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Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

DAR • • Industrial / General
Consumer DefensivePackaged FoodsIngredients & Food ProcessingFood Ingredients & Starches
AboutDarling Ingredients Inc. develops, produces, and sells natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients. The company operates through three segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients, and Fuel Ingredients. It offers ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, food, pet food, feed, industrial, fuel, bioenergy, and fertilizer industries. The company also collects and transforms various animal by-product streams into useable and specialty ingredients, such as collagen, edible fats, feed-grade fats, animal proteins and meals, plasma, pet food ingredients, organic fertilizers, yellow grease, fuel feedstock, green energy, natural casings, and hides. In addition, it recovers and converts used cooking oil and animal fats, and residual bakery products into valuable feed and fuel ingredients. Further, the company provides environmental services, including grease trap collection and disposal services to food service establishments. It primarily operates under the Sonac, Dar Pro, Rothsay, Rousselot, Nature Safe, CleanStar, Peptan, Cookie Meal, Bakery Feeds, Ecoson, and Rendac brand names in North America, Europe, China, South America, Australia, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Darling International Inc. and changed its name to Darling Ingredients Inc. in May 2014. Darling Ingredients Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.Show more
  • Revenue $5.72B -15.8%
  • EBITDA $972M -33.0%
  • Net Income $279M -56.9%
  • EPS (Diluted) 1.73 -56.6%
  • Gross Margin 22.36% -7.7%
  • EBITDA Margin 17.01% -20.5%
  • Operating Margin 8.19% -41.4%
  • Net Margin 4.88% -48.9%
  • ROE 6.09% -59.6%
  • ROIC 3.93% -54.3%
  • Debt/Equity 0.95 -3.5%
  • Interest Coverage 1.84 -49.7%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 11.2%
  • ✓Trading at only 1.4x book value

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y3.75%
5Y11.18%
3Y6.42%
TTM-1.15%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y15.82%
5Y-2.26%
3Y-24.61%
TTM-58.79%

EPS CAGR

10Y16.06%
5Y-1.44%
3Y-23.73%
TTM-58.69%

ROCE

10Y Avg8.38%
5Y Avg11.34%
3Y Avg10.19%
Latest4.91%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
MKC-VMcCormick & Company, Incorporated1.01B66.8922.910.92%11.46%13.45%63.91%0.86
MKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated16.93B66.8422.890.92%11.46%13.45%3.82%0.85
DARDarling Ingredients Inc.6.23B39.4022.77-15.81%1.84%2.26%8.13%0.95
INGRIngredion Incorporated7.18B113.0311.64-8.95%9.07%15.45%15.81%0.52

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+3.39B3.4B3.66B3.39B3.36B3.57B4.74B6.53B6.79B5.72B
Revenue Growth %-0.14%0%0.08%-0.07%-0.01%0.06%0.33%0.38%0.04%-0.16%
Cost of Goods Sold+2.65B2.64B2.88B2.65B2.59B2.69B3.5B5B5.14B4.44B
COGS % of Revenue0.78%0.78%0.79%0.78%0.77%0.75%0.74%0.77%0.76%0.78%
Gross Profit+737.23M756.38M786.4M740.64M774.82M883.11M1.24B1.53B1.65B1.28B
Gross Margin %0.22%0.22%0.21%0.22%0.23%0.25%0.26%0.23%0.24%0.22%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.12%0.03%0.04%-0.06%0.05%0.14%0.41%0.23%0.08%-0.22%
Operating Expenses+594.59M601.86M617.13M486.35M299M452.17M357.51M500.53M695.29M809.62M
OpEx % of Revenue0.18%0.18%0.17%0.14%0.09%0.13%0.08%0.08%0.1%0.14%
Selling, General & Admin316.38M318.6M347.89M309.26M358.52M378.5M391.54M436.61M549.59M492.11M
SG&A % of Revenue0.09%0.09%0.09%0.09%0.11%0.11%0.08%0.07%0.08%0.09%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses278.2M283.26M269.23M177.09M-59.52M73.68M-34.02M63.92M145.7M317.52M
Operating Income+142.64M154.73M169.44M255M475.82M430.94M884.47M1.03B949.73M468.22M
Operating Margin %0.04%0.05%0.05%0.08%0.14%0.12%0.19%0.16%0.14%0.08%
Operating Income Growth %-0.13%0.08%0.1%0.5%0.87%-0.09%1.05%0.16%-0.08%-0.51%
EBITDA+412.55M444.64M471.55M576.19M801.33M781.11M1.2B1.42B1.45B972.04M
EBITDA Margin %0.12%0.13%0.13%0.17%0.24%0.22%0.25%0.22%0.21%0.17%
EBITDA Growth %-0.05%0.08%0.06%0.22%0.39%-0.03%0.54%0.19%0.02%-0.33%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)269.9M289.91M302.1M321.19M325.51M350.18M316.39M394.72M502.01M503.82M
EBIT150.94M216.73M153.13M204.4M459.11M426.31M883.47M1.02B979.18M501.37M
Net Interest Income+-105.53M-94.19M-88.93M-86.43M-78.67M-72.69M-62.08M-125.57M-259.22M-253.86M
Interest Income0000000000
Interest Expense105.53M94.19M88.93M86.43M78.67M72.69M62.08M125.57M259.22M253.86M
Other Income/Expense-43.86M-32.2M-105.25M-137.03M-95.39M-77.32M-63.07M-135.35M-229.77M-220.71M
Pretax Income+98.78M122.54M64.2M117.97M380.43M353.62M821.4M893.72M719.96M247.51M
Pretax Margin %0.03%0.04%0.02%0.03%0.11%0.1%0.17%0.14%0.11%0.04%
Income Tax+13.5M15.31M-69.15M12.03M59.47M53.29M164.11M146.63M59.57M-38.34M
Effective Tax Rate %0.8%0.83%2%0.86%0.82%0.84%0.79%0.83%0.9%1.13%
Net Income+78.53M102.31M128.47M101.5M312.6M296.82M650.91M737.69M647.73M278.88M
Net Margin %0.02%0.03%0.04%0.03%0.09%0.08%0.14%0.11%0.1%0.05%
Net Income Growth %0.22%0.3%0.26%-0.21%2.08%-0.05%1.19%0.13%-0.12%-0.57%
Net Income (Continuing)85.28M107.22M133.35M105.94M320.97M300.33M657.29M747.09M660.39M285.85M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest103.9M103.23M82.76M62.77M77.53M62.3M66.83M87.47M88.26M86.48M
EPS (Diluted)+0.480.620.770.601.861.783.904.493.991.73
EPS Growth %0.23%0.29%0.24%-0.22%2.1%-0.04%1.19%0.15%-0.11%-0.57%
EPS (Basic)0.480.620.780.621.901.834.014.584.051.75
Diluted Shares Outstanding165.12M165.21M166.73M167.91M168.38M167.21M167.1M164.12M162.39M161.42M
Basic Shares Outstanding165.06M165.02M164.7M163.7M164.63M162.2M166.9M161M162.34M159.81M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+931.79M893.3M956.45M897.94M917.29M986.99M1.09B1.64B1.86B1.44B
Cash & Short-Term Investments156.88M114.56M106.77M107.26M72.94M81.62M68.91M127.02M126.5M75.97M
Cash Only156.88M114.56M106.77M107.26M72.94M81.62M68.91M127.02M126.5M75.97M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable371.39M395.88M396.36M392.2M409.65M409.27M470.17M695.16M821.89M625.65M
Days Sales Outstanding39.9742.5239.542.2644.4541.8236.1938.8444.1939.96
Inventory344.58M330.81M358.18M341.03M362.96M405.92M457.46M673.62M758.74M576.84M
Days Inventory Outstanding47.3945.7145.4647.0251.1755.147.7249.1553.8547.45
Other Current Assets22.75M22.06M56.81M22.21M25.14M42.39M38.77M56.64M42.88M79.69M
Total Non-Current Assets+3.83B3.8B4B3.99B4.43B4.63B5.04B7.56B9.21B8.63B
Property, Plant & Equipment1.51B1.52B1.65B1.69B1.93B2.01B2B2.65B3.14B2.92B
Fixed Asset Turnover2.25x2.24x2.23x2.01x1.75x1.78x2.38x2.47x2.16x1.95x
Goodwill1.23B1.23B1.3B1.23B1.22B1.26B1.22B1.97B2.48B2.32B
Intangible Assets782.35M711.93M676.5M595.86M526.39M473.68M397.8M865.12M1.08B898.41M
Long-Term Investments247.24M292.72M302.04M410.18M689.35M804.68M1.35B1.93B2.25B2.26B
Other Non-Current Assets41.62M43.61M62.28M53.38M47.4M60.68M66.8M136.27M234.96M199.59M
Total Assets+4.76B4.7B4.96B4.89B5.35B5.61B6.13B9.2B11.06B10.07B
Asset Turnover0.71x0.72x0.74x0.69x0.63x0.64x0.77x0.71x0.61x0.57x
Asset Growth %-0.07%-0.01%0.06%-0.01%0.09%0.05%0.09%0.5%0.2%-0.09%
Total Current Liabilities+443.75M451.85M559.48M540.5M688.34M675.3M752.68M1.07B998.14M1.04B
Accounts Payable150M180.9M217.42M219.48M239.25M255.34M307.12M472.49M425.59M348.7M
Days Payables Outstanding20.6324.9927.5930.2633.7334.6632.0334.4730.228.68
Short-Term Debt45.17M23.25M16.14M7.49M91M27.54M24.41M69.85M56.35M133.02M
Deferred Revenue (Current)00001000K1000K0000
Other Current Liabilities22.47M140.26M33.83M186.27M87.57M17.5M227.5M0284.64M139.01M
Current Ratio2.10x1.98x1.71x1.66x1.33x1.46x1.45x1.53x1.86x1.38x
Quick Ratio1.32x1.24x1.07x1.03x0.81x0.86x0.84x0.90x1.10x0.83x
Cash Conversion Cycle66.7363.2457.3759.0261.8962.2651.8853.5267.8458.72
Total Non-Current Liabilities+2.34B2.17B2.07B2.01B2.01B1.98B2.03B4.24B5.37B4.56B
Long-Term Debt1.89B1.73B1.7B1.67B1.56B1.48B1.44B3.31B4.37B3.91B
Capital Lease Obligations000091.42M109.71M120.31M141.7M154.9M157.6M
Deferred Tax Liabilities360.68M346.13M266.71M231.06M247.93M276.21M362.94M481.83M498.17M293.02M
Other Non-Current Liabilities97.81M96.11M106.29M115.03M115.78M117.37M111.03M298.93M349.81M208.35M
Total Liabilities2.79B2.62B2.63B2.55B2.7B2.66B2.79B5.31B6.37B5.61B
Total Debt+1.93B1.75B1.71B1.67B1.78B1.66B1.62B3.58B4.64B4.26B
Net Debt1.77B1.64B1.61B1.57B1.71B1.58B1.55B3.45B4.51B4.18B
Debt / Equity0.98x0.84x0.74x0.72x0.67x0.56x0.48x0.92x0.99x0.95x
Debt / EBITDA4.68x3.94x3.64x2.91x2.22x2.12x1.35x2.51x3.19x4.38x
Net Debt / EBITDA4.30x3.68x3.41x2.72x2.13x2.02x1.29x2.42x3.11x4.30x
Interest Coverage1.35x1.64x1.91x2.95x6.05x5.93x14.25x8.20x3.66x1.84x
Total Equity+1.97B2.08B2.33B2.34B2.64B2.95B3.35B3.9B4.69B4.46B
Equity Growth %-0.04%0.05%0.12%0%0.13%0.12%0.13%0.16%0.2%-0.05%
Book Value per Share11.9612.5713.9613.9115.7017.6720.0423.7428.9027.66
Total Shareholders' Equity1.87B1.97B2.24B2.27B2.57B2.89B3.28B3.81B4.61B4.38B
Common Stock1.67M1.68M1.68M1.68M1.69M1.7M1.72M1.74M1.74M1.75M
Retained Earnings750.49M852.8M981.23M1.09B1.4B1.7B2.35B3.09B3.73B4.01B
Treasury Stock-34.32M-40.91M-44.06M-47.76M-75.02M-151.71M-374.72M-554.45M-629.01M-672.71M
Accumulated OCI-335.92M-340.01M-209.52M-304.54M-321.85M-252.43M-321.69M-383.87M-198.35M-684.24M
Minority Interest103.9M103.23M82.76M62.77M77.53M62.3M66.83M87.47M88.26M86.48M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+420.96M391M410.44M398.62M362.62M624.65M704.42M813.74M899.26M839.29M
Operating CF Margin %0.12%0.12%0.11%0.12%0.11%0.17%0.15%0.12%0.13%0.15%
Operating CF Growth %0.53%-0.07%0.05%-0.03%-0.09%0.72%0.13%0.16%0.11%-0.07%
Net Income85.28M107.22M133.35M105.94M320.97M300.33M657.29M747.09M660.39M285.85M
Depreciation & Amortization269.9M289.91M302.1M321.19M325.51M350.18M316.39M394.72M502.01M503.82M
Stock-Based Compensation8.99M10.33M17.6M18.78M21.01M23.22M21.84M25M33.16M20.92M
Deferred Taxes7.81M-11.53M-98.81M-16.97M20.53M15.81M96.81M46.73M-22.24M-186.39M
Other Non-Cash Items-30.1M-31.41M9.36M-43.52M-299.14M-70.88M-353.16M-258.78M-221.88M-40.23M
Working Capital Changes79.07M26.47M46.83M13.2M-26.25M5.99M-34.74M-141.03M-52.18M255.32M
Change in Receivables8.21M-22.8M3.48M-6.35M-26.09M22.36M-79.95M-56.54M-10.83M179.84M
Change in Inventory34.54M15.34M-15.02M2.39M-39.11M-18.67M-72.92M-130.17M49.58M163.78M
Change in Payables0000000000
Cash from Investing+-229.67M-243.19M-284.05M-342.42M-338.07M-310.63M-490.26M-2.42B-1.68B-498.9M
Capital Expenditures-233.69M-243.55M-281.3M-325.78M-363.15M-283.93M-274.4M-392.8M-557M-332.48M
CapEx % of Revenue0.07%0.07%0.08%0.1%0.11%0.08%0.06%0.06%0.08%0.06%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing4.4M8.87M14.14M20.58M24.84M3.09M-20.36M13.44M49.76M40.32M
Cash from Financing+-139.59M-183.87M-154.85M-47.58M-54.88M-306.99M-221.36M1.68B876.29M-399.56M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-25.57M-7.27M-32.5M-22.14M-18.03M-31.25M-56.73M-68.26M-30.18M-18.93M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+187.27M147.45M129.13M72.84M-528K340.73M430.02M420.94M342.26M506.81M
FCF Margin %0.06%0.04%0.04%0.02%-0%0.1%0.09%0.06%0.05%0.09%
FCF Growth %4.36%-0.21%-0.12%-0.44%-1.01%646.31%0.26%-0.02%-0.19%0.48%
FCF per Share1.130.890.770.43-0.002.042.572.562.113.14
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)5.36x3.82x3.19x3.93x1.16x2.10x1.08x1.10x1.39x3.01x
Interest Paid78.98M82.09M78.23M75.01M79.13M66.22M58.45M113.36M261.32M243.68M
Taxes Paid3.04M23.22M26.3M33.16M29.78M36.78M46.4M113.01M152.67M102.68M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)3.9%5.05%5.83%4.35%12.56%10.61%20.66%20.37%15.08%6.09%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)2.73%3.11%3.32%4.88%8.65%7.28%14.07%12.61%8.61%3.93%
Gross Margin21.74%22.26%21.47%21.86%23.03%24.72%26.19%23.42%24.23%22.36%
Net Margin2.32%3.01%3.51%3%9.29%8.31%13.73%11.29%9.54%4.88%
Debt / Equity0.98x0.84x0.74x0.72x0.67x0.56x0.48x0.92x0.99x0.95x
Interest Coverage1.35x1.64x1.91x2.95x6.05x5.93x14.25x8.20x3.66x1.84x
FCF Conversion5.36x3.82x3.19x3.93x1.16x2.10x1.08x1.10x1.39x3.01x
Revenue Growth-14.29%0.2%7.77%-7.5%-0.7%6.18%32.74%37.77%3.92%-15.81%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Feed Ingredients2.07B2.09B2.24B1.95B1.97B2.07B3.04B4.54B4.47B3.68B
Feed Ingredients Growth-0.71%7.20%-12.81%0.92%5.15%46.69%49.33%-1.46%-17.82%
Food Ingredients1.09B1.06B1.16B1.14B1.12B1.19B1.27B1.46B1.75B1.49B
Food Ingredients Growth--3.01%8.95%-1.54%-1.76%5.95%7.25%14.78%20.03%-15.01%
Fuel Ingredients228.19M247.06M265.78M296.05M274.26M314.12M430.24M533.57M563.42M550.47M
Fuel Ingredients Growth-8.27%7.58%11.39%-7.36%14.53%36.97%24.02%5.59%-2.30%

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
North America1.95B1.82B1.94B1.82B1.89B---4.17B3.25B
North America Growth--6.85%6.57%-6.20%3.99%-----21.99%
Europe1.07B1.23B1.37B1.23B1.15B---1.69B1.63B
Europe Growth-14.87%12.02%-10.73%-5.85%-----3.81%
South America68.23M61.28M60.11M53.21M51.17M---534.08M504.52M
South America Growth--10.19%-1.90%-11.49%-3.83%-----5.54%
Other Geographical Areas---81.4M74.75M---88.27M67.26M
Other Geographical Areas Growth-----8.17%-----23.80%
CHINA234.98M218.48M209.78M-------
CHINA Growth--7.02%-3.98%-------
Other, Geographical76.04M75.3M82.58M-------
Other, Geographical Growth--0.97%9.67%-------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.8x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) reported $5.84B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 225% increase from $1.80B in 2011.

Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) saw revenue decline by 15.8% over the past year.

Yes, Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) is profitable, generating $107.8M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (4.9% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) has a return on equity (ROE) of 6.1%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) generated $476.1M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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