6-K
Evogene Ltd. (EVGN)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2024
Commission File Number: 001-36187
EVOGENE LTD.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
13 Gad Feinstein Street, Park Rehovot
Rehovot 7638517, Israel
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
CONTENTS
On August 22, 2024, Evogene Ltd. (“Evogene”) announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. A Copy of the press release announcing those results is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K (this “Form 6-K”) and is incorporated herein by reference.
Evogene is holding a conference call on August 22, 2024 to discuss its quarterly results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 and, in connection with that call, will make available to its investors a slide presentation to provide additional information regarding its business and its financial results. That slide presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 6-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The GAAP financial statements tables contained in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 6-K are incorporated by reference in the registration statements on Form F-3 (Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) File No. 333-277565), and Form S-8 (SEC File Nos. 333-193788, 333-201443, 333-203856 and 333-259215) of Evogene, and will be a part thereof from the date on which this Form 6-K is submitted, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: August 22, 2024 | EVOGENE LTD.<br><br> (Registrant)<br><br> <br><br> By: /s/ Yaron Eldad<br><br> Yaron Eldad<br><br> Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1
Evogene Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Conference call and webcast: today, August 22, 2024, 9:00 am ET
Financial and Business Highlights:
H1 2024 revenues $5.1M, up from $1.3M in H1 2023; Q2 2024 revenues $914K, up from $654K in Q2 2023.
Anticipated continued revenue growth in the second half of 2024 compared to the same period in the previous year, primarily driven by Casterra's initiation of supplying existing seed orders, which began in August 2024 and total over $8.0 million.
H1 2024 loss $9.8M, down from $14.8M in H1 2023; Q2 2024 loss $6.0M, down from $7.8M in Q2 2023.
Projected 2024 cash usage (excl. Biomica & Lavie Bio) $8.0M, down 36% from $12.5M in 2023.
Implemented a 10:1 reverse stock split during July 2024.
Casterra:
Received a $440K order for castor seeds from an existing customer for a new African country.
Completed a successful castor seed season in Brazil, with shipments planned for Q3 2024.
Seeds produced in Brazil and Africa in 2024, are anticipated to meet existing orders totaling approximately $8.4M.
Biomica:
- Promising Phase 1 results for BMC128 with nivolumab in RCC, NSCLC, and melanoma, presented at ASCO 2024.
Lavie Bio:
A significant milestone achieved in ICL collaboration, developing yield-increasing bio-stimulants for row crops under extreme weather conditions by leveraging AI to identify over a dozen novel microbial candidates.
Announced commercial expansion of Yalos™ bio-inoculant to winter wheat.
Rehovot, Israel – August 22, 2024 – Evogene Ltd. (Nasdaq: EVGN, TASE: EVGN), a leading computational biology company aiming to revolutionize the development of life-science-based products, today announced its financial results for the second quarter period ended June 30, 2024.
Mr. Ofer Haviv, Evogene's President and CEO, stated: "In our vision, we see Evogene as a pioneering company for creating groundbreaking life-science products, to improve life quality and longevity. During the past years we developed three innovative AI tech-engines addressing the main development challenges of products rooted in microbes, small molecules and genomics. Our AI tech-engines were structured to be compatible with the tremendous potential of various market segments and not limited to only one specific segment.
In order to capture the value of our AI tech-engines, our business strategy is to establish diverse collaborative partnerships through licensing or collaboration, with expert partners in specific fields that complement our technology. Together, we’ll develop novel products, aiming for full or partial ownership upon project completion. This approach maximizes the potential of our AI tech-engines, while aiming to reduce financial and development risks. Today, Evogene has 4 subsidiaries, each focusing on a different market segment, and in addition, Evogene has diverse engagements with leading companies in additional market segments, not covered by our subsidiaries.
I am very pleased to share with you the main achievements made by Evogene's subsidiaries from the last report of our financial results."
