Darling Ingredients Inc. Delivers Record Global Ingredients Financial Results in First Quarter 2022

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First Quarter 2022

  • Net income of $188.1 million, or $1.14 per GAAP diluted share
  • Net Sales of $1.37 billion
  • Combined adjusted EBITDA of $330.7 million
  • Global ingredients business EBITDA of $244.1 million
  • Repurchased $17.2 million of stock

IRVING, Texas, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) today reported net income of $188.1 million, or $1.14 per diluted share for first quarter 2022, compared to net income of $151.8 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, for first quarter 2021. The company also reported net sales of $1.37 billion for the first quarter of 2022, as compared with net sales of $1.0 billion for the same period a year ago. 

Darling Ingredients Inc. (PRNewsfoto/Darling Ingredients Inc.)

“Our global ingredients business had a record quarter, earning $244.1 million in EBITDA, driven by strong raw material volumes across the globe, robust finished products prices, including record high fat prices, and growing demand for green energy,” said Randall C. Stuewe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Darling Ingredients Inc. “Adding $86.6 million in EBITDA from Diamond Green Diesel, Darling Ingredients earned $330.7 million in combined adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2022. We kicked off the year with a very strong first quarter and carry tremendous momentum for the rest of the year.”

Darling Ingredients forecasts full year 2022 combined adjusted EBITDA at $1.55$1.6 billion. The global ingredients business is estimated to exceed $1 billion in EBITDA. Diamond Green Diesel is estimated to produce 750 million gallons of renewable diesel at $1.25 per gallon EBITDA, bringing Darling Ingredients’ share of EBITDA for DGD to $468.8 million.

First quarter capital expenditures totaled approximately $71.6 million. The company also repurchased approximately $17.2 million of stock in the first quarter of 2022. As of April 2, 2022, Darling had $99.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, and $1.1 billion available under its committed revolving credit agreement. Total debt outstanding as of April 2, 2022 was $1.7 billion. The leverage ratio as measured by the company’s bank covenant was 1.69 as of April 2, 2022. On May 2, 2022, the company completed its acquisition of Valley Proteins.  The company used borrowings under its senior credit facility to fund the acquisition.

Combined adjusted EBITDA was $330.7 million for the first quarter 2022, compared to $284.8 million for the same period in 2021.  

Segment Financial Tables (in thousands)

(unaudited)








Feed Ingredients

Food Ingredients

Fuel Ingredients

Corporate

Total

Three Months Ended April 2, 2022






Net sales

$           879,438

$           354,814

$          132,082

$          –

$ 1,366,334

Cost of sales and operating expenses

645,523

270,312

104,742

1,020,577

Gross Margin

233,915

84,502

27,340

345,757







Gain on sale of assets

(341)

(9)

(39)

(389)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

56,209

26,844

3,920

15,059

102,032

Acquisition and integration costs

3,773

3,773

Depreciation and amortization

54,350

15,450

6,674

2,772

79,246

Equity in net income of Diamond Green Diesel

71,804

71,804

Segment operating income/(loss)

$           123,697

$             42,217

$            88,589

$ (21,604)

$    232,899

Equity in net income of other unconsolidated subsidiaries

1,360

1,360

Segment income/(loss)

$           125,057

$             42,217

$            88,589

$ (21,604)

$    234,259







Segment EBITDA

$           178,047

$             57,667

$            23,459

$ (15,059)

$    244,114

DGD adjusted EBITDA (Darling’s Share)

86,560

86,560

Combined adjusted EBITDA

$           178,047

$             57,667

$          110,019

$ (15,059)

$    330,674














Feed Ingredients

Food Ingredients

Fuel Ingredients

Corporate

Total

Three Months Ended April 3, 2021






Net sales

$           651,444

$           298,065

$            97,207

$          –

$ 1,046,716

Cost of sales and operating expenses

474,581

226,413

71,790

772,784

Gross Margin

176,863

71,652

25,417

273,932







Loss/(gain) on sale of assets

(139)

55

20

(64)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

52,620

25,191

4,867

14,720

97,398

Restructure and impairment charges

778

778

Depreciation and amortization

54,609

14,883

6,155

2,887

78,534

Equity in net income of Diamond Green Diesel

102,225

102,225

Segment operating income/(loss)

$             69,773

$             31,523

$          115,822

$ (17,607)

$    199,511

Equity in net income of other unconsolidated subsidiaries

612

612

Segment income/(loss)

$             70,385

$             31,523

$          115,822

$ (17,607)

$    200,123







Segment EBITDA

$           124,382

$             46,406

$            20,530

$ (14,720)

$    176,598

DGD adjusted EBITDA (Darling’s Share)

108,200

108,200

Combined adjusted EBITDA

$           124,382

$             46,406

$          128,730

$ (14,720)

$    284,798

 

Darling Ingredients Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

April 2, 2022 and January 1, 2022

(thousands)




April 2, 2022

January 1, 2022

ASSETS


(unaudited)


Current assets:




Cash and cash equivalents


$       99,460

$           68,906

Restricted cash


100

166

Accounts receivable, net


517,783

469,092

Inventories


491,694

457,465

Prepaid expenses


60,562

53,711

Income taxes refundable


25,047

1,075

Other current assets


64,387

38,599

Total current assets


1,259,033

1,089,014





Property, plant and equipment, net


1,867,880

1,840,080

Intangible assets, net


409,627

397,801

Goodwill


1,236,524

1,219,116

Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries


1,563,840

1,349,247

Operating lease right-of-use assets


165,128

155,464

Other assets


97,709

66,795

Deferred income taxes


15,875

16,211



$  6,615,616

$      6,133,728

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY




Current liabilities:




Current portion of long-term debt


$       35,337

$           24,407

Accounts payable, principally trade


351,253

307,118

Income taxes payable


25,117

32,310

Current operating lease liabilities


41,649

38,168

Accrued Expenses


360,058

350,681

Total current liabilities


813,414

752,684

Long-term debt, net of current portion


1,677,925

1,438,974

Long-term operating lease liabilities


125,242

120,314

Other non-current liabilities


109,647

111,029

Deferred income taxes


393,738

362,942

Total liabilities


3,119,966

2,785,943

Commitments and contingencies




Stockholders’ equity:




     Common stock, $0.01 par value;


1,734

1,717

  Additional paid-in capital


1,637,930

1,627,816

     Treasury stock, at cost


(438,906)

(374,721)

  Accumulated other comprehensive loss


(311,369)

(321,690)

  Retained earnings


2,535,891

2,347,838

Total Darling’s stockholders’ equity


3,425,280

3,280,960

Noncontrolling interests


70,370

66,825

Total Stockholders’ Equity


3,495,650

3,347,785



$  6,615,616

$      6,133,728

 

Darling Ingredients Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Operating Results

For the Three-Months Ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021

(in thousands, except per share data)






Three Months Ended



(unaudited)


$ Change



April 2,


April 3,


Favorable



2022


2021


(Unfavorable)

Net sales

$ 1,366,334


$ 1,046,716


$        319,618

Costs and expenses:







Cost of sales and operating expenses

1,020,577


772,784


(247,793)


Gain on sale of assets

(389)


(64)


325


Selling, general and administrative expenses

102,032


97,398


(4,634)


Restructuring and asset impairment charges


778


778


Acquisition and integration costs

3,773



(3,773)


Depreciation and amortization

79,246


78,534


(712)

Total costs and expenses

1,205,239


949,430


(255,809)


Equity in net income of Diamond Green Diesel

71,804


102,225


(30,421)

Operating income

232,899


199,511


33,388

Other expense:







Interest expense

(15,603)


(16,428)


825


Foreign currency loss

(1,100)


(410)


(690)


Other expense, net

(742)


(1,159)


417

Total other expense

(17,445)


(17,997)


552

Equity in net income of other unconsolidated subsidiaries

1,360


612


748

Income from operations before income taxes

216,814


182,126


34,688

Income tax expense

26,083


28,708


2,625

Net income

190,731


153,418


37,313

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(2,678)


(1,652)


(1,026)

Net income attributable to Darling

$    188,053


$    151,766


$          36,287








Basic income per share:

$          1.17


$          0.93


$              0.24

Diluted income per share:

$          1.14


$          0.90


$              0.24








Number of diluted common shares:

164,601


167,749



 

Darling Ingredients Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

For the Periods Ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021

(in thousands)






(Unaudited)





April 2,


April 3,

Cash flows from operating activities:

2022


2021


Net income


$ 190,731


$ 153,418


Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:






Depreciation and amortization

79,246


78,534



Gain on sale of assets

(389)


(64)



Asset impairment


138



Deferred taxes


23,826


11,809



Decrease in long-term pension liability

(269)


(448)



Stock-based compensation expense

6,323


8,415



Write-off deferred loan costs


598



Deferred loan cost amortization

1,131


1,040



Equity in net income of Diamond Green Diesel and other unconsolidated subsidiaries

(73,164)


(102,837)



Distributions of earnings from Diamond Green Diesel and other unconsolidated subsidiaries


57



Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:






     Accounts receivable

(41,317)


10,721



     Income taxes refundable/payable

(31,224)


(760)



     Inventories and prepaid expenses

(42,891)


(27,188)



     Accounts payable and accrued expenses

58,964


(13,462)



     Other


(18,775)


18,834




Net cash provided by operating activities

152,192


138,805

Cash flows from investing activities:





Capital expenditures

(71,618)


(60,751)


Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(59,003)


(340)


Investment in Diamond Green Diesel

(164,750)



Investment in other unconsolidated subsidiaries


(4,449)


Gross proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment and other assets

974


1,629


Payments related to routes and other intangibles

(100)


(347)




Net cash used in investing activities

(294,497)


(64,258)

Cash flows from financing activities:





Proceeds from long-term debt

9,657


9,262


Payments on long-term debt

(12,128)


(60,444)


Borrowings from revolving credit facility

369,902


111,000


Payments on revolving credit facility

(134,000)


(97,000)


Net cash overdraft financing

9,830


499


Deferred loan costs

(1,810)



Issuance of common stock




Repurchase of common stock

(17,189)



Minimum withholding taxes paid on stock awards

(43,351)


(42,268)


Distributions to noncontrolling interests


(2,143)




Net cash provided/(used) in financing activities

180,911


(81,044)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash flows

(8,118)


(3,847)

Net increase / (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

30,488


(10,344)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

69,072


81,720

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

$   99,560


$   71,376

 

Diamond Green Diesel Joint Venture

Consolidated Balance Sheets

March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021

(in thousands)






March 31,


December  31,





2022


2021

Assets:



 (unaudited) 




Total current assets


$     950,802


$        686,294


Property, plant and equipment, net


2,934,686


2,710,747


Other assets


59,196


51,514



Total assets


$  3,944,684


$     3,448,555








Liabilities and members’ equity:






Total current portion of long term debt


$     165,356


$        165,092


Total other current liabilities


367,478


295,860


Total long term debt


340,591


344,309


Total other long term liabilities


17,328


17,531


Total members’ equity


3,053,931


2,625,763



Total liabilities and members’ equity


$  3,944,684


$     3,448,555

 

 

Diamond Green Diesel Joint Venture

Operating Financial Results

For the Three-Months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021

(in thousands)








Three Months Ended




(unaudited)


$ Change




March 31,


March 31,


Favorable

Revenues:

2022


2021


(Unfavorable)


Operating revenues

$    980,692


$    431,633


$        549,059

Expenses:







Total costs and expenses less depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

807,572


215,234


(592,338)


Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

26,492


11,687


(14,805)

Total costs and expenses

834,064


226,921


(607,143)


Operating income 

146,628


204,712


(58,084)

Other income (expense)

(11)


58


(69)



Interest and debt expense, net

(3,009)


(320)


(2,689)



    Net income 

$    143,608


$    204,450


$         (60,842)

Darling Ingredients Inc. reports Adjusted EBITDA results, which is a Non-GAAP financial measure, as a complement to results provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) (for additional information, see “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” included later in this media release). The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides additional useful information to investors. Adjusted EBITDA, as the Company uses the term, is calculated below:

Reconciliation of Net Income to (Non-GAAP) Adjusted EBITDA and (Non-GAAP) Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA to Foreign Currency

For the Three Months ended April 2, 2022 and April 3, 2021 (unaudited)




Three Months Ended

Adjusted EBITDA 

April 2,


April 3,

(U.S. dollars in thousands)

2022


2021






Net income attributable to Darling

$ 188,053


$ 151,766

Depreciation and amortization

79,246


78,534

Interest expense

15,603


16,428

Income tax expense

26,083


28,708

Restructuring and asset impairment charges


778

Acquisition and integration costs

3,773


Foreign currency loss

1,100


410

Other expense, net

742


1,159

Equity in net income of Diamond Green Diesel

(71,804)


(102,225)

