• Organic revenue growth of 13.5%¹ results in revenue of $1,707.5 million, increase of 40.4%¹
• Solid Waste price of 7.3% and surcharges of 1.9%, highest in company history
• Adjusted EBITDA² of $453.3 million, increase of 34.2%¹; Net income from continuing operations of $82.6 million; Adjusted Net Income from continuing operations² of $89.6 million
• Adjusted EBITDA margin² of 26.5%; Solid Waste Adjusted EBITDA margin² of 29.4%
• Adjusted Cash Flows from Operating Activities² of $250.5 million; cash flows from operating activities of $231.2 million; Adjusted Free Cash Flow² of $102.2 million
• Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations² of $0.24; Earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.17
• Year-to-date completed acquisitions generating approximately $360.0 million in annualized revenue

GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE: GFL) (TSX: GFL) ("GFL", "we", "our" or the "Company") today announced its results for the second quarter of 2022.

"Our exceptional start to the year continued into the second quarter, thanks to the hard work and commitment of our over 19,000 employees," said Patrick Dovigi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of GFL. "Solid Waste pricing of 7.3% was significantly above our original plan and a testament to our ability to respond to changing market conditions in real time. The strength of this pricing, together with continued positive trends in volume and contribution from M&A drove nearly 30% revenue growth in our Solid Waste segment, a result that was ahead of our expectations. The outperformance that we saw in our Environmental Services segment in the beginning of the year continued to accelerate in the second quarter, resulting in over 20% organic revenue growth and validating our rationale for bringing together the components of this segment late last year. Adjusted EBITDA grew by $115.5 million or 34.2% in the second quarter. We achieved these extraordinary results despite the current inflationary environment that has been more severe and persisted longer than expected, as well as the continuing impact of tight labour markets and supply chain constraints. Although current year margins will be impacted by labour shortages and the rapid rate of cost escalation, we believe that our disciplined pricing initiatives, together with the delayed impact of recent CPI pricing adjustments, will set up a highly favourable launch off point for 2023 and provide additional scope for margin expansion as inflationary pressures, labour markets and supply chain constraints begin to moderate."

Mr. Dovigi added, "We remain focused on executing on our strategy to create long-term value for all stakeholders. We have completed 28 acquisitions year-to-date, the majority of which were smaller tuck-in acquisitions, which have meaningfully densified our Solid Waste footprint within the markets we serve. Our outsized M&A activity during the first part of this year is expected to contribute annualized revenue of approximately $360.0 million and puts us on track to exceed the upside opportunity from M&A that we identified at the beginning of the year. We also continued to make progress on RNG projects at the five landfills, where we have agreements in place, with an additional seven sites under active negotiation and nine other projects in the request for proposal stage."

Mr. Dovigi concluded, "Our strong performance for the first half of the year, coupled with our expectation for the balance of the year, the resilience of our business model and the effectiveness of our growth strategies, are leading us to increase our 2022 full year guidance for the second time this year. We are increasing our guidance for revenue by $375 million, as well as Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow, despite the current inflationary environment and rising interest rates. We continue to see upside opportunities ahead of us as result of our robust M&A pipeline and the contribution from any incremental M&A completed in the second half of the year would be additive to our updated guidance."

• Revenue increased by 40.4% to $1,707.5 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to the second quarter of 2021. Solid Waste organic growth of 12.4%, including 7.3% from core pricing, 1.9% from surcharges and 2.4% from positive volume. In the second quarter of 2021, Solid Waste core pricing and surcharges was 4.1% and volume was positive 6.3%.
  
  
• Environmental Services revenue of $324.3 million, including organic growth of 21.6% driven by the strength of industrial collection and processing revenue, as well as the impact of higher used motor oil selling prices.
  
  
• Adjusted EBITDA² increased by 34.2% to $453.3 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA margin² was 26.5% in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 26.9% in the second quarter of 2021 (27.8% as adjusted for the divestiture of GFL Infrastructure). Solid Waste Adjusted EBITDA margin² was 29.4% in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 30.9% in the second quarter of 2021.
  • Fuel costs resulted in a 125 basis point headwind to Solid Waste Adjusted EBITDA margin², compared to the second quarter of 2021.
    
    
• Net income from continuing operations increased to $82.6 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $54.5 million in the second quarter of 2021.
  