Casterra Ag Ltd. – focuses on developing an integrated solution to enable large-scale commercial cultivation of castor to address the global demand for stable castor oil supply, mainly for the biodiesel industry. Casterra is utilizing Evogene's GeneRator AI tech engine to direct and accelerate the development of its unique elite castor seed varieties.
| - | On June 25, Casterra announced receiving a $440K purchase order to supply castor seeds to a new African country in 2024. This order from an existing customer expands Casterra's operations and strengthens its position in the bio-fuel<br> market. |
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| - | On July 31, Casterra announced the successful completion of its castor seed growing and harvesting season in Brazil, with shipments planned for the third quarter of 2024. Additionally, the castor harvest season in Africa has begun as<br> scheduled. |
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| - | Castor seeds produced in 2024 in both Brazilian and African territories are expected to enable Casterra to meet all its existing orders, amounting to approximately $8.4M, with completion anticipated by the end of this year. |
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Lavie Bio Ltd. - a leading ag-biologicals company that develops microbiome-based, computational-driven novel bio-stimulant and bio-pesticide products, utilizing Evogene's MicroBoost AI tech-engine.
| - | On July 2, Lavie Bio announced the commercial expansion of its bio-inoculant Yalos™ to winter wheat following successful trials, with sales starting across the US for the 2024-2025 season, effectively doubling its market potential. |
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| - | On July 22, 2024, Lavie Bio announced a milestone in its collaboration with ICL in developing bio-stimulant solutions for row crops facing extreme weather conditions by leveraging AI to identify over a dozen novel microbes within 12<br> months. |
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| - | Lavie Bio's pipeline is advancing according to plan, with field trials initiated in Q2 in most of the company’s programs, following successful optimization processes. Results are expected during Q4. |
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Biomica Ltd. - a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative microbiome-based therapeutics, utilizing Evogene's MicroBoost AI tech-engine.
| - | On May 23, positive safety and tolerability data for BMC128 was published. 72% of the patients treated have exhibited clinical benefits. 55% of patients showed sustained clinical benefit, with notable durations of effect (more than 24<br> months). |
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| - | These clinical results were presented at the prestigious 2024 ASCO annual conference in June. |
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| - | We look forward to continuing to evaluate BMC128’s beneficial activity in subsequent phases of clinical development. |
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Financial Highlights:
Cash Position: As of June 30, 2024, Evogene held consolidated cash, cash equivalents, and short-term bank deposits of approximately $20.9 million. This amount does not include $8.4 million of expected payments for the open purchase orders of Casterra . The consolidated cash usage during the second quarter of 2024 was approximately $5.7 million. Excluding Lavie Bio and Biomica, Evogene and its other subsidiaries used approximately $2.7 million in cash during the second quarter of 2024. Projected cash usage for 2024, excluding Lavie Bio and Biomica, is expected to be around $8.0 million, marking a notable 36% decrease from approximately $12.5 million in 2023.
Revenue: Revenues for the first half of 2024 were approximately $5.1 million, a significant increase from $1.3 million in the same period the previous year. This growth was primarily driven by revenues recognized from Lavie Bio's licensing agreement with Corteva and AgPlenus's new collaboration with Bayer. Revenues for the second quarter of 2024 were approximately $0.9 million, compared to approximately $0.7 million in the same period the previous year. The increase was mainly attributable to increased revenue in Lavie Bio.
Evogene anticipates continued revenue growth in the second half of 2024 compared to the previous year, mainly based on Casterra’s forecast for seed-order supply.
R&D Expenses: Research and development expenses, net of non-refundable grants, for the first half of 2024 were approximately $8.8 million, a decrease from $10.2 million in the first half of 2023. The decrease in expenses is mainly due to the cease of Canonic’s activities and a decrease in certain development expenses in Biomica as compared to the same period the previous year. Research and development expenses, net of non-refundable grants, for the second quarter of 2024 were approximately $4.0 million, and decreased significantly as compared to approximately $5.4 million in the same period in the previous year. The decrease is mainly attributable to decreased expenses in Canonic and Biomica, as mentioned above.
Sales and Marketing Expenses: Sales and Marketing expenses for the first half of 2024 were approximately $1.9 million, a slight increase from approximately $1.7 million in the same period in the previous year. The increase is mainly attributable to increased sales and marketing activities in Casterra during the first half of 2024 as compared to the same period in 2023. Sales and Marketing expenses for the second quarter of 2024 were approximately $0.9 million and remained stable as compared to approximately $0.9 million in the same period in the previous year.
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General and Administrative Expenses: General and administrative expenses for the first half of 2024 decreased slightly to approximately $3.2 million from approximately $3.3 million in the same period last year. General and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2024 decreased to approximately $1.5 million compared to approximately $1.8 million in the same period of the previous year, mainly due to decreased non-cash compensation and salary related expenses in Lavie Bio and Biomica, respectively, in the second quarter of 2024.
Other Expenses: The decision to cease Canonic's operations in the first half of 2024 resulted in other expenses of approximately $0.5 million, mainly due to impairment of fixed assets in the first quarter of 2024.
Operating Loss: The operating loss for the first half of 2024 was approximately $10.2 million, a significant decrease from approximately $14.7 million in the same period of the previous year, mainly due to increased revenues as mentioned above. The operating loss for the second quarter of 2024 was approximately $6.1 million, a decrease from $7.9 million in the same period of the previous year, mainly due to decreased operating expenses as mentioned above.
Financing Income: Financing income, net for the first half of 2024 was $379 thousand, compared to financing expenses, net of $86 thousand in the same period of the previous year. This increase was primarily due to increased interest income and a revaluation of convertible SAFE. Financing income, net for the second quarter of 2024 was $138 thousand, compared to financing income, net of $144 thousand in the same period of the previous year.
Net Loss: The net loss for the first half of 2024 was approximately $9.8 million, compared to approximately $14.8 million in the same period last year. The $5.0 million decrease in net loss was primarily due to increased revenues, decreased operating expenses, partially offset by the one-time $0.5 million of other expenses, related to ceasing Canonic’s operations and an increase in financial income. The net loss for the second quarter of 2024 was approximately $6.0 million, compared to approximately $7.8 million in the same period last year. The $1.8 million decrease in net loss was primarily due to decreased operating expenses as mentioned above.
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Conference Call & Webcast Details: Thursday, August 22, 2024. 9:00 AM EST 4:00 PM IDT
To join the Zoom conference, please register in advance here
Or join via audio
Or, dial from the US: +15642172000, from Israel: +972 3 978 6688
Webinar ID: 842 8320 2980
More International numbers
Webcast & Presentation link available at:
https://evogene.com/investor-relations/
About Evogene Ltd.
Evogene Ltd. (Nasdaq: EVGN, TASE: EVGN) is a computational biology company leveraging big data and artificial intelligence, aiming to revolutionize the development of life-science based products by utilizing cutting-edge technologies to increase the probability of success while reducing development time and cost.
Evogene established three unique tech-engines – MicroBoost AI, ChemPass AI and GeneRator AI. Each tech-engine is focused on the discovery and development of products based on one of the following core components: microbes (MicroBoost AI), small molecules (ChemPass AI), and genetic elements (GeneRator AI).
Evogene uses its tech-engines to develop products through strategic partnerships and collaborations, and its four subsidiaries including:
| - | Biomica Ltd. (www.biomicamed.com) – developing and advancing novel microbiome-based therapeutics to treat human disorders powered by MicroBoost AI; |
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| - | Lavie Bio (www.lavie-bio.com) – developing and commercially advancing, microbiome based ag-biologicals powered by MicroBoost AI; |
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| - | AgPlenus Ltd. (www.agplenus.com) – developing next generation ag-chemicals for effective and sustainable crop protection powered by ChemPass AI; |
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| - | Casterra Ag (www.casterra.co) – developing and marketing superior castor seed varieties producing high yield and high-grade oil content, on an industrial scale for the biofuel and other industries powered by GeneRator AI. |
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For more information, please visit: www.evogene.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" relating to future events. These statements may be identified by words such as "may", "could", "expects", "hopes" "intends", "anticipates", "plans", "believes", "scheduled", "estimates", "demonstrates" or words of similar meaning. For example, Evogene and its subsidiaries are using forward-looking statements in this press release when they discuss Evogene’s strategy, Evogene’s ability to develop novel products, that Evogene’s strategy will result groundbreaking innovations and significant financial gains for Evogene, Casterra’s ability to supply all existing purchase orders by the end of 2024, Lavie Bio’s market potential, Lavie Bio’s pipeline advancement, Biomica’s BMC128’s future beneficial activity, and Evogene’s projected cash usage for 2024 and Evogene anticipated continued revenue growth in the second half of 2024. Such statements are based on current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions, describe opinions about future events, involve certain risks and uncertainties which are difficult to predict and are not guarantees of future performance. Therefore, actual future results, performance, or achievements of Evogene and its subsidiaries may differ materially from what is expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, many of which are beyond the control of Evogene and its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the current war between Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah and any worsening of the situation in Israel such as further mobilizations or escalation in the northern border of Israel, and those risk factors contained in Evogene's reports filed with the applicable securities authority. In addition, Evogene and its subsidiaries rely, and expect to continue to rely, on third parties to conduct certain activities, such as their field trials and pre-clinical studies, and if these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties, comply with regulatory requirements or meet expected deadlines, Evogene and its subsidiaries may experience significant delays in the conduct of their activities. Evogene and its subsidiaries disclaim any obligation or commitment to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or developments or changes in expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions.
