Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2021

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a)Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Darling and its consolidated subsidiaries. Noncontrolling interests represent the outstanding ownership interest in the Company's consolidated subsidiaries that are not owned by the Company. In the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations, the noncontrolling interest in net income of the consolidated subsidiaries is shown as an allocation of the Company's net income and is presented separately as “Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.” In the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets, noncontrolling interests represent the ownership interests in the Company consolidated subsidiaries' net assets held by parties other than the Company. These ownership interests are presented separately as “Noncontrolling interests” within “Stockholders' Equity.” All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

(b)Fiscal Periods

The Company has a 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the Saturday nearest December 31. Fiscal periods for the consolidated financial statements included herein are as of October 2, 2021, and include the 13 and 39 weeks ended October 2, 2021, and the 13 and 39 weeks ended September 26, 2020.

The Company has entered into agreements with third party banks to factor certain of the Company's trade receivables in order to enhance working capital by turning trade receivables into cash faster. Under these agreements, the Company sells certain selected customers’ trade receivables to third party banks without recourse for cash less a nominal fee. For the three months ended October 2, 2021 and September 26, 2020, the Company sold approximately $106.6 million and $76.2 million of its trade receivables and incurred approximately $0.3 million and $0.2 million in fees, which are recorded as interest expense, respectively. For the nine months ended October 2, 2021 and September 26, 2020, the Company sold approximately $319.8 million and $247.0 million of its trade receivables and incurred approximately $0.8 million and $0.9 million in fees, which are recorded as interest expense, respectively.

(d) Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue on sales when control of the promised finished product is transferred to the Company's customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for the finished product. Service revenues are recognized when the service occurs. Certain

customers may be required to prepay prior to shipment in order to maintain payment protection related to certain foreign and domestic sales. These amounts are recorded as unearned revenue and recognized when control of the promised finished product is transferred to the Company's customer. See Note 18 (Revenue) to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements included herein.

(e) Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

If it is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect on the financial statements of a condition, situation, or set of circumstances that exist at the date of the financial statements will change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events, and the effect of the change would be material to the financial statements, the Company will disclose the nature of the uncertainty and include an indication that it is at least reasonably possible that a change in the estimate will occur in the near term. If the estimate involves certain loss contingencies, the disclosure will also include an estimate of the probable loss or range of loss or state that an estimate cannot be made.

As a result of the current global COVID-19 pandemic, and related government imposed movement restrictions and initiatives implemented to reduce the global transmission of COVID-19, we have evaluated the potential impact to the Company's operations and for any indicators of potential triggering events that could indicate certain of the Company's assets may be impaired. Through the nine months ended October 2, 2021, the Company has not observed any impairments of the Company's assets or a significant change in their fair value due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(f) Earnings Per Share

Basic income per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to Darling by the weighted average number of common shares including non-vested and restricted shares outstanding during the period. Diluted income per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to Darling by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period increased by dilutive common equivalent shares determined using the treasury stock method.


	Net Income per Common Share (in thousands, except per share data)
	Three Months Ended
			October 2, 2021					September 26, 2020
	Income		Shares	Per Share		Income		Shares	Per Share
Basic:
Net Income attributable to Darling	$	146,812	162,166	$	0.91	$	101,125	162,264	$	0.62
Diluted:
Effect of dilutive securities:
Add: Option shares in the money and dilutive effect of non-vested stock awards			5,403					6,543
Less: Pro forma treasury shares			(799)					(1,810)
Diluted:
Net income attributable to Darling	$	146,812	166,770	$	0.88	$	101,125	166,997	$	0.61


	Net Income per Common Share (in thousands, except per share data)
	Nine Months Ended
			October 2, 2021					September 26, 2020
	Income		Shares	Per Share		Income		Shares	Per Share
Basic:
Net Income attributable to Darling	$	495,160	162,707	$	3.04	$	252,074	162,631	$	1.55
Diluted:
Effect of dilutive securities:
Add: Option shares in the money and dilutive effect of non-vested stock awards			5,512					6,391
Less: Pro forma treasury shares			(845)					(2,048)
Diluted:
Net income attributable to Darling	$	495,160	167,374	$	2.96	$	252,074	166,974	$	1.51

For the three months ended October 2, 2021 and September 26, 2020, respectively, zero and 550,934 outstanding stock options were excluded from diluted income per common share as the effect was antidilutive. For the three months ended October 2, 2021 and September 26, 2020, respectively, 187,484 and 342,003 shares of non-vested stock and stock equivalents were excluded from diluted income per common share as the effect was antidilutive.

For the nine months ended October 2, 2021 and September 26, 2020, respectively, zero and 550,934 outstanding stock options were excluded from diluted income per common share as the effect was antidilutive. For the nine months ended October 2, 2021 and September 26, 2020, respectively, 216,622 and 474,520 shares of non-vested stock and stock equivalents were excluded from diluted income per common share as the effect was antidilutive.