Invictus MD's Future Harvest Achieves Increase In Gross Margin Benefiting From Its Focus On The Burgeoning Global Cannabis Sector

Invictus MD (TSXV:IMH) is pleased to report that Future Harvest Development Ltd. (“Future Harvest”), of which Invictus MD currently owns 82.5%, has generated $1.787 million in revenue for the 9 months ending March 31, 2017, with a gross margin of $907,864, representing a 50.8% gross margin compared to the same period in the prior year gross margin of $642,773, and a 35.9% margin.
Chris Pearson, Chief Revenue Officer of Future Harvest commented that, “we supply specialty fertilizers and other supplies for hydroponics, the indoor method of growing crops favored by cannabis cultivators.  We know there’s a massive market out there; we’re directly focused on what’s made our business successful: high-value crops. To seize the growing demands in the cannabis sector, we’ve ramped up production by installing a second, fully automated bottling line increasing overall production efficiency by 400%, and a state-of-the-art pill press (patent pending), enabling us to produce water-soluble nutrient tablets, eliminating the need for water and salt and greatly reducing packaging and transportation costs for large-scale commercial applications. These initiatives further position us for the highly profitable business opportunities within the global cannabis sector.”
Dan Kriznic, Chairman and CEO of Invictus MD commented, “Future Harvest’s success reinforces our focused execution on being a leader in the burgeoning global cannabis industry as Canada moves closer to legalized recreational marijuana. We remain confident in our ability to delivering strong results this year, and expand Future Harvest’s ability to further increase our shareholder value.”
About Future Harvest Development Ltd.
For over twenty years, Future Harvest has brought fertilizers, metering and monitoring equipment and other supplies for hydroponics, the indoor method of growing crops favored by the burgeoning cannabis industry,
Future Harvest’s product lines are available through leading distributors and retailers across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe and include Nutradip, Plantlife Products and Future Harvest Plastics.
About Invictus MD Strategies Corp.
Invictus MD Strategies Corp. is focused on three main verticals within the burgeoning Canadian cannabis sector: Licensed Producers under the ACMPR including an investment in a fully licensed facility, AB Laboratories Inc. as well as the option to now acquire 100% of Acreage Pharms Ltd.; Fertilizer and Nutrients through Future Harvest Development Ltd.; and Cannabis Data and Delivery, with its wholly owned subsidiary Poda Technologies Ltd.
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On Behalf of the Board,
Dan Kriznic
Chairman & CEO
Larry Heinzlmeir
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
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