  
• Adjusted Free Cash Flow² was $102.2 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $162.2 million in the second quarter of 2021.
  • Investment in non-cash working capital was $90.8 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $5.9 million (as adjusted) in the second quarter of 2021. The $84.9 million incremental investment is attributable to the revenue growth and change in business mix realized throughout the quarter.
  • Capital expenditures were approximately $150.0 million in the second quarter of 2022, inclusive of $19.6 million for the development and construction of RNG projects and proceeds from asset disposals of $0.3 million, excluding $224.0 million from our divestiture of GFL Infrastructure to Green Infrastructure Partners Inc., compared to $75.1 million in the second quarter of 2021, inclusive of proceeds from asset disposals of $65.4 million.

• Revenue increased by 34.3% to $3,108.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. Solid Waste organic growth of 11.3%, including:
  • 7.0% from core pricing, compared to 4.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
  • 1.3% from surcharges.
  • 2.1% from positive volume (2.6% excluding non-recurring MRF volumes), compared to 3.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2021 (1.1% excluding non-recurring MRF volumes).
• Environmental Services revenue of $556.0 million, including organic growth of 20.6% driven by the strength of industrial collection and processing revenue, as well as the impact of higher used motor oil selling prices.
  
  
• Adjusted EBITDA² increased by 27.1% to $807.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. Adjusted EBITDA margin² was 26.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to 27.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Solid Waste Adjusted EBITDA margin² was 29.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to 30.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
  
  
• Net income from continuing operations increased to $219.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a net loss of $229.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
  
  
• Adjusted Free Cash Flow² was $220.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $279.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

GFL also provided its updated guidance for 2022 assuming a CAD/US exchange rate of 1.28 for the remainder of the year (compared to 1.26 provided in our original guidance on February 9, 2022):

• Revenue is estimated to be between $6,425 million and $6,475 million (previously between $6,000 million and $6,100 million).
  • Full year Solid Waste core pricing of 7.0%, surcharges of 1.9% and volume of 1.75% and Environmental Services organic growth of 9.0%. Changes in foreign exchange resulting in 1.3% revenue growth and revenue from M&A contribution of 14.6%.
• Adjusted EBITDA³ is estimated to be between $1,710 million and $1,730 million (previously between $1,680 million and $1,720 million).
  • Full year Adjusted EBITDA margin is expected to be approximately 26.7%, inclusive of an estimated 110 basis point headwind from higher fuel costs.
• Adjusted Free Cash Flow³ is estimated to be between $650 million and $680 million (previously between $645 million and $675 million).
  • Full year cash interest is expected to be approximately $400 million, inclusive of approximately $40 million of incremental cash interest to the original guide based on higher interest rates.

The 2022 updated guidance includes the expected contribution of acquisitions already completed in 2022, net of divestitures completed to date, but excludes any impact from additional acquisitions not yet completed, refinancing opportunities and any potential redeployment of capital. Implicit in forward-looking information in respect of our expectations for 2022 are certain current assumptions, including, among others, no changes to the current economic environment and that none of the jurisdictions in which GFL operates institute additional COVID-19 emergency measures including shelter-in-place or similar orders. The updated 2022 guidance assumes GFL will continue to execute on its strategy of organically growing our business, leverage our scalable network to attract and retain customers across multiple service lines, realize operational efficiencies, and extract procurement and cost synergies. See "Forward-Looking Information".

GFL will host a conference call related to our second quarter earnings on July 28, 2022 at 8:30 am Eastern Time. A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed by logging onto our Investors page at investors.gflenv.com or by clicking here. Listeners may access the call toll-free by dialing 1-844-200-6205 (access code: 721283) approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

We encourage participants who will be dialing in to pre-register for the conference call using the following link: https://ige.netroadshow.com/registration/q4inc/11191/gfl-environmental-second-quarter-2022-earnings-call/. Callers who pre-register will be given a conference access code and PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator on the day of the call. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time. For those unable to listen live, an audio replay of the call will be available until August 11, 2022 by dialing 1-866-813-9403 (access code: 749052).

GFL, headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, is the fourth largest diversified environmental services company in North America, providing a comprehensive line of solid waste management, liquid waste management and soil remediation services through its platform of facilities throughout Canada and in more than half of the U.S. states. Across its organization, GFL has a workforce of more than 19,000 employees.

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Forward-looking information is based on our opinions, estimates and assumptions that we considered appropriate and reasonable as of the date such information is stated, is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to certain assumptions set out herein in the section titled "Updated Full Year 2022 Guidance"; our ability to obtain and maintain existing financing on acceptable terms; our ability to source and execute on acquisitions on terms acceptable to us; currency exchange and interest rates; the impact of competition; the changes and trends in our industry or the global economy; changes in laws, rules, regulations, and global standards; and the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, including variants, and its impact on the economy, the North American financial markets, our operations, our M&A pipeline and our financial results. Other important factors that could materially affect our forward-looking information can be found in the "Risk Factors" section of GFL's annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2021 and GFL's other periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in Canada. Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these risks carefully in evaluating our forward-looking information and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such information. There can be no assurance that the underlying opinions, estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct. Although we have attempted to identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors not currently known to us or that we currently believe are not material that could also cause actual results or future events to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking information. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. The forward-looking information contained in this release represents our expectations as of the date of this release (or as the date it is otherwise stated to be made), and is subject to change after such date. However, we disclaim any intention or obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable U.S. or Canadian securities laws. The purpose of disclosing our financial outlook set out in this release is to provide investors with more information concerning the financial impact of our business initiatives and growth strategies.

This release makes reference to certain non-IFRS measures. These measures are not recognized measures under IFRS and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial information reported under IFRS. Rather, these non-IFRS measures are used to provide investors with supplemental measures of our operating performance and thus highlight trends in our core business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS measures. We also believe that securities analysts, investors and other interested parties frequently use non-IFRS measures in the evaluation of issuers. Our management also uses non-IFRS measures in order to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period, to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts and to determine components of management compensation.

EBITDA represents, for the applicable period, net income (loss) from continuing operations plus (a) interest and other finance costs, plus (b) depreciation and amortization of property and equipment, landfill assets and intangible assets, less (c) the provision for income taxes, in each case to the extent deducted or added to/from net income (loss) from continuing operations. We present EBITDA to assist readers in understanding the mathematical development of Adjusted EBITDA. Management does not use EBITDA as a financial performance metric.

Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental measure used by management and other users of our financial statements including our lenders and investors, to assess the financial performance of our business without regard to financing methods or capital structure. Adjusted EBITDA is also a key metric that management uses prior to execution of any strategic investing or financing opportunity. For example, management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a measure in determining the value of acquisitions, expansion opportunities and dispositions. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is utilized by financial institutions to measure borrowing capacity. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by adding and deducting, as applicable from EBITDA, certain expenses, costs, charges or benefits incurred in such period which in management's view are either not indicative of underlying business performance or impact the ability to assess the operating performance of our business, including: (a) (gain) loss on foreign exchange, (b) (gain) loss on sale of property and equipment, (c) mark-to-market (gain) loss on Purchase Contracts, (d) share of net income of investments accounted for using the equity method, (e) share-based payments, (f) impairment, (g) gain on divestiture, (h) transaction costs, and (i) acquisition, rebranding and other integration costs (included in cost of sales related to acquisition activity). We use Adjusted EBITDA to facilitate a comparison of our operating performance on a consistent basis reflecting factors and trends affecting our business. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, we deducted our share of net income of investments accounted for using the equity method and adjusted for an impairment charge related to assets that were destroyed in a fire during the quarter. As we continue to grow our business, we may be faced with new events or circumstances that are not indicative of our underlying business performance or that impact the ability to assess our operating performance.

Adjusted EBITDA margin represents Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. Management and other users of our financial statements including our lenders and investors use Adjusted EBITDA margin to facilitate a comparison of the operating performance of each of our operating segments on a consistent basis reflecting factors and trends affecting our business.

Acquisition EBITDA represents, for the applicable period, management's estimates of the annual Adjusted EBITDA of an acquired business, based on its most recently available historical financial information at the time of acquisition, as adjusted to give effect to (a) the elimination of expenses related to the prior owners and certain other costs and expenses that are not indicative of the underlying business performance, if any, as if such business had been acquired on the first day of such period ("Acquisition EBITDA Adjustments"), and (b) contract and acquisition annualization for contracts entered into and acquisitions completed by such acquired business prior to our acquisition. Further adjustments are made to such annual Adjusted EBITDA to reflect estimated operating cost savings and synergies, if any, anticipated to be realized upon acquisition and integration of the business into our operations. We use Acquisition EBITDA for the acquired businesses to adjust our Adjusted EBITDA to include a proportional amount of the Acquisition EBITDA of the acquired businesses based upon the respective number of months of operation for such period prior to the date of our acquisition of each such business.

Adjusted Cash Flows from Operating Activities represents cash flows from operating activities adjusted for (a) operating cash flows from discontinued operations, (b) prepayment penalties for early note redemption, (c) transaction costs, (d) acquisition, rebranding and other integration costs, (e) M&A related net working capital investment, (f) tax refund from CARES Act, and (g) cash interest paid on TEUs. Management uses Adjusted Cash Flows from Operating Activities to evaluate and monitor the ongoing financial performance of GFL. Adjusted Cash Flows from Operating Activities is a supplemental measure used by investors as a valuation and liquidity measure in our industry.

