Gaucho Holdings New Business Segment Expands Their Value Proposition Within The Fintech And Real Estate Sector

June 06, 2024 at 08:25 AM EDT

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By Kyle Anthony, Benzinga

Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VINO), a company that includes a growing collection of e-commerce platforms with a focus on fine wines, luxury real estate and leather goods and accessories, recently announced the launch of their new business segment, Gaucho Open Asset Lending (GOAL), a new mortgage lending division. GOAL is intended to serve as the company’s self-financing option for buyers of its unique luxury vineyard real estate project, Algodon Wine Estates, and potentially beyond.

Gaucho Holdings: Expanding The Value Proposition Within Argentina’s Real Estate And Mortgage Lending Sectors

GOAL is a strategic move by Gaucho Holdings to diversify the company’s revenue stream and is expected to be a significant growth segment in the future. The company offers prospective buyers self-financed mortgages, a move that could potentially generate substantial interest income. These options include 10-, 15- and 20-year mortgage terms, providing greater accessibility to over 400 vineyard estate lots on the Algodon Wine Estates, which Gaucho Holdings owns outrightly.

The company estimates that the potential revenue from the sale of these vineyard lots could be approximately $80 - 100 million, excluding any future appreciation. Even after the sale of all projected lots, Gaucho Holdings will retain over 2,500 acres for its operations and further development.

The company also has ambitions for GOAL beyond its current business use case and envisions it being a direct-to-consumer lender, providing innovative mortgage and lending solutions to Argentinians unable to access traditional financing options that have been largely unavailable to the public.

Gaucho Holding: Record Growth In The Argentine Wine Market

Gaucho Holdings continues to see success in its current business operations. Recently, they announced that wine sales in Argentina for the year to date in 2024 have increased by 217% compared to the same period last year, attributable to the expansion of the company's distribution networks throughout Argentina and other strategic initiatives.

Critical enhancements reported by Gaucho include improvements to operational infrastructure and distribution channels, the assiduous actions of its in-house wine sales management team, and contributions from the company's Argentina e-commerce website and other distributors.

Gaucho Holdings' success is not indicative of the overall Argentina wine industry. As the International Organization of Vine and Wine reported, Argentinian wine production fell to a historical low in 2023, primarily due to spring frosts and hailstorms. Beyond the climate, the changing economic landscape has made it difficult for some winemakers to export their goods profitably.

A Changing Argentine Economy

The Argentinian economy is in the midst of change. President Javier Milei continues to push austerity and deregulation measures in an effort to revive the country’s struggling economy. As reported by the Associated Press, Argentina’s inflation rating has been decreasing, though it is still amongst the highest globally.

From a currency standpoint, Milei has maintained his message about replacing the Argentinian peso with the U.S. dollar, which has sent the peso downward. Though the newly elected government's economic cutbacks have been extensive, they have been welcomed by the nation’s creditors and many market players. So much so that the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Argentina’s biggest creditor, recently released the latest tranche of loans due under a bailout program. The IMF deal follows the completion of its review of Argentina’s compliance record and confirms the next $792 million payment will become available to the government in June 2024.

Gaucho Holdings' success and new endeavor come at an inflection point in Argentina’s economic journey. As the nation’s economic prospects improve, the company foresees the economy stabilizing and is proactively positioning itself to provide an emergent need – financing – for individuals and entities entering the real estate sector.

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