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Neutral 49 (OpenAI - Gpt-5.6Sol)
Rating:49Neutral
Price Target:
C$0.27
▼(-2.14% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/19/26
Overall score is held back primarily by weak financial performance (ongoing losses, negative equity, and still-negative cash flow). Offsetting factors include a more constructive earnings-call outlook (margin improvement drivers, financing/liquidity progress, and expected recovery as owned biomass returns) and neutral-to-mildly positive technical positioning, while valuation remains constrained by negative earnings and no dividend support.
Positive Factors
Margin Expansion
Higher gross profit and a shift toward hydrocarbon products indicate improved product economics. Greater use of owned biomass could sustain margin gains by reducing reliance on costly third-party inputs.
Negative Factors
Weak Balance Sheet
Negative equity reflects accumulated losses and limits financial flexibility. Meaningful debt increases balance-sheet sensitivity to operating volatility, while future expansion may require additional financing or asset-backed funding.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Margin Expansion
Higher gross profit and a shift toward hydrocarbon products indicate improved product economics. Greater use of owned biomass could sustain margin gains by reducing reliance on costly third-party inputs.
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Leef Brands (LEEF) vs. iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)

Leef Brands Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description
Leef Brands Inc. operates as a U.S.-based manufacturer of branded cannabis products. The company's operations are divided into two main divisions: Wholesale Concentrates and Retail. Its Wholesale Concentrates segment manages the complete productio...
How the Company Makes Money
Leef Brands makes money primarily by selling cannabis products into licensed markets. Its key revenue stream is wholesale revenue generated from manufacturing branded cannabis products (including cannabis derivative products such as concentrates/e...

Leef Brands Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Aug 06, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:May 05, 2027
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call portrayed a company in transition: Q2 showed temporary softness with a 16% revenue decline, negative adjusted EBITDA for the quarter and volume pullbacks due to running purchased biomass. Offsetting those near-term headwinds are strong strategic and operational developments — an oversubscribed capital raise (~$14.2M YTD), completion of the largest harvest with exceptionally high-quality oil (95% THC, passed CAT4), acquisition of HIMALAYA (added ~$1M revenue), materially improved gross profit (+62% YoY) and margin expansion (33% vs 17% prior year), a growing acreage footprint targeting 180 acres in 2027, new processing capacity, and active regulatory and customer engagement positioning the company for interstate and export opportunities. Overall, management presented these negatives as temporary and solvable via vertical integration and recent investments.
Positive Updates
Gross Profit and Margin Expansion
Gross profit increased 62% year-over-year to $2.4 million and gross margin nearly doubled to 33% from 17% a year ago, driven by mix shift to higher-margin hydrocarbon products and improved extraction performance when running owned biomass.
Negative Updates
Quarterly Revenue and Volume Decline
Net revenue declined 16% year-over-year to $7.3 million (from $8.7 million) and unit volumes were down approximately 20%, reflecting a deliberate pullback on purchased biomass and softer California wholesale demand.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Negative
Gross Profit and Margin Expansion
Gross profit increased 62% year-over-year to $2.4 million and gross margin nearly doubled to 33% from 17% a year ago, driven by mix shift to higher-margin hydrocarbon products and improved extraction performance when running owned biomass.
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Company Guidance
The company guided that its Q2 softness was temporary and tied to running third‑party biomass, with revenue down 16% to $7.3M, unit volumes down ~20% partially offset by a ~5% ASP improvement, and adjusted EBITDA of negative $631k (first half adjusted EBITDA still +$1.7M vs -$2.1M YoY), while gross profit rose 62% to $2.4M and gross margin nearly doubled to 33% from 17% as hydrocarbon products became the largest revenue category; operationally Leef completed an oversubscribed $9.3M financing, raised roughly $9M in H1 plus $5.2M in July (≈$14.2M YTD) to buy a processing facility, acquired Himalaya (≈$1M contributed in the partial quarter), filed DEA registration applications, finished its largest harvest with the first several hundred liters in July testing ~95% THC / ~99% total cannabinoids and passing CA CAT4 screens, and expects acreage to reach ~122 acres this fall (an 88% YoY increase) en route to operating the full 180‑acre permit in 2027 (plus contracted/partnered 21‑acre blocks), inventory grew to $7.1M (WIP $4.2M), cash was $5M (from $2.2M), working capital turned to a surplus of $8.7M, and management reiterated that running its own biomass historically drives gross margins toward ~50% (vs ~33% on bought material), with margin and distillate volume recovery expected in late Q3 and into Q4 and longer‑term cost targets like distillate < $0.50/gram (vs CA sell price ~$1/g and potential out‑of‑state prices of $3.50–$12/g) implying very high incremental margins.

Leef Brands Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Financial statements indicate high risk: TTM revenue declined (-4.6%), profitability remains very weak (large net losses and negative EBITDA), the balance sheet is constrained by negative shareholders’ equity with meaningful debt, and cash flow is still negative (negative operating cash flow and free cash flow) despite improvement versus prior years.
Income Statement
22
Negative
Balance Sheet
18
Very Negative
Cash Flow
24
Negative
BreakdownTTMDec 2025Mar 2025Mar 2024Mar 2023Jul 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue33.16M30.75M28.50M30.61M27.00M9.80M
Gross Profit10.43M7.62M8.94M10.02M9.55M-3.05M
EBITDA-11.24M-17.43M-14.26M-33.41M-18.89M-4.52M
Net Income-16.69M-17.63M-24.62M-34.97M-28.92M-6.34M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets52.33M41.27M42.98M44.00M61.93M47.12M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments4.94M887.89K2.73M6.41M3.31M1.45M
Total Debt12.40M24.14M23.15M20.38M10.91M1.66M
Total Liabilities54.36M54.35M55.41M43.15M34.19M10.13M
Stockholders Equity-2.04M-13.08M-12.43M-2.80M23.94M36.99M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow-3.84M-7.43M-7.32M-7.42M-6.44M-2.09M
Operating Cash Flow-1.87M-4.01M-1.05M187.82K-6.32M-710.62K
Investing Cash Flow-1.78M-3.01M-6.27M-7.28M2.23M-2.46M
Financing Cash Flow7.75M4.76M3.63M10.38M49.69K3.20M

Leef Brands Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Positive
Last Price0.28
Price Trends
50DMA
0.26
Positive
100DMA
0.24
Positive
200DMA
0.23
Positive
Market Momentum
MACD
>-0.01
Positive
RSI
52.15
Neutral
STOCH
66.67
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:LEEF, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 0.28 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 0.27, above the 50-day MA of 0.26, and above the 200-day MA of 0.23, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of >-0.01 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 52.15 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 66.67 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for TSE:LEEF.

Leef Brands Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
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Sector (51)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
51
Neutral
$7.86B-0.30-43.30%2.27%22.53%-2.21%
49
Neutral
C$84.03M-2.23206.83%
49
Neutral
C$109.87M-2.85-285.96%-7.77%-52.56%
49
Neutral
C$63.71M-0.75-125.32%-21.90%-25.05%
46
Neutral
C$125.81M-1.3553.44%4.96%-12.20%
40
Neutral
C$18.10M-0.03-74.75%
* Healthcare Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
TSE:LEEF
Leef Brands
0.28
-0.04
-14.06%
TSE:JUSH
Jushi Holdings
0.63
-0.10
-13.70%
TSE:CWEB
Charlotte's Web Holdings
0.39
0.27
212.00%
TSE:AYR.A
Ayr Wellness
0.16
0.00
0.00%
TSE:PLTH
Planet 13 Holdings
0.19
-0.18
-47.95%
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