Adjusted Free Cash Flow represents Adjusted Cash Flows from Operating Activities adjusted for (a) proceeds from asset divestitures, (b) proceeds on disposal of assets, (c) purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets, and (d) investment in joint ventures and associates. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, proceeds from asset divestitures excluded proceeds received for the divestiture of GFL Infrastructure. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a supplemental measure used by investors as a valuation and liquidity measure in our industry. Management uses Adjusted Free Cash Flow to evaluate and monitor the ongoing financial performance of GFL.

Adjusted Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations represents net income (loss) for continuing operations adjusted for (a) amortization of intangible assets, (b) ARO discount rate depreciation adjustment, (c) incremental depreciation of property and equipment due to recapitalization, (d) prepayment penalties for early note redemption, (e) amortization of deferred financing costs, (f) (gain) loss on foreign exchange, (g) mark-to-market (gain) loss on Purchase Contracts, (h) share of net income of investments accounted for using the equity method, (i) impairment, (j) gain on divestiture, (k) transaction costs, (l) acquisition, rebranding and other integration costs, (m) TEU amortization expense, and (n) the tax impact of the forgoing. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, we deducted our share of net income of investments accounted for using the equity method and adjusted for an impairment charge related to assets that were destroyed in a fire during the quarter. Adjusted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations is defined as Adjusted Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations divided by the weighted average shares in the period. We believe that Adjusted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations provides a meaningful comparison of current results to prior periods' results by excluding items that GFL does not believe reflect its fundamental business performance.

Net Leverage is a supplemental measure used by management to evaluate borrowing capacity and capital allocation strategies. Net Leverage is equal to our total long-term debt, as adjusted for fair value, deferred financings and other adjustments and reduced by our cash, divided by Run-Rate EBITDA.

Run-Rate EBITDA represents Adjusted EBITDA for the applicable period as adjusted to give effect to management's estimates of (a) Acquisition EBITDA Adjustments (as defined above) and (b) the impact of annualization of certain new municipal and disposal contracts and cost savings initiatives, entered into, commenced or implemented, as applicable, in such period, as if such contracts or costs savings initiatives had been entered into, commenced or implemented, as applicable, on the first day of such period. Run-Rate EBITDA has not been adjusted to take into account the impact of the cancellation of contracts and cost increases associated with these contracts. These adjustments reflect monthly allocations of Acquisition EBITDA for the acquired businesses based on straight line proration. As a result, these estimates do not take into account the seasonality of a particular acquired business. While we do not believe the seasonality of any one acquired business is material when aggregated with other acquired businesses, the estimates may result in a higher or lower adjustment to our Run-Rate EBITDA than would have resulted had we adjusted for the actual results of each of the acquired businesses for the period prior to our acquisition. We primarily use Run-Rate EBITDA to show how GFL would have performed if each of the interim acquisitions had been consummated at the start of the period as well as to show the impact of the annualization of certain new municipal and disposal contracts and cost savings initiatives. We also believe that Run-Rate EBITDA is useful to investors and creditors to monitor and evaluate our borrowing capacity and compliance with certain of our debt covenants. Run-Rate EBITDA as presented herein is calculated in accordance with the terms of our revolving credit agreement.

All references to "$" in this press release are to Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted.

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You should read the following information in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021 as well as our unaudited Interim Financial Statements and notes thereto for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.

The following tables summarize the revenue growth in our segments for the periods indicated:

The following table summarizes the components of our Solid Waste organic growth for the periods indicated:

The following tables summarize our operating segment results for the periods indicated, excluding the results of GFL Infrastructure which has been presented as discontinued operations:

The following table presents the calculation of Net Leverage as at the dates indicated:

The following table presents the total shares outstanding as at the date indicated:

The tables below set forth the reconciliation of our net income (loss) from continuing operations to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated, excluding the results of GFL Infrastructure which has been presented as discontinued operations:

The tables below set forth the reconciliation of our net income (loss) from continuing operations to Adjusted Net Income from continuing operations for the periods indicated, excluding the results of GFL Infrastructure which has been presented as discontinued operations:

The tables below set forth the reconciliation of our cash flows from operating activities to Adjusted Cash Flows from Operating Activities and Adjusted Free Cash Flow for the periods indicated: