UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
(Amendment No. 2)
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ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the other registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).
Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No
The aggregate market value of the voting stock and nonvoting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such common equity, as of June 30, 2023 was $
As of March 6, 2024, the registrant had
PCAOB:
EXPLANATORY NOTE
In addition, this Amendment No. 2 amends and restates Item 15, “Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules” of Part IV of Amendment No. 1 in its entirety. The Company is including in this Amendment No. 2 updated certifications from its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as required by Sections 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as Exhibits 31.5 and 31.6, respectively, and updated certifications from its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as required by Sections 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as Exhibits 32.3 and 32.4, respectively. The Company is also filing as Exhibit 23.2 hereto an updated consent of its Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original 10-K or Amendment No. 1. This Amendment No. 2 does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to such date, and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Original 10-K or Amendment No. 1.
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PART II
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The financial statements required by this item are included beginning on page 7 of this Amendment No. 2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K. See also Item 15, “Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.”
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PART IV.
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) Documents filed as part of this report.
1. Financial Statements.
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2. Financial Statement Schedules.
All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, or the required information is shown in the Financial Statements or notes thereto.
(b) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this report:
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Original 10-K filed on March 13, 2024.
** Previously filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to the Original 10-K filed on April 26, 2024.
+ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
^ Certain confidential portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission a copy of any omitted portions of the exhibit upon request.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on the 24th day of June 2024.
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Village Farms International, Inc. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities on June 24, 2024.
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/s/ Michael A. DeGiglio Michael A. DeGiglio |
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Name: Michael A. DeGiglio |
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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.
As of December 31, 2023, our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013). Based on this assessment, our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2023, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to errors in the calculation of the fair value of its goodwill and intangible assets, which was subsequently modified, resulting in no change in management’s determination of the fair value of its goodwill and intangible assets but, based on the COSO criteria, has been deemed to be a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting.
A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement in the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
The control over the determination of the fair value of the Company’s goodwill and intangible assets is an annual control that operates prior to filing. The control is dependent on a key spreadsheet that relies on inputs and assumptions and contains formulas and calculations. The precision and timeliness of the review did not prevent or detect potential material errors in valuation of goodwill or indefinite lived intangibles and the related disclosures. The Company implemented remediation measures in 2023 but they were not sufficient to deem the prior material weakness remediated. In 2024, management will continue to enhance the precision of this control including involving third party valuation specialists in order to remediate the material weakness. The material weakness will be fully remediated when, in the opinion of the company’s management, the revised control procedures are appropriately operated for a sufficient period of time to provide reasonable assurance as to their effectiveness.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Village Farms International, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Village Farms International, Inc. and its subsidiaries (together, the Company) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), of changes in shareholders’ equity and mezzanine equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Impairment assessment of goodwill for the Cannabis – U.S. reporting unit
As described in Notes 1 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s goodwill balance for the Cannabis – U.S. reporting unit was $10.0 million as of December 31, 2023. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually as of December 31 each year and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The fair value of the reporting unit was determined
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based on a discounted cash flow projection (the model). Management’s discounted cash flow projection for the reporting unit included significant assumptions relating to future cash flows, terminal growth rate and post-tax discount rate. Management concluded that, as of December 31, 2023, the fair value of the Cannabis – U.S. reporting unit was lower than its carrying amount, resulting in an impairment charge to goodwill of $11.3 million.
The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the impairment assessment of goodwill for the Cannabis – U.S. reporting unit is a critical audit matter are (i) a high degree of auditor judgment and subjectivity in performing procedures relating to the fair value of the reporting unit due to the judgment by management when developing the fair value estimate; (ii) the significant audit effort in evaluating management’s significant assumptions related to the future cash flows, terminal growth rate and post-tax discount rate; and (iii) the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included, among others, (i) testing management’s process for developing the fair value of the reporting unit; (ii) evaluating the appropriateness of the approach; (iii) testing the completeness and accuracy of underlying data used in the model; and (iv) evaluating the reasonableness of the significant assumptions used by management, including the future cash flows, terminal growth rate and post-tax discount rate. Evaluating management’s significant assumption related to the future cash flows involved evaluating whether the significant assumption used by management was reasonable considering (i) the current and past performance of the reporting unit; (ii) consistency with external market and industry data; and (iii) whether the significant assumption was consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit, as applicable. Professionals with specialized skill and knowledge were used to assist in the evaluation of the appropriateness of the model and the reasonableness of the significant assumptions related to the terminal growth rate and post-tax discount rate.
Impairment assessment of goodwill for the Cannabis – Canada reporting unit
As described in Notes 1 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s goodwill balance for the Cannabis – Canada reporting unit was $45.8 million as of December 31, 2023. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually as of December 31 each year and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The fair value of the reporting unit was determined based on a discounted cash flow projection (the model). Management’s discounted cash flow projection for the reporting unit included significant assumptions relating to future cash flows, terminal growth rate, post-tax discount rate and net working capital. Management concluded that the fair value of the Cannabis – Canada reporting unit was higher than its carrying amount as of December 31, 2023 and therefore no impairment to goodwill was required.
