Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Segments.

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Segments.
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENTS.
3. SEGMENTS.

The Company reports its financial and operating performance in two segments: (1) production, which includes the production and sale of alcohols and essential ingredients, with all of the Company’s production distilleries aggregated, and (2) marketing and distribution, which includes marketing and merchant trading for Company-produced products as well as third-party fuel-grade ethanol.


The following tables set forth certain financial data for the Company’s operating segments (in thousands):


    Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2020     2019     2020     2019  
                         
Net Sales                        
Production, recorded as gross:                        
Alcohol sales   $ 89,796     $ 212,897     $ 379,785     $ 586,680  
Other product sales     30,549       65,693       134,678       199,177  
Intersegment sales     451       403       1,548       1,187  
Total production sales     120,796       278,993       516,011       787,044  
                                 
Marketing and distribution:                                
Alcohol sales, gross   $ 84,000     $ 86,124     $ 212,625     $ 280,032  
Alcohol sales, net     382       446       1,117       1,375  
Intersegment sales     698       2,079       3,483       5,839  
Total marketing and distribution sales     85,080       88,649       217,225       287,246  
                                 
Intersegment eliminations     (1,149 )     (2,482 )     (5,031 )     (7,026 )
Net sales as reported   $ 204,727     $ 365,160     $ 728,205     $ 1,067,264  
                                 
Cost of goods sold:                        
Production   $ 100,365     $ 294,888     $ 483,223     $ 810,670  
Marketing and distribution     84,581       87,976       210,792       277,545  
Intersegment eliminations     (1,149 )     (2,888 )     (5,032 )     (7,817 )
Cost of goods sold as reported   $ 183,797     $ 379,976     $ 688,983     $ 1,080,398  
                         
Income (loss) before benefit for income taxes:                        
Production   $ 24,976     $ (25,999 )   $ 17,757     $ (50,682 )
Marketing and distribution     (865 )     (998 )     1,740       4,991  
Corporate activities     (8,896 )     (2,076 )     (16,584 )     (5,833 )
    $ 15,215     $ (29,073 )   $ 2,913     $ (51,524 )
Depreciation and amortization:                                
Production   $ 8,620     $ 11,833     $ 26,558     $ 35,390  
Corporate activities     76       195       297       554  
    $ 8,696     $ 12,028     $ 26,855     $ 35,944  
Interest expense:                        
Production   $ 1,383     $ 1,969     $ 5,121     $ 5,724  
Marketing and distribution     335       929       1,275       2,291  
Corporate activities     2,481       2,265       7,757       6,999  
    $ 4,199     $ 5,163     $ 14,153     $ 15,014  

The following table sets forth the Company’s total assets by operating segment (in thousands): 


    September 30,
2020
    December 31,
2019
 
Total assets:            
Production   $ 403,358     $ 492,060  
Marketing and distribution     69,174       106,863  
Corporate assets     16,930       13,572  
    $ 489,462     $ 612,495