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WCN - Waste Connections, Inc.

NYSE -> Industrials -> Waste Management
Woodbridge, Canada
Type: Equity

WCN price evolution
WCN
(in millions $) 31 Dec 2023 30 Sep 2023 30 Jun 2023 31 Mar 2023
Current assets
Cash $184.04 $199.03 $204.34 $240.49
Short term investments
Net receivables $856.95 $868.09 $855.48 $814.68
Inventory
Total current assets $1141.79 $1151.72 $1111.68 $1134.26
Long term investments $70.35 $75.99 $73.08 $74.36
Property, plant & equipment $7490.11 $7360.26 $7279.09 $7151.65
Goodwill & intangible assets $9007.94 $8931.78 $8652.11 $8637.76
Total noncurrent assets $16774.09 $16579.52 $16247.85 $16092.84
Total investments $70.35 $75.99 $73.08 $74.36
Total assets $17915.88 $17731.24 $17359.53 $17227.09
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $642.46 $604.54 $539.22 $526.23
Deferred revenue $355.2 $342.73 $341.41 $336.61
Short long term debt $73.85 $81.22 $58.86 $65.66
Total current liabilities $1687.93 $1575.74 $1463.49 $1383.18
Long term debt $6963.21 $7043.21 $6905.95 $7090.89
Total noncurrent liabilities $8530.16 $8564.21 $8436.58 $8604.95
Total debt $7037.06 $7124.43 $6964.81 $7156.55
Total liabilities $10218.09 $10139.94 $9900.07 $9988.13
Shareholders' equity
Retained earnings $4141.69 $4088.73 $3925.38 $3781.52
Other shareholder equity -$9.83 -$49.26 -$1.08 -$60.57
Total shareholder equity $7692.81 $7586.2 $7454.53 $7233.99
(in millions $) 31 Dec 2023 31 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2020
Current assets
Cash $184.04 $181.36 $219.62 $714.39
Short term investments
Net receivables $856.95 $876.92 $709.61 $630.26
Inventory $61.67 $55.19 $44.26
Total current assets $1141.79 $1117.64 $1032.78 $1408.27
Long term investments $70.35 $68.1 $59.01 $57.52
Property, plant & equipment $7490.11 $7143.42 $5882.52 $5455.43
Goodwill & intangible assets $9007.94 $8576.21 $7538.24 $6881.73
Total noncurrent assets $16774.09 $16016.96 $13667.15 $12584.09
Total investments $70.35 $68.1 $59.01 $57.52
Total assets $17915.88 $17134.6 $14699.92 $13992.36
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $642.46 $638.73 $392.87 $290.82
Deferred revenue $355.2 $325 $273.72 $233.6
Short long term debt $73.85 $57.57 $60.76 $56.02
Total current liabilities $1687.93 $1512.64 $1232.75 $1028.65
Long term debt $6963.21 $6890.15 $5170.13 $4855.9
Total noncurrent liabilities $8530.16 $8508.32 $6473.63 $6100.27
Total debt $7037.06 $7113.19 $5230.89 $4911.92
Total liabilities $10218.09 $10025.91 $7706.38 $7128.93
Shareholders' equity
Retained earnings $4141.69 $3649.49 $3056.84 $2659
Other shareholder equity -$9.83 -$56.83 $39.58 -$0.65
Total shareholder equity $7692.81 $7108.7 $6988.94 $6859.27
(in millions $) 31 Dec 2023 30 Sep 2023 30 Jun 2023 31 Mar 2023
Revenue
Total revenue $2035.61 $2064.74 $2021.1 $1900.5
Cost of revenue $1195.62 $1204.6 $1197.35 $1146.94
Gross Profit $839.99 $860.14 $823.75 $753.56
Operating activities
Research & development
Selling, general & administrative $192.75 $196.32 $216.38 $193.67
Total operating expenses $611.34 $501.79 $479.82 $435.7
Operating income $228.65 $358.35 $343.93 $317.86
Income from continuing operations
EBIT $231.24 $361.02 $345.3 $320.56
Income tax expense $34.76 $62.98 $68.55 $54.39
Interest expense $69.73 $69.02 $67.55 $68.35
Net income
Net income $126.75 $229.03 $209.21 $197.81
Income (for common shares) $126.75 $229.03 $209.21 $197.81
(in millions $) 31 Dec 2023 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2020
Revenue
Total revenue $8021.95 $7211.86 $6151.36 $5445.99
Cost of revenue $4744.51 $4336.01 $3654.07 $3276.81
Gross Profit $3277.44 $2875.85 $2497.29 $2169.18
Operating activities
Research & development
Selling, general & administrative $799.12 $696.47 $612.34 $537.63
Total operating expenses $2028.64 $1630.5 $1451.38 $1758.15
Operating income $1248.79 $1245.34 $1045.91 $411.04
Income from continuing operations
EBIT $1258.12 $1250.95 $933.1 $416.97
Income tax expense $220.68 $212.96 $152.25 $49.92
Interest expense $274.64 $202.33 $162.8 $162.38
Net income
Net income $762.8 $835.66 $618.05 $204.68
Income (for common shares) $762.8 $835.66 $618.05 $204.68
(in millions $) 31 Dec 2023 30 Sep 2023 30 Jun 2023 31 Mar 2023
Net income $126.75 $229.03 $209.21 $197.81
Operating activities
Depreciation $253.12 $254.37 $252.37 $243.34
Business acquisitions & disposals -$103.61 -$360.03 -$68.54 -$144.61
Stock-based compensation $14.33 $14.64 $23 $18.47
Total cash flows from operations $555.94 $554.16 $574.35 $442.36
Investing activities
Capital expenditures -$295.54 -$216.55 -$215.8 -$174.53
Investments
Total cash flows from investing -$395.47 -$580.99 -$286.86 -$317.76
Financing activities
Dividends paid -$73.79 -$65.67 -$65.35 -$65.79
Sale and purchase of stock $0 $2.07 $1.84
Net borrowings -$93.45 $89.15 -$251.91 $22.04
Total cash flows from financing -$177.87 $22.74 -$323.85 -$65.42
Effect of exchange rate $2.4 -$1.21 $0.21 -$0.05
Change in cash and equivalents -$14.99 -$5.3 -$36.15 $59.12
(in millions $) 31 Dec 2023 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2020
Net income $762.8 $835.66 $618.05 $204.68
Operating activities
Depreciation $1003.21 $918.96 $813.01 $752.4
Business acquisitions & disposals -$676.79 -$2206.9 -$985.45 -$388.79
Stock-based compensation $70.44 $63.48 $58.22 $45.75
Total cash flows from operations $2126.82 $2022.49 $1698.23 $1408.52
Investing activities
Capital expenditures -$902.42 -$882 -$701.55 -$645.48
Investments
Total cash flows from investing -$1581.08 -$3087.17 -$1693.48 -$1046.04
Financing activities
Dividends paid -$270.6 -$243.01 -$220.2 -$199.88
Sale and purchase of stock $3.91 -$421.73 -$337.77 -$105.65
Net borrowings -$234.18 $1727.81 $89.59 $262.65
Total cash flows from financing -$544.4 $1028.46 -$499.5 -$78.22
Effect of exchange rate $1.34 -$2.04 -$0.03 $6.91
Change in cash and equivalents $2.67 -$38.25 -$494.77 $291.17
Fundamentals
Market cap $42.83B
Enterprise value $49.68B
Shares outstanding 257.60M
Revenue $8.02B
EBITDA $2.26B
EBIT $1.26B
Net Income $762.80M
Revenue Q/Q 8.90%
Revenue Y/Y 11.23%
P/E ratio 56.15
EV/Sales 6.19
EV/EBITDA 21.97
EV/EBIT 39.49
P/S ratio 5.34
P/B ratio 5.56
Book/Share 29.90
Cash/Share 0.71
EPS $2.96
ROA 4.34%
ROE 10.18%
Debt/Equity 1.33
Net debt/EBITDA 4.44
Current ratio 0.68
Quick ratio 0.68