EX-99.1 2 d783651dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Operating and Financial Review and Prospects

OPERATING RESULTS

Trends and Factors Affecting Our Operating Results

Our results of operations have been influenced and will continue to be influenced by the following factors:

(i) Effects of Yield Fluctuations

The occurrence of severe adverse weather conditions, especially droughts, hail, floods or frost, are unpredictable and may have a potentially devastating impact on agricultural production and may otherwise adversely affect the supply and prices of the agricultural commodities that we sell and use in our business. The effects of severe adverse weather conditions may also reduce yields at our farms. Yields may also be affected by plague, disease or weed infection and operational problems.

The following table sets forth our average crop, rice and sugarcane yields for the each of the harvest years presented as of June 30:

 

     2013/2014
Harvest Year (1)
     2012/2013
Harvest Year(1)
     % Change
2012/2013 -
2013/2014
 
     Tons per hectare         

Corn (2)

     6.4         5.5         16.4

Soybean

     2.9         2.2         29.7

Soybean (second harvest)

     1.9         1.3         51.0

Cotton lint

     1.1         0.9         30.8

Wheat (3)

     2.6         1.8         43.2

Rice

     5.6         5.7         (2.1 %) 

Sugarcane

     79.3         75.7         4.7

 

(1) The table above presents yields in respect of harvest years as of June 30 2014. The portion of harvested area completed as of June 30, 2014 was 46% for corn, 100% for soybean first harvest, 100% for wheat, 100% for rice and 31% for sugarcane. The portion of harvested area completed as of June, 2013 was 74% for corn, 100% for soybean first harvest, 100% for wheat, 100% for rice and 31% for sugarcane.
(2) Includes sorghum
(3) Includes barley

(ii) Effects of Fluctuations in Production Costs

During the last two years, we have experienced fluctuations in our production costs. The primary reason is the fluctuation in the costs of (i) fertilizers, (ii) agrochemicals, (iii) seeds, (iv) fuel (v) farm leases and (vi) labor. The use of advanced technology, however, allowed us to increase our efficiency, in large part mitigating the fluctuations in production costs. Some examples of how the implementation of production technology has allowed us to increase our efficiency and reduce our costs include using no-till technology (also known as “direct sowing”, which involves farming without the use of tillage, leaving plant residues on the soil to form a protective cover which positively impacts costs, yields and the soil), crop rotation, second harvest in one year, integrated pest management, and balanced fertilization techniques to increase the productive efficiency in our farmland. Increased mechanization of harvesting and planting operations in our sugarcane plantations and utilization of modern, high pressure boilers in our sugar and ethanol mills, which has also yielded higher rates of energy production per ton of sugarcane.

 

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(iii) Effects of Fluctuations in Commodities Prices

Commodity prices have historically experienced substantial fluctuations. For example, based on Chicago Board of Trade (“CBOT”) data, from January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014, soybean prices increased 8.8% and corn prices decreased by 0.8%. Also, between January 1, 2014 and June 30, 2014, ethanol prices decreased 4% according to data provided by the Escuela Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (“ESALQ”), and sugar prices decreased by 0.4%, according to data provided by the Intercontinental Exchange of New York (“ICE-NY”). Commodity price fluctuations impact our statement of income as follows:

 

  Initial recognition and changes in the fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce in respect of not harvested biological assets undergoing biological transformation;

 

  Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce for inventory carried at its net realizable value; and

 

  Sales of manufactured products and sales of agricultural produce and biological assets sold to third parties.

 

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The following graphs show the spot market price of some of our products for the periods indicated:

 

Soybean in U.S. cents per bushel (CBOT)

 

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Corn in U.S. cents per bushel (CBOT)

 

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Sugar in U.S. cents per pound (ICE-NY)

 

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Ethanol in Reais per cubic meter (ESALQ)

 

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(iv) Fiscal Year and Harvest Year

Our fiscal year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31 of each year. However, our production is based on the harvest year for each of our crops and rice. A harvest year varies according to the crop or rice plant and to the climate in which it is grown. Due to the geographic diversity of our farms, the planting period for a given crop or rice may start earlier on one farm than on another, causing differences for their respective harvesting periods. The presentation of production volume (tons) and production area (hectares) in this prospectus in respect of the harvest years for each of our crops and rice starts with the first day of the planting period at the first farm to start planting in that harvest year to the last day of the harvesting period of the crop and rice planting on the last farm to finish harvesting that harvest year.

On the other hand, production volumes for dairy and production volume and production area for sugar, ethanol and energy business are presented on a fiscal year basis.

The financial results in respect of all of our products are presented on a fiscal year basis.

(v) Effects of Fluctuations of the Production Area

Our results of operations also depend on the size of the production area. The size of our own and leased area devoted to crop, rice and sugarcane production fluctuates from period to period in connection with the purchase and development of new farmland, the sale of developed farmland, the lease of new farmland and the termination of existing farmland lease agreements. Lease agreements are usually settled following the harvest season, from July to

 

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June in crops and rice, and from May to April in sugarcane. The length of the lease agreements are usually one year for crops, one to five years for rice and five to six years for sugarcane. Regarding crops, the production area can be planted and harvested one or two times per year. As an example, wheat can be planted in July and harvested in December. Right after its harvest, soybean can be planted in the same area and harvested in April. As a result, planted and harvested area can exceed the production area during one year. Regarding sugarcane the production area can exceed the harvested area in one year. Grown sugarcane can be left in the fields and then harvested the following year. The increase in crops and rice production area for the six month period ended June 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013 was mainly driven by the transformation of undeveloped/undermanaged owned land that was put into production. The increase in sugar, ethanol and energy production area is explained by an increase in leased hectares.

The following table sets forth the fluctuations in the production area for the periods indicated:

 

     Six-month Period ended June 30,  
     2014      2013  
     Hectares  

Crops (1)

     152,889         147,634   

Rice

     36,604         35,249   

All Other Segments

     —           1,632   

Sugar, Ethanol and Energy

     110,822         94,214   

 

(1) Does not include second crop area.

(vi) Effect of Acquisitions and Dispositions

The comparability of our results of operations is also affected by the completion of significant acquisitions and dispositions. Our results of operations for earlier periods that do not include a recently completed acquisition or do include farming operations subsequently disposed of may not be comparable to the results of a more recent period that reflects the results of such acquisition or disposition.

(vii) Macroeconomic Developments in Emerging Markets

We generate nearly all of our revenue from the production of food and renewable energy in emerging markets. Therefore, our operating results and financial condition are directly impacted by macroeconomic and fiscal developments, including fluctuations in currency exchange rates, inflation and interest rate fluctuations, in those markets. The emerging markets where we conduct our business (including Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay) remain subject to such fluctuations.

(viii) Effects of Export Taxes on Our Products

Following the economic and financial crisis experienced by Argentina in 2002, the Argentine government increased export taxes on agricultural products, mainly on soybean and its derivatives, wheat, rice and corn. Soybean is subject to an export tax of 35.0%; wheat is subject to an export tax of 23.0%, rough rice is subject to an export tax of 10.0%, processed rice is subject to an export tax of 5.0%, corn is subject to an export tax of 20.0% and sunflower is subject to an export tax of 32.0%.

As local prices are determined taking into consideration the export parity reference, any increase in export taxes would affect our financial results.

 

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(ix) Effects of Foreign Currency Fluctuations

Each of our Argentine, Brazilian and Uruguayan subsidiaries uses local currency as its functional currency. A significant portion of our operating costs in Argentina are denominated in Argentine Pesos and most of our operating costs in Brazil are denominated in Brazilian Reais. For each of our subsidiaries’ statements of income, foreign currency transactions are translated into the local currency, as such subsidiaries’ functional currency, using the exchange rates prevailing as of the dates of the relevant specific transactions. Exchange differences resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the statement of income under “finance income” or “finance costs,” as applicable. Our consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars, and foreign exchange differences that arise in the translation process are disclosed in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

As of June 30, 2014, the Peso-U.S. dollar exchange rate was Ps. 8.13 per U.S. dollar as compared to Ps. 5.39 per U.S. dollar as of June 30, 2013. As of June 30, 2014, the Real-U.S. dollar exchange rate was R$2.23 per U.S. dollar as compared to R$2.01 per U.S. dollar as of June 30, 2013. The following graphs show the Argentina Peso-U.S. dollar rate of exchange and Brazilian Reais- U.S. dollar rate of exchange for the periods indicated:

 

Agentine Peso/ U.S Dollar

 

 

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Brazilian Reais/U.S. Dollar

 

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During the period ended on June 30, 2014, we entered into several currency forward contracts with Argentinian banks in order to hedge the fluctuation of the Argentinian peso against US Dollar for a total notional amount of U.S.$ 24.2 million. The currency forward contracts had maturity dates between April 2014 and July 2014. The outstanding contracts resulted in the recognition of a gain amounting to U.S.$ 0.32 million in 2014. Gain and losses on currency forward contracts are included within “Financial results, net” in the statement of income.

(x) Seasonality

Our business activities are inherently seasonal. We generally harvest and sell corn, soybean, rice and sunflower between February and August, and wheat from December to January. Cotton is unique in that while it is typically harvested from May to July, it requires a conditioning process that takes about two to three months before being ready to be sold. Sales in other business segments, such as in our Dairy segment, tend to be more stable. However, milk sales are generally higher during the fourth quarter, when weather conditions are more favorable for production. The sugarcane harvesting period typically begins between April and May and ends between November and December. As a result of the above factors, there may be significant variations in our results of operations from one quarter to another, since planting activities may be more concentrated in one quarter whereas harvesting activities may be more concentrated in another quarter. In addition our quarterly results may vary as a result of the effects of fluctuations in commodity prices and production yields and costs related to the “Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce” line item. See “—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Biological Assets and Agricultural Produce” included in our Form 20-F.

(xi) Land Transformation

Our business model includes the transformation of pasture and unproductive land into land suitable for growing various crops and the transformation of inefficient farms into farms suitable for more efficient uses through the implementation of advanced and sustainable agricultural practices, such as “no-till” technology and crop rotation.

 

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During approximately the first three to five years of the land transformation process of any given parcel, we must invest heavily in transforming the land, and, accordingly, crop yields during such period tend to be lower than crop yields once the land is completely transformed. After the transformation process has been completed, the land requires less investment, and crop yields gradually increase. As a result, there may be variations in our results from one season to the next according to the amount of land in the process of transformation.

Our business model also includes the identification, acquisition, development and selective disposition of farmlands or other rural properties that after implementing agricultural best practices and increasing crop yields we believe have the potential to appreciate in terms of their market value. As a part of this strategy, we purchase and sell farms and other rural properties from time to time. Please see also “—Risks Related to Argentina—Argentina law concerning foreign ownership of rural properties may adversely affect our results of operations and future investments in rural properties in Argentina” and “—Risks Related to Brazil— Recent changes in Brazilian rules concerning foreign investment in rural properties may adversely affect our investments” included in “Item 3-Risk Factors” in our Form 20-F.

The results included in the Land Transformation segment are related to the acquisition and disposition of farmland businesses and not to the physical transformation of the land. The decision to acquire and/or dispose of a portion or an entire farmland business depends on several market factors that vary from period to period, rendering the results of these activities in one financial period when an acquisition of disposition occurs not directly comparable to the results in other financial periods when no acquisitions or dispositions occurred.

(xii) Capital Expenditures and Other Investments

Our capital expenditures during the last three years consisted mainly of expenses related to (i) acquiring land, (ii) transforming and increasing the productivity of our land, (iii) planting non-current sugarcane and (iv) expanding and upgrading our production facilities. Our capital expenditures incurred in connection with such activities were $165.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, $301.4 million for the year ended December 2012 and $226.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. Capital expenditures totaled $187,840 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2014 in comparison with $136,680 million in the same period in 2013. See also “—Capital Expenditure Commitments.”

(xiii) Effects of Corporate Taxes on Our Income

We are subject to a variety of taxes on our results of operations. The following table shows the income tax rates in effect for 2014 in each of the countries in which we operate:

 

     Tax Rate (%)  

Argentina

     35   

Brazil(1)

     34   

Uruguay

     25   

 

(1) Including the Social Contribution on Net Profit (CSLL)

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates are consistent with those described in Note 4 to our audited consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 included in our Form 20-F.

Operating Segments

IFRS 8, “Operating Segments,” requires an entity to report financial and descriptive information about its reportable segments, which are operating segments that meet specified criteria. Operating segments are components of an entity about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The amount reported for each segment item is the measure reported to the chief operating decision maker for these purposes.

 

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We are organized into three main lines of business, which are farming; land transformation; and sugar, ethanol and energy. As of January 1, 2014, the Company did not consider its Coffee and Cattle businesses to be of continuing significance as they no longer meet the quantitative threshold for separate disclosure as reportable segments. Accordingly, the Coffee and Cattle businesses are presented within the “Farming – All Other Segments” reportable segment and prior year disclosures have been recast to conform to this presentation. As a result, the Company´s businesses are comprised of five reportable operating segments, which are organized based upon their similar economic characteristics, the nature of the products they offer, their production processes, the type and class of their customers and their distribution methods.

Our farming business is comprised of three reportable operating segments as follows:

 

    Our Crops segment includes the planting, harvesting and sale to grain traders of grains, oilseeds and fibers (including wheat, corn, soybeans, cotton and sunflowers, among others), and to a lesser extent the provision of grain warehousing and conditioning and handling and drying services to third parties. Production activities in our Crops segment reflect the most productive use of the land to maximize economic return and not the performance of any one underlying crop. Accordingly, the relative mix of underlying crops may change from harvest year to harvest year. A single manager is responsible for the management of operating activity of all crops rather than a manager for each individual crop.

 

    Our Rice segment consists of planting, harvesting, processing and marketing of rice.

 

    Our Dairy segment consists of the production and sale of raw milk, and manufactured dairy products processed in third parties industrial facilities.

 

    Our ‘All Other Segments’ segment consists of the aggregation of the remaining non-reportable operating segments, which individually do not meet the quantitative thresholds for disclosure and for which the Company’s management does not consider them to be of continuing significance as of January 1, 2014, namely, Coffee and Cattle.

 

    Our Sugar, Ethanol and Energy business is its own reporting operating segment and consists of cultivating sugarcane, which we process in our own sugar mills, transform into sugar, ethanol and electricity and market and sell.

 

    Our Land Transformation business is its own reporting operating segment and includes (i) the ultimate cash realization through sales to third parties of the increase in value of land which is generated through the transformation of its productive capabilities and (ii) bargain gains arising from business combinations, which represent the excess of the fair value of the land acquired over the actual price paid, typically in connection with purchases of undeveloped or undermanaged farmland businesses. See Note 4 to our Financial Statements for a description of the basis used to determine fair values.

The following table presents selected historical financial and operating data solely for the periods indicated below as it is used for our discussion of results of operations. In respect of production data only, as of June 30, 2014, we have completed most of 2013/2014 harvest year crops. The harvested tons presented corresponds to the harvest completed as of June 30, 2014.

 

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     Six-month period ended June 30,  
     2014      2013  
     (Unaudited, in thousands of $)  
Sales      

Farming Business

     
     166,532         173,311   

Crops

     98,458         102,937   

Soybean(1)

     58,018         55,788   

Corn (2)

     28,982         29,641   

Wheat (3)

     6,620         8,834   

Sunflower

     3,896         8,083   

Other crops(4)

     942         591   

Rice(5)

     53,343         53,410   

Dairy

     13,943         14,244   

All other segments(6)

     788         2,720   

Sugar, Ethanol and Energy Business (7)

     136,627         125,048   

Sugar (18)

     43,036         45,260   

Ethanol

     74,963         71,023   

Energy

     18,628         8,765   

Total

     303,159         298,359   

Land Transformation Business(8)

     25,575         6,919   

Production

   2013/2014
Harvest
Year
     2012/2013
Harvest
Year
 

Farming Business

     

Crops (tons)(9)

     462,172         427,409   

Soybean (tons)

     216,391         175,619   

Corn (tons) (2)

     145,502         175,524   

Wheat (tons) (3)

     77,168         52,219   

Sunflower (tons)

     23,111         24,047   

Rice(10) (tons)

     205,874         200,367   
     Six-month period ended June 30,  
     2014      2013  

Processed rice(11) (tons)

     94,138         88,123   

Dairy(12) (thousand liters)

     37,600         33,075   

Sugar, Ethanol and Energy Business

     

Sugar (tons)

     111,547         81,367   

Ethanol (cubic meters)

     86,196         77,982   

Energy (MWh)

     120,404         82,246   

Land Transformation Business (hectares traded)

     26,299         5,607   

 

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Planted Area

   2013/2014
Harvest

Year
     2012/2013
Harvest

Year
 
     (Hectares)  

Farming Business(14)

     

Crops(15)

     186,326         186,466   

Soybean (13)

     82,980         91,746   

Corn (2) (13)

     51,323         45,733   

Wheat (3)

     29,412         28,574   

Sunflower

     12,880         12,478   

Cotton

     6,217         3,098   

Forage

     3,514         4,837   

Rice

     36,604         35,249   

All other segments(16)

     —           1,632   

Total Planted Area

     222,930         223,347   

Second Harvest Area

     29,923         34,057   

Leased Area

     55,881         54,350   

Owned Croppable Area(17)

     137,196         134,878   
     Six-month period ended June 30,  
     2014      2013  

Sugar, Ethanol and Energy Business

     

Sugarcane plantation

     110,822         94,214   

Owned land

     9,145         9,145   

Leased land

     101,677         85,069   

 

(1) Includes soybean, soybean oil and soybean meal.
(2) Includes sorghum.
(3) Includes barley and rapeseed.
(4) Includes cotton seeds and farming services.
(5) Sales of processed rice including rough rice purchased from third parties and processed in our own facilities, rice seeds and services.
(6) All other segments include our cattle business which primarly consists of leasing land to a third party based on the price of beef. See “Item 4. Information on the Company—B. Business Overview—Cattle Business.” in our Form 20-F.
(7) Includes sales of sugarcane and other miscellaneous items to third parties.
(8) Represents capital gains from the sale of land.
(9) Crop production does not include 35,056 and 21,500 tons of forage produced in the 2013/2014 and in the 2012/2013 harvest years, respectively.

 

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(10) Expressed in tons of rough rice produced on owned and leased farms. The rough rice we produce, along with additional rough rice we purchase from third parties, is ultimately processed and constitutes the product sold in respect of the rice business.
(11) Includes rough rice purchased from third parties and processed in our own facilities. Expressed in tons of processed rice (1 ton of processed rice is approximately equivalent to 1.6 tons of rough rice).
(12) Raw milk produced at our dairy farms.
(13) Includes second crop.
(14) Includes hectares planted in the second harvest.
(15) Includes 3,514 hectares and 4,837 hectares used for the production of forage during the 2013/2014 and the 2012/2013 harvest years, respectively.
(16) Reflects the size of our coffee plantations, which are planted only once every 18 to 20 years. We sold two coffee farms and leased the production rights of a third coffee farm in the second quarter of 2013. Accordingly, we do not expect the coffee business to generate sales in future periods.
(17) Does not include potential croppable areas being evaluated for transformation.
(18) Includes Other Services

Six-month period ended June 30, 2014 as compared to six-month period ended June 30, 2013

The following table sets forth certain financial information with respect to our consolidated results of operations for the periods indicated.

 

     Six-month period ended June 30  
     2014     2013  
     (Unaudited, in thousands of $)  

Sales of manufactured products and services rendered

     189,737        179,421   

Cost of manufactured products sold and services rendered

     (126,095     (119,306
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Profit from Manufacturing Activities

     63,642        60,115   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sales of agricultural produce and biological assets

     113,442        118,938   

Cost of agricultural produce sold and direct agricultural selling expenses

     (113,442     (118,938

Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce

     39,860        (15,888

Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest

     (1,704     4,538   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Profit from Agricultural Activities

     38,156        (11,350
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Margin on Manufacturing and Agricultural Activities Before Operating Expenses

     101,798        48,765   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

     (23,634     (26,060

Selling expenses

     (31,393     (28,309

Other operating income, net

     (2,384     20,054   

Share of loss of joint ventures

     (231     (36
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit from Operations Before Financing and Taxation

     44,156        14,414   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finance income

     4,301        3,442   

Finance costs

     (39,180     (56,309
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial results, net

     (34,879     (52,867
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit Before Income Tax

     9,277        (38,453
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income Tax expense

     (5,229     12,339   

Profit for the period from Continuing Operations

     4,048        (26,114

Profit/(Loss) for the period from discontinued Operations

     —          1,767   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit for the period

     4,048        (24,347
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Sales of Manufactured Products and Services Rendered

 

Six-month period

ended June 30,

   Crops      Rice      Dairy      All Other
Segments
     Sugar, Ethanol
and Energy
     Total  
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands of $)  

2014

     117         51,883         322         788         136,627         189,737   

2013

     342         52,167         —           1,864         125,048         179,421   

Sales of manufactured products and services rendered increased 5.4%, from $179 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 to $189 million for the same period in 2014, primarily as a result of:

 

    a $11.6 million increase in our Sugar, Ethanol and Energy segment, mainly due to: (i) a 40.4% increase in volume of energy sold, from 85.9 K MWh in 2013 to 120.6 K MWh in 2014; (ii) a 9.6% increase in the volume of sugar and ethanol sold, measured in TRS(1), from 288,879 tons in 2013 to 316,579 tons in 2014; and (iii) a 42.3% increase in the price of energy, from $88.6 in 2013 to $126.1 per Mwh in 2014. The increase in the volume of energy sold was mainly due to (a) a 19.1% increase in sugarcane milled, from 1.8 million tons in 2013 to 2.2 million tons in 2014; and (b) our ability to turn-on the boiler early at the Angelica mill on March 7 to cogenerate electricity by burning the stockpile of bagasse leftover from the previous harvest. The increase in volume of sugar and ethanol sold was due to (a) the increase in sugarcane milled; and (b) a 0.9% increase in the TRS content in sugarcane, from 119.3 kilograms per ton in 2013 to 120.4 kilograms per ton in 2014. The increase in sugarcane milled was due to (a) an increase in sugarcane yields from 75.7 tons per hectare in 2013 to 79.3 tons per hectare in 2014 and (b) a 6.6% increase in the harvested area from 23,938 hectares in 2013 to 25,528 in 2014. This increase was partially offset by: (i) a 11.2% decrease in sugar price, from $446 per ton in 2013 to $396 per ton in 2014; (ii) a 9.6% decrease in ethanol price, from $609 per cubic meter in 2013 to $550 per cubic meter in 2014; and (c) an inventory sell off, measured in TRS, of 67.7 ton in 2013 compared to an inventory sell off of 50.3 in 2014.

The following figure sets forth the variables that determine our Sugar and Ethanol sales

 

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The following figure sets forth the variables that determine our Energy sales

 

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The following table sets forth the breakdown of sales of manufactured products for the periods indicated.

 

     Six Period Ended June 30,     Six Period Ended June 30     Six Period Ended June 30  
     2014      2013      Chg %     2014      2013      Chg %     2014      2013      Chg %  
     (in million of $)            (in thousand units)            (in dollars per unit)         

Ethanol (M3)

     75.0         71.0         5.6     119.8         106.4         12.6     625.9         667.6         (6.2 %) 

Sugar (tons)

     43.0         45.3         (5.1 )%      109.5         100.4         9.0     406.2         426.0         (4.6 %) 

Energy (MWh)

     18.6         8.8         111.4     120.6         85.9         40.4     154.4         102.0         51.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

                 

TOTAL

     136.6         125.0         9.2                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

                 

 

(1) On average, one metric ton of sugarcane is equivalent to 140 kilograms of TRS equivalent. While a mill can produce either sugar or ethanol, the TRS input requirements differ between these two products. On average, 1.045 kilograms of TRS equivalent are required to produce 1.0 kilogram of sugar, while the amount of TRS required to produce 1 liter of ethanol is 1.691 kilograms

 

    Rice remained essentially unchanged. A 9.0% decrease in price, from $486.8 per ton of rough rice equivalent in 2013 to $442.9 per ton of rough rice equivalent in 2014 was offset by a 9.3% increase in the volume of white rice sold measured in tons of rough rice, from 107,165 tons in 2013 to 117,144 tons in 2014. The increase in volume sold is mainly explained by (i) an inventory build-up of 114.3 thousand tons of rough rice in 2013 compared to an inventory build-up of 82.8 thousand tons rough rice in 2014; and (ii) a 3.8% increase in the production area from 35,249 hectares in 2013 to 36,604 hectares in 2014; partially offset by (i) a 2.1% decrease in yield from 5.7 in 2013 to 5.6 in 2014 and (ii) a 39% decrease in purchases of rough rice to third parties, from 39.5 tons in 2013 to 24.1 tons in 2014.

 

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Cost of Manufactured Products Sold and Services Rendered

 

Six-month period

ended June 30,

   Crops      Rice     Dairy     All Other
Segments
    Sugar, Ethanol
and Energy
    Total  
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands of $)  

2014

     —           (39,328     (322     (33     (86,412     (126,095

2013

     —           (45,217     —          (48     (74,041     (119,306

Cost of manufactured products sold and services rendered increased 5.7%, from $119.3 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2013, to $126.1 million for the same period in 2014. This decrease was primarily due to:

 

    a $12.4 million increase in our Sugar, Ethanol and Energy segment mainly due to (i) a 9.6% increase in the volume of sugar and ethanol sold measured in TRS, and (ii) a 6.8% increase in unitary costs mainly due to additional freight expenses to transport stockpile of bagasse leftover from the previous harvest from the Ivinhema mill to the Angelica mill.

Partially offset by:

 

    a $5.9 million decrease in our Rice segment mainly due to a 36.5% decrease in unitary costs, due to enhanced operating efficiencies coupled with the devaluation of the Argentine peso, which lowered our production cost in dollar terms; partially offset by a 9.3% increase in the volume of rice sold measured in tons of rough rice.

Sales and Cost of Agricultural Produce and Biological Assets

 

Six-month

period ended

June 30,

   Crops      Rice      Dairy      All Other
Segments
     Sugar,
Ethanol and
Energy
     Total  
     (Unaudited, in thousands of $)  

2014

     98,341         1,460         13,621         —           —           113,422   

2013

     102,595         1,243         14,244         856         —           118,938   

Sales of agricultural produce and biological assets decreased 4.6%, from $118.9 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2013, to $113.4 million for the same period in 2014, primarily as a result of:

 

    A $4.3 million decrease in our Crops segment mainly driven by: (i) a general decrease in commodity prices; (ii) an inventory build-up of 32.2 thousand tons of soybean and 57.0 thousand tons of corn in 2013 compared to an inventory build-up of 83.0 thousand tons of soybean and 84.1 thousand tons of corn in 2014; (iii) a lower completion of corn harvest as of June 30, from 76% in 2013 to 46% in 2014 driven by abundant rainfalls during April through June 2014; and (iv) a change in the production mix sold increasing the proportion of corn sales over total sales. This was partially offset by (i) a 0.6% increase in production area from 181,692 hectares in 2012/2013 to 182,812 hectares in 2013/2014; (ii) a general increase in yields as 2012/2013 yields were negatively affected by a drought experienced throughout January to April 2013. For a full list of crops yields fluctuations, please see “Trends and Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations—Effect of Yields Fluctuations”.

 

    a $0.6 million decrease in our Dairy segment mainly due to: a 7.7% decrease in the price of milk, from $0.40 per liter in 2013 to $0.37 per liter in 2014, partially offset by a 3.3% increase in volume of milk sold, from 32.6 million liters in 2013 to 33.6 million liters in 2014. The increase in volume of milk sold was due to a 13.7% increase in volume of milk produced, from 33.1 million liters in 2013 to 37.6 million liters in 2014, partially offset by the fact that 2.4 million liters of the milk produced were processed into whole milk powder pursuant to a tolling agreement, postponing sales for next quarters. The increase in volume produced was a result of a 7.2% increase in the amount of milking cows, from 5,917 heads in 2013 to 6,346 heads in 2014 and a 6.2% increase in productivity per cow, from 30.8 liters per day in 2013 to 32.8 liters per day in 2014.

 

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The following table sets forth the breakdown of sales for the periods indicated.