The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the impairment assessment of goodwill for the Cannabis – Canada reporting unit is a critical audit matter are (i) a high degree of auditor judgment and subjectivity in performing procedures relating to the fair value of the reporting unit due to the judgment by management when developing the fair value estimate; (ii) the significant audit effort in evaluating management’s significant assumptions related to the future cash flows, terminal growth rate, post-tax discount rate and net working capital; and (iii) the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included, among others, (i) testing management’s process for developing the fair value of the reporting unit; (ii) evaluating the appropriateness of the approach; (iii) testing the completeness and accuracy of underlying data used in the model; and (iv) evaluating the reasonableness of the significant assumptions used by management, including the future cash flows, terminal growth rate, post-tax discount rate and net working capital. Evaluating management’s significant assumptions related to the future cash flows and net working capital involved evaluating whether the significant assumptions used by management were reasonable considering (i) the current and past performance of the reporting unit; (ii) the consistency with external market and industry data; and (iii) whether these significant assumptions were consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit, as applicable. Professionals with specialized skill and knowledge were used to assist in the evaluation of the appropriateness of the model and the reasonableness of the significant assumptions related to the terminal growth rate and post-tax discount rate.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Chartered Professional Accountants
Vancouver, Canada March 13, 2024 |
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2006.
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Village Farms International, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Village Farms International, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
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Comprehensive loss attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
( |
) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Village Farms International, Inc.
For the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
(In thousands of United States dollars, except for shares outstanding)
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Number of Common |
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Common Stock |
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Additional Paid In |
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Accumulated Other |
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Retained Earnings |
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Non-controlling Interest |
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Total Permanent Shareholders’ |
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Mezzanine Equity |
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Balance at January 1, 2021 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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Shares issued in public offering, net of issuance costs |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Shares issued in acquisition |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Shares issued on exercise of warrants |
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( |
) |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Shares issued on exercise of stock options |
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( |
) |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Share re-purchases |
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( |
) |
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— |
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( |
) |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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( |
) |
|
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— |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
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— |
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|
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|
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— |
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— |
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— |
|
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|
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— |
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Recognition of non-controlling interest on acquisition |
|
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— |
|
|
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— |
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— |
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— |
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|
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— |
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— |
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— |
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|
Cumulative translation adjustment |
|
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— |
|
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— |
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— |
|
|
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— |
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— |
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— |
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||
Net loss |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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( |
) |
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— |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
Balance at December 31, 2021 |
|
|
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$ |
|
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$ |
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|
$ |
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|
$ |
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$ |
— |
|
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$ |
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$ |
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|||||||
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock |
|
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|
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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||||
Shares issued on exercise of stock options |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Share-based compensation |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Recognition of non-controlling interest on acquisition |
|
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Cumulative translation adjustment |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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( |
) |
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— |
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— |
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( |
) |
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— |
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Net loss |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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( |
) |
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— |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
Balance at December 31, 2022 |
|
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$ |
|
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Shares issued in public offering, net of issuance costs |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Warrants issued in public offering |
|
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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||
Shares issued on exercise of stock options |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Share-based compensation |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Cumulative translation adjustment |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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( |
) |
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Net (loss) income |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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Balance at December 31, 2023 |
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$ |
|
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
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$ |
|
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$ |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Village Farms International, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
(In thousands of United States dollars)
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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Net loss attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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Amortization of deferred charges |
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Share of loss from joint venture |
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— |
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Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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— |
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Interest expense |
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Interest income |
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— |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
Interest paid on long-term debt |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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( |
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Unrealized foreign exchange loss |
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— |
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Impairments |
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— |
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Inventory impairment |
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— |
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— |
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Write-off of joint venture loan |
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— |
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— |
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Loss (gain) on disposal of assets |
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( |
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Non-cash lease expense |
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( |
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( |
) |
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Other |
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— |
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— |
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Share-based compensation |
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Deferred income taxes |
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( |
) |
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Changes in non-cash working capital items |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
|
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities: |
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Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
Advances to joint ventures |
|
|
— |
|
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— |
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( |
) |
Acquisitions, net |
|
|
— |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
Equity investment |
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( |
) |
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— |
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( |
) |
Issuance of note receivable |
|
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— |
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( |
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— |
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Repayment of note receivable |
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— |
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— |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities: |
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Proceeds from borrowings |
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— |
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Repayments on borrowings |
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( |
) |
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( |
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( |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants |
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Issuance costs |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
|
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Proceeds from exercise of warrants |
|
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— |
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— |
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Share re-purchases |
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— |
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|
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— |
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( |
) |
Payments on capital lease obligations |
|
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— |
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|
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— |
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( |
) |
Payment of note payable related to acquisition |
|
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— |
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— |
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( |
) |
Net cash provided by financing activities |
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|||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
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( |
) |
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||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
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( |
) |
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||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period |
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period |
|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities: |
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Non-Cash - investing and financing activities |
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Shares issued for acquisitions |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
— |
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|
$ |
— |
|
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Supplemental cash flow information: |
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|||
Income taxes paid |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
1. BUSINESS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Business
Village Farms International, Inc. (“VFF” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is a corporation existing under the Ontario Business Corporations Act. VFF’s principal operating subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 are Village Farms Canada Limited Partnership, Village Farms, L.P., Pure Sunfarms Corp. (“Pure Sunfarms”), and Balanced Health Botanicals, LLC (“Balanced Health”). VFF also owns a
The address of the registered office of VFF is 4700-80th Street, Delta, British Columbia, Canada, V4K 3N3.
