WCN Waste Connections Inc
Price (delayed)
$185.47
Market cap
$47.86B
P/E Ratio
55.53
Dividend/share
$1.14
EPS
$3.34
Enterprise value
$55.7B
Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration
Highlights
The gross profit has increased by 14% year-on-year and by 3.7% since the previous quarter
Waste Connections's revenue has increased by 10% YoY and by 2.8% QoQ
The P/E is 12% below the 5-year quarterly average of 63.3 but 11% above the last 4 quarters average of 50.1
The debt has grown by 15% YoY
The quick ratio has declined by 10% year-on-year and by 4.4% since the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of WCN
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
258.04M
Market cap
$47.86B
Enterprise value
$55.7B
Price to earnings (P/E)
55.53
Price to book (P/B)
5.99
Price to sales (P/S)
5.68
EV/EBIT
39.82
EV/EBITDA
22.69
EV/Sales
6.61
Revenue
$8.42B
EBIT
$1.4B
EBITDA
$2.45B
Free cash flow
$1.32B
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$3.34
Free cash flow per share
$5.1
Book value per share
$30.94
Revenue per share
$32.64
TBVPS
$37.61
Total assets
$19.3B
Total liabilities
$11.32B
Debt
$8.03B
Equity
$7.98B
Working capital
-$534.76M
Debt to equity
1.01
Current ratio
0.7
Quick ratio
0.65
Net debt/EBITDA
3.19
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
29.1%
Gross margin
41.5%
Net margin
10.2%
Operating margin
16.5%
Return on assets
4.7%
Return on equity
11.1%
Return on invested capital
9.3%
Return on capital employed
8%
Return on sales
16.6%
Dividend yield
0.61%
DPS
$1.14
Payout ratio
34.1%
WCN stock price
How has the Waste Connections stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.11%
1 week
0.25%
1 month
1.97%
1 year
30.81%
YTD
24.25%
QTD
5.77%
Financial performance
How have Waste Connections's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$8.42B
Gross profit
$3.5B
Operating income
$1.39B
Net income
$861.31M
Gross margin
41.5%
Net margin
10.2%
The gross profit has increased by 14% year-on-year and by 3.7% since the previous quarter
Waste Connections's revenue has increased by 10% YoY and by 2.8% QoQ
Waste Connections's net income has increased by 8% from the previous quarter and by 2.7% YoY
Waste Connections's operating income has increased by 7% QoQ and by 6% YoY
Growth
What is Waste Connections's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Waste Connections stock price valuation
P/E
55.53
P/B
5.99
P/S
5.68
EV/EBIT
39.82
EV/EBITDA
22.69
EV/Sales
6.61
The P/E is 12% below the 5-year quarterly average of 63.3 but 11% above the last 4 quarters average of 50.1
The EPS has grown by 8% since the previous quarter and by 2.5% year-on-year
The P/B is 33% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 4.5 and 15% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 5.2
The equity has grown by 7% YoY and by 2.5% from the previous quarter
WCN's price to sales (P/S) is 16% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 4.9 and 14% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 5.0
Waste Connections's revenue has increased by 10% YoY and by 2.8% QoQ
Efficiency
How efficient is Waste Connections business performance
WCN's ROA is up by 7% QoQ but it is down by 4.1% YoY
The company's return on equity rose by 7% QoQ but it fell by 5% YoY
The return on sales has grown by 4.4% since the previous quarter but it has declined by 3.5% year-on-year
The ROIC has grown by 3.3% from the previous quarter but it has contracted by 3.1% YoY
Dividends
What is WCN's dividend history
DPS
$1.14
Dividend yield
0.61%
Payout ratio
34.1%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Waste Connections financials performed over time
WCN's total assets is 71% greater than its total liabilities
Waste Connections's total liabilities has increased by 14% YoY
WCN's total assets is up by 11% year-on-year
The debt has grown by 15% YoY
The debt to equity has grown by 9% YoY but it has contracted by 2.9% from the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
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and Sharadar.