BASIS OF PRESENTATION	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 and nine months ended September 30, 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, “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 and nine months ended September 30, 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 its 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 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 nine months of 2013, 67% of the Company’s revenue was derived from sales associated with new wind turbine installations, versus 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 The Company had cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments that totaled $23,693 as of September 30, 2013, up significantly from $516 as of December 31, 2012. The Company’s improved cash position is primarily the result of (i) the sale of its idle wind tower manufacturing facility in Brandon, South Dakota (the “Brandon Facility”), which occurred in April 2013 and generated approximately $8,000 in net proceeds after closing costs and repayment of the associated mortgage balance, and (ii) the receipt of customer deposits used mainly to fund raw material steel purchases associated with tower orders. During the third quarter of 2012, the Company entered into a three-year $20,000 credit agreement with AloStar Bank of Commerce (“AloStar”). Pursuant to this agreement, AloStar will advance funds, as requested, 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 its Subsidiaries are automatically applied to the outstanding borrowed balance. At September 30, 2013, the AloStar line of credit was undrawn and the Company had the ability to borrow up to $15,480 thereunder. The Company 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 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 September 30, 2013, the Company is obligated to make principal payments on outstanding debt totaling $342 during the next twelve months. If assumptions regarding the Company’s production, sales and subsequent collections from several of the Company’s large customers, as well as customer advances and 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 investments. 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. 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 $8,500 of net costs in conjunction with its restructuring plan. Including costs incurred to date, the Company expects that a total of approximately $13,300 of net costs will be incurred to implement this restructuring plan. Of the total projected expenses, the Company anticipates that approximately $5,400 will be non-cash expenditures.

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 and nine months ended September 30, 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, “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 and nine months ended September 30, 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 its 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 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 nine months of 2013, 67% of the Company’s revenue was derived from sales associated with new wind turbine installations, versus 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

The Company had cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments that totaled $23,693 as of September 30, 2013, up significantly from $516 as of December 31, 2012. The Company’s improved cash position is primarily the result of (i) the sale of its idle wind tower manufacturing facility in Brandon, South Dakota (the “Brandon Facility”), which occurred in April 2013 and generated approximately $8,000 in net proceeds after closing costs and repayment of the associated mortgage balance, and (ii) the receipt of customer deposits used mainly to fund raw material steel purchases associated with tower orders. During the third quarter of 2012, the Company entered into a three-year $20,000 credit agreement with AloStar Bank of Commerce (“AloStar”). Pursuant to this agreement, AloStar will advance funds, as requested, 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 its Subsidiaries are automatically applied to the outstanding borrowed balance. At September 30, 2013, the AloStar line of credit was undrawn and the Company had the ability to borrow up to $15,480 thereunder.

The Company 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 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 September 30, 2013, the Company is obligated to make principal payments on outstanding debt totaling $342 during the next twelve months. If assumptions regarding the Company’s production, sales and subsequent collections from several of the Company’s large customers, as well as customer advances and 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 investments. 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.

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 $8,500 of net costs in conjunction with its restructuring plan. Including costs incurred to date, the Company expects that a total of approximately $13,300 of net costs will be incurred to implement this restructuring plan. Of the total projected expenses, the Company anticipates that approximately $5,400 will be non-cash expenditures.