 

     Period ended June 30,            Period ended June 30,            Period ended June 30,         
     2014      2013      % Chg     2014      2013      % Chg     2014      2013      % Chg  
     (In millions of $)     (In thousands of tons)     (In $ per ton)  

Soybean

     58.0         55.8         4.0     158.4         151.3         4.7     366.3         368.7         (0.7 %) 

Corn (1)

     29.0         29.6         (2.2 %)      144.0         132.3         8.9     201.2         224.0         (10.2 %) 

Wheat (2)

     6.6         8.8         (25.1 %)      28.0         36.2         (22.7 %)      236.3         243.9         (3.1 %) 

Sunflower

     3.9         8.1         (51.8 %)      11.0         19.5         (43.05 %)      354.7         415.6         (14.7 %) 

Others

     0.8         0.3         166.7                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

                 

Total

     98.3         102.6         (4.1 %)                 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

                 

 

(1) Includes sorghum.
(2) Includes barley.

While we receive cash or other consideration upon the sale of our inventory of agricultural produce to third parties, we do not record any additional profit related to that sale, as that gain or loss had already been recognized under the line items “Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce” and “Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest.” Please see “—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Biological Assets and Agricultural Produce” included in our Form 20-F.

Initial Recognition and Changes in Fair Value of Biological Assets and Agricultural Produce

 

Six-month period

ended June 30,

   Crops      Rice      Dairy      All Other
Segments
    Sugar, Ethanol
and Energy
    Total  
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands of $)  

2014

     42,871         11,557         3,890         (386     (18,072     39,860   

2013

     17,754         5,473         2,730         (6,937     (34,908     (15,888

Initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce increased, from a loss of $15.8 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2013, to a gain of $39.9 million for the same period in 2014, primarily due to:

 

    a $25.1 million increase in our Crops segment mainly due to:

 

    a $25.0 million increase in the recognition at fair value less cost to sell of crops at the point of harvest, from a gain of $17.1 million in 2013 to a gain of $42.0 million in 2014, mainly due to (i) general increase in yields as 2012/2013 yields were negatively affected by a drought experienced throughout January to April 2013; (ii) a larger production area; and, (iii) lower production costs in dollar terms due to enhanced operating efficiencies coupled with the devaluation of the Argentine peso.

 

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    Of the $42.9 million gain of initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce for 2014, $15.4 million gain represents the unrealized portion, as compared to the $6.0 million unrealized gain of the $17.8 million gain of initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce in 2013.

The following table sets forth actual production costs by crop for the period indicated:

 

     Harvest
2013/2014
     Harvest
2012/2013
     % Change  
     (In $ per hectare)         

Corn

     497.6         543.2         (8.4 %) 

Soybean First harvest

     465.2         497.0         (6.4 %) 

Soybean Second harvest (1)

     321.0         301.1         6.6

Cotton

     1,859.2         2,028.8         (8.4 %) 

 

(1) The increase in production costs per hectare is due the seeding expenses for 4.6 thousand hectares, which were planted but not harvested as a result of adverse weather.

 

    a $6.6 million increase in our All Other Segments as a result of a loss of $8.1 million in 2013 mainly due to a decrease in the fair value of coffee plantations generated by a decrese in coffee price estimates. As of May 2, 2013, we entered into an agreement to sell the Lagoa do Oeste and Mimoso farms in Brazil, including 904 hectares planted with coffee trees, which represent all of our farms in our Coffee segment. In addition, we entered into a lease agreement pursuant to which the lessee will operate and manage 728 hectares of existing coffee trees in the company’s Rio de Janeiro farm during an 8-year period. The loss in 2013 was mostly generated prior to entering into the selling and leasing agreements.

 

    a $6.1 million increase in our Rice segment, as a result of:

 

    a $6.0 million increase in the recognition at fair value less cost to sell of rice at the point of harvest, from a gain of $5.5 million to a gain of $11.5 million mainly due to (i) the increase in the area under production; and (ii) lower production costs in dollar terms due to enhanced operating efficiencies coupled with the devaluation of the Argentine peso.

 

    a $11.6 million gain of initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce for 2014, $5.5 million gain represents the realized portion, as compared to the $2.1 million gain realized portion of the $5.5 million gain of initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce in 2013.

 

    a $1.2 million increase in our Dairy segment mainly due to:

 

    a $1.0 million increase in the recognition at fair value less cost to sell of raw milk, from a gain of $2.7 million in 2013 to a gain of $3.8 million in 2014, mainly due to (i) a 7.2% increase in the number of milking cows, (ii) a 6.2% increase in the average productivity of milking cows, and (iii) a 6.4% decrease in production costs per milking cow due to enhanced operating efficiencies coupled with the devaluation of the Argentine peso; this was partially offset by a 7.7% decrease in the price of milk.

 

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    Of the $3.9 million gain of initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce for 2014, $3.9 million net gain represents the realized portion of such gain, as compared to the $2.8 million realized gain portion of the $2.7 million net gain in initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce in 2013.

 

    a $16.8 million increase in our Sugar, Ethanol and Energy segment mainly due to:

 

    a $14.5 million increase in the recognition at fair value less cost to sell of non-harvested sugarcane, from a loss of $17.8 million in 2013 to a loss of $3.3 million in 2014, mainly generated by (i) an increase in sugarcane yields estimates for the 2014 season due to abundant rains in Mato Groso do Sul during March to May 2014, and (ii) an expansion of sugarcane plantations (both (i) and (ii) are assumptions used in the DCF model to determine the fair value of our sugarcane plantations).

 

    The changes in the recognition at fair value less cost to sell of sugarcane at the point of harvest increased from a loss of $17.1 million in 2013 to a loss of $14.7 million in 2014 due to lower production costs as a result of attained economies of scale impacting mainly sugarcane plantation maintenance, harvest and transportation costs.

 

    Of the $18.1 million loss of initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce for the six month period ended June 30, 2014, $10.6 million loss represents the unrealized portion, as compared to the $21.9 million loss unrealized portion of the $34.9 million loss of initial recognition and changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce for the same period in 2013.

Changes in Net Realizable Value of Agricultural Produce after Harvest

 

Six-month period

ended June 30,

   Crops     Rice      Dairy      All Other
Segments
     Sugar,
Ethanol and
Energy
     Corporate      Total  
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands of $)  

2014

     (1,704     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         (1,704

2013

     4,417        N/A         N/A         121         N/A         N/A         4,538   

Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest is mainly composed by: (i) profit or loss from commodity price fluctuations during the period of time the agricultural produce is in inventory, which impacts its fair value; (ii) profit or loss from the valuation of forward contracts related to agricultural produce in inventory; and (iii) profit from direct exports. Changes in net realizable value of agricultural produce after harvest decreased from $4.5 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2013 to a loss of $1.7 million for the same period in 2014. This decrease is primarily explained by lower gains from forward contracts.

General and Administrative Expenses

 

Six-month period

ended June 30,

   Crops     Rice     Dairy     All Other
Segments
    Sugar, Ethanol
and Energy
    Corporate     Total  
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands of $)  

2014

     (2,083     (1,602     (777     (84     (10,132     (8,956     (23,634

2013

     (2,106     (2,390     (536     (556     (10,358     (10,114     (26,060

Our general and administrative expenses decreased 9.3%, from $26.1 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2013, to $23.6 million for the same period in 2014, primarily due to enhanced operating efficiencies coupled with the devaluation of the Argentine peso.