Evogene Investors Relations Contact:
Email: ir@evogene.com
Tel: +972-8-9311901
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CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
U.S. dollars in thousands
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| Unaudited | Audited | |||||
| CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 9,484 | $ | 20,772 | ||
| Short-term bank deposits | 11,424 | 10,291 | ||||
| Trade receivables | 376 | 357 | ||||
| Other receivables and prepaid expenses | 3,696 | 2,973 | ||||
| Inventories | 794 | 76 | ||||
| 25,774 | 34,469 | |||||
| LONG-TERM ASSETS: | ||||||
| Long-term deposits and other receivables | 30 | 28 | ||||
| Investment accounted for using the equity method | 100 | - | ||||
| Right-of-use-assets | 729 | 980 | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,650 | 2,455 | ||||
| Intangible assets, net | 12,685 | 13,169 | ||||
| 15,194 | 16,632 | |||||
| $ | 40,968 | $ | 51,101 | |||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||
| Trade payables | $ | 957 | $ | 1,785 | ||
| Employees and payroll accruals | 2,333 | 2,537 | ||||
| Lease liability | 558 | 853 | ||||
| Liabilities in respect of government grants | 681 | 388 | ||||
| Deferred revenues and other advances | 548 | 362 | ||||
| Other payables | 816 | 1,019 | ||||
| 5,893 | 6,944 | |||||
| LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: | ||||||
| Lease liability | 252 | 285 | ||||
| Liabilities in respect of government grants | 4,247 | 4,426 | ||||
| Deferred revenues and other advances | 244 | 393 | ||||
| Convertible SAFE | 10,392 | 10,368 | ||||
| 15,135 | 15,472 | |||||
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: | ||||||
| Ordinary shares of NIS 0.2 par value:<br><br> <br>Authorized − 15,000,000 ordinary shares; Issued and outstanding − 5,096,760 shares as of June 30,<br> 2024, and 5,079,313 (*) shares as of December 31, 2023 | 287 | 286 | ||||
| Share premium and other capital reserve | 269,648 | 269,353 | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | (266,868 | ) | (257,586 | ) | ||
| Equity attributable to equity holders of the Company | 3,067 | 12,053 | ||||
| Non-controlling interests | 16,873 | 16,632 | ||||
| Total equity | 19,940 | 28,685 | ||||
| $ | 40,968 | $ | 51,101 |
(*) Shares and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split
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CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS
U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)
| Six months ended<br><br> <br>June 30, | Three months ended<br><br> <br>June 30, | Year ended<br><br> <br>December 31, | |||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | |||||||||||
| Unaudited | Audited | ||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 5,104 | $ | 1,295 | $ | 914 | $ | 654 | $ | 5,640 | |||||
| Cost of revenues | 847 | 783 | 537 | 461 | 1,692 | ||||||||||
| Gross profit | 4,257 | 512 | 377 | 193 | 3,948 | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Research and development, net | 8,817 | 10,169 | 4,016 | 5,369 | 20,777 | ||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 1,920 | 1,728 | 928 | 928 | 3,611 | ||||||||||
| General and administrative | 3,184 | 3,312 | 1,530 | 1,797 | 6,068 | ||||||||||
| Other expenses | 524 | - | 5 | - | - | ||||||||||
| Total operating expenses, net | 14,445 | 15,209 | 6,479 | 8,094 | 30,456 | ||||||||||
| Operating loss | (10,188 | ) | (14,697 | ) | (6,102 | ) | (7,901 | ) | (26,508 | ) | |||||
| Financing income | 667 | 699 | 260 | 391 | 1,486 | ||||||||||
| Financing expenses | (288 | ) | (785 | ) | (122 | ) | (247 | ) | (965 | ) | |||||
| Financing income (expenses), net | 379 | (86 | ) | 138 | 144 | 521 | |||||||||
| Share of loss from equity accounted investment | (20 | ) | - | (20 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
