Bruce Campbell (2)
Aurora Cannabis
ACB-T
BUY
Feb 13, 2020
They each have their own strengths. He would pick Canopy (WEED-T) because they are the 800 lb gorilla. Aurora has lots of news about balance sheet challenges but they have low costs that he thinks will still come down further.
The cannabis sector has been thrashed and still not good value--no earnings, uncertain sales. Very risky and good luck to you. He doesn't see the fundamentals improving.
He feels all cannabis stocks are gambling stocks. A maturing debenture is expected to keep downward pressure on the share price. There is no assurance that any existing company will be a survivor -- it is simply too early. No one is making money in this space. Without being able to predict revenues and expenses, it is too risky. He would stay away from these.
He saw the bubble coming in cannabis. Take a look at the financial balance sheets and see how much money they owe. He owns one company in the space that also owns liquor stores. You will see more companies go under in this space. He only buys companies that have been around for 10 years.
Don't buy cannabis stocks here. Their earnings just aren't there. You can buy good value companies at discounts to book value so why go for this one. Move on. It is an opportunity to upgrade your portfolio.
It's been a wild ride. The valuation across all the names are still quite high. With what we are seeing with legislation in the US, he would still tend to look at these. Stick with it.
Lots of opportunity in the US. Guilty of using easy money to build massive facilities. Big writedowns. Big equity offering. Doesn't see an imminent big export market. Longer term potential, but it's an outside probability.
Look at what the opportunity is. The US has increased medical and recreational use, plus favourable legislation. Doesn't have the strongest set of assets in the US, so he'd favour MSOs over ACB. Europe is the longer-range opportunity, where it has a foothold.
The problem is that parts of the world weed grows easily, so the economics don't work. The big opportunity will happen when the US legalizes weed federal, then weed shares will pop. If you're under water this, take the tax loss.
They each have their own strengths. He would pick Canopy (WEED-T) because they are the 800 lb gorilla. Aurora has lots of news about balance sheet challenges but they have low costs that he thinks will still come down further.