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One Earth Energy, LLC
Gibson City, IL
Stuart Rose, Chairman & CEO
Doug Bruggeman, CFO
May 11, 2011
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REX Overview
 Successful alternative energy investor since 1998
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Synfuel investments of $6M yielded ~$178M return over 10 years
Ethanol investments initiated in 2006
REX earned profit of $24M in FY’07 on a $14M investment an early ethanol investment
2010 alternative energy revenues grew 77.5% to $300.4M
 Discontinued retail operations in FY ’09 to focus on alternative energy
 Changed name and stock symbol in June 2010
 Ownership interests in six operating ethanol production facilities
 $140.9M carrying value of six ethanol production facility investments
 Ownership of 169.2M gallons of annual operating production
 Robust balance sheet (as of 1/31/11)
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Unrestricted cash of $72.7M
Net book value of retail real estate $19.9M
Net deferred tax assets of $11.0M
$7.2M Tax refund received Q1 ’11
*9.8M diluted shares
 ROE-focused asset allocation discipline
 11.2% average ROE since 1993
 Ongoing share repurchase program
 Insider ownership of approximately 30%
(~$7.40/share*)
(~$2.03/share*)
(~$1.12/share*)
(~$0.73/share*)
~$11.28/share*
Alternative Energy Investments
 Entered alternative energy sector in FY ‘98 investing in two synthetic fuel
limited partnerships
 Earned federal income tax credits based on the tonnage and content of solid
synthetic fuel produced and sold to unrelated parties
 REX sold its interests in both partnerships and received quarterly income subject to
production levels and phase-outs through calendar 2007
 Purchased 3rd synthetic fuel facility in FY ‘02; was sold in FY ‘04
 Total investment income ~$130M from sale of partnership interests
(FY ’98-FY ’08)
 Plus allocated income tax credits of approximately $48M
 Entered ethanol sector in FY ’06 with initial investment commitments
 Today REX has interests in six operating ethanol production facilities
representing ownership of approximately 169.2mgy of ethanol production
 Acquired 48% equity interest in 100mgy NuGen Energy facility in 7/10
 Wrote off Levelland-Hockley at 1/31/11 and halted operations in Jan 2011
REX Ethanol Portfolio at 1/31/11
Entity/Location
Nameplate
REX
Non-Recourse
Capacity
Carrying
Plant Debt (3)
(mgy)
Value (millions)
(millions)
%
Ownership
(millions)
RSC Capacity
Owned (mgy)
One Earth Energy
Gibson City, IL
100
$73.6
$78.7
74%
74.0
NuGen Energy, LLC
Marion, SD
100
$16.1
$92.4
48%
48.0
Patriot Renewable Fuels
Annawan, IL
100
$21.8
$70.7
23%
23.0
Big River Resources
West Burlington, IA (1)
92
$34.1
10%
9.2
$63.1
10%
10.0
$84.6
5%
5.0
n/a
n/a
169.2
$43.1
49%
19.6
Big River Resources
Galva, IL (1)
100
Big River United Energy
Dyersville, IA (1)
100
TOTAL
Levelland Hockley (2)
Hockley County, TX
$29.4
592
$140.9
40
$0.00
(1)REX has a 10% ownership interest in Big River Resources, LLC which owns 100% of the West Burlington and Galva
plants and acquired a 50.5% interest in the Dyersville plant in August 2009.
(2)REX wrote off its entire investment of $18.4M in Levelland Hockley County Ethanol, LLC at year-end 2010; LHCE
temporarily ceased production in January 2011.
(3) Plant debt figures are as of 12/31/10.
REX Ethanol Strategy
 Disciplined investment criteria
 Invest only if project meets strategic and financial risk and return criteria
 Align with farmers, farm cooperatives and farming communities as
co-investors and owners of ethanol production facilities
 Facilitates access to grain supply, local community support
 Locate plants close to rail access
 Utilize state-of-the-art ethanol production technology
 Dry mill corn-processing method
 All plants are Fagen, Inc. and/or ICM, Inc. design and construction
 Fagen is a large, respected U.S. green energy design-builder
 ICM engineers, builds, and supports renewable fuel bio-refineries.
ICM process technology produces ~6.6 billion gallons of ethanol
 Fagen/ICM plants are highly efficient
 Attempt to match grain prices with ethanol and DDG sales on most plants
 Forward grain purchases and ethanol sales contracts generally  two month duration
 Derivative contracts are generally not employed to hedge commodity price risks
Ethanol Demand/Pricing Drivers
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$0.45 per gallon VEETC (blender’s credit) extended to Dec. 31, 2011
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Federal EPA ethanol purchasing mandates continue to rise, requiring refiners
to purchase more ethanol each year:
 2011 target is 12.6 BGY
 2012 target is 13.2 BGY
 2013 target is 13.8 BGY
 2014 target is 14.4 BGY
 2015 target is 15.0 BGY (and for subsequent years)
Crush Spread & DDG Pricing
 Crush Spread = price of 1 gallon of ethanol - cost of corn to produce it
 One bushel of corn makes ~2.8 gallons of ethanol…
 …crush spread = Ethanol price – (Corn bushel price / 2.8)
 Crush spread excludes other production, transportation costs, etc.