Equity in net income of other unconsolidated subsidiaries

(1,360)


(612)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

2,678


1,652


Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

$ 244,114


$ 176,598

Foreign currency exchange impact 

7,227

(1)



 Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA to Foreign Currency (Non-GAAP)

$ 251,341


$ 176,598

DGD Joint Venture Adjusted EBITDA (Darling’s Share)

$   86,560


$ 108,200






Darling plus Darling’s share of DGD Joint Venture Adjusted EBITDA 

$ 330,674


$ 284,798


(1) The average rate assumption used in this calculation was the actual fiscal average rate for the three months ended April 2, 2022 of €1.00:USD$1.12 and CAD$1.00:USD$0.79, as compared to the average rate for the three months ended April 3, 2021 of  €1.00:USD$1.20 and CAD$1.00:USD$0.79, respectively.

About Darling

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) is the largest publicly traded company turning food waste into sustainable products and a leading producer of renewable energy. Recognized as a sustainability leader, the company operates 250 plants in 17 countries and repurposes nearly 10% of the world’s meat industry waste streams into value-added products, such as green energy, renewable diesel, collagen, fertilizer, animal proteins and meals and pet food ingredients. To learn more, visit darlingii.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.

Darling Ingredients Inc. will host a conference call to discuss the Company’s first quarter 2022 financial results at 9 a.m. Eastern Time (8 a.m. Central Time) on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.  To listen to the conference call, participants calling from within North America should dial 1-844-868-8847; international participants should dial 1-412-317-6593 and ask to be joined to the Darling Ingredients Inc. call. Please call approximately ten minutes before the start of the call to ensure that you are connected.

The call will also be available as a live audio webcast that can be accessed on the Company website at http://ir.darlingii.com. Beginning one hour after its completion, a replay of the call can be accessed through May 18, 2022, by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (U.S. callers), 1-855-669-9658 (Canada) and 1-412-317-0088 (international callers).  The access code for the replay is 8161187.  The conference call will also be archived on the Company’s website.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized accounting measurement under GAAP; it should not be considered as an alternative to net income, as a measure of operating results, or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity and is not intended to be a presentation in accordance with GAAP.  Adjusted EBITDA is presented here not as an alternative to net income, but rather as a measure of the Company’s operating performance. Since EBITDA (generally, net income plus interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is not calculated identically by all companies, this presentation may not be comparable to EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA presentations disclosed by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated in this presentation and represents, for any relevant period, net income/(loss) plus depreciation and amortization, goodwill and long-lived asset impairment, interest expense, (income)/loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, income tax provision, other income/(expense) and equity in net loss of unconsolidated subsidiary. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is useful in evaluating the Company’s operating performance compared to that of other companies in its industry because the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financing, income taxes and certain non-cash and other items that may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance.

Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA to Foreign Currency is not a recognized accounting measurement under GAAP. The Company evaluates the impact of foreign currency on its adjusted EBITDA. DGD Joint Venture Adjusted EBITDA (Darling’s share) is not reflected in the Adjusted EBITDA or the Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA to Foreign Currency (Non-GAAP).

As a result, the Company’s management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a measure to evaluate performance and for other discretionary purposes. In addition to the foregoing, management also uses or will use Adjusted EBITDA to measure compliance with certain financial covenants under the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facilities, 5.25% Notes and 3.625% Notes that were outstanding at April 2, 2022. However, the amounts shown in this presentation for Adjusted EBITDA differ from the amounts calculated under similarly titled definitions in the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facilities, 5.25% Notes and 3.625% Notes, as those definitions permit further adjustments to reflect certain other non-recurring costs, non-cash charges and cash dividends from the DGD Joint Venture. Additionally, the Company evaluates the impact of foreign exchange impact on operating cash flow, which is defined as segment operating income (loss) plus depreciation and amortization.

