10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018

OR

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                   to

Commission file number 001-34278

BROADWIND ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	88-0409160
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3240 S. Central Avenue, Cicero, IL 60804

(Address of principal executive offices)

(708) 780-4800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  ☒  No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding twelve months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  ☒  No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer ☐	Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐ Emerging growth company ☐	Smaller reporting company ☒
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period to comply with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  ☐  No  ☒

Number of shares of registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001, outstanding as of April 27,  2018:  15,377,019.

BROADWIND ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX

		Page No.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	1
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	4
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	26
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	27
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	28
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	28
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	28
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	28
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	28
Item 5.	Other Information	28
Item 6.	Exhibits	28
Signatures		30

PART I.       FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial Statements

BROADWIND ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	26	$	78
Accounts receivable, net		15,925		13,644
Inventories, net		22,294		19,279
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1,819		1,798
Current assets held for sale		579		580
Total current assets		40,643		35,379
LONG-TERM ASSETS:
Property and equipment, net		53,707		55,693
Goodwill		4,993		4,993
Other intangible assets, net		15,607		16,078
Other assets		195		207
TOTAL ASSETS	$	115,145	$	112,350
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Line of credit, NMTC and other notes payable	$	18,028	$	14,138
Current maturities of long-term debt		114		114
Current portions of capital lease obligations		771		762
Accounts payable		13,905		11,756
Accrued liabilities		6,046		4,393
Customer deposits		9,988		9,791
Current liabilities held for sale		29		30
Total current liabilities		48,881		40,984
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Long-term debt, net of current maturities		1,523		797
Long-term capital lease obligations, net of current portions		745		941
Other		2,333		3,557
Total long-term liabilities		4,601		5,295
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding		—		—
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 15,650,956 and 15,480,299 shares issued as of March 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively		16		15
Treasury stock, at cost, 273,937 shares as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017		(1,842)		(1,842)
Additional paid-in capital		380,434		380,005
Accumulated deficit		(316,945)		(312,107)
Total stockholders’ equity		61,663		66,071
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	115,145	$	112,350

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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BROADWIND ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Revenues	$	29,967	$	56,060
Cost of sales		29,984		49,686
Restructuring		115		—
Gross (loss) profit		(132)		6,374
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Selling, general and administrative		3,898		4,420
Intangible amortization		471		351
Restructuring		36		—
Total operating expenses		4,405		4,771
Operating (loss) income		(4,537)		1,603
OTHER INCOME, net:
Interest expense, net		(298)		(139)
Other, net		(3)		—
Total other expense, net		(301)		(139)
Net (loss) income before benefit for income taxes		(4,838)		1,464
Benefit for income taxes		(27)		(5,018)
(LOSS) INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS		(4,811)		6,482
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS		(27)		(155)
NET (LOSS)  INCOME	$	(4,838)	$	6,327
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE—BASIC:
(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(0.32)	$	0.43
Loss from discontinued operations		(0.00)		(0.01)
Net (loss) income	$	(0.32)	$	0.42
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING—BASIC		15,257		14,929
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE—DILUTED:
(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(0.32)	$	0.43
Loss from discontinued operations		(0.00)		(0.01)
Net (loss) income	$	(0.32)	$	0.42
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING—DILUTED		15,257		15,195

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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BROADWIND ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except share data)

	Common Stock			Treasury Stock			Additional
	Shares	Issued			Issued		Paid-in		Accumulated
	Issued	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Deficit		Total
BALANCE, December 31, 2016	15,175,767	$	15	(273,937)	$	(1,842)	$	378,876	$	(308,466)	$	68,583
Stock issued for restricted stock	190,482		—	—		—		—		—		—
Stock issued under defined contribution 401(k) retirement savings plan	114,050		—	—		—		316		—		316
Share-based compensation	—		—	—		—		813		—		813
Net loss	—		—	—		—		—		(3,641)		(3,641)
BALANCE, December 31, 2017	15,480,299	$	15	(273,937)	$	(1,842)	$	380,005	$	(312,107)	$	66,071
Stock issued for restricted stock	96,534		1	—		—		—		—		1
Stock issued under defined contribution 401(k) retirement savings plan	74,123		—	—		—		167		—		167
Share-based compensation	—		—	—		—		262		—		262
Net loss	—		—	—		—		—		(4,838)		(4,838)
BALANCE, March 31, 2018	15,650,956	$	16	(273,937)	$	(1,842)	$	380,434	$	(316,945)	$	61,663

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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BROADWIND ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net (loss) income	$	(4,838)	$	6,327
Loss from discontinued operations		(27)		(155)
(Loss) income from continuing operations		(4,811)		6,482
Adjustments to reconcile net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense		2,357		2,101
Deferred income taxes		(27)		(5,050)
Stock-based compensation		262		222
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(15)		8
Common stock issued under defined contribution 401(k) plan		167		—
Gain on disposal of assets		—		(2)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:
Accounts receivable		(2,266)		(9,037)
Inventories		(2,577)		382
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		21		423
Accounts payable		2,956		2,883
Accrued liabilities		1,653		(2,356)
Customer deposits		197		(4,440)
Other non-current assets and liabilities		(1,210)		239
Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations		(3,293)		(8,145)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Cash paid in acquisition		—		(16,659)
Sales of available for sale securities		—		2,221
Maturities of available for sale securities		—		950
Purchases of property and equipment		(229)		(3,261)
Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment		—		2
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations		(229)		(16,747)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from line of credit		32,886		51,852
Payments on line of credit		(29,202)		(45,358)
Principal payments on capital leases		(187)		(114)
Net cash provided by financing activities of continuing operations		3,497		6,380
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:
Operating cash flows		(27)		74
Financing cash flows		—		(109)
Net cash used in discontinued operations		(27)		(35)
Add: Cash balance of discontinued operations, beginning of period		—		2
Less: Cash balance of discontinued operations, end of period		—		—
NET DECREASE  IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH		(52)		(18,545)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH beginning of the period		78		18,800
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH end of the period	$	26	$	255
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	233	$	77
Income taxes paid	$	—	$	3
Non-cash activities:
Issuance of restricted stock grants	$	262	$	222
Contingent consideration related to business acquisition	$	—	$	2,944
Red Wolf acquisition:
Assets acquired	$	—	$	27,157
Liabilities assumed	$	—	$	7,554

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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BROADWIND ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein include the accounts of Broadwind Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Broadwind Towers, Inc. (“Broadwind Towers”), Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc. (“Brad Foote”), and Red Wolf Company, LLC (“Red Wolf”).  See the discussion of the Red Wolf acquisition in Note 17 “Business Combinations” of these condensed consolidated financial statements.  All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

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, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the twelve months ending December 31, 2018. The December 31, 2017 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 consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. 

In February 2017, the Company acquired Red Wolf and formed the Process Systems segment. Consequently, the Company has revised its segment presentation to include three reportable operating segments: Towers and Heavy Fabrications, Gearing and Process Systems. All current results have been presented to reflect this change. See Note 14, “Segment Reporting” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of reportable segments. 

There have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to the significant accounting policies described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Company Description

Through its subsidiaries, the Company provides technologically advanced high-value products to energy, mining and infrastructure sector customers, primarily in the United States of America (the “U.S.”). The Company’s most significant presence is within the U.S. wind energy industry, which accounted for 52% of the Company’s revenue during the first three months of 2018. 

The Company has diversified its operations to provide precision gearing, specialty fabrications, kitting and assemblies of industrial systems to a broad range of industrial customers for oil and gas (“O&G”), mining, steel, and other industrial applications.

Please refer to Note 18, “Restructuring” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for the discussion of the restructuring plan which the Company initiated in the current year quarter. The Company has incurred a total of approximately $151 of net costs in the first quarter of 2018 to implement this restructuring plan.

Liquidity

The Company meets its short term liquidity needs through cash generated from operations, its available cash balances,  the Credit Facility (as defined below), additional equipment financing, and access to the public or private debt equity markets, including the option to raise capital under Broadwind Form S-3 (as discussed below).

See Note 8, “Debt and Credit Agreements” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for a complete description of the Credit Facility and the Company’s other debt.

Total debt and capital lease obligations at March 31, 2018 totaled $21,181, which includes current outstanding debt and capital leases totaling $18,913. The current outstanding debt includes $14,239 outstanding under the Company’s revolving line of credit and $2,600 related to the New Market Tax Credit Transaction (the “NMTC Transaction”). See Note 16 “New Markets Tax Credit Transaction” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for a complete description of the NMTC Transaction.

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On August 11, 2017, the Company filed a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 10, 2017. This shelf registration statement, which includes a base prospectus, allows the Company at any time to offer any combination of securities described in the prospectus in one or more offerings. Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement accompanying the base prospectus, the Company would use the net proceeds from the sale of any securities offered pursuant to the shelf registration statement for general corporate purposes.

The Company anticipates that current cash resources, amounts available under the Credit Facility, cash to be generated from operations, and any potential proceeds from the sale of Company securities under the Form S-3 will be adequate to meet the Company’s liquidity needs for at least the next twelve months. If assumptions regarding the Company’s production, sales and subsequent collections from certain of the Company’s large customers, as well as customer deposits and revenues generated from new customer orders, are materially inconsistent with management’s expectations, the Company may in the future encounter cash flow and liquidity issues. If the Company’s operational performance deteriorates significantly, it may be unable to comply with existing financial covenants, and could lose access to the Credit Facility. This could limit the Company’s operational flexibility, require a delay in making planned investments and/or require the Company to seek additional equity or debt financing. Any additional equity financing, if available, may be dilutive to stockholders, and additional debt financing, if available, would likely require new financial covenants or impose other restrictions on the Company. While the Company believes that it will continue to have sufficient cash available 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, or that credit facilities will be available in an amount sufficient to enable the Company to meet these financial obligations.

Management’s Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Significant estimates, among others, include revenue recognition, future tax rates, inventory reserves, warranty reserves, impairment of long-lived assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, workers’ compensation reserves, and health insurance reserves. Although these estimates are based upon management’s best knowledge of current events and actions that the Company may undertake in the future, actual results could differ from these estimates.

NOTE 2 — REVENUES

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) 2014-09 and 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under Topic 606 while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the Company’s historical accounting under Topic 605. Based on the Company’s contract evaluation, the Company determined there was no need to record any changes to the opening retained earnings due to the impact of adopting Topic 606. The adoption of Topic 606 did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods.

The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated by revenue source for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2018		2017(1)
Towers and Heavy Fabrications	$	16,785	$	48,895
Process Systems		4,377		3,294
Gearing		8,805		3,871
Consolidated	$	29,967	$	56,060

⁽¹⁾ As noted above, prior period amounts have not been adjusted under the modified retrospective method.

Revenue within the Company’s Gearing and Process Systems segments is recognized at a point in time, typically when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to its customers in an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct product or service to the customer. The Company measures revenue based on the consideration specified in the purchase order and revenue is recognized when the performance obligations are satisfied. If applicable, the transaction price of

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a contract is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when or as the customer receives the benefit of the performance obligation.

In most instances within the Company’s Towers and Heavy Fabrications segment, products are sold under terms included in bill and hold sales arrangements that result in different timing for revenue recognition. The Company recognizes revenue under these arrangements only when the buyer requests the arrangement, the ordered goods are segregated from inventory and not available to fill other orders, the goods must be currently be ready for physical transfer to the customer, and the Company cannot have the ability to use the product or to direct it to another customer. Assuming these required revenue recognition criteria are met, revenue is recognized upon completion of product manufacture and customer acceptance.

The Company generally expenses sales commissions when incurred because the amortization period would have been one year or less. These costs are recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses. Customer deposits, deferred revenue and other receipts are deferred and recognized when the revenue is realized and earned. Cash payments to customers are classified as reductions of revenue in the Company’s statement of operations.

The Company does not disclose the value of the unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue which the Company has the right to invoice for goods completed.

NOTE 3 — EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, as follows: 

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018		2017
Basic earnings per share calculation:
Net (loss) income	$	(4,838)	$	6,327
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		15,257,234		14,929,358
Basic net (loss) income per share	$	(0.32)	$	0.42
Diluted earnings per share calculation:
Net (loss) income	$	(4,838)	$	6,327
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		15,257,234		14,929,358
Common stock equivalents:
Stock options and non-vested stock awards (1)		—		265,584
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		15,257,234		15,194,942
Diluted net (loss) income per share	$	(0.32)	$	0.42
(1)   Stock options and RSUs granted and outstanding of 893,004 as of March 31, 2018 are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings  due to the anti dilutive effect as a result of the Company’s net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

NOTE 4 — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The Company’s former Services segment had substantial continued operating losses for several years, due to operating issues and an increasingly competitive environment due in part to increased in-sourcing of service functions by customers. In July 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) directed management to evaluate potential strategic alternatives with respect to the Services segment. In September 2015, the Board authorized management to sell substantially all of the assets of the Services segment to one or more third-party purchasers, and thereafter to liquidate or otherwise dispose of any such assets remaining unsold. The divestiture was substantially completed in December 2015.

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Results of Discontinued Operations

Results of operations for the Services segment, which are reflected as discontinued operations in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Revenues	$	—	$	68
Cost of sales		(25)		(65)
Selling, general and administrative		(2)		(7)
Impairment of held for sale assets and liabilities and gain on sale of assets		—		(151)
Loss from discontinued operations	$	(27)	$	(155)

Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale

Services assets and liabilities classified as held for sale in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 include the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Assets:
Accounts receivable, net	$	10	$	11
Inventories, net		9		9
Assets Held For Sale Related To Discontinued Operations		19		20
Impairment of discontinued assets held for sale		—		—
Total Assets Held For Sale Related To Discontinued Operations	$	19	$	20
Liabilities:
Accrued liabilities	$	27	$	27
Customer deposits and other current obligations		2		3
Total Liabilities Held For Sale Related To Discontinued Operations	$	29	$	30

NOTE 5 — INVENTORIES

The components of inventories as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are summarized as follows:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Raw materials	$	12,955	$	11,945
Work-in-process		7,665		6,305
Finished goods		4,442		3,538
		25,062		21,788
Less: Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory		(2,768)		(2,509)
Net inventories	$	22,294	$	19,279

NOTE 6 — GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired, including identifiable intangibles and liabilities as part of the Company’s acquisition of Red Wolf. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested annually for impairment. The Company added $4,993 of goodwill as a result of the Red Wolf acquisition, which is included in the Process Systems segment. See Note 14, “Segment Reporting” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the Company’s segments.

Other intangible assets represent the fair value assigned to definite-lived assets such as trade names and customer relationships as part of the Company’s acquisition of Brad Foote completed in 2007 as well as the noncompetition agreements, trade names and customer relationships that were part of the Company’s acquisition of Red Wolf in 2017. See Note 17, “Business Combinations” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the Red Wolf acquisition. Other intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, with a remaining life range from 5 to 10 years. The Company tests other intangible assets for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that

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the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable. During the first quarter of 2018 and 2017, the Company continued to identify triggering events associated with the Gearing segment’s current period operating loss combined with its history of continued operating losses. As a result, the Company evaluated the recoverability of certain of its long-lived assets associated with the Gearing segment. Based upon the Company’s most recent impairment assessments,  the Company utilized third-party appraisals and other estimates of the fair value of the Gearing asset group. The Company assumed that the assets would be exchanged in an orderly transaction between market participants and would represent the highest and best use of these assets. Based on the analysis, the Company determined that no impairment to this asset group was indicated as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. 

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the cost basis, accumulated amortization and net book value of intangible assets were as follows: 

	March 31, 2018							December 31, 2017
							Remaining							Remaining
							Weighted							Weighted
					Net		Average					Net		Average
	Cost		Accumulated		Book		Amortization	Cost		Accumulated		Book		Amortization
	Basis		Amortization		Value		Period	Basis		Amortization		Value		Period
Goodwill and other intangible assets:
Goodwill	$	4,993	$	—	$	4,993		$	4,993	$	—	$	4,993
Noncompete agreements		170		(33)		137	4.8		170		(26)		144	5.1
Customer relationships		15,979		(5,336)		10,643	7.0		15,979		(4,992)		10,987	8.0
Trade names		9,099		(4,272)		4,827	9.9		9,099		(4,152)		4,947	10.5
Other intangible assets	$	25,248	$	(9,641)	$	15,607	6.7	$	25,248	$	(9,170)	$	16,078	8.8

As of March 31, 2018, estimated future amortization expense is as follows: 

2018	$	1,413
2019		1,884
2020		1,884
2021		1,884
2022		1,884
2023 and thereafter		6,658
Total	$	15,607

NOTE 7 — ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following: 

	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Accrued payroll and benefits	$	2,007	$	1,797
Accrued property taxes		294		144
Income taxes payable		99		77
Accrued professional fees		64		40
Accrued warranty liability		583		581
Accrued self-insurance reserve		736		812
Accrued contingent consideration		1,140		—
Accrued other		1,123		942
Total accrued liabilities	$	6,046	$	4,393

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NOTE 8 — DEBT AND CREDIT AGREEMENTS

The Company’s outstanding debt balances as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Line of credit	$	14,239	$	10,733
NMTC note payable		2,600		2,600
Other notes payable		2,256		1,146
Long-term debt		570		570
Less: Current portion		(18,142)		(14,252)
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	$	1,523	$	797

Credit Facility

On October 26, 2016, the Company established a $20,000 three-year secured revolving line of credit (the “Credit Facility”) with CIBC Bank USA (“CIBC”), formerly known as The PrivateBank and Trust Company, which was subsequently increased to $25,000 in March of 2017 with a Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement and an Amended and Restated Revolving Note.  Under the Credit Facility, CIBC advances funds when requested against a borrowing base consisting of up to 85% of the face value of eligible accounts receivable of the Company, up to 50% of the book value of eligible inventory of the Company and up to 50% of the appraised value of eligible machinery, equipment and certain real property up to $10,000. Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the applicable London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin ranging from 2.25% to 3.00%, or the applicable base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.00% to 1.00%, both of which are based on the Company’s trailing twelve-month adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, share-based payments and restructuring costs). The Company also pays an unused facility fee to CIBC equal to 0.50% per annum on the unused portion of the Credit Facility, along with other standard fees. The Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties. It also contains a requirement that the Company, on a consolidated basis, maintain a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Covenant, along with other customary restrictive covenants. The obligations under the Credit Facility are secured by, subject to certain exclusions, (i) a first priority security interest in all accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, cash and investment property of the Company, and (ii) a mortgage on the Company’s Abilene, Texas tower facility.

On January 29, 2018, the Company executed the Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement waiving the Company’s non-compliance with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Covenant as of December 31, 2017 and, among other changes, added new minimum EBITDA and capital expenditure covenants through June 30, 2018. The amendment also revised the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Covenant to be recalculated for future periods commencing with the quarter ending June 30, 2018.

On May 3, 2018, the Company executed the Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Fourth Amendment”), waiving the Company’s non-compliance with the minimum EBITDA covenant through March 31, 2018. The Fourth Amendment, among other changes, amends the minimum EBITDA thresholds and adjusts the definition of EBITDA to add back certain restructuring expenses.

