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| The agreement with Gander Foods with respect to our rice milling operations continue to drive improvement in the operating results at Golden Ridge |
| Production at MGI as of this month is fully online and so we believe we have a solid platform for future growth |
| In the first quarter, the Board made substantial progress with this effort |
| Over the years multiple management teams with different strategies and a variety of initiatives have worked to try and create value in the public markets and none have reached the level of scale that were able to support the high fixed costs of this business in a sustainable way |
| Towards the end of the first quarter, we completed the capacity upgrade at MGI, providing us with 50% more capacity and a broader range of manufacturing capabilities |
| While this review has been underway, our milling businesses maintained their current levels of performance in the first quarter compared to the second half of last year |
| Therefore, the company claims protection under the safe harbor for forward-looking statements as contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses were $1.7 million, unchanged from the first quarter last year as we continue to aggressively manage expenses |
| William Keneally Thank you, Peter, and good afternoon everyone |
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| The added value derivatives business continues to offset the gains we have made elsewhere due to increased competition and processing challenges internally |
| This performance was offset by continued challenges in our value-added derivatives business |
| First quarter revenues were $9.3 million, a 12.2% decrease compared to $10.6 million in the first quarter last year |
| The $800,000 decrease in gross profit was also attributed to our added value derivatives business |
| Adjusted EBITDA losses were $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to adjusted EBITDA losses of $400,000 in the first quarter of 2022 |
| Operating losses this quarter were $2 million compared to $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2022 |
| Gross loss was $300,000 compared to a gross profit of $500,000 in the first quarter of 2022 |
| This year-over-year decrease was primarily due to our value -- our added value derivatives business as Peter discussed |
| As a result of higher operating losses being offset by lower other expenses, net loss in the first quarter of 2023 was $2 million or $0.31 per share, compared to $1.5 million or $0.29 per share in the first quarter of 2022 |
| We had $3.4 million in cash and equivalents as of March 31, 2023, a decline of $500,000 from December 31, 2022 due to cash used in operations and capital expenditure |
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