 Dried distiller grain (DDG) pricing has offset to weak crush spreads
 REX’s average realized DDG prices per quarter are reflected below in green line.
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$159
Crush Spread Trend - cents per gallon
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2010 Operating Results
$ in millions, except per share data
Year Ended January 31,
2011
2010
$300.4
1.3
$301.7
$169.2
0.9
$170.1
Gross profit
$30.4
$20.7
Segment profit (loss):
Alternative energy (1)
Real estate
Corporate expense
Interest expense
Investment income
$13.4
(1.0)
(2.7)
(0.2)
0.4
$17.8
(1.4)
(1.9)
(0.4)
0.3
$6.8
$10.0
Net sales and revenue:
Alternative energy (1)
Real estate
Total net sales and revenue
Income from continuing operations
including non-controlling interests
Net income excluding impairment charge (2)
Diluted EPS excluding impairment charge (2)
Net income attributable to shareholders
Diluted EPS attributable to shareholders
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding
$16.3
$1.66
$8.7
$0.91
$5.1
$0.52
$8.7
$0.91
9.8
9.6
(1) Includes results attributable to non-controlling interest of Levelland Hockley (44%) and One Earth Energy (26%).
(2) Excludes one-time after-tax charge of $11.2 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, in January 31, 2011, resulting in a
non-GAAP measure.
Strong Balance Sheet
$ in millions
1/31/11
1/31/10
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$ 91.0
$ 100.4
Total Current Assets
$ 125.8
$ 140.1
169.8
246.9
Deferred Taxes, net
11.0
14.8
Equity Method Investments
67.3
44.1
1.6
3.1
$375.7
$451.5
Property & Equipment, net
Other Investments
Total Assets
Current Debt
Total Current Liabilities
Deferred Income
Long term debt - non recourse (ethanol plants)
Long-term debt - recourse
Total REX Equity (excludes non-controlling interests)
$
10.0
$
13.3
24.6
38.9
6.4
14.2
69.0
124.1
1.9
2.6
$244.9
$246.6
Real Estate Assets
 Previously operated 260+ store consumer electronics chain
 Built significant portfolio of store locations and 2 warehouse/distribution centers
 Fully discontinued retail operations in FY ’09
 Continue to recognize deferred income from retail service contracts in
discontinued operations
 Monetized real estate as industry dynamics challenged retail operations
 Reduced store count using disciplined financial criteria for each location
 Sold 86 company-owned retail sites in 2007 for $74.5M in cash
 $14.8M gain; paid off $16.1M in mortgages
 Real estate holdings as of 1/31/11:
 30 owned store locations:
 22 vacant (281,000 sq.ft.)
 8 leased or partially leased (88,000 sq.ft. leased, 10,000 sq.ft. vacant)
 1 warehouse/distribution center (266,000 sq.ft. leased, 190,000 sq.ft. vacant,
10,000 sq.ft. used for REX corporate)
 Carrying value $19.9M at 1/31/11, net of $2.3M of debt
Capital Allocation Priorities
 Ethanol plants and other industrial investments
 Share repurchases below book value
 3.4M shares repurchased over the last 3 fiscal years – $12.21 avg. price
 Repurchased 515,000 shares in FY 2010 at an average price of $15.99
 Repurchase authorization for 468,000 shares at 1/31/11
Creating Shareholder Value Via Share Repurchases
$27
12,220
11,721
11,576
12,000
$25.82
Shares Outstanding
$24.93
$23.51
10,170
11,000
10,000
9,551
$21.89
9,000
$25
9,825
Book Value Per Share
13,000
$23
$21
$19.94
$19
8,000
$17.53
7,000
$17
6,000
$15
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
FY 08
Diluted Ave. Shares Out. (mm)
FY 09
FY 10
REX Summary
 Successful alternative energy investor since 1998
 Interests in six operating ethanol production facilities
 169.2M gals of production capacity/year
 Alternative energy segment profit of $13.4M in FY ‘10
 Growth opportunities in ethanol and other industrial sectors
 Expand ownership of existing facilities
 Consider other industrial projects requiring similar skill sets
 Proven management team with asset allocation discipline
 11.2% average ROE since 1993
 Long-term program of share repurchases below book value
 Insider ownership of ~30%
 Strong asset base at 1/31/11:
 Shareholders‘ equity $244.9M (~$24.93 share)
 Unrestricted cash of ~$73.0M
 Net real estate of ~$19.9M
 Net deferred tax asset of $11.0M
 ~9.8M diluted shares outstanding
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One Earth Energy, LLC Summary
One Earth Energy,
LLC.
 REX has a 74% ownership interest in One Earth
 Operates dry mill corn-processing ethanol plant in Gibson City, IL
 100 mgy ethanol capacity; 320,000 tons of dried distiller grains
 Plant capital costs: ~$153.5M
 10/07: REX funded $50.8M to secure a 74% ownership
 7/09: Plant commenced operation
 Fagen and ICM provided construction, process design and engineering
 Strong partners, location and corn supply
 Alliance Grain and Cooperative is a farmer-owned elevator system established in
1991 located directly in front of the ethanol plant
 Five operational elevators near the plant all of which are rail load-out accessible via
Alliances Bloomer Line Rail Company, offering transportation savings for corn and feed
 Two major rail services available: Canadian National and Norfolk Southern
 ~54M bushels of grain can be stored at three of the nearest elevator locations
 ~200M bushels of corn are produced annually in surrounding counties
NuGen Energy, LLC Summary
 REX has a 48% ownership interest in NuGen Energy, LLC
 Acquired effective 6/30/10
 Operates dry mill corn processing ethanol plant in Marion, SD
 In partnership with Central Farmers Cooperative, LLC, one of the largest and most
successful grain and corn procurement entities and grain terminals in the region.
 REX previously owned 33.92% interest in plant acquired for $14M
 REX sold its interests in the plant in 2007 to U.S. BioEnergy for ~$24M profit
 100 mgy ethanol capacity; and 320,000 tons of dried distiller grains
 Plant commenced construction October 2006; commenced production Feb. 2008
 6/30/10: REX re-acquired 48% interest for $9.2M and commitment to pay up to an
additional $6.5M based on future profitability
 $1.8M received and funded through January 31, 2011
 Fagen, Inc. and ICM, Inc. provided construction, process design and
engineering services
Patriot Renewable Fuels Summary
 REX has a 23% ownership interest in Patriot
 Operates dry mill corn-processing ethanol plant in Annawan, Illinois
 100 mgy ethanol capacity; 320,000 tons of dried distiller grains
 Capital costs: ~ $155M
 12/06: Acquired 23% of Patriot for $16.0M
 9/08: Plant commenced operation
 Fagen and ICM provided construction, process design and
engineering
 Plant strategically located near rail access, in heart of Illinois corn
production
 Access to ample grain supplies at competitive prices
 REX has received dividends of $1.6M through 1/31/11
Big River Resources, LLC Summary
 Big River was formed to develop/acquire ethanol facilities
 Big River is a holding company for several entities
 Owns 5 elevators with ~10,000,000 bushels of grain storage
 REX acquired a 10% ownership interest in Big River for $20M
 Big River Facilities:
 92 mgy plant in West Burlington, IA (expanded from 52 mgy)
 Commenced operation in 2004 (REX interest is 10%)
 100 mgy plant in Galva, IL
 Commenced operation 5/09 (REX interest is 10%)
 Acquired 50% stake in 100 mgy plant in Dyersville, IA in 8/09
 (REX interest is 5%)
 Fagen/ICM provided construction, process design and engineering
for all plants
 All plants in close proximity to rail and highway transportation
 REX has received dividends of $3.7M through 1/31/11
Levelland Hockley County Ethanol, LLC Summary
 REX has a 49% ownership interest in Levelland Hockley
 Reduced ownership from 56% and deconsolidated effective 1/31/11
 Wrote investment off and recorded pre-tax charge of $18.4M at 1/31/11
 Facility temporarily ceased operations in January 2011 due to unfavorable
commodity prices
 Dry mill corn/sorghum processing ethanol plant in Hockley County,
Texas; south edge of massive cattle feedlot industry
 Interchangeable design allows use of sorghum crop in region
 40 mgy ethanol capacity; and 130,000 tons of dried distiller grains
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Plant capital costs: ~$70M
9/06: Acquired 47.1% of membership units for $11.5M
12/06: Purchased $5M conv. secured promissory note; converted to equity 7/07
2/08: Purchased $5M conv. secured promissory note
3/08: Plant commenced operation
09-10: Provided $4M line of credit of which $3.8M was advanced
1/11: Wrote-down investment to zero, reduced ownership to 49% and deconsolidated investment
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One Earth Energy, LLC
Gibson City, IL
Stuart Rose, Chairman & CEO
Doug Bruggeman, CFO
May 11, 2011