| Company Name: | Waste Connections, Inc. | | Ticker Symbol: | WCN | | | WWW Address: | www.wasteconnections.com | | CEO: | Ronald J. Mittelstaedt | | No. of Employees: | 5,379 | | Common Issue Type: | CS | | Business Description: | An integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services company, which provides collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services to commercial, industrial and residential customers in secondary markets in the Western and Southern U.S.
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| | | Industry Information: | MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION - Waste Management [more like this] |
| | Price | Day Change | Bid | Ask | Open | High | Low | Volume | | 32.49 |  0.0 | 31.5 | 33.42 | 0 | 33.07 | 32.10 | - |
| Market Cap (mil) | Shares Outstanding (mil) | Beta | EPS | DPS | P/E | Yield | 52-Wks-Range |
| 2,557.0 | 78.7 | 0.67 | 1.48 | 0.00 | 22.9 | 0.0 | 33.07 - 20.52 |
| | KEY FIGURES (Latest Twelve Months - LTM) | | Yesterday's Close | 32.49 | $ | | PE Ratio - LTM | 22.9 | |
| Market Capitalisation | 2,556.9 | mil |
| Latest Shares Outstanding | 78.7 | mil |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 1.48 | $ |
| Dividend pS (DPS) | 0.00 | ¢ |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 | % |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0 | % |
| Revenue per Employee | 195,130 | $ |
| Effective Tax Rate | 33.1 | % |
| Float | 79.5 | mil |
| Float as % of Shares Outstanding | 99.2 | % |
| Foreign Sales | 0 | mil |
| Domestic Sales | 0 | mil |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 11.80 | % |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.00 | % |
| Gross Profit Margin | 42.1 | % |
| EBITDA Margin | 30.3 | % |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 15.6 | % |
| Assets Turnover | 0.4 | % |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 4.1 | % |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 8.7 | % |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 5.2 | % |
| Current Ratio | 0.8 | |
| Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 2.1 | |
| Interest Cover | 4.6 | |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 0.67 | |
| LT Debt/Total Capital | 40.0 | % |
| Working Capital pS | -0.62 | $ |
| Cash pS | 0.13 | $ |
| Book-Value pS | 16.85 | $ |
| Tangible Book-Value pS | 0.76 | $ |
| Cash Flow pS | 3.06 | $ |
| Free Cash Flow pS | -6.89 | $ |
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| KEY FIGURES (LTM): Price info |
| Price/Book Ratio | 1.93 | |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio | 42.79 | |
| Price/Cash Flow | 10.6 | |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | -4.7 | |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 0.0 | % |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 81.0 | % |
| | | Balance Sheet (at a glance) in Millions |
| | | | | | DIVIDEND INFO | | Type of Payment | - |
| Dividend Rate | 0.00 |
| Current Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| 5-Y Average Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| 5-Y Average Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
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|  | | Share price performance previous 3 years |
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 | | | Share price performance intraday |
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 | | | | | PRICE/VOLUME | High | Low | Close | % Price Chg | % Price Chg vs. Mkt. | Avg. Daily Vol | Total Vol |
| 1 Week | - | - | - | 2.2 | 101 | 3,871 | 3,190 |
| 4 Weeks | 33.07 | 30.94 | 31.43 | 3.4 | 97 | 4,372 | 69,945 |
| 13 Weeks | 33.07 | 26.70 | 27.53 | 18.0 | 110 | 4,568 | 274,066 |
| 26 Weeks | 33.07 | 24.33 | 25.40 | 27.9 | 106 | 5,609 | 695,462 |
| 52 Weeks | 33.07 | 20.52 | 28.23 | 15.1 | 93 | 7,366 | 1,826,774 |
| YTD | 33.07 | 20.52 | - | 2.9 | 84 | 7,024 | 1,587,515 |
| Moving Average | 5-Days | 10-Days | 10-Weeks | 30-Weeks | 200-Days | Beta (60-Mnth) | Beta (36-Mnth) |
| 32.18 | 32.11 | 30.62 | 27.96 | 27.13 | 0.67 | 0.65 |
| | | | GROWTH RATES | 5-Year
Growh | R² of 5-Year Growth | 3-Year
Growth |
| Revenue | 12.56 | 98.3 | 10.72 |
| Income | 7.90 | 80.1 | 9.21 |
| Dividend | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Capital Spending | 23.20 | NA | 41.15 |
| R&D | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 |
| Normalized Inc. | 7.25 | NA | 8.54 |
| | | CHANGES | YTD vs.
