secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. (DAR)
CIK:        0000916540
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000916540-25-000002
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Darling Ingredients reports DGD Q4 operating income ~$170M; core business strongest quarter of 2024
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- DGD Q4 operating income ~$170M (JV partner); stand-alone DGD incurred $118M LCM charge.
- DGD sold/shipped 292.8M gallons in Q4, 1.25B gallons in FY2024.
- DGD EBITDA per gallon Q4 $0.40 ($0.81 excl. LCM); FY2024 $0.46 ($0.60 excl. LCM).
- CEO cites strong core business momentum as fat prices trend upward; SAF on spec with 45Z credit clarity.
- Full Q4/FY2024 results and 2025 outlook to be released Feb 6, 2025 conference call.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654025000002/0000916540-25-000002-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654025000002/dar-20250130.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916540-25-000002

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