As of March 31, 2018, there was $14,239 of outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Facility, with the ability to borrow an additional  $9,861 under the Credit Facility.

Other

Included in Line of Credit, NMTC and other notes payable line item of the Company’s consolidated financial statements is $2,600 associated with the NMTC Transaction described further in Note 16, “New Markets Tax Credit Transaction” of these condensed consolidated financial statements. Additionally, the Company has entered into a $570 loan agreement with the Development Corporation of Abilene, of which $114 is included in Current maturities, long-term debt in the consolidated financial statements and $456 is included in Long-term debt, less current maturities. The loan is forgivable upon the Company meeting and maintaining specific employment thresholds. In addition, the Company has outstanding notes payable for capital expenditures in the amount of $2,256 and $1,146 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, with $1,189 and $804 included in the Line of Credit, NMTC and other notes payable line item as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The equipment purchased is utilized as collateral for the notes payable. The outstanding notes payable have the maturity dates of April 25, 2020, and February 1, 2021, and April 20, 2021.

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NOTE 9 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company measures its financial assets and liabilities at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, the Company is required to provide disclosure and categorize assets and liabilities measured at fair value into one of three different levels depending on the assumptions (i.e., inputs) used in the valuation. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value while Level 3 generally requires significant management judgment. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input significant to the fair value measurement. Financial instruments are assessed quarterly to determine the appropriate classification within the fair value hierarchy. Transfers between fair value classifications are made based upon the nature and type of the observable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is defined as follows: 

Level 1 — Valuations are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. 

Level 2 — Valuations are based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices in markets that are not active for which significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly. For the Company’s corporate and municipal bonds, the Company notes that although quoted prices are available and used to value said assets, they are traded less frequently. 

Level 3 — Valuations are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability at the measurement date. The Company used market negotiations to value the Gearing segment’s assets.

The following tables represent the fair values of the Company’s financial assets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017: 

	March 31, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis:
Gearing Cicero Ave. facility		—		—		560		560
Services assets		—		—		19		19
Total assets at fair value	$	—	$	—	$	579	$	579

	December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis:
Gearing Cicero Ave. facility		—		—		560		560
Services assets		—		—		20		20
Total assets at fair value	$	—	$	—	$	580	$	580

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, which include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and customer deposits, approximate their respective fair values due to the relatively short-term nature of these instruments. Based upon interest rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms, the carrying value of the Company’s long-term debt is approximately equal to its fair value. 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The fair value measurement approach for long lived assets utilizes a number of significant unobservable inputs or Level 3 assumptions. To the extent assumptions used in the Company’s evaluations are not achieved, there may be a negative effect on the valuation of these assets. 

The carrying value of the land and building comprising one of Brad Foote’s facilities located in Cicero, Illinois (the “Cicero Avenue Facility”) of $560 reflects the expected proceeds associated with selling this facility.  During 2017, the Company reclassified the Cicero Avenue Facility as Assets Held for Sale upon completion of general site remediation activities. See Note 15 “Commitments and Contingencies” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for additional detail of the Cicero Avenue Facility.

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Following the Board’s approval of a plan to divest the Company’s Services segment, the Company has been able to evaluate the value of the segment’s assets on the open market; therefore, the Company has utilized this measurement to determine the fair value of the Services segment assets.

NOTE 10 — INCOME TAXES

Effective tax rates differ from federal statutory income tax rates primarily due to changes in the Company’s valuation allowance, permanent differences and provisions for state and local income taxes. As of March 31, 2018, the Company has a full valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company recorded a benefit for income taxes of $27, compared to a benefit for income taxes of $5,018 during the three months ended March 31, 2017. The income tax benefit during the three months ended March 31, 2017 included an income tax benefit of $5,060 from the partial release of the valuation allowance, net of Red Wolf’s current state taxes, resulting from the consolidation of the Company’s deferred tax assets with Red Wolf’s deferred tax liabilities upon acquisition.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code, including, but not limited to, (1) reducing the U.S. federal corporate tax rate; (2) eliminating the corporate alternative minimum tax; (3) creating a new limitation on deductible interest expense; and (4) changing rules related to uses and limitations of net operating loss carryforwards created in tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. In connection with the Tax Act, the SEC issued guidance under Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“SAB 118”) directing taxpayers to consider the impact of the U.S. legislation as “provisional” when it does not have the necessary information, prepared or analyzed in reasonable detail to complete its accounting for the change in tax law.

The Company files income tax returns in U.S. federal and state jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2018, open tax years in federal and some state jurisdictions date back to 1996 due to the taxing authorities’ ability to adjust operating loss carryforwards. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards of $227,871 expiring in various years through 2037.  

Since the Company has no unrecognized tax benefits, they will not have an impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of the expiration of the applicable statues of limitations within the next twelve months. In addition, Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”), generally imposes an annual limitation on the amount of NOL carryforwards and associated built-in losses that may be used to offset taxable income when a corporation has undergone certain changes in stock ownership. The Company’s ability to utilize NOL carryforwards and built-in losses may be limited, under IRC Section 382 or otherwise, by the Company’s issuance of common stock or by other changes in stock ownership. Upon completion of the Company’s analysis of IRC Section 382, the Company has determined that aggregate changes in stock ownership have triggered an annual limitation on NOL carryforwards and built-in losses available for utilization. To the extent the Company’s use of NOL carryforwards and associated built-in losses is significantly limited in the future due to additional changes in stock ownership, the Company’s income could be subject to U.S. corporate income tax earlier than it would be if the Company were able to use NOL carryforwards and built-in losses without such limitation, which could result in lower profits and the loss of benefits from these attributes. 

In February 2013, the Board adopted a Stockholder Rights Plan, which was amended in February 2016 (as amended, the “Rights Plan”), designed to preserve the Company’s substantial tax assets associated with NOL carryforwards under IRC Section 382. The Rights Plan was subsequently ratified by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  The Rights Plan was amended and extended for an additional three years on February 5, 2016, and such extension was subsequently ratified by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

The Rights Plan is intended to act as a deterrent to any person or group, together with its affiliates and associates, becoming the beneficial owner of 4.9% or more of the Company’s common stock and thereby triggering a further limitation of the Company’s available NOL carryforwards. In connection with the adoption of the Rights Plan, the Board declared a non‑taxable dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock to the Company’s stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 22, 2013. Each Right entitles its holder to purchase from the Company one one‑thousandth of a share of the Company’s Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $9.81 per Right, subject to adjustment. As a result of the Rights Plan, any person or group that acquires beneficial ownership of 4.9% or more of the Company’s common stock without the approval of the Board would be subject to significant dilution in the ownership interest of that person or group. Stockholders who owned 4.9% or more of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of February 12, 2013 will not trigger the preferred share purchase rights unless they acquire additional shares after that date. 

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As of March 31, 2018, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense. The Company had no accrued interest and penalties as of March 31, 2018.

NOTE 11 — SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Overview of Share-Based Compensation Plans

2007 Equity Incentive Plan

The Company has granted incentive stock options and other equity awards pursuant to the Amended and Restated Broadwind Energy, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2007 EIP”), which was approved by the Board in October 2007 and by the Company’s stockholders in June 2008. The 2007 EIP has been amended periodically since its original approval. 

The 2007 EIP reserved 691,051 shares of the Company’s common stock for grants to officers, directors, employees, consultants and advisors upon whose efforts the success of the Company and its affiliates depends to a large degree. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had reserved 28,483 shares for issuance upon the exercise of stock options outstanding and no shares for issuance upon the vesting of restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards outstanding. As of March 31, 2018,  253,659 shares of common stock reserved for stock options and RSU awards under the 2007 EIP had been issued in the form of common stock. 

2012 Equity Incentive Plan

The Company has granted incentive stock options and other equity awards pursuant to the Broadwind Energy, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2012 EIP”), which was approved by the Board in March 2012 and by the Company’s stockholders in May 2012. 

The 2012 EIP reserved 1,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for grants to officers, directors, employees, consultants and advisors upon whose efforts the success of the Company and its affiliates will depend to a large degree. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had reserved 37,205 shares for issuance upon the exercise of stock options outstanding and no shares for issuance upon the vesting of RSU awards outstanding. As of March 31, 2018,  635,089 shares of common stock reserved for stock options and RSU awards under the 2012 EIP had been issued in the form of common stock.

2015 Equity Incentive Plan

The Company has granted equity awards pursuant to the Broadwind Energy, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 EIP,” and together with the 2007 EIP and the 2012 EIP, the “Equity Incentive Plans”), which was approved by the Board in February 2015 and by the Company’s stockholders in April 2015. The purposes of the Equity Incentive Plans are to (a) align the interests of the Company’s stockholders and recipients of awards under the Equity Incentive Plans by increasing the proprietary interest of such recipients in the Company’s growth and success; (b) advance the interests of the Company by attracting and retaining officers, other employees, non-employee directors and independent contractors; and (c) motivate such persons to act in the long-term best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Under the Equity Incentive Plans, the Company may grant (i) non-qualified stock options; (ii) “incentive stock options” (within the meaning of IRC Section 422); (iii) stock appreciation rights; (iv) restricted stock and RSUs; and (v) performance awards.

The 2015 EIP reserves 1,100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for grants to officers, directors, employees, consultants and advisors upon whose efforts the success of the Company and its affiliates will depend to a large degree. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had reserved 827,316 shares for issuance upon the vesting of RSU awards outstanding. As of March 31, 2018,  283,491 shares of common stock reserved for RSU awards under the 2015 EIP had been issued in the form of common stock. 

Stock Options.  The exercise price of stock options granted under the Equity Incentive Plans is equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Stock options generally become exercisable on the anniversary of the grant date, with vesting terms that may range from one to five years from the date of grant. Additionally, stock options expire ten years after the date of grant. The fair value of stock options granted is expensed ratably over their vesting term. 

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).  The granting of RSUs is provided for under the Equity Incentive Plans. RSUs generally vest on the anniversary of the grant date, with vesting terms that may range from one to five years from the date of grant. The fair value of each RSU granted is equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant and is generally expensed ratably over the vesting term of the RSU award. 

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The following table summarizes stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2018 under the Equity Incentive Plans, as follows: 

		Weighted Average
	Options	Exercise Price
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017	67,188	$	24.65
Expired	(1,500)	$	128.50
Outstanding as of March 31, 2018	65,688	$	22.28
Exercisable as of March 31, 2018	65,688	$	22.28

The following table summarizes RSU activity during the three months ended March 31, 2018 under the Equity Incentive Plans, as follows: 

		Weighted Average
	Number of	Grant-Date Fair Value
	Shares	Per Share
Unvested as of December 31, 2017	512,142	$	4.57
Granted	453,204	$	2.39
Vested	(122,262)	$	3.83
Forfeited	(15,768)	$	4.63
Unvested as of March 31, 2018	827,316	$	3.48

The fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The determination of the fair value of each stock option is affected by the Company’s stock price on the date of grant, as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, the expected volatility of the price of the Company’s stock over the expected life of the awards and actual and projected stock option exercise behavior. No stock options were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2018. 

The Company utilized a forfeiture rate of 25% during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 for estimating the forfeitures of equity compensation granted. 

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, as follows: 

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Share-based compensation expense:
Cost of sales	$	22	$	30
Selling, general and administrative		240		192
Income tax benefit (1)		—		—
Net effect of share-based compensation expense on net income	$	262	$	222
Reduction in earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$	0.02	$	0.01
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.02	$	0.01

(1) Income tax benefit is not illustrated because the Company is currently in a full tax valuation allowance position and an actual income tax benefit was not realized for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. The result of the income (loss) situation creates a timing difference, resulting in a deferred tax asset, which is fully reserved for in the Company’s valuation allowance. 

As of March 31, 2018, the Company estimates that pre-tax compensation expense for all unvested share-based awards, including both stock options and RSUs, in the amount of approximately $1,645 will be recognized through 2020. The Company expects to satisfy the exercise of stock options and future distribution of shares of restricted stock by issuing new shares of common stock.

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NOTE 12 — LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company is party to a variety of legal proceedings that arise in the normal course of its business. While the results of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. Due to the inherent uncertainty of litigation, there can be no assurance that the resolution of any particular claim or proceeding would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. It is possible that if one or more of such matters were decided against the Company, the effects could be material to the Company’s results of operations in the period in which the Company would be required to record or adjust the related liability and could also be material to the Company’s financial condition and cash flows in the periods the Company would be required to pay such liability.

NOTE 13 — RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The Company reviews new accounting standards as issued. Although some of the accounting standards issued or effective in the current fiscal year may be applicable to it, the Company believes that none of the new standards have a significant impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements, except as discussed below. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new standards on its condensed consolidated financial statements. 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which is intended to improve financial reporting about leasing transactions. This ASU will require organizations (“lessees”) that lease assets with lease terms of more than twelve months to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases. Organizations that own the assets leased by lessees (“lessors”) will remain largely unchanged from current guidance. In addition, this ASU will require disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. This ASU will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805), which clarifies the definition of a business. The amendments in this ASU provide a screen to determine when a set (group of assets and activities) is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. This screen reduces the number of transactions that need to be further evaluated. If the screen is not met, the amendments in this ASU (1) require that to be considered a business, a set must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create output and (2) remove the evaluation of whether a market participant could replace missing elements. This ASU will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted under special circumstances. The adoption of this impact of this ASU had no material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), which simplifies the test for goodwill impairment. To simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill, the FASB eliminated Step 2, which compares the implied fair value of reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill, from the goodwill impairment test. Under the amendments in this ASU, an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The FASB also eliminated the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative test, to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. This ASU will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 14 — SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company is organized into reporting segments based on the nature of the products offered and business activities from which it earns revenues and incurs expenses for which discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker. The Company’s segments and their product and service offerings are summarized below: 

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Towers and Heavy Fabrications

The Company manufactures towers for wind turbines, specifically the large and heavier wind towers that are designed for multiple megawatt (“MW”) wind turbines, as well as other specialty welded structures for mining and other industrial customers. Production facilities, located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin and Abilene, Texas, are situated in close proximity to the primary U.S. domestic wind energy and equipment manufacturing hubs. The two facilities have a combined annual tower production capacity of up to approximately 550 towers, sufficient to support turbines generating more than 1,100 MW of power. This product segment also encompasses the manufacture of heavy fabrications for mining and other industrial customers.

Gearing 

The Company engineers, builds and remanufactures precision gears and gearing systems for O&G, wind, mining, steel and other industrial applications. The Company uses an integrated manufacturing process, which includes machining and finishing processes in Cicero, Illinois, and heat treatment processes in Neville Island, Pennsylvania.

Process Systems 

The Company acquired Red Wolf on February 1, 2017 and as a result, aggregated its Abilene compressed natural gas (“CNG”) and heavy fabrication business with Red Wolf to form the Process Systems reportable segment. This segment provides contract manufacturing services that include build-to-spec, kitting, fabrication and inventory management for customers throughout the U.S. and in foreign countries, primarily supporting the natural gas electrical generation market.

Corporate

“Corporate” includes the assets and selling, general and administrative expenses of the Company’s corporate office. “Eliminations” comprises adjustments to reconcile segment results to consolidated results. 

Summary financial information by reportable segment for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

	Towers and				Process
	Heavy Fabrications		Gearing		Systems		Corporate		Eliminations		Consolidated
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Revenues from external customers	$	16,785	$	8,805	$	4,377	$	—	$	—	$	29,967
Operating (loss)		(1,504)		(626)		(893)		(1,514)		—		(4,537)
Depreciation and amortization		1,256		590		451		60		—		2,357
Capital expenditures		—		220		—		9		—		229

	Towers and				Process
	Heavy Fabrications		Gearing		Systems		Corporate		Eliminations		Consolidated
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Revenues from external customers	$	48,895	$	3,871	$	3,294	$	—	$	—	$	56,060
Operating profit (loss)		5,849		(1,531)		(822)		(1,893)		—		1,603
Depreciation and amortization		1,091		626		334		50		—		2,101
Capital expenditures		2,660		200		272		129		—		3,261

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	Total Assets as of
	March 31,		December 31,
Segments:	2018		2017
Towers and Heavy Fabrications	$	36,422	$	27,958
Gearing		34,832		37,456
Process Systems		23,940		26,442
Assets held for sale		579		580
Corporate		252,183		249,326
Eliminations		(232,811)		(229,412)
	$	115,145	$	112,350

NOTE 15 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Environmental Compliance and Remediation Liabilities

The Company’s operations and products are subject to a variety of environmental laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates and sells products governing, among other things, air emissions, wastewater discharges, the use, handling and disposal of hazardous materials, soil and groundwater contamination, employee health and safety, and product content, performance and packaging. Certain environmental laws may impose the entire cost or a portion of the cost of investigating and cleaning up a contaminated site, regardless of fault, upon any one or more of a number of parties, including the current or previous owners or operators of the site. These environmental laws also impose liability on any person who arranges for the disposal or treatment of hazardous substances at a contaminated site. Third parties may also make claims against owners or operators of sites and users of disposal sites for personal injuries and property damage associated with releases of hazardous substances from those sites. 

In connection with the Company’s previous restructuring initiatives, during the third quarter of 2012, the Company identified a liability associated with the planned sale of the Cicero Avenue Facility. The liability was associated with environmental remediation costs that were identified while preparing the site for sale. During 2013, the Company applied for and was accepted into the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (the “IEPA”) voluntary site remediation program. In the first quarter of 2014, the Company completed a comprehensive review of remedial options for the Cicero Avenue Facility and selected a preferred remediation technology. As part of the voluntary site remediation program, the Company submitted a plan to the IEPA for approval to conduct a pilot study to test the effectiveness of the selected remediation technology. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company remediated the Cicero Avenue Facility to a point that requires the known future use to complete the final remediation steps and is currently in active negotiations to dispose of the property. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the accrual balance associated with this matter totaled $0. 

Warranty Liability

The Company provides warranty terms that range from one to five years for various products supplied by the Company. In certain contracts, the Company has recourse provisions for items that would enable recovery from third parties for amounts paid to customers under warranty provisions. As of March 31, 2018 and 2017, estimated product warranty liability was $583 and $601, respectively, and is recorded within accrued liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. 

The changes in the carrying amount of the Company’s total product warranty liability for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows: 

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	581	$	671
Addition to (reduction of) warranty reserve		5		(44)
Warranty claims		(3)		(26)
Balance, end of period	$	583	$	601

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Based upon past experience and judgment, the Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts with respect to accounts receivable. The Company’s standard allowance estimation methodology considers a number of factors that, based on its collections experience, the Company believes will have an impact on its credit risk and the collectability of its accounts receivable. These factors include individual customer circumstances, history with the Company, the length of the time period during which the account receivable has been past due and other relevant criteria. 

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The Company monitors its collections and write-off experience to assess whether or not adjustments to its allowance estimates are necessary. Changes in trends in any of the factors that the Company believes may impact the collectability of its accounts receivable, as noted above, or modifications to its credit standards, collection practices and other related policies may impact the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts and its financial results. The activity in the accounts receivable allowance liability for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 consisted of the following: 

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Balance at beginning of period	$	225	$	145
Bad debt expense		(15)		8
Balance at end of period	$	210	$	153

Collateral

In select instances, the Company has pledged specific inventory and machinery and equipment assets to serve as collateral on related payable or financing obligations. 