| Loss before taxes on income | (9,829 | ) | (14,783 | ) | (5,984 | ) | (7,757 | ) | (25,987 | ) | |||||
| Taxes on income (tax benefit) | 1 | (24 | ) | 1 | 21 | (33 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss | $ | (9,830 | ) | $ | (14,759 | ) | $ | (5,985 | ) | $ | (7,778 | ) | $ | (25,954 | ) |
| Attributable to: | |||||||||||||||
| Equity holders of the Company | $ | (9,282 | ) | $ | (13,294 | ) | $ | (5,419 | ) | $ | (7,023 | ) | $ | (23,879 | ) |
| Non-controlling interests | (548 | ) | (1,465 | ) | (566 | ) | (755 | ) | (2,075 | ) | |||||
| $ | (9,830 | ) | $ | (14,759 | ) | $ | (5,985 | ) | $ | (7,778 | ) | $ | (25,954 | ) | |
| Basic and diluted loss per share, attributable to equity holders of the Company (*) | $ | (1.82 | ) | $ | (3.18 | ) | $ | (1.06 | ) | $ | (1.68 | ) | $ | (5.20 | ) |
| Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic and diluted loss per share (*) | 5,087,029 | 4,177,554 | 5,090,993 | 4,185,242 | 4,589,386 |
(*) Shares and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split
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CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
U.S. dollars in thousands
| Six months ended<br><br> <br>June 30, | Three months ended<br><br> <br>June 30, | Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | |||||||||||
| Unaudited | Audited | ||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||||||||||||
| Loss | $ | (9,830 | ) | $ | (14,759 | ) | $ | (5,985 | ) | $ | (7,778 | ) | $ | (25,954 | ) |
| Adjustments to reconcile loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||||||||||||
| Adjustments to the profit or loss items: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 800 | 807 | 374 | 406 | 1,641 | ||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 484 | 481 | 239 | 241 | 971 | ||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 999 | 1,219 | 460 | 801 | 1,877 | ||||||||||
| Revaluation of convertible SAFE | 24 | 220 | 49 | 26 | 254 | ||||||||||
| Net financing expenses (income) | (222 | ) | 6 | (28 | ) | 60 | (666 | ) | |||||||
| Loss (gain) from sale of property, plant and equipment | 524 | (26 | ) | 5 | - | (26 | ) | ||||||||
| Share of loss from equity accounted investment | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | ||||||||||
| Taxes on income (tax benefit) | 1 | (24 | ) | 1 | 21 | (33 | ) | ||||||||
| 2,630 | 2,683 | 1,120 | 1,555 | 4,018 | |||||||||||
| Changes in asset and liability items: | |||||||||||||||
| Decrease (increase) in trade receivables | (19 | ) | 170 | 163 | 72 | (9 | ) | ||||||||
| Decrease (increase) in other receivables | (725 | ) | 84 | (546 | ) | 375 | (1,445 | ) | |||||||
| Decrease (increase) in inventories | (718 | ) | 317 | (78 | ) | 342 | 490 | ||||||||
| Decrease in deferred taxes | - | - | - | - | 94 | ||||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in trade payables | (762 | ) | 26 | (77 | ) | (95 | ) | 742 | |||||||
| Increase (decrease) in employees and payroll accruals | (204 | ) | 172 | (99 | ) | 117 | 550 | ||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in other payables | (214 | ) | (162 | ) | (153 | ) | 297 | (534 | ) | ||||||
| Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues and other advances | (84 | ) | (73 | ) | (13 | ) | (81 | ) | (288 | ) | |||||
| (2,726 | ) | 534 | (803 | ) | 1,027 | (400 | ) | ||||||||
| Cash received (paid) during the period for: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest received | 402 | 283 | 231 | 145 | 905 | ||||||||||
| Interest paid | (41 | ) | (66 | ) | (18 | ) | (30 | ) | (115 | ) | |||||
| Taxes paid | - | (10 | ) | - | (10 | ) | (31 | ) | |||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (9,565 | ) | $ | (11,335 | ) | $ | (5,455 | ) | $ | (5,091 | ) | $ | (21,577 | ) |