The Company’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “VFF”. On April 21, 2023, the Company received notification from Nasdaq that it is not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market (Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2)) (the “Minimum Bid Requirement”) as the bid price for the Company’s common shares (the “Common Shares”) closed below US$
On October 18, 2023, the Company received notification from Nasdaq that Nasdaq has approved the Company’s request for a
The Extension has no immediate effect on the listing of the Common Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market. During the New Compliance Period, the Common Shares will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market. If at any time before the end of the New Compliance Period, the bid price of the Common Shares closes at or above US$
In the event the Company does not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Requirement by the end of the New Compliance Period, the Company may be subject to delisting of its Common Shares from the Nasdaq Capital Market, at which time the Company may request a review of the delisting determination by a Nasdaq Hearings Panel.
We can provide no assurance that the Company would receive a favorable decision from a Nasdaq Hearing Panel after the end of the New Compliance Period or that the Common Shares will not be delisted from Nasdaq.
Village Farms owns and operates sophisticated, highly intensive agricultural greenhouse facilities in British Columbia and Texas, where it produces, markets and sells premium-quality tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Pure Sunfarms, is a vertically integrated licensed producer and supplier of cannabis products sold to other licensed providers and provincial governments across Canada and internationally. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Balanced Health, develops and sells high-quality, cannabidiol (“CBD”) based products including ingestible, edible and topical applications. Through its
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP), and include VFF and its subsidiaries and include the accounts of all majority owned subsidiaries over which the Company exercises control and, when applicable, entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Other parties’ interests in entities that VFF consolidates are reported as non-controlling interests within equity, except for mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests, which are classified as temporary mezzanine equity. Net income or loss attributable to non-controlling interests is reported as a separate line item below net income or loss. Investments in entities for which the Company does not have a controlling financial interest, but over which it has the ability to exert significant influence, are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. For equity investees in which the Company has an undivided interest in the assets, liabilities and profits or losses of an unincorporated entity, but does not exercise control over the entity, the Company consolidates its proportional interest in the accounts of the entity. When appropriate, prior year amounts are reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. For the years ended December
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31, 2022 and 2021, share-based compensation has been reclassified to selling, general and administrative expenses on the consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) to conform with the current period presentation.
Translation of Foreign Currencies
The assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries with a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates, with resulting translation gains or losses included within other comprehensive income or loss. Revenue and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at average rates of exchange during the applicable period. Substantially all of the Company’s foreign operations use their local currency as their functional currency. For foreign operations for which the local currency is not the functional currency, the operation’s non-monetary assets are remeasured into U.S. dollars at historical exchange rates. All other accounts are remeasured at current exchange rates. Gains or losses from remeasurement are included in foreign exchange loss, net. Currency gains or losses resulting from transactions executed in currencies other than the functional currency are included in foreign exchange gain (loss).
In these consolidated financial statements, “$” means U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
Management Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates are based on historical experience and various other assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, including the potential future effects of macroeconomic trends and events, such as inflation and interest rate levels; supply chain disruptions; uncertainty from potential recessionary effects; climate-related matters; market, industry and regulatory factors, including permitting issues; global events, such as the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine; and public health matters. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the Company’s operating results and the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. While management believes that such estimates are reasonable when considered in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations taken as a whole, actual results could differ materially from these estimates.
Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
The Company’s produce revenue transactions consist of single performance obligations to transfer promised goods at a fixed price. Quantities to be delivered to the customer are determined at a point near the date of delivery through purchase orders received from the customer. The Company recognizes revenue when it has fulfilled a performance obligation, which is typically when the customer receives the goods. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring the goods. The amount of revenue recognized is reduced for estimated returns and other customer credits, such as discounts and rebates, based on the expected value to be realized. Payment terms are consistent with terms standard to the markets the Company serves. Revenue from the sale of cannabis inventories in the course of ordinary activities is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of returns, trade discounts, volume rebates and excise duty. The Company recognizes revenue when it has fulfilled the performance obligation to the customer through the delivery and transfer of control of the promised goods.
Direct-to-consumer product sales for loyalty members contain two distinct performance obligations for which the Company allocates the transaction price based on the relative stand-alone value of each performance obligation, such that both revenue related to the delivery of the underlying purchased goods and deferred revenue for loyalty points issued to the customer are recognized based on the allocated consideration of value, after giving consideration to loyalty point breakage. The loyalty liability represents a performance obligation to provide goods for free or at a discount to loyalty members in exchange for the redemptions of points earned from past activities.
Judgment is required in determining whether the Company is the principal or agent in certain transactions. We evaluate the presentation of revenue on a gross or net basis based on whether we control the service provided to the end-user and are the principal (i.e. “gross”), or we arrange for other parties to provide the service to the end-user and are an agent (i.e. “net”).