Liquidated Damages

In certain customer contracts, the Company has agreed to pay liquidated damages in the event of qualifying delivery or production delays. These damages are typically limited to a specific percentage of the value of the product in question and/or are dependent on actual losses sustained by the customer. The Company does not believe that this potential exposure will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. There was no reserve for liquidated damages as of March 31, 2018 or December 31, 2017. 

Workers’ Compensation Reserves

At the beginning of the third quarter of 2013, the Company began to self-insure for its workers’ compensation liabilities, including reserves for self-retained losses. Historical loss experience combined with actuarial evaluation methods and the application of risk transfer programs are used to determine required workers’ compensation reserves. The Company takes into account claims incurred but not reported when determining its workers’ compensation reserves. Although the ultimate outcome of these matters may exceed the amounts recorded and additional losses may be incurred, the Company does not believe that any additional potential exposure for such liabilities will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. Although the Company entered into a guaranteed cost program at the beginning of the third quarter of 2016, the Company maintained a liability for the trailing claims from the self-insured policy. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had $736 accrued for self-insured workers’ compensation liabilities. 

Other

As of December 31, 2017, approximately 24% of the Company’s employees were covered by two collective bargaining agreements with local unions at Brad Foote’s Cicero, Illinois and Neville Island, Pennsylvania locations. The current three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Neville Island union is expected to remain in effect through October 2022. The collective bargaining agreement with the Cicero union expired in February 2018; the parties are currently negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement.

See Note 16, “New Markets Tax Credit Transaction” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of a strategic financing transaction, the NMTC Transaction, which originally related to the Company’s drivetrain service center in Abilene, Texas (the “Abilene Gearbox Facility”), and was amended in August 2015 to also include the activities of the Company’s heavy industries business conducted at the same location in Abilene, Texas (the “Abilene Heavy Industries Facility”). The Abilene Gearbox Facility focused on servicing the growing installed base of MW wind turbines as they come off warranty and, to a limited extent, industrial gearboxes requiring precision repair and testing. The Abilene Heavy Industries Facility focuses on heavy fabrications and assembly for industries including those related to compressed natural gas distribution. Pursuant to the NMTC Transaction, the gross loan and investment in the Abilene Heavy Industries Facility and the Abilene Gearbox Facility of $10,000 is expected to generate $3,900 in tax credits over a period of seven years, which the NMTC Transaction makes available to Capital One, National Association (“Capital One”). The Abilene Heavy Industries Facility and/or the Abilene Gearbox Facility must operate and remain in compliance with the terms and conditions of the NMTC Transaction during the seven-year compliance period ending in the third quarter of 2018, or the Company may be liable for the recapture of $3,900 in tax credits to which Capital One is otherwise entitled. The Company does not anticipate any credit recaptures will be required in connection with the NMTC Transaction.

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NOTE 16 — NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT TRANSACTION

On July 20, 2011, the Company executed the NMTC Transaction, which was amended on August 24, 2015, involving the following third parties: AMCREF Fund VII, LLC (“AMCREF”), a registered community development entity; COCRF Investor VIII, LLC (“COCRF”); and Capital One. The NMTC Transaction allows the Company to receive below market interest rate funds through the federal New Markets Tax Credit (“NMTC”) program. The Company received $2,280 in proceeds from the NMTC Transaction. The NMTC Transaction qualifies under the NMTC program and includes a gross loan from AMCREF to the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Broadwind Services, LLC in the principal amount of $10,000, with a term of fifteen years and interest payable at the rate of 1.4% per annum, largely offset by a gross loan in the principal amount of $7,720 from the Company to COCRF, with a term of fifteen years and interest payable at the rate of 2.5% per annum. The August 2015 amendment did not change the financial terms of the NMTC Transaction, but did add the activities and assets of the Abilene Heavy Industries Facility to the NMTC Transaction and allow for the possible sale of the Abilene Gearbox Facility assets, provided that the proceeds of such sale are re-invested in the Abilene Heavy Industries Facility. 

The NMTC regulations permit taxpayers to claim credits against their federal income taxes for qualified investments in the equity of community development entities. The NMTC Transaction could generate $3,900 in tax credits, which the Company has made available under the structure by passing them through to Capital One. The proceeds have been applied to the Company’s investment in the Abilene Gearbox Facility assets and associated operating costs and in the assets of the Abilene Heavy Industries Facility, as permitted under the amended NMTC Transaction. 

The Abilene Heavy Industries Facility and/or the Abilene Gearbox Facility must operate and remain in compliance with various regulations and restrictions through the third quarter of 2018, the end of the seven year compliance period, to comply with the terms of the NMTC Transaction, or the Company may be liable under its indemnification agreement with Capital One for the recapture of tax credits. In the event the Company does not comply with these regulations and restrictions, the NMTC program tax credits may be subject to 100% recapture for a period of seven years as provided in the IRC. The Company does not anticipate that any tax credit recapture events will occur or that it will be required to make any payments to Capital One under the indemnification agreement.

The Capital One contribution, including a loan origination payment of $320, has been included as other assets in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2018. The NMTC Transaction includes a put/call provision whereby the Company may be obligated or entitled to repurchase Capital One’s interest in the third quarter of 2018. Capital One may exercise an option to put its investment to the Company and receive $130 from the Company at that time. If Capital One does not exercise its put option, the Company can exercise a call option at the then fair market value of the call. The Company expects that Capital One will exercise the put option at the end of the tax credit recapture period. The Capital One contribution, other than the amount allocated to the put obligation, will be recognized as income only after the put/call is exercised and when Capital One has no ongoing interest. However, there is no legal obligation for Capital One to exercise the put, and the Company has attributed only an insignificant value to the put option included in this transaction structure.

The Company has determined that two pass‑through financing entities created under the NMTC Transaction structure are variable interest entities (“VIEs”). The ongoing activities of the VIEs—collecting and remitting interest and fees and complying with NMTC program requirements—were considered in the initial design of the NMTC Transaction and are not expected to significantly affect economic performance throughout the life of the VIEs. In making this determination, management also considered the contractual arrangements that obligate the Company to deliver tax benefits and provide various other guarantees under the NMTC Transaction structure, Capital One’s lack of a material interest in the underlying economics of the project, and the fact that the Company is obligated to absorb losses of the VIEs. The Company has concluded that it is required to consolidate the VIEs because the Company has both (i) the power to direct those matters that most significantly impact the activities of each VIE, and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of each VIE.

The $262 of issue costs paid to third parties in connection with the NMTC Transaction are recorded as prepaid expenses, and are being amortized over the expected seven year term of the NMTC arrangement. Capital One’s net contribution of $2,600  is included in Line of Credit,  NMTC and Other Notes Payable in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Incremental costs to maintain the transaction structure during the compliance period will be recognized as they are incurred.

NOTE 17 —  BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Overview

On January 30, 2017, the Company announced that it had agreed upon the material terms to acquire Red Wolf, a Sanford, North Carolina-based, privately held fabricator, kitter and assembler of industrial systems primarily supporting the

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global gas turbine market, for approximately $18,983, subject to certain adjustments. The transaction closed on February 1, 2017, and Red Wolf is being operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Accounting for the Transaction

The Company accounts for acquisitions in accordance with guidance found in ASC 805, Business Combinations. The guidance requires consideration given, including contingent consideration, assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be valued at their fair market values at the acquisition date. The guidance further provides that: (1) in-process research and development will be recorded at fair value as an indefinite-lived intangible asset; (2) acquisition costs will generally be expensed as incurred, (3) restructuring costs associated with a business combination will generally be expensed subsequent to the acquisition date; and (4) changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and income tax uncertainties after the acquisition date generally will affect income tax expense. ASC 805 requires that any excess of purchase price over fair value of assets acquired, including identifiable intangibles and liabilities assumed, be recognized as goodwill. Red Wolf’s results are included in the Company’s results from the acquisition date of February 1, 2017.

The purchase price of the transaction totaled $18,983 net of working capital adjustments that occurred after the acquisition date. The purchase price includes $16,449 which was paid in cash and $2,534 which was the expected value of contingent future earn-out payments. The contingent consideration arrangement requires the Company to pay the former owners of Red Wolf a payout if Red Wolf achieves a targeted profitability benchmark. The potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that the Company could have been required to make under the contingent consideration arrangement was between $0 and $9,900. Annual earn-out payments may not exceed $4,950. The fair value of the contingent consideration arrangement of $2,534 was estimated by using a Monte Carlo simulation. Key assumptions include a short-term weighted average cost of capital of 15% and historical volatility of public company comparables.

During the third quarter of 2017, the Company released $1,394 of this contingency into operating income because management determined that Red Wolf’s full-year financial performance during the first year of ownership by the Company was unlikely to meet the threshold required to pay the first installment of the contingent earn-out. As of March 31, 2018, the final contingent earn-out liability, which depends on the financial performance during the second ownership year, is estimated at $1,140 and is included in accrued liabilities. Based on information currently known, the Company believes that the remaining contingency is applicable. 

The Company’s allocation of the $18,983 purchase price to Red Wolf’s tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of February 1, 2017, is included in the table below. Goodwill is recorded based on the amount by which the purchase price exceeds the fair value of the net assets acquired and is not deductible for tax purposes. The measurement period adjustments were a result of changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration arrangement and adjustments to working capital accounts. The purchase price allocation was finalized at December 31, 2017. The decrease in goodwill from March 31, 2017 is due to opening balance sheet changes noted in the table below. The purchase price allocation as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2017 is as follows (in thousands):

		Allocation as of 3/31/2017		Measurement Period Adjustments		Allocation as of 12/31/2017
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	63	$	(63)	$	-
Receivables		2,796		(96)		2,700
Inventories		4,998		179		5,177
Property and equipment		462		-		462
Noncompete agreements		170		-		170
Customer relationships		12,000		-		12,000
Trade names		1,100		-		1,100
Goodwill		5,568		(575)		4,993
Accounts payable		(1,354)		2		(1,352)
Accrued expenses		(809)		(67)		(876)
Deferred tax liabilities		(5,391)		-		(5,391)
Total purchase price	$	19,603	$	(620)	$	18,983

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The allocation of the purchase price is based on valuations performed to determine the fair value of such assets and liabilities as of the acquisition date. The acquired noncompete agreements, customer relationships, and trade names have weighted average amortization periods of 6.0 years, 9.0 years, and 14.0 years, respectively and the total weighted average life of the acquired intangible assets is 9.4 years. Goodwill from this transaction has been allocated to the Company’s Process Systems segment.

NOTE 18 — RESTRUCTURING

During the first quarter of 2018, the Company conducted a review of its business strategies and product plans given the outlook of the industries it serves and its business environment. As a result, the Company has begun to execute a restructuring plan to rationalize its facility capacity and management structure, and to consolidate and increase the efficiencies of its Abilene operations. Management has decided to exit the CNG and Fabrication Manufacturing location in Abilene as soon as it fully complies with the requirements established as part of the NMTC agreement and consolidate these manufacturing activities into other locations. The NMTC agreement requires operations to remain at that facility until at least July 2018 and the Company expects to vacate the facility by the end of 2018.  All remaining costs associated with this facility will be recorded as restructuring expenses going forward. All costs will be incurred solely within the Process Systems segment.

The Company expects to incur restructuring costs associated with the restructuring plan totaling an estimated $927, of which $151 has been incurred to date.  The Company anticipates annual cost savings going forward of approximately $575 in facility expenses related to the restructuring. 

The Company’s total net restructuring charges for the three months ended March 31, 2018, in addition to the total remaining restructuring costs, consist of the following:

	2018		Remaining
	Actual		Costs		Total
Cost of sales:
Facility costs	$	82	$	250	$	332
Moving and remediation		—		285		285
Salary and severance		17		—		17
Depreciation		16		241		257
Total cost of sales		115		776		891
Selling, general, and administrative expenses:
Salary and severance		36		—		36
Total selling, general, and administrative expenses		36		—		36
Grand Total	$	151	$	776	$	927

Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto in Item 1, “Financial Statements,” of this Quarterly Report and the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. The discussion below contains forward-looking statements that are based upon our current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances including, but not limited to, those identified in “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” at the end of Item 2. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to inaccurate assumptions and known or unknown risks and uncertainties. As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer to Broadwind Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation headquartered in Cicero, Illinois, and its subsidiaries.

(Dollars are presented in thousands except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

OUR BUSINESS

First Quarter Overview

We booked $28,141 in new orders in the first quarter of 2018, down from $40,022 in the first quarter of 2017. The reduction in orders was driven by decreased towers orders,  which vary significantly from quarter to quarter.  This was partially offset by more than a two-fold increase of $8,047 to $15,366 in orders in the Gearing segment as a result of higher order intake

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from oil and gas (“O&G”) and other industrial customers, due in part to certain customers securing production slots for late 2018 in response to increasing input costs and extending material lead times. Our Process Systems segment had $4,933 in orders in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of $1,318 over the first quarter of 2017 primarily due to having the benefit of a full quarter of Red Wolf Company, LLC (“Red Wolf”) orders in 2018 as compared to 2017 and a recovery in mining and other industrial markets. 

We recognized revenue of $29,967 in the first quarter of 2018, down from revenue of $56,060 in the first quarter of 2017. The Towers and Heavy Fabrications segment revenues decrease was due to a 64% decrease in tower sections sold related to the strong demand in the early months of 2017, as customers took advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Production Tax Credit and a reduction in sales price per section based on the mix of tower designs sold. The revenue impact of the tower unit sales decrease was partially offset by growth within Heavy Fabrications primarily due to the recovery in mining and other industrial markets. Gearing segment revenues were up $4,934 or 127%, driven by an expansion of customers and growth associated with the O&G market recovery. The Process Systems segment recognized revenue of $4,377 as compared to $3,294 in the prior quarter period due primarily to the recovery in mining and other industrial markets.

We reported a net loss of $4,838 or $0.32 per share in the first quarter of 2018, compared to net income of $6,327 or $.42 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2017. The change in earnings was due primarily to significantly lower tower sections sold, mix of tower designs sold and less efficient production. The Company’s two tower production facilities were operating at very low production levels in late 2017, due to an inventory correction by our largest customer. Production was rebuilding during the current year quarter from this low level and production costs were higher as expected during the ramp-up. Also impacting the year-over-year comparison was the absence of a $5,018 or $0.34 per share benefit from income taxes in the prior year due to the release of a portion of the tax valuation allowance as a result of the acquisition of Red Wolf. 

During the first quarter, we conducted a review of our business strategies and product plans given the outlook of the industries we serve and our business environment. As a result, we are executing a restructuring plan to rationalize our facility capacity and management structure, and to consolidate and increase the efficiencies in our Abilene operations. We have decided to exit the market for compressed natural gas (“CNG”) compression units and transfer remaining operations from a leased facility into other production locations. We expect to vacate the facility by the end of 2018 (following the expiration of the NMTC compliance period). All remaining costs associated with this facility will be recorded as restructuring expenses going forward. All costs will be incurred solely within the Process Systems segment. We expect to incur restructuring costs associated with the restructuring plan totaling an estimated $927, of which $151 has been incurred to date. We anticipate annual cost savings going forward of approximately $575 in facility expenses related to the restructuring.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three months ended March 31, 2018, Compared to Three months ended March 31, 2017

The Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations table below should be read in connection with a review of the following discussion of our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017. 

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	Three Months Ended March 31,								2018 vs. 2017
			% of Total				% of Total
	2018		Revenue		2017		Revenue		$ Change		% Change
Revenues	$	29,967	100.0	%	$	56,060	100.0	%	$	(26,093)	(46.5)	%
Cost of sales		29,984	100.1	%		49,686	88.6	%		(19,702)	(39.7)	%
Restructuring		115	0.4	%		—	—	%		115	100.0	%
Gross profit		(132)	(0.4)	%		6,374	11.4	%		(6,506)	(102.1)	%
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses		3,898	13.0	%		4,420	7.9	%		(522)	(11.8)	%
Intangible amortization		471	1.6	%		351	0.6	%		120	34.2	%
Restructuring		36	0.1	%		—	—	%		36	100.0	%
Total operating expenses		4,405	14.7	%		4,771	8.5	%		(366)	(7.7)	%
Operating (loss) income		(4,537)	(15.1)	%		1,603	2.9	%		(6,140)	(383.0)	%
Other expense
Interest expense, net		(298)	(1.0)	%		(139)	(0.2)	%		(159)	(114.4)	%
Other, net		(3)	(0.0)	%		—	—	%		(3)	(100.0)	%
Total other expense, net		(301)	(1.0)	%		(139)	(0.2)	%		(162)	(116.5)	%
Net (loss) income before benefit for income taxes		(4,838)	(16.1)	%		1,464	2.6	%		(6,302)	(430.5)	%
Benefit for income taxes		(27)	(0.1)	%		(5,018)	(9.0)	%		4,991	99.5	%
(Loss) income from continuing operations		(4,811)	(16.1)	%		6,482	11.6	%		(11,293)	(174.2)	%
Loss from discontinued operations		(27)	(0.1)	%		(155)	(0.3)	%		128	82.6	%
Net (loss) income	$	(4,838)	(16.1)	%	$	6,327	11.3	%	$	(11,165)	(176.5)	%

Consolidated

Revenues decreased from $56,060 during the three months ended March 31, 2017,  to $29,967 during the three months ended March 31, 2018.  Lower sales in our Towers and Heavy Fabrications segment of $32,110 were partially offset by the  higher sales in the Gearing segment of $4,934 and higher sales in the Process Systems segment of $1,083. The Towers and Heavy Fabrications segment revenue decrease was due primarily to a 64% decrease in towers sections sold. Gearing segment revenues more than doubled due to improved order intake in the second half of 2017, primarily resulting from the recovery in demand from O&G customers.

Gross profit decreased by $6,506, from $6,374 during the three months ended March 31, 2017, to a loss of $132 during the three months ended March 31, 2018.  Gross margin decreased from 11.4% during the three months ended March 31, 2017, to (0.4%) during the three months ended March 31, 2018.  The decrease in gross profit was primarily attributable to lower plant utilization year over year in our Towers and Heavy Fabrications segment and inefficiencies associated with the ramp-up of production in our operating facilities, partially offset by a $961 improvement in gross profit in our Gearing segment and a full quarter of gross profit associated with the Red Wolf acquisition.

Operating  expenses decreased from $4,771 during the three months ended March 31, 2017, to $4,405 during the three months ended March 31, 2018. The decrease was attributable primarily due to a reduction of incentive compensation expenses of $213, a reduction in salaries and benefits of $225 in response to lower revenue levels, and a reduction in other employee costs of $184, partially offset by  $289 of increased operating and intangible amortization expenses associated with the timing of the Red Wolf acquisition and higher commission expenses associated with higher Gearing revenue. Operating expenses as a percentage of sales increased from 8.5% in the prior-year quarter to 14.7% in the current-year quarter.

Income from continuing operations decreased from income of $6,482 during the three months ended March 31, 2017, to a loss of $4,811 during the three months ended March 31, 2018, as a result of the factors described above.

Net income decreased from $6,327 during the three months ended March 31, 2017, to a net loss of $4,838 during the three months ended March 31, 2018, as a result of the factors described above, and the absence of a $5,018 benefit from income taxes in the prior year due to the release of a portion of the tax provision related to the acquisition of Red Wolf. 

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Towers and Heavy Fabrications Segment

The following table summarizes the Towers and Heavy Fabrications segment operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017: 

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018			2017
Orders	$	7,842		$	29,088
Revenues		16,785			48,895
Operating (loss) income		(1,504)			5,849
Operating margin		(9.0)	%		12.0	%

Towers and Heavy Fabrications segment orders were significantly below the prior year quarter but included the first significant orders placed since the beginning of the inventory correction by our largest customer that commenced in the second quarter of 2017.  Towers and Heavy Fabrications segment revenues decreased by $32,110, from $48,895 during the three months ended March 31, 2017 due to a 64% reduction in towers sections sold and a  lower average sales price on the product mix sold. Partially offsetting the impact of the decrease in towers sections sold was an increase in the volume of Heavy Fabrications due primarily to the recovery in mining and other industrial markets.

Towers and Heavy Fabrications segment operating income decreased by $7,353, from income of $5,849 during the three months ended March 31, 2017, to a loss of $1,504 during the three months ended March 31, 2018.  The decrease was primarily attributable to lower production volumes, a less favorable product mix and start-up costs associated with increased production levels. This was partially offset by $1,325 of lower indirect labor, in addition to lower general overhead costs.  The operating margin decreased from 12.0% during the three months ended March 31, 2017, to a loss of 9.0% during the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Gearing Segment

The following table summarizes the Gearing segment operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017: 

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018			2017
Orders	$	15,366		$	7,319
Revenues		8,805			3,871
Operating loss		(626)			(1,531)
Operating margin		(7.1)	%		(39.6)	%

Gearing segment orders increased $8,047 from the prior-year quarter, primarily due to continued strong demand from O&G and other industrial customers. As a result of the continued recovery in orders, revenue increased from $3,871 during the three months ended March 31, 2017, to $8,805 during the three months ended March 31, 2018.  

The Gearing segment operating loss improved by $905, from $1,531 during the three months ended March 31, 2017, to $626 during the three months ended March 31, 2018. The operating loss narrowed as a result of the revenue increase, which was partially offset by increased scrap expenses and commission increases to support higher volumes. The operating margin improved based on the above items from (39.6%) during the three months ended March 31, 2017, to (7.1%) during the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Process Systems Segment

The following table summarizes the Process Systems segment operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2018: 

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018				2017
Orders	$	4,933		$	3,615
Revenues		4,377			3,294
Operating loss		(893)			(822)
Operating margin		(20.4)	%		(25.0)	%

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Process Systems segment orders increased $1,318 from the prior-year quarter, from $3,615 during the three months ended March 31, 2017, to $4,933 during the three months ended March 31, 2018. Process Systems segment revenues increased by $1,083, from $3,294 during the three months ended March 31, 2017, to $4,377 during the three months ended March 31, 2018 primarily due to the recovery in mining and other industrial markets.

The Process Systems segment operating loss increased by $71, from $822 during the three months ended March 31, 2017, to $893 during the three months ended March 31, 2018.  The operating margin improved from (25.0%) during the three months ended March 31, 2017, to (20.4%) during the three months ended March 31, 2018 primarily due to our product mix. 

Corporate and Other

Corporate and Other expenses decreased by $379, from $1,893 during the three months ended March 31, 2017, to $1,514 during the three months ended March 31, 2018.  The decrease was primarily attributable to a reduction in incentive compensation expenses of $192 and a $137 reduction in salaries and benefits due to staffing changes.

LIQUIDITY, FINANCIAL POSITION AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of March 31, 2018, cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $26, a decrease of $52 from December 31, 2017.  Cash balances remain minimal as operating receipts and disbursements flow through our Credit Facility, which is in a drawn position. Total debt and capital lease obligations at March 31, 2018 totaled $21,181, including the $2,600 related to the NMTC Transaction,  which we believe will be forgiven at the completion of the term when the put is exercised in the third quarter of this year. We had the ability to borrow up to an additional $9,861 under the Credit Facility (as defined in Note 8 “Debt and Credit Agreements” in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements). We anticipate that we will be able to satisfy the cash requirements associated with, among other things, working capital needs, capital expenditures and lease commitments through at least the next twelve months primarily through cash generated from operations, available cash balances, the Credit Facility, additional equipment financing, and access to the public or private debt equity markets, including the option to raise capital from the sale of our securities under the Form S-3.

On January 29, 2018, we executed the Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement which waived the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Covenant as of December 31, 2017 and added new minimum EBITDA and capital expenditure covenants through June 30, 2018. Among other changes, the amendment also revised the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Covenant to be recalculated for future periods commencing with the quarter ending June 30, 2018.

On May 3, 2018, we executed the Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Fourth Amendment”), waiving our non-compliance with the minimum EBITDA covenant through March 31, 2018. The Fourth Amendment, among other changes, amends the minimum EBITDA thresholds and adjusts the definition of EBITDA to add back certain restructuring expenses.

While we believe that we will continue to have sufficient cash available to operate our businesses and to meet our financial obligations and amended debt covenants, there can be no assurance that our operations will generate sufficient cash, that we will be able to comply with applicable loan covenants or that credit facilities will be available in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs.

Sources and Uses of Cash

Operating Cash Flows

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, net cash used in operating activities totaled $3,293, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $8,145 for the three months ended March 31, 2017.  The operating cash outflow improved versus the prior year despite lower operating income because in 2017 accounts receivable rose and customer deposits declined sharply during a period of high tower build activity. During the current year quarter, operational working capital was little changed as increased receivables and inventories were largely offset by increases in accounts payable and other current liabilities.

Investing Cash Flows

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, net cash used in investing activities totaled $229, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $16,747 during the three months ended March 31, 2017. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities as compared to the prior-year period was primarily due to the $16,659 cash paid for the Red Wolf acquisition and the $3,261 of investments in property and equipment in 2017 partially offset by the $3,171 liquidation of available-for-sale securities in 2017.

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Financing Cash Flows

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, net cash provided by financing activities totaled $3,497, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $6,380 for the three months ended March 31, 2017.  The decrease in net cash provided by financing activities as compared to the prior-year period was primarily due to the decrease of $2,810 borrowings from the Credit Facility during the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017. 

Other

Included in Line of Credit, NMTC and other notes payable line item of our consolidated financial statements is $2,600 associated with the New Markets Tax Credit transaction described further in Note 16, “New Markets Tax Credit Transaction” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements. Additionally we entered into a $570 loan agreement with the Development Corporation of Abilene, of which $114 is included in Current maturities, long-term debt in the consolidated financial statements and $456 is included in Long-term debt, less current maturities. The loan is forgivable upon meeting and maintaining specific employment thresholds. In addition, we have outstanding notes payable for capital expenditures in the amount of $2,256 and $1,146 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, with $1,189 and $804 included in the Line of Credit, NMTC and other notes payable line item as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The outstanding notes payable have maturity dates of April 25, 2020,  February 1, 2021, and April 20, 2021.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The preceding discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. Portions of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the discussion and analysis in this Item 2, contain “forward looking statements”, as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”). Forward looking statements include any statement that does not directly relate to a current or historical fact. Our forward-looking statements may include or relate to our beliefs, expectations, plans and/or assumptions  with respect to the following: (i) state, local and federal regulatory frameworks affecting the industries in which we compete, including the wind energy industry, and the related extension, continuation or renewal of federal tax incentives and grants and state renewable portfolio standards; (ii) our customer relationships and our substantial dependency on a few significant customers and our efforts to diversify our customer base and sector focus and leverage relationships across business units; (iii) our ability to continue to grow our business organically and through acquisitions; (iv) the sufficiency of our liquidity and alternate sources of funding, if necessary; (v) our ability to realize revenue from customer orders and backlog; (vi) our ability to operate our business efficiently, manage capital expenditures and costs effectively, and generate cash flow; (vii) the economy and the potential impact it may have on our business, including our customers; (viii) the state of the wind energy market and other energy and industrial markets generally and the impact of competition and economic volatility in those markets; (ix) the effects of market disruptions and regular market volatility, including fluctuations in the price of oil, gas and other commodities; (x) the effects of the change of administrations in the U.S. federal government; (xi) our ability to successfully integrate and operate the business of Red Wolf Company, LLC and to identify, negotiate and execute future acquisitions; and (xii) the potential loss of tax benefits if we experience an “ownership change” under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and (xiii) the impact of future sales of our common stock or securities convertible into our common stock on our stock price.  These statements are based on information currently available to us and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to be materially different from the forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, those set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and in subsequent filings,  including Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We are under no duty to update any of these statements. You should not consider any list of such factors to be an exhaustive statement of all of the risks, uncertainties or other factors that could cause our current beliefs, expectations, plans and/or assumptions to change.

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and as such are not required to provide information under this Item. 

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Item 4.Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We seek to maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. This information is also accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our CEO and CFO, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter reported on herein. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2018.  

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to Note 12, “Legal Proceedings” of the condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, and future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results. There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable

Item 5.Other Information

Not Applicable

Item 6.Exhibits

The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index following the signature page are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

BROADWIND ENERGY, INC.

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2018

Exhibit Number	Exhibit
10.1	Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated May 3, 2018 among the Company, Brad Foote Gearworks, Inc., Broadwind Services, LLC, Broadwind Towers, Inc., Red Wolf Company, LLC, and CIBC Bank USA*
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer*
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer*
32.1	Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Chief Executive Officer*
32.2	Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Chief Financial Officer*
101	The following financial information from this Form 10-Q of Broadwind Energy, Inc. for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.

*Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	BROADWIND ENERGY, INC.
May 4, 2018	By:	/s/ Stephanie K. Kushner
		Stephanie K. Kushner
		President, Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)
May 4, 2018	By:	/s/ Jason L. Bonfigt
		Jason L. Bonfigt
		Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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EX-10.1

EXHIBIT 10.1

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated as of May 3, 2018, by and among CIBC BANK USA, formerly known as THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY (“Lender”), BROADWIND ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), BRAD FOOTE GEAR WORKS, INC., an Illinois corporation (“Brad Foote”), BROADWIND TOWERS, INC., a Wisconsin corporation (“Towers”), RED WOLF COMPANY, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (“Red Wolf”), BROADWIND SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Services,” and collectively with Parent, Brad Foote, Towers and Red Wolf, “Borrowers,” and each, a “Borrower”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, Lender and Borrowers have previously entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated October 26, 2016, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated February 10, 2017, that certain Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated March 27, 2017, and that certain Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated January 29, 2018 (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the terms of the Loan Agreement as provided below.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this Amendment, and in consideration of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:

1.Definitions.  All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

2.Waiver.  Borrowers acknowledge and agree that Borrowers have been in violation of Section 14.2 of the Loan Agreement for failing to comply with the minimum Year to Date EBITDA set forth therein as of March 31, 2018 (the “Breached Covenant”).  Lender hereby waives Borrowers’ failure to comply with the Breached Covenant.  The foregoing waiver is a waiver of the specific Event of Default specified herein only and is not, nor should it be construed to be, a waiver of any other existing or future Events of Default, except as set forth herein, whether or not similar to the Event of Default specified herein.  The foregoing waiver shall not constitute a waiver of any rights, powers or privileges of Lender other than as specifically waived herein, and Lender reserves its right to exercise all other rights, powers and privileges under the Loan Agreement and any other Loan Document.

3.Amendment to Loan Agreement. 

(a)The following definition is added to Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement in its proper alphabetical order:

“GE shall mean General Electric Company and its Affiliates.”

(b)The definition of “EBITDA” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“EBITDA shall mean, with respect to any period, Borrowers’ net income after taxes for such period (excluding any after-tax gains or losses on the sale of assets (other than the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business) and excluding other after-tax extraordinary gains or losses) plus interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization for such period, plus or minus non-cash stock compensation and any other non-cash charges or gains which have been subtracted or added in calculating net income after taxes for such period, plus one-time expenses for discontinued operations, in an amount not to exceed $750,000 in the aggregate to be calculated solely with respect to Fiscal Year 2016, plus restructuring expenses, solely with respect to Fiscal Year 2018, in an amount not to exceed (a)

$525,000 as of June 30, 2018, (b) $925,000 as of September 30, 2018, and (c) $1,075,000 as of December 31, 2018, all on a consolidated basis.”

(c)Clauses (iv), (xiv) and (xv) of the definition of “Eligible Account” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

“(iv) with respect to Accounts to Account Debtors other than GE, it is evidenced by an invoice rendered to the Account Debtor thereunder and does not remain unpaid 90 days past the invoice date thereof; provided, however, that during any time that more than 25% of the aggregate dollar amount of invoices owing by a particular Account Debtor remain unpaid 90 or more days after the respective invoice dates thereof, then all Accounts owing by that Account Debtor shall be deemed ineligible;

“(xiv) it is not an Account which, with respect to Account Debtors other than (A) Siemens Energy, Inc. and its Affiliates (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA f/k/a Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica) (collectively, “Siemens”) or (B) GE, when added to such Account Debtor’s other indebtedness to such Borrower, exceeds 20% of all Accounts of such Borrower or a credit limit determined by Lender in its sole discretion determined in good faith for such Account Debtor (except that Accounts excluded from Eligible Accounts solely by reason of this clause (xiv) shall be Eligible Accounts to the extent of such credit limit), provided that Lender shall give such Borrower written notice of any such credit limit;”

“(xv) it is not an Account with respect to which the prospect of payment or performance by the Account Debtor is or will be impaired, as determined by Lender in its sole discretion determined in good faith;”

(d)The following clauses (xvi) and (xvii) are added to the definition of “Eligible Account” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement:

“(xvi) solely with respect to Accounts of GE, it is not an Account which, when added to GE’s other indebtedness to such Borrower, exceeds 40% of all Accounts to such Borrower or a credit limit determined by Lender in its sole discretion determined in good faith for GE (except that Accounts excluded from Eligible Accounts solely by reason of this clause (xvi) shall be Eligible Accounts to the extent of such credit limit), provided that Lender shall give such Borrower written notice of any such credit limit; and

“(xvii) solely with respect to Accounts of GE, it is evidenced by an invoice rendered to GE thereunder and does not remain unpaid 150 days past the invoice date thereof; provided, however, that during any time that more than $1,000,000 of invoices owing by GE remain unpaid 150 or more days after the respective invoice dates thereof, then all Accounts owing by GE shall be deemed ineligible.”

(e)The definition of “Revolving Loan Availability” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Revolving Loan Availability shall mean an amount up to the sum of the following sublimits:

     (i) 85% of the face amount (less maximum discounts, credits and allowances which may be taken by or granted to Account Debtors in connection therewith in the ordinary course of Borrowers’ business) of Borrowers’ Eligible Accounts; plus

(ii) the lesser of (a) 50% of the lower of cost or market value of Borrowers’ Eligible Inventory, (b) 85% of the appraised net orderly liquidation value (as determined by an appraiser acceptable to Lender) of Borrowers’ Eligible Inventory, and (c) $12,500,000 (or if Borrowers elect to reduce the Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to Section 2.6, 50% of the Reduced Loan Commitment during the period elected for such reduction); plus

(iii) the lesser of (a) the sum of (I) 50% of the appraised net orderly liquidation value (as determined by an appraiser acceptable to Lender) of Borrowers’ Eligible M&E, plus (II) 50% of the fair market value (as determined by an appraiser acceptable to Lender) of the Mortgaged Property, and (b) an amount equal to $10,000,000, reduced by $119,047.62 per month commencing on the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date and continuing each month thereafter; minus

(iv) $63,000 until such time as Lender receives an executed landlord access agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, for the leased premises located at 300 Wall Street, Abilene, Texas 79603; minus

(v) a special reserve of $250,000, provided, that if there exists no Event of Default as of June 30, 2018, such special reserve shall be eliminated; minus

(vi) such other reserves as Lender elects, in its Permitted Discretion, determined in good faith, to establish from time to time, including, without limitation, reserves with respect to Bank Products Obligations and Hedging Obligations.”

(f)Section 14.2 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Minimum EBITDA.  Borrowers shall not permit Year to Date EBITDA to be less than (i) -$2,025,000, as of April 30, 2018, (ii) -$1,525,000, as of May 31, 2018, and (iii) -$275,000, as of June 30, 2018.”

4.Amendment Fee.  On or prior to the execution of this Amendment, Borrowers shall pay Lender an amendment fee of $17,500.00 (the “Amendment Fee”).  It is expressly understood that the Amendment Fee shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

5.Representations and Warranties.  Each Borrower represents and warrants as follows: (a) the execution and delivery of and the performance under this Amendment is within such Borrower’s power and authority, has been duly authorized by all requisite action and is not in contravention of any law, any other agreement made by such Borrower or by which such Borrower’s assets are bound, except for conflicts with agreements, contracts or other documents which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) this Amendment (and the Loan Agreement in its entirety) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Borrower and are enforceable against such Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar state or federal laws from time to time in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and the availability of equitable remedies; (c) the representations and warranties of such Borrower set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct as of the date hereof (except for representations and warranties that expressly relate to an earlier date which are true and correct as of such earlier date); (d) there exists no Event of Default, and no event has occurred and is continuing which, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default, other than the Breached Covenant; and (e) such Borrower has no defenses to the enforcement of the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

6.Reaffirmation.  Except as expressly modified or amended by this Amendment, each Borrower reaffirms and reconfirms each and all of the warranties, representations, covenants and agreements of such Borrower under all Loan Documents to which such Borrower is party.

7.Release by Borrowers.  Each Borrower hereby releases Lender from any and all causes of action or claims, whether known or unknown, which such Borrower may have as of the date hereof for any asserted loss or damages to such Borrower claimed to be caused by, or arising from, any act or omission to act on the part of Lender, its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives with respect to the Loan Documents.

8.References.  All references to the Loan Agreement in any future correspondence or notice shall be deemed to refer to the Loan Agreement as modified by this Amendment.

9.Ratification.  Except as expressly modified or amended by this Amendment, all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Loan Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed. 

10.Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. 

11.Counterparts.  This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were on the same instrument. 

Delivery of this Amendment by facsimile, pdf, or .tif signature by any party shall represent a valid and binding execution and delivery of this Amendment by such party.

12.JURISDICTION; VENUE.  THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS IN ANY WAY, MANNER OR RESPECT, ARISING OUT OF OR FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT, SHALL BE LITIGATED ONLY IN COURTS HAVING SITUS WITHIN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.  EACH PARTY HEREBY CONSENTS AND SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED THEREIN AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO TRANSFER THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION.

13.WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AMENDMENT.  EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AMENDMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

BORROWERS:LENDER:

BROADWIND ENERGY, INC. CIBC BANK USA

By: /s/ Jason Bonfigt     By: /s/ Tom Hunt

Name: Jason BonfigtName: Tom Hunt

Title: Authorized SignatoryTitle: Managing Director

BRAD FOOTE GEAR WORKS, INC.

By: /s/ Jason Bonfigt

Name: Jason Bonfigt

Title: Authorized Signatory

BROADWIND TOWERS, INC.

