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Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)

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179.99 -0.31 (-0.17%)
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179.99 0.00 (0.00%)
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  • Previous Close 180.30
  • Open 180.59
  • Bid 177.01 x 800
  • Ask 182.90 x 800
  • Day's Range 179.26 - 180.94
  • 52 Week Range 126.12 - 182.99
  • Volume 624,645
  • Avg. Volume 906,658
  • Market Cap (intraday) 46.434B
  • Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.71
  • PE Ratio (TTM) 53.89
  • EPS (TTM) 3.34
  • Earnings Date Oct 23, 2024 - Oct 28, 2024
  • Forward Dividend & Yield 1.14 (0.63%)
  • Ex-Dividend Date Aug 7, 2024
  • 1y Target Est 197.27

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 and production (E&P) customers; landfill disposal services; and recycling services for various recyclable materials, including compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals. The company owns and operates transfer stations that receive compact and/or load waste to be transported to landfills or treatment facilities through truck, rail, or barge; and intermodal services for the rail haul movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest through a network of intermodal facilities. In addition, it provides E&P waste treatment, recovery, and disposal services for waste resulting from oil and natural gas exploration and production activity, such as drilling fluids, drill cuttings, completion fluids, and flowback water; production wastes and produced water during a well's operating life; contaminated soils that require treatment during site reclamation; and substances, which require clean-up after a spill, reserve pit clean-up, or pipeline rupture. Further, the company offers leasing services to its customers. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Woodbridge, Canada.

www.wasteconnections.com

22,539

Full Time Employees

December 31

Fiscal Year Ends

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Performance Overview: WCN

Trailing total returns as of 8/12/2024, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is

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YTD Return

WCN
21.18%
S&P 500
12.05%

1-Year Return

WCN
29.09%
S&P 500
19.72%

3-Year Return

WCN
45.88%
S&P 500
20.30%

5-Year Return

WCN
103.49%
S&P 500
83.11%

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Statistics: WCN

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Valuation Measures

Annual
As of 8/9/2024
  • Market Cap

    46.51B

  • Enterprise Value

    54.45B

  • Trailing P/E

    54.14

  • Forward P/E

    27.10

  • PEG Ratio (5yr expected)

    --

  • Price/Sales (ttm)

    5.53

  • Price/Book (mrq)

    5.83

  • Enterprise Value/Revenue

    6.47

  • Enterprise Value/EBITDA

    22.19

Financial Highlights

Profitability and Income Statement

  • Profit Margin

    10.23%

  • Return on Assets (ttm)

    5.00%

  • Return on Equity (ttm)

    11.14%

  • Revenue (ttm)

    8.42B

  • Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)

    861.31M

  • Diluted EPS (ttm)

    3.34

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

  • Total Cash (mrq)

    97.13M

  • Total Debt/Equity (mrq)

    100.60%

  • Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)

    1.1B

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Analyst Recommendations

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Analyst Price Targets

183.59
197.27 Average
179.99 Current
225.00 High
 

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  • Raising target price to $187.00

    WASTE CONNECTIONS INC has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $187.000000; an Industry Subrating of Low; a Management Subrating of High; a Safety Subrating of High; a Financial Strength Subrating of Medium; a Growth Subrating of Medium; and a Value Subrating of Medium.

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  • Strong Pricing and Margin Expansion Continue for Wide-Moat Waste Connections

    Waste Connections is the third-largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste and recycling services in the North America, operating 103 active landfills (9 are exploration and production waste landfills and 16 are nonmunicipal waste landfills), 157 transfer stations, and 81 recycling operations. The firm serves residential, commercial, industrial, and energy end markets. Waste Connections entered the Canadian market with its 2016 merger with Progressive Waste. In 2023, 12% of consolidated revenue was generated from the firm's Canadian segment.

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  • Lowering target price to $185.00

    WASTE CONNECTIONS INC has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $185.000000; an Industry Subrating of Low; a Management Subrating of Medium; a Safety Subrating of High; a Financial Strength Subrating of Medium; a Growth Subrating of Medium; and a Value Subrating of Medium.

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  • Waste Connections Earnings: Pricing Power and Acquisitions Continue to Drive Strong Growth

    Waste Connections is the third-largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste and recycling services in the North America, operating 103 active landfills (9 are exploration and production waste landfills and 16 are nonmunicipal waste landfills), 157 transfer stations, and 81 recycling operations. The firm serves residential, commercial, industrial, and energy end markets. Waste Connections entered the Canadian market with its 2016 merger with Progressive Waste. In 2023, 12% of consolidated revenue was generated from the firm's Canadian segment.

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