Waste Connections Statistics

Total Valuation

Waste Connections has a market cap or net worth of CAD 64.56 billion. The enterprise value is 76.56 billion.

Market Cap	64.56B
Enterprise Value	76.56B

Important Dates

The next estimated earnings date is Monday, February 10, 2025.

Earnings Date	Feb 10, 2025
Ex-Dividend Date	Nov 7, 2024

Share Statistics

Current Share Class	n/a
Shares Outstanding	n/a
Shares Change (YoY)	+0.17%
Shares Change (QoQ)	+0.07%
Owned by Insiders (%)	n/a
Owned by Institutions (%)	n/a
Float	257.15M

Valuation Ratios

The trailing PE ratio is 50.82.

PE Ratio	50.82
Forward PE	n/a
PS Ratio	n/a
PB Ratio	n/a
P/TBV Ratio	n/a
P/FCF Ratio	n/a
P/OCF Ratio	n/a
PEG Ratio	n/a

Financial Ratio History

Enterprise Valuation

The stock's EV/EBITDA ratio is 19.94, with an EV/FCF ratio of 45.77.

EV / Earnings	60.27
EV / Sales	6.15
EV / EBITDA	19.94
EV / EBIT	34.86
EV / FCF	45.77

Financial Position

The company has a current ratio of 0.77, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 1.03.

Current Ratio	0.77
Quick Ratio	0.64
Debt / Equity	1.03
Debt / EBITDA	3.17
Debt / FCF	6.86
Interest Coverage	4.88

Financial Efficiency

Return on equity (ROE) is 11.85% and return on invested capital (ROIC) is 6.09%.

Return on Equity (ROE)	11.85%
Return on Assets (ROA)	5.07%
Return on Capital (ROIC)	6.09%
Revenue Per Employee	521,159
Profits Per Employee	56,362
Employee Count	22,539
Asset Turnover	0.46
Inventory Turnover	n/a

Taxes

In the past 12 months, Waste Connections has paid 310.25 million in taxes.

Income Tax	310.25M
Effective Tax Rate	22.11%

Stock Price Statistics

The stock price has increased by +26.82% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.72, so Waste Connections's price volatility has been lower than the market average.

Beta (5Y)	0.72
52-Week Price Change	+26.82%
50-Day Moving Average	257.24
200-Day Moving Average	242.23
Relative Strength Index (RSI)	31.75
Average Volume (20 Days)	283,797

Short Selling Information

The latest short interest is 991,675, so 0.38% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.

Short Interest	991,675
Short Previous Month	1.03M
Short % of Shares Out	0.38%
Short % of Float	0.39%
Short Ratio (days to cover)	2.36

Income Statement

In the last 12 months, Waste Connections had revenue of CAD 11.75 billion and earned 1.27 billion in profits. Earnings per share was 4.92.

Revenue	11.75B
Gross Profit	4.91B
Operating Income	2.07B
Pretax Income	1.63B
Net Income	1.27B
EBITDA	3.55B
EBIT	2.07B
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	4.92

Full Income Statement

Balance Sheet

The company has 168.82 million in cash and 11.48 billion in debt, giving a net cash position of -11.31 billion.

Cash & Cash Equivalents	168.82M
Total Debt	11.48B
Net Cash	-11.31B
Net Cash Per Share	n/a
Equity (Book Value)	11.16B
Book Value Per Share	43.26
Working Capital	-538.90M

Full Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 2.99 billion and capital expenditures -1.32 billion, giving a free cash flow of 1.67 billion.

Operating Cash Flow	2.99B
Capital Expenditures	-1.32B
Free Cash Flow	1.67B
FCF Per Share	n/a

Full Cash Flow Statement

Margins

Gross margin is 41.78%, with operating and profit margins of 17.63% and 10.81%.

Gross Margin	41.78%
Operating Margin	17.63%
Pretax Margin	13.87%
Profit Margin	10.81%
EBITDA Margin	30.23%
EBIT Margin	17.63%
FCF Margin	14.24%

Dividends & Yields

This stock pays an annual dividend of 1.61, which amounts to a dividend yield of 0.64%.

Dividend Per Share	1.61
Dividend Yield	0.64%
Dividend Growth (YoY)	13.12%
Years of Dividend Growth	8
Payout Ratio	31.38%
Buyback Yield	-0.17%
Shareholder Yield	0.47%
Earnings Yield	n/a
FCF Yield	n/a

Dividend Details

Stock Splits

The last stock split was on June 19, 2017. It was a forward split with a ratio of 1.5.

Last Split Date	Jun 19, 2017
Split Type	Forward
Split Ratio	1.5

Scores

Waste Connections has an Altman Z-Score of 3.1 and a Piotroski F-Score of 5.

Altman Z-Score	3.1
Piotroski F-Score	5