Aurora Cannabis Inc (ACB)

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Aurora Cannabis Inc. reported Monday fiscal first-quarter net earnings that rose to $105.5 million from $3.6 million a year ago, and from $79.9 million in the previous quarter. The Canada-based cannabis company said total revenue rose 260% from a year ago and 55% from the previous quarter to $29.7 million, while cannabis revenue jumped 236% from last year and 65% from last quarter to $24.6 million. The stock was little changed in premarket trade. The average selling price per gram of dried cannabis grew 15% from a year ago to $8.39, while the cash cost per gram fell 12% to $1.90. For cannabis extracts, the net selling price per gram fell 26% to $12.12, while costs declined 22% to $1.45. Active registered patients rose 250% to 67,484. "The commencement of adult consumer use sales in Canada has been very successful for Aurora, with strong performance across all product categories and brands," said Chief Executive Terry Booth. "Given the strong unmet consumer demand evident across Canada, we are confident that our rapidly increasing production capacity will result in continued acceleration of revenue growth." The stock has rallied 58% over the past three months while the ETF MG Alternative Harvest ETF (MJ) has climbed 22% and the S&P 500 has slipped 1.8%.