 

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Selling Expenses

 

Six-month period

ended June 30,

   Crops     Rice     Dairy     All Other
Segments
    Sugar, Ethanol
and Energy
    Corporate     Total  
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands of $)  

2014

     (2,029     (9,126     (272     (13     (19,225     (728     (32,393

2013

     (2,646     (8,246     (206     (440     (16,612     (159     (28,309

Selling expenses increased 14.4%, from $28.3 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2013, to $32.4 million for the same period in 2014, mainly driven by a (i) $2.8 million increase in our Sugar, Ethanol and Energy segment mainly due to the increase in sales volume measured in TRS. (ii) a 0.9 million increase in the Rice segment due to a higher share of sales in the domestic market which have higher commissions paid. This was partially offset by a decrease in Crops driven by decreases in sales.

Other Operating Income, Net

 

Six-month period

ended June 30,

   Crops     Rice      Dairy      All Other
Segments
    Sugar, Ethanol
and Energy
     Land
Transformation
     Corporate      Total  
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands of $)  

2014

     (5,245     235         20         (15     2,484         —           137         (2,384

2013

     4,028        274         39         (313     9,051         6,919         56         20,054   

Other operating income, net decreased $22.4 million, from a gain of $20.1 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2013, to a loss of $2.3 million for the same period in 2014, primarily due to:

 

    a $9 million decrease in our Crops segment due to the mark-to-market effect of outstanding hedge positions;

 

    a $6.7 million decrease in our Sugar, Ethanol and Energy segment due to the mark-to-market effect of future sales contracts for sugar;

 

    a $6.9 million decrease in our land transformation segment due tosales made during the six-month period ending June 30, 2013, when we sold: (i) our remaining 49% interest in Santa Regina S.A (51% of the interest was sold in December 2012), generating $1.2 million in capital gains for the period; and (ii) Lagoa do Oeste and Mimoso coffee farms in Brazil, generating $5.7 million in capital gains for the period.

Other operating income, net of our Rice, Dairy and Corporate segments remained essentially unchanged.

Financial Results, Net

Our financial results, net increased from a loss of $52.9 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2013 to a loss of $34.9 million for the same period in 2014, primarily due to: (i) a $3.3 million mainly non-cash loss in 2014, compared to a $16.7 million non-cash loss in 2013, mostly generated by the impact of foreign exchange fluctuation on our dollar denominated debt and the portion of the loss that was transferred to equity, in connection with our adoption of cash flow hedge accouting under IAS 39 effective July 1, 2013. From January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014, Adcecoagro recognized a 12.4 million loss in “Other Comprehensive Income” that was reclassified to “Profit or Loss” in future periods, when the associated debt was amortized. Additionally, a $4.6 million loss was recognized from Equity to the “Financial Result, net” line item. Please see “—Hedge Accounting—Cash Flow Hedge” described on Note 3 to our Consolidated Financial Statements; and (ii) $0.7 million gain in 2014 compared

 

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to a $12.8 million loss in 2013, primarily resulting from the mark to market of our currency derivatives used to hedge the future U.S. dollar inflows generated by our forward sugar sales. This was partially offset by higher interests costs driven by a higher level of debt mainly as a result of our capital expenditures commitments related to the construction of our Ivinhema mill.

 

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The following table sets forth the breakdown of financial results for the periods indicate.

 

     Six-month period ended June 30,  
     2014     2013        
     (Unaudited)              
     (In $thousand)           % Change  

Interest income

     3,393        3,279        3.5

Interest costs

     (27,809     (23,286     19.4

Cash flow hedge – transfer from equity

     (4,609     —          N/A   

FX Gain/(Loss)

     (3,268     (16,713     (80.4 %) 

Gain/(Loss) from derivative financial Instruments

     720        (12,769     N/A   

Taxes

     (1,954     (1,978     (1.2 %) 

Other Income/(Expenses)

     (1,352     (1,400     (3.4 %) 

Total Financial Results

     (34,879     (52,867     (34.0 %) 

Income Tax expense

Current income tax charge totaled $5.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, which equates to a consolidated effective tax rate of 56.4%. For the same period in 2013 we registered a gain of income tax of $12.3 million, which equates to a consolidated effective tax rate of 32.1%.

As of June 30, 2014, the income tax rate in Uruguay is 25%. However, in Uruguay the income tax rate applicable to derivative activities is 0.75%. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, we recognized a loss in the line item Other operating income, net, of $5.4 million. This loss was subject to the 0.75% rate, thus it caused our consolidated effective income tax rate to increase from 32.1% for the six-month period ended June 31, 2013 to 56.4% for the same period in 2014.

Profit for the period

As a result of the foregoing, our net income for the six-month period ended June 30 increased $28.4 million, from a loss of $24.4 million in 2013 to a profit of $4.0 million in 2014.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our liquidity and capital resources are and will be influenced by a variety of factors, including:

 

    our ability to generate cash flows from our operations;

 

    the level of our outstanding indebtedness and the interest that we are obligated to pay on such outstanding indebtedness;

 

    our capital expenditure requirements, which consist primarily of investments in new farmland, in our operations, in equipment and plant facilities and maintenance costs; and

 

    our working capital requirements.

Our principal sources of liquidity have traditionally consisted of shareholders’ contributions, short and long term borrowings and proceeds received from the disposition of transformed farmland or subsidiaries.

We believe that our working capital will be sufficient during the next 12 months to meet our liquidity requirements.

 

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Six-month period ended June 30, 2014 and 2013

The table below reflects our statements of Cash Flow for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

     Six-month period  
     2014     2013  
     (Unaudited, in thousands of $)  

Cash and cash equivalent at the beginning of the period

     232,147        218,809   

Net cash generated from operating activities

     26,559        38,220   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (166,372     (99,234

Net cash generated by financial activities

     82,581        57,385   

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalent

     24,412        (11,160

Cash and cash equivalent at the end of the period

     199,327        204,020   

Operating Activities

Period ended June 30, 2014

Net cash generated by operating activities was $26.6 million for the period ended June 30, 2014. During this period, we generated a net gain of $4.1 million that included non-cash charges relating primarily to depreciation and amortization of $34.4 million, $25.8 million of interest expense, net, and $5.2 million of income tax benefit. All these effects were partially offset by unrealized portion of the initial recognition and changes in fair value of non-harvested biological assets of $11.2 million.

In addition, other changes in operating asset and liability balances resulted in a net decrease in cash of $45.7 million, primarily due to an increase of $49.3 million in inventories, $23.7 million of trade and other receivables and a decrease of $13.6 million in trade and other payables, partially offset by a decrease of $45.1 in biological assets due to the harvest of rice, crops, and sugarcane.

Period ended June 30, 2013

Net cash generated by operating activities was $38.2 million for the period ended June 30, 2013. During this period, we generated a net loss of $24.3 million that included non-cash charges relating primarily to depreciation and amortization of $29 million, $21.4 million of interest expenses, net, $19.6 million of unrealized portion of the initial recognition and changes in fair value of non-harvested biological assets, $16.7 million of foreign exchange losses, net. All these effects were partially offset by income tax benefit of $12.3 million and $5.1 million of a gain from disposal of farmland and other assets.

In addition, other changes in operating asset and liability balances resulted in a net decrease in cash of $4.1 million, primarily due to a decrease of $61.8 million in biological assets, due to the harvest of rice, crops, and sugarcane, partially offset by an increase of $31.4 in trade and other receivables and $29.3 million in inventories.