For each identified performance obligation in the contract with the customer, we assess whether our agency or the third-party supplier is the principal or agent. We control the specified services before transferring those services to the customer and act as the principal if we are primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the specified good or service, have inventory risk, or discretion in establishing pricing. For performance obligations in which we act as principal, we record the gross amount billed to the customer within total revenue and the related incremental direct costs incurred as billable expenses.
If the third-party supplier, rather than the Company, is primarily responsible for the performance and deliverable to our customer, then we generally act as the agent and solely arrange for the third-party supplier to provide services to the customer. For performance
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obligations for which we act as the agent, we record our revenue as the net amount of our gross billings less pass-through expenses charged to a customer.
Revenue received from shipping and handling fees is reflected in net sales. Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales as incurred or at the time revenue is recognized for the related goods, whichever comes first.
Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest
Non-controlling interest (“NCI”) in subsidiaries that are redeemable for cash or other assets outside of our control are classified as temporary mezzanine equity, outside of equity and liabilities. Initial measurement is at acquisition date fair value and subsequent measurement is at the greater of the carrying value or the redemption value. Changes in the redemption value are recognized immediately as they occur and the carrying amount of the redeemable NCI is adjusted to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. This method views the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the instrument. Increases or decreases in the estimated redemption amount are recorded with corresponding adjustments against equity and are reflected in the computation of earnings per share. However, the amount presented in temporary equity should be no less than the initial amount reported in temporary equity for the instrument.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Temporary differences arising between the tax basis of an asset or liability and its carrying amount on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position are used to calculate future income tax assets and liabilities. This method also requires the recognition of deferred tax benefits, such as net operating loss carryforwards. Valuation allowances are recorded as appropriate to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount considered likely to be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to the taxable income (losses) in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the date of enactment of the change. A tax benefit from an uncertain tax position is recognized only if we believe it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on its technical merits. If the recognition threshold for the tax position is met, only the portion of the tax benefit that we believe is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized is recorded.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash deposits held with banks, and other highly liquid short-term interest-bearing securities with maturities at the date of purchase of three months or less.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash, as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 includes a cash deposit required by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ insurance policy which is managed by an insurer and held as a cell captive within a Bahamas-based financial institution.
Trade Receivables
Trade receivables, net of the allowance for doubtful accounts, represent their estimated net realizable value, which approximates fair value. Provisions for doubtful accounts are recorded based on historical collection experience and the age of the receivables. Receivables are written off when they are deemed uncollectible.
Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The cost of inventory includes capitalized production costs, including labor, materials, post-harvest costs and depreciation. Inventoriable costs are expensed to cost of goods sold on the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the same period as finished products are sold. The amount of any write-down of inventories to net realizable value and all losses of inventories are recognized as an expense in the period when the write-down or loss occurs.
Long-Lived Assets
The Company’s long-lived assets consist primarily of property, plant and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets. Purchased property and equipment is recorded at cost, or, if acquired in a business combination, at the acquisition date fair value. Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the term of the lease or the estimated useful lives of the improvements. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures for betterments and major improvements that extend the life of the related assets are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful lives of the assets. The carrying amounts of assets sold or retired and the related accumulated depreciation are eliminated in the year of disposal. Gains or losses, net, from the sale of property and equipment are included within other income (expense).
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Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. Long-lived assets are grouped with other assets to the lowest level to which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. Management assesses the recoverability of the carrying cost of the assets based on a review of projected undiscounted cash flows. If an asset is held for sale, management reviews its estimated fair value less cost to sell. Fair value is determined using pertinent market information, including appraisals or broker’s estimates, and/or projected discounted cash flows. In the event an impairment loss is identified, it is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value of the long-lived asset.
During the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 there were
Business Combinations
The determination of the fair value of net assets acquired in a business combination requires estimates and judgments of future cash flow expectations for the acquired business and the related identifiable tangible and intangible assets. Fair values of net assets acquired are calculated using expected cash flows and industry-standard valuation techniques. For current assets and current liabilities, book value is generally assumed to equal fair value. Goodwill is the amount by which consideration paid exceeds the fair value of acquired net assets. A bargain purchase gain results when the fair value of an acquired business’ net assets exceeds its purchase price. Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred and are included within general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
Due to the time required to gather and analyze the necessary data for each acquisition, U.S. GAAP provides a “measurement period” of up to one year in which to finalize these fair value determinations. During the measurement period, preliminary fair value estimates may be revised if new information is obtained about the facts and circumstances existing as of the date of acquisition, or based on the final net assets and working capital of the acquired business, as prescribed in the applicable purchase agreement. Such adjustments may result in the recognition of, or an adjustment to the fair values of, acquisition-related assets and liabilities and/or consideration paid, and are referred to as “measurement period” adjustments. Measurement period adjustments are recorded to goodwill. Other revisions to fair value estimates that relate to facts and circumstances that occurred subsequent to the date of acquisition are reflected as income or expense, as appropriate.
