NYSE
WCN
Last Price
US $166.29
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$41.9B
EPS
TTM
$4.17
PEG
TTM
0.60x
P/E
TTM
39.89x
P/S
TTM
4.33x
YIELD
0.84%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
13.18%
Return on equity
ROIC: 6.63%
Valuation History
40.3X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 16.6X
Cash flow
Profit margin
11.78%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
13.50%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
10.39%
(FY vs FY)
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $166.29
-70.17%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $166.29
-72.43%
Default assumptions
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial stability - Cash flow debt coverage.
Waste Connections, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 25.69% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover its debts. This level indicates strong financial health.
Financial stability - Healthy cash flow growth.
Waste Connections, Inc.'s free cash flow has increased 3.99% from $1.17G last year to $1.22G, signaling increasing performance
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
Waste Connections, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 1.21, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk. READ MORE: A ratio over 0.60 means the company finances its assets with debt, signaling financial risk. If ratio is negative, the company spent its own equity and risks bankruptcy
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
Waste Connections, Inc.'s debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 1.07 last year to 1.21 today, signaling weakened financials
Financial risk - Net debt/EBITDA.
Waste Connections, Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.11x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk
Financial stability - ICR.
Waste Connections, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio of 4.78 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt
Financial stability - Profit margin growth.
Waste Connections, Inc.'s profit margin has increased (56.88%) in the last year from 6.92% to 10.86%, signaling increasing performance
Financial risk - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
Waste Connections, Inc.'s short-term liabilities of $2.12G exceed its short-term assets of $1.31G, signaling financial risk
Decreasing performance - ROA.
Waste Connections, Inc.'s return on assets of 4.97% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Decreasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
Waste Connections, Inc.'s return on equity of 13.18%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Increasing performance - Earnings quality.
Waste Connections, Inc.'s operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
Waste Connections, Inc. had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
Waste Connections, Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
Waste Connections, Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 2.91%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Increasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
Waste Connections, Inc.'s yearly earnings has increased 74.96% since last year from $617.57M to $1.08G, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
Waste Connections, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 6.14% since last year from $8.92G to $9.47G, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 6.63% (Source: FMP key-metrics). In the 5–10% partial-credit band. Score: 1 of 2. This band sits within the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range. Methodology choice can change the conclusion: under FMP's invested-capital definition the company is at or near its cost of capital; under narrower operating-capital definitions the same company may score higher. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities, and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. See methodology.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
Waste Connections, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 9.63% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
Waste Connections, Inc. had revenue growth in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
Waste Connections, Inc. had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
Waste Connections, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 49.60 based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Overvalued - Earnings yield.
Waste Connections, Inc. has an earnings yield of 2.51%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
Waste Connections, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 45.84 based on EBITDA multiple model
Undervalued - EV/EBITDA.
Waste Connections, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 17.03x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
Undervalued - PEG ratio value.
Waste Connections, Inc. has a PEG-ratio under 1 which is considered undervalued
Overvalued - P/B ratio.
Waste Connections, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 5.36x, which exceeds the 5.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
Waste Connections, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 4.33x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue