Waste Management Inc
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Vitals
- Today's Low:
- $157.19
- Today's High:
- $158.87
- Open Price:
- $157.82
- 52W Low:
- $146.3196
- 52W High:
- $172.9304
- Prev. Close:
- $157.48
- Volume:
- 1099671
Company Statistics
- Market Cap.:
- $63.79 billion
- Book Value:
- 17.065
- Revenue TTM:
- $20.02 billion
- Operating Margin TTM:
- 17.6%
- Gross Profit TTM:
- $7.40 billion
- Profit Margin:
- 11.42%
- Return on Assets TTM:
- 7.13%
- Return on Equity TTM:
- 32.35%
Company Profile
Waste Management Inc had its IPO on 1988-06-02 under the ticker symbol WM.
The company operates in the Industrials sector and Waste Management industry. Waste Management Inc has a staff strength of 49,500 employees.
Stock update
Shares of Waste Management Inc opened at $157.82 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.
The stocks traded within a range of $157.19 - $158.87, and closed at $158.58.
This is a +0.7% increase from the previous day's closing price.
A total volume of 1,099,671 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.
In the last one week, shares of Waste Management Inc have increased by +1.46%.
Waste Management Inc's Key Ratios
Waste Management Inc has a market cap of $63.79 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 9.7519 and a price to sales ratio of 3.4494.
In the last 12-months Waste Management Inc’s revenue was $20.02 billion with a gross profit of $7.40 billion and an EBITDA of $5.60 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Waste Management Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.
In the trailing 12-month period, Waste Management Inc’s operating margin was 17.6% while its return on assets stood at 7.13% with a return of equity of 32.35%.
In Q2, Waste Management Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 7.1% while revenue growth was a positive 1.8%.
Waste Management Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio
- Forward PE
- 26.738
- Trailing PE
- 28.3237
- PEG
- 2.6389
Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $5.56 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 26.738 and a PEG multiple of 2.6389. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.
The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Waste Management Inc’s profitability.
Waste Management Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 4.2326 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 15.6083. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 3.4494.
Waste Management Inc stock pays annual dividends of $2.7 per share, indicating a yield of 1.78% and a payout ratio of 48.42%.
Balance sheet and cash flow metrics
- Total Assets
- $31.61 billion
- Total Liabilities
- $4.25 billion
- Operating Cash Flow
- $-561000000.00
- Capital Expenditure
- $520 million
- Dividend Payout Ratio
- 48.42%
Waste Management Inc ended 2024 with $31.61 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $31.61 billion while shareholder equity stood at $6.91 billion.
Waste Management Inc ended 2024 with $1.78 billion in deferred long-term liabilities, $4.25 billion in other current liabilities, 6000000.00 in common stock, $13.74 billion in retained earnings and $9.40 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $144.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $144.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $513,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $14.86 billion.
Waste Management Inc’s total current assets stands at $3.48 billion while long-term investments were $564.00 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $2.85 billion compared to accounts payable of $1.63 billion and inventory worth $170.00 million.
In 2024, Waste Management Inc's operating cash flow was $-561000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $520 million.
Comparatively, Waste Management Inc paid $0.48 in dividends in 2024.
Other key metrics
- Current Trading Price
- $158.58
- 52-Week High
- $172.9304
- 52-Week Low
- $146.3196
- Analyst Target Price
- $179.43
Waste Management Inc stock is currently trading at $158.58 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $172.9304 and a 52-week low of $172.9304. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $179.43.
Its 50-day moving average was $162.23 and 200-day moving average was $159.25 The short ratio stood at 2.48 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.
Around 19.4% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8417.4% are held by institutions.
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About
Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns and operates transfer stations, as well as owns, develops, and operates landfill facilities that produce landfill gas used as renewable natural gas for generating electricity. As of December 31, 2022, the company owned or operated 254 solid waste landfills, five secure hazardous waste landfills, 97 MRFs, and 337 transfer stations. It also provides materials processing and commodities recycling services at its MRFs, where cardboard, paper, glass, metals, plastics, construction and demolition materials, and other recycling commodities are recovered for resale or redirected for other purposes; recycling brokerage services, such as managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and other strategic business solutions. In addition, the company offers construction and remediation services; services related with the disposal of fly ash, and residue generated from the combustion of coal and other fuel stocks; in-plant services comprising full-service waste management solutions and consulting services; and specialized disposal services for oil and gas exploration and production operations. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Waste Management, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.