CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,753,119	$ 765,364
Escrow - current restricted cash and cash equivalents	1,503,228	0
Accounts receivable, net	7,652,739	6,315,414
Inventory	3,671,234	3,548,311
Prepaid expenses	2,886,630	1,367,442
Assets being held for sale	0	11,170,243
Total current assets	19,466,950	23,166,774
Noncurrent assets
Fixed assets, at cost	61,789,990	60,846,824
Less accumulated depreciation	(11,153,445)	(7,818,217)
Fixed assets, net	50,636,545	53,028,607
Intangible assets, net	15,658,805	16,967,985
Other assets	481,450	481,450
Total noncurrent assets	66,776,800	70,478,042
TOTAL ASSETS	86,243,750	93,644,816
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	6,393,213	13,244,388
Dividends payable	504,474	376,571
Capital leases	181,293	186,948
Current portion of long-term debt, net of unamortized finance costs	10,354,642	18,118,142
Revolving note	1,872,784	1,744,122
Deferred revenue	75,267	323,891
Total current liabilities	19,381,673	33,994,062
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt, net of unamortized finance costs	2,651,209	5,211,008
Derivative liability	3,691,683	1,548,604
Total liabilities	25,724,565	40,753,674
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 4)	0	0
EQUITY
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 750,000,000 shares authorized; 31,008,902 and 28,239,276 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, with 1,108,928 shares held in escrow at September 30, 2016.	31,009	28,239
Additional paid-in capital	60,280,384	53,014,054
Accumulated deficit	(21,911,665)	(12,106,971)
Total Vertex Energy, Inc. stockholders' equity	38,400,252	40,935,935
Non-controlling interest	(11,193)	0
Total Equity	38,389,059	40,935,935
TOTAL LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY, AND EQUITY	86,243,750	93,644,816
Series B Preferred Stock
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Series B and B-1 preferred shares	8,218,599	11,955,207
Series B1 Preferred Stock
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Series B and B-1 preferred shares	13,911,527	0
Series A Preferred Stock
EQUITY
Preferred stock	493	613
Series C Preferred Stock
EQUITY
Preferred stock	$ 31	$ 0

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