Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Global Agriculture & Materials Conference
February 2020
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Climate change and environmental resources
In 2050we will need 2.1
planets of resources
In 2019we used 1,7
planets of resources
In 1970we used 1planet of resources
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Climate change and agriculture
Climate change impact on crop yields will be negativefrom 2030s onwards
RANGE (%)
Agriculture-related activities account for 24%
of the globalgreenhouse gas emissions
Agriculture, Forestry
and other land use
Industry
GIVEN YIELD
24%
21%
STUDIES WITH
Projections beyond 2050 indicate yield
DECREASES GREATER THAN 10%
DISTRIBUTION OF | Transport |
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE | |
GAS EMISSIONS BY | 14% |
SECTOR | |
Energy | Buildings |
35%6%
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The challenge
Increase agricultural productivity while bringing global agriculture to
carbon neutrality
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About us
Bioceres is an Ag-tech Company developing solutions to enable the transition of
agriculture towards carbon neutrality
Micro-beaded | ||||||
fertilizers | ||||||
Founded by leaders of the | technology | |||||
incorporated | ||||||
Conservation Agriculture | ||||||
HB4® soybean | ||||||
movement in 2001, with | Synthetic | Regulatory | ||||
collaboration | ||||||
consistent commitment to it´s | announced | biology group | approval for | |||
established | ||||||
HB4® soybean | ||||||
mission | ||||||
in Argentina | ||||||
Microbiome | HB4® wheat | |||||
collaboration | ||||||
research | ||||||
announced | ||||||
launched | ||||||
Breeding | ||||||
R+D | program | |||||
capabilities | initiated |
established
Bioceres founded
Bioceres Crop | ||
Solutions listing | ||
in NYSE | ||
American. | ||
Regulatory | ||
approval of | ||
Strategic | HB4® soybean in | |
Brazil, US and | ||
validation | ||
Paraguay | ||
Acquisition of | ||
Rizobacter | ||
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Developing solutions for...
by developing technologies that improve productivity | by originating grain produced with and improved |
while preserving environmentalresources - creating | environmental footprintand partnering with selected |
intrinsic economic value to enable farming transition to | processors to achieve end-to-endtraceabilityfor |
carbon neutrality | consumers |
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HB4 technology
Only available technology for drought tolerancein soybean-wheat
cropping systems
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Abiotic stress is key to improving crop yields
EcoSoy | EcoWheat |
HB4 prepares the plant to better withstand | Combines validated HB4 technology with |
adverse environmental conditions | Glufosinate herbicide tolerance (HT) |
CONTROL | CONTROL |
Drought & Salinity tolerance | Drought & Salinity tolerance |
+13% impact in yields | +19.5% impact in yields |
Note: | |
1. Yield increase shown for less than 2,000 tn/ha environments, without yield penalty in high productivity environments (Field Trials Across Varying Yield Environments (Average of 36 trials in 2009-2016) | 9 |
34 Mha
29 Mha
20 Mha
160 $/ha 55 $/ha
Combination of EcoWheat and EcoSoy for Argentina. Brazil and US, EcoSoy only
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HB4 regulatory approvals
Regulatory approval in over
80% of the global soybean market (AR, BR and US), and pending approvals in6 other
countries
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HB4and the EcoSeed concept
Isolated and characterized microbial | Integration of strains into HB4 varieties | Integrated/customized |
strainsthat promote growth for | and other biological assets, to create | seed product with data |
differentenvironments | non-replicableseed products | interface |
