Green Plains Partners LP (NASDAQ:GPP) today announced financial and
operating results for the third quarter of 2020. Net income
attributable to the partnership was $10.3 million, or $0.44 per
common unit, for the third quarter of 2020 compared with net income
of $10.1 million, or $0.43 per common unit, for the same period in
2019.
The partnership also reported adjusted EBITDA of $13.9 million
and distributable cash flow of $11.3 million for the third quarter
of 2020, compared with adjusted EBITDA of $13.3 million and
distributable cash flow of $11.1 million for the same period in
2019. Distribution coverage was 3.97x for the three months ended
September 30, 2020 as compared to 0.98x for the same period a year
ago.
“We continue to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to
support our required debt amortization and fund distributions,”
said Todd Becker, president and chief executive officer. “We remain
committed to delivering value to our unitholders by further
deleveraging the balance sheet supported by long-term minimum
volume commitments. The partnership is also well positioned to
benefit from Green Plains’ ongoing transformation, including its
investments to reduce operating costs and the addition of
ultra-high protein production technology, which enables more
consistent and higher throughput over the long-term.”
Third Quarter
Highlights and Recent
Developments
- On October 15, 2020, the board of directors of the
partnership’s general partner declared a quarterly cash
distribution of $0.12 per unit, or approximately $2.8 million, for
the third quarter of 2020. The distribution is payable on November
13, 2020, to unitholders of record at the close of business on
November 6, 2020.
Results of OperationsConsolidated revenues
increased $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30,
2020, compared with the same period for 2019. Storage and
throughput services revenue increased $0.7 million due to an
increase in the rate per gallon charged to Green Plains Trade
beginning on July 1, 2020. Railcar transportation services revenue
increased $0.5 million primarily due to an increase in average
volumetric capacity provided and the average capacity fee
charged.
Operations and maintenance expenses increased $0.4 million for
the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared with the same
period for 2019, primarily due to an increase in railcar lease
expense. This increase was due to the acceleration of operating
lease expense caused by the early termination of leased railcar
assets as well as an increase in the average railcar lease rates.
General and administrative expenses increased $0.2 million for the
three months ended September 30, 2020, compared with the same
period for 2019, primarily due to increased expenses for insurance
and property taxes.
During the third quarter of 2020, our parent’s average
production utilization rate was approximately 66.8% of capacity.
Biofuel throughput was 189.6 million gallons, compared with the
contracted minimum volume commitment of 235.7 million gallons per
quarter. As a result, the partnership charged Green Plains Trade
$2.4 million related to the minimum volume commitment deficiency
for the quarter, resulting in a credit to be applied against excess
volumes in future periods. The cumulative minimum volume deficiency
credits available to Green Plains Trade as of September 30, 2020
totaled $6.7 million. If these credits are unused by Green Plains
Trade, $4.3 million will expire on June 30, 2021 and $2.4 million
will expire on September 30, 2021. These credits have been
recognized in revenue by the partnership, and as such, future
volumes throughput by Green Plains Trade in excess of the quarterly
minimum volume commitment, up to the amount of these credits, will
not be recognized in revenue in future periods prior to
expiration.
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GREEN PLAINS PARTNERS LP |
SELECTED OPERATING DATA |
(unaudited, in million gallons) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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% Var. |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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% Var. |
Product volumes |
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Storage and throughput services |
189.6 |
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238.9 |
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(20.6 |
)% |
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581.3 |
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619.7 |
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(6.2 |
)% |
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Terminal services: |
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Affiliate |
24.5 |
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31.8 |
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(23.0 |
) |
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79.3 |
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86.4 |
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(8.2 |
) |
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Non-affiliate |
27.7 |
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26.3 |
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5.3 |
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78.3 |
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79.1 |
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(1.0 |
) |
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52.2 |
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58.1 |
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(10.2 |
) |
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157.6 |
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165.5 |
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(4.8 |
) |
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Railcar capacity billed (daily
average) |
81.5 |
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77.0 |
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5.8 |
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80.4 |
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80.5 |
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(0.1 |
) |
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Liquidity and Capital
ResourcesTotal liquidity as of September 30, 2020, was
$4.4 million, including $0.1 million in cash and cash equivalents,
and $4.3 million available under the partnership’s revolving credit
facility.
Conference Call InformationOn
November 5, 2020, Green Plains Partners LP and Green Plains Inc.
will host a joint conference call at 11 a.m. Eastern time (10 a.m.
Central time) to discuss third quarter 2020 financial and operating
results for each company. Domestic and international participants
can access the conference call by dialing 877.711.2374 and
281.542.4862, respectively, and referencing conference ID 3682884.
The company advises participants to call at least 10 minutes prior
to the start time. Alternatively, the conference call, transcript
and presentation will be accessible on Green Plains Partners’
website at http://ir.greenplainspartners.com.
Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresAdjusted EBITDA and
distributable cash flow are supplemental financial measures used to
assess the partnership’s financial performance. Management believes
adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow provide investors
useful information in assessing the partnership’s financial
condition and results of operations. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as
earnings before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation
and amortization, plus adjustments for transaction costs related to
acquisitions or financings, unit-based compensation expense, net
gains or losses on asset sales and the partnership’s proportional
share of EBITDA adjustments of equity method investee.
Distributable cash flow is defined as adjusted EBITDA less interest
paid or payable, income taxes paid or payable, maintenance capital
expenditures and the partnership’s proportionate share of
distributable cash flow adjustments of equity method investee.
References to LTM refer to results from the immediately preceding
twelve-month period. Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow
are not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP) and therefore should not be considered in
isolation or as alternatives to net income or any other measure of
financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP to analyze
the partnership’s results.
About Green Plains Partners LPGreen Plains
Partners LP (NASDAQ:GPP) is a fee-based Delaware limited
partnership formed by Green Plains Inc. to provide fuel storage and
transportation services by owning, operating, developing and
acquiring ethanol and fuel storage terminals, transportation assets
and other related assets and businesses. For more information about
Green Plains Partners, visit www.greenplainspartners.com.
About Green Plains Inc.Green Plains Inc.
(NASDAQ:GPRE) is a diversified commodity-processing business with
operations that include corn processing, grain handling and storage
and commodity marketing and logistics services. The company is one
of the leading corn processors in the world and, through its
adjacent businesses, is focused on the production of sustainable
biofuels and sustainable high protein and novel feed ingredients.
Green Plains owns a 48.9% limited partner interest and a 2.0%
general partner interest in Green Plains Partners LP. For more
information about Green Plains, visit www.gpreinc.com.
Forward-Looking StatementsThis news release
includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended.
Forward-looking statements reflect management’s current views,
which are subject to risks and uncertainties including, but not
limited to, anticipated financial and operating results, plans and
objectives that are not historical in nature. These statements may
be identified by words such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,”
“should,” “will” and similar expressions. Factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied
are discussed in Green Plains Partners’ reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date of this news release. Green Plains Partners
assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking
statements, except as required by law.
Consolidated Financial Results
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GREEN PLAINS PARTNERS LP |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
(in thousands) |
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
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2020 |
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2019 |
ASSETS |
(unaudited) |
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Current assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
75 |
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$ |
261 |
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Accounts receivable, including from affiliates |
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16,772 |
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16,651 |
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Other current assets |
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1,098 |
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517 |
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Total current assets |
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17,945 |
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17,429 |
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Property and equipment,
net |
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35,186 |
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37,355 |
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Operating lease right-of-use
assets |
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36,330 |
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35,456 |
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Other assets |
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14,430 |
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15,413 |
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Total assets |
$ |
103,891 |
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$ |
105,653 |
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LIABILITIES AND
PARTNERS' DEFICIT |
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Current liabilities |
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Accounts payable, including to affiliates |
$ |
4,895 |
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$ |
5,593 |
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Operating lease current liabilities |
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11,360 |
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13,093 |
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Current maturities of long-term debt |
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34,035 |
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132,100 |
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Other current liabilities |
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4,691 |
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5,026 |
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Total current liabilities |
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54,981 |
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155,812 |
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Long-term debt |
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81,356 |
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- |
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Operating lease long-term
liabilities |
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26,384 |
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23,088 |
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Asset retirement
obligations |
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2,770 |
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2,500 |
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Total liabilities |
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165,491 |
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181,400 |
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Partners' deficit |
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(61,600 |
) |
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(75,747 |
) |
Total liabilities and partners' deficit |
$ |
103,891 |
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$ |
105,653 |
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GREEN PLAINS PARTNERS LP |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
(unaudited, in thousands except per unit amounts) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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% Var. |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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% Var. |
Revenues |
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Affiliate |
$ |
20,347 |
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$ |
18,836 |
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8.0 |
% |
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$ |
58,327 |
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$ |
56,751 |
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2.8 |
% |
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Non-affiliate |
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1,035 |
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1,318 |
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(21.5 |
) |
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3,707 |
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5,315 |
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(30.3 |
) |
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Total revenues |
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21,382 |
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20,154 |
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6.1 |
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62,034 |
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62,066 |
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(0.1 |
) |
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Operating expenses |
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Operations and maintenance (excluding depreciation and amortization
reflected below) |
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6,647 |
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6,216 |
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6.9 |
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19,410 |
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19,314 |
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0.5 |
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General and administrative |
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1,116 |
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|
949 |
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17.6 |
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3,038 |
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3,054 |
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(0.5 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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940 |
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991 |
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(5.1 |
) |
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2,867 |
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2,747 |
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4.4 |
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Total operating expenses |
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8,703 |
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8,156 |
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6.7 |
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25,315 |
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25,115 |
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0.8 |
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Operating income |
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12,679 |
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11,998 |
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5.7 |
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36,719 |
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36,951 |
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(0.6 |
) |
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Other income (expense) |
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Interest income |
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- |
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21 |
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* |
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- |
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61 |
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* |
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Interest expense |
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(2,498 |
) |
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(2,103 |
) |
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18.8 |
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(6,182 |
) |
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(6,324 |
) |
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(2.2 |
) |
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Other |
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- |
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88 |
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* |
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- |
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15 |
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* |
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Total other expense |
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(2,498 |
) |
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(1,994 |
) |
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25.3 |
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(6,182 |
) |
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(6,248 |
) |
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(1.1 |
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Income before income taxes and
income from equity method investee |
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10,181 |
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10,004 |
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1.8 |
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30,537 |
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30,703 |
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(0.5 |
) |
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Income tax expense |
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(30 |
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(45 |
) |
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(33.3 |
) |
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(166 |
) |
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(144 |
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15.3 |
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Income from equity method
investee |
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155 |
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173 |
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(10.4 |
) |
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488 |
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530 |
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(7.9 |
) |
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Net income |
$ |
10,306 |
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$ |
10,132 |
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1.7 |
% |
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$ |
30,859 |
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$ |
31,089 |
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(0.7 |
)% |
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Net income attributable to
partners' ownership interests: |
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General partner |
$ |
206 |
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$ |
203 |
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1.5 |
% |
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$ |
617 |
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$ |
621 |
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(0.6 |
)% |
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Limited partners - common unitholders |
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10,100 |
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9,929 |
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1.7 |
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30,242 |
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30,468 |
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(0.7 |
) |
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Earnings per limited partner
unit (basic and diluted): |
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Common units |
$ |
0.44 |
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$ |
0.43 |
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2.3 |
% |
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$ |
1.31 |
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$ |
1.32 |
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(0.8 |
)% |
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Weighted average limited
partner units outstanding (basic and diluted): |
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Common units |
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23,161 |
