Waste Management, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Miscellaneous
  • ISIN: US94106L1098
USD
231.24
-4.81 (-2.04%)
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  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
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Why is Waste Management, Inc. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 14.80%
2
Flat results in Jun 25
  • INTEREST(HY) At USD 464 MM has Grown at 74.44%
3
With ROCE of 12.92%, it has a fair valuation with a 5.36 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -1.15%, its profits have risen by 9.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 5.7
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -1.15% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Waste Management, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Waste Management, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Waste Management, Inc.
2.38%
0.27
18.77%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.62%
EBIT Growth (5y)
13.20%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
7.44
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.84
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.73
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.81
Tax Ratio
20.79%
Dividend Payout Ratio
49.26%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
83.03%
ROCE (avg)
14.80%
ROE (avg)
29.97%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
54
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
15.00
EV to EBIT
37.36
EV to EBITDA
22.61
EV to Capital Employed
5.33
EV to Sales
6.83
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
92.47%
ROCE (Latest)
14.27%
ROE (Latest)
27.58%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

15What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 6,043 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 6.51

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 888.79

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 1,982 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 31.4 %

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.39% (YoY

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 955 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 757.87 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 1.83

-8What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At USD 448 MM has Grown at 34.94%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 29.69%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 44.97%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 6.51 times

Here's what is working for Waste Management, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 6,043 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 888.79
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 1,982 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 31.4 % and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 6.51 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 955 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 757.87 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 1.83
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.39% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Depreciation
Highest at USD 806 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Waste Management, Inc.

Interest
At USD 448 MM has Grown at 34.94%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 6.51 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 44.97%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)