v3.26.3
Investments in associates and joint ventures
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Investments in associates and joint ventures  
Investments in associates and joint ventures

8. Investments in associates and joint ventures

 

Changes of the Group’s investments in associates and joint ventures for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were as follows:

 

 

 

 06.30.2026

 

 

 06.30.2025

 

Beginning of year

 

 

250,238

 

 

 

256,176

 

Share capital increase and contributions (Note 32)

 

 

933

 

 

 

47

 

Sale of interest in associates and joint ventures

 

 

-

 

 

 

(4,991)

Share of profit

 

 

39,446

 

 

 

35,912

 

Other comprehensive (loss) / income

 

 

(265)

 

 

(639)

Dividends (Note 32)

 

 

(14,087)

 

 

(36,535)

Transfers to/from financial assets (ii)

 

 

-

 

 

 

466

 

Decrease of interest (iii)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(198)

End of the year (i)

 

 

276,265

 

 

 

250,238

 

 

 

(i)

Includes ARS (184) and ARS (215) reflecting interests in companies with negative equity as of June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, which are disclosed in “Provisions” (see Note 21).

 

(ii)

Corresponds to the shares of GCDI S.A. and Challenger Gold Limited.

 

(iii)

Relates to the reduction of interest due to the liquidation of Cyrsa S.A.

 

Below is a detail of the investments and the values of the stake held by the Group in associates and joint ventures for the years ended as of June 30, 2026 and 2025, as well as the Group's share of the comprehensive results of these companies for the years ended on June 30, 2026, 2025 and 2024:

 

Name of the entity

 

% ownership interest

 

 

Value of Group's interest in equity

 

 

Group's interest in comprehensive income / (loss)

 

 

 

06.30.2026

 

 

06.30.2025

 

 

06.30.2024

 

 

06.30.2026

 

 

06.30.2025

 

 

06.30.2026

 

 

06.30.2025

 

 

06.30.2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Lipstick

 

 

49.96%

 

 

49.96%

 

 

49.96%

 

 

3,248

 

 

 

1,966

 

 

 

1,281

 

 

 

(45)

 

 

(57)

BHSA (1)

 

 

29.12%

 

 

29.12%

 

 

29.89%

 

 

190,441

 

 

 

178,740

 

 

 

15,784

 

 

 

18,215

 

 

 

54,463

 

BACS

 

 

37.72%

 

 

37.72%

 

 

56.35%

 

 

15,532

 

 

 

14,749

 

 

 

784

 

 

 

601

 

 

 

4,416

 

Nuevo Puerto Santa Fe S.A.

 

 

50.00%

 

 

50.00%

 

 

50.00%

 

 

9,755

 

 

 

11,356

 

 

 

1,399

 

 

 

3,587

 

 

 

544

 

GCDI

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

27.39%

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

693

 

 

 

(10,574)

La Rural S.A.

 

 

50.00%

 

 

50.00%

 

 

50.00%

 

 

37,836

 

 

 

28,070

 

 

 

16,055

 

 

 

14,924

 

 

 

14,081

 

Agrouranga S.A.

 

 

34.86%

 

 

34.86%

 

 

34.86%

 

 

10,462

 

 

 

9,798

 

 

 

1,342

 

 

 

712

 

 

 

2,691

 

Other associates and joint ventures

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

8,991

 

 

 

5,559

 

 

 

2,536

 

 

 

(3,414)

 

 

(2,984)

Total associates and joint ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

276,265

 

 

 

250,238

 

 

 

39,181

 

 

 

35,273

 

 

 

62,580

 

 

The following is additional information about the Group's investments in associates and joint ventures:

 

Name of the entity

 

Location of business / Country of incorporation

 

Main activity

 

Common

shares 1 vote

 

Last financial statement issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 (nominal value)

 

 

(Loss)/ profit

for the period

 

 

Shareholders' equity

 

New Lipstick

 

U.S.