Information reconciling forward-looking combined adjusted EBITDA to net income is unavailable to the Company without unreasonable effort. The Company is not able to provide reconciliations of combined adjusted EBITDA to net income because certain items required for such reconciliations are outside of the Company’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted, such as the impact of volatile commodity prices on the Company’s operations, impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations, depreciation and amortization and the provision for income taxes. Preparation of such reconciliations for Darling Ingredients Inc. and the Company’s joint venture, Diamond Green Diesel, would require a forward-looking balance sheet, statement of income and statement of cash flow, prepared in accordance with GAAP for each entity, and such forward-looking financial statements are unavailable to the Company without unreasonable effort. The Company provides a range for its combined adjusted EBITDA outlook that it believes will be achieved; however, it cannot accurately predict all the components of the combined adjusted EBITDA calculation.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information:

{This media release contains “forward-looking” statements regarding the business operations and prospects of Darling Ingredients Inc. and industry factors affecting it. These statements are identified by words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “planned,” “potential,” “continue,” “momentum,” “forecast,” and other words referring to events that may occur in the future.  These statements reflect Darling Ingredient’s current view of future events and are based on its assessment of, and are subject to, a variety of risks and uncertainties beyond its control, each of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.  These factors include, among others, existing and unknown future limitations on the ability of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries to make their cash flow available to the Company for payments on the Company’s indebtedness or other purposes; global demands for bio-fuels and grain and oilseed commodities, which have exhibited volatility, and can impact the cost of feed for cattle, hogs and poultry, thus affecting available rendering feedstock and selling prices for the Company’s products; reductions in raw material volumes available to the Company due to weak margins in the meat production industry as a result of higher feed costs, reduced consumer demand or other factors, reduced volume from food service establishments, or otherwise; reduced demand for animal feed; reduced finished product prices, including a decline in fat and used cooking oil finished product prices; changes to worldwide government policies relating to renewable fuels and greenhouse gas(“GHG”) emissions that adversely affect programs like the U.S. government’s renewable fuel standard, low carbon fuel standards (“LCFS”) and tax credits for biofuels both in the United States and abroad; possible product recall resulting from developments relating to the discovery of unauthorized adulterations to food or food additives; the occurrence of 2009 H1N1 flu (initially known as “Swine Flu”), Highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza (collectively known as “Bird Flu”), severe acute respiratory syndrome (“SARS”), bovine spongiform encephalopathy (or “BSE”), porcine epidemic diarrhea (“PED”) or other diseases associated with animal origin in the United States or elsewhere, such as the outbreak of African Swine Fever (“ASF”) in China and elsewhere; the occurrence of pandemics, epidemics or disease outbreaks, such as the current COVID-19 outbreak; unanticipated costs and/or reductions in raw material volumes related to the Company’s compliance with the existing or unforeseen new U.S. or foreign (including, without limitation, China) regulations (including new or modified animal feed, Bird Flu, SARS, PED, BSE, ASF or similar or unanticipated regulations) affecting the industries in which the Company operates or its value added products; risks associated with the DGD Joint Venture, including possible unanticipated operating disruptions and issues relating to the announced expansion project; failure to close on strategic acquisitions, such as FASA; risks and uncertainties relating to international sales and operations, including imposition of tariffs, quotas, trade barriers and other trade protections imposed by foreign countries; difficulties or a significant disruption in our information systems or failure to implement new systems and software successfully,  risks relating to possible third party claims of intellectual property infringement; increased contributions to the Company’s pension and benefit plans, including multiemployer and employer-sponsored defined benefit pension plans as required by legislation, regulation or other applicable U.S. or foreign law or resulting from a U.S. mass withdrawal event; bad debt write-offs; loss of or failure to obtain necessary permits and registrations; continued or escalated conflict in the Middle East, North Korea, Ukraine or elsewhere; including the RussiaUkraine war; uncertainty regarding the exit of the U.K. from the European Union; and/or unfavorable export or import markets. These factors, coupled with volatile prices for natural gas and diesel fuel, climate conditions, currency exchange fluctuations, general performance of the U.S. and global economies, disturbances in world financial, credit, commodities and stock markets, and any decline in consumer confidence and discretionary spending, including the inability of consumers and companies to obtain credit due to lack of liquidity in the financial markets, among others, could cause actual results to vary materially from the forward looking statements included in this release or negatively impact the Company’s results of operations. Among other things, future profitability may be affected by the Company’s ability to grow its business, which faces competition from companies that may have substantially greater resources than the Company. The Company’s announced share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and purchases of shares under the program are subject to market conditions and other factors, which are likely to change from time to time. Other risks and uncertainties regarding Darling Ingredients Inc., its business and the industries in which it operates are referenced from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Darling Ingredients Inc. is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.}

Contact:

Suann Guthrie


VP, Investor Relations, Sustainability & Communications


(469) 214-8202; [email protected] 

 

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