Investing Activities

Period ended June 30, 2014

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $166.4 million in the six-month period ended June 30, 2014, primarily due to the purchases of property, plant and equipment (mainly acquisitions of machinery, buildings and facilities for the construction of the Ivinhema mill), totaling $133.1 million; $56.4 million in biological assets related mainly to the expansion of our sugarcane plantation area in Mato Grosso do Sul.

Period ended June 30, 2013

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $99.2 million in the six-month period ended June 30, 2013, primarily due to the purchases of property, plant and equipment (mainly acquisitions of machinery, buildings and facilities for the construction of the Ivinhema mill), totaling $76.8 million; $48 million in biological assets related mainly to the expansion of our sugarcane plantation area in Mato Grosso do Sul. Net inflows from investing activities were primarily related to proceeds of $12.8 million from collection of disposal of subsidiaries, $4.9 million of sales of financial assets and $5.1 million of discontinued operations.

 

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Financing Activities

Period ended June 30, 2014

Net cash provided by financing activities was $82.6 million in the period ended June 30, 2014, primarily derived from the incurrence of new long term loans, mainly for our Brazilian operations related to the Sugar and Ethanol cluster development for $159.1 million and from the sale of minority interest in subsidiaries for $49.4 million. All these effects were partially offset by payments of $59.5 million of our long term borrowings, $28.8 million of net decrease in short-term borrowings and $12.9 million of purchase of own shares. During this period, interest paid totaled $25.2 million

Period ended June 30, 2013

Net cash provided by financing activities was $57.4 million in the period ended June 30, 2013, primarily derived from the incurrence of new long term loans, mainly for our Brazilian operations related to the Sugar and Ethanol cluster development for $110 million, partially offset by $ 41 million reduction of our long term borrowings. During this period, interest paid totaled $14.5 million

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Historically, since our cash flows from operations were insufficient to fund our working capital needs and investment plans, we funded our operations with proceeds from short-term and long-term indebtedness and capital contributions from existing and new private investors. In 2011 we obtained $421.8 million from the IPO and the sale of shares in a concurrent private placement (See 20-F “Item 4. Information on the Company—A. History and Development of the Company.”). As of June 30, 2014, our cash and cash equivalents amounted to $199.3 million.

However, we may need additional cash resources in the future to continue our investment plans. Also, we may need additional cash if we experience a change in business conditions or other developments. We also might need additional cash resources in the future if we find and wish to pursue opportunities for investment, acquisitions, strategic alliances or other similar investments. If we ever determine that our cash requirements exceed our amounts of cash and cash equivalents on hand, we might seek to issue debt or additional equity securities or obtain additional credit facilities or realize the disposition of transformed farmland and/or subsidiaries. Any issuance of equity securities could cause dilution for our shareholders. Any incurrence of additional indebtedness could increase our debt service obligations and cause us to become subject to additional restrictive operating and financial covenants, and could require that we pledge collateral to secure those borrowings, if permitted to do so. It is possible that, when we need additional cash resources, financing will not be available to us in amounts or on terms that would be acceptable to us or at all.

Projected Sources and Uses of Cash

We anticipate that we will generate cash from the following sources:

 

    operating cash flow;

 

    debt financing;

 

    the dispositions of transformed farmland and/or subsidiaries; and

 

    debt or equity offerings.

We anticipate that we will use our cash:

 

    for other working capital purposes;

 

    to meet our budgeted capital expenditures;

 

    to make investment in new projects related to our business; and

 

    to refinance our current debts.

 

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Indebtedness and Financial Instruments

The table below illustrates the maturity of our indebtedness (excluding obligations under finance leases) and our exposure to fixed and variable interest rates:

 

     June 30,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 
     (unaudited)         

Fixed rate:

     

Less than 1 year

     51,501         56,932   

Between 1 and 2 years

     49,697         38,393   

Between 2 and 3 years

     41,348         37,762   

Between 3 and 4 years

     34,390         29,467   

Between 4 and 5 years

     30,128         27,803   

More than 5 years

     90,973         75,745   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     298,037         266,102   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Variable rate:

     

Less than 1 year

     83,831         90,707   

Between 1 and 2 years

     163,435         107,392   

Between 2 and 3 years

     141,938         100,949   

Between 3 and 4 years

     57,556         54,212   

Between 4 and 5 years

     11,123         12,586   

More than 5 years

     25,656         27,444   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     483,539         393,290   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     781,576         659,392   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The Company plans to partially rollover its short term debt using new available lines of credit, or on using operating cash flow to cancel such debt.

Brazilian subsidiaries

The main loan of the Company’s Brazilian Subsidiaries identified below are:

Adecoagro Vale do Ivinhema (“AVI”)

 

                 Capital Outstanding as of
June 30 2014
           

Bank

   Grant Date    Nominal
amount

(In millions)
     Millions
of Reais
     Millions of
equivalent
U.S.Dollars
     Maturity
date
  

Annual Interest Rate

Rabobank / Itaú BBA / Santander / Itaú Unibanco / Bradesco / HSBC (Finem ANG) (1)    March 2008    R$  151         71.2         32.3       April
2018
   Partially Long-Term Interest Rate (TJLP), as disclosed by the Brazilian Central Bank + 4.05% and partially Interest Rate Resolution 635/87 (average BNDES external funding rate) + 4.05%
Banco Do Brasil (2)    July 2010    R$  70         53.2         24.2       July 2020    10% with 15% of bonus performance
BTG Pactual / HSBC / Votorantim / Rabobank (3)    May 2012    R$  230         153.3         69.6       December
2015
   CDI + 3.6%
Banco Do Brasil (4)    October 2012    R$  130         130.0         59.0       November
2022
   2.94% per annum with 15% of bonus performance
Itau BBA FINAME Loan (5)    December 2012    R$  45.9         43.2         19.6       December
2022
   2.50%

 

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Itau BBA (6)    March
2013
   R$ 75         72.3         32.3       March
2019
   CDI + 3.2%
ING / ABN /Bladex Loan (7)    July 2013    US$ 70         —           52.5       December
2016
   LIBOR 6M plus 4.5%
Rabobank / Bradesco / HSBC / PGGM / Hinduja Bank (7)    September
2013
   US$  90         —           90.0       July 2017    LIBOR 3M plus 4.75%
Banco do Brasil / Itaú BBA Finem Loan (5)    September
2013
   R$ 273         168.5         76.5       January 23    5.88%
BNDES Finem Loan (8)    November
2013
   R$ 215         130.0         59.0       January 23    3.66%
ING / Bradesco / HSBC / BES / ICBC / Hinduja Bank / Monte Dei Paschi / Banco da China / Bladex (7)    March
2014
   US$ 100         —           100       December
2017
   LIBOR 3M plus 4.2%

Usina Monte Alegre (“UMA”)

 

Bradesco (9)

   May 2012    US$ 11.7         —        11.7    May 2016    7.20%

 

(1) Collateralized by (i) a first degree mortgage of the Takuare farm; (ii) a pledge on the capital stock (“quotas”) of Adecoagro Brasil Participações S.A.; and (iii) liens over the Angélica mill and equipment, all of which are property of Adecoagro Vale do Ivinhema.
(2) Collateralized by (i) a first degree mortgage of the Sapálio farm, (ii) liens over the Angélica mill and equipment, all of which are property of Adecoagro Vale do Ivinhema.
(3) Collateralized by (i) a first-degree mortgage of the Conquista, Alto Alegre, Dom Fabrício, Nossa Senhora Aparecida, Água Branca farms, (ii) pledge of sugarcane and (iii) sales contracts.
(4) Collateralized by (i) a second degree mortgage of the Sapalio farm and (ii) liens over the Ivinhema mill and equipment, all of which are property of Adecoagro Vale do Ivinhema.
(5) Collateralized by (i) a first degree mortgage of the Carmen (Santa Agua) farm, (ii) a second degree mortgage of the Takuare farm, (iii) liens over the Ivinhema mill and equipment.
(6) Collateralized by power sales contract.
(7) Collateralized by (i) pledge of sugarcane and (ii) sales contracts.
(8) Collateralized by (i) liens over the Ivinhema mill and equipment, all of which are property of Adecoagro Vale do Ivinhema and (ii) power sales contracts.
(9) Collateralized by (i) liens over the Monte Alegre mill and equipment, all of which are property of Usina Monte Alegre.

