Irwin David Simon
Analyst · Jefferies
Thank you, Berrin, and good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. In fiscal 2025, we continue to execute on our long-term strategy of solidifying our global leadership in cannabis and expanding our beverage and wellness business with new innovation, strategic bolt-on acquisitions and geographic expansion. We are in categories that are emerging quickly like cannabis, as well as categories that have been around for years, but are evolving and changing like our beer and spirits businesses. As we bring our businesses together, we are creating a unique and scalable global platform while remaining laser-focused on profitability and cash flow. Our strategy is paying off, and I want to start by highlighting 3 key points. We reached a record revenue of $22.4 million in the international cannabis business in Q4, up 71% year-over-year. Total cannabis gross margin increased by 400 basis points and reached to 44% in Q4, and cannabis gross margin increased by 700 basis points in the fiscal year. And in Q4, we also achieved our second highest ever quarterly consolidated adjusted EBITDA of almost $28 million. In terms of full year consolidated fiscal financial metrics, in fiscal '25, Tilray achieved record annual revenue of $821 million, a 4% increase year-over-year on a constant currency basis, and $834 million, a 6% increase year-over-year. During the fiscal year, we implemented strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing business operations by improving margin and our profitability. However, these decisions impacted our revenue by $35 million. If we eliminated these onetime impacts of these strategic decisions and currency fluctuations, revenue would have been approximately $870 million for a 10% growth year-over-year. Importantly, Tilray delivered its highest gross profit to date at $241 million, an 8% increase year-over-year. All this was achieved while maintaining a strong balance sheet with approximately $256 million in cash, reducing our debt by approximately $100 million to date and improving our net debt-to-EBITDA ratio to 0.3x from 1.7x last year. We aim to continue strengthening our balance sheet through further strategic debt restructuring in our fiscal year 2026. Over the past 5 years, Tilray has experienced significant growth through both organic expansion and strategic acquisitions and geographic expansion. We generated revenues from over 21 countries and operated a portfolio of over 40 brands in 4 diversified business units. As Carl is going to explain in further detail, we booked a noncash impairment this quarter. To offer some color, in 2021 when we completed the reverse takeover at Tilray, where there was lots of excitement in the market regarding the acquisition and the potential for U.S. cannabis legalization, the growth in our share price reflected that enthusiasm at the time at the deal closing. Since then, U.S. regulatory changes have not advanced the way we'd hoped, which has impacted our share price and in turn, our market cap. From an accounting standpoint, that meant we need to recognize a noncash impairment charge this quarter. Let me be very clear, despite recording this noncash accounting charge, it does not change how we feel about the future of our business today, including the intrinsic value of our tangible assets, our liquidity and, of course, our brand equity. We remain incredibly optimistic, and we believe we have the right long-term strategy to deliver for our shareholders. We have transformed Tilray Brands into a company generating nearly $1 billion in annual revenue, establishing ourselves as a leading global cannabis business outside the United States, the fourth largest craft beer producer in the U.S. and a dominant force in the global market for high-protein hemp foods, snacks and wellness drinks. Our progress is rooted in deep understanding of product, innovation, evolving consumer needs, shaping offerings not only reflect but anticipate it, how people choose to eat, drink, relax and address their health and well-being. In fiscal 2025, we led the Canadian cannabis market with over $185 million in revenue. We operate a leading international medical cannabis business outside North America, generating almost $65 million in annual cannabis revenue, totaling to be approximately $0.25 billion in cannabis sales worldwide and over $270 million in medical pharma distribution revenue. Our U.S. beverage division generated approximately $240 million in sales, and our wellness division, which continues to dominate the hemp industry with nearly 60% branded market share in the U.S. and 80% in Canada contributing $60 million in revenue. Now let's look at our performance by divisions, beginning with our international cannabis business, as a result of our industry- leading international infrastructure, international cannabis revenue grew and Q4 was up 71% year-over-year. And excluding Australia, European cannabis revenue increased organically 112% in Q4 compared to the prior year's quarter. In fiscal year 2025, our international cannabis business revenue grew approximately 20% year-over-year. This top line improvement is evidence that our growth in our international markets is accelerating and will continue, particularly in Germany, where we maintain our #1 leadership position in the reimbursed market and increased our sales in self-pay market. Tilray is well positioned to expand its market share across Europe, supported by vertically integrated operations, EU GMP cultivation facilities in Portugal and Germany and a comprehensive sales and distribution infrastructure. Let me take a moment to spotlight our progress in Germany, where in Q4, we achieved revenue growth of 134% over the prior year quarter and 54% revenue growth in fiscal year 2025 when compared with the prior fiscal year. Our wholly owned subsidiary, Aphria RX, remains at the forefront as 1 of the just 3 licensed cultivators of medical cannabis. This license positions us to better serve patients' needs and expand access to the highest quality cannabis products across broader market. It also serves as a significant competitive advantage, as we are not required to procure import and export permits to sell and distribute Aphria RX products in Germany. In addition to increasing our revenue in existing markets, we're also laser-focused on entering and expanding developing markets. In June, our wholly-owned subsidiary, FL Group, received from the Ministry of Health an extension to