Stock Research: Waste Connections

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Waste Connections

TOR:WCN CA94106B1013
61
  • Value
    37
  • Growth
    53
  • Safety
    Safety
    37
  • Combined
    36
  • Sentiment
    89
  • 360° View
    360° View
    61
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Company Description

Waste Connections, Inc. is an integrated solid waste services company providing collection, transfer, and disposal services, resource recovery through recycling and renewable fuels generation, and non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment. It operates in waste collection, disposal, recycling, renewable fuels, and oilfield waste services. Waste Connections serves customers in 46 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $47493 million, profits of $3728 million, revenue of $8920 million, and 23854 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 61 (better than 61% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Waste Connections are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Waste Connections. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 53, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 53% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 89, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 89% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 37, which means that the share price of Waste Connections is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 63% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 37, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 63% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
37 7 6 9
Growth
53 75 71 59
Safety
Safety
37 82 83 91
Sentiment
89 29 96 73
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61 55 94 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
79 35 55 72
Opinions Change
70 14 82 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 29 71 15
Market Pulse
48 74 97 86
Sentiment
89 29 96 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
37 7 6 9
Growth
53 75 71 59
Safety Safety
37 82 83 91
Combined
36 67 67 63
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
20 9 3 8
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
29 17 12 16
Price vs. Book (P/B)
27 14 4 16
Dividend Yield
69 33 35 36
Value
37 7 6 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
38 73 64 64
Profit Growth
86 74 64 45
Capital Growth
48 36 79 36
Stock Returns
39 45 51 69
Growth
53 75 71 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
40 64 70 84
Refinancing
20 39 39 59
Liquidity
69 86 82 89
Safety Safety
37 82 83 91

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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