By: /s/ Jason Bonfigt

Name: Jason Bonfigt

Title: Authorized Signatory

BROADWIND SERVICES, LLC

By: /s/ Jason Bonfigt

Name: Jason Bonfigt

Title: Authorized Signatory

RED WOLF COMPANY, LLC

By: /s/ Jason Bonfigt

Name: Jason Bonfigt

Title: Authorized Signatory 

EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Stephanie K. Kushner, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Broadwind Energy, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d- 15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

May 4, 2018
	/s/ Stephanie K. Kushner
	Stephanie K. Kushner
	President, Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Jason L. Bonfigt, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Broadwind Energy, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d- 15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

May 4, 2018
	/s/ Jason L. Bonfigt
	Jason L. Bonfigt
	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Broadwind Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March  31, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Stephanie K. Kushner,  President, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section 906”), that:

(i)the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”); and

(ii)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

May 4, 2018
	/s/ Stephanie K. Kushner
	Stephanie K. Kushner
	President, Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Broadwind Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jason L. Bonfigt, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section 906”), that:

(i)the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (the “Exchange Act”); and

(ii)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

May 4, 2018
	/s/ Jason L. Bonfigt
	Jason L. Bonfigt
	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Commission or its staff upon request.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 26	$ 78
Accounts receivable, net	15,925	13,644
Inventories, net	22,294	19,279
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,819	1,798
Current assets held for sale	579	580
Total current assets	40,643	35,379
LONG-TERM ASSETS:
Property and equipment, net	53,707	55,693
Goodwill	4,993	4,993
Other intangible assets, net	15,607	16,078
Other assets	195	207
TOTAL ASSETS	115,145	112,350
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Line of credit, NMTC and other notes payable	18,028	14,138
Current maturities of long-term debt	114	114
Current portions of capital lease obligations	771	762
Accounts payable	13,905	11,756
Accrued liabilities	6,046	4,393
Customer deposits	9,988	9,791
Current liabilities held for sale	29	30
Total current liabilities	48,881	40,984
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	1,523	797
Long-term capital lease obligations, net of current portions	745	941
Other	2,333	3,557
Total long-term liabilities	4,601	5,295
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 15,650,956 and 15,480,299 shares issued as of March 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively	16	15
Treasury stock, at cost, 273,937 shares as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017	(1,842)	(1,842)
Additional paid-in capital	380,434	380,005
Accumulated deficit	(316,945)	(312,107)
Total stockholders’ equity	61,663	66,071
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ 115,145	$ 112,350

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	30,000,000	30,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	15,650,956	15,480,299
Treasury stock, common shares	273,937	273,937

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenues	$ 29,967	$ 56,060
Cost of sales	29,984	49,686
Restructuring	115
Gross (loss) profit	(132)	6,374
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Selling, general and administrative	3,898	4,420
Intangible amortization	471	351
Restructuring	36
Total operating expenses	4,405	4,771
Operating (loss) income	(4,537)	1,603
OTHER INCOME, net:
Interest expense, net	(298)	(139)
Other, net	(3)
Total other expense, net	(301)	(139)
Net (loss) income before benefit for income taxes	(4,838)	1,464
Benefit for income taxes	(27)	(5,018)
(LOSS) INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	(4,811)	6,482
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	(27)	(155)
NET (LOSS) INCOME	$ (4,838)	$ 6,327
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE—BASIC:
(Loss) income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.32)	$ 0.43
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.01)
Net (loss) income (in dollars per share)	$ (0.32)	$ 0.42
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING-BASIC (in shares)	15,257,234	14,929,358
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE-DILUTED:
(Loss) income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.32)	$ 0.43
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.01)
Net (loss) income (in dollars per share)	$ (0.32)	$ 0.42
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING-DILUTED (in shares)	15,257,234	15,194,942

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 15	$ (1,842)	$ 378,876	$ (308,466)	$ 68,583
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016	15,175,767	(273,937)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Stock issued for restricted stock (in shares)	190,482
Stock issued under defined contribution 401(k) retirement savings plan			316		316
Stock issued under defined contribution 401(k) retirement savings plan (in shares)	114,050
Share-based compensation			813		813
Net loss				(3,641)	(3,641)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 15	$ (1,842)	380,005	(312,107)	$ 66,071
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017	15,480,299	(273,937)			15,480,299
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Stock issued for restricted stock	$ 1				$ 1
Stock issued for restricted stock (in shares)	96,534
Stock issued under defined contribution 401(k) retirement savings plan			167		167
Stock issued under defined contribution 401(k) retirement savings plan (in shares)	74,123
Share-based compensation			262		262
Net loss				(4,838)	(4,838)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2018	$ 16	$ (1,842)	$ 380,434	$ (316,945)	$ 61,663
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018	15,650,956	(273,937)			15,650,956

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net (loss) income	$ (4,838)	$ 6,327
Loss from discontinued operations	(27)	(155)
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(4,811)	6,482
Adjustments to reconcile net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense	2,357	2,101
Deferred income taxes	(27)	(5,050)
Stock-based compensation	262	222
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(15)	8
Common stock issued under defined contribution 401(k) plan	167
Gain on disposal of assets		(2)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:
Accounts receivable	(2,266)	(9,037)
Inventories	(2,577)	382
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	21	423
Accounts payable	2,956	2,883
Accrued liabilities	1,653	(2,356)
Customer deposits	197	(4,440)
Other non-current assets and liabilities	(1,210)	239
Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations	(3,293)	(8,145)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Cash paid in acquisition		(16,659)
Sales of available for sale securities		2,221
Maturities of available for sale securities		950
Purchases of property and equipment	(229)	(3,261)
Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment		2
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations	(229)	(16,747)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from line of credit	32,886	51,852
Payments on line of credit	(29,202)	(45,358)
Principal payments on capital leases	(187)	(114)
Net cash provided by financing activities of continuing operations	3,497	6,380
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:
Operating cash flows	(27)	74
Financing cash flows	0	(109)
Net cash used in discontinued operations	(27)	(35)
Add: Cash balance of discontinued operations, beginning of period		2
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH	(52)	(18,545)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH beginning of the period	78	18,800
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH end of the period	26	255
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid	233	77
Income taxes paid		3
Non-cash activities:
Issuance of restricted stock grants	$ 262	222
Contingent consideration related to business acquisition		2,944
Red Wolf acquisition:
Assets acquired		27,157
Liabilities assumed		$ 7,554

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein include the accounts of Broadwind Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Broadwind Towers, Inc. (“Broadwind Towers”), Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc. (“Brad Foote”), and Red Wolf Company, LLC (“Red Wolf”).  See the discussion of the Red Wolf acquisition in Note 17 “Business Combinations” of these condensed consolidated financial statements.  All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

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, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the twelve months ending December 31, 2018. The December 31, 2017 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 consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. 

In February 2017, the Company acquired Red Wolf and formed the Process Systems segment. Consequently, the Company has revised its segment presentation to include three reportable operating segments: Towers and Heavy Fabrications, Gearing and Process Systems. All current results have been presented to reflect this change. See Note 14, “Segment Reporting” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of reportable segments. 

There have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to the significant accounting policies described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Company Description

Through its subsidiaries, the Company provides technologically advanced high-value products to energy, mining and infrastructure sector customers, primarily in the United States of America (the “U.S.”). The Company’s most significant presence is within the U.S. wind energy industry, which accounted for 52% of the Company’s revenue during the first three months of 2018. 

The Company has diversified its operations to provide precision gearing, specialty fabrications, kitting and assemblies of industrial systems to a broad range of industrial customers for oil and gas (“O&G”), mining, steel, and other industrial applications.

Please refer to Note 18, “Restructuring” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for the discussion of the restructuring plan which the Company initiated in the current year quarter. The Company has incurred a total of approximately $151 of net costs in the first quarter of 2018 to implement this restructuring plan.

Liquidity

The Company meets its short term liquidity needs through cash generated from operations, its available cash balances,  the Credit Facility (as defined below), additional equipment financing, and access to the public or private debt equity markets, including the option to raise capital under Broadwind Form S-3 (as discussed below).

See Note 8, “Debt and Credit Agreements” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for a complete description of the Credit Facility and the Company’s other debt.

Total debt and capital lease obligations at March 31, 2018 totaled $21,181, which includes current outstanding debt and capital leases totaling $18,913. The current outstanding debt includes $14,239 outstanding under the Company’s revolving line of credit and $2,600 related to the New Market Tax Credit Transaction (the “NMTC Transaction”). See Note 16 “New Markets Tax Credit Transaction” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for a complete description of the NMTC Transaction.

On August 11, 2017, the Company filed a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 10, 2017. This shelf registration statement, which includes a base prospectus, allows the Company at any time to offer any combination of securities described in the prospectus in one or more offerings. Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement accompanying the base prospectus, the Company would use the net proceeds from the sale of any securities offered pursuant to the shelf registration statement for general corporate purposes.

The Company anticipates that current cash resources, amounts available under the Credit Facility, cash to be generated from operations, and any potential proceeds from the sale of Company securities under the Form S-3 will be adequate to meet the Company’s liquidity needs for at least the next twelve months. If assumptions regarding the Company’s production, sales and subsequent collections from certain of the Company’s large customers, as well as customer deposits and revenues generated from new customer orders, are materially inconsistent with management’s expectations, the Company may in the future encounter cash flow and liquidity issues. If the Company’s operational performance deteriorates significantly, it may be unable to comply with existing financial covenants, and could lose access to the Credit Facility. This could limit the Company’s operational flexibility, require a delay in making planned investments and/or require the Company to seek additional equity or debt financing. Any additional equity financing, if available, may be dilutive to stockholders, and additional debt financing, if available, would likely require new financial covenants or impose other restrictions on the Company. While the Company believes that it will continue to have sufficient cash available 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, or that credit facilities will be available in an amount sufficient to enable the Company to meet these financial obligations.

Management’s Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Significant estimates, among others, include revenue recognition, future tax rates, inventory reserves, warranty reserves, impairment of long-lived assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, workers’ compensation reserves, and health insurance reserves. Although these estimates are based upon management’s best knowledge of current events and actions that the Company may undertake in the future, actual results could differ from these estimates.

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REVENUES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

REVENUES

REVENUES

NOTE 2 — REVENUES

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) 2014-09 and 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under Topic 606 while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the Company’s historical accounting under Topic 605. Based on the Company’s contract evaluation, the Company determined there was no need to record any changes to the opening retained earnings due to the impact of adopting Topic 606. The adoption of Topic 606 did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods.

The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated by revenue source for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2018		2017(1)
Towers and Heavy Fabrications	$	16,785	$	48,895
Process Systems		4,377		3,294
Gearing		8,805		3,871
Consolidated	$	29,967	$	56,060

⁽¹⁾ As noted above, prior period amounts have not been adjusted under the modified retrospective method.

Revenue within the Company’s Gearing and Process Systems segments is recognized at a point in time, typically when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to its customers in an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct product or service to the customer. The Company measures revenue based on the consideration specified in the purchase order and revenue is recognized when the performance obligations are satisfied. If applicable, the transaction price of a contract is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when or as the customer receives the benefit of the performance obligation.

In most instances within the Company’s Towers and Heavy Fabrications segment, products are sold under terms included in bill and hold sales arrangements that result in different timing for revenue recognition. The Company recognizes revenue under these arrangements only when the buyer requests the arrangement, the ordered goods are segregated from inventory and not available to fill other orders, the goods must be currently be ready for physical transfer to the customer, and the Company cannot have the ability to use the product or to direct it to another customer. Assuming these required revenue recognition criteria are met, revenue is recognized upon completion of product manufacture and customer acceptance.

The Company generally expenses sales commissions when incurred because the amortization period would have been one year or less. These costs are recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses. Customer deposits, deferred revenue and other receipts are deferred and recognized when the revenue is realized and earned. Cash payments to customers are classified as reductions of revenue in the Company’s statement of operations.

The Company does not disclose the value of the unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue which the Company has the right to invoice for goods completed.

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EARNINGS PER SHARE

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

EARNINGS PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE

NOTE 3 — EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, as follows: 

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018		2017
Basic earnings per share calculation:
Net (loss) income	$	(4,838)	$	6,327
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		15,257,234		14,929,358
Basic net (loss) income per share	$	(0.32)	$	0.42
Diluted earnings per share calculation:
Net (loss) income	$	(4,838)	$	6,327
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		15,257,234		14,929,358
Common stock equivalents:
Stock options and non-vested stock awards (1)		—		265,584
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		15,257,234		15,194,942
Diluted net (loss) income per share	$	(0.32)	$	0.42
(1)   Stock options and RSUs granted and outstanding of 893,004 as of March 31, 2018 are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings  due to the anti dilutive effect as a result of the Company’s net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

NOTE 4 — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The Company’s former Services segment had substantial continued operating losses for several years, due to operating issues and an increasingly competitive environment due in part to increased in-sourcing of service functions by customers. In July 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) directed management to evaluate potential strategic alternatives with respect to the Services segment. In September 2015, the Board authorized management to sell substantially all of the assets of the Services segment to one or more third-party purchasers, and thereafter to liquidate or otherwise dispose of any such assets remaining unsold. The divestiture was substantially completed in December 2015.

Results of Discontinued Operations

Results of operations for the Services segment, which are reflected as discontinued operations in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Revenues	$	—	$	68
Cost of sales		(25)		(65)
Selling, general and administrative		(2)		(7)
Impairment of held for sale assets and liabilities and gain on sale of assets		—		(151)
Loss from discontinued operations	$	(27)	$	(155)

Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale

Services assets and liabilities classified as held for sale in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 include the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Assets:
Accounts receivable, net	$	10	$	11
Inventories, net		9		9
Assets Held For Sale Related To Discontinued Operations		19		20
Impairment of discontinued assets held for sale		—		—
Total Assets Held For Sale Related To Discontinued Operations	$	19	$	20
Liabilities:
Accrued liabilities	$	27	$	27
Customer deposits and other current obligations		2		3
Total Liabilities Held For Sale Related To Discontinued Operations	$	29	$	30

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INVENTORIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES

NOTE 5 — INVENTORIES

The components of inventories as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are summarized as follows:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Raw materials	$	12,955	$	11,945
Work-in-process		7,665		6,305
Finished goods		4,442		3,538
		25,062		21,788
Less: Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory		(2,768)		(2,509)
Net inventories	$	22,294	$	19,279

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE 6 — GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired, including identifiable intangibles and liabilities as part of the Company’s acquisition of Red Wolf. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested annually for impairment. The Company added $4,993 of goodwill as a result of the Red Wolf acquisition, which is included in the Process Systems segment. See Note 14, “Segment Reporting” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the Company’s segments.

Other intangible assets represent the fair value assigned to definite-lived assets such as trade names and customer relationships as part of the Company’s acquisition of Brad Foote completed in 2007 as well as the noncompetition agreements, trade names and customer relationships that were part of the Company’s acquisition of Red Wolf in 2017. See Note 17, “Business Combinations” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the Red Wolf acquisition. Other intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, with a remaining life range from 5 to 10 years. The Company tests other intangible assets for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable. During the first quarter of 2018 and 2017, the Company continued to identify triggering events associated with the Gearing segment’s current period operating loss combined with its history of continued operating losses. As a result, the Company evaluated the recoverability of certain of its long-lived assets associated with the Gearing segment. Based upon the Company’s most recent impairment assessments, the Company utilized third-party appraisals and other estimates of the fair value of the Gearing asset group. The Company assumed that the assets would be exchanged in an orderly transaction between market participants and would represent the highest and best use of these assets. Based on the analysis, the Company determined that no impairment to this asset group was indicated as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. 

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the cost basis, accumulated amortization and net book value of intangible assets were as follows: 

	March 31, 2018							December 31, 2017
							Remaining							Remaining
							Weighted							Weighted
					Net		Average					Net		Average
	Cost		Accumulated		Book		Amortization	Cost		Accumulated		Book		Amortization
	Basis		Amortization		Value		Period	Basis		Amortization		Value		Period
Goodwill and other intangible assets:
Goodwill	$	4,993	$	—	$	4,993		$	4,993	$	—	$	4,993
Noncompete agreements		170		(33)		137	4.8		170		(26)		144	5.1
Customer relationships		15,979		(5,336)		10,643	7.0		15,979		(4,992)		10,987	8.0
Trade names		9,099		(4,272)		4,827	9.9		9,099		(4,152)		4,947	10.5
Other intangible assets	$	25,248	$	(9,641)	$	15,607	6.7	$	25,248	$	(9,170)	$	16,078	8.8

As of March 31, 2018, estimated future amortization expense is as follows: 

2018	$	1,413
2019		1,884
2020		1,884
2021		1,884
2022		1,884
2023 and thereafter		6,658
Total	$	15,607

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ACCRUED LIABILITIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

ACCRUED LIABILITIES

ACCRUED LIABILITIES

NOTE 7 — ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following: 

	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Accrued payroll and benefits	$	2,007	$	1,797
Accrued property taxes		294		144
Income taxes payable		99		77
Accrued professional fees		64		40
Accrued warranty liability		583		581
Accrued self-insurance reserve		736		812
Accrued contingent consideration		1,140		—
Accrued other		1,123		942
Total accrued liabilities	$	6,046	$	4,393

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DEBT AND CREDIT AGREEMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

DEBT AND CREDIT AGREEMENTS

DEBT AND CREDIT AGREEMENTS

NOTE 8 — DEBT AND CREDIT AGREEMENTS

The Company’s outstanding debt balances as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Line of credit	$	14,239	$	10,733
NMTC note payable		2,600		2,600
Other notes payable		2,256		1,146
Long-term debt		570		570
Less: Current portion		(18,142)		(14,252)
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	$	1,523	$	797

Credit Facility

On October 26, 2016, the Company established a $20,000 three-year secured revolving line of credit (the “Credit Facility”) with CIBC Bank USA (“CIBC”), formerly known as The PrivateBank and Trust Company, which was subsequently increased to $25,000 in March of 2017 with a Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement and an Amended and Restated Revolving Note. Under the Credit Facility, CIBC advances funds when requested against a borrowing base consisting of up to 85% of the face value of eligible accounts receivable of the Company, up to 50% of the book value of eligible inventory of the Company and up to 50% of the appraised value of eligible machinery, equipment and certain real property up to $10,000. Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the applicable London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin ranging from 2.25% to 3.00%, or the applicable base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.00% to 1.00%, both of which are based on the Company’s trailing twelve-month adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, share-based payments and restructuring costs). The Company also pays an unused facility fee to CIBC equal to 0.50% per annum on the unused portion of the Credit Facility, along with other standard fees. The Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties. It also contains a requirement that the Company, on a consolidated basis, maintain a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Covenant, along with other customary restrictive covenants. The obligations under the Credit Facility are secured by, subject to certain exclusions, (i) a first priority security interest in all accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, cash and investment property of the Company, and (ii) a mortgage on the Company’s Abilene, Texas tower facility.

On January 29, 2018, the Company executed the Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement waiving the Company’s non-compliance with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Covenant as of December 31, 2017 and, among other changes, added new minimum EBITDA and capital expenditure covenants through June 30, 2018. The amendment also revised the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Covenant to be recalculated for future periods commencing with the quarter ending June 30, 2018.