its license to import and distribute 3 medical cannabis flowers which are cultivated and produced in our EU GMP-certified facility in Portugal. Moving on to our pharmaceutical distribution segment in Europe. CC Pharma continues to be a consistent performer and a key enabler of our international cannabis performance. It continues to serve as a competitive differentiator, as it allow us to provide excellent service to our customers throughout our order fulfillment and quick delivery to our customers. The infrastructure we have in place positions us for success as regulations continue to change across Europe. As we look ahead, our experiences, portfolio and infrastructure keeps us exceptionally well positioned to lead our scale of medical cannabis business not only across Europe, but in every market that regulation evolves. I am confident that our team, our vision and our execution will continue to drive Tilray's growth and our ability to deliver value for medical cannabis patients worldwide. Turning to our cannabis operations in Canada. After 6 years, we're seeing stabilization within the Canadian cannabis market alongside new growth opportunities. With continued consolidation on both the producer and retail sides, we are starting to see signs of industry normalizations and balancing inventories. The Canadian cannabis sector continues to evolve at a rapid pace with a goal of combating the illegal market and putting safe products in the hands of our consumers to meet their needs and wants. Tilray continues to lead revenues as the largest cannabis business in Canada, which remains the largest federally legal cannabis market. In fiscal year 2025, our Canadian cannabis revenue totaled $186 million and $191 million on a constant currency basis. Excluding the impact of strategic decisions made to enhance margin performance, revenue would have reached $206 million when excluding currency fluctuations. In Q4, Tilray maintained a 9.3% market share in the adult recreational segment, distinguishing itself as the only top 5 licensed producer to do this. We maintained the #1 position in THC beverages, chocolate edibles, oils and capsules combined and non-infused pre-rolls. We also held a top 10 position in all other categories. In the cannabis flower category, we regained the #1 market share in Q4 and as a result of strong innovation and launches under the Redecan and Broken Coast brand. Tilray operates as a vertically integrated company, manufacturing 90% of its products internally to maintain high standards of quality and reliability. Operationally, we remain laser-focused on cost optimization through labor balancing, production improvements and contract streamlining. As a result, we continue to improve our cost per unit. On the cultivation side, we have the most flexible footprint in the global cannabis industry, which we have strategically optimized to maximize efficiency. With a facility footprint of approximately 5 million square feet, our value chain and business processes are recognized as an industry- leading business. In fiscal 2025, we put the building blocks in place to transition cultivation from 150 metric tons to over 200 metric tons as a result of increase in volume demand in Canada and internationally. We have the capacity for continuous growth. We are confident in the industry outlook and the strength of our brands. Our product portfolio serves as a wide range of consumer segments, offering options that appeal to various taste profiles. We sharpen our product mix to focus on higher-margin SKUs, which has had a direct impact on improving gross margins across the board. The strategic shift is yielding in real benefits. We're generating more profits per gram, while aligning with consumers' preferences for quality and consistency. Those that follow the Hifyre data may have already noticed our double-digit percent gains in revenue per gram in flower. We have great products and major new innovations coming up that will hit every market in Canada in the next 3 quarters. Globally, the cannabis industry continues to evolve, and Tilray has the cultivation and manufacturing agility at the right cost to compete in the market commercially, both in Canada and around the world, and hopefully one day in the U.S. And with the recent appointment of the new administrator, the US DEA, we anticipate he will play a significant role in potential rescheduling of cannabis in the United States, which should open up new opportunities for Tilray in the U.S. market. Also in the Canadian market, the future holds significant promise as regulatory reform to bring about pivotal changes including medical cannabis available one day through pharmacies, enhance enforcement to reduce the illicit market, authorization for cannabis beverages to be sold outside dispensaries, reformation of excise tax policy, and last but not least, broad accessibility of CBD products and beverages. Turning to our beverage business. Fiscal 2025 was a total year of transition and rebuilding for our beverage business, which includes beer and spirits highlighted by the acquisition of 4 craft brands from Molson Coors to expand our portfolio and the continued integration of several other beer brands. We launched Project 420 to integrate operations and optimize process and revitalized brands, resulting in $24 million in annualized savings towards a $33 million goal, which we will continue to work on. By working closely with our distributors in various markets, we streamlined our portfolio to eliminate duplicate and slower growth products and concentrate our brands in the region where they have the most strength. The strategic initiatives impacted revenue to date by approximately $20 million and an adjusted EBITDA of $6 million. We expect the offset to come in future quarters. These efforts also led to a 100 basis point improvement in beverage gross profit for the year. So while we grew our beverage business 19% in fiscal '25. Like the rest of the beer industry, our business was impacted by softer consumer demand. We attribute this to lower demand and short-term influences and broader category-related challenges, including adverse weather, integration process and delayed innovation. In Q4, the beverage segment reported net revenue of $65.6 million. Q4 traditionally represents the peak sales period for this business. However, this year outcomes diversions from previous projections. The beer business was primarily affected by SKU rationalization initiatives and generally softer consumer demand observed across the sector due to the factors I just mentioned. Following our acquisition from ABI, we encountered unexpected distribution headwinds at retail due to missed reset windows that occurred prior to the closing of the acquisition. We also saw a shift to on-premise dynamics. And while we introduced new products, not all met our expectations. Additionally, although our SKU rationalization made strategic sense, there's a natural time lag before higher-performing SKUs could replace those phased out. Now with substantially revitalized brands, a refreshed innovation pipeline, SKU rationalization behind us, we are well positioned to recapture revenue and secure more points of distribution in the up-and-coming resets. During the quarter, we implemented several measures, including leadership changes, restructuring of the sales and marketing teams and the launch of targeted initiatives to design and reinforce what our beer portfolio is and what it can be. Our beer operations are now under the directions of Tilray's Chief Growth Officer, Prinz Pinakatt. We are confident that our prompt and strategic corrective actions, which yield improved gross margins year-over-year, position us for favorably success in fiscal year 2026. Today, Tilray Beverages operates more than 20 beverage brands, including 15 American craft beer brands across 8 network manufacturing facilities and 18 brew pubs. In the spirits category, Breckenridge Distillery has proven its strength in the bourbon sector, experienced higher depletions compared to others in declining market. It also made a significant progress in the vodka and gin markets, complemented by its world-class restaurant and retail operations that provide an immersive brand experience. We've introduced several world-class innovations, including Mock One, our new line of non- alc spirits, and Mountain Shot, which aims to disrupt the shot occasion and Casa Breck in the tequila space. Our national distributor for spirits, RNDC, had experienced several changes within the fiscal year, as we have. We maintain and are committed to working in major markets while also working with other distributors in the California and the additional markets. Regarding our non-alcoholic beverage portfolio, Runner's High, our new non-alc beer brand, which we launched in fiscal 2025, is now recognized as a top 15 brand and ranks as the fourth fastest-growing non-alcohol beer in the Southeast, now sold across 4,500 distribution points. In the fiscal year within 3 months, Tilray launched hemp-derived THC beverage sales and expanded the distribution of those drinks to over 1,300 distribution points across 13 states as well as through online and direct-to-consumer channels, leveraging our established national beverage distribution network, which spans independent retailers, convenience stores and packaged stores, including multistate retailers such as Total Wine and ABC. We see this category evolving continuously and expect it to be a significant part of our growth in 2026. Unlike other newcomers to the sector, we have an edge with our established beer network. Looking ahead to 2026, we see strong opportunities and anticipate increased demand for beer. Beer is not going away with continued consolidation in the craft beer industry and exits of smaller craft brewers and consumer demand continuing, we see opportunities within this business where we have several new exciting innovation plan and are committed to driving Tilray's beverage growth under our new leadership. Our Tilray wellness business delivered strong financial results in 2025 as consumers continue to seek out better-for-you functional foods and beverages made with clean ingredients. Tilray wellness has a portfolio of products that meet their needs. Tilray wellness net revenue was over $60 million in fiscal 2025, representing a 9% growth year-over-year and 11% growth on a constant currency basis. This growth was driven by continued expansion of our Manitoba Harvest Hemp Hearts and alongside our new supersede innovation, including snacks, breakfast items and smoothie blends. Tilray wellness successfully launched -- relaunched HiBall Energy on Amazon and at retailer Whole Foods Market in the fiscal year and experienced a 68% growth. HiBall Energy is a brand of functional better-for-you energy drinks known for being a premium alternative to traditional energy drinks. It's formulated with clean ingredients and has 0 calories, 0 sugar, no artificial sweetener and packed with vitamin B and tastes great. In addition to delivering strong top line growth, Tilray wellness expanded its margins to 32% in fiscal 2025, up from 30% in 2024, driven by favorable sales mix and productivity savings generated in our manufacturing facilities. Tilray will look to expand its wellness segment in fiscal 2026 both in wellness and functional foods and beverages. We'll continue to diversify and expand the Manitoba Harvest portfolio in the North American area in better-for-you and high protein categories and begin to bring the brand into new international markets. We see the success of HiBall as a validation that Tilray wellness has the right infrastructure and experience to build and acquire more broad-based wellness beverage portfolio. In terms of our management team, we have strengthened our leadership by appointing Rajnish Ohri as the Managing Director of International. Based in London and Dubai, Rajnish will drive growth across international markets in medical cannabis beverages and wellness. And in regions like Asia, the Middle East, India and Turkey, we will focus on strategic opportunities in non-alcoholic beer and hemp-based food products. I am confident that with Rajnish's leadership and deep industry experience, Tilray is strongly positioned to accelerate our international growth and capitalize on emerging opportunities. His innovative mindset and strategic approach perfectly aligns with our vision for global expansion. I look forward to working closely with Rajnish. I'll close this with fiscal '25 as a big year for Tilray across the board. It would not have been possible without the tireless work and dedication of our employees around the world, and I want to thank each and every one of you. We've built a unique business at the forefront of the beverage, cannabis and wellness industries on a global scale. And guess what, we're just getting started. With that, I will now turn the call over to Carl to discuss our financials in greater detail. Carl, are you ready?