Canopy Growth tumbles after announcing $200 million equity raise
Canopy Growth fell 11% in premarket trading after it filed for a $200 million equity offering on Friday.
The Canadian cannabis company announced that it would sell shares on the open market, which would dilute existing shares and could put downward pressure on the stock. The company said it would use the money for “investments in businesses and/or to fund any potential future acquisitions and for working capital and general corporate purposes, including the potential repayment of indebtedness.”
Canopy is up more than 60% in the past month as speculation that US cannabis reform may be on the horizon has lifted the sector.