Tecnoglass Inc. - Quarter Report: 2023 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(MARK ONE)

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-35436

TECNOGLASS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

3550 NW 49th Street, Miami, Florida 33142, USA

Avenida Circunvalar a 100 mts de la Via 40, Barrio Las Flores Barranquilla, Colombia

(Address of principal executive offices)

+1 305 638 5151

(Issuer’s telephone number)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

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

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying 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 ☒

As of November 1, 2023, there were 47,099,133 ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding.

TECNOGLASS INC.

FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited).

Tecnoglass Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

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

Tecnoglass Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

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

Tecnoglass Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

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

Tecnoglass Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

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

Tecnoglass Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

Note 1. General

Business Description

Tecnoglass Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”, “Tecnoglass,” “TGI,” “we, “us” or “our”), manufactures hi-specification, architectural glass and windows for the global residential and commercial construction industries. Currently the Company offers design, production, marketing, and installation of architectural systems for buildings of high, medium, and low elevation size. Products include windows and doors in glass and aluminum, office partitions and interior divisions, floating facades and commercial window showcases. The Company exports most of its products to foreign countries, selling to customers in North, Central and South America.

The Company manufactures both glass and aluminum products. Its glass products include tempered glass, laminated glass, thermo-acoustic glass, curved glass, silk-screened glass, acoustic glass, and digital print glass. Its Alutions plant produces mill finished, anodized, painted aluminum profiles and rods, tubes, bars, and plates. Alution’s operations include extrusion, smelting, painting and anodizing processes, and exporting, importing and marketing aluminum products.

The Company also designs, manufactures, markets, and installs architectural systems for high, medium and low-rise construction, glass and aluminum windows and doors, office dividers and interiors, floating facades and commercial display windows.

Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting purposes. The results reported in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the information contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from the audited financial statements in the Annual Report on Form 10-K but does not include all disclosures required by US GAAP.

The preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Company’s financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions. Estimates utilized in the preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements relate to the collectability of account receivables, the valuation of inventories, estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts, useful lives and potential impairment of long-lived assets. Changes in estimates are reflected in the periods during which they become known. Actual amounts may differ from these estimates and could differ materially. These financial statements reflect all adjustments that in the opinion of management are necessary for a fair statement of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period presented, and are of a normal, recurring nature.

The Company has one operating segment, Architectural Glass and Windows, which is also its reporting segment, comprising the design, manufacturing, distribution, marketing and installation of high-specification architectural glass and window products sold to the construction industry.

Principles of Consolidation

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements consolidate TGI and its subsidiaries Tecnoglass S.A.S (“TG”), C.I. Energía Solar S.A.S E.S. Windows (“ES”), ES Windows LLC (“ESW LLC”), GM&P Consulting and Glazing Contractors (“GM&P”), Componenti USA LLC, ES Metals SAS (“ES Metals”), and Ventanas Solar S.A (“VS”), which are entities in which we have a controlling financial interest because we hold a majority voting interest. To determine if we hold a controlling financial interest in an entity, we first evaluate if we are required to apply the variable interest entity (“VIE”) model to the entity and if we are not, the entity is evaluated under the voting interest model. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation, including unrealized intercompany profits and losses. The equity method of accounting is used for investments in affiliates and other joint ventures over which the Company has significant influence but does not have effective control.

TGI and certain wholly owned subsidiaries with functional currency different than the U.S. dollar have long-term intercompany loan balances denominated in foreign currencies that are remeasured at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. Such loan balances are not expected to be settled in the foreseeable future. Any gains and losses relating to these loans are included in the accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), which is reflected as a separate component of shareholders’ equity.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company recognizes all derivative financial instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The unrealized gains or losses arising from changes in fair value of derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, are recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income. Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the condensed consolidated balance sheet are reclassified into the condensed consolidated statement of income in the same period or periods during which the hedged transactions are settled.

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2023

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting”. The amendments in this Update provide optional expedients and exceptions for contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments in this Update apply only to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The expedients and exceptions provided by the amendments do not apply to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022, except for hedging relationships existing as of December 31, 2022, that an entity has elected certain optional expedients for and that are retained through the end of the hedging relationship. The interest rate on our credit facility was updated to SOFR plus the same spread of 1.5%. In addition, the Company amended the Interest Rate Swap contract from Libor plus spread to SOFR plus spread. The settlements of the instruments remain under the existing conditions; however, the fixed leg goes from 1.93% to 1.87%. The Company did not apply any of the optional expedients or exceptions allowed under this ASU.

Note 3. - Inventories, net

Schedule of Inventories 

Note 4. – Revenues, Trade Accounts Receivable, Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

Disaggregation of Total Net Sales

The Company disaggregates its sales with customers by revenue recognition method for its only segment, as the Company believes these factors affect the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of the Company’s revenue and cash flows.

Schedule of Disaggregation by Revenue 

The following table presents geographical information about revenues.

Schedule of Geographic Information 

The following table presents revenues breakdown by market.

Schedule of Revenues Breakdown by Market

Trade Accounts Receivable

In the ordinary course of business, we extend credit to customers on a generally non-collateralized basis. The Company maintains an allowance for expected credit losses which is based on management’s assessments of the amount which may become uncollectible in the future and is determined through consideration of our write-off history, specific identification of uncollectible accounts based in part on the customer’s past due balance (based on contractual terms), and consideration of prevailing economic and industry conditions. Uncollectible accounts are written off after repeated attempts to collect from the customer have been unsuccessful.

Trade accounts receivable consist of the following:

Schedule of Trade Accounts Receivable 

The changes in the allowance for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, are:

Schedule of Changes in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable 

Contract Assets and Liabilities

Contract assets represent accumulated incurred costs and earned profits on contracts with customers that have been recorded as sales but have not been billed to customers and are classified as current. In addition, a portion of the amounts billed on certain fixed price contracts that are withheld by the customer as a retainage until a final good receipt of the complete project to the customers satisfaction. Contract liabilities consist of advance payments and billings in excess of costs incurred and deferred revenue, and represent amounts received in excess of sales recognized on contracts. The Company classifies advance payments and billings in excess of costs incurred as current, and deferred revenue as current or non-current based on the expected timing of sales recognition. Contract assets and contract liabilities are determined on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period. The non-current portion of contract liabilities is included in long-term liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The table below presents the components of net contract assets (liabilities).

Schedule of Contract Assets and Liabilities 

The components of contract assets are presented in the table below.

The components of contract liabilities are presented in the table below.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recognized $472 and $6,375 of sales related to its contract liabilities on January 1, 2023, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recognized $2,424 and $7,927 of sales related to its contract liabilities on January 1, 2022, respectively.

Remaining Performance Obligations

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had $482.3 million of remaining performance obligations, which represents the transaction price of firm orders minus sales recognized from inception to date. Remaining performance obligations exclude unexercised contract options, verbal commitments, Letters of Intent or written mandates, and potential orders under basic ordering agreements. The Company expects to recognize 100% of sales relating to existing performance obligations within three years, of which $123.5 million are expected to be recognized during the year ending December 31, 2023, $315.2 million during the year ending December 31, 2024, and $43.6 million during the year ending December 31, 2025.

Note 5. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets include Miami-Dade County Notices of Acceptances (NOA’s), which are certificates issued for approved products and required to market hurricane-resistant glass in Florida. Intangibles assets also include the intangibles acquired during the acquisition of GM&P.

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 

The weighted average amortization period is 4.9 years.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the amortization expense amounted to $293 and $908, respectively, and was included within the general and administration expenses in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Similarly, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the amortization expense amounted to $290 and $1,079, respectively.

The estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years as of September 30, 2023, is as follows:

Schedule of Finite Lived Intangible Assets Future Amortization Expense 

Note 6. Supplier Finance Program

Tecnoglass has established payment terms to suppliers for the purchase of goods and services, which normally range between 30 and 60 days. In the normal course of business, suppliers may require liquidity and manage, through third parties, the advanced payment of invoices. The Company allows its suppliers the option to payments in advance of an invoice due date, through a third-party finance provider or intermediary, with the purpose of allowing suppliers to obtain the required liquidity. For these purposes, suppliers present to Tecnoglass the third-party finance provider or intermediary with whom they will carry out the finance program and establish an agreement, through which the invoices will be paid by the third-party finance provider or intermediary once Tecnoglass has confirmed the invoices as valid. Once the Company confirms the invoices are valid, the third-party finance provider or intermediary proceeds with the payment to the supplier. Subsequently, Tecnoglass pays the invoices for goods or services to the third-party finance provider or intermediary selected by the supplier. Payment times do not vary from those initially agreed with the supplier, as stated in the invoices factored by the supplier (i.e. between 30 and 60 days). Pursuant to the supplier finance programs, the Company has not been required to pledge any assets as security nor to provide any guarantee to third-party finance provider or intermediary.

As of September 30, 2023, the obligations outstanding related to the supplier finance program amounted to $11,323, recorded as current liabilities, with $11,122 classified as Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses and $201 classified as Due to related parties.

Note 7. Debt

The Company’s debt is comprised of the following:

Schedule of Long Term Debt 

In November 2021, the Company amended its Senior Secured Credit Facility to (i) increase the borrowing capacity under its committed line of credit from $50 million to $150 million, (ii) reduce its borrowing costs by an approximate 130 basis points and (iii) extend the initial maturity date by one year to the end of 2026. Borrowings under the credit facility now bear interest at a rate of LIBOR with no floor plus a spread of 1.50%, based on the Company’s net leverage ratio, compared to a prior rate of LIBOR with a floor of 0.75% plus a spread of 2.50%, resulting on total annual savings of approximately $15 million at current levels of outstanding borrowings, since entering into our inaugural US Bank syndicated facility in October of 2020. The effective interest rate for this credit facility including deferred issuance costs is 7.65%. In relation to this transaction, the Company accounted for costs related to fees paid of $1,496. This was accounted for as a debt modification and $1,346 of fees paid to banks were capitalized as deferred cost of financing and $150 paid to third parties recorded as an operating expense on the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021. In March 2022, we voluntarily prepaid $15 million of capital to this credit facility which has decreased our net leverage ratio and triggered a step down in the applicable interest rate spread to 1.5%. Additionally, on September 30, 2022, we voluntarily prepaid $10.0 million of the term loan and $6.7 million under the revolving line of credit which remains fully unused as of September 30, 2023. Beginning on July 1, 2023 the interest rate on this credit facility was updated to SOFR plus the same spread of 1.5%.

Maturities of long-term debt and other current borrowings are as follows as of September 30, 2023:

Schedule of Maturities of Long Term Debt 

The Company’s loans have maturities ranging from a few weeks to 5 years. Our credit facilities bear a weighted average interest rate of 6.88% as of September 30, 2023.

Note 8. Hedging Activity and Fair Value Measurements

Hedging Activity

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we entered into several interest rate swap contracts to hedge the interest rate fluctuations related to our outstanding debt. The effective date of the contract is December 31, 2022, and, thus, we have payment dates each quarter, commencing March 31, 2023. During the quarter ended December 31, 2022, we entered into several foreign currency non-delivery forward contracts to hedge the fluctuations in the exchange rate between the Colombian Peso and the U.S. Dollar. Our contracts are designated as cash flow hedges since they are highly effective in offsetting changes in the cash flows attributable to forecasted LIBOR and Colombian Peso denominated costs and expenses, respectively.

We record our hedge contracts at fair value and consider our credit risk for contracts in a liability position, and our counter-party’s credit risk for contracts in an asset position, in determining fair value. We assess our counter-party’s risk of non-performance when measuring the fair value of financial instruments in an asset position by evaluating their financial position, including cash on hand, as well as their credit ratings.

Due to the Libor discontinuance, on June 21, 2023, the Company amended the Interest Rate Swap contract from LIBOR plus spread to SOFR plus spread. The settlements of the instruments remain under the existing conditions; however, the fixed leg goes from 1.93% to 1.87%. Regarding the conditions of our outstanding debt, only LIBOR was replaced by SOFR, maintaining the other initial conditions.

As of September 30, 2023, the fair value of our interest rate swap was in a net asset position of $9.8 million. We had 14 outstanding interest rate swap contracts to hedge $125 million related to our outstanding debt through November 2026. We assessed the risk of non-performance of the Company to these contracts and determined it was insignificant and, therefore, did not record any adjustment to fair value as of September 30, 2023.

We assess the effectiveness of our interest rate swap contracts by comparing the change in the fair value of the interest rate swap contracts to the change in the expected cash to be paid for the hedged item. The effective portion of the gain or loss on our interest rate swap contracts is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income and is reclassified into earnings in the same line item in the income statement as the hedged item in the same period or periods during which the transaction affects earnings. The amount of gains, net, recognized in the “accumulated other comprehensive income” line item in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2023, that we expect will be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months, is $4.2 million.

The fair value of our interest rate swap hedges is classified in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as of September 30, 2023, as follows:

Schedule of Fair Value of Foreign Currency Hedges

The ending accumulated balance for the interest rate swap contracts included in accumulated other comprehensive income was $9,773 as of September 30, 2023.

The following table presents the gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, and their classifications within the accompanying consolidated financial statements, for the quarter ended September 30, 2023:

Schedule of Gains (Losses) on Derivative Financial Instruments quarter ended

The following table presents the gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, and their classifications within the accompanying consolidated financial statements, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:

Fair Value Measurements

The Company accounts for financial assets and liabilities in accordance with accounting standards that define fair value and establish a framework for measuring fair value. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value. A financial asset’s or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and advances from customers approximate their fair value due to their relatively short-term maturities. The Company bases its fair value estimate for long term debt obligations on its internal valuation that all debt is floating rate debt based on current interest rates in Colombia.

The fair values of derivatives used to manage interest rate risks are based on SOFR rates and interest rate swap curves. Measurement of our derivative assets and liabilities is considered a level 2 measurement. To carry out the swap valuation, the definition of the fixed leg (obligation) and variable leg (right) is used. Once the projected flows are obtained in both fixed and variable rates, the regression analysis is performed for prospective effectiveness test. The projection curve contains the forward interest rates to project flows at a variable rate and the discount curve contains the interest rates to discount future flows, using the one-month USD Libor curve.

As of September 30, 2023, financial instruments carried at amortized cost that do not approximate fair value consist of long-term debt. See Note 7 – Debt. The fair value of long-term debt was calculated based on an analysis of future cash flows discounted at current market rates, which are level 2 inputs.

The following table summarizes the fair value and carrying amounts of our long-term debt:

Summary of Fair Value and Carrying Amounts of Long Term Debt

Note 9. Income Taxes

The Company files income tax returns for TG, ES and ES Metals in the Republic of Colombia. GM&P, Componenti and ESW LLC are U.S. entities based in Florida subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes. Tecnoglass as well as all the other subsidiaries in the Cayman Islands do not currently have any tax obligations.

The components of income tax expense are as follows:

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The weighted average statutory income tax rate for 2023 and 2022, was 33.3%, and 34.0, respectively. The effective income tax rate of 25.1% during the three months ended September 30, 2023 is below the statutory rate as the Colombian subsidiaries which bear a higher corporate income tax rate recorded a proportionally lower share of the consolidated income.

Note 10. Related Parties

The following is a summary of assets, liabilities, and income transactions with all related parties:

Schedule of Related Parties

Schedule of Sale to Related Parties

Alutrafic Led SAS

In the ordinary course of business, we sell products to Alutrafic Led SAS (“Alutrafic”), a fabricator of electrical lighting equipment. Affiliates of Jose Daes and Christian Daes, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, respectively, have an ownership stake in Alutrafic. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we sold $275 and $640 to Alutrafic, respectively, compared to $201 and $771 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. Additionally, we had outstanding accounts receivable from Alutrafic for $412 and $249 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Barranquilla Capital de Luz SAS

In the ordinary course of business, we purchase products from Barranquilla Capital de Luz SAS (“Alubaq”), a fabricator of electrical lighting equipment. Affiliates of Jose Daes and Christian Daes, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, respectively, have an ownership stake in Alubaq. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we purchased equipment from Alubaq for $90 and $309, respectively, compared to $8 and $51 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

Fundacion Tecnoglass-ESWindows

Fundacion Tecnoglass-ESWindows is a non-profit organization set up by the Company to carry out social causes in the communities around where we operate. We made charitable contributions during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 of $1,023 and $2,556, respectively, compared to $358 and $1,153 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

Santa Maria del Mar SAS

In the ordinary course of business, we purchase fuel for use at our manufacturing facilities from Estación Santa Maria del Mar SAS, a gas station located in the vicinity of our manufacturing campus which is owned by affiliates of Jose Daes and Christian Daes. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we purchased $268 and $973, respectively, compared to $243 and $655 purchased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

Studio Avanti SAS

In the ordinary course of business, we sell products to Studio Avanti SAS (“Avanti”), a distributer and installer of architectural systems in Colombia. Avanti is owned and controlled by Alberto Velilla, who is director of Energy Holding Corporation, the controlling shareholder of the Company. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had outstanding accounts receivable from Avanti of $324 and $113, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we sold $64 and $349 of products to Avanti, respectively, compared to $116 and $448 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

Vidrio Andino Joint Venture

On May 3, 2019, we consummated a joint venture agreement with Saint-Gobain, a world leader in the production of float glass, a key component of our manufacturing process, whereby we acquired a 25.8% minority ownership interest in Vidrio Andino, a Colombia-based subsidiary of Saint-Gobain. The purchase price for our interest in Vidrio Andino was $45 million, of which $34.1 million was paid in cash and $10.9 million paid through the contribution of land on December 9, 2020. On October 28, 2020, we acquired said land from a related party and paid for it with the issuance of an aggregate of 1,557,142 ordinary shares of the Company, valued at $7.00 per share, which represented an approximate 33% premium based on the closing stock price as of October 27, 2020.

The land will serve the purpose of developing a second float glass plant nearby our existing manufacturing facilities which we expect will carry significant efficiencies for us once it becomes operative, in which we will also have a 25.8% interest. The new plant will be funded with proceeds from the original cash contribution made by the Company, operating cashflows from the Bogota plant, debt incurred at the joint venture level that will not consolidate into the Company and an additional contribution by us of approximately $12.5 million if needed (based on debt availability as a first option).

In the ordinary course of business, we purchased $6,912 and $20,869 from Vidrio Andino during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $4,923 and $13,964, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. We also had outstanding payables to Vidrio Andino of $3,274 and $4,853 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. We recorded equity method income of $1,108 and $3,676 on our Consolidated Statement of Operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $1,821 and $5,070 recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

Zofracosta SA

We have an investment in Zofracosta SA, a real estate holding company located in the vicinity of the proposed glass plant being built through our Vidrio Andino joint venture, recorded at $750 and $632 as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively. Affiliates of Jose Daes and Christian Daes have a majority ownership stake in Zofracosta SA.

Note 11. Shareholders’ Equity

Dividends

On September 15, 2023, the Company declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share, or $0.36 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend was paid on October 31, 2023, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 29, 2023.

Earnings per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of the basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted