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WCN : Waste Connections, Inc Stock Profile

 
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Waste Connections, Inc trades with the ticker WCN on the TSX and is in the Waste Management industry.
Overview
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.
 

WCN.TO Stock Price and Key Stats

WCN Stock Key Stats

Exchange: TSX

Market Cap : $62937.555MM

PE Ratio: 53.772

Price: (Updated: )

Waste Connections, Inc (WCN) vs Competitors in Waste Management

Lets see how WCN.TO stacks up against others in the Waste Management asset management industry. We have identified its main peers as:

Clean TeQ Holdings Limited, GFL Environmental Inc, Secure Energy Services Inc, Gfl Environmental Holdings Inc

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Waste Management Industry Comparisons

CompanyMarket Cap ($MM)P/E RatioEV/EBITDADividend Yield
Clean TeQ Holdings Limited (CLQ)$189.636N/A0.00.0%
GFL Environmental Inc (GFL)$21,202.78N/A25.9190.1%
Secure Energy Services Inc (SES)$2,878.4135.983.3953.3%
Waste Connections, Inc (WCN)$62,937.55553.77222.0790.6%
Gfl Environmental Holdings Inc (GFL)$21,202.78N/A25.9190.1%
EV/EBITDA: Enterprise Value to Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization – this ratio compares the value of a company, including debt, to the company’s cash earnings less non-cash expenses Industry: companies that have a lot in common Market Cap: Market Capitalization – the total value of all a corporation’s stock N/A: Not Applicable or Not Available P/E: Price-to-Earnings – this ratio relates a corporation’s share price to its earnings per share Price: Stock Price – current value to buyers and sellers Dividend Yield: Dividend or Distribution Yield 

Comparisons within Waste Management

  • Waste Connections, Inc (WCN) vs Clean TeQ Holdings Limited (CLQ)
    • WCN has higher EPS (4.52 vs -0.025). WCN has higher dividend yield (0.6% vs 0.0%). CLQ has a P/E under 0, indicating WCN (P/E 53.772) is in a better position.
  • Waste Connections, Inc (WCN) vs GFL Environmental Inc (GFL)
    • WCN has higher EPS (4.52 vs -2.05). WCN has higher dividend yield (0.6% vs 0.1%). GFL has a P/E under 0, indicating WCN (P/E 53.772) is in a better position.
  • Waste Connections, Inc (WCN) vs Secure Energy Services Inc (SES)
    • WCN has higher EPS (4.52 vs 2.0). SES has higher dividend yield (3.3% vs 0.6%). WCN has a higher P/E ratio (53.772 vs 5.98) indicating it’s more expensive.
  • Waste Connections, Inc (WCN) vs Gfl Environmental Holdings Inc (GFL)
    • WCN has higher EPS (4.52 vs -2.05). WCN has higher dividend yield (0.6% vs 0.1%). GFL has a P/E under 0, indicating WCN (P/E 53.772) is in a better position.
 
Our Recommendation: Hold
Shows positive EPS growth from this year to next, suggesting improving profitability. Features a lower EV/EBITDA ratio (22.08) than the industry average (24.64), indicating attractive valuation.
 

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