Waste Connections Inc WCN

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Waste Connections Should Be Able To Maintain Industry Leading Margins

As a fully integrated waste hauler, Waste Connections leverages its large network of collection routes and transfer stations, which bestows significant control over the waste stream and strong internalization rates, funneling trash from commercial, industrial, and residential end markets into its valuable landfill assets. The firm has benefited from industry consolidation. Outside the large public waste haulers, which account for roughly half of industry revenue, size falls off quickly, and the market becomes fragmented.

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Price
$168.43
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Waste Connections enjoys strong pricing power, a feature of its wide economic moat and favorable market mix. This should allow the firm to defend profit margins during difficult macroeconomic environments.

Bears

More US municipalities are gradually pushing for greater solid waste reduction and recycling, which could temper the level of higher-margin waste entering Waste Connections’ landfills over the long run.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
Day Range
52-Week Range
Bid/Ask
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Shares Outstanding
254.08M
Market Cap
Volume/Avg
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Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
32.08
Price/Sales
4.51
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
0.81%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.83%
Total Yield
2.66%

Company Profile

Waste Connections is a North American waste management company focused on integrated waste collection services. The firm primarily focuses on residential, commercial, municipal, and industrial waste collection, with a secondary market focus on rural areas. With 113 landfills and 222 transfer stations as of 2024, it is the third-largest waste management company by revenue. Revenue is split among six operating segments: Western, Southern, Eastern, Central, Canada, and Midsouth.
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Waste Management
Stock Style Box
Large Core
Total Number of Employees
24,214

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
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VIE
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Price/Earnings (Normalized)
32.0821.1730.09
Price/Book Value
5.313.815.51
Price/Sales
4.510.604.00
Price/Cash Flow
15.755.6014.31
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength

Metric
WCN
VIE
RSG
Quick Ratio
0.570.790.60
Current Ratio
0.690.860.67
Interest Coverage
5.033.655.41
Quick Ratio
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Profitability

Metric
WCN
VIE
RSG
Return on Assets (Normalized)
6.49%2.16%6.57%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
16.56%19.67%18.67%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
9.34%6.39%10.60%
Return on Assets
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