivation facility | |
BRANDS
- Operating since August 2020
- Located near high traffic shopping and business centers
- Total area:~2,000 sq. ft.
- Both operating dispensaries have been optimized for rapid customer service through express pickup windows and
1720 E Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, Arizona | online ordering. |
- 26,000 sq. ft. indoor canopy
- Fully built out and operating manufacturing facility
- Modular Eloy cultivation facility, utilizes new equipment and technology, allowing Vext to expect improved results like higher yield and plant health
- First harvest achieved in Q1 2024
- Vapen brand is one of Arizona's top performers
- Revibe - line of premium cannabis edibles
- Full suite of products - Flower, Concentrates, Extracts, Edibles, Beverages, CBD
AZ | Vext's home state of Arizona is a large limited license adult -use state with solid long-term |
fundamentals. | |
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One of Arizona's Top Brand Portfolios
Full range of products across formats and price points
- Available across dispensary shelves in the state
- Full suite of products - Flower, Concentrates, Extracts, Edibles, Beverages, CBD
- Revibe - Line of premium edibles including chocolates, gummies, dessert toppings and beverages
- Exclusive distribution of key brands such as Major
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Modular Cultivation Footprint to Meet Owned Dispensary Needs
CULTIVATION
Current Canopy | Available Future | ||
Expansion | |||
Phoenix | 9,000 sf | ̶ | |
Eloy (Phase I) | 17,000 sf | ̶ |
Eloy (Phase II) | ̶ | ~17,000 sf |
(As needed) | ||
Total indoor cultivation | 26,000 sf | ~43,000 sf |
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Scaling a Fully Vertically
Integrated Footprint in Ohio
The Ohio medical market recorded nearly 175,484 active patients as of the end of 20231.
Ohio voted to pass adult-use cannabis legalization through state ballot measure in November 2023. Adult-use sales are expected to commence in second half of 2024.
The transition to adult-use sales estimated to make
Ohio a $4 billion market by 20282.
1. Ohio State Data
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2. Marijuana Business Daily
Photo by Ellie Brownon Unsplash
The Ohio Opportunity
Medical cannabis sales reached
$484 million in 20231
Active patient count of
~175,484 at end of 2023
Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review allowed dual
licensing program in May 2024
Ohio Market Structured Optimally
Limited number of licenses available and the State has capped cultivation size, limited opportunities for over cultivation and over supply
123 Retail Doors3
Owning storefronts will enable operators to maximize margins
More retail doors expected to be added as new legislation takes shape
Vext's Ohio Footprint
2 operating retail storefronts
Agreements to acquire 2 additional
stores2
Tier I cultivation license
23 Tier I Cultivation Licenses Issued; 21 operational as of 2023
Ohio transitioned to adult-use
in November 2023 and regulators will begin issuing licenses to medical operators within 9 months
OH
Operators Can Own 8 Dispensaries, Per New Adult-Use Statutes
Once law is finalized and upon closing of pending acquisitions, Vext expects to have the opportunity to operate 7 dispensaries in Ohio
(25,000 ft expandable to 50,000 ft)
Operating Tier I cultivation and manufacturing facility
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