JACKSONVILLE - LFTD Partners Inc. ('LFTD Partners' or the 'Company') (OTCQB: LIFD), the corporate parent of Lifted Made, maker of the award-winning Urb and Silly Shruum brands of hemp and psychoactive products, today reported its second quarter 2023 financial results.
Income Statement Highlights - Q2 2023 Compared to Q2 2022
Revenue decreased 25% to $12,522,542, down from $16,776,502
Net income decreased 48% to $1,659,461, down from $3,219,460
Basic earnings per share ('EPS') decreased 52% to $0.11 per share, down from $0.23
Diluted EPS decreased 50% to $0.10 per share, down from $0.20
Basic weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were 14,512,648 and 14,099,007, respectively
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were 16,689,846 and 15,906,205, respectively
Balance Sheet Highlights - June 30, 2023 Compared to December 31, 2022
Cash on hand decreased 42% to $2,049,268, down from $3,530,623
Inventory increased 74% to $10,469,279, up from $6,023,967
Current assets increased 21% to $16,708,299, up from $13,853,949
Current ratio increased to 2.39, from 2.23
Working capital increased 27% to $9,722,409, up from $7,643,816
No debt as of June 30, 2023
Nicholas S. Warrender, Vice Chairman and COO of LFTD Partners and Founder and CEO of Lifted Made, said, 'In Q2 the team was laser focused on optimizing our automation initiatives and tightening down our supply chain. With new deals getting to market and a pipeline full of innovation, Lifted is positioned in a big way to take full advantage of these opportunities.'
Gerard M. Jacobs, Chairman and CEO of LFTD Partners, said, 'In a cannabis industry that is generally awash in debt and losses, LFTD Partners remains debt-free and was nicely profitable in Q2 2023.'
About LFTD Partners Inc.
Publicly-traded LFTD Partners Inc., Jacksonville, FL (OTCQB:LIFD) is the parent corporation of Lifted Made, Kenosha, WI and Aztec, NM (www.urb.shop), which manufactures and sells hemp-derived and psychoactive products under its award-winning Urb and Silly Shruum brands. LFTD Partners Inc. also owns 4.99% of CBD-infused beverage and products maker Ablis (www.AblisBev.com), and of craft distillers Bendistillery Inc. d/b/a Crater Lake Spirits (www.CraterLakeSpirits.com) and Bend Spirits, Inc. (www.Bendistillery.com) all located in Bend, OR. Please read LIFD's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission which fully describe our business and the Risk Factors associated therewith.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this document are 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such information includes the operations, financing, growth, performance, products, plans and expectations of LFTD Partners Inc. and Lifted Made. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause or contribute to these companies' actual operations, financing, growth, performance, products, plans or results of these companies differing materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of certain other factors, including the risk factors set forth in LFTD Partners Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell common stock or any other securities of LFTD Partners Inc.
Contact:
Gerard M. 'Gerry' Jacobs
Tel: (847) 915-2446
Email: GerardMJacobs@LFTDPartners.com
Web: www.LFTDPartners.com
LFTD PARTNERS INC. 