On May 3, 2018, the Company executed the Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Fourth Amendment”), waiving the Company’s non-compliance with the minimum EBITDA covenant through March 31, 2018. The Fourth Amendment, among other changes, amends the minimum EBITDA thresholds and adjusts the definition of EBITDA to add back certain restructuring expenses.

As of March 31, 2018, there was $14,239 of outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Facility, with the ability to borrow an additional $9,861 under the Credit Facility.

Other

Included in Line of Credit, NMTC and other notes payable line item of the Company’s consolidated financial statements is $2,600 associated with the NMTC Transaction described further in Note 16, “New Markets Tax Credit Transaction” of these condensed consolidated financial statements. Additionally, the Company has entered into a $570 loan agreement with the Development Corporation of Abilene, of which $114 is included in Current maturities, long-term debt in the consolidated financial statements and $456 is included in Long-term debt, less current maturities. The loan is forgivable upon the Company meeting and maintaining specific employment thresholds. In addition, the Company has outstanding notes payable for capital expenditures in the amount of $2,256 and $1,146 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, with $1,189 and $804 included in the Line of Credit, NMTC and other notes payable line item as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The equipment purchased is utilized as collateral for the notes payable. The outstanding notes payable have the maturity dates of April 25, 2020, and February 1, 2021, and April 20, 2021.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

NOTE 9 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company measures its financial assets and liabilities at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, the Company is required to provide disclosure and categorize assets and liabilities measured at fair value into one of three different levels depending on the assumptions (i.e., inputs) used in the valuation. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value while Level 3 generally requires significant management judgment. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input significant to the fair value measurement. Financial instruments are assessed quarterly to determine the appropriate classification within the fair value hierarchy. Transfers between fair value classifications are made based upon the nature and type of the observable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is defined as follows: 

Level 1 — Valuations are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. 

Level 2 — Valuations are based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices in markets that are not active for which significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly. For the Company’s corporate and municipal bonds, the Company notes that although quoted prices are available and used to value said assets, they are traded less frequently. 

Level 3 — Valuations are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability at the measurement date. The Company used market negotiations to value the Gearing segment’s assets.

The following tables represent the fair values of the Company’s financial assets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017: 

	March 31, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis:
Gearing Cicero Ave. facility		—		—		560		560
Services assets		—		—		19		19
Total assets at fair value	$	—	$	—	$	579	$	579

	December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis:
Gearing Cicero Ave. facility		—		—		560		560
Services assets		—		—		20		20
Total assets at fair value	$	—	$	—	$	580	$	580

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, which include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and customer deposits, approximate their respective fair values due to the relatively short-term nature of these instruments. Based upon interest rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms, the carrying value of the Company’s long-term debt is approximately equal to its fair value. 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The fair value measurement approach for long lived assets utilizes a number of significant unobservable inputs or Level 3 assumptions. To the extent assumptions used in the Company’s evaluations are not achieved, there may be a negative effect on the valuation of these assets. 

The carrying value of the land and building comprising one of Brad Foote’s facilities located in Cicero, Illinois (the “Cicero Avenue Facility”) of $560 reflects the expected proceeds associated with selling this facility. During 2017, the Company reclassified the Cicero Avenue Facility as Assets Held for Sale upon completion of general site remediation activities. See Note 15 “Commitments and Contingencies” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for additional detail of the Cicero Avenue Facility.

Following the Board’s approval of a plan to divest the Company’s Services segment, the Company has been able to evaluate the value of the segment’s assets on the open market; therefore, the Company has utilized this measurement to determine the fair value of the Services segment assets.

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INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

NOTE 10 — INCOME TAXES

Effective tax rates differ from federal statutory income tax rates primarily due to changes in the Company’s valuation allowance, permanent differences and provisions for state and local income taxes. As of March 31, 2018, the Company has a full valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company recorded a benefit for income taxes of $27, compared to a benefit for income taxes of $5,018 during the three months ended March 31, 2017. The income tax benefit during the three months ended March 31, 2017 included an income tax benefit of $5,060 from the partial release of the valuation allowance, net of Red Wolf’s current state taxes, resulting from the consolidation of the Company’s deferred tax assets with Red Wolf’s deferred tax liabilities upon acquisition.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code, including, but not limited to, (1) reducing the U.S. federal corporate tax rate; (2) eliminating the corporate alternative minimum tax; (3) creating a new limitation on deductible interest expense; and (4) changing rules related to uses and limitations of net operating loss carryforwards created in tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. In connection with the Tax Act, the SEC issued guidance under Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“SAB 118”) directing taxpayers to consider the impact of the U.S. legislation as “provisional” when it does not have the necessary information, prepared or analyzed in reasonable detail to complete its accounting for the change in tax law.

The Company files income tax returns in U.S. federal and state jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2018, open tax years in federal and some state jurisdictions date back to 1996 due to the taxing authorities’ ability to adjust operating loss carryforwards. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards of $227,871 expiring in various years through 2037.

Since the Company has no unrecognized tax benefits, they will not have an impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of the expiration of the applicable statues of limitations within the next twelve months. In addition, Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”), generally imposes an annual limitation on the amount of NOL carryforwards and associated built-in losses that may be used to offset taxable income when a corporation has undergone certain changes in stock ownership. The Company’s ability to utilize NOL carryforwards and built-in losses may be limited, under IRC Section 382 or otherwise, by the Company’s issuance of common stock or by other changes in stock ownership. Upon completion of the Company’s analysis of IRC Section 382, the Company has determined that aggregate changes in stock ownership have triggered an annual limitation on NOL carryforwards and built-in losses available for utilization. To the extent the Company’s use of NOL carryforwards and associated built-in losses is significantly limited in the future due to additional changes in stock ownership, the Company’s income could be subject to U.S. corporate income tax earlier than it would be if the Company were able to use NOL carryforwards and built-in losses without such limitation, which could result in lower profits and the loss of benefits from these attributes. 

In February 2013, the Board adopted a Stockholder Rights Plan, which was amended in February 2016 (as amended, the “Rights Plan”), designed to preserve the Company’s substantial tax assets associated with NOL carryforwards under IRC Section 382. The Rights Plan was subsequently ratified by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  The Rights Plan was amended and extended for an additional three years on February 5, 2016, and such extension was subsequently ratified by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

The Rights Plan is intended to act as a deterrent to any person or group, together with its affiliates and associates, becoming the beneficial owner of 4.9% or more of the Company’s common stock and thereby triggering a further limitation of the Company’s available NOL carryforwards. In connection with the adoption of the Rights Plan, the Board declared a non‑taxable dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock to the Company’s stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 22, 2013. Each Right entitles its holder to purchase from the Company one one‑thousandth of a share of the Company’s Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $9.81 per Right, subject to adjustment. As a result of the Rights Plan, any person or group that acquires beneficial ownership of 4.9% or more of the Company’s common stock without the approval of the Board would be subject to significant dilution in the ownership interest of that person or group. Stockholders who owned 4.9% or more of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of February 12, 2013 will not trigger the preferred share purchase rights unless they acquire additional shares after that date. 

As of March 31, 2018, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense. The Company had no accrued interest and penalties as of March 31, 2018.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

NOTE 11 — SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Overview of Share-Based Compensation Plans

2007 Equity Incentive Plan

The Company has granted incentive stock options and other equity awards pursuant to the Amended and Restated Broadwind Energy, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2007 EIP”), which was approved by the Board in October 2007 and by the Company’s stockholders in June 2008. The 2007 EIP has been amended periodically since its original approval. 

The 2007 EIP reserved 691,051 shares of the Company’s common stock for grants to officers, directors, employees, consultants and advisors upon whose efforts the success of the Company and its affiliates depends to a large degree. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had reserved 28,483 shares for issuance upon the exercise of stock options outstanding and no shares for issuance upon the vesting of restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards outstanding. As of March 31, 2018, 253,659 shares of common stock reserved for stock options and RSU awards under the 2007 EIP had been issued in the form of common stock. 

2012 Equity Incentive Plan

The Company has granted incentive stock options and other equity awards pursuant to the Broadwind Energy, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2012 EIP”), which was approved by the Board in March 2012 and by the Company’s stockholders in May 2012. 

The 2012 EIP reserved 1,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for grants to officers, directors, employees, consultants and advisors upon whose efforts the success of the Company and its affiliates will depend to a large degree. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had reserved 37,205 shares for issuance upon the exercise of stock options outstanding and no shares for issuance upon the vesting of RSU awards outstanding. As of March 31, 2018, 635,089 shares of common stock reserved for stock options and RSU awards under the 2012 EIP had been issued in the form of common stock.

2015 Equity Incentive Plan

The Company has granted equity awards pursuant to the Broadwind Energy, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 EIP,” and together with the 2007 EIP and the 2012 EIP, the “Equity Incentive Plans”), which was approved by the Board in February 2015 and by the Company’s stockholders in April 2015. The purposes of the Equity Incentive Plans are to (a) align the interests of the Company’s stockholders and recipients of awards under the Equity Incentive Plans by increasing the proprietary interest of such recipients in the Company’s growth and success; (b) advance the interests of the Company by attracting and retaining officers, other employees, non-employee directors and independent contractors; and (c) motivate such persons to act in the long-term best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Under the Equity Incentive Plans, the Company may grant (i) non-qualified stock options; (ii) “incentive stock options” (within the meaning of IRC Section 422); (iii) stock appreciation rights; (iv) restricted stock and RSUs; and (v) performance awards.

The 2015 EIP reserves 1,100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for grants to officers, directors, employees, consultants and advisors upon whose efforts the success of the Company and its affiliates will depend to a large degree. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had reserved 827,316 shares for issuance upon the vesting of RSU awards outstanding. As of March 31, 2018, 283,491 shares of common stock reserved for RSU awards under the 2015 EIP had been issued in the form of common stock. 

Stock Options.  The exercise price of stock options granted under the Equity Incentive Plans is equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Stock options generally become exercisable on the anniversary of the grant date, with vesting terms that may range from one to five years from the date of grant. Additionally, stock options expire ten years after the date of grant. The fair value of stock options granted is expensed ratably over their vesting term. 

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).  The granting of RSUs is provided for under the Equity Incentive Plans. RSUs generally vest on the anniversary of the grant date, with vesting terms that may range from one to five years from the date of grant. The fair value of each RSU granted is equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant and is generally expensed ratably over the vesting term of the RSU award. 

The following table summarizes stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2018 under the Equity Incentive Plans, as follows: 

		Weighted Average
	Options	Exercise Price
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017	67,188	$	24.65
Expired	(1,500)	$	128.50
Outstanding as of March 31, 2018	65,688	$	22.28
Exercisable as of March 31, 2018	65,688	$	22.28

The following table summarizes RSU activity during the three months ended March 31, 2018 under the Equity Incentive Plans, as follows: 

		Weighted Average
	Number of	Grant-Date Fair Value
	Shares	Per Share
Unvested as of December 31, 2017	512,142	$	4.57
Granted	453,204	$	2.39
Vested	(122,262)	$	3.83
Forfeited	(15,768)	$	4.63
Unvested as of March 31, 2018	827,316	$	3.48

The fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The determination of the fair value of each stock option is affected by the Company’s stock price on the date of grant, as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, the expected volatility of the price of the Company’s stock over the expected life of the awards and actual and projected stock option exercise behavior. No stock options were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2018. 

The Company utilized a forfeiture rate of 25% during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 for estimating the forfeitures of equity compensation granted. 

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, as follows: 

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Share-based compensation expense:
Cost of sales	$	22	$	30
Selling, general and administrative		240		192
Income tax benefit (1)		—		—
Net effect of share-based compensation expense on net income	$	262	$	222
Reduction in earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$	0.02	$	0.01
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.02	$	0.01

(1) Income tax benefit is not illustrated because the Company is currently in a full tax valuation allowance position and an actual income tax benefit was not realized for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. The result of the income (loss) situation creates a timing difference, resulting in a deferred tax asset, which is fully reserved for in the Company’s valuation allowance. 

As of March 31, 2018, the Company estimates that pre-tax compensation expense for all unvested share-based awards, including both stock options and RSUs, in the amount of approximately $1,645 will be recognized through 2020. The Company expects to satisfy the exercise of stock options and future distribution of shares of restricted stock by issuing new shares of common stock.

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

NOTE 12 — LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company is party to a variety of legal proceedings that arise in the normal course of its business. While the results of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. Due to the inherent uncertainty of litigation, there can be no assurance that the resolution of any particular claim or proceeding would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. It is possible that if one or more of such matters were decided against the Company, the effects could be material to the Company’s results of operations in the period in which the Company would be required to record or adjust the related liability and could also be material to the Company’s financial condition and cash flows in the periods the Company would be required to pay such liability.

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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

NOTE 13 — RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The Company reviews new accounting standards as issued. Although some of the accounting standards issued or effective in the current fiscal year may be applicable to it, the Company believes that none of the new standards have a significant impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements, except as discussed below. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new standards on its condensed consolidated financial statements. 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which is intended to improve financial reporting about leasing transactions. This ASU will require organizations (“lessees”) that lease assets with lease terms of more than twelve months to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases. Organizations that own the assets leased by lessees (“lessors”) will remain largely unchanged from current guidance. In addition, this ASU will require disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. This ASU will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805), which clarifies the definition of a business. The amendments in this ASU provide a screen to determine when a set (group of assets and activities) is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. This screen reduces the number of transactions that need to be further evaluated. If the screen is not met, the amendments in this ASU (1) require that to be considered a business, a set must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create output and (2) remove the evaluation of whether a market participant could replace missing elements. This ASU will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted under special circumstances. The adoption of this impact of this ASU had no material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), which simplifies the test for goodwill impairment. To simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill, the FASB eliminated Step 2, which compares the implied fair value of reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill, from the goodwill impairment test. Under the amendments in this ASU, an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The FASB also eliminated the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative test, to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. This ASU will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SEGMENT REPORTING

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

SEGMENT REPORTING

SEGMENT REPORTING

NOTE 14 — SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company is organized into reporting segments based on the nature of the products offered and business activities from which it earns revenues and incurs expenses for which discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker. The Company’s segments and their product and service offerings are summarized below: 

Towers and Heavy Fabrications

The Company manufactures towers for wind turbines, specifically the large and heavier wind towers that are designed for multiple megawatt (“MW”) wind turbines, as well as other specialty welded structures for mining and other industrial customers. Production facilities, located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin and Abilene, Texas, are situated in close proximity to the primary U.S. domestic wind energy and equipment manufacturing hubs. The two facilities have a combined annual tower production capacity of up to approximately 550 towers, sufficient to support turbines generating more than 1,100 MW of power. This product segment also encompasses the manufacture of heavy fabrications for mining and other industrial customers.

Gearing 

The Company engineers, builds and remanufactures precision gears and gearing systems for O&G, wind, mining, steel and other industrial applications. The Company uses an integrated manufacturing process, which includes machining and finishing processes in Cicero, Illinois, and heat treatment processes in Neville Island, Pennsylvania.

Process Systems 

The Company acquired Red Wolf on February 1, 2017 and as a result, aggregated its Abilene compressed natural gas (“CNG”) and heavy fabrication business with Red Wolf to form the Process Systems reportable segment. This segment provides contract manufacturing services that include build-to-spec, kitting, fabrication and inventory management for customers throughout the U.S. and in foreign countries, primarily supporting the natural gas electrical generation market.

Corporate

“Corporate” includes the assets and selling, general and administrative expenses of the Company’s corporate office. “Eliminations” comprises adjustments to reconcile segment results to consolidated results. 

Summary financial information by reportable segment for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

	Towers and				Process
	Heavy Fabrications		Gearing		Systems		Corporate		Eliminations		Consolidated
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Revenues from external customers	$	16,785	$	8,805	$	4,377	$	—	$	—	$	29,967
Operating (loss)		(1,504)		(626)		(893)		(1,514)		—		(4,537)
Depreciation and amortization		1,256		590		451		60		—		2,357
Capital expenditures		—		220		—		9		—		229

	Towers and				Process
	Heavy Fabrications		Gearing		Systems		Corporate		Eliminations		Consolidated
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Revenues from external customers	$	48,895	$	3,871	$	3,294	$	—	$	—	$	56,060
Operating profit (loss)		5,849		(1,531)		(822)		(1,893)		—		1,603
Depreciation and amortization		1,091		626		334		50		—		2,101
Capital expenditures		2,660		200		272		129		—		3,261

	Total Assets as of
	March 31,		December 31,
Segments:	2018		2017
Towers and Heavy Fabrications	$	36,422	$	27,958
Gearing		34,832		37,456
Process Systems		23,940		26,442
Assets held for sale		579		580
Corporate		252,183		249,326
Eliminations		(232,811)		(229,412)
	$	115,145	$	112,350

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 15 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Environmental Compliance and Remediation Liabilities

The Company’s operations and products are subject to a variety of environmental laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates and sells products governing, among other things, air emissions, wastewater discharges, the use, handling and disposal of hazardous materials, soil and groundwater contamination, employee health and safety, and product content, performance and packaging. Certain environmental laws may impose the entire cost or a portion of the cost of investigating and cleaning up a contaminated site, regardless of fault, upon any one or more of a number of parties, including the current or previous owners or operators of the site. These environmental laws also impose liability on any person who arranges for the disposal or treatment of hazardous substances at a contaminated site. Third parties may also make claims against owners or operators of sites and users of disposal sites for personal injuries and property damage associated with releases of hazardous substances from those sites. 

In connection with the Company’s previous restructuring initiatives, during the third quarter of 2012, the Company identified a liability associated with the planned sale of the Cicero Avenue Facility. The liability was associated with environmental remediation costs that were identified while preparing the site for sale. During 2013, the Company applied for and was accepted into the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (the “IEPA”) voluntary site remediation program. In the first quarter of 2014, the Company completed a comprehensive review of remedial options for the Cicero Avenue Facility and selected a preferred remediation technology. As part of the voluntary site remediation program, the Company submitted a plan to the IEPA for approval to conduct a pilot study to test the effectiveness of the selected remediation technology. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company remediated the Cicero Avenue Facility to a point that requires the known future use to complete the final remediation steps and is currently in active negotiations to dispose of the property. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the accrual balance associated with this matter totaled $0. 

Warranty Liability

The Company provides warranty terms that range from one to five years for various products supplied by the Company. In certain contracts, the Company has recourse provisions for items that would enable recovery from third parties for amounts paid to customers under warranty provisions. As of March 31, 2018 and 2017, estimated product warranty liability was $583 and $601, respectively, and is recorded within accrued liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. 

The changes in the carrying amount of the Company’s total product warranty liability for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows: 

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	581	$	671
Addition to (reduction of) warranty reserve		5		(44)
Warranty claims		(3)		(26)
Balance, end of period	$	583	$	601

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Based upon past experience and judgment, the Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts with respect to accounts receivable. The Company’s standard allowance estimation methodology considers a number of factors that, based on its collections experience, the Company believes will have an impact on its credit risk and the collectability of its accounts receivable. These factors include individual customer circumstances, history with the Company, the length of the time period during which the account receivable has been past due and other relevant criteria. 