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CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
U.S. dollars in thousands
| Six months ended<br><br> <br>June 30, | Three months ended<br><br> <br>June 30, | Year ended<br><br> <br>December 31, | |||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | |||||||||||
| Unaudited | Audited | ||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | $ | (172 | ) | (483 | ) | (31 | ) | (124 | ) | $ | (785 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from sale of marketable securities | - | 6,924 | - | 6,287 | 6,924 | ||||||||||
| Purchase of marketable securities | - | (503 | ) | - | (503 | ) | (503 | ) | |||||||
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 10 | 26 | - | - | 26 | ||||||||||
| Withdrawal from (investment in) bank deposits, net | (990 | ) | (13,560 | ) | 3,241 | (13,560 | ) | (10,200 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | $ | (1,152 | ) | $ | (7,596 | ) | $ | 3,210 | $ | (7,900 | ) | $ | (4,538 | ) | |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||||||
| Issuance of a subsidiary preferred shares to non-controlling interests | - | 9,523 | - | 9,523 | 9,523 | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares, net of issuance expenses | 86 | 336 | 83 | 68 | 8,449 | ||||||||||
| Repayment of lease liability | (462 | ) | (413 | ) | (231 | ) | (207 | ) | (836 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from government grants | - | 1,089 | - | 1,063 | 1,089 | ||||||||||
| Repayment of government grants | (142 | ) | (35 | ) | (3 | ) | - | (73 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (518 | ) | 10,500 | (151 | ) | 10,447 | 18,152 | ||||||||
| Exchange rate differences - cash and cash equivalent balances | (53 | ) | (316 | ) | (35 | ) | (223 | ) | (245 | ) | |||||
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (11,288 | ) | (8,747 | ) | (2,431 | ) | (2,767 | ) | (8,208 | ) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period | 20,772 | 28,980 | 11,915 | 23,000 | 28,980 | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period | $ | 9,484 | $ | 20,233 | $ | 9,484 | $ | 20,233 | $ | 20,772 | |||||
| Significant non-cash activities | |||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | $ | 15 | $ | 90 | $ | 15 | $ | 21 | $ | 81 | |||||
| Investment in equity-accounted investee with corresponding deferred revenues | $ | 120 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||
| Increase of right-of-use asset recognized with corresponding lease liability | $ | 184 | $ | 135 | $ | 54 | $ | 64 | $ | 194 |
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Exhibit 99.2
Q2 2024 EARNINGS CALL OFER HAVIV | PRESIDENT & CEO August 22, 2024
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Earnings Call Q2 2024 AGENDA Financial & Business highlights Evogene Overview Subsidiaries’ Achievements CFO Update / By Yaron Eldad Q&A 3 CEO Update / By Ofer Haviv Casterra Update / By Yoash Zohar
4 4 CEO Update Q2 Financial highlights: In the first 6-month of 2024, total revenues reached approximately $5.1 million compared to $1.3 million in the first 6-month 2023. In full year 2024, anticipated continued revenue growth compared to the previous year, mainly upon Casterra’s starting of supply of existing seed orders, totaling over $8 million, initiated in Aug. 2024. In Q2 of 2024, total revenues reached approximately $914 thousand compared to $654 thousand in Q2 2023. In the first 6-month of 2024, loss was approximately $9.8 million compared to $14.8 million in the first 6-month of 2023. In Q2 2024, loss was approximately $6.0 million compared to $7.8 million in Q2 2023. Projected cash usage for 2024, without Biomica and Lavie Bio, is approximately $8 million compared to $12.5 million in 2023, a notable 36% decrease year-over-year. We recently undertook a reverse split of our shares in a ratio of 10 to 1.