For business combinations achieved in stages, the Company’s previously held interest in the acquiree is remeasured at its acquisition date fair value, with the resulting gain or loss recorded in the Statements of (Loss) Income. For a pre-existing relationship between the Company and the acquiree, that is not extinguished on the business combination, such a relationship is considered effectively settled as part of the business combination even if it is not legally cancelled. At the acquisition date, it becomes an intercompany relationship and is eliminated upon consolidation.
Leases
In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into agreements that provide financing for machinery and equipment and for other of its facility, vehicle and equipment needs, including related party leases. The Company reviews all agreements to determine if a leasing arrangement exists. When a leasing arrangement is identified, a determination is made at inception as to whether the lease is an operating or a finance lease. A lease exists when a contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. In determining whether a lease exists, the Company considers whether a contract provides both the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of an asset and the right to direct the use of the asset. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the minimum future lease
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payments over the expected term of the lease. The Company’s lease assets are primarily concentrated in vehicles, machinery and equipment.
Leases with an initial term of
As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s leases have remaining lease terms of up to
Lease term, discount rate, variable lease costs and future minimum lease payment determinations require the use of judgment, and are based on the facts and circumstances of each lease. Economic incentives, intent, past history and business need are among the factors considered to determine if renewal and/or purchase options are reasonably certain to be exercised. The majority of the Company’s lease agreements do not explicitly state the discount rate implicit in the lease, therefore, the Company generally uses an incremental borrowing rate to determine the value of its lease obligations. The incremental borrowing rate represents the rate of interest that would be paid to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term. The Company determines its incremental borrowing rate using a portfolio approach based on information available as of the lease commencement date, including applicable lease terms and the current economic environment.
Finance Leases
Finance lease assets are recorded within property and equipment, with a corresponding amount recorded within the Company’s debt obligations. Finance lease expense is composed of depreciation expense on the leased asset and interest on the lease liability. Additions to finance leases are included within the supplemental disclosures of non-cash information in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
Operating Leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets, with the related lease expense recognized over the term of the lease on a straight-line basis. Operating lease expense is recorded as rent expense, primarily within costs of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization. Fixed costs for operating leases are composed of initial base rent amounts plus any fixed annual increases. Variable costs for operating leases consist primarily of common area maintenance expenses and taxes for facility leases. Certain of the Company’s operating leases contain purchase options, for which the purchase option price is generally considered to be at fair market value. From time to time, the Company may terminate a lease before the end of the lease term. Payments related to such early lease terminations are generally recorded within general and administration expenses.
Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
The Company has goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets that have been recorded in connection with its acquisitions of businesses. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles are allocated to reporting units and tested for impairment annually as of December 31 each year and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. The Company generally elects to utilize the optional qualitative assessment for goodwill to determine whether it is more likely than not that the carrying value of a reporting unit is higher than its fair value. If it is determined that the fair value is more likely than not to be lower than the carrying value, a quantitative goodwill impairment test is performed by determining the fair value of the reporting unit. The fair value of a reporting unit is determined using either the income approach utilizing estimates of discounted future cash flows or the market approach utilizing recent transaction activity for comparable properties. These approaches are considered level 3 fair value measurements. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded impairment charges against goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. For additional information refer to Note 6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets.
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Segment Reporting
Our operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-maker. The chief operating decision-maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). The Company has identified
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. We utilize a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:
Level 1: Observable inputs based on quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not active.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect our own assumptions.
Share-Based Compensation
The Company grants stock options and performance-based restricted stock (“RS”) to certain employees and directors.
Compensation costs for awards of stock-based compensation settled in shares are determined based on the fair value of the share-based instrument at the time of grant and are recognized as expense over the vesting period of the share-based instrument. The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur.
Stock options generally vest over
RS grants will be settled using the Company’s own equity and issued from treasury if the performance standard is met. The equity-settled share-based compensation is measured at the fair value of the Company’s Common Shares as at the grant date in accordance with the terms of the Company’s Stock Compensation Plan. The fair value determined at the grant date is charged to income when performance-based vesting conditions are met, based on the number of RS that will eventually be converted to Common Shares, with a corresponding increase in equity.
Advertising
Advertising costs are presented within selling, general and administrative costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company supports its products with advertising to build brand awareness of the Company’s various products in addition to other marketing programs executed by the Company’s marketing teams. Advertising costs for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $
Other Income (Expense)
Other income for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes a $
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income or loss is a measure of net income and other changes in equity that results from transactions other than those with shareholders. Comprehensive income or loss and related accumulated comprehensive income or loss balances consist of net income, foreign currency translation adjustments, primarily from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries with a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar and net income or loss attributable to non-controlling interests.
