Correspondence 0001104659-25-013810 from Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (BIOX) (CIK 0001769484) (BIOX)
Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (BIOX) (CIK 0001769484)
Date: Feb. 14, 2025 · CIK: 0001769484 · Accession: 0001104659-25-013810
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File numbers found in text: 001-38836
Referenced dates: February 1, 2024, February 1, 2024, January 31, 2025
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Linklaters LLP
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104
Telephone (+1) 212 903 9000
Facsimile (+1) 212 903 9100
matthew.poulter@linklaters.com
February 14, 2025
Via EDGAR Submission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Ms. Tracey Houser
Mr. Terence O’Brien
Re: Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp.
Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024
Response Letter Dated January 31, 2025
File No. 001-38836
Ms. Houser and Mr. O’Brien:
Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp.
(the “Company”) previously submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October
30, 2024, an annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended June 30, 2024 (the “Form 20-F”).
On behalf of the Company,
we are writing to respond to the comments set forth in the comment letter (the “Comment Letter”) from the staff of
the SEC (the “Staff”) dated January 31, 2025. The Company’s responses below correspond to the caption and number
of the comments received (which are reproduced below in bold).
Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and
Prospects
A. Operating Results
Results of Operations, page 71
1. As previously requested in comment 2 to our letter dated February 1, 2024, please discuss and quantify
the extent to which changes in pricing, volume and/or the introduction of new products contributed to fluctuations in revenues at the
consolidated and segment levels. To the extent that a change in the mix of products has impacted your profit measure, provide an explanation
for what the change entails and whether you expect the change to continue into the future. When multiple factors positively and/or negatively
impact a line item, ensure you quantify the impact of each factor. Refer to Item 303(b)(2) of Regulation S-K and Section
501.12.b. of the Financial Reporting Codification (i.e., Release 33-8350, Section III.B.) for guidance.
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s
comment and commits to include disclosure similar to the below in its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025
and in future annual reports to be filed with the SEC:
Revenues from contracts with customers
and initial recognition and changes in the fair value of biological assets at the point of harvest
Total revenue increased by US$44.7
million, or 10.6%, totalling US$464.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2024, compared to our total revenue of US$420.1 for the year
ended June 30, 2023. Revenue from HB4 sales, adjuvants, and other crop protection products increased as a result of normalized weather
conditions in the southern hemisphere and, to a lesser extent, an increase in bio stimulant sales in Europe.
Crop Protection. Total
revenue increased by US$17.7 million, or 8.6%, to US$223.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2024, from US$205.8 million for the year
ended June 30, 2023. This increase was due to a greater demand for crop protection products in key markets, such as Brazil and Argentina,
as a result of heightened pest activity. In this segment, adjuvants and seed protection products were the main growth drivers. Revenues
from adjuvants grew by 13%, led by a 9% improvement in average prices. Seed protection product revenues increased by 37%, as a result
of a 35% increase in sales volume.
Crop Nutrition. Total
revenue decreased by US$12.4 million, or 7.9%, to US$144.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2024, compared to US$157.3 million for
the year ended June 30, 2023. The decrease was mainly due to a US$17.2 million decrease in the accrual of the upfront fee from the Syngenta
Exclusive Global Distribution Agreement, which was US$15.7 million in the year ended June 30, 2024, compared to US$32.9 million in the
year ended June 30, 2023. In addition, softened micro-beaded fertilizers demand in the fourth quarter interrupted the momentum shown by
this product category during the first half of the fiscal year, ending the year with a 3% reduction in revenue, as a result of a 9% decrease
in prices despite a 6% increase in sales volume. Bio-stimulants were the best performers, particularly in Europe, where sales volume increased
by 66% and average prices increased 4% when compared to the previous year, which offset a 38% reduction in sales volumes in Latin America.
Seed and Integrated Products.
Total revenue increased by US$39.7 million, or 70.0%, to US$96.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2024, compared to US$56.7 million
for the year ended June 30, 2023, due to a large year-on-year increase of 230% in HB4 revenue, which mainly resulted from greater sales
volume.
2. We note your presentation of research and development expenses excluding depreciation and
amortization and share-based incentives and fixed selling, general and administrative expenses and variable selling, general and
administrative expenses excluding depreciation and amortization, transaction expenses and share-based incentives without providing a
reconciliation from the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS-IASB. Please
revise your presentation to comply with Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B)
of Regulation S-K. Address this comment in your financial and operating results included as exhibits to Form 6-K in accordance with Rule
100(a) of Regulation G, which also requires the presentation of the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented
in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) as well. Refer to comments 1 and 10 in our comment letter dated February
1, 2024.
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s
comments and commits to include disclosure similar to the below in its subsequent current reports on Form 6-K with respect to its earnings
releases:
Operating Expenses
Selling, General and Administrative
Expenses (“SG&A”): Freight and haulage, Commissions and royalties, and Taxes jointly increased by $2.7 million
in line with sales performance. Depreciation and amortization (“D&A”) had no variation compared to FY23, transactional
expenses increased by $0.9 million and share-based incentives by $1.1M. The rest of SG&A expenses jointly decreased by $1.9 million
year over year as part of broader efforts to achieve operational leverage.
Overall SG&A expenses were $25.7
million in 4Q24, unchanged from the same quarter last year.
For the full fiscal year, SG&A
expenses were $99.9 million, compared with $94.4 million in FY23. D&A had a negative variation of $1.0 million, transaction expenses
decreased by $3.1 million and share-based incentives increased by $9.2 million. The rest of SG&A expenses jointly remained roughly
flat given deliberate cost management actions across multiple geographies, while Freight and haulage, Commissions and royalties, and Taxes
expenses grew in connection with sales performance and explain the increase almost in full. Total SG&A as a percentage of revenues
represented 21% in FY24, compared to 22% in FY23.
Research and Development (“R&D”):
Total R&D expenses reached $2.8 million in 4Q25 compared to $2.6 million of the same quarter last year, and $10.1 million for the
full year compared to $9,8 million from last year. D&A reached $2.4 million and share-based incentives $0.1 million in 4Q24, compared
to $1.6M in 4Q23.
R&D expenses remained flat at 2%
of revenue compared to last year, for both the quarter and the full year.
* * * * * * * *
We hope that the above has
been responsive to the Staff’s comments. Should you have any questions relating to the foregoing, please feel free to contact the
undersigned at (212) 903-9306 or matthew.poulter@linklaters.com.
Yours faithfully,
Matthew S. Poulter, Esq.