Bioceres Crop Solutions Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2021 Operational and Financial Results

9X Increase in Contracted HB4 Wheat Hectares YoY, Ahead of Upcoming Crop Season in Southern Hemisphere

4X Increase in Micro-beaded Fertilizers Sales YoY

Comparable Revenues up 35% to $35.0 Million in Fiscal Third Quarter 2021

Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (“Bioceres”) (NASDAQ: BIOX), a fully-integrated provider of crop productivity solutions designed to enable the transition of agriculture towards carbon neutrality, has reported its financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2021. Financial results are expressed in U.S. dollars and are presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. All comparisons in this announcement are year-over-year (“YoY”), unless noted otherwise.

Fiscal Third Quarter & Subsequent Financial & Operational Highlights

• HB4 wheat on track with over 60,000 hectares already contracted for upcoming planting season, representing over 200 different growers and +550 locations. Approximately half of total hectares onboarded via beta version of digital platform.
• HB4 soy harvest 60% completed. In late 2020, drought-tolerant HB4 soy was planted on approximately 23,000 hectares.
• Agreement with upscale consumer brand Havanna to develop and roll out HB4 wheat-derived products with improved environmental footprint and farm-to-fork traceability.
• Contribution of non-core GLA rights into Moolec Science in exchange for 6% ownership. Investment allows the Company to enter fast growing alternative food market and complements efforts to enable the transition of food systems towards carbon neutrality.
• Comparable revenues up 35% to $35.0 million in third quarter of fiscal 2021. Crop nutrition expansion was the main growth catalyst for the quarter driven by a 466% growth of micro-beaded fertilizers sales. For the trailing twelve months total comparable revenues increased 12% to $177.0 million compared to the year-ago period, and Adjusted EBITDA increased 14% to $46.4 million.
• Bioceres subsidiary Rizobacter Argentina S.A. completed a $26.0 million public offering of Series V corporate bonds in the Argentine capital market.
• Completed transfer of stock exchange listing from the NYSE American to The Nasdaq Global Select Market. New listing enhances visibility as an Ag-Tech company focused on sustainable solutions.

ESG Initiatives:

• We have commissioned Vigeo Eiris¹ to produce an independent opinion on the alignment of our sustainability-linked financing framework with IMCA’s SLBP 2020. The global leader in ESG assessment is of the opinion that Bioceres’ selected KPI: “Tons of CO2 equivalent cumulative savings in soy/wheat primary production systems”, results relevant, coherent and material from an environmental standpoint, as well as it reflects relevant sustainability challenges for the activities of the Company related to the Agriculture sector, mainly United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs” 2 & 13), namely Zero Hunger and Climate Action. Moreover, the Framework sets Bioceres to achieve ambitious goal of 156,000+ tons of CO2 eq. cumulative savings by 2025 as HB4 soy and wheat roll out projections are met.

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

Mr. Federico Trucco, Bioceres Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, commented: “The positive performance of HB4 wheat varieties observed during the last crop cycle, as reported in our second quarter’s earnings call, has created excellent pre-season momentum, with contracts already in place for over 60,000 hectares, our baseline target prior to Brazil import approval. We are also progressing with HB4 soy harvest, which is currently at 60%. Resulting seed inventories for both crops should put us in a good place for a meaningful launch once China and Brazil approve HB4 in soy and wheat, respectively.”

“As we progress in developing and scaling locally adapted HB4 seeds, as well as on the regulatory front, we are also moving forward with two additional aspects aimed at maximizing this opportunity. We have onboarded close to half of HB4 Program growers via our Generation HB4 digital platform, fully automating the commercial interaction, credit scoring, contract execution and input logistics. On the downstream front, we have validated HB4’s sustainability framework and entered a first agreement with a consumer brand, Havanna, for HB4 wheat-derived products. The direct interaction with consumers leveraging on the farm-to-fork traceability of the HB4 Program and associated environmental metrics, represents a tangible example of how technology may be used towards re-building agriculture’s social license while keeping food affordable.”

Mr. Enrique Lopez Lecube, Chief Financial Officer of Bioceres, said: “On the financial front, the third quarter of 2021 experienced top-line revenue growth of 35% as our crop nutrition segment was the main growth catalyst driven by micro-beaded fertilizers sales. The combination of this and operating leverage enabled the Company to deliver improved adjusted EBITDA and margin expansion during the third quarter of fiscal 2021, positioning our financial profile into the LTM double digit growth trajectory.”

“In summary, I believe Bioceres is firing on all cylinders as we now have financial flexibility to execute our HB4 Program, our cost of capital has been reduced, and our financial performance is building while exploiting leverage in our model. We look forward to sharing more on our developing story at upcoming investor conferences in the coming months,” concluded Lopez Lecube.

Key Operational Metrics (Figures in millions of US dollars, unless otherwise noted)

HB4 Wheat and HB4 Soy Metrics

Operational metrics to be updated in the upcoming quarter, 4Q21, at end of HB4 soy harvest and HB4 wheat planting.

Table 1: Key Financial Metrics (Figures in millions of US dollars, unless otherwise noted)

Table 2: Key Financial Metrics (Figures in millions of US dollars, unless otherwise noted)

For a full version of Bioceres Fiscal Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Release, click here.

FISCAL THIRD QUARTER 2021 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

Bioceres Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Federico Trucco, Chief Financial Officer Enrique Lopez Lecube and Head of Investor Relations Máximo Goya will host the conference call, followed by a question-and-answer session. The conference call will be accompanied by a presentation, which can be viewed during the webcast or accessed via the investor relations section of the company’s website here.

To access the call, please use the following information:

Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact MZ Group at +1 (949) 491-8235.

The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay here and via the investor relations section of the company’s website here.

A replay of the call will be available until May 18, 2021 following the conference.

About Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp.

Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: BIOX) is a fully integrated global provider of crop productivity technologies designed to enable the transition of agriculture towards carbon neutrality. The Company's solutions create economic incentives for farmers and other stakeholders to adopt environmentally friendlier production practices. The Company has a unique biotech platform with high-impact, patented technologies for seeds and microbial ag-inputs, as well as next generation crop nutrition and protection solutions. Through its HB4 program, the Company is bringing digital solutions to support growers' decisions and provide end-to-end traceability for production outputs. For more information, click here.

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