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Hexo Corp., a cannabis producer that’s flown under the radar of the pot-stock frenzy, is looking to the Big Apple to get a little more attention.

Hexo is following such better-known rivals as Canopy Growth Corp. and Aurora Cannabis Inc. to list shares on the New York Stock Exchange in December. The Gatineau-based company, which sees itself as a potential takeover target as it ramps up partnerships with food and cosmetics companies, is betting the listing will attract more global investors.

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“It should help tell Hexo’s story as one of the world’s biggest cannabis products makers,” chief executive officer Sebastien St-Louis said in a phone interview. “In five years there may be four global cannabis companies and whether Hexo is a buyer or a seller on that journey, what matters to us is for our shareholders to participate in that to become one of the four.”

With a market value of about $1.1 billion, Hexo is dwarfed by rivals like Canopy and Tilray Inc., which are more than 10 times larger. St-Louis argues the company deserves a higher valuation given its supply contract with the Quebec government, and its joint venture with Molson Coors Brewing Co. to develop pot-infused beverages. The supply deal with Quebec is valued at about $1 billion.