BASIS OF PRESENTATION	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, including normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the twelve months ending December 31, 2013. The December 31, 2012 condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. This financial information should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein include the accounts of Broadwind Energy, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Broadwind Towers, Inc. (“Broadwind Towers”), Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc. (“Brad Foote”) and Broadwind Services, LLC (“Broadwind Services”) (collectively, the “Subsidiaries”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. There have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the significant accounting policies described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Company Description As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “Broadwind,” and the “Company” refer to Broadwind Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation headquartered in Cicero, Illinois, and the Subsidiaries. Broadwind provides technologically advanced high-value products and services to energy, mining and infrastructure sector customers, primarily in the U.S. The Company’s most significant presence is within the U.S. wind industry, although it has increasingly diversified into other industrial markets in order to improve its capacity utilization and reduce its exposure to uncertainty related to favorable governmental policies currently supporting the U.S. wind industry. For the first three months of 2013, 57% of the Company’s revenue was derived from sales associated with new wind turbine installations, down from 64% for the same period of 2012. The Company’s product and service portfolio provides its wind energy customers, including wind turbine manufacturers, wind farm developers and wind farm operators, with access to a broad array of component and service offerings. Outside of the wind market, the Company provides precision gearing and specialty weldments to a broad range of industrial customers for oil and gas, mining and other industrial applications. Liquidity During the third quarter of 2012, the Company established a three-year $20,000 credit agreement with AloStar Bank of Commerce (“AloStar”). Pursuant to this agreement, AloStar will advance funds against the Company’s borrowing base, which consists of approximately 85% of eligible receivables and approximately 50% of eligible inventory. Under this borrowing structure, borrowings are continuous and all cash proceeds received by the Company and the Subsidiaries are automatically applied to the outstanding borrowed balance. As a result of this structure, the Company anticipates that cash balances will remain at a minimum while there are outstanding borrowed amounts on the line of credit. As discussed further in Note 18, “Subsequent Event” of these condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company increased its liquidity in April 2013 by approximately $8 million as a result of the sale of its idle wind tower manufacturing facility in Brandon, South Dakota (the “Brandon Facility”). A portion of the proceeds from the sale were used to repay the remaining balance of the mortgage on the Brandon Facility. The Company has a limited history of operations and has incurred operating losses since inception, partly due to large non-cash charges attributable to significant capital expenditures and acquisition outlays during 2007 and 2008. The Company anticipates that current cash resources, amounts available on the AloStar line of credit, and cash to be generated from operations and asset sales over the next twelve months will be adequate to meet the Company’s liquidity needs for at least the next twelve months. As discussed further in Note 8, “Debt and Credit Agreements” of these condensed consolidated financial statements, as of March 31, 2013, the Company was obligated to make principal payments on outstanding debt totaling $330 during the next twelve months and had a $6,172 balance on the AloStar line of credit. If assumptions regarding the Company’s production, sales and subsequent collections from several of the Company’s large customers, as well as revenues generated from new customer orders, are not materially consistent with management’s expectations, the Company may in the future encounter cash flow and liquidity issues. If the Company cannot make scheduled payments on its debt, or comply with applicable covenants, it may lose operational flexibility or have to delay planned operational objectives. Any additional equity financing, if available, may be dilutive to stockholders, and additional debt financing, if available, will likely require new financial covenants or impose other restrictions on the Company. While the Company believes that it will continue to have sufficient cash flows to operate its businesses and to meet its financial obligations and debt covenants, there can be no assurances that its operations will generate sufficient cash, that it will be able to comply with applicable loan covenants or that credit facilities will be available in an amount sufficient to enable the Company to pay its indebtedness or to fund its other liquidity needs. In addition, please refer to Note 17, “Restructuring” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the restructuring plan which the Company initiated in the third quarter of 2011. To date, the Company has incurred $7,900 of costs in conjunction with its restructuring plan. Including costs incurred to date, the Company expects that a total of approximately $12,800 of net costs will be incurred to implement this restructuring plan. Of the total projected expenses, the Company anticipates that approximately $5,000 will be non-cash expenditures. The Company anticipates cash flow savings of approximately $6,000 annually from the restructuring efforts.

NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, including normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the twelve months ending December 31, 2013. The December 31, 2012 condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. This financial information should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein include the accounts of Broadwind Energy, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Broadwind Towers, Inc. (“Broadwind Towers”), Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc. (“Brad Foote”) and Broadwind Services, LLC (“Broadwind Services”) (collectively, the “Subsidiaries”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

There have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the significant accounting policies described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Company Description

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “Broadwind,” and the “Company” refer to Broadwind Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation headquartered in Cicero, Illinois, and the Subsidiaries.

Broadwind provides technologically advanced high-value products and services to energy, mining and infrastructure sector customers, primarily in the U.S. The Company’s most significant presence is within the U.S. wind industry, although it has increasingly diversified into other industrial markets in order to improve its capacity utilization and reduce its exposure to uncertainty related to favorable governmental policies currently supporting the U.S. wind industry. For the first three months of 2013, 57% of the Company’s revenue was derived from sales associated with new wind turbine installations, down from 64% for the same period of 2012.

The Company’s product and service portfolio provides its wind energy customers, including wind turbine manufacturers, wind farm developers and wind farm operators, with access to a broad array of component and service offerings. Outside of the wind market, the Company provides precision gearing and specialty weldments to a broad range of industrial customers for oil and gas, mining and other industrial applications.

Liquidity

During the third quarter of 2012, the Company established a three-year $20,000 credit agreement with AloStar Bank of Commerce (“AloStar”). Pursuant to this agreement, AloStar will advance funds against the Company’s borrowing base, which consists of approximately 85% of eligible receivables and approximately 50% of eligible inventory. Under this borrowing structure, borrowings are continuous and all cash proceeds received by the Company and the Subsidiaries are automatically applied to the outstanding borrowed balance. As a result of this structure, the Company anticipates that cash balances will remain at a minimum while there are outstanding borrowed amounts on the line of credit.

As discussed further in Note 18, “Subsequent Event” of these condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company increased its liquidity in April 2013 by approximately $8 million as a result of the sale of its idle wind tower manufacturing facility in Brandon, South Dakota (the “Brandon Facility”). A portion of the proceeds from the sale were used to repay the remaining balance of the mortgage on the Brandon Facility.

The Company has a limited history of operations and has incurred operating losses since inception, partly due to large non-cash charges attributable to significant capital expenditures and acquisition outlays during 2007 and 2008. The Company anticipates that current cash resources, amounts available on the AloStar line of credit, and cash to be generated from operations and asset sales over the next twelve months will be adequate to meet the Company’s liquidity needs for at least the next twelve months. As discussed further in Note 8, “Debt and Credit Agreements” of these condensed consolidated financial statements, as of March 31, 2013, the Company was obligated to make principal payments on outstanding debt totaling $330 during the next twelve months and had a $6,172 balance on the AloStar line of credit. If assumptions regarding the Company’s production, sales and subsequent collections from several of the Company’s large customers, as well as revenues generated from new customer orders, are not materially consistent with management’s expectations, the Company may in the future encounter cash flow and liquidity issues. If the Company cannot make scheduled payments on its debt, or comply with applicable covenants, it may lose operational flexibility or have to delay planned operational objectives. Any additional equity financing, if available, may be dilutive to stockholders, and additional debt financing, if available, will likely require new financial covenants or impose other restrictions on the Company. While the Company believes that it will continue to have sufficient cash flows to operate its businesses and to meet its financial obligations and debt covenants, there can be no assurances that its operations will generate sufficient cash, that it will be able to comply with applicable loan covenants or that credit facilities will be available in an amount sufficient to enable the Company to pay its indebtedness or to fund its other liquidity needs.

In addition, please refer to Note 17, “Restructuring” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the restructuring plan which the Company initiated in the third quarter of 2011. To date, the Company has incurred $7,900 of costs in conjunction with its restructuring plan. Including costs incurred to date, the Company expects that a total of approximately $12,800 of net costs will be incurred to implement this restructuring plan. Of the total projected expenses, the Company anticipates that approximately $5,000 will be non-cash expenditures. The Company anticipates cash flow savings of approximately $6,000 annually from the restructuring efforts.