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HB4go-to-market strategy
Technologylicensed to seed | Varietieslicensed to seed | Proprietary EcoSeedchannel to |
companies | distributors | farmers/partners |
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The HB4 program: from farmers to partners
Wheat - Soybean
HB4®
No-till
Biological +
microbeaded fertilizers
Biologicals + high performance
adjuvants and molecules
OKT monitoring +
scouting
ASC Certified
Monoculture
None
Variable tillage
Conventional
macronutrients
Conventional agrochemicals
None
Uncertified
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Data gathering - the key for unlocking A.I. value
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Data uses through A.I., M.L and block-chain-A path to in silico agriculture
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Our business stages
START-UP PHASE (2001-2011) | JV´s and ACQUISITIONS (2012 - today) |
DEVELOPING OF KEY TECHNOLOGIES AND | PARTNERSHIP AND COMPLEMENTARY |
COMPETITIVE MOAT | ASSETS |
FROM BUSINESS AS USUAL…
MANUFACTURE
SALES
SUPPLY
USE
DISPOSAL
RESOURCES
…TO VALUE CHAIN TRANSFORMATION
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Proven track-record in delivering solid financial performance
Substantial portion of revenues linked to US dollar, with the exception of Brazil which represents roughly 10% of our top line
Revenue ($M) | Adjusted EBITDA ($M) | ||||||
Continued and sustained revenue growth | Adj. | ||||||
EBITDA | 16% | 16% | 26% | 25% | |||
Margin | |||||||
161 | 168 | ||||||
134 | 41 | 41 |
87 | 22 |
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FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | LTM 12/19 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | LTM 12/19 |
Note:
1. Financials presented correspond to unaudited financials for 2Q20 (ended December 31th, 2019)
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Unaudited consolidated statement of comprehensive income
Figures in $
Three-month period | Three-month period | Six-month period | Six-month period | ||||
ended | ended | ended | ended | ||||
12/31/2018 | 12/31/2019 | 12/31/2018 | 12/31/2019 | ||||
Total revenue | 62,459,242 | 62,994,288 | 92,071,466 | 99,245,946 | |||
Cost of sales | (33,153,669) | (32,962,728) | (47,652,679) | (53,307,802) | |||
Gross profit | 29,305,573 | 30,031,560 | 44,418,787 | 45,938,144 | |||
% Gross profit | 47% | 48% | 48% | 46% | |||
Operating expenses | (10,627,267) | (11,421,021) | (17,756,244) | (21,309,671) | |||
Share of profit (loss) of JV | 732,437 | 1,240,958 | 812,593 | 1,298,505 | |||
Other income or expenses, net | (400,173) | (286,534) | (298,562) | (181,566) | |||
Operating profit | 19,010,570 | 19,564,963 | 27,176,574 | 25,745,412 | |||
Finance result | (823,618) | (3,471,629) | (14,559,272) | (19,868,676) | |||
Profit / (loss)before income tax | 18,186,952 | 16,093,334 | 12,617,302 | 5,876,736 | |||
Income tax | (7,021,142) | (3,443,508) | (5,050,749) | (1,204,655) | |||
Profit / (loss) for the year | 11,165,810 | 12,649,826 | 7,566,553 | 4,672,081 | |||
Other comprehensive Profit / (loss) | 13,883,530 | 5,834,121 | (2,511,723) | (7,566,525) | |||
Total comprehensive Profit / (loss) | 25,049,340 | 18,483,947 | 5,054,830 | (2,894,444) | |||
Profit / (loss) for the period attributable to: | |||||||
Equity holders of the parent | 6,847,451 | 11,314,881 | 4,229,006 | 4,264,504 | |||
Non-controlling interests | 4,318,359 | 1,334,945 | 3,337,547 | 407,577 | |||
11,165,810 | 12,649,826 | 7,566,553 | 4,672,081 | ||||
Total comprehensive income / (loss) attributable to: | |||||||
Equity holders of the parent | 16,505,763 | 16,286,073 | 2,258,578 | (2,427,318) | |||
Non-controlling interests | 8,543,577 | 2,197,874 | 2,796,252 | (467,126) | |||
25,049,340 | 18,483,947 | 5,054,830 | (2,894,444) |
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Unaudited consolidated statement of financial position
Figures in $
