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