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| And that we believe that the strength of our existing tenants continues to be exceptional |
| We believe that we have been able to drive strong returns for our shareholders and are going to continue to do so |
| The company performed well in 2023 and has continued to execute year-to-date, demonstrated by one, annual AFFO per share growth of 7% |
| Paul Smithers So, I mean, in general, I mean, we think that we have a very strong portfolio |
| Four, executing new leases and LOIs to release five properties, representing over $140 million of invested capital and five, further enhancing our liquidity position and strong balance sheet with the closing of a new $45 million revolving credit facility |
| And as you can see, that they've been the ones doing that work and continue to do that work and are, I think, doing a very good job of keeping up with the technology and the efficiencies to be able to deal with pricing pressures and the macroeconomic issues that the broader economy is exhibiting |
| One, better off and improve your tenants cash flow generation, which is important for the tenant health |
| So, those states -- new potential states for adult-use are pretty exciting for the industry |
| So that's a very positive thing, I think |
| We have one of the strongest and most experienced teams of real estate professionals in the cannabis industry, a high-quality portfolio and a conservative and flexible balance sheet with a 12% debt to total gross assets |
| With our property footprint, team expertise balance sheet position and strategic focus, I believe we are well positioned for the journey ahead, serving a dynamic industry with a continued long-term growth trajectory |
| We are well positioned as we continue to maintain a conservative and low leverage balance sheet, generate positive free cash flow and have now added another liquidity option for the company with the closing of this credit facility in the fourth quarter |
| And the sentiment there has certainly gotten better, and I think that's evidenced by the leasing success we've had in those two markets |
| First, I'd like to say that we're really very proud of our current tenant base and our current portfolio and the geographic diversification of our properties |
| The political process takes a long time, and we're operating our business with a very strong and solid balance sheet that will allow us to deal with any different tailwinds or headwinds that may come from any actions that occur in the broader economy or the broader market |
| Growth of the overall cannabis industry in the US continues to remain strong, with BDSA projecting cannabis sales to increase approximately 10% in 2024 |
| It’s projected to be one of the top markets in the country, perhaps not growing as fast as some had hoped in previous years, but we're really seeing some improvement, seeing the improved sentiment from the MSOs, as you mentioned, people that are very bullish on the state want to get into the market |
| I think it sets PharmaCann up very well to take advantage of the wholesale opportunities that we're going to see |
| And most recently, the Harvest Park facility that Green Peak intends to move out of after they announced that, we received a tremendous amount of interest, multiple offers, and we're able to successfully put that under LOI before Green Peak even moved out of the building |
| We expect such a change to be a great win and potentially significant positive catalysts for the industry, immediately providing meaningful improvement in many operators' financials |
| That financial performance allowed us to continue to grow our dividend |
| So not only the new transactions that we can pursue, but nearly 600,000 square feet of leasing activity between our new leases and LOI and last year, I think we'll continue to set us up well for continued revenue growth going forward |
| We are pleased with the demand we are seeing for our assets across markets and the significant leasing progress we have made in the last year, while also continuing to source attractive new investment opportunities, which we will continue to pursue on a very selective, disciplined basis |
| I would say that we're very happy with the returns that we're getting on our investment in each of these assets in each case |
| We believe there is still tremendous demand for our capital and the type of capital that we provide and there are significant opportunities as we've also shown that we've been able to opportunistically take advantage of some investment opportunities most recently and which has allowed us to generate that above-average growth year-over-year |
| But again, I think we, as a company are very happy with not only the amount of leasing activity, the pace of leasing activity, the quality of the tenants that we've been able to source to backfill these properties in hand |
| I think, as Alan mentioned, 2024 looking like 2023, where we were able to source very accretive, attractive opportunities, support our tenants, grow our portfolio, and we intend to continue to do that in the future |
| So we're very happy with the performance of our operators |
| So we think we're really well-positioned going forward |
| And I think we look at potential states coming on, primarily Florida and Pennsylvania, perhaps with the adult-use programs this year is really exciting |
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| operator, capital raising, and mergers and acquisitions activity in 2023, were at their lowest levels since before 2018, the funding environment continues to be challenged right now |
| On '23, we saw a year of retrenching by your tenants |
| On the flip side, while New York introduced its adult-use program more than a year ago, it remains constrained by limited retail availability and a thriving illicit market, though there are efforts in the state to ramp up enforcement efforts |
| And if we do see some consolidation in some of the bigger states with Michigan and California, as we've noted in the past, we think that's only a positive |
| As we indicated in the past, this property has been under development since August of 2021 and has experienced significant delays to get permanent power delivered to the building, which is needed to get it operational |
| And there was an article out this week that spoke to a year-over-year decline in active US cannabis licenses in 2023, despite expansions of states like Maryland, New Jersey and Illinois |
| AFFO for the fourth quarter was down $0.01 per share versus the third quarter AFFO of $2.29, with a decrease primarily due to our taking back the remaining four properties at Kings Garden occupied until late September |
| And when you talk about the illicit market, certainly a risk that people do take, consumers take, buying it off the street corner is you don't have consistency of product |
| Most importantly, such a reclassification is expected to end the 280E tax treatment, which has imposed an extreme unsustainable tax burden on regulated operators for years |
| And I think Ben you would agree that we're -- I think even the tenants out there are remaining cautious |
| That being said, given what Paul and Ben mentioned on the re-leasing activity that we've had, those will go down over time, just given in the substantial releasing efforts that we've announced today with our results |
| But we're being cautious |
| Several factors affect unit pricing, including basic supply-demand dynamics, lack of meaningful enforcement in certain states on illicit non-licensed cannabis sales by state and local law enforcement authorities, taxation and general macroeconomic conditions |
| As you also know, we filed actions against Parallel for possession and damages at our Texas and Pennsylvania properties and regained possession of those two properties in March and October of last year, respectively |
| So as those properties get released, with the re-leasing activities that Ben had mentioned, you'll see some of those come down over time |
| Now as to -- I don't know if Paul or Ben want to talk about the overall pricing pressures on the wholesale pricing, but just keep in mind that, as both Paul and Ben have reiterated that, we deal with an indoor grow primarily facilities and products and or have tenants that deal with those type of products as opposed to the outdoor grow products that is exhibiting the most pricing pressure |
| From a state market perspective, we continue to see divergence in performance and dynamics with new markets experiencing high growth, while some mature markets become increasingly competitive, especially after an extended period of price compression and the aforementioned challenges in competing with the illicit markets |
| With respect to the Pennsylvania property, a consent order was issued in October awarding us damages of $15.5 million, of which we collected $1.7 million in Q4 |
| Next question is, Paul, I think it was you who spoke about the difference in pricing and how your indoor product is commanding a premium outdoor and hot house product is under pricing pressure |
| As we discussed in detail previously, Green Peak was placed into receivership in March of last year, and we subsequently regained possession of the Summit Building, a cultivation and processing facility under redevelopment, and three small retail locations |
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