secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO)
CIK:        0000778164
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-03-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-25-020724
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Alto Ingredients Q4 net loss $42M; idles Magic Valley, considers merger
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- Net loss $42.0M ($0.57/shr) in Q4 2024 vs $19.3M ($0.26/shr) a year ago; FY net loss $60.3M.
- Adjusted EBITDA negative $7.7M in Q4 vs positive $3.5M in Q4 2023.
- Cold idled Magic Valley plant; reduced headcount 16%; expects $8M annual savings from Q2 2025.
- Acquired beverage-grade liquid CO2 processor adjacent to Columbia site on Jan 1, 2025; payback <2 years.
- Considering asset sales, merger or other strategic transactions with financial advisors.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390025020724/0001213900-25-020724-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390025020724/ea0233198-8k_alto.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-020724

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