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Andersons Inc

For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed May 8, 2024.

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Mar 31, 2024 · Filed May 8, 2024

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

  1. Basis of Presentation and Recently Issued Accounting Standards

These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of The Andersons, Inc. and its wholly owned and controlled subsidiaries (the “Company”). Controlled subsidiaries include majority-owned subsidiaries and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) of which the Company is the primary beneficiary. ELEMENT, LLC ("ELEMENT"), formerly a joint venture ethanol plant within the Renewables segment, was deconsolidated from the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in the second quarter of 2023. The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC ("TAMH") is the Company’s only remaining VIE. The portion of these entities that is not owned by the Company is presented as noncontrolling interests. All intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

Investments in unconsolidated entities in which the Company has significant influence, but not control, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting of normal and recurring items considered necessary for the fair presentation of the results of operations, financial position, and cash flows for the periods indicated have been made. The results in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. An unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2023 has been included as the Company operates in several seasonal industries.

The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet data at December 31, 2023 was derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in The Andersons, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Form 10-K”).

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (ASU 2023-07), which requires an enhanced disclosure of significant segment expenses on an annual and interim basis. This guidance will be effective for the annual periods beginning with the year ended December 31, 2024, and for interim periods beginning January 1, 2025. Early adoption is permitted. Upon adoption, the guidance should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09), which improves the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. It also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures. This guidance will be effective for the annual periods beginning with the year ended December 31, 2025. Early adoption is permitted. Upon adoption, the guidance can be applied prospectively or retrospectively. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

  1. Inventories

Major classes of inventories are presented below. Readily Marketable Inventories ("RMI") are agricultural commodity inventories such as corn, soybeans, wheat, and ethanol co-products, among others, carried at net realizable value which approximates fair value based on their commodity characteristics, widely available market information, and pricing mechanisms. The net realizable value of RMI is calculated as the fair value (spot price of the commodity in an exchange), less cost of disposal and transportation based on the local market. All other inventories are held at lower of cost or net realizable value.

(in thousands)March 31,2024December 31,2023March 31,2023
Grain and other agricultural products (a)$669,373$886,725$1,112,155
Energy inventories (a)14,45421,70517,641
Ethanol and co-products (a)104,878104,349147,275
Plant nutrients and cob products205,838153,921274,030
Total inventories$994,543$1,166,700$1,551,101

(a) Includes RMI of $635.5 million, $862.5 million, and $1,085.7 million at March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, respectively.

  1. Property, Plant and Equipment

The components of Property, plant and equipment, net are as follows:

(in thousands)March 31,2024December 31,2023March 31,2023
Land$30,626$30,912$38,000
Land improvements and leasehold improvements82,54182,43891,503
Buildings and storage facilities366,790365,744362,451
Machinery and equipment959,920951,544917,269
Construction in progress45,32736,54148,158
1,485,2041,467,1791,457,381
Less: accumulated depreciation796,091773,814778,664
Property, plant and equipment, net$689,113$693,365$678,717

Depreciation expense on property, plant, and equipment was $24.7 million and $26.2 million for three months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

In the first quarter of 2023, the Company recorded a $87.2 million impairment charge related to ELEMENT. The plant faced operational and market-based challenges which were exacerbated by a shift in the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard credit markets and high western corn basis. At the time of the impairment, the Company owned 51% of ELEMENT and it was a consolidated entity, as such,49% of the impairment charge was represented in Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

  1. Debt

The total borrowing capacity of the Company's lines of credit at March 31, 2024, was $1,859.1 million, of which, the Company had a total of $1,845.6 million available for borrowing. The Company's borrowing capacity is reduced by a combination of outstanding borrowings and letters of credit.

As of March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023, the estimated fair value of long-term debt, including the current portion, was $575.2 million, $585.1 million and $569.0 million, respectively. The Company estimates the fair value of its long-term debt based upon the Company’s credit standing and current interest rates offered to the Company on similar bonds and rates currently available to the Company for long-term borrowings with similar terms and remaining maturities.