 

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Argentinian Subsidiaries

The principal loan of Adeco Agropecuaria S.A. and Pilaga S.A., our Argentinian Subsidiaries is:

 

    IDB Facility

 

Bank

   Date    Nominal
amount
  

Amount
Outstanding
as of
March 31
2014

   Maturity
date
   Annual Interest Rate    Use of
proceeds
          (In millions)    (In millions)               

IDB Tranche A

   Nov
2011
   US$ 31    US$ 13.8    November
2018
   6.11% per annum.    Capital Expenditures

IDB Tranche B

   Nov
2011
   US$ 49    US$ 33.3    November
2016
   180-day LIBOR plus 4.45% per annum (1)    Capital Expenditures

Adeco Agropecuaria S.A. and Pilaga S.A., our Argentinian subsidiaries, entered into a floating to fix interest rate forward swap, fixing LIBOR at 1.25%, effective May 2012.

This Facility is collateralized by property, plant and equipment with a net book value of approximately $24.8 million, by a mortgage over (i) Carmen and La Rosa farms which are property of Adeco Agropecuaria S.A.; and (ii) El Meridiano farm which is the property of Pilagá S.A.

Defaults by either Adeco Agropecuaria S.A. or Pilagá S.A. on any indebtedness with an aggregate principal amount over $3.0 million can result in acceleration of the full outstanding loan amount due to the IDB. The IDB Facility also contains certain customary financial covenants and restrictions which require us to meet pre-defined financial ratios, among other restrictions, as well as restrictions on the payment of dividends. The financial covenants are measured in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Argentina. Adeco Agropecuaria S.A. and Pilagá S.A. are required to meet the following financial ratios (measured on a combined basis):

 

     2014      2015      2016      2017      2018  

Total Debt (>; in million) (i)

     160,000         160,000         160,000         160,000         160,000   

Current Ratio (>) (ii)

     1.20x         1.20x         1.20x         1.20x         1.20x   

Interest Coverage Ratio (>) (ii)

     2.25x         2.30x         2.40x         2.50x         2.60x   

Liabilities to Equity (<) (ii)

     1.40x         1.40x         1.40x         1.40x         1.40x   

 

(i) Measured on a quarterly basis.
(ii) Measured on yearly basis

In addition, the IDB Facility contains a change of control provision requiring acceleration of amounts due under the facility.

During 2014 and 2013 the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants.

Short-term Debt.

As of June 30, 2014, our short term debt totaled $135.3 million.

 

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We maintain lines of credit with several banks in order to finance our working capital requirements. We believe that we will continue to be able to obtain additional credit to finance our working capital needs in the future based on our past track record and current market conditions.

The abovementioned loans have to comply with financial covenants. The financial covenants are measured considering the statutory financial statements of the Brazilian Subsidiaries. The covenants to comply with are defined as follows and detailed in the table below:

Interest Coverage = (Adjusted EBITDA)/(Net Financial Expenses)

Solvency = Equity/(Total Assets)

Net Bank Debt/Adjusted EBITDA = (Bank Debt-Cash)/(Adjusted EBITDA)

Debt Service Coverage = (Adjusted EBITDA)/(Payment of long term debt-Net Financial Expenses- dividends)

 

Bank

 

Ratio

  2014     2015     2016     2017
and on
 

Rabobank / Itaú BBA / Santander / Itaú Unibanco / Bradesco / HSBC (Finem ANG)

  Interest Coverage     > ]2        > ]2        > ]2        > ]2   
  Solvency     > ]40     > ]40     > ]40     > ]40
  Net Bank Debt / EBITDA     < ]4.5        < ]4.5        < ]4.0        < ]3.5   

Banco Do Brasil

  Debt service coverage     > ]1.2        > ]1.2        > ]1.2        > ]1.2   

BTG Pactual / HSBC / Votorantim / Rabobank

  Interest Coverage     > ]2         
  Solvency     > ]40      
  Net Bank Debt / EBITDA     < ]6         

Bradesco

  Net Debt / Sugarcane Milled Tons     < ]80        > ]80       
  Net Debt/Equity     > ]80     > ]80    

Banco Do Brasil

  Debt service coverage     > ]1.2        > ]1.2        > ]1.2        > ]1.2   

Itau BBA

  Net Bank Debt / EBITDA     < ]4.5        < ]4.5        < ]4.0        < ]3.5 / [ < ] 3.0   

Itau BBA

  Net Bank Debt / EBITDA     < ]4.5        < ]4.5        < ]4.0        < ]3.5 / [ < ] 3.0   

ING / ABN /Bladex

  Interest Coverage     > ]2        > ]2       
  Solvency     > ]40     > ]40    
  Net Bank Debt / EBITDA     < ]5.0        > ]4.0       

Rabobank / Bradesco / HSBC / PGGM / Hinduja Bank

  Interest Coverage     > ]2        > ]2        > ]2     
  Solvency     > ]40     > ]40     > ]40  
  Net Bank Debt / EBITDA     < ]5.0        < ]4.5        < ]4.5     

Banco do Brasil / Itau BBA Finem Loan

  Debt Service Coverage     > ]1.2        > ]1.2        > ]1.2        > ]1.2   
  Net Bank Debt / EBITDA     < ]4.5        < ]4.5        < ]4.0        < ]3.5 /[ < ] 3.0  

BNDES Finem Loan

  Solvency     [ > ]40     [ > ]40     [ > ]40     [ > ]40
  Net Bank Debt / EBITDA     [ 1< ]4.5        < ]4.5        < ]4.0        < ]3.5 /[ < ] 3.0   

ING / Bradesco / HSBC / BES / ICBC / Hinduja Bank / Monte Dei Paschi / Banco da China / Bladex

  Interest Coverage     > ]2        > ]2        [ > ]2     
  Solvency     > ] 40     > ] 40     > ] 40  
  Net Bank Debt / EBITDA     [ < ] 5        [ < ] 5        [ < ] 5     

 

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Capital Expenditure Commitments

During the Three-month Period ended June 30, 2014, our capital expenditures totaled $170.1 million. Our capital expenditures consisted mainly of (i) equipment, machinery and construction costs related to the construction of the Ivinhema sugar and ethanol mill in Brazil and (ii) the construction of our second free stall dairy in Argentina

We expect continuous capital expenditures for the foreseeable future as we expand and consolidate each of our business segments.

 

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