Overview
* Bioceres fiscal Q1 revenue declines 17% yr/yr, missing analyst expectations
* Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal Q1 rises 61%, beating analyst expectations
* Company focuses on margin expansion and cost discipline amid revenue decline
Outlook
* Company prioritizes strengthening capital structure and financial flexibility
Result Drivers
* REVENUE DECLINE - Co attributes 17% revenue decline to strategic shift away from low-margin sales and timing issues in Latam markets
* MARGIN EXPANSION - Gross margin increased from 40% to 47% due to a more profitable product mix
* WORKING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT - Co reports improved working capital efficiency despite seasonally high needs
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
s s
Estimate
Q1 Miss $77.50 $90.23
Revenue mln mln (4
Analysts
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Q1 Beat $13.60 $11.02
Adjusted mln mln (3
EBITDA Analysts
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Analyst Coverage
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
* The average consensus recommendation for the agricultural chemicals peer group is "buy."
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp ( BIOX ) is $5.00, about 61.4% above its November 11 closing price of $1.93
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