The Company monitors its collections and write-off experience to assess whether or not adjustments to its allowance estimates are necessary. Changes in trends in any of the factors that the Company believes may impact the collectability of its accounts receivable, as noted above, or modifications to its credit standards, collection practices and other related policies may impact the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts and its financial results. The activity in the accounts receivable allowance liability for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 consisted of the following: 

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Balance at beginning of period	$	225	$	145
Bad debt expense		(15)		8
Balance at end of period	$	210	$	153

Collateral

In select instances, the Company has pledged specific inventory and machinery and equipment assets to serve as collateral on related payable or financing obligations. 

Liquidated Damages

In certain customer contracts, the Company has agreed to pay liquidated damages in the event of qualifying delivery or production delays. These damages are typically limited to a specific percentage of the value of the product in question and/or are dependent on actual losses sustained by the customer. The Company does not believe that this potential exposure will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. There was no reserve for liquidated damages as of March 31, 2018 or December 31, 2017. 

Workers’ Compensation Reserves

At the beginning of the third quarter of 2013, the Company began to self-insure for its workers’ compensation liabilities, including reserves for self-retained losses. Historical loss experience combined with actuarial evaluation methods and the application of risk transfer programs are used to determine required workers’ compensation reserves. The Company takes into account claims incurred but not reported when determining its workers’ compensation reserves. Although the ultimate outcome of these matters may exceed the amounts recorded and additional losses may be incurred, the Company does not believe that any additional potential exposure for such liabilities will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. Although the Company entered into a guaranteed cost program at the beginning of the third quarter of 2016, the Company maintained a liability for the trailing claims from the self-insured policy. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had $736 accrued for self-insured workers’ compensation liabilities. 

Other

As of December 31, 2017, approximately 24% of the Company’s employees were covered by two collective bargaining agreements with local unions at Brad Foote’s Cicero, Illinois and Neville Island, Pennsylvania locations. The current three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Neville Island union is expected to remain in effect through October 2022. The collective bargaining agreement with the Cicero union expired in February 2018; the parties are currently negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement.

See Note 16, “New Markets Tax Credit Transaction” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of a strategic financing transaction, the NMTC Transaction, which originally related to the Company’s drivetrain service center in Abilene, Texas (the “Abilene Gearbox Facility”), and was amended in August 2015 to also include the activities of the Company’s heavy industries business conducted at the same location in Abilene, Texas (the “Abilene Heavy Industries Facility”). The Abilene Gearbox Facility focused on servicing the growing installed base of MW wind turbines as they come off warranty and, to a limited extent, industrial gearboxes requiring precision repair and testing. The Abilene Heavy Industries Facility focuses on heavy fabrications and assembly for industries including those related to compressed natural gas distribution. Pursuant to the NMTC Transaction, the gross loan and investment in the Abilene Heavy Industries Facility and the Abilene Gearbox Facility of $10,000 is expected to generate $3,900 in tax credits over a period of seven years, which the NMTC Transaction makes available to Capital One, National Association (“Capital One”). The Abilene Heavy Industries Facility and/or the Abilene Gearbox Facility must operate and remain in compliance with the terms and conditions of the NMTC Transaction during the seven-year compliance period ending in the third quarter of 2018, or the Company may be liable for the recapture of $3,900 in tax credits to which Capital One is otherwise entitled. The Company does not anticipate any credit recaptures will be required in connection with the NMTC Transaction.

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NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT TRANSACTION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT TRANSACTION

NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT TRANSACTION

NOTE 16 — NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT TRANSACTION

On July 20, 2011, the Company executed the NMTC Transaction, which was amended on August 24, 2015, involving the following third parties: AMCREF Fund VII, LLC (“AMCREF”), a registered community development entity; COCRF Investor VIII, LLC (“COCRF”); and Capital One. The NMTC Transaction allows the Company to receive below market interest rate funds through the federal New Markets Tax Credit (“NMTC”) program. The Company received $2,280 in proceeds from the NMTC Transaction. The NMTC Transaction qualifies under the NMTC program and includes a gross loan from AMCREF to the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Broadwind Services, LLC in the principal amount of $10,000, with a term of fifteen years and interest payable at the rate of 1.4% per annum, largely offset by a gross loan in the principal amount of $7,720 from the Company to COCRF, with a term of fifteen years and interest payable at the rate of 2.5% per annum. The August 2015 amendment did not change the financial terms of the NMTC Transaction, but did add the activities and assets of the Abilene Heavy Industries Facility to the NMTC Transaction and allow for the possible sale of the Abilene Gearbox Facility assets, provided that the proceeds of such sale are re-invested in the Abilene Heavy Industries Facility. 

The NMTC regulations permit taxpayers to claim credits against their federal income taxes for qualified investments in the equity of community development entities. The NMTC Transaction could generate $3,900 in tax credits, which the Company has made available under the structure by passing them through to Capital One. The proceeds have been applied to the Company’s investment in the Abilene Gearbox Facility assets and associated operating costs and in the assets of the Abilene Heavy Industries Facility, as permitted under the amended NMTC Transaction. 

The Abilene Heavy Industries Facility and/or the Abilene Gearbox Facility must operate and remain in compliance with various regulations and restrictions through the third quarter of 2018, the end of the seven year compliance period, to comply with the terms of the NMTC Transaction, or the Company may be liable under its indemnification agreement with Capital One for the recapture of tax credits. In the event the Company does not comply with these regulations and restrictions, the NMTC program tax credits may be subject to 100% recapture for a period of seven years as provided in the IRC. The Company does not anticipate that any tax credit recapture events will occur or that it will be required to make any payments to Capital One under the indemnification agreement.

The Capital One contribution, including a loan origination payment of $320, has been included as other assets in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2018. The NMTC Transaction includes a put/call provision whereby the Company may be obligated or entitled to repurchase Capital One’s interest in the third quarter of 2018. Capital One may exercise an option to put its investment to the Company and receive $130 from the Company at that time. If Capital One does not exercise its put option, the Company can exercise a call option at the then fair market value of the call. The Company expects that Capital One will exercise the put option at the end of the tax credit recapture period. The Capital One contribution, other than the amount allocated to the put obligation, will be recognized as income only after the put/call is exercised and when Capital One has no ongoing interest. However, there is no legal obligation for Capital One to exercise the put, and the Company has attributed only an insignificant value to the put option included in this transaction structure.

The Company has determined that two pass‑through financing entities created under the NMTC Transaction structure are variable interest entities (“VIEs”). The ongoing activities of the VIEs—collecting and remitting interest and fees and complying with NMTC program requirements—were considered in the initial design of the NMTC Transaction and are not expected to significantly affect economic performance throughout the life of the VIEs. In making this determination, management also considered the contractual arrangements that obligate the Company to deliver tax benefits and provide various other guarantees under the NMTC Transaction structure, Capital One’s lack of a material interest in the underlying economics of the project, and the fact that the Company is obligated to absorb losses of the VIEs. The Company has concluded that it is required to consolidate the VIEs because the Company has both (i) the power to direct those matters that most significantly impact the activities of each VIE, and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of each VIE.

The $262 of issue costs paid to third parties in connection with the NMTC Transaction are recorded as prepaid expenses, and are being amortized over the expected seven year term of the NMTC arrangement. Capital One’s net contribution of $2,600 is included in Line of Credit,  NMTC and Other Notes Payable in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Incremental costs to maintain the transaction structure during the compliance period will be recognized as they are incurred.

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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

NOTE 17 —  BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Overview

On January 30, 2017, the Company announced that it had agreed upon the material terms to acquire Red Wolf, a Sanford, North Carolina-based, privately held fabricator, kitter and assembler of industrial systems primarily supporting the global gas turbine market, for approximately $18,983, subject to certain adjustments. The transaction closed on February 1, 2017, and Red Wolf is being operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Accounting for the Transaction

The Company accounts for acquisitions in accordance with guidance found in ASC 805, Business Combinations. The guidance requires consideration given, including contingent consideration, assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be valued at their fair market values at the acquisition date. The guidance further provides that: (1) in-process research and development will be recorded at fair value as an indefinite-lived intangible asset; (2) acquisition costs will generally be expensed as incurred, (3) restructuring costs associated with a business combination will generally be expensed subsequent to the acquisition date; and (4) changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and income tax uncertainties after the acquisition date generally will affect income tax expense. ASC 805 requires that any excess of purchase price over fair value of assets acquired, including identifiable intangibles and liabilities assumed, be recognized as goodwill. Red Wolf’s results are included in the Company’s results from the acquisition date of February 1, 2017.

The purchase price of the transaction totaled $18,983 net of working capital adjustments that occurred after the acquisition date. The purchase price includes $16,449 which was paid in cash and $2,534 which was the expected value of contingent future earn-out payments. The contingent consideration arrangement requires the Company to pay the former owners of Red Wolf a payout if Red Wolf achieves a targeted profitability benchmark. The potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that the Company could have been required to make under the contingent consideration arrangement was between $0 and $9,900. Annual earn-out payments may not exceed $4,950. The fair value of the contingent consideration arrangement of $2,534 was estimated by using a Monte Carlo simulation. Key assumptions include a short-term weighted average cost of capital of 15% and historical volatility of public company comparables.

During the third quarter of 2017, the Company released $1,394 of this contingency into operating income because management determined that Red Wolf’s full-year financial performance during the first year of ownership by the Company was unlikely to meet the threshold required to pay the first installment of the contingent earn-out. As of March 31, 2018, the final contingent earn-out liability, which depends on the financial performance during the second ownership year, is estimated at $1,140 and is included in accrued liabilities. Based on information currently known, the Company believes that the remaining contingency is applicable. 

The Company’s allocation of the $18,983 purchase price to Red Wolf’s tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as of February 1, 2017, is included in the table below. Goodwill is recorded based on the amount by which the purchase price exceeds the fair value of the net assets acquired and is not deductible for tax purposes. The measurement period adjustments were a result of changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration arrangement and adjustments to working capital accounts. The purchase price allocation was finalized at December 31, 2017. The decrease in goodwill from March 31, 2017 is due to opening balance sheet changes noted in the table below. The purchase price allocation as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2017 is as follows (in thousands):

		Allocation as of 3/31/2017		Measurement Period Adjustments		Allocation as of 12/31/2017
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	63	$	(63)	$	-
Receivables		2,796		(96)		2,700
Inventories		4,998		179		5,177
Property and equipment		462		-		462
Noncompete agreements		170		-		170
Customer relationships		12,000		-		12,000
Trade names		1,100		-		1,100
Goodwill		5,568		(575)		4,993
Accounts payable		(1,354)		2		(1,352)
Accrued expenses		(809)		(67)		(876)
Deferred tax liabilities		(5,391)		-		(5,391)
Total purchase price	$	19,603	$	(620)	$	18,983

The allocation of the purchase price is based on valuations performed to determine the fair value of such assets and liabilities as of the acquisition date. The acquired noncompete agreements, customer relationships, and trade names have weighted average amortization periods of 6.0 years, 9.0 years, and 14.0 years, respectively and the total weighted average life of the acquired intangible assets is 9.4 years. Goodwill from this transaction has been allocated to the Company’s Process Systems segment.

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RESTRUCTURING

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

RESTRUCTURING

RESTRUCTURING

NOTE 18 — RESTRUCTURING

During the first quarter of 2018, the Company conducted a review of its business strategies and product plans given the outlook of the industries it serves and its business environment. As a result, the Company has begun to execute a restructuring plan to rationalize its facility capacity and management structure, and to consolidate and increase the efficiencies of its Abilene operations. Management has decided to exit the CNG and Fabrication Manufacturing location in Abilene as soon as it fully complies with the requirements established as part of the NMTC agreement and consolidate these manufacturing activities into other locations. The NMTC agreement requires operations to remain at that facility until at least July 2018 and the Company expects to vacate the facility by the end of 2018. All remaining costs associated with this facility will be recorded as restructuring expenses going forward. All costs will be incurred solely within the Process Systems segment.

The Company expects to incur restructuring costs associated with the restructuring plan totaling an estimated $927, of which $151 has been incurred to date.  The Company anticipates annual cost savings going forward of approximately $575 in facility expenses related to the restructuring.

The Company’s total net restructuring charges for the three months ended March 31, 2018, in addition to the total remaining restructuring costs, consist of the following:

	2018		Remaining
	Actual		Costs		Total
Cost of sales:
Facility costs	$	82	$	250	$	332
Moving and remediation		—		285		285
Salary and severance		17		—		17
Depreciation		16		241		257
Total cost of sales		115		776		891
Selling, general, and administrative expenses:
Salary and severance		36		—		36
Total selling, general, and administrative expenses		36		—		36
Grand Total	$	151	$	776	$	927

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REVENUES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

REVENUES

Schedule of disaggregation of revenue

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2018		2017(1)
Towers and Heavy Fabrications	$	16,785	$	48,895
Process Systems		4,377		3,294
Gearing		8,805		3,871
Consolidated	$	29,967	$	56,060

As noted above, prior period amounts have not been adjusted under the modified retrospective method.

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018		2017
Basic earnings per share calculation:
Net (loss) income	$	(4,838)	$	6,327
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		15,257,234		14,929,358
Basic net (loss) income per share	$	(0.32)	$	0.42
Diluted earnings per share calculation:
Net (loss) income	$	(4,838)	$	6,327
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		15,257,234		14,929,358
Common stock equivalents:
Stock options and non-vested stock awards (1)		—		265,584
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		15,257,234		15,194,942
Diluted net (loss) income per share	$	(0.32)	$	0.42
(1)   Stock options and RSUs granted and outstanding of 893,004 as of March 31, 2018 are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings  due to the anti dilutive effect as a result of the Company’s net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Schedule of assets and liabilities held for sale

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Revenues	$	—	$	68
Cost of sales		(25)		(65)
Selling, general and administrative		(2)		(7)
Impairment of held for sale assets and liabilities and gain on sale of assets		—		(151)
Loss from discontinued operations	$	(27)	$	(155)

Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale

Services assets and liabilities classified as held for sale in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 include the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Assets:
Accounts receivable, net	$	10	$	11
Inventories, net		9		9
Assets Held For Sale Related To Discontinued Operations		19		20
Impairment of discontinued assets held for sale		—		—
Total Assets Held For Sale Related To Discontinued Operations	$	19	$	20
Liabilities:
Accrued liabilities	$	27	$	27
Customer deposits and other current obligations		2		3
Total Liabilities Held For Sale Related To Discontinued Operations	$	29	$	30

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INVENTORIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

INVENTORIES

Schedule of the components of inventories from operations

	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Raw materials	$	12,955	$	11,945
Work-in-process		7,665		6,305
Finished goods		4,442		3,538
		25,062		21,788
Less: Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory		(2,768)		(2,509)
Net inventories	$	22,294	$	19,279

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Schedule of Goodwill and Intangible assets

	March 31, 2018							December 31, 2017
							Remaining							Remaining
							Weighted							Weighted
					Net		Average					Net		Average
	Cost		Accumulated		Book		Amortization	Cost		Accumulated		Book		Amortization
	Basis		Amortization		Value		Period	Basis		Amortization		Value		Period
Goodwill and other intangible assets:
Goodwill	$	4,993	$	—	$	4,993		$	4,993	$	—	$	4,993
Noncompete agreements		170		(33)		137	4.8		170		(26)		144	5.1
Customer relationships		15,979		(5,336)		10,643	7.0		15,979		(4,992)		10,987	8.0
Trade names		9,099		(4,272)		4,827	9.9		9,099		(4,152)		4,947	10.5
Other intangible assets	$	25,248	$	(9,641)	$	15,607	6.7	$	25,248	$	(9,170)	$	16,078	8.8

Schedule of estimated future amortization expense

As of March 31, 2018, estimated future amortization expense is as follows: 

2018	$	1,413
2019		1,884
2020		1,884
2021		1,884
2022		1,884
2023 and thereafter		6,658
Total	$	15,607

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ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Schedule of accrued liabilities

	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Accrued payroll and benefits	$	2,007	$	1,797
Accrued property taxes		294		144
Income taxes payable		99		77
Accrued professional fees		64		40
Accrued warranty liability		583		581
Accrued self-insurance reserve		736		812
Accrued contingent consideration		1,140		—
Accrued other		1,123		942
Total accrued liabilities	$	6,046	$	4,393

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DEBT AND CREDIT AGREEMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

DEBT AND CREDIT AGREEMENTS

Schedule of outstanding debt balances

	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Line of credit	$	14,239	$	10,733
NMTC note payable		2,600		2,600
Other notes payable		2,256		1,146
Long-term debt		570		570
Less: Current portion		(18,142)		(14,252)
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	$	1,523	$	797

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Schedule of the fair values of the Company's financial assets

	March 31, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis:
Gearing Cicero Ave. facility		—		—		560		560
Services assets		—		—		19		19
Total assets at fair value	$	—	$	—	$	579	$	579

	December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis:
Gearing Cicero Ave. facility		—		—		560		560
Services assets		—		—		20		20
Total assets at fair value	$	—	$	—	$	580	$	580

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Schedule of stock option activity

		Weighted Average
	Options	Exercise Price
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017	67,188	$	24.65
Expired	(1,500)	$	128.50
Outstanding as of March 31, 2018	65,688	$	22.28
Exercisable as of March 31, 2018	65,688	$	22.28

Schedule of RSU activity

		Weighted Average
	Number of	Grant-Date Fair Value
	Shares	Per Share
Unvested as of December 31, 2017	512,142	$	4.57
Granted	453,204	$	2.39
Vested	(122,262)	$	3.83
Forfeited	(15,768)	$	4.63
Unvested as of March 31, 2018	827,316	$	3.48

Schedule of share-based compensation expense, net of taxes withheld

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Share-based compensation expense:
Cost of sales	$	22	$	30
Selling, general and administrative		240		192
Income tax benefit (1)		—		—
Net effect of share-based compensation expense on net income	$	262	$	222
Reduction in earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$	0.02	$	0.01
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.02	$	0.01

(1) Income tax benefit is not illustrated because the Company is currently in a full tax valuation allowance position and an actual income tax benefit was not realized for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. The result of the income (loss) situation creates a timing difference, resulting in a deferred tax asset, which is fully reserved for in the Company’s valuation allowance. 

