Tag: MedMen
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Deathwatch: MedMen (MMEN.C) is cutting out everything but the cancer that is killing it
If you’ve been around this joint for a while, you’ll have seen us arguing folks would be silly to invest in MedMen (MMEN.C) if hanging on to your money is a thing you aspire to do. That’s not because we have a hate on for the dude-bros running the show, or because they’re not a…
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![MedMen (MMEN.C): cannabis catastrophe – 5 red flags everyone should have seen]()
MedMen (MMEN.C): cannabis catastrophe – 5 red flags everyone should have seen
MedMen (MMEN.C) owns 33 cannabis retail stores across 9 states. The stores have attractive exteriors, but the business inside is ugly. “MedMen reported another quarter of heavy losses [In Q1, 2020] as the California-based cannabis company scrambles to right-size and avoid bankruptcy,” reported an excellent Grizzle article, “with $11 million of quarterly interest expense against…
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![Wednesday Recap: MedMen’s Woes and Trading The Trade War]()
Wednesday Recap: MedMen’s Woes and Trading The Trade War
Deal or No Deal? We’ve heard major news about the “phase one” deal being finalised and markets have traded up on looming optimism. But let’s not forget that Hong Kong is in the midst of a violent pro-democracy protest. Today, President Donald Trump signed legislation that expresses US support for protestors, a move that threatens…
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![Friday Recap: Cannapocalypse™, Dow Record, and Fed Report]()
Friday Recap: Cannapocalypse™, Dow Record, and Fed Report
Aurora CEO: “We will be profitable before others” Aurora Cannabis Inc. Chairman Michael Singer made a statement today that the firm will reach profitability before “any of its peers”, however, declined to comment by when this will happen. We spoke yesterday about the bloodbath that was Canopy and Aurora earnings. The chairman saying Aurora will…
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![MedMen (MMEN.C) lay offs reveal an even deeper sickness within]()
MedMen (MMEN.C) lay offs reveal an even deeper sickness within
So the braintrusts over at MedMen (MMEN.C) have devised a new and novel way to staunch their company’s steady and consistent bleeding: they’re going to lay enough people off that they reduce their overhead to a sustainable rate. Given that the company lost $277 Million in 2019, it’s not unexpected. Sometimes costs need to be…
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Cresco Labs (CL.C) reprices Origin House (OH.C) acquisition terms to match declining market
Cresco Labs (CL.C) and Origin House (OH.C) have updated the terms of their $1.1B acquisition, repricing the all-stock transaction to match declining share prices since the deal’s announcement in April. Pursuant to the Amendment, the consideration payable under the Arrangement will be reduced from 0.8428 of a subordinate voting share of Cresco Labs (a “Cresco…
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![Los Angeles politician claims cannabis system is grossly unfair]()
Los Angeles politician claims cannabis system is grossly unfair
Los Angles City Councilman Herb Wesson roared into the news this week when he told the City of Los Angeles their cannabis licensing system was rigged against communities it was supposed to help. He has a point. Los Angeles has already approved 300 cannabis retailers and suppliers. The avalanche of first-round applicants buried city hall…
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MedMen (MMEN.C) yearly loss was $1m more than Supreme Cannabis’ (FIRE.T) entire market cap
“Fiscal 2019 was a transformative year for Medmen, with over two million completed retail transactions to date and revenues increasing 227% year-over-year,” said Adam Bierman, Medmen co-founder and chief executive officer in a news release that should see the company gutted on the markets Tuesday. Despite Bierman’s attempts at turd polishing, you don’t have to…
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Deals being reversed across the board as weed companies discover fiscal responsibility
Sometimes a deal broken is a good deal for shareholders, especially if you give a red rat’s behind about your favourite company having enough money to survive the year. Lately, we’re seeing a lot of deals that, at one time, were announced with much fanfare, being quietly dropkicked off the bridge as once high flying…
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TSX.V, CSE: Canadian venture capital markets declare “Trudeau Ethics Scandal” weak sauce!
Reading this week’s political headlines, you’d think the media had just unearthed hidden-camera footage of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Shanghai strip bar – pockets bulging with gold coins – giving a hand-job to the CEO of the China Petroleum Corporation (中国石油天然气集团公司). “Will Trudeau take responsibility for ethics breach?” – Ottawa Citizen. “Trudeau violated…
