| SEGMENTS. |
The
Company reports its financial and operating performance in two segments: (1) ethanol production, which includes the production
and sale of ethanol, specialty alcohols and co-products, with all of the Company’s production facilities aggregated, and
(2) marketing and distribution, which includes marketing and merchant trading for Company-produced ethanol, specialty alcohols
and co-products and third-party ethanol.
The
following tables set forth certain financial data for the Company’s operating segments (in thousands):
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Three
Months Ended
June 30, |
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Six
Months Ended
June 30, |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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| Net
Sales |
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| Production, recorded
as gross: |
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| Ethanol/alcohol
sales |
|
$ |
194,394 |
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|
$ |
233,888 |
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|
$ |
373,783 |
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|
$ |
453,517 |
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| Co-product
sales |
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|
64,679 |
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|
78,514 |
|
|
|
133,485 |
|
|
|
153,048 |
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| Intersegment
sales |
|
|
421 |
|
|
|
539 |
|
|
|
784 |
|
|
|
1,013 |
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| Total
production sales |
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|
259,494 |
|
|
|
312,941 |
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|
|
508,052 |
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|
|
607,578 |
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| Marketing
and distribution: |
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| Ethanol/alcohol
sales, gross |
|
$ |
86,754 |
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|
$ |
97,634 |
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|
$ |
193,908 |
|
|
$ |
203,063 |
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| Ethanol/alcohol
sales, net |
|
|
474 |
|
|
|
486 |
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|
|
928 |
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|
|
921 |
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| Intersegment
sales |
|
|
1,942 |
|
|
|
2,330 |
|
|
|
3,760 |
|
|
|
4,555 |
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| Total
marketing and distribution sales |
|
|
89,170 |
|
|
|
100,450 |
|
|
|
198,596 |
|
|
|
208,539 |
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
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| Intersegment
eliminations |
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|
(2,363 |
) |
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|
(2,869 |
) |
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|
(4,544 |
) |
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|
(5,568 |
) |
| Net
sales as reported |
|
$ |
346,301 |
|
|
$ |
410,522 |
|
|
$ |
702,104 |
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|
$ |
810,549 |
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Cost
of goods sold: |
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Production |
|
$ |
257,187 |
|
|
$ |
320,631 |
|
|
$ |
515,782 |
|
|
$ |
619,064 |
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| Marketing
and distribution |
|
|
87,741 |
|
|
|
94,203 |
|
|
|
189,569 |
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|
|
195,135 |
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| Intersegment
eliminations |
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|
(2,598 |
) |
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|
(3,039 |
) |
|
|
(4,929 |
) |
|
|
(5,739 |
) |
| Cost
of goods sold as reported |
|
$ |
342,330 |
|
|
$ |
411,795 |
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|
$ |
700,422 |
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|
$ |
808,460 |
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Income
(loss) before benefit for income taxes: |
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| Production |
|
$ |
(7,117 |
) |
|
$ |
(17,339 |
) |
|
$ |
(24,683 |
) |
|
$ |
(29,609 |
) |
| Marketing
and distribution |
|
|
(129 |
) |
|
|
4,929 |
|
|
|
5,989 |
|
|
|
10,677 |
|
| Corporate
activities |
|
|
(1,044 |
) |
|
|
(2,194 |
) |
|
|
(3,757 |
) |
|
|
(5,732 |
) |
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|
$ |
(8,290 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,604 |
) |
|
$ |
(22,451 |
) |
|
$ |
(24,664 |
) |
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Depreciation
and amortization: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Production |
|
$ |
10,199 |
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|
$ |
10,045 |
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|
$ |
23,681 |
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|
$ |
19,977 |
|
| Corporate
activities |
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
208 |
|
|
|
234 |
|
|
|
441 |
|
| |
|
$ |
10,312 |
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|
$ |
10,253 |
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|
$ |
23,915 |
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|
$ |
20,418 |
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Interest
expense: |
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|
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|
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| Production |
|
$ |
2,048 |
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|
$ |
1,700 |
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|
$ |
3,755 |
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|
$ |
3,724 |
|
| Marketing
and distribution |
|
|
774 |
|
|
|
336 |
|
|
|
1,362 |
|
|
|
699 |
|
| Corporate
activities |
|
|
2,293 |
|
|
|
2,141 |
|
|
|
4,734 |
|
|
|
4,259 |
|
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|
$ |
5,115 |
|
|
$ |
4,177 |
|
|
$ |
9,851 |
|
|
$ |
8,682 |
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The
following table sets forth the Company’s total assets by operating segment (in thousands):
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June
30,
2019 |
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December
31,
2018 |
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Total
assets: |
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|
|
|
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| Production |
|
$ |
550,004 |
|
|
$ |
532,790 |
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| Marketing and distribution |
|
|
119,948 |
|
|
|
112,984 |
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| Corporate
assets |
|
|
15,868 |
|
|
|
14,117 |
|
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|
$ |
685,820 |
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|
$ |
659,891 |
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