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Curaleaf Announces Strong Preliminary Unaudited Fourth Quarter 2025 Results
Net revenue for Q4 2025 expected to be at least $330 million, an increase of approximately 4% sequentially and 1% compared to Q4 2024
Adjusted gross profit margin(1) for Q4 and full year 2025 anticipated to be approximately 48.5% and 50%, respectively
Discontinuing Hemp Business and Exiting Missouri
STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 20, 2026 — Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) (“Curaleaf” or the “Company”), a leading international provider of consumer cannabis products, today announced the following preliminary unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025 (“Q4 2025”), reported in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”) and in U.S. dollars. In addition, the Company has decided to discontinue its hemp division due to recent federal legislation passed in November 2025 reducing the allowable amount of THC to a non-intoxicating level, and cease operating in the state of Missouri. Both of these business units combined to represent approximately $2 million in revenue in Q3 2025 and Q4 2005.
Fourth quarter net revenue excluding the discontinued businesses is expected to be at least $330 million, implying approximately 4% sequential growth compared to Q3 2025 net revenue of $317.8 million, above the previous guidance range of low single digit growth. Fourth quarter net revenue is expected to grow approximately 1% compared to Q4 2024 net revenue of $327.8 million.
Fourth quarter adjusted gross profit margin(1) excluding the discontinued businesses is expected to be approximately 48.5%. Comparable adjusted gross profit margin(1) for Q4 2024 was 48.5%. Full year 2025 adjusted gross margin is expected to be approximately 50%.
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Curaleaf Celebrates Opening of Lauderhill, Florida Dispensary
Florida footprint reaches 71 locations, while nationwide store count tops 160 following newest opening
Jan. 15, 2026 — Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) (“Curaleaf” or the “Company”), a leading international provider of consumer cannabis products, today announced the opening of its new dispensary in Lauderhill, Florida, located at 3990 NW 16th St, Lauderhill, FL. This latest addition bolsters the Company’s Florida footprint to 71 locations and its nationwide store count to 160.
Located in Broward County, Curaleaf Lauderhill marks the Company’s 13th location in South Florida. The dispensary is conveniently situated near Lauderhill Mall, City of Lauderhill Golf Course, local shops, restaurants, beaches, and a variety of cultural and entertainment attractions. It offers a diverse selection of quality medical cannabis products, including Select ACE vape cartridges, Grassroots Dark Heart flower, Anthem pre-rolls, and Select Briq vapes. Reef, a Florida-exclusive flower brand, joins other premium in-store options for a curated experience tailored to Florida’s medical patient community.
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Verano Announces Agreement to Upsize Revolving Credit Facility Commitment to $100,000,000 and Extend Maturity Date
Amendment adds incremental $25,000,000 and extends maturity date from September 29, 2028 to February 28, 2029
January 15, 2026 — Verano Holdings Corp. (Cboe CA: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNO) (“Verano” or the “Company”), a leading multi-state cannabis company, today announced an amendment to its existing $75,000,000 revolving credit facility agented by Chicago Atlantic Admin, LLC, initially entered into on September 30, 2025.
The revolving credit facility commitment was increased from $75,000,000 to $100,000,000 and the maturity date was extended from September 29, 2028 to February 28, 2029. No additional collateral was pledged by the Company to secure the increased borrowing availability, which is secured by certain owned real estate.
“Building on our ongoing strategy to strengthen our balance sheet, we’re pleased to upsize our borrowing availability and extend the maturity of our existing revolving credit facility,” said George Archos, Verano Chief Executive Officer. “These improvements to our revolving credit facility provide us added flexibility to deploy capital without pledging any additional collateral, marking a strategic step forward while we continue advancing debt refinancing discussions.”
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Viridian Credit Tracker: Investors Should Focus on ROIC (Return on Invested Capital)
Cannabis has undergone several stages of evolution in how companies are measured and rewarded by investors.
We are at a new turning point. Investors and companies alike will increasingly be focused on Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). A company can be EBITDA-positive and even free cash flow-positive, but if it has required too large a pool of investor cash to achieve these goals, it is still a financial failure.
We can divide the ROIC formula into two multiplicative terms: profitability, measured as after-tax operating income to revenues, and capital efficiency, measured as revenues per invested capital.
We can further break down capital efficiency into two parts. Fixed asset utilization measures how productively a company uses its fixed assets to generate sales. Working capital efficiency measures how much net working assets a company requires to create a dollar of sales.
The chart below examines the net working assets/sales ratios for 13 MSOs. We used the most recent quarterly numbers to calculate net working assets as (current assets – Cash) – (Current Liabilities – Current debt and current maturities of LTD). This takes into account the full picture of how much capital is required in working assets to generate a dollar of sales. We used the 3rd quarter balance sheets for the working capital figures and consensus 2025 revenues for the denominator of the ratio. If a company has a 10% ratio, it indicates that for each extra dollar of sales, the company will require $.10 of incremental working capital. This, therefore, becomes a measure of the working capital “drag” on growth. If a company has a higher NWA/Sales than its EBITDA margin, then each incremental dollar of sales will require outside financing.
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The chart shows a wide variation in working capital productivity. If a company consistently has a negative figure, it means that it can maintain high enough payables and accrued expenses, such that growth is actually self-financing. Investors should compare the NWA/Revenues to the EBITDA Margin to identify which companies may require external financing to fund working capital growth. Companies, like Planet 13, with lower EBITDA margins (in this case, negative) relative to their NWA/Revenues will require external financing to support growth.
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