INGREDION INCORPORATED REPORTS STRONG FIRST QUARTER 2016 RESULTS

28 april 2016

• First quarter 2016 reported and adjusted EPS were $1.73 and $1.74, respectively, compared to first quarter 2015 reported and adjusted EPS of $1.15 and $1.30, respectively
• Reported operating income of $200 million and record adjusted operating income of $201 million
• Company raises 2016 adjusted EPS guidance range to $6.45-$6.75 from previous range of $6.20-$6.60

WESTCHESTER, Ill., April  28, 2016 - Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR), a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, today reported results for the first quarter 2016.

"We delivered another strong quarter with solid operating income and earnings per share and continued progress on our strategic blueprint. Acquisition-related volume, more favorable price/product mix in both our specialty and core ingredients as well as margin expansion propelled by our global optimization efforts and Penford cost synergies all contributed to increases in operating income and earnings per share," said Ilene Gordon, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "As expected, North America, Asia Pacific and EMEA achieved solid operating income growth for the quarter while South American operating income was lower than the prior year as the region faced slowing economies and foreign-exchange headwinds.

"We continue our strategic journey to becoming a leading global ingredient company, and the ground work we laid over the past several years continued to drive robust operating results. As a result, we expect another strong year and are raising our anticipated 2016 adjusted EPS to a range from $6.45 to $6.75," Gordon added.

Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS)

	1Q15	1Q16
Reported EPS	$1.15	$1.73
Acquisition/Integration Costs	$0.06	$0.01
Impairment/Restructuring Costs	$0.09	-
Adjusted EPS*	$1.30	$1.74

       * Totals may not foot due to rounding

Estimated factors affecting change in adjusted EPS

	1Q16
Margin	0.51
Volume	0.05
Foreign exchange	(0.13)
Other income/(expense)	(0.02)
Total operating items	0.41
Financing costs	-
Shares outstanding	(0.01)
Tax rate	0.05
Non-controlling interest	(0.01)
Total non-operating items	0.03
Total items affecting EPS	0.44

Financial Highlights

• At March 31, 2016, total debt and cash and short-term investments were $1.89 billion and $497 million, respectively, versus $1.84 billion and $440 million, respectively, at December 31, 2015. Cash and short-term investments were higher by $57 million primarily driven by higher net income.
• During the first quarter of 2016, net financing costs were $14 million, consistent with the year-ago period.
• For the first quarter of 2016, reported and adjusted full-year effective tax rates were both 30.1 percent compared to reported and adjusted effective tax rates of 31.7 percent and 32.1 percent, respectively, in the year-ago period.
• Capital expenditures were $59 million for the first quarter of 2016, approximately in line with the year-ago period.

Business Review

Total Ingredion

$ in millions	2015 Net sales	FX Impact	Volume	Price/mix	2016 Net sales	% change
First quarter	1,330	-113	60	83	1,360	2%

Net Sales

• First quarter net sales were up as a result of improved price/mix in North America and South America, a more favorable product mix in both specialty and core ingredients, as well as acquisition-related growth. These factors were partially offset by changes in foreign currency exchange rates and organic volume declines attributable to the sale of our Port Colborne, Canada facility.

Operating income

• First quarter reported and adjusted operating income were $200 million and $201 million, respectively.  These were 44 percent and 28 percent increases, respectively, compared to $139 million of reported operating income and $157 million of adjusted operating income in the first quarter of 2015. The increase in adjusted operating income was primarily due to: acquisition-related volume growth; a better price/product mix in both our specialty and core ingredients; reduced costs resulting from our global optimization efforts; and cost synergies in North America related to the Penford acquisition. These positives were partially offset by the negative effect of foreign exchange and macroeconomic headwinds in South America, attributable to Argentina and Brazil.

North America

$ in millions	2015 Net sales	FX Impact	Volume	Price/mix	2016 Net sales	% change
First quarter	754	-9	60	36	840	11%

Operating income

• First quarter operating income increased from $102 million to $149 million. Higher acquisition-related volumes, a better price/product mix in both our specialty and core ingredients, as well as operational efficiencies driven by our network optimization efforts accounted for the increase.

South America

$ in millions	2015 Net sales	FX Impact	Volume	Price/mix	2016 Net sales	% change
First quarter	258	-87	-14	57	215	-17%

Operating income

• Operating income in the first quarter was $18 million, down $7 million. The decline was largely a result of the negative effect of foreign exchange, lower volumes in Brazil and Argentina driven by macroeconomic headwinds, and higher costs for corn and other inputs.  This was partially mitigated by improved price/mix.

Asia Pacific

$ in millions	2015 Net sales	FX Impact	Volume	Price/mix	2016 Net sales	% change
First quarter	187	-12	1	-6	169	-10%

Operating income

• First quarter operating income was $28 million, up $2 million from a year ago. Volume growth and margin expansion were partially offset by foreign exchange impacts.

Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA)

$ in millions	2015 Net sales	FX Impact	Volume	Price/mix	2016 Net sales	% change
First quarter	131	-5	13	-4	135	3%

Operating income

• First quarter operating income was $26 million, up $4 million from a year ago. Volume growth and margin expansion more than offset foreign exchange impacts.

2016 Guidance

2016 adjusted EPS, excluding acquisition-related and integration costs and impairment and restructuring costs, is expected to be in the range of $6.45 to $6.75 compared to adjusted EPS of $5.88 in 2015.  The full-year guidance assumes, compared to last year: overall improvement in North America, Asia Pacific and EMEA,and South America modestly down given the macroeconomic environment; an effective tax rate of approximately 30-32 percent; and continued trade up in our portfolio, including higher-value specialty ingredients, leading to margin expansion. 

In 2016, cash generated by operations is expected to be in the range of $700 million to $750 million and capital expenditures are anticipated to be $300 million.

Conference Call and Webcast
Ingredion will conduct a conference call today at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Central Time) to be hosted by Ilene Gordon, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Jack Fortnum, chief financial officer.

The call will be webcast in real time, and will include a visual presentation accessible through the Ingredion website at www.ingredion.com . The presentation will be available to download a few hours prior to the start of the call. A replay of the webcast will be available at www.ingredion.com .

ABOUT THE COMPANY
Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR) is a leading global ingredient solutions provider. We turn corn, tapioca, potatoes and other vegetables and fruits into value-added ingredients and biomaterial solutions for the food, beverage, paper and corrugating, brewing and other industries. Serving customers in over 100 countries, our ingredients make yogurts creamy, candy sweet, paper stronger and face creams silky. Visit Ingredion.com to learn more.

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