NOTICE: OUR PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWED OR AUDITED, OMIT FOOTNOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND ARE SUBJECT TO EFFECT OF NORMAL QUARTERLY REVIEW ADJUSTMENTS.
The preliminary unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management, have not been examined, reviewed or audited by an independent public accountant, and omit footnotes which are an integral part of financial statements. The financial statements are subject to the effect of normal quarterly review adjustments and changes following completion of a review by an independent accountant. The elimination entries are estimated. The results reported in these preliminary unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the months ended May 31 and June 30, 2013 should not be regarded as necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other month or quarter or for the fiscal year.
The preliminary unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with:
(1) the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2012, contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 13, 2013;
(2) the unaudited consolidated condensed balance sheets as of January 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the three months ended January 31, 2013 and January 31, 2012, and notes thereto, contained in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2013 filed on June 11, 2013;
(3) the unaudited consolidated condensed balance sheets as of April 30, 2013 and October 31, 2012, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and April 30, 2012, and the six months ended April 30, 2013 and April 30, 2012, and notes thereto, contained in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2013 filed on July 1, 2013.
The preliminary unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the month ended May 31, 2013 contains information regarding our financial results and financial condition for the month ended May 31, 2013 and includes unaudited consolidated condensed balance sheets as of May 31, 2013, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the month ended May 31, 2013, and for the seven months ended May 31, 2013.
The preliminary unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the month ended June 30, 2013 contains information regarding our financial results and financial condition for the month ended June 30, 2013 and includes unaudited consolidated condensed balance sheets as of June 30, 2013, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the month ended June 30, 2013, and for the eight months ended June 30, 2013.
Principles of Consolidation
The financial statements include the accounts of Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Lakefield Farmers Elevator, LLC and HLBE Pipeline Company, LLC, collectively, the “Company.” HLBE Pipeline Company, LLC owns 73% of Agrinatural Gas, LLC (“Agrinatural”). Given the Company’s control over the operations of Agrinatural and its majority voting interest, the Company consolidates the financial statements of Agrinatural with its consolidated financial statements, with the equity and earnings (loss) attributed to the remaining 27% noncontrolling interest identified separately in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
Noncontrolling Interest
Amounts recorded as noncontrolling interest on the balance sheet relate to the net investment by an unrelated party in Agrinatural. Income and losses are allocated to the members of Agrinatural based on their respective percentage of membership units held. Agrinatural will provide natural gas to the plant with a specified price per MMBTU for an initial term of 10 years, with two renewal options for five year periods.
Accounting Estimates
Management uses estimates and assumptions in preparing these financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Those estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported revenues and expenses. The Company uses estimates and assumptions in accounting for significant matters including, among others, the analysis of impairment of long-lived assets, contingencies and valuation of forward purchase contract commitments and inventory. The Company periodically reviews estimates and assumptions, and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period in which the revision is made. Actual results could differ from those estimates.