Fourth Quarter & Fiscal Year End 2015 Earnings Conference Call - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Fourth Quarter & Fiscal Year End 2015 Earnings Conference Call March 2, 2015 Randall C. Stuewe , Chairman and CEO John O. Muse , EVP Chief Financial Officer Creating sustainable food, feed and fuel ingredients for a growing population

2 Safe Harbor Statement This presentation 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,” “co uld ,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “planned,” “potential,” “continue,” “momentum,” and other words referring to events that may occur in the future. These stat ements 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 unc ertainties 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; unanticipated costs or operating problems related to the acquisition and integration of Rothsay and Darling Ingredients International (including transactional costs and integration of the new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system); 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, reduced demand for animal feed, or otherwise; reduced finished product prices; continued decline in fat and used cooking oil finished product prices; changes to worldwide government policies relating to renewable fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that adversely affect programs like the Renewable Fuel Standards Program (RFS2) 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 Bird Flu including, but not limited to H5N1 flu, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (or "BSE"), porcine epidemic diarrhea ("PED") or other diseases associated with animal origin in the United States or elsewhere; unanticipated costs and/or reductions in raw material volumes related to the Company’s compliance with the existin g or unforeseen new U.S. or foreign regulations (including, without limitation, China) affecting the industries in which the Company operates or its value added products (including new or modified animal feed, Bird Flu, PED or BSE or similar or unanticipated regulations); risks associated with the renewable diesel plant in Norco, Louisiana owned and operated by a joint venture between Darling Ingredients and Valero Energy Corporation, including possible unanticipated operating disruptions; risks relating to possible third party claims of intellectual property infringement; increased contributions to the Company’s pensi on 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; 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 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 competiti on 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. Creating sustainable food, feed and fuel ingredients for a growing population

3 2015 Fourth Quarter and Year End Overview • Strong performance by International while USA impacted by 4 th quarter pricing swing o Rendering raw material volumes remain strong globally o USA fat prices made significant bounce early in Q1 2016 anticipating improved demand from LCFS o USA Protein premiums rebounded after collapsing in Q4 due to very strong slaughter and limited demand o Europe fat prices improving while protein prices feeling similar glut situation o Food Segment lead by Rousselot with improved demand, new capacity on line and solid margins o Fuel Segment strong with core business and retroactive Canadian Tax Credit • Reported Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA--$103.1 million in Q4 vs.$107.4 million in Q3 o FX impact versus prior quarter of $1.6 million o Fats down 17% in Quarter while Proteins down 30% in USA o USA cash prices and premiums down even more, sharp rebound in Q1 of 2016 o Formula lag, lower UCO prices and inventory adjustments impacted USA o Feed segment expected to rebound in Q1 • Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) – produced 159 million gallons in 2015 – 25% increase from 2014 • 2015 EBITDA: $177 million entity level or $88 million Darling’s share • Net debt in JV of $104.5 million • Accretive $0.435 cents per share for fiscal 2015 • Anticipate dividend in late Q1 of 2016 • Renewable diesel demand is strong with improving LCFS premiums throughout North America and Europe Creating sustainable food, feed and fuel ingredients for a growing population

4 Continuing Long Term Strategy - “Delever and Grow”  Q4 2015 paid down debt by $42.4 million; Fiscal 2015 total debt paid down of $118.2 million  Reduced total debt in 2015 to $1.96 billion / Total Debt Leverage Ratio of 4.32 at year end  Targeting debt reduction of $150 million in 2016 / YE Target Total Debt Leverage Ratio below 4.00  CAPEX of $229.8 million in 2015----inclusive of 3 new plants and 1 major expansion  On schedule with two new U.S. rendering plants during Q3 – Q4 2016  Improved cash impact to Working Capital by $72.7 million in 2015 over 2014  Reduced SG&A by $52.0 million in Fiscal 2015 compared to Fiscal 2014  2016 focus on lowering debt, improving margins, cost efficiencies, growing base business, and capitalizing on LCFS margin opportunities Creating sustainable food, feed and fuel ingredients for a growing population

5 Earnings Summary Three Months Ended - Sequential Twelve Months Ended - Year over Year January 2, October 3, January 2, Janaury 3, 2016 2015 2016 2015 Revenues $ 809,675 $ 853,762 $ 3,397,446 $ 3,956,443 Gross profit 179,768 182,441 743,421 833,272 Selling, general and administrative expenses 76,623 75,026 322,574 374,580 Depreciation and amortization 69,934 67,327 269,904 269,517 Acquisition and integration costs 492 1,280 8,299 24,667 Interest expense 23,308 24,828 105,530 135,416 Foreign currency gain/(loss) (1,612) (2,461) (4,911) (13,548) Other income/(expense), net (6,135) 1,004 (6,839) 299 Equity in net income/(loss) of unconsolidated subsidiary 83,073 (12,021) 73,416 65,609 Income before taxes 84,737 502 98,780 81,452 Income tax expense/(benefit) (1,138) 7,859 13,501 13,141 Net income/(loss) 85,875 (7,357) 85,279 68,311 Net (income)/loss attributable in minority interests (1,446) (1,730) (6,748) (4,096) Net income/(loss) attributable to Darling $ 84,429 $ (9,087) $ 78,531 $ 64,215 Earnings/(loss) per share (fully diluted) $ 0.52 $ (0.06) $ 0.48 $ 0.39 Creating sustainable food, feed and fuel ingredients for a growing population