AMTX - Earnings call transcript Q4 2019

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Aemetis Fourth Quarter 2019 Earnings Review Conference Call. [Operator Instructions].

As a reminder, today's conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Mr. Todd Waltz, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aemetis, Inc. Mr. sir. begin, may you Waltz,

Todd Waltz

corporate Thank the earnings you, Earnings website Fourth XXXX available or press release, the aemetis.com and review the Exchange for Commission, homepage. calls. Welcome Conference Call. This to recent updated press Review earnings our and review Aemetis filing We with to Securities aemetis.com previous Quarter releases today's Jim. on presentation, conference suggest at is download visiting presentation

following the statement. today, I'd like we Before our read begin discussion to disclosure

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gross ethanol XX, the at fourth results was XX, I'd ended fourth per the for gallon increasing slightly Now Revenues sales to increased a $X.X $XX.X to to of profit X December X compared to during The market of $XX.X a for ended $X.XX India the ended of same were review the of December $X.X in XXXX. cost XXXX, period prices million $X.XX for with the rose gallon gross months per December XX, loss XXXX. $X.XX improvement X million was profit plant, quarter during months attributable XXXX, along XXXX during in $X.XX delivered the during periods. for corn financial quarter the to from to Gross respective of from XXXX. for the compared the the XXXX, where same quarter the million fourth million months like

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Eric McAfee

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from Now let's take a Jim? few call our participants. questions

Operator

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Edward Woo

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Eric McAfee

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Edward Woo

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Eric McAfee

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Operator

line our at next of We'll Shane Stonegate. from Martin take question the

Shane Martin

kind guys any overall have and guys kind if India -- it's you coronavirus the demand are also any give by of any? I an Just kind thus both as of all, can Can at guys there's is of of you But in far, that as concerned. been to kind operational if disruptions if hampered, innings seeing? of terms color operations how far early know India me as you impact

Eric McAfee

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Shane Martin

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Eric McAfee

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Shane Martin

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Eric McAfee

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Shane Martin

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Eric McAfee

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Operator

take phones the Next, from of Ameriprise. question the over Welch line Tom coming we'll at a

Tom Welch

Great costs.

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Eric McAfee

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Tom Welch

Can what million? I coming seeing from you are primarily the country funding the existing $X ask

Eric McAfee

so a the investor a creation XX% Chinese literally get XXXX. that's India Chinese investors from many is EB-X the at in would of China is XX% But program, dollars the billions expect in funded for the card. the in I comprised a Historically, Today, job about of least program country to wait XX-year India. of new be will green program.

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Tom Welch

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Eric McAfee

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Tom Welch

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the on Belt So or similar see New just and other we be Corn legislation states? interested could opinion of whether the in I in but pure speculation here, all would your York not -- California,

Eric McAfee

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Operator

We'll Private to move [ph], Fiorello line of next Massimo the Investor.

Unidentified Analyst

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Eric McAfee

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Unidentified Analyst

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Eric McAfee

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Unidentified Analyst

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Eric McAfee

Great. soon. you, Thank to you, Maximo. Talk

Operator

and are our today. we At further phone gentlemen, and comments do there Ladies your appreciate questions audience. questions time, no from this

any team I'm our to leadership or pleased the floor to So additional back remarks. turn for closing

Eric McAfee

continue shareholders, Aemetis. Thanks, with today. to us at to growth our for look forward Aemetis dialogue Jim. the our stock We to others I that. Thanks talking joining appreciate and you analysts about opportunities

Todd Waltz

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Operator

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Aemetis (AMTX) 12 Mar 202019 Q4 Earnings call transcript