 

Real estate

 

23,631,037

(*)

 

47

(*)

 

 

(1)

(*)

 

(51)

 

BHSA (1)

 

Argentina

 

Financing

 

436,780,922

(**)

 

1,500

(**)

 

 

54,205

(**)

 

 

637,787

 

BACS

 

Argentina

 

Financing

 

33,125,751

(**)

 

88

(**)

 

 

2,078

(**)

 

 

41,175

 

Nuevo Puerto Santa Fe S.A.

 

Argentina

 

Real estate

 

138,750

 

 

28

 

 

2,798

 

 

18,738

 

La Rural S.A.

 

Argentina

 

Organization of events

 

714,998

(**)

1

(**)

 

 

32,364

(**)

 

 

75,717

 

Agrouranga S.A.

 

Argentina

 

Agriculture

 

2,532,206

 

 

7

 

 

3,850

 

 

6,990

 

 

 

 

(1)

BHSA is a commercial bank of comprehensive services that offers a variety of banking and financial services for individuals, small and medium business and large companies. The market price of the share is 362 ARS per share.

 

(*)

Amounts presented in millions of US dollars.

 

(**)

Includes the adjustments necessary to arrive at the balances under IFRS Accounting standards.

 

La Rural S.A.

 

In December 2012, the National Executive Branch issued Decree No. 2552/12, which annulled a 1991 decree approving the sale of the Palermo Fairground property to the Argentine Rural Society (Sociedad Rural Argentina, “SRA”) and revoked the related purchase and sale agreement. The SRA filed for injunctive relief seeking to suspend the enforcement of Decree No. 2552/12 and the administrative actions arising therefrom. Such injunction was granted and remains in effect.

 

IRSA has not been formally notified of, nor is it a party to, the legal proceedings initiated by the SRA. Should the sale ultimately be declared null and void, the decision could affect assets related to the property.

 

 The case remains in the evidentiary stage.

 

There are currently no indications that La Rural S.A.’s usufruct rights over the property may be affected. The Group will continue monitoring the progress of the proceedings in light of the existing legal uncertainty.

 

Set out below is summarized financial information of the associates and joint ventures considered material to the Group:

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

Non-current assets

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

Net assets

 

 

% of ownership interest held

 

 

Interest in associates / joint ventures

 

 

Goodwill and others

 

 

Book value

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2026

 

Associates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHSA

 

 

2,732,324

 

 

 

1,207,912

 

 

 

3,269,047

 

 

 

17,083

 

 

 

654,106

 

 

 

29.12%

 

 

190,476

 

 

 

(35)

 

 

190,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joint ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nuevo Puerto Santa Fe S.A.

 

 

2,740

 

 

 

26,632

 

 

 

2,025

 

 

 

8,610

 

 

 

18,737

 

 

 

50.00%

 

 

9,369

 

 

 

386

 

 

 

9,755

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2025

Associates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHSA

 

 

2,358,673

 

 

 

2,268,697

 

 

 

3,992,329

 

 

 

14,148

 

 

 

620,893

 

 

 

29.12%

 

 

180,804

 

 

 

(2,064)

 

 

178,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joint ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nuevo Puerto Santa Fe S.A.

 

 

6,093

 

 

 

26,844

 

 

 

1,803

 

 

 

9,193

 

 

 

21,941

 

 

 

50.00%

 

 

10,971

 

 

 

385

 

 

 

11,356

 

 

(i) The amount of net assets includes the non-controlling interest.

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

Net income/(loss)

 

 

Total comprehensive income/(loss)

 

 

Dividends distributed to non-controlling shareholders

 

 

Cash of operating activities

 

 

Cash of investment activities

 

 

Cash of financial activities

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2026

 

Associates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHSA

 

 

1,287,153

 

 

 

54,205

 

 

 

54,205

 

 

 

(14,022)

 

 

(14,690)

 

 

(1,523)

 

 

(15,801)

 

 

(32,014)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joint ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nuevo Puerto Santa Fe S.A.

 

 

9,072

 

 

 

2,798

 

 

 

2,798

 

 

 

(6,001)

 

 

4,214

 

 

 

(2,853)

 

 

(2,170)

 

 

(809)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2025

Associates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHSA

 

 

1,316,136

 

 

 

62,172

 

 

 

62,172

 

 

 

(95,300)

 

 

192,931

 

 

 

(3,555)

 

 

86,065

 

 

 

275,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joint ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nuevo Puerto Santa Fe S.A.

 

 

8,407

 

 

 

7,175

 

 

 

7,175

 

 

 

(1,034)

 

 

4,042

 

 

 

(2,261)

 

 

(1,066)

 

 

715

 

 

BHSA

 

BHSA is subject to certain restrictions on the distribution of dividends imposed by Central Bank of Argentina (“BCRA”) regulations.

 

The Group estimated that the value in use of its investment in BHSA as of June 30, 2026 amounted to ARS 205,848. The value in use was estimated based on the present value of the future cash flows expected to be generated by the business. The main assumptions used were as follows:

 

 

·

The Group considered a 10-year projection period for the cash flows to be generated by BHSA, including a terminal value.

 

·

Macroeconomic variables were projected based on internal data and information obtained from external consultants.

 

·

The discount rate applied to discount the expected real dividend cash flows was 13.53%.

 

·

Sensitivity analysis indicates that a 1% increase in the discount rate would result in a decrease in value in use of ARS 19,912.

 

The estimated value in use exceeds the carrying amount of the investment and, therefore, no adjustment to the carrying value of the investment was required.

 

Puerto Retiro (joint venture)

 

Puerto Retiro owns a plot of land of 8.2 hectares, whose U.P. zoning restricts its use to port activities. It faces: (i) a request for extension of bankruptcy initiated by the National Government, and (ii) a civil action filed by Tandanor and the Ministry of Defense regarding the bidding of the Dársena Norte property.

 

On September 7, 2018, the Federal Criminal Oral Court (“TOFC”) No. 5 upheld the statute of limitations defense raised by Puerto Retiro; however, in the criminal case, where Puerto Retiro is not a party, the forfeiture of the “Planta I” property was ordered.

 

During fiscal year 2019, Puerto Retiro recorded a provision equivalent to 100% of the carrying value of its investment property, subject to reversal if a favorable judgment is obtained.

 

On November 26, 2024, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation annulled the cassation judgment regarding the statute of limitations of the civil action, ordered a new ruling to be issued, and confirmed the forfeiture, ordering its restitution to Tandanor.

 

On June 24, 2025, Chamber IV of the Federal Court of Cassation annulled the parts of TOFC No. 5 related to the statute of limitations and the destination of the forfeiture and remitted the proceedings to said court for a new resolution. On August 20, 2026, Oral Court No. 5 ordered: (i) the forfeiture of the property known as Tandanor SACIN Plant I; (ii) the restitution of the property to Tandanor SACIN (Sections 23, 29 and 30 of the Argentine Criminal Code); and (iii) the issuance of an official communication to the Assignment Office of the National Court of Civil Appeals so that it may assign the competent National First Instance Civil Court to hear the request for a declaration of the absolute nullity of the deed through which Puerto Retiro S.A. acquired the property known as “Plant I”. The decisions referred to in (i) and (ii) are consistent with the rulings previously issued by the Argentine Supreme Court and the Federal Court of Criminal Cassation and would not appear to be subject to appeal.

 

The civil court assigned pursuant to item (iii) above is National First Instance Civil Court No. 13, and the case is captioned: “BOFILL, ALEJANDRO ARTURO s/NULIDAD DE ESCRITURA/INSTRUMENTO” No. 069262/2026. The Group has not been notified of the commencement of such proceedings.

 

It is worth noting that the civil action is directed exclusively against Puerto Retiro and not against IRSA; the facts on which the civil action in criminal jurisdiction is based occurred prior to IRSA’s acquisition of the shares of Puerto Retiro.

 

As of the issuance date of these Consolidated Financial Statements, the resolution regarding the statute of limitations of the civil action and the destination of the property remains pending.

 

Given the procedural stage, the final outcome is uncertain.