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23,138 |
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23,145 |
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23,125 |
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Supplemental Revenues
Data: |
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Storage and throughput
services |
$ |
12,520 |
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$ |
11,785 |
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6.2 |
% |
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$ |
36,090 |
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$ |
35,355 |
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2.1 |
% |
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Railcar transportation
services |
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5,538 |
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5,005 |
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10.6 |
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16,036 |
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16,129 |
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(0.6 |
) |
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Terminal services |
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2,162 |
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|
2,193 |
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(1.4 |
) |
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6,488 |
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7,394 |
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(12.3 |
) |
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Trucking and other |
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1,162 |
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1,171 |
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(0.8 |
) |
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3,420 |
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|
3,188 |
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7.3 |
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Total revenues |
$ |
21,382 |
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$ |
20,154 |
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6.1 |
% |
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$ |
62,034 |
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$ |
62,066 |
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(0.1 |
)% |
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* Percentage variance not
considered meaningful. |
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GREEN PLAINS PARTNERS LP |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH
FLOWS |
(unaudited, in thousands) |
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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2020 |
|
2019 |
Cash flows from operating
activities: |
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Net income |
$ |
30,859 |
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$ |
31,089 |
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Noncash operating adjustments: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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2,867 |
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|
2,747 |
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Distribution from equity method investee |
|
1,000 |
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|
- |
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Other |
|
1,146 |
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|
464 |
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Net change in working capital |
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(1,595 |
) |
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|
1,859 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
34,277 |
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|
36,159 |
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Cash flows from investing
activities: |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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(117 |
) |
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(62 |
) |
Proceeds from the disposal of property and equipment |
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- |
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|
136 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
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(117 |
) |
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|
74 |
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Cash flows from financing
activities: |
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Payments of distributions |
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(16,958 |
) |
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|
(33,818 |
) |
Net payments on revolving credit facility |
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(4,400 |
) |
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|
(2,000 |
) |
Net payments on long-term debt |
|
(9,500 |
) |
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|
- |
|
Payments of loan fees |
|
(3,495 |
) |
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|
- |
|
Other |
|
7 |
|
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|
6 |
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(34,346 |
) |
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|
(35,812 |
) |
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|
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|
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Net change in cash and cash
equivalents |
|
(186 |
) |
|
|
421 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents,
beginning of period |
|
261 |
|
|
|
569 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end
of period |
$ |
75 |
|
|
$ |
990 |
|
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|
GREEN PLAINS PARTNERS LP |
RECONCILIATIONS TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL
MEASURES |
(unaudited, in thousands except ratios) |
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|
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|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
LTM Ended |
|
September 30, |
|
September 30, |
|
September 30, |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
Net income |
$ |
10,306 |
|
|
$ |
10,132 |
|
|
$ |
30,859 |
|
|
$ |
31,089 |
|
|
$ |
41,249 |
|
Interest expense |
|
2,498 |
|
|
|
2,103 |
|
|
|
6,182 |
|
|
|
6,324 |
|
|
|
8,168 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
30 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
166 |
|
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
242 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
940 |
|
|
|
991 |
|
|
|
2,867 |
|
|
|
2,747 |
|
|
|
3,561 |
|
Unit-based compensation expense |
|
81 |
|
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
239 |
|
|
|
239 |
|
|
|
319 |
|
Gain on the disposal of assets |
|
- |
|
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Proportional share of EBITDA adjustments of equity method investee
(1) |
|
43 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
13,898 |
|
|
|
13,309 |
|
|
|
40,450 |
|
|
|
40,682 |
|
|
|
53,719 |
|
Interest paid or payable |
|
(2,498 |
) |
|
|
(2,103 |
) |
|
|
(6,182 |
) |
|
|
(6,324 |
) |
|
|
(8,168 |
) |
Income taxes paid or payable |
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
(91 |
) |
|
|
(141 |
) |
|
|
(188 |
) |
Maintenance capital expenditures |
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
(116 |
) |
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
(148 |
) |
Distributable cash flow
(2) |
$ |
11,308 |
|
|
$ |
11,099 |
|
|
$ |
34,061 |
|
|
$ |
34,155 |
|
|
$ |
45,215 |
|
Distributions declared
(3) |
$ |
2,848 |
|
|
$ |
11,280 |
|
|
$ |
8,520 |
|
|
$ |
33,829 |
|
|
$ |
19,800 |
|
Coverage ratio |
|
3.97x |
|
|
0.98x |
|
|
4.00x |
|
|
1.01x |
|
|
2.28x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Represents
the partnership's proportional share of depreciation and
amortization of its equity method investee. |
(2) Distributable
cash flow does not include adjustments for the required principal
payments on the term loan of $12.5 million for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2020. |
(3) Represents
distributions declared for the applicable period and paid in the
subsequent quarter. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Green Plains Inc.
ContactsInvestors: Phil Boggs | Senior
Vice President, Investor Relations & Treasurer | 402.884.8700 |
phil.boggs@gpreinc.comMedia: Leighton Eusebio |
Manager, Public Relations | 402.952.4971 |
leighton.eusebio@gpreinc.com
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