DAR - Earnings call transcript Q2 2019 | Darling Ingredients Inc.

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Operator

Good morning, everyone and welcome to the Darling Ingredients Inc. Conference Call to discuss the company's Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results.

On the call today are Mr. Randall C. Stuewe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Mr. President Financial Vice Mr. Executive Phillips, and Officer; Chief Brad Strategy President Ms. John Vice Chief Officer; Bullock, Executive and and Melissa Gaither, Vice Communications. President of Investor Relations and Global the a there and remarks, at speakers’ a After period question-and-answer that will time. instructions will question be ask be given to opening being call is recorded. Today's [Operator Instructions]

Vice for now would Darling Gaither, go ahead. Gaither, Ingredients. turn Investor Relations over to the Ms. I of call and to Melissa like President Global Communications please

Melissa Gaither

earning us Good augment Andrew. thank everyone for to ended discuss quarter morning, Ingredients' please management's refer To joining you, Thank to section you June Darling for website the slide and IR the results presentation, XXXX. deck. second the presentation for XX, our earnings of formal

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Randall Stuewe

everyone. Thanks morning Good Melissa. us. for Thanks, joining

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earnings Diamond EBITDA fact, This which pro-forma impact Diamond highlighted we yield our our with core $XXX.X EBITDA core impressive adjusted to at and from Diesel’s an in earnings In and of from release a included Diesel. $XXX.X growing yesterday, material our our business results when $XX.X million contribution issued combined Green Green million business million.

incurred quarter. earnings absence reflects net included and note, quarter little million Brad a gain financial the income million China on Of a of give $XX.X property the and will you detail second remarks. from in for XXXX in one-time costs a $XX vacant of sale its that more

to by in Overall, feed meal epidemic. American protein North trade performance, unresolved Now responded at last versus fever the as depletion XX% agreements from pricing finished protein the a we protein repercussions segment herd African year to substantially lower saw our and markets extensive looking swine due with significantly markets hog lower due segment and of the China to to XX% China. faced glut European

higher to responded U.S. prices quarter corn increased Late in market worldwide. the positively energy the fat pricing and demand in

quarters. markets supply the pricing chain cycled but As North formulas material DGD will American react and higher, positively lag, we expect to third our raw fourth forward in

business identify benefiting greatly and new adjusted results premium Global especially the facilities our Peptan, pig availability collagen the demand China, Investments last collagen new material while business online skin. reduced operations XXXX. should raw our nutrition delivered during of segment, and of material volumes continues and the collagen biomedical South In to European the year up the serve to to our first segment. global remain versus costs in product. from our That half food improved be high In needs business global health of America margins raw develop in higher North products higher solid and X.X% due delivered year-over-year we're to line the collagen consumers. grow business America for

business to being were diverted lines growing of lower availability the our and raw Volumes palm a food priced materials due the ASF of quarter outbreaks during amounts in to as lower markets ongoing of and pricing the non-collagen result Chinese oil.

due in again Sequentially, America. European results sector. year-over-year came lack re-categorization Globally, while blenders despite slightly the to steady businesses within segment phase. bio the to a steady fuel the Our raw perform consistently at of materials operations continue in North reported performs of our tax lower earnings the our energy the credit

delivered EBITDA quarters adjusted XX of gallon in EBITDA targeted Now Diamond It row. of last quarter. and well performed be Diesel the a of adjusted for sale the renewable gallons we our an of diesel, per during $X.XX million should three $XX.X million that have noted EBITDA $X.XX average Green on the achieving

average We are before per gallon million from the production any tax on about track credit. of at full gallons an adjusted XXX EBITDA meet blenders to our target year $X.XX benefit of

begin the bio-fuels. low in the with renewable an we Diesel more additional feed making will Green stocks call, gallons, reducing each the mentioned and in on end $XX.X rate on even the million of and earnings gallons and to The of of gasoline be construction Diamond low carbon million. in partner by producers our Diamond dividend venture three production using QX As another annual our XX from largest budget emissions plus the diesel Once cash Super XXXX. April contributions XXX July million carbon phase $XX.X renewable a production schedule one we received operating remains of joint on in meaningful our JV new of to paid world globally be will million of carbon

that form most parties Now now turning congress on must vehicle blenders legislation. remain they a appropriations have find tax and Both we optimistic and will reconvenes be politics, the to implemented agreed tax when to duration the credit and to in an September. approved likely

cover also XXXX. be dollar made it be will gallon that XXXX is extended XXXX and approved for retroactive expectation production and Our to will

