EMPIRE PETROLEUM PARTNERS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands)
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Nature of Operations
Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC and its subsidiaries (“EPP,” “we,” “our,” “us” or the “Company”) was formed on June 15, 2011 as a Delaware limited liability company and commenced operations on July 7, 2011 when it acquired substantially all of the assets and liabilities of Empire Petroleum Holdings, LLC (“EPH”). EPP is one of the largest and most geographically diversified independent wholesale distributors of motor fuel in the United States. EPP’s motor fuel distribution network serves retail fuel outlets primarily in its four core markets of the Southwest, East, North and Central regions of the United States.
We generate wholesale revenue primarily through long-term, fixed margin motor fuel supply agreements with dealers. In addition to income from our wholesale distribution of motor fuel, we receive income from our retail sales of motor fuel to consumers at our consignment sites and company-operated sites, income from our sales of convenience store merchandise at company-operated sites and rental income from sites that we lease or sublease to dealers or consignment agents.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, these interim financial statements do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2019. These financial statements include all known accruals and adjustments necessary, in the opinion of management, for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and changes in members’ equity for the period presented. The results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the full year.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
Assessment of COVID-19 Impact
The Company assessed certain accounting matters that generally require consideration of forecasted financial information, in context with the information reasonably available to the Company and the unknown future impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as of September 30, 2020, and through the date on which these condensed financial statements are issued. The accounting matters assessed included, but were not limited to, the Company’s carrying value of goodwill and other long-lived assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation and related reserves, fair value of financial assets and revenue recognition. Based on our assessment, there was no material impact to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020. The Company’s future assessment of the magnitude and duration of COVID-19, as well as other factors, could result in material impacts to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods.
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accounting policies applied in the preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent with those applied in the preparation of the Company’s audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019.
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