CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,124,839	$ 1,701,435
Escrow - current restricted cash	0	1,504,723
Accounts receivable, net	8,897,445	10,952,219
Inventory	4,589,935	4,357,958
Prepaid expenses	2,734,720	2,669,117
Total current assets	17,346,939	21,185,452
Noncurrent assets
Fixed assets, at cost	65,011,222	62,316,808
Less accumulated depreciation	(15,412,793)	(12,286,874)
Fixed assets, net	49,598,429	50,029,934
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	14,951,588	15,252,332
Other assets	388,750	518,250
TOTAL ASSETS	82,285,706	86,985,968
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	9,770,655	9,440,696
Dividends payable	420,713	504,474
Capital leases	0	133,153
Current portion of long-term debt, net of unamortized finance costs	2,296,596	9,649,282
Revolving note	3,738,483	2,726,039
Total current liabilities	16,226,447	22,453,644
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt, net of unamortized finance costs	12,750,188	1,848,111
Contingent consideration	236,680	0
Derivative liability	1,689,090	4,365,992
Total liabilities	30,902,405	28,667,747
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 3)	0	0
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Total Temporary Equity	22,093,274	19,604,255
EQUITY
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 750,000,000 shares authorized; 32,655,135 and 33,151,391 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, with zero and 1,108,928 shares held in escrow at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.	32,655	33,151
Additional paid-in capital	67,622,538	66,534,971
Accumulated deficit	(38,564,242)	(27,958,578)
Total Vertex Energy, Inc. stockholders' equity	29,091,440	38,610,069
Non-controlling interest	198,587	103,897
Total Equity	29,290,027	38,713,966
TOTAL LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY, AND EQUITY	82,285,706	86,985,968
Series B Preferred Stock
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Series B and B-1 preferred shares	6,812,524	5,676,467
Series B1 Preferred Stock
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Series B and B-1 preferred shares	15,280,750	13,927,788
Series A Preferred Stock
EQUITY
Preferred stock	457	493
Series C Preferred Stock
EQUITY
Preferred stock	$ 32	$ 32

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