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WCN Waste Connections Inc
- Stocks
- Industrials
- NYSE: WCN
Price (delayed)
$195.56
Market cap
$50.53B
P/E Ratio
80.15
Dividend/share
$1.23
EPS
$2.44
Enterprise value
$59B
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 13% year-on-year and by 2.3% since the previous quarter
Waste Connections's revenue has increased by 11% YoY
The EPS has declined by 21% year-on-year but it has grown by 2.1% since the previous quarter
The quick ratio is up by 10% since the previous quarter but it has declined by 2.9% year-on-year
The P/E is 28% above the last 4 quarters average of 63.4 and 21% above the 5-year quarterly average of 67.4
Waste Connections's net income has decreased by 21% YoY
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of WCN
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
258.39M
Market cap
$50.53B
Enterprise value
$59B
Price to earnings (P/E)
80.15
Price to book (P/B)
6.3
Price to sales (P/S)
5.56
EV/EBIT
52.84
EV/EBITDA
25.57
EV/Sales
6.5
Revenue
$9.08B
Gross profit
$3.81B
Operating income
$1.11B
Net income
$629.03M
EBIT
$1.12B
EBITDA
$2.31B
Free cash flow
$1.19B
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$2.44
EPS diluted
$2.43
Free cash flow per share
$4.61
Book value per share
$31.05
Revenue per share
$35.15
TBVPS
$39.24
Total assets
$20.25B
Total liabilities
$12.24B
Debt
$8.72B
Equity
$8.01B
Working capital
-$548.44M
Debt to equity
1.09
Current ratio
0.7
Quick ratio
0.66
Net debt/EBITDA
3.67
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
25.4%
Gross margin
42%
Net margin
6.9%
Operating margin
12.2%
Return on assets
3.2%
Return on equity
7.8%
Return on invested capital
6.8%
Return on capital employed
6.1%
Return on sales
12.3%
Dividend yield
0.63%
DPS
$1.23
Payout ratio
50.4%
WCN stock price
How has the Waste Connections stock price performed over time
Intraday
-1.43%
1 week
-0.32%
1 month
6.71%
1 year
18.23%
YTD
13.98%
QTD
0.19%
Financial performance
How have Waste Connections's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$9.08B
Gross profit
$3.81B
Operating income
$1.11B
Net income
$629.03M
Gross margin
42%
Net margin
6.9%
The net margin has contracted by 29% YoY
Waste Connections's operating margin has decreased by 23% YoY
Waste Connections's net income has decreased by 21% YoY
Waste Connections's operating income has decreased by 15% YoY but it has increased by 2.5% QoQ
Price vs fundamentals
How does WCN's price correlate with its fundamentals
Growth
What is Waste Connections's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Waste Connections stock price valuation
P/E
80.15
P/B
6.3
P/S
5.56
EV/EBIT
52.84
EV/EBITDA
25.57
EV/Sales
6.5
The P/E is 28% above the last 4 quarters average of 63.4 and 21% above the 5-year quarterly average of 67.4
The EPS has declined by 21% year-on-year but it has grown by 2.1% since the previous quarter
The P/B is 30% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 4.9 and 10% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 5.8
The equity has grown by 2.9% YoY
Waste Connections's revenue has increased by 11% YoY
WCN's price to sales (P/S) is 11% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 5.1 and 6% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 5.3
Efficiency
How efficient is Waste Connections business performance
WCN's ROA is down by 27% YoY
The company's return on equity fell by 25% YoY
The ROIC has contracted by 24% YoY
The return on sales has declined by 23% year-on-year
Dividends
What is WCN's dividend history
DPS
$1.23
Dividend yield
0.63%
Payout ratio
50.4%
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 65% greater than its total liabilities
The quick ratio is up by 10% since the previous quarter but it has declined by 2.9% year-on-year
Waste Connections's current ratio has increased by 8% QoQ but it has decreased by 7% YoY
The debt is 9% more than the equity
The debt has grown by 7% YoY and by 3.7% from the previous quarter
The debt to equity has grown by 4.8% YoY
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.