With XXX.X first the potential this could the payment probably receive half XXX.X and The a EBITDA million credit of to the XXXX. of we we for level an additional would million in be receive [NPD] have soonest an for early retroactive though, for XXXX XXXX. reinstatement, tax additional

a financial With us will highlights. Brad take few through that

Brad Phillips

second Net million income second The for XXXX of per for XXXX million million Thanks, quarter to XXXX a U.S. the of reported related of cost to second share diluted for Randy. of million XXXX net of the cost the diluted refinancing. per second loss to quarter. our compared $XX.X quarter bond the extinguishment to totaled extinguishment net the for $XX.X include related loss $XX.X $X.XX refinancing debt loss compared euro debt bond quarter share of $X.XX $XX.X or net or in

reported the million the loss gelatin also Renewal our sale related closure a Services In Argentina the second XXXX costs quarter Terra from subsidiary guidance plan. and $XX of of of restructuring the line being with quarter, compensation to $XX.X year. the million $XX we recorded million in QX, due and expenses each for SG&A a occurs quarter larger which provided was in portion last sequentially annual the to lower of

of a the $XX per run year. We of quarter remainder rate SG&A million quarterly the continue for to anticipate approximately

three was eights in percent of million The $XX.X and quarter the million the refinancing was percent senior decrease to the five primarily XXX notes compared fiscal expense second due quarters three $XX million to of in Euro quarter four to the for Interest second period XXXX. and XXXX. from

statutory at items primarily including due of deferred slightly XX% XX, of among to different been relative looking taxed three recognition $X.X the and tax the of rate from the which taxes, June had rate income with federal Now company the previously of the million which The effective asset the months expense differ tax jurisdictions for tax reported for ended rates mix discrete no XX% XXXX. was earnings recorded. tax benefit

paid quarter. also company million The income in of the taxes $X.X second

As bio-fuel Randy package to continues the Congress credit. extinguish tax including discuss mentioned, tax

support the re-enacted that bio-fuel ultimately be has incentives which hopeful are tax bipartisan year. the during We will

For XX%. rate an the for tax credit. XXXX, the of are reenacted tax bio-fuel excluding retroactively the tax If is effective we XXXX is effective for projected XXXX, incident tax and to be projecting rate XX%

of $XX projecting million the are fiscal cash taxes XXXX. of we Finally, for approximately remainder

end, X of projected As during million in expenditure previously down to we first extended XXXX, XXXX. quarter made credit to mentioned, the our XX.X as fiscal Also Green remains during with maturity debt the billion strong and to fiscal rate the $XX for subsequent unrestricted under we were refinanced available $XXX cash of the quarter U.S. $XXX a million Diesel. million a against a paid from notes million Diamond million received and Capital months X.XX revolving and We liquidity the $XXX.X XXXX. $XX.X six mentioned, and million XXX full facility. our dividend of

back it With Randy. to over that you, turn I'll

Randall Stuewe

responding and maximize I'm Overall, the and record diversity sustainable of capitalized performance of business, macro continued a our platform the structure global performance opportunities current track to on overcoming to pleased identify the to shareholder assets deliver headwinds successfully We with teams leveraged very and in integrated of the challenging our of Brad. and to business value. our and our new environment. agility the Thanks

see DGD per of the $X.XX to segments improved in expect of year and an We second a performance our half gallon. year EBITDA by full a core business

in trade prices We manage while to expect China. will China. the material to with uncertainty leakage protein prices improve ASF volumes supply some strong raw over should pressure America to in outbreak further North Europe and we remain Fat from through continue as

collagen is our raw expands further share Peptan making business margins line product demand. global and market gains strengthen global Our expect as address to adjustments we pricing material to

make and objectives our announced on long DGD We meaningful returns existing growth to executing includes progress strategic term our investments. maximizing channel continue from towards which and

of drive is a of and and cornerstone solutions for impact world. culture entire your commitments growing entrepreneurial our team on in environment positive success fueling to our feeding and The leave rooted Darling’s sustainable the

ahead that let's With up go it to and open Andrew Q&A.

Operator

first Adam of begin go from now Please The ahead. question [Operator question-and-answer Instructions] will Sachs. comes Goldman the We session. Samuelson

Adam Samuelson

morning everyone. Yes, thanks, good

Randall Stuewe

Good morning Adam.

Adam Samuelson

on am the of proteins, pull of about the you to on little dynamics in of maybe earnings kind contract side, I comments half? in divergent your a upside, maybe of the kind the corn more a the some of improved hoping corn out talk and soy lags, side of elaborate the in little the maybe volatility business And half about second Randy, quarter. kind and the how fat the to influences back down seeing the kind bit to prices realization base that crop some second in So bit how especially versus are

Randall Stuewe

mean little pretty XX% on give to will obviously, bit core business the XX% segment here. by much I from I was mean, moved on into feed the we flat protein I in a that. it quarter-over-quarter break that while prices will color down the anywhere segment both side sequentially business.

a in buy And so, the less where supply agreements, sell have materials what you is raw there. were will, you chasing you until for markets tomorrow find you sense we bottom as if today

really of a to Diesel prices you So we obviously, the and and for raw adjustments the didn't material U.S. XX Canada, always fat mid-June those Europe, to Green Diamond improve of or Conversely, material somewhere make pay to both at days protein XX markets. the assets unable were saw has start that’s until the side that raw day, our for and out. but June offset it supply falling lowering end end or we to chain what remember in between happen have we American the North even

in basically, So forward we improving sold market. an were

use fat. beef pork fat. the feed lot of there's feed lot or North markets, the of seeing And feeding and reasons a we'll side. one, the the demand cash of half two Diesel Diamond an about from strong strong comments they improve wheat of production poultry seen no demand of the you sign bio-fuel day improving any and demand Green feed at the the a slowing They're the in especially at corn lot from that animal prices of global price of corn we of wheat in is, plus a we've markets believe So see we're look an end they for if America in second when yet the and so back improvement continued need

to see feed Also improvement, that continue we'll segment, should from contribution we improvement bakery business some some as there. the fills within our it So the strong there. see improvement

that only production here of some as bones about we to shipped go working edible Brazil our has out online that we we've spray our food start speed and sharply segment, not to talked Europe still processing seen the or as We're spray now in pork basic frozen Conversely, getting so product days. food China. forward. of better dryer there come and China for should up to out gone collagen the dryers one buy in system full also segment, second we the fat and to and be on for kinks in In XX and the contribute had and into

in materials to conversely, reduction made China Europe some seen is and sold in there predominantly we've raw into collagen also skin into So, force now. frozen segment the that food is pig being

half margins language the bio-fuel markets then we'll remain those half both the structure year. So, basic should we've on, back the the that because a the margins the back margin bit to Congress just going sides again. widen fairly up back compression. tax and had caused that's And of we that see to which in the aisle the that in consistent there credit the chase We have segment improve to fuel optimistic of ultimately, year. And be able the some year and then, out throughout come of of the agreed little here of blenders balance be

So hope bit. helps little a that

Adam Samuelson

A Diamond think all as then up lot from we tax if LCFS say the margins XQ of onwards, the if just helpful to credit both get about does and at renewable the BTC Green Congress margins, let's and color the how the of the kind passed? markets blenders [RENT] diesel follow actually impact and on does

John Bullock

do extra don't at obviously John is end margins. the much of the and LCFS as theory with to This production. the the incent I have in the credit the effect, dollar then the [RENT] rest dollar the work quite the is day Yes. tax premiums, in mean, to Bullock. green helps the If of

places very, obviously However, are with LCFS to or not growth that the around going world being tight very effect other the not very in well market there the LCFS I'm plans California as strong. is fuels. dollar being a That that impact. as sure remain is credit much bunch market aggressive the in in whole so very effect in the have tax should of

tax by impacted not the be credit bit credit. tax tax a a will market it'll a be is be lower credit not. there a little [RENT] The or there whether bit if not or It'll little is higher,

is end LCFS. so day with So relationship the much not at of the the some there

the itself and government the by with really strong that's think I what does tax it doesn't matter credit.

Adam Samuelson

color. appreciate I it on. I'll the pass Thanks.

Operator

go comes next Jones from question The Research Please Heather ahead. of Jones Heather LLC.

Heather Jones

first is on question My Europe.

enough you leverage through up Do and be move pricing margins rendering when the gelatin offset core specifically two, the given all. those operating for on and then think we're raw prices expect in and parts, moves So questions the I to you two now product do a my that business the and food to catch two pass less Europe reduced will So have see cost on follow-up. starting fat are from the to materials? in

Randall Stuewe

here strong business North having in collagen and business continent, America is Peptan in multi Yes. is business. strong continent the really mean, results today out China. then The South of I obviously a We're four anchored results America.

happened that the back compression that some up the Europe European couple caused prices have volatility there, over three Given two, see that's have plants that margin XX%- plants XX% the moved in we the out. pigskin in we'll widen and

well raw of, processing a I business then don't what adjustments. now it's time, anticipate to fat leaking melting the So take balance business segment in think for if I sale the solid in QX, bone that had [Indiscernible] I more pretty make have year. the you the food and we run I material think this tonnage take at consistent for mean, out out saturated. business rate much call the will We've out you the and balance, property some right I pretty that a of of the

the how segments think here. representative So it it's to pretty is going of forward I move food

is, there's like The call segment, feels bottom, alluding hate they challenge the but now prices protein. late it Adam but a in you no in the was that always feed I I way we're to like I'm improved to that to fat could bottom the the feels there. decline overcome has, back trying for near was What protein decode quarter,

meal what's big are to now. me now that's globally step say flat historical the of that given soybean We and forward to we're and discount too courage

to now Our should margins adjusted agreements be and forward. processing those and able formulas have widen we forward going out going

the I are corn that what are is and this August many be and unknown the then, in soybean uncertainty my this are is is, yields government the August the uncertainty many of seen out U.S. the ever how of to XX, in thing planted, comes think with report X, of their be we've here crop And going and harvested career the is there and going had whatever lot never how year. the and out there crop status acres that a to I've what

surprise So I would to there. less and think XXth say that see hang a there's out lot the we could on a that corn

I wide go had tasseling to crop some no looks there's the Midwest the good. that so was honor the right corn with from that of variation, there out maturity now level traveling some yesterday of the planted look in and to pretty late a

Heather. but where better see of think prices at will we'll to we day So forward, fat and I flow there, protein going that the through stable go prices the end

Heather Jones

here. was guess, chance there's translate Europe that to evolves talk as AFS it's because I that situation about to specifically going a I to increased wanting demand

is the sort line. of Europe So on front

material So which you've I there like got reduces wanted operating volume talk clearly just your specifically lower to about raw leverage. it

that more do from reduced prices these you anticipate leverage? think to offset move higher higher as operating system, the the do than benefit So through you pricing

Randall Stuewe

a such the you raw we're segment. portion small something. in immaterial. correct really are seeing material that's volumes and only food It's lower me let food segment The Well, the on of

quarter-over-quarter. in up X and businesses X, year-over-year, Europe processing are cat Our X

there, right moment. of this So I change see don't at any type

structures demand world Europe have that additional margin view the see. at production on everywhere to think now animals feed Environmentalists are more the end position the to they shall whether to the response that animal the encouraging, a the day production I get have of long-term in of is in will improved, actually markets we in China's but that ready China. produce

to come don't one certain out beef It's is put and doesn't how South it is, say, disputes it's bed. for poultry, first China the much maybe now of the or Europe or U.S. pork from to for know It'll and going here until the right America trade simple thing China to even coming from demand we that appear come from

