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Supplemental financial statement information
3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2023
Supplemental financial statement information  
Supplemental financial statement information

C.    Supplemental financial statement information

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

    

October 31, 2023

    

July 31, 2023

Propane gas and related products

$

84,935

$

76,996

Appliances, parts and supplies, and other

 

20,894

 

21,108

Inventories

$

105,829

$

98,104

In addition to inventories on hand, Ferrellgas enters into contracts to take delivery of propane for supply procurement purposes with terms that generally do not exceed 36 months. Most of these contracts call for payment based on market prices at the date of delivery. As of October 31, 2023, Ferrellgas had committed, for supply procurement purposes, to deliver approximately 2.4 million gallons of propane at net fixed prices.

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

Ferrellgas Partners

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:

    

October 31, 2023

    

July 31, 2023

Broker margin deposit assets

$

13,918

$

11,939

Other

 

29,107

 

17,196

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

$

43,025

$

29,135

The operating partnership

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:

    

October 31, 2023

    

July 31, 2023

Broker margin deposit assets

$

13,918

$

11,939

Other

 

29,086

17,174

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

$

43,004

$

29,113

Other current liabilities

Ferrellgas Partners

Other current liabilities consist of the following:

    

October 31, 2023

    

July 31, 2023

Accrued interest

$

7,277

$

29,011

Customer deposits and advances

 

43,496

 

36,226

Accrued payroll

 

20,315

 

35,075

Accrued insurance

 

16,476

 

15,256

Broker margin deposit liability

2,424

6,972

Accrued senior preferred units distributions

17,964

17,452

Other

 

67,289

 

57,038

Other current liabilities

$

175,241

$

197,030

The operating partnership

Other current liabilities consist of the following:

    

October 31, 2023

    

July 31, 2023

Accrued interest

$

7,277

$

29,011

Customer deposits and advances

 

43,496

 

36,226

Accrued payroll

 

20,315

 

35,075

Accrued insurance

 

16,476

 

15,256

Broker margin deposit liability

2,424

6,972

Accrued senior preferred units distributions

17,964

17,452

Other

 

67,206

 

56,974

Other current liabilities

$

175,158

$

196,966

Shipping and handling expenses

Shipping and handling expenses are classified in the following condensed consolidated statements of operations line items:

For the three months ended October 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

Operating expense - personnel, vehicle, plant and other

$

73,969

$

64,172

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

3,366

 

3,837

Operating expense - equipment lease expense

 

3,436

 

3,754

Shipping and handling expenses

$

80,771

$

71,763

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

For purposes of the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, Ferrellgas considers cash equivalents to include all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less. Restricted cash in the tables below as of October 31, 2023 and July 31, 2023 consists of the balance of a cash deposit made with the administrative agent under the operating partnership’s senior secured credit facility that was terminated in April 2020, which may be used by the administrative agent to pay contingent obligations arising under the financing agreement that governed the terminated senior secured credit facility.

Ferrellgas Partners

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash consist of the following:

    

October 31, 2023

    

July 31, 2023

Cash and cash equivalents

$

65,994

$

126,221

Restricted cash

 

10,789

 

11,126

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

76,783

$

137,347

The operating partnership

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash consist of the following:

    

October 31, 2023

    

July 31, 2023

Cash and cash equivalents

$

65,890

$

126,119

Restricted cash

 

10,789

 

11,126

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

76,679

$

137,245

Certain cash flow and non-cash activities

Certain cash flow and significant non-cash activities are presented below:

Ferrellgas Partners

For the three months ended October 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

Cash paid for:

 

  

 

  

Interest

$

43,817

$

43,343

Income taxes

$

103

$

49

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

  

Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions

$

$

2,007

Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions

$

56

$

(172)

Lease liabilities arising from operating ROU assets

$

5,078

$

1,140

Lease liabilities arising from finance ROU assets

$

1,397

$

Accrued senior preferred units distributions

$

17,964

$

16,251

The operating partnership

For the three months ended October 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

Cash paid for:

Interest

$

43,817

$

43,343

Income taxes

$

85

$

49

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

  

 

  

Liabilities incurred in connection with acquisitions

$

$

2,007

Change in accruals for property, plant and equipment additions

$

56

$

(172)

Lease liabilities arising from operating ROU assets

$

5,078

$

1,140

Lease liabilities arising from finance ROU assets

$

1,397

$

Accrued senior preferred units distributions

$

17,964

$

16,251