New Accounting Pronouncements
Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires a public entity to disclose significant segment expenses and other segment items on an annual and interim basis and provide in interim periods all disclosures
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about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets that are currently required annually. Additionally, it requires a public entity to disclose the title and position of the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM). The ASU does not change how a public entity identifies its operating segments, aggregates them, or applies the quantitative thresholds to determine its reportable segments. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. A public entity should apply the amendments in this ASU retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. We expect this ASU to only impact our disclosures with no impacts to our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which focuses on the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. ASU No. 2023-09 requires a public business entity (PBE) to disclose, on an annual basis, a tabular rate reconciliation using both percentages and currency amounts, broken out into specified categories with certain reconciling items further broken out by nature and jurisdiction to the extent those items exceed a specified threshold. In addition, all entities are required to disclose income taxes paid, net of refunds received disaggregated by federal, state/local, and foreign and by jurisdiction if the amount is at least
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VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
2. INVENTORIES
Inventories consisted of the following:
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During the fourth quarter of 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized $- and $
3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:
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Depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment, was $
4. ACQUISITIONS
Rose Acquisition - Put/Call Option
On
The consideration for the acquisition of the Retained Interest may, at Village Farms’ sole discretion, be payable solely in cash or in a pre-determined combination of cash and Village Farms shares based on a formula similar to that used for the issuance of the Village Farms shares comprising part of the Purchase Price.
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VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
Leli Holland B.V. ("Leli")
In September 2021, the Company entered into an option agreement whereby the Company received the irrevocable right to acquire an
On July 7, 2022, Leli received a license to cultivate cannabis legally in the Netherlands under the Dutch Closed Supply Chain Experiment program ("the Program"). On July 19, 2022, the Company exercised the Option to purchase
The acquisition has been accounted for as an asset acquisition and the full consideration paid has been allocated to the license and accounted for as an intangible asset that will be amortized over a period of
5. INVESTMENTS
Village Fields Hemp USA LLC
The net assets of VF Hemp were $
Altum
On February 10, 2022, the Company entered into an AUD
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VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
6. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES ASSETS
At the end of each reporting period, the Company assesses whether events or changes in circumstances have occurred that would indicate an impairment. The Company considers external and internal factors, including overall financial performance and relevant entity-specific factors, as part of this assessment. Throughout 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized macroeconomic challenges, decreases in market capitalization, decreases in transaction multiples, and continued ambiguity in federal regulations with respect to the U.S. CBD market.
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company considered qualitative factors in assessing for impairment indicators for the Company’s U.S. and Canadian Cannabis segments. As part of this assessment, the Company considered both external and internal factors, including overall financial performance and outlook.
Year Ended December 31, 2023
As of December 31, 2023, when the Company considered qualitative factors in assessing impairment indicators it concluded that the Company's U.S. - Cannabis segment more likely than not was impaired. The Company tested that segment’s assets, including goodwill and intangible assets for impairment.
Cannabis - U.S. - Goodwill
The fair value of the reporting unit was determined based on a discounted cash flow projection from budgets approved by senior management for
The significant assumptions applied to the determination of the fair value are described below:
Cannabis – U.S. – Brand
The fair value of the brand was determined based on a discounted cash flow projection. Specifically, the Company utilized a relief from royalty valuation technique to arrive at the fair value of the brand. An average revenue growth rate of
The significant assumptions applied to the determination of the fair value are described below:
Cannabis – Canada – Goodwill
The fair value of the reporting unit was determined based on a discounted cash flow projection from budgets approved for
The significant assumptions applied to the determination of the fair value are described below:
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VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
Cannabis – Canada – Brand
The fair value of the brand was determined based on a discounted cash flow projection, covering a four-year period. Specifically, the Company utilized a relief from royalty valuation technique to arrive at the fair value of the brand. Management concluded that the fair value was higher than its carrying value of $
The significant assumptions applied to the determination of the fair value are described below:
Year Ended December 31, 2022
As of June 30, 2022, when the Company considered these qualitative factors in assessing impairment indicators it concluded that the Company's U.S. - Cannabis segment more likely than not was impaired. The Company tested that segment’s assets, including goodwill and intangible assets for impairment.
Cannabis – U.S. – Goodwill
The fair value of the reporting unit was determined based on a transaction multiple of somewhat similar CBD-based companies. Management concluded that as of June 30, 2022, the fair value was lower than its carrying amount and as a result, an impairment charge to goodwill of $
The significant assumptions applied to the determination of the fair value are described below:
Cannabis – U.S. - Brand
The fair value of the brand was determined based on a discounted cash flow projection. Specifically, the Company utilized a relief from royalty valuation technique to arrive at the fair value of the brand. Management concluded that as of June 30, 2022, the fair value was lower than its carrying value of $
The significant assumptions applied to the determination of the fair value are described below:
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VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
Cannabis – Canada – Goodwill
The fair value of the reporting unit was determined based on a discounted cash flow projection from budgets approved by senior management covering a
The significant assumptions applied to the determination of the fair value are described below:
Cannabis – Canada – Brand
The fair value of the brand was determined based on a discounted cash flow projection, covering a three-year period Specifically, the Company utilized a relief from royalty valuation technique to arrive at the fair value of the brand. Management concluded that the fair value was higher than its carrying value of $
The significant assumptions applied to the determination of the fair value are described below:
Cannabis – Canada – Definite-Lived Intangible
At December 31, 2022, the Company also evaluated the recoverability of its definite-lived intangible assets which includes customer relationship and license intangibles. The Company concluded the undiscounted cash flows of the asset group exceeded its carrying value of $
Cannabis – U.S. - Goodwill
The fair value of the reporting unit was determined based on a discounted cash flow projection from budgets approved by senior management covering a
The significant assumptions applied to the determination of the fair value are described below:
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VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
U.S. Cannabis - Brand
The fair value of the brand was determined based on a discounted cash flow projection. Specifically, the Company utilized a relief from royalty valuation technique to arrive at the fair value of the brand. Management concluded the fair value was higher than its carrying value of $
The significant assumptions applied to the determination of the fair value are described below:
Goodwill
The following table presents the changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment:
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Balance as of December 31, 2023 |
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Intangible Assets
Intangibles consisted of the following:
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December 31, 2022 |
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$ |
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$ |
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The expected future amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2023 is as follows:
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Amortization expense for intangibles for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were $
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
*Indefinite-lived intangible assets.
7. ACCRUED LIABILITIES
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8. LEASES
The Company’s operating leases consist of a parcel of land in Marfa, Texas that one of its greenhouses resides on, two distribution centers located in Fort Worth, Texas and Surrey, British Columbia, and production-related equipment at its greenhouses in Texas and British Columbia. The Company also leases an office building located in Lake Mary, Florida for its corporate headquarters, and office and manufacturing space in Denver, Colorado for BHB’s headquarters and operations. Rose owns land and leases a building for headquarters and operations in Montreal, Quebec.
The components of lease related expenses are as follows:
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Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2023 were as follows:
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VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
Other information related to operating leases was as follows:
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9. LINE OF CREDIT AND LONG-TERM DEBT
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On March 13, 2023, the Company entered into a Note Modification Agreement (the “Modification”) for its line of credit ("Operating Loan"). The Modification eliminated the use of LIBOR as a basis to determine certain interest rates and transitioned to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) for such purposes. This Modification did not have a material effect on the Company's results of operations or its financial position. The Company’s Operating Loan had $
The carrying value of the assets and securities pledged as collateral for the FCC Loan as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $
The carrying value of the assets pledged as collateral for the Operating Loan as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $
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VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
The Pure Sunfarms line of credit had $
The Company is required to comply with financial covenants, measured either quarterly or annually depending on the covenant. The Company was not in compliance with one financial covenant under the FCC Loan. Subsequent to December 31, 2023 the Company received a waiver from FCC for the annual test on December 31, 2023 for one financial covenant. Unless amended, the covenant will be reinstated for fiscal year 2024. FCC measures the Company's financial covenants once a year on the last day of the year.
Village Farms was in compliance with all of its remaining covenants under its other credit facilities.
The weighted average interest rate on short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 was
Accrued interest payable on the Credit Facilities and loans as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $
The aggregate annual principal maturities of long-term debt for the next five years and thereafter are as follows:
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10. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Financial assets and liabilities are recognized on the consolidated statements of financial position at fair value in a hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company’s financial instruments included cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, minority investments, line of credit, trade payables, accrued liabilities, lease liabilities, note payables and debt. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, trade payables, and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The carrying value of line of credit, lease liabilities, notes payable, and debt approximate their fair values due to insignificant changes in credit risk.
There were
For its investments, the Company has elected the practicability exception to fair value measurement, under which the investment is measured at cost, less impairment, plus or minus any observable price changes of an identical or similar investment.
11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
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VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES
The Company leases its Rose office building from a company employee who also owns a minority interest in Rose. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company paid C$
One of the Company's employees is related to a member of the Company’s executive management team and received approximately $
13. INCOME TAXES
The components of the provision for (recovery of) income tax for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:
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The (recovery of) provision for income taxes reflected in the consolidated statements of (loss) income for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 differs from the amounts computed at the federal statutory tax rates. The principal differences between the statutory income tax (recovery) and the effective provision for (recovery of) income taxes are summarized as follows:
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$ |
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$ |
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Tax (recovery) calculated at US domestic tax rates |
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( |
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( |
) |
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( |
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State tax adjustments |
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True up of prior year income tax estimates |
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— |
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( |
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Deferred adjustment |
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( |
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( |
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Tax rate differences on deferred items |
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31
The statutory tax rate in effect in Canada and the United States for the year ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 was
The blended effective tax rate for 2023 was (
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.
The deferred tax assets and liabilities presented on the consolidated statements of financial position are net amounts corresponding to their reporting jurisdiction. The deferred tax assets and liabilities presented in the note disclosure are grouped based on asset and liability classification without consideration of their corresponding reporting jurisdiction.
Significant components of the Company’s net deferred income taxes at December 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
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Tax losses: Valuation allowance |
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Cash adjustment |
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( |
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Property, plant and equipment |
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( |
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Net tax assets |
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In assessing the ability to realize deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon available positive and negative evidence and future taxable income, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 of $
Included in the schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities above are US federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $
At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the balance of uncertain tax benefits is
The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and various states, as well as Canada and its provinces. As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s tax years for 2020, 2021 and 2022 are subject to examination by the tax authorities. With few exceptions, as of December 31, 2023, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state or local examinations by tax authorities for years before 2020 due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
14. SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Segment reporting is prepared on the same basis that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who is the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker, manages the business, makes operating decisions and assesses performance. Management has determined that the Company operates in
32
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
cucumbers. The Cannabis-Canada segment produces and supplies cannabis products to be sold to other licensed providers and provincial governments across Canada and internationally. The Cannabis-U.S. segment develops and sells high-quality, CBD-based health and wellness products including ingestible, edible and topical applications. The Energy business produces power that it sells pursuant to a long-term contract to its one customer.
For years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, approximately
As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s trade receivables had
The Company’s primary operations are in the United States and Canada. Segment information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
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$ |
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$ |
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Cannabis – United States |
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— |
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— |
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Energy |
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$ |
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$ |
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Cannabis – Canada |
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Cannabis – United States |
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— |
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— |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Cannabis – Canada |
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— |
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— |
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Cannabis – Netherlands |
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— |
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— |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Gross margin |
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Produce |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Cannabis – United States |
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Energy |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
|
33
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
Total assets |
|
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2022 |
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$ |
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$ |
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Canada |
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$ |
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$ |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
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2022 |
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$ |
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$ |
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Canada |
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Netherlands |
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— |
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$ |
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$ |
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15. LOSS PER SHARE
Basic net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding for the period. Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share is calculated as follows:
|
|
For the Years Ended December 31, |
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(shares in thousands) |
|
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2022 |
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|
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Numerator: |
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Net loss including non-controlling interests |
|
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( |
) |
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$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests |
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Net loss attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders |
|
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$ |
( |
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$ |
( |
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|
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Net loss per ordinary share: |
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$ |
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$ |
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( |
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16. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
On January 30, 2023, the Company closed a public offering (the "Offering") of
On August 9, 2022, Village Farms entered into a Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement ("Sales Agreement") pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell Common Shares having an aggregate offering price up to $
34
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
on The Nasdaq Capital Market. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had issued and sold
The Company’s Share-Based Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) dated January 1, 2010, was most recently approved by Shareholders on June 10, 2021. The Plan provides that the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise or redemption of awards granted under the Plan is a rolling maximum of ten percent (
Stock options have been granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grants and have a
The fair market value of stock options is estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model and the Company uses the following methods to determine its underlying assumptions: expected volatilities are based on the historical volatilities of the weekly closing price of the Company’s common stock; the expected term of options granted is based historical exercises and forfeitures; the risk-free interest rate is based on Canadian Treasury bonds issued with similar life terms to the expected life of the grant; and the expected dividend yield is based on the current annual dividend amount divided by the stock price on the date of grant. Forfeitures are recorded when incurred.
The following key assumptions were used in the valuation model to value stock option grants for each respective period:
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$ |
|
$ |
Stock option transactions under the Company’s plan for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 are summarized as follows:
|
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Weighted |
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Outstanding at December 31, 2022 |
|
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$ |
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Granted during 2023 |
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Exercised during 2023 |
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) |
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Forfeited during 2023 |
|
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( |
) |
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$ |
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Outstanding at December 31, 2023 |
|
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$ |
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$ |
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Exercisable at December 31, 2023 |
|
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$ |
|
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$ |
|
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the years 2023, 2022 and 2021 was $
35
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested stock options, and the changes during the year ended December 31, 2023 is presented below:
|
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|
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Aggregate |
|
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Non-vested at January 1, 2023 |
|
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$ |
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Granted |
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$ |
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Vested |
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( |
) |
|
$ |
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Forfeited |
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( |
) |
|
$ |
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Non-vested at December 31, 2023 |
|
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$ |
|
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$ |
|
As of December 31, 2023, there was approximately $
The Company has also issued performance-based restricted share units to Village Farms employees involved with future developments of the Company. Once a performance target is met and the share units are deemed earned and vested, compensation expense is recognized, based on the fair value of the share units on the grant date.
Performance-based restricted share unit activity for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 is as follows:
|
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Weighted Average |
|
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Outstanding at January 1, 2021 |
|
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$ |
|
||
Granted |
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|
$ |
|
||
Issued |
|
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( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
Forfeited/expired |
|
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( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2021 |
|
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$ |
|
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Exercisable at December 31, 2021 |
|
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$ |
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||
Granted |
|
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— |
|
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— |
|
Exercised |
|
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
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Forfeited |
|
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— |
|
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— |
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2022 |
|
|
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|
$ |
|
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Exercisable at December 31, 2022 |
|
|
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$ |
|
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Granted |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Issued |
|
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
Forfeited/expired |
|
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2023 |
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2023 |
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
36
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted)
Total share-based compensation for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 of $
17. CHANGES IN NON-CASH WORKING CAPITAL ITEMS
|
|
For the Years Ended December 31, |
|
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|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|||
Trade receivables |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
Inventories |
|
|
( |
) |
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( |
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Lease liabilities |
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( |
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— |
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— |
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Due from joint ventures |
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— |
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— |
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Other receivables |
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( |
) |
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( |
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Prepaid expenses and deposits |
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( |
) |
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( |
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Trade payables |
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( |
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Accrued liabilities |
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Other assets, net of other liabilities |
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( |
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( |
) |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
( |
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$ |
( |
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