Last YTD | Curr Qtr vs.
Qtr 1-Yr ago | Annual vs.
Last Annual |
| Revenue % | 11.6 | 15.9 | 9.5 |
| Earnings % | 11.5 | 20.8 | 6.5 |
| EPS % | -5.3 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| EPS $ | -0.06 | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| | | | SOLVENCY RATIOS | | SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY RATIOS (LIQUIDITY) |
| Net Working Capital Ratio | 8.22 |
| Current Ratio | 2.0 |
| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) | 1.8 |
| Liquidity Ratio (Cash) | 1.23 |
| Receivables Turnover | 8.7 |
| Average Collection Period | 41 |
| Working Capital/Equity | 17.0 |
| Working Capital pS | 2.68 |
| Cash-Flow pS | 2.54 |
| Free Cash-Flow pS | -2.48 |
| FINANCIAL STRUCTURE RATIOS |
| Altman's Z-Score Ratio | 1.97 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 2.1 |
| Debt Ratio | 51.8 |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 0.67 |
| LT Debt/Equity | 0.66 |
| LT Debt/Capital Invested | 54.2 |
| LT Debt/Total Liabilities | 61.7 |
| Interest Cover | 5.2 |
| Interest/Capital Invested | 1.63 |
| | | | VALUATION RATIOS | | MULTIPLES |
| PQ Ratio | 168.84 |
| Tobin's Q Ratio | 0.98 |
| Current P/E Ratio - LTM | 22.90 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/EBITDA | 11.72 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/Free Cash Flow | -16.85 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio - LTM | 42.79 |
| Price/Book Ratio - LTM | 1.93 |
| Price/Cash Flow Ratio | 10.6 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio - LTM | -4.7 |
| Price/Sales Ratio | 2.24 |
| P/E Ratio (1 month ago) - LTM | 21.7 |
| P/E Ratio (26 weeks ago) - LTM | 18.0 |
| P/E Ratio (52 weeks ago) - LTM | 19.1 |
| 5-Y High P/E Ratio | 27.5 |
| 5-Y Low P/E Ratio | 16.2 |
| 5-Y Average P/E Ratio | 22.2 |
| Current P/E Ratio as % of 5-Y Average P/E | 103 |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 0.0 |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 81.0 |
| Current 12 Month Normalized P/E Ratio - LTM | 22.9 |
| PER SHARE FIGURES |
| LT Debt pS | 10.40 |
| Current Liabilities pS | 2.70 |
| Tangible Book Value pS - LTM | 0.76 |
| Book Value pS - LTM | 16.85 |
| Capital Invested pS | 26.50 |
| Cash pS - LTM | 0.13 |
| Cash Flow pS - LTM | 3.06 |
| Free Cash Flow pS - LTM | -6.89 |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 1.48 |
| | | | OPERATING RATIOS | | PROFITABILITY RATIOS |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | -18.89 |
| Free Cash Flow Margin 5YEAR AVG | -0.49 |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.1 |
| Net Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 10.5 |
| Equity Productivity | 0.84 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 8.4 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 10.5 |
| Capital Invested Productivity | 0.50 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 5.1 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 5.9 |
| Assets Productivity | 0.50 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 4.1 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 4.6 |
| Gross Profit Margin | 42.1 |
| Gross Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 41.5 |
| EBITDA Margin - LTM | 30.3 |
| EBIT Margin - LTM | 19.9 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 16.8 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 18.2 |
| Effective Tax Rate | 33.1 |
| Effective Tax Rate - 5YEAR AVRG. | 33.8 |
| EFFICIENCY RATIOS |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 41 |
| Revenue per Employee | 195,130 |
| Net Income per Employee | 19,624 |
| Average Collection Period | 41 |
| Receivables Turnover | 8.7 |
| Day's Inventory Turnover Ratio | 0 |
| Inventory Turnover | 0.0 |
| Inventory/Sales | 0.0 |
| Accounts Payble/Sales | 6.24 |
| Assets/Revenue | 2.00 |
| Net Working Capital Turnover | 4.91 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 0.48 |
| Total Assets Turnover | 0.5 |
| Revenue per $ Cash | 3.96 |
| Revenue per $ Plant | 1.07 |
| Revenue per $ Common Equity | 0.84 |
| Revenue per $ Capital Invested | 0.50 |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 10.6 |
| SG&A Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 10.3 |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.0 |
| R&D Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
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