So operating as it Europe have there isn't little other forward than bit very any really to food today a going discussion segment. leverage consistent on in of the pressure looks

Heather Jones

Thank China. you on and follow-up my is

you visibility excellent on plasma the as and thinking had into issue wonder on been on there you I supplies as there? far you there So could us what's as your as going ground mean your just telling is the magnitude of your if losses, operations far like, the what the blood magnitude update

Randall Stuewe

the of business to Still they saw hide able a margins. collagen and were strong. backed demand nutraceutical prices then remains lot and We side We prices our leveled demand saw unknowns, off. then they pharmaceutical We up and and run there the pigskin food is off. run up adjust

quite can't less our detail a there is, any really more exposure available. it. pigs around So put There there's few

there you commingle baby plasma. they're all the the little and will feeds, to basically The used aquaculture. the and treading keeping Our to and products pet and hemoglobin those right to today a XX% we cells going aquaculture try, is pig white sell aquaculture if now red we bit starter at food cells, water, operating breakeven as then blood we basically business are

would any to from supplies diligently you're We've anywhere small try government Chinese the down plan depending a the say to XX% producer, country the working the to of not forcing Clearly, where our XX% on-farm real, today. at bio-security to build is in isolate I are kind of seen on blood producer.

that I situation under no they control today. So way this think there's have

businesses tell going are pretty And and steady so, safe forward. now time right our will but

Heather Jones

so you, Thank perfect. Okay, much.

Operator

go The Please next Irwin Capital question from Partners. ROTH comes Craig of ahead.

Craig Irwin

good morning questions. taking my Hi, thanks for and

Randall Stuewe

Craig. morning, Good

Craig Irwin

saw I additional Is debottlenecking So operated expansion there having Diamond? existing of Randy, an they see a quarter; for the on creep XXX% utilization. the some heck we on the to Diamond opportunity there, Super Green that plant footprint a capacity was a without can

John Bullock

of John talking is the We late to this last million kind about. Still got just Yes, or gallon expanded Bullock. level learning the year. we're plant XXX plant new the as

think through the half million the million a we're running first year gallon XXX XXX pace. I of

time, to to time we From work need unit. the on

guidance holds Our this million for at still XXX year.

is able to be predictions now a may As out we Yes, we that get it's unit, calls about move a XXX. little make learned it's that. be as into up to could than possible the it next bit or it early we we any year, and possible bit but too be

XXX's our there. guidance and we should be around

Craig Irwin

is Great, follow-up to that's good hear. My BTC. about

you constructive taking a on it's your So, share good see view. outlook renewals, to I

the thinking You've that's with the we use past, you change. the bank? cash us Can in this get been a for is in share current nice conservative what when so maybe the proceeds of

issued Diamond that it Is to something that billion this of $X.X is in Diamond for core business? to invest will CapEx the and dividend be back CapEx likely portion growth used Green a primarily in or cover

Randall Stuewe

there. know that XX Yes, floating reserved policy Craig. I we exists mean, keep million dividend a Green as I there and Diesel Diamond And within is a think you

in comes look we as at that in back will anything from companies we that the dividend go So, parent forward. to

the the in we XXXX, through and is said, there. expect where to the of to 'XX structure investment production $X.X that 'XX referred rates billion we and John support As margin here

dividend remotely go if And was we're not forward you seeing radically So, margin we'll from ahead only back that. structures and here reason changed move the and it there. wouldn’t which

structures margin seeing widen we're fact, now. out right gallon even the $X.XX from In a

feel there. we optimistic So, pretty

with it's to be to tried after we'll anticipate hit and sometime September. optimistic in we've I've they're timing a a reconvene to thing say, As we Brad to tried going they is really allude and find

the to really from it retroactive and it's if QX when on when could check right and now. mail anywhere depending October and or for November, the they the And through you December then or it's file be then that September do comes prospective and

us. So, a timing really for deal just it's

Craig Irwin

Great. taking Thanks questions. again for my

Operator

Please next comes Ken The Bank ahead. Montreal. of question of from Zaslow go

Ken Zaslow

to everyone. morning good Hey,

Randall Stuewe

Ken. morning, Good

Ken Zaslow

Two One bit one, questions. a probably little is easy probably term. longer one's an

The if that Diamond the relative the outperformed the like Can talk biodiesel it seems partly you at to spread the the bio industry. Diesel fuels I was first of market Green the one, credit, look -- margin the recapturing about margins, significantly margins. LCFS

start I'll and follow-up. then there I'll have to

John Bullock

Yes John Bullock. Ken, this is

I talked think in past, markets the have we've the X.X LCFS as in we years as didn’t the anything markets. about LCFS move ago developed

Now, demand that it able moves And time all more because of get of as bit in little markets, LCFS. along the and and to a one LCFS market those moves or a of here occurred bit to that's another. increases we're more little

what So, a yes that think you in look say far because LCFS it this greater portion of premium. so it been earnings is the we part is at fair I as year, receiving our are have to

Ken Zaslow

of Can be parameters that, range you here. XX%, any give helpful more XX%, are any clarity sort of would or sort on XX%, getting you

John Bullock

multiple understand I times. question I and think Yes, that asked been we've that

not believe given really We that. around any have I specific guidance

customers contracts there. part are on in know this the confidential our this you Ken, contained that information. and is going is is between us those negotiation contract out a information and Obviously, of those

it has been improve. customers a critical it will improving have providing in a person where be information looks not improving, a continue we is is that like critical we I lot tell you to would for -- confidential All with. of we and certainly have from relationship to position We a are that can that

Ken Zaslow

I back when what talk is from I about question second my it. year, and and understand you of Randy, the half get about Okay. you're talking the food feed

and food this businesses level should I'm I think at building a the bigger is blocks you how XXXX those don’t bit. be assuming expect feed perpetuity assuming and I'm little for you question are a for do XXXX and to feel have

guidance of them but looking do and and I great. But which from would that that be to for XXXX, framework us you a exact how I'm mean for XXXX, not aware, help would kind frame be

Randall Stuewe

what years in tonnage through be feed leveling in of I looking the Europe here business to on been happens mean we've specifically both segment, the and side I tonnage depending seen growth America and off now. forward in we've think here, strong, North of the Yes, five continuing maybe

see Europe, We in of really last but rate. little in don’t going rendering our carbon lot Canada investments to degree within a over our there control such capture the and I low business the pending made core the chain we the supply that maybe expansions to much volume feedstock growth less three four U.S., in and our on in that a up more world slowing around a can expansions. to support both years to

supply get forward around we margins. bases the starting the business out core going widen that tonnage a out feel bases plans to an and to We be the going good that pretty rendering customer lot we'll margins. of been widen So, in able the U.S. is established continue. up and to XX trying think We've over last months and

a strong. term, -- there's year there is So, slaughter we where here think will short those margins. poultry the program was been that widen seen up Ken, pretty has out this to it we good in is pretty been widen is to very unable aggressive next and overcome what a we We've

as We and allocations, should able of government approvals food get our a lot there. captured some approvals we we new to margin in start businesses that and plant, into additional be for growth to gain those cat

we here, saw year-over-year from QX pet almost in what food to referred margins a the I $XXX substantially As they were. narrow

little to a of basically then tonnage the if a low for bit. that tariff the embargo that always of is was it, China there aquaculture is and ash here buyer driving forcing supply and also size have and excess margins supply you products due Part been chicken back to that those

or study they and setup, and forward America. core to in of would So, prices we kind North we businesses some improved XX world protein to be prices around enjoy improving higher pretty maybe rendering disruption a with protein the fat type pretty prices of here going were the think dramatically nicely up that crop to XXXX if optimistically end

about bringing feel even we more segment, optimistic food on because business. we're Peptan The the

and world year. the around coming on we today half product of next that first of out got in sold line the are capacity additional We

I we going even that I sales the quite optimistic it new plants there. So, those online were well do margin I as more know go where we structure and bring the to given feel know should

XXX she you then was much type as a even fuel segment the positioned more capture And the and Diamond that's at for steady XXXX, and a earnings the carbon to there. Green gallons, segment, And we us. in John Diesel DGD we're improved without alluding premiums think when as to ability to, our then, million make low well of fuel maybe in translate that goes additional into should little in given look venture pretty that

Ken Zaslow

really it. you. appreciate Great, Thank

Randall Stuewe

Yes, it, you okay. got

Operator

question next Katter Please David ahead. Baird. The go from of comes

David Katter

the Hi guys, thanks question. for taking

Randall Stuewe

Sure.

David Katter

You I just touched at Diamond two on Green guess margins it on Diesel. there,

The is us little seems imply of a second big more the to guidance step-up in kind a in give pretty details margins you can on the drivers the half. you there? first Can

you from for were that came there And little half the from change QX talk that in about the then or margins are to of a bit at QX in before? now. call can kind changed second we change of Is year the the $X.XX outlook range where to second, expectations the just your outlook of

John Bullock

talked in most quite Bullock. John a just earlier $X.XX We the in probably more said frankly, our difference. pretty we $X.XX to $X.XX distinction range about is be that’s simply without We'll I July. a recent. this year, a Yes, a mean, good in of the $X.XX a

want at potential. outlook we're really be changing not Diamond. We what So, to about the from we're on conservative perspective anything earnings of saying the day, and an to end just always the

$X.XX and meaning balance I So, a wouldn’t do any for didn’t the the we the a hidden of $X.XX to fact year. say that take

feeling perspective Diamond from are good Diesel. at Green where about a we We're margin

David Katter

the half, Got margins in to step-up of kind good it. said do have there? have and And visibility then, that other you second the been you what July

Randall Stuewe

through don’t fourth all our structure, feel out I quarter consistent margin fuel we from were the all when take Diamond's second were extremely and been the are where buying of year when fat, impact good about mean, I since you our this I we quarter of that we so, had a the hedge --. when selling last year. mean

very where Dead be we that margin to we're can of continues more the a to bit. premium, more right going in terms up a gallon, our on as LCFS at of move and where well think run little $X.XX capture we and we on it

variation of I sometimes much little is of that Now, and bit on focus of there a that think quarter-to-quarter quarter-to-quarter. lot kind a bit too a

to you great every go be basis, to annual we money of and that an on the what discount more gallons reason year look situation and not see Diamond going margins have at is When more and and that's forward. going kind no you back

David Katter

very thanks Great, much.

Operator

The go comes of Please Benjamin ahead. Hogan from Inherent next question Group.

Benjamin Hogan

morning. guys, Hey good

Randall Stuewe

Good morning.

Brad Phillips

Good morning, Ben.

Benjamin Hogan

core on So, your in a business throughput takes of margins that the our fixed couple of has portion and risk. on explained some Darling questions. past commodity rendering the have a guys One, you then minority

my and So, the Fever rendering most. might you tariffs out you China African question is be feeling U.S. Swine of where the within impact the the that called

examples? Can us you give some

John Bullock

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Randall Stuewe

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Benjamin Hogan

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Randall Stuewe

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Benjamin Hogan

Thanks guys. it. Appreciate

Operator

ahead. of we go Research have a follow-up from LLC. And Please Heather Jones Jones Heather

Heather Jones

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Randall Stuewe

Yes.

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Heather Jones

That's you very helpful. so Thank much.

Operator

Stuewe, I This the Executive any for over Officer like conference C. Randall would turn session. Chief back remarks. closing and concludes our to Chairman to question-and-answer

Randall Stuewe

everybody's Thanks stay Andrew. questions tuned. Appreciate today,

you here to November. will talk in We Thank you. again

Operator

now you concluded. Thank The for conference has attending presentation. today's

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Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8 Aug 192019 Q2 Earnings call transcript