Alto Ingredients, Inc. Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d)

4. INTANGIBLE ASSETS.

4. INTANGIBLE ASSETS.

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

4.	INTANGIBLE ASSETS.

Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Useful		December 31, 2011							December 31, 2010
	Life				Accumulated			Net Book				Accumulated			Net Book
	(Years)		Gross		Amortization			Value				Amortization			Value
Non-Amortizing:
Kinergy tradename			$	2,678	$	—		$	2,678	$	2,678	$	—		$	2,678
Amortizing:
Customer relationships		10		4,741		(3,211	)		1,530		4,741		(2,737	)		2,004
Pacific Ethanol tradename		2		800		(550	)		250		800		(100	)		700
Total intangible assets, net			$	8,219	$	(3,761	)	$	4,458	$	8,219	$	(2,837	)	$	5,382

Kinergy Tradename – The Company recorded a tradename valued at $2,678,000 in 2006 as part of its acquisition of Kinergy. The Company determined that the Kinergy tradename has an indefinite life and therefore, rather than being amortized, will be tested annually for impairment. The Company did not record any impairment on the Kinergy tradename for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

Customer Relationships – The Company recorded customer relationships valued at $4,741,000 as part of its acquisition of Kinergy. The Company has established a useful life of ten years for these customer relationships.

Pacific Ethanol Tradename – The Company recorded a tradename valued at $800,000 as part of its acquisition of its ownership interest in New PE Holdco, which relates to its marketing and management agreements with Pacific Ethanol, Inc. The Company has established a useful life of two years for this intangible asset.

Amortization expense associated with intangible assets totaled $924,000 and $574,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The weighted-average unamortized life of the intangible assets is 2.9 years.

The expected amortization expense relating to amortizable intangible assets in each of the remaining four years after December 31, 2011 are (in thousands):

Years Ended December 31,	Amount
2012	$	724
2013		474
2014		474
2015		108
Total	$	1,780

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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