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents Other financial assets Trade receivables Other receivables
Income and minimum presumed income taxes recoverable
Inventories
Total current assets
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Other financial assets Other receivables
Income and minimum presumed income taxes recoverable
12/31/2019 06/30/2019
10,568,858 3,450,873
5,018,453 4,683,508
77,760,561 59,236,377
3,731,810 1,981,829
80,039 1,263,795
31,907,682 27,592,582
129,067,40398,208,964
334,615 376,413
1,752,131 1,560,310
5,6001,184
LIABILITIES | 12/31/2019 | 06/30/2019 | |
CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||
Trade and other payables | 55,356,154 | 40,578,494 | |
Borrowings | 71,083,500 | 66,477,209 | |
Employee benefits and social security | 4,662,697 | 5,357,218 | |
Deferred revenue and advances from customers | 5,749,476 | 1,074,463 | |
Income and minimum presumed income taxes | 2,109,114 | 142,028 | |
payable | |||
Government grants | 1,495 | 2,110 | |
Financed payment - Acquisition of business | - | 2,826,611 | |
Lease liability | 657,633 | - | |
Total current liabilities | 139,620,069 | 116,458,133 | |
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||
Trade and other payables | 452,654 | 452,654 | |
Borrowings | 40,082,075 | 37,079,521 |
Deferred tax assets | 1,987,574 | 3,743,709 | ||
Investments in joint ventures and associates | 24,270,981 | 25,321,028 | ||
Property, plant and equipment | 41,586,032 | 43,834,548 | ||
Intangible assets | 35,298,224 | 39,616,426 | ||
Goodwill | 26,468,268 | 29,804,715 | ||
Right-of-use leased asset | 807,833 | - | ||
Total non-current assets | 132,511,258 | 144,258,333 | ||
Total assets | 261,578,661 | 242,467,297 |
Employee benefits and social security | 4,243 | - | |
Government grants | 1,704,901 | 8,098 | |
Due to joint ventures and associates | 16,328,476 | 1,970,903 | |
Deferred tax liabilities | 287,325 | 21,101,871 | |
Provisions | 1,302,524 | 439,740 | |
Warrants | 528,179 | 2,861,511 | |
Lease liability | 4,243 | - | |
Total non-current liabilities | 60,890,836 | 63,914,298 | |
Total liabilities | 200,510,905 | 180,372,431 | |
EQUITY | |||
Equity attributable to owners of the parent | 46,741,879 | 47,301,863 | |
Non-controlling interests | 14,325,877 | 14,793,003 | |
Total equity | 61,067,756 | 62,094,866 |
Total equity and liabilities | 261,578,661 | 242,467,297 | 20 |
Annex I - Corporate structure
Bioceres SA
(ARG)
36.1M | ||||||||||
100% | Outstanding | |||||||||
Bioceres LLC | shares | |||||||||
(USA) | (NYSE: BIOX) | |||||||||
76,9%* | ||||||||||
SPAC sponsors & | 14,8% | Bioceres Crop | ||||||||
Solutions Corp | ||||||||||
private investors | ||||||||||
(CAY) | ||||||||||
100% | 50% | |||||||||
100% | ||||||||||
Bioceres | BCS | |||||||||
BCS Holding | ||||||||||
Semilas SA | Argentina | |||||||||
INC (USA) | ||||||||||
(ARG) | (ARG) | |||||||||
100% | 50% | |||||||||
50% | 50% | |||||||||
Verdeca LLC | Trigall | RASA Holding | 80% | Rizobacter SA | ||||||
Genetics SA | ||||||||||
(USA) | LLC (USA) | (ARG) | ||||||||
(UY) | ||||||||||
Warrants structure
11,5mpublicly tradewarrants (NYSE: BIOX)
- Strike Price. 11,5 x share
- Maturity:Five yearsafter business combination
- Can be redeemby the company at any time
7,5mnon listedwarrants (BIOX)
- Threetranches:
- 2.5M - strike price of $18 x share
- 2.5M - strike price of $15x share
- 2.5M - strike price of $11.5 x share1
- Can not be redeemby the company
5,2mnon listedwarrants (BIOX)
- Strike Price. 11,5 x share
- Maturity:Five yearsafter business combination
- Can be redeemby the company2
100% | 35% | |||||
50% | ||||||
9 | Synertech SA | INDRASA SA | Consolidated entities | |||
subsidiaries | (ARG) | (ARG) | ||||
JVs/Non consolidated
1. Vest & becomes exercisable if shares trade above $15 for any 20 trading days
2. | Only exercisable if shares trade above $18 | 21 |
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