As part of the Company's ongoing covenant monitoring process in the prior year, the Company determined that ELEMENT was out of compliance with its working capital and owner's equity ratio covenants as of March 31, 2023. In addition, ELEMENT did not make its required February 2023 debt payment and subsequently received a default notice from the lender on February 17, 2023. As such, the $62.8 million of non-recourse debt associated with ELEMENT was classified in Current maturities of long-term debt as of March 31, 2023. On April 18, 2023, ELEMENT was placed into receivership and the related debt associated with ELEMENT was deconsolidated from the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company is in compliance with all financial covenants as of March 31, 2024.

  1. Derivatives

The Company’s operating results are affected by changes to commodity prices. The Trade and Renewables businesses have established “unhedged” futures position limits (the amount of a commodity, either owned or contracted for, that does not have an offsetting derivative contract). To reduce the exposure to market price risk on commodities owned and forward purchase and sale contracts, the Company enters into exchange traded commodity futures and options contracts and over-the-counter forward and option contracts with various counterparties. These contracts are primarily traded via regulated commodity exchanges. The Company’s forward purchase and sales contracts are for physical delivery of the commodity in a future period. Contracts to purchase commodities from producers generally relate to the current or future crop years for delivery periods quoted by regulated commodity exchanges. Most contracts for the sale of commodities to processors or other commercial consumers generally do not extend beyondone year.

Most of these contracts meet the definition of derivatives. While the Company considers its commodity contracts to be effective economic hedges, the Company does not designate or account for its commodity contracts as hedges as defined under current accounting standards. The Company primarily accounts for its commodity derivatives at estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of the commodity derivative contracts that require the receipt or posting of cash collateral is recorded on a net basis (offset against cash collateral posted or received, also known as margin deposits) within commodity derivative assets or liabilities. Management determines fair value based on exchange-quoted prices and in the case of its forward purchase and sale contracts, estimated fair value is adjusted for differences in local markets and non-performance risk. For contracts for which physical delivery occurs, balance sheet classification is based on estimated delivery date. For futures, options and over-the-counter contracts in which physical delivery is not expected to occur but, rather, the contract is expected to be net settled, the Company classifies these contracts as current or noncurrent assets or liabilities, as appropriate, based on the Company’s expectations as to when such contracts will be settled.

Realized and unrealized gains and losses in the value of commodity contracts (whether due to changes in commodity prices, changes in performance or credit risk, or due to sale, maturity or extinguishment of the commodity contract) and commodity inventories are included in cost of sales and merchandising revenues.

Generally accepted accounting principles permit a party to a master netting arrangement to offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments against the right to reclaim cash collateral or obligation to return cash collateral under the same master netting arrangement. The Company has master netting arrangements for its exchange traded futures and options contracts and certain over-the-counter contracts. When the Company enters into a future, option or an over-the-counter contract, an initial margin deposit may be required by the counterparty. The amount of the margin deposit varies by commodity. If the market price of a future, option or an over-the-counter contract moves in a direction that is adverse to the Company’s position, an additional margin deposit, called a maintenance margin, is required. The margin deposit assets and liabilities are included in short-term commodity derivative assets or liabilities, as appropriate, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table presents a summary of the estimated fair value of the Company’s commodity derivative instruments that require cash collateral and the associated cash posted/received as collateral. The net asset or liability positions of these derivatives (net of their cash collateral) are determined on a counterparty-by-counterparty basis and are included within Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in Commodity derivative assets (liabilities) - current or if long-term in nature, Other assets, net or Other long-term liabilities:

(in thousands)March 31, 2024December 31, 2023March 31, 2023
Cash collateral paid$33,199$24,439$9,075
Fair value of derivatives15,55124,23723,040
Net derivative asset position$48,750$48,676$32,115

The following table presents, on a gross basis, current and non-current commodity derivative assets and liabilities:

March 31, 2024
(in thousands)Commodity Derivative Assets - CurrentCommodity Derivative Assets - NoncurrentCommodity Derivative Liabilities - CurrentCommodity Derivative Liabilities - NoncurrentTotal
Commodity derivative assets$200,835$9,764$9,879$107$220,585
Commodity derivative liabilities(53,722)(165)(78,647)(4,901)(137,435)
Cash collateral paid31,510—1,689—33,199
Balance sheet line item totals$178,623$9,599$(67,079)$(4,794)$116,349
December 31, 2023
(in thousands)Commodity Derivative Assets - CurrentCommodity Derivative Assets - NoncurrentCommodity Derivative Liabilities - CurrentCommodity Derivative Liabilities - NoncurrentTotal
Commodity derivative assets$201,542$1,496$7,868$13$210,919
Commodity derivative liabilities(47,898)(64)(98,717)(431)(147,110)
Cash collateral paid24,439———24,439
Balance sheet line item totals$178,083$1,432$(90,849)$(418)$88,248
March 31, 2023
(in thousands)Commodity Derivative Assets - CurrentCommodity Derivative Assets - NoncurrentCommodity Derivative Liabilities - CurrentCommodity Derivative Liabilities - NoncurrentTotal
Commodity derivative assets$284,879$4,175$13,431$74$302,559
Commodity derivative liabilities(71,918)(1,024)(121,414)(2,384)(196,740)
Cash collateral paid9,075———9,075
Balance sheet line item totals$222,036$3,151$(107,983)$(2,310)$114,894

The net pretax gains and losses on commodity derivatives not designated as hedging instruments included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and the line items in which they are located are as follows:

Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Gains (losses) on commodity derivatives included in Cost of sales and merchandising revenues$19,342$(27,568)

The Company's volumes of commodity derivative contracts outstanding (on a gross basis) are as follows:

March 31, 2024
(in thousands)Number of BushelsNumber of GallonsNumber of Tons
Non-exchange traded:
Corn553,569——
Soybeans28,902——
Wheat90,195——
Oats32,437——
Ethanol—198,453—
Dried distillers grain——703
Soybean meal——450
Other6,74237,1932,279
Subtotal711,845235,6463,432
Exchange traded:
Corn174,300——
Soybeans36,115——
Wheat106,551——
Oats300——
Ethanol—58,944—
Propane—104,580—
Other—1,302505
Subtotal317,266164,826505
Total1,029,111400,4723,937
December 31, 2023
(in thousands)Number of BushelsNumber of GallonsNumber of Tons
Non-exchange traded:
Corn519,825——
Soybeans41,848——
Wheat66,953——
Oats15,355——
Ethanol—206,986—
Dried distillers grain——740
Soybean meal——546
Other6,84737,1531,882
Subtotal650,828244,1393,168
Exchange traded:
Corn160,795——
Soybeans34,250——
Wheat64,778——
Oats375——
Ethanol—97,272—
Propane—74,550—
Other—420825
Subtotal260,198172,242825
Total911,026416,3813,993
March 31, 2023
(in thousands)Number of BushelsNumber of GallonsNumber of Tons
Non-exchange traded:
Corn572,079——
Soybeans50,184——
Wheat101,663——
Oats31,658——
Ethanol—200,591—
Dried distillers grain——399
Soybean meal——367
Other10,23744,1201,966
Subtotal765,821244,7112,732
Exchange traded:
Corn184,766——
Soybeans76,365——
Wheat83,618——
Oats1,125——
Ethanol—69,972—
Propane—45,402—
Other—1,134551
Subtotal345,874116,508551
Total1,111,695361,2193,283

Interest Rate and Other Derivatives

The Company’s objectives for using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish these objectives, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

The gains or losses on the derivatives designated as hedging instruments are recorded in Other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently reclassified into Interest expense, net in the same periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in Accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to Interest expense, net as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt. In the case where interest rate derivatives are settled prior to maturity, the gain or loss is recorded in Other income, net within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company had recorded the following amounts for the fair value of the other derivatives:

(in thousands)March 31, 2024December 31, 2023March 31, 2023
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency contracts included in Other current assets (liabilities)$(793)$907$4,260
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts included in Other current assets$10,281$9,968$8,265
Interest rate contracts included in Other assets22,57918,04116,779

The recording of gains and losses on other derivatives and the financial statement line in which they are located are as follows:

Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate derivative gains (losses) included in Other comprehensive income (loss)$4,843$(6,407)
Interest rate derivative gains included in Interest expense, net3,3852,105
Interest rate derivative gains included in Other income, net568—

Outstanding interest rate derivatives, as of March 31, 2024, are as follows:

Interest Rate Hedging InstrumentYear EnteredYear of MaturityNotional Amount (in millions)DescriptionInterest Rate
Swap20192025$92.2Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge2.3%
Swap20192025$46.1Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge2.4%
Swap20192025$46.1Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge2.4%
Swap20202030$50.0Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge0.0% to 0.8%
Swap20202030$50.0Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge0.0% to 0.8%
Swap20222025$20.0Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge2.6%
Swap20222029$100.0Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge2.0%
Swap20222029$50.0Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge2.4%
Swap20232025$50.0Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge3.7%
Swap20232031$50.0Interest rate component of debt - accounted for as a hedge2.9%
  1. Revenue

Many of the Company’s sales and merchandising revenues are generated from contracts that are outside the scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Specifically, many of the Company's Trade and Renewables sales contracts are derivatives under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The breakdown of revenues between ASC 606 and ASC 815 is as follows:

Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Revenues under ASC 606$648,843$738,978
Revenues under ASC 8152,069,3743,142,260
Total revenues$2,718,217$3,881,238

The remainder of this note applies only to those revenues that are accounted for under ASC 606.

Disaggregation of revenue

The following tables disaggregate revenues under ASC 606 by major product/service line:

Three months ended March 31, 2024
(in thousands)TradeRenewablesNutrient & IndustrialTotal
Specialty nutrients$—$—$69,724$69,724
Primary nutrients——67,31267,312
Products and co-products102,344306,165—408,509
Propane69,796——69,796
Other1,9731,24730,28233,502
Total$174,113$307,412$167,318$648,843
Three months ended March 31, 2023
(in thousands)TradeRenewablesNutrient & IndustrialTotal
Specialty nutrients$—$—$69,997$69,997
Primary nutrients——64,75064,750
Products and co-products88,966394,609—483,575
Propane76,523——76,523
Other12,5902,34829,19544,133
Total$178,079$396,957$163,942$738,978

Substantially all of the Company's revenues accounted for under ASC 606 during the periods presented in the preceding tables are recorded at a point in time instead of over time.

Contract balances

The balances of the Company’s contract liabilities were $80.5 million and $30.7 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The difference between the opening and closing balances of the Company’s contract liabilities is primarily a result of timing differences between the Company’s performance and the customer’s payment. The main driver of the contract liabilities balance are payments for primary and specialty nutrients within the Nutrient & Industrial segment received in advance of fulfilling our performance obligations under our customer contracts. Due to seasonality of this business, contract liabilities are built up through the first quarter in preparation for the spring application season. Revenue is then recognized in the Nutrient & Industrial segment throughout the spring application season as the Company fulfills its contract obligations.

  1. Income Taxes
Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Income (loss) before income taxes$13,968$(65,001)
Income tax provision (benefit)1,303(5,884)
Effective tax rate9.3%9.1%

On a quarterly basis, the Company estimates the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full year and makes changes, if necessary, based on new information or events. The estimated annual effective tax rate is forecasted based on actual historical information and forward-looking estimates and is used to provide for income taxes in interim reporting periods. The Company also recognizes the tax impact of certain unusual or infrequently occurring items, such as the effects of changes in tax laws or rates and impacts from settlements with tax authorities, discretely in the quarter in which they occur.

The difference between the 9.3% effective tax rate and the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is primarily attributable to the tax impact of non-controlling interest, stock based compensation, and federal tax credits offset by state and local income taxes, nondeductible compensation, and other discrete tax items.

The difference between the 9.1% effective tax rate and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 is primarily attributable to the tax impact of non-controlling interest, state and local income taxes, and nondeductible compensation. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, a discrete income tax benefit of $12.0 million was recorded on a loss before income taxes of $94.7 million from ELEMENT operations, which included an $87.2 million impairment charge.

  1. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") attributable to the Company:

Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Currency Translation Adjustment
Beginning balance$(2,581)$(8,203)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications(2,918)767
Tax effect——
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax(2,918)767
Ending balance$(5,499)$(7,436)
Hedging Adjustment
Beginning balance$20,985$23,546
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications8,796(4,302)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (a)(3,953)(2,105)
Tax effect(1,204)1,611
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax3,639(4,796)
Ending balance$24,624$18,750
Pension and Other Postretirement Adjustment
Beginning balance$4,203$4,883
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications5(14)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (b)(228)(228)
Tax effect4854
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax(175)(188)
Ending balance$4,028$4,695
Investments in Convertible Preferred Securities Adjustment
Beginning balance$258$258
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax——
Ending balance$258$258
Total AOCI Ending Balance$23,411$16,267

(a) Amounts reclassified from gain (loss) on cash flow hedges are reclassified from AOCI to income when the hedged item affects earnings. Gains and losses from interest rate derivatives are recognized in Interest expense, net as interest payments are made on the Company's variable rate debt. When interest rate derivatives are settled prior to maturity the gain or loss is recognized in Other income, net. See Note 5 for additional information.

(b) This accumulated other comprehensive loss component is included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost recorded in Operating, administrative and general expenses.

  1. Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

(in thousands)March 31, 2024
Assets (liabilities)Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Commodity derivatives, net (a)$48,750$67,599$—$116,349
Provisionally priced contracts (b)(86,176)(30,709)—(116,885)
Convertible preferred securities (c)——15,62515,625
Other assets and liabilities (d)5,52532,860—38,385
Total$(31,901)$69,750$15,625$53,474
(in thousands)December 31, 2023
Assets (liabilities)Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Commodity derivatives, net (a)$48,676$39,572$—$88,248
Provisionally priced contracts (b)(108,736)(65,343)—(174,079)
Convertible preferred securities (c)——15,62515,625
Other assets and liabilities (d)5,47728,009—33,486
Total$(54,583)$2,238$15,625$(36,720)
(in thousands)March 31, 2023
Assets (liabilities)Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Commodity derivatives, net (a)$32,115$82,779$—$114,894
Provisionally priced contracts (b)(16,187)(52,150)—(68,337)
Convertible preferred securities (c)——15,41015,410
Other assets and liabilities (d)8,35724,983—33,340
Total$24,285$55,612$15,410$95,307

(a)Includes associated cash posted/received as collateral.

(b)Included in "Provisionally priced contracts" are those instruments based only on underlying futures values (Level 1) and delayed price contracts (Level 2).

(c)Recorded in “Other assets, net” on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related to certain available for sale securities.

(d)Included in other assets and liabilities are assets held by the Company to fund deferred compensation plans and foreign exchange derivative contracts (Level 1), as well as interest rate derivatives (Level 2).

Level 1 commodity derivatives reflect the fair value of the exchanged-traded futures and options contracts that the Company holds, net of the cash collateral, that the Company has in its margin account.

The majority of the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value are based on the market approach valuation technique. With the market approach, fair value is derived using prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.

The Company’s net commodity derivatives primarily consist of futures or options contracts via regulated exchanges and contracts with producers or customers under which the future settlement date and bushels (or gallons in the case of ethanol contracts) of commodities to be delivered (primarily wheat, corn, soybeans and ethanol) are fixed and under which the price may or may not be fixed. Depending on the specifics of the individual contracts, the fair value is derived from the futures or options prices quoted on various exchanges for similar commodities and delivery dates as well as observable quotes for local basis adjustments (the difference, which is attributable to local market conditions, between the quoted futures price and the local cash price). Because “basis” for a particular commodity and location typically has multiple quoted prices from other agribusinesses in the same geographical vicinity and is used as a common pricing mechanism in the agribusiness industry, the Company has concluded that “basis” is typically a Level 2 fair value input for purposes of the fair value disclosure requirements related to our commodity derivatives, depending on the specific commodity. Although nonperformance risk, both of the Company and the counterparty, is present in each of these commodity contracts and is a component of the estimated fair values, based on the Company’s historical experience with its producers and customers and the Company’s knowledge of their businesses, the Company does not view nonperformance risk to be a significant input to fair value for these commodity contracts.

These fair value disclosures exclude RMI which consists of agricultural commodity inventories measured at net realizable value. The net realizable value used to measure the Company’s agricultural commodity inventories is the fair value (spot price of the commodity in an exchange), less cost of disposal and transportation based on the local market. This valuation would generally be considered Level 2. The amount of RMI is disclosed in Note 2. Changes in the net realizable value of commodity inventories are recognized as a component of cost of sales and merchandising revenues.

Provisionally priced contract liabilities are those for which the Company has taken ownership and possession of grain, but the final purchase price has not been established. In the case of payables where the unpriced portion of the contract is limited to the futures price of the underlying commodity or the Company has delivered provisionally priced grain and a subsequent payable or receivable is set up for any future changes in the grain price, quoted exchange prices are used and the liability is deemed to be Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. For all other unpriced contracts which include variable futures and basis components, the amounts recorded for delayed price contracts are determined on the basis of local grain market prices at the balance sheet date and, as such, are deemed to be Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The convertible preferred securities are interests in several early-stage enterprises that may be in various forms, such as convertible debt or preferred equity securities.

A reconciliation of beginning and ending balances for the Company’s fair value measurements using Level 3 inputs is as follows:

Convertible Preferred Securities
(in thousands)20242023
Assets at January 1,$15,625$16,278
Gains included in Other income, net—802
Proceeds from investments—(1,670)
Assets at March 31,$15,625$15,410

The following tables summarize quantitative information about the Company's Level 3 fair value measurements:

Quantitative Information about Recurring Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
Fair Value as of
(in thousands)March 31, 2024December 31, 2023March 31, 2023Valuation MethodUnobservable InputWeighted Average
Convertible preferred securities (a)$15,625$15,625$15,410Implied based on market pricesN/AN/A

(a) The Company considers observable price changes and other additional market data available to estimate fair value, including additional capital raising, internal valuation models, progress towards key business milestones, and other relevant market data points.

Quantitative Information about Non-Recurring Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
Fair Value as of
(in thousands)March 31, 2024December 31, 2023March 31, 2023Valuation MethodUnobservable InputWeighted Average
Ethanol Plant Assets (a)$—$—$41,673VariousVariousN/A

(a) The Company recognized impairment charges on ELEMENT ethanol plant assets in Colwich, Kansas. The fair value of the assets was determined by a third-party consultant using a discounted cash flow method and a market approach. Both of these methods were given probability weightings based on management's assessment of the ethanol plant's future operations to arrive at the fair value of the ethanol plant assets. The discounted cash flow model is determined by discounting the projected free cash flows using an appropriate discount rate. Key assumptions in the projections of future cash flows used in the consultant's model included input costs (corn, natural gas, etc.), production days, and co-product premiums. The market approach analyzed enterprise value to ethanol production capacity multiples for a group of guideline public companies as well as recent mergers and acquisition transactions. Using these multiples as a baseline, the consultant applied selected multiples to the ELEMENT plant production capacity to arrive at an indicated fair value. These measures are considered Level 3 inputs on a nonrecurring basis.

The fair value of the Company’s cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their carrying value as they are close to maturity.

  1. Related Parties

In the ordinary course of business, and on an arm's length basis, the Company will enter into related party transactions with the minority shareholder of the Company's Renewables operations and certain equity method investments that the Company holds, along with other related parties.

The following table sets forth the related party transactions entered into for the time periods presented:

Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Sales of products$61,611$74,951
Purchases of products8,29215,702
(in thousands)March 31, 2024December 31, 2023March 31, 2023
Accounts receivable$14,504$6,732$10,350
Accounts payable5,3333,9012,800
  1. Segment Information

The Company’s operations include three reportable business segments that are distinguished primarily on the basis of products and services offered as well as the structure of management. The Trade business includes commodity merchandising and the operation of terminal grain elevator facilities. The Renewables business produces ethanol and co-products through itsfour co-owned and fully consolidated ethanol production facilities as well as purchases and sells ethanol and ethanol co-products. The Nutrient & Industrial business manufactures and distributes plant nutrient products such as agricultural inputs, primarily fertilizers and turf care products along with industrial products such as deicers, dust abatement solutions and corncob-based products. The Other category includes other corporate level costs not attributable to an operating segment and intercompany eliminations between the segments.

The segment information below includes the allocation of expenses shared by one or more operating segments. Although management believes such allocations are reasonable, the operating information does not necessarily reflect how such data might appear if the segments were operated as separate businesses. The Company does not have any customers who represent 10 percent or more of total revenues.

Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Revenues from external customers
Trade$1,893,859$2,877,780
Renewables657,039839,516
Nutrient & Industrial167,319163,942
Total$2,718,217$3,881,238
Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Income (loss) before income taxes
Trade$5,924$39,364
Renewables (a)22,791(82,513)
Nutrient & Industrial(1,850)(10,438)
Other(12,897)(11,414)
Total$13,968$(65,001)

(a) Includes income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests of $7.1 million and $(44.4) million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

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