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SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

SEGMENT REPORTING

Schedule of financial information by reportable segment

	Towers and				Process
	Heavy Fabrications		Gearing		Systems		Corporate		Eliminations		Consolidated
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Revenues from external customers	$	16,785	$	8,805	$	4,377	$	—	$	—	$	29,967
Operating (loss)		(1,504)		(626)		(893)		(1,514)		—		(4,537)
Depreciation and amortization		1,256		590		451		60		—		2,357
Capital expenditures		—		220		—		9		—		229

	Towers and				Process
	Heavy Fabrications		Gearing		Systems		Corporate		Eliminations		Consolidated
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Revenues from external customers	$	48,895	$	3,871	$	3,294	$	—	$	—	$	56,060
Operating profit (loss)		5,849		(1,531)		(822)		(1,893)		—		1,603
Depreciation and amortization		1,091		626		334		50		—		2,101
Capital expenditures		2,660		200		272		129		—		3,261

	Total Assets as of
	March 31,		December 31,
Segments:	2018		2017
Towers and Heavy Fabrications	$	36,422	$	27,958
Gearing		34,832		37,456
Process Systems		23,940		26,442
Assets held for sale		579		580
Corporate		252,183		249,326
Eliminations		(232,811)		(229,412)
	$	115,145	$	112,350

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of the total product warranty liability

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	581	$	671
Addition to (reduction of) warranty reserve		5		(44)
Warranty claims		(3)		(26)
Balance, end of period	$	583	$	601

Schedule of the activity in the accounts receivable allowance liability

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Balance at beginning of period	$	225	$	145
Bad debt expense		(15)		8
Balance at end of period	$	210	$	153

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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Summary of preliminary purchase price allocation based on estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date

The purchase price allocation as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2017 is as follows (in thousands):

		Allocation as of 3/31/2017		Measurement Period Adjustments		Allocation as of 12/31/2017
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	63	$	(63)	$	-
Receivables		2,796		(96)		2,700
Inventories		4,998		179		5,177
Property and equipment		462		-		462
Noncompete agreements		170		-		170
Customer relationships		12,000		-		12,000
Trade names		1,100		-		1,100
Goodwill		5,568		(575)		4,993
Accounts payable		(1,354)		2		(1,352)
Accrued expenses		(809)		(67)		(876)
Deferred tax liabilities		(5,391)		-		(5,391)
Total purchase price	$	19,603	$	(620)	$	18,983

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RESTRUCTURING (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

RESTRUCTURING

Schedule of total restructuring charges incurred to date and the total expected restructuring charges

	2018		Remaining
	Actual		Costs		Total
Cost of sales:
Facility costs	$	82	$	250	$	332
Moving and remediation		—		285		285
Salary and severance		17		—		17
Depreciation		16		241		257
Total cost of sales		115		776		891
Selling, general, and administrative expenses:
Salary and severance		36		—		36
Total selling, general, and administrative expenses		36		—		36
Grand Total	$	151	$	776	$	927

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) segment
Description of Business
Number of reportable segments | segment	3
Revenue as a percentage of sales associated with new wind turbine installations	52.00%
RESTRUCTURING
Restructuring Costs	$ 151
Liquidity
Total debt and capital lease obligations	21,181
Obligation to make principal payments on outstanding debt during the next twelve months	18,913
Outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Facility	14,239
NMTC note payable	2,600
New Markets Tax Credit Transaction
Liquidity
NMTC note payable	$ 2,600

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REVENUES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 29,967	$ 56,060
Revenue remaining performance obligation, practical expedient	true
Towers and Heavy Fabrications
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 16,785	48,895
Process Systems
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,377	3,294
Gearing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 8,805	$ 3,871

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE—BASIC:
Net (loss) income	$ (4,838)	$ 6,327	$ (3,641)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	15,257,234	14,929,358
Basic net (loss) income per share	$ (0.32)	$ 0.42
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE-DILUTED:
Net (loss) income	$ (4,838)	$ 6,327
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	15,257,234	14,929,358
Common stock equivalents:
Stock options and non-vested stock awards (in shares)		265,584
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	15,257,234	15,194,942
Diluted net (loss) income per share	$ (0.32)	$ 0.42
Stock options and restricted stock units granted and outstanding excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share, due to the anti-dilutive effect (in shares)	893,004

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Loss from discontinued operations	$ 27	$ 155
Results of operations, which are reflected as discontinued operations
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	(27)	(155)
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale
Assets:
Accounts receivable, net	10		$ 11
Inventories, net	9		9
Assets Held For Sale Related To Discontinued Operations	19		20
Total Assets Held For Sale Related To Discontinued Operations	19		20
Liabilities:
Accrued liabilities	27		27
Customer deposits and other current obligations	2		3
Total Liabilities Held For Sale Related To Discontinued Operations	29		$ 30
Service Segment
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Loss from discontinued operations	27	155
Results of operations, which are reflected as discontinued operations
Revenues		68
Cost of sales	(25)	(65)
Selling, general and administrative	(2)
Selling, general and administrative		(7)
Impairment of held for sale assets and liabilities and gain on sale of assets		(151)
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	$ (27)	$ (155)

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INVENTORIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
INVENTORIES
Raw materials	$ 12,955	$ 11,945
Work-in-process	7,665	6,305
Finished goods	4,442	3,538
Gross inventories	25,062	21,788
Less: Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory	(2,768)	(2,509)
Net inventories	$ 22,294	$ 19,279

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill	$ 4,993	$ 4,993
Impairment of assets	0
Cost Basis	25,248	25,248
Accumulated Amortization	(9,641)	(9,170)
Net Book Value	$ 15,607	$ 16,078
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period	6 years 8 months 12 days	8 years 9 months 18 days
Estimated future amortization expense
2017	$ 1,413
2019	1,884
2020	1,884
2021	1,884
2022	1,884
2023 and thereafter	6,658
Net Book Value	$ 15,607	$ 16,078
Minimum
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period	5 years
Maximum
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period	10 years
Noncompete agreements
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Cost Basis	$ 170	170
Accumulated Amortization	(33)	(26)
Net Book Value	$ 137	$ 144
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period	4 years 9 months 18 days	5 years 1 month 6 days
Estimated future amortization expense
Net Book Value	$ 137	$ 144
Customer relationships
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Cost Basis	15,979	15,979
Accumulated Amortization	(5,336)	(4,992)
Net Book Value	$ 10,643	$ 10,987
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period	7 years	8 years
Estimated future amortization expense
Net Book Value	$ 10,643	$ 10,987
Trade names
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Cost Basis	9,099	9,099
Accumulated Amortization	(4,272)	(4,152)
Net Book Value	$ 4,827	$ 4,947
Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Period	9 years 10 months 24 days	10 years 6 months
Estimated future amortization expense
Net Book Value	$ 4,827	$ 4,947

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ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accrued payroll and benefits	$ 2,007	$ 1,797
Accrued property taxes	294	144
Income taxes payable	99	77
Accrued professional fees	64	40
Accrued warranty liability	583	581	$ 601	$ 671
Accrued self-insurance reserve	736	812
Accrued contingent consideration	1,140
Accrued other	1,123	942
Total accrued liabilities	$ 6,046	$ 4,393

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DEBT AND CREDIT AGREEMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 26, 2016	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017
Credit Facilities
Line of credit		$ 14,239
Short-term Non-bank Loans and Notes Payable		2,600
Less: Current portion		(18,142)	$ (14,252)
Long-term debt, net of current maturities		1,523	797
Current borrowing capacity		9,861
Current maturities of long-term debt		114	114
New Markets Tax Credit Transaction
Credit Facilities
Short-term Non-bank Loans and Notes Payable		2,600
Capital Expenditure loan
Credit Facilities
Long-term debt		2,256	1,146
Current maturities of long-term debt		1,189	804
Development Corporation of Abilene loan
Credit Facilities
Long-term debt		570	570
Long-term debt, net of current maturities		456
Current maturities of long-term debt		114
Credit facility
Credit Facilities
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 20,000			$ 25,000
Line of credit facilities, term of credit agreements	3 years
Maximum borrowing capacity of the face value of eligible A/R (as a percent)	85.00%
Maximum percentage of book value of inventories that may be financed	50.00%
Maximum borrowing capacity of the face value of machinery, equipment and property that may be financed	50.00%
Annual unused line fee (as a percent)	0.50%
Credit facility | Minimum
Credit Facilities
Variable rate basis	2.25%
Interest rate margin (as a percent)	0.00%
Credit facility | Maximum
Credit Facilities
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 10,000
Variable rate basis	3.00%
Interest rate margin (as a percent)	1.00%
Line of credit
Credit Facilities
Line of credit		14,239	10,733
Term loans and notes payable | New Markets Tax Credit Transaction
Credit Facilities
Short-term Non-bank Loans and Notes Payable		$ 2,600	$ 2,600

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Total assets at fair value	$ 579	$ 580
Level 3
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Total assets at fair value	579	580
Nonrecurring | Services
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Property plant and equipment at fair value	19	20
Nonrecurring | Gearing Cicero Ave. facility
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Property plant and equipment at fair value	560	560
Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Services
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Property plant and equipment at fair value	19	20
Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Gearing Cicero Ave. facility
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Property plant and equipment at fair value	$ 560	$ 560

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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
INCOME TAXES
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	$ 27	$ 5,018
Other tax expense (benefit)		$ 5,060
Operating Loss Carryforwards			$ 227,871

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INCOME TAXES STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Feb. 05, 2016	Feb. 13, 2013 $ / shares shares	Feb. 13, 2013 item $ / shares shares	Feb. 12, 2013	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Rights Plan
Unrecognized Tax Benefits					$ 0
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued					$ 0
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
Rights Plan
Preservation period of tax assets	3 years
Number of rights for each outstanding share of common stock | item			1
Number of preferred share purchase rights for each outstanding share of the company's common stock | shares		0.001	0.001
Exercise price (in dollars per right) | $ / shares		$ 9.81	$ 9.81
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock | Minimum
Rights Plan
Threshold percentage of beneficial ownership for significant dilution of ownership interest		4.90%
Current beneficial ownership percentage that will not trigger the preferred share purchase rights unless they acquire additional shares				4.90%
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock | Maximum
Rights Plan
Beneficial ownership percentage of any person or group, together with its affiliates and associates			4.90%

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 $ / shares shares
2007 EIP
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Number of shares of common stock reserved for grants	691,051
Common stock issued under share-based compensation plan	253,659
2012 EIP
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Number of shares of common stock reserved for grants	1,200,000
Common stock issued under share-based compensation plan	635,089
2015 EIP
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Number of shares of common stock reserved for grants	1,100,000
Common stock issued under share-based compensation plan	283,491
Stock Options
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Expiration term	10 years
Summary of the stock option activity
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	67,188
Granted (in shares)	0
Expired (in shares)	(1,500)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	65,688
Exercisable (in shares)	65,688
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 24.65
Expired (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	128.50
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	22.28
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 22.28
Stock Options | 2007 EIP
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Number of shares reserved	28,483
Stock Options | 2012 EIP
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Number of shares reserved	37,205
Stock Options | Minimum
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Vesting term	1 year
Stock Options | Maximum
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Vesting term	5 years
RSU | 2007 EIP
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Number of shares reserved	0
RSU | 2015 EIP
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Number of shares reserved	827,316
RSU | Minimum
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Vesting term	1 year
RSU | Maximum
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Vesting term	5 years

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION INCENTIVE PLANS (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Per RSU
Forfeiture rate (as percent)	25.00%	25.00%
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	0
RSU
Summary of the restricted stock unit activity
Unvested at the beginning of the period (in shares)	512,142
Granted (in shares)	453,204
Vested (in shares)	(122,262)
Forfeited (in shares)	(15,768)
Unvested at the end of the period (in shares)	827,316
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Per RSU
Unvested at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 4.57
Granted (in dollars per share)	2.39
Vested (in dollars per share)	3.83
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	4.63
Unvested at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 3.48

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION OTHER (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Summary of share-based compensation expense
Net effect of share-based compensation expense on net loss	$ 262	$ 222
Reduction in earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.02	$ 0.01
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.02	$ 0.01
Pre-tax compensation expense for all unvested share-based awards	$ 1,645
Cost of sales:
Summary of share-based compensation expense
Share-based compensation expense	22	$ 30
Selling, general and administrative
Summary of share-based compensation expense
Share-based compensation expense	$ 240	$ 192

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SEGMENT REPORTING (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) facility item MW	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
SEGMENT REPORTING
Revenues from external customers	$ 29,967	$ 56,060
Operating (loss) profit	(4,537)	1,603
Depreciation and amortization	2,357	2,101
Capital expenditures	229	3,261
Total Assets	$ 115,145		$ 112,350
Towers and Heavy Fabrications
SEGMENT REPORTING
Number of facilities | facility	2
Revenues from external customers	$ 16,785	48,895
Operating (loss) profit	(1,504)	5,849
Depreciation and amortization	$ 1,256	1,091
Capital expenditures		2,660
Towers and Heavy Fabrications | Maximum
SEGMENT REPORTING
Annual tower production capacity (in towers) | item	550
Towers and Heavy Fabrications | Minimum
SEGMENT REPORTING
Power generating capacity of turbines that towers produced annually can support (in megawatts) | MW	1,100
Process Systems
SEGMENT REPORTING
Revenues from external customers	$ 4,377	3,294
Operating (loss) profit	(893)	(822)
Depreciation and amortization	451	334
Capital expenditures		272
Total Assets	23,940		26,442
Gearing
SEGMENT REPORTING
Revenues from external customers	8,805	3,871
Operating (loss) profit	(626)	(1,531)
Depreciation and amortization	590	626
Capital expenditures	220	200
Total Assets	34,832		37,456
Corporate
SEGMENT REPORTING
Operating (loss) profit	(1,514)	(1,893)
Depreciation and amortization	60	50
Capital expenditures	9	$ 129
Eliminations
SEGMENT REPORTING
Total Assets	(232,811)		(229,412)
Operating segments
SEGMENT REPORTING
Total Assets	115,145		112,350
Operating segments | Towers and Heavy Fabrications
SEGMENT REPORTING
Total Assets	36,422		27,958
Operating segments | Assets held for sale
SEGMENT REPORTING
Total Assets	579		580
Operating segments | Corporate
SEGMENT REPORTING
Total Assets	$ 252,183		$ 249,326

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Environmental Compliance and Remediation Liabilities
Liability associated with environmental remediation costs	$ 0		$ 0
Changes in the carrying amount of the total product warranty liability
Balance, beginning of period	581	$ 671
Addition to (reduction of) warranty reserve	5	(44)
Warranty claims		(26)
Warranty claims	(3)
Balance, end of period	583	601
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	225	145
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Period Increase (Decrease)	(15)	8
Balance at end of period	210	$ 153
Liquidated Damages
Reserve for liquidated damages			0
Workers' Compensation Reserves
Amount accrued for self-insured workers' compensation claims	$ 736		$ 812
Minimum
Environmental Compliance and Remediation Liabilities
Term of warranty	1 year
Maximum
Environmental Compliance and Remediation Liabilities
Term of warranty	5 years

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES OTHER (Details) - Total Company Employees - Coverage under collective bargaining agreements	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 agreement
Collective bargaining agreements
Percentage of company's employees covered	24.00%
Number of agreements	2

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT TRANSACTION (Details) - New Markets Tax Credit Transaction - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Jul. 20, 2011
New Markets Tax Credit program
Future tax credit that can be generated	$ 3,900
Tax credit period	7 years
Period which facility must operate and be in compliance	7 years
Estimated SEC Inquiry settlement recorded	$ 3,900
Broadwind Services, LLC
New Markets Tax Credit program
Gross loan from AMCREF to Broadwind Services		$ 10,000

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NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT TRANSACTION (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Jul. 20, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) item
New Markets Tax Credit Transaction
NMTC note payable		$ 2,600
New Markets Tax Credit Transaction
New Markets Tax Credit Transaction
Proceeds from transaction	$ 2,280
Gross loan in the principal amount from the Company to COCRF Investor VIII, LLC		$ 7,720
Receivable term		15 years
Interest rate (as a percent)		2.50%
Potential tax credit that can be generated under the NMTC transaction		$ 3,900
Period which facility must operate and be in compliance		7 years
Percentage of recapture to which the tax credits are subject		100.00%
Loan origination payment		$ 320
Company's obligation if Capital One exercises its option to put its investment		$ 130
Number of pass-through financing entities created under the structure that are deemed variable interest entities | item		2
Issue costs paid to third parties recorded as prepaid expenses	262
Amortization period for prepaid expenses for the NMTC arrangement		7 years
NMTC note payable		$ 2,600
Broadwind Services, LLC | New Markets Tax Credit Transaction
New Markets Tax Credit Transaction
Principal amount	$ 10,000
Debt instrument maturity term (in years)		15 years
Interest rate (as a percent)		1.40%

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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid in acquisition			$ 16,659
Fair value of the contingent consideration			2,944
Consideration recorded in accrued liabilities		$ 1,140
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Goodwill		$ 4,993		$ 4,993	$ 4,993
Weighted average amortization period		6 years 8 months 12 days			8 years 9 months 18 days
Noncompete agreements
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Weighted average amortization period		4 years 9 months 18 days			5 years 1 month 6 days
Customer relationships
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Weighted average amortization period		7 years			8 years
Trade names
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Weighted average amortization period		9 years 10 months 24 days			10 years 6 months
Minimum
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Weighted average amortization period		5 years
Maximum
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Weighted average amortization period		10 years
Red Wolf
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid in acquisition	$ 16,449
Fair value of the contingent consideration	2,534
Consideration recorded in accrued liabilities						$ 1,394
Consideration recorded in other long term liabilities		$ 1,140
Annual earn out payments	4,950
Discount rate		15.00%
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents			63
Adjustments-Cash and cash equivalents				(63)
Receivables			2,796	2,700	$ 2,700
Adjustments-Receivables				(96)
Inventories			4,998	5,177	5,177
Adjustments-Inventories				179
Property and equipment			462	462	462
Goodwill			5,568	4,993	4,993
Adjustments-Goodwill				(575)
Accounts payable			(1,354)	(1,352)	(1,352)
Adjustments-Accounts payable				2
Accrued expenses			(809)	(876)	(876)
Adjustments-Accrued expenses				(67)
Liabilities assumed			(5,391)	(5,391)	(5,391)
Total purchase price			19,603	18,983	18,983
Adjustments-Total purchase price				(620)
Weighted average amortization period		9 years 4 months 24 days
Red Wolf | Noncompete agreements
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Intangible assets, net			170	170	170
Weighted average amortization period		6 years
Red Wolf | Customer relationships
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Intangible assets, net			12,000	12,000	12,000
Weighted average amortization period		9 years
Red Wolf | Trade names
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Intangible assets, net			$ 1,100	$ 1,100	$ 1,100
Weighted average amortization period		14 years
Red Wolf | Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of the contingent consideration	0
Red Wolf | Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of the contingent consideration	$ 9,900

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RESTRUCTURING (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
RESTRUCTURING
2018 Actual	$ 151
Remaining Costs	776
Expected Cost, Total	927
Cost of sales:
RESTRUCTURING
2018 Actual	115
Remaining Costs	776
Expected Cost, Total	891
Selling, general and administrative
RESTRUCTURING
2018 Actual	36
Expected Cost, Total	36
Facility costs | Cost of sales:
RESTRUCTURING
2018 Actual	82
Remaining Costs	250
Expected Cost, Total	332
Moving and remediation | Cost of sales:
RESTRUCTURING
Remaining Costs	285
Expected Cost, Total	285
Salary and severance | Cost of sales:
RESTRUCTURING
2018 Actual	17
Expected Cost, Total	17
Salary and severance | Selling, general and administrative
RESTRUCTURING
2018 Actual	36
Expected Cost, Total	36
Depreciation | Cost of sales:
RESTRUCTURING
2018 Actual	16
Remaining Costs	241
Expected Cost, Total	257
CNG and Abilene Heavy Fabrications
RESTRUCTURING
Annual cost savings	$ 575