Q2 Business Highlights: Casterra Received an additional $440K purchase order to supply castor seeds to a new African country Successfully completed its castor seed growing and harvesting season in Brazil with shipments planned for Q3 2024. The company anticipates that the seeds produced in Brazil and Africa will meet all existing orders totaling approximately $8.4M. Biomica Promising preliminary Phase 1 results for its microbiome-based therapeutic, BMC128, combined with nivolumab in treating refractory NSCLC, melanoma, and RCC. The preliminary clinical results were presented at the prestigious 2024 ASCO annual conference. Lavie Bio ICL and Lavie Bio achieved a significant milestone in their collaboration, developing yield-increasing bio-stimulants for row crops under extreme weather conditions by leveraging AI to identify over a dozen novel microbial candidates. Announced the commercial expansion of Yalos™ to winter wheat with sales commencing across the US for the 2024-2025 season. 5 5 CEO Update
Earnings Call Q2 2024 AGENDA Financial & Business highlights Evogene Overview Subsidiaries’ Achievements CFO Update / By Yaron Eldad Q&A 6 CEO Update / By Ofer Haviv Casterra Update / By Yoash Zohar
OUR VISION PIONEER GROUNDBREAKING LIFE-SCIENCE PRODUCTS ROOTED IN MICROBES, SMALL MOLECULES, AND GENOMICS DECODING BIOLOGY 7
DISCOVERY & OPTIMIZATION WE DIRECT AND ACCELERATE LIFE-SCIENCE PRODUCT through 3 dedicated AI tech-engines MICROBES GENETIC ELEMENTS SMALL MOLECULES The Result: Promising candidates addressing multiple development challenges towards successful life-science-based products. PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS TIME COST 8
9 SMALL MOLECULES GENETIC ELEMENTS MICROBES A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR AI TECH ENGINES AGRICULTURE & FOOD PHARMA & WELLNESS OTHER INDUSTRIES Improvedcrops Alternativefood Medical Cannabis Genetherapy Diagnostics & precisionmedicine Celltherapy Bio fuel Fragrances Natural foodcoloring Novelenzymes AGRICULTURE & FOOD PHARMA & WELLNESS OTHER INDUSTRIES Cropprotection Chemicalstimulants Animalfertility Animalhealthcare Pharmaceuticals Advancedwound care Medical devicecoating Flavors and Fragrances AGRICULTURE & FOOD PHARMA & WELLNESS OTHER INDUSTRIES Plasticdegradation Chemicals Source forenzymes Oil spillclearing Waste-watertreatments Microbialsfor crops Food Human &animal probiotics Therapeuticmicrobials Probiotics Dietarysupplements
10 BUSINESS STRATEGY Capture the value of our AI tech-engines through diverse collaborative partnerships to accelerate life-science product development Partnering with experts in specific fields complements our technology, enabling groundbreaking innovations and financial gains for Evogene. EVOGENE AI Tech Engines Novel Life-Science Product PARTNER Specific Expertise MAXIMUM POTENTIAL MINIMUM RISK
Aquaculture Licensing Collaboration Improved crops Crop protection Pharmaceuticals Microbials for crops Therapeutic microbials 11 LICENSING & COLLABORATION | CURRENT STATUS Food-Tech AGRICULTURE & FOOD PHARMA & WELLNESS OTHER INDUSTRIES AGRICULTURE & FOOD PHARMA & WELLNESS OTHER INDUSTRIES AGRICULTURE & FOOD PHARMA & WELLNESS OTHER INDUSTRIES SMALL MOLECULES GENETIC ELEMENTS MICROBES
12 Group COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL PARTNERS Investment & Collaboration Collaboration Investment & Collaboration Collaboration Collaboration Investment Collaboration Collaboration Collaboration Collaboration Collaboration
Earnings Call Q2 2024 AGENDA Financial & Business highlights Evogene Overview Subsidiaries’ Achievements CFO Update / By Yaron Eldad Q&A 13 CEO Update / By Ofer Haviv Casterra Update / By Yoash Zohar
14 Casterra, Evogene’s fully owned subsidiary, focuses on developing integrated solutions for large-scale castor bean cultivation, utilizing GeneRator AI tech-engine. June 25 - Received an additional $440K purchase order to supply castor seeds to a new African country. July 31 - Successfully completed its castor seed growing and harvesting season in Brazil with shipments planned to be initiated starting Q3 2024. Powered by
15 Lavie Bio, a global leader in developing next generation ag-biological products, leveraging MicroBoost AI tech-engine July 2 - Lavie Bio announced the commercial expansion of its bio-inoculant product, Yalos™, to winter wheat following successful trials, with sales commencing across the US for the 2024-2025 season. July 17 - ICL and Lavie Bio announced a significant milestone in developing bio-stimulant solutions for row crops facing extreme weather conditions by leveraging AI to identify over a dozen novel microbes within 12 months using Lavie Bio’s proprietary Biology Driven Design technology platform.
16 Biomica specializes in developing microbiome-based therapeutics for human health, utilizing Evogene's MicroBoost AI tech-engine May 23 – Exceptional safety and tolerability data for BMC128 was published. 72% of the patients treated have exhibited clinical benefits. 55% of patients showed sustained clinical benefit, with notable durations of effect (more that 24 months). These clinical results were presented at the prestigious 2024 ASCO annual conference in June. Pre-clinical results of IBS presented at the prestigious DDW conference in May. .
Earnings Call Q2 2024 AGENDA Financial & Business highlights Evogene Overview Subsidiaries’ Achievements CFO Update / By Yaron Eldad Q&A 17 CEO Update / By Ofer Haviv Casterra Update / By Yoash Zohar
18 OUR VISION Position Casterra as a major provider of sustainable plant oil as feedstock for the global biobased industries with emphasis on biofuel. OUR MISSION To provide an integrated ag-solution based on elite seed varieties for industrial scale cultivation of castor for the biobased industries.
Castor Oil Value Chain and Uses 19 Oil Industrial application derivatives (~85%**) ‘Cake’* Fertilizer and nematodes suppressor (~15%**) Castor grain crusher * Castor cake is nitrogen-rich organic fertilizer, obtained as a solid residue from the treatment of seeds for castor oil ** Percentage of value***https://finance.yahoo.com/news/global-castor-oil-market-reach-081300045.html? Castor growth protocol Mechanical harvest Superior seed development Seed production Bio-fuels Plant-based source for bio-fuel Other industries Lubricants, cosmetics, pharma, electronics & other Global Castor Oil Market to Reach $1.68 Billion by 2028***
The Challenge 20 Family size farms Tall shrub hand-picked Traditional cultivation Low yield (0.6 MT/Ha.) Perennial plant Most of the global castor supply is from India where castor is grown in traditional methods and the harvesting is done manually. This cannot support the increased demand for castor oil
Our Solution 21 Casterra has established a unique integrated ag-solution, which includes proprietary castor seed varieties, supported by agro-technical know-how and novel mechanized harvesting & dehulling, addressing the global demand for increased and stable castor oil supply. Low yield, tall shrub, perennial plant, hand picked Traditional cultivation - family farms Modern row-crop cultivation High density & yield, high oil content compact plants adapted to commercial mechanical harvest 2007-2024
22 In a Nutshell CASTOR OIL - EMERGING MARKET INTEGRATED AG-SOLUTION COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS Proprietary varieties with improved traits suitable for commercial scale cultivation EVF716, EVF712, EVF701 Elite varieties suitable for mechanized farming, growing protocols, mechanized harvesting and dehulling solutions A sustainable energy source, reducing the use of fossil fuels. The global castor oil market is forecasted to reach US$1.68 billion in 2028, experiencing growth at a CAGR of 4.29%* UNIQUE TECH PLATFORM FOR ELITE VARIETIES STRATEGIC ALLIANCE Combining deep scientific know-how, genomic and phenotypic big-data, with computational technology for elite castor variety development A strategic alliance in the biofuel space with ENI – a leading global oil & gas company *https://finance.yahoo.com/news/global-castor-oil-market-reach-081300045.html? https://www.marketreportsworld.com/global-castor-oil-and-derivatives-market-19862171
23 $9.1 Million $2.2 Million 2023 Seed Orders
24 ~$440K Production of approximately 500 tons 2024 Seed Order & Production Expansion
Seed Production Operation, Aug. 2024 25 Over 130 tons of our high-quality castor seeds ready for shipment from one of our seed growers in Brazil, supporting our customers mainly in Africa Casterra completed a successful castor seed harvest in Brazil with shipments planned for Q3 2024 and began the harvest in Africa; Expecting to meet $8.4M in orders received in 2023 & 2024
Exploring economic implications of expanding to castor oil production Potential partnership: Casterra - grain production Established oil producer Bio-based industries Biofuel 26 Potential Next Stage
Earnings Call Q2 2024 AGENDA Financial & Business highlights Evogene Overview Subsidiaries’ Achievements CFO Update / By Yaron Eldad Q&A 27 CEO Update / By Ofer Haviv Casterra Update / By Yoash Zohar
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CFO UPDATE Evogene Financial Performance Q2 2024 29
Earnings Call Q2 2024 AGENDA Financial & Business highlights Evogene Overview Subsidiaries’ Achievements CFO Update / By Yaron Eldad Q&A 30 CEO Update / By Ofer Haviv
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