Waste Connections WCN
Waste Connections is a North American solid waste management company offering collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services to municipal, commercial, and industrial customers under long-term contracts. Waste Connections shows a defensive business with a 19.70% operating margin and 10.96% ROIC, but its financial health is weighed down by net debt of 3.05x EBITDA and tight liquidity (0.66). Valuation is demanding (P/E 37.57) and growth is moderate (revenue +6.40%), justifying an average score.
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Waste Connections is a North American solid waste management company offering collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services to municipal, commercial, and industrial customers under long-term contracts. Waste Connections shows a defensive business with a 19.70% operating margin and 10.96% ROIC, but its financial health is weighed down by net debt of 3.05x EBITDA and tight liquidity (0.66). Valuation is demanding (P/E 37.57) and growth is moderate (revenue +6.40%), justifying an average score.
Score by category
| Category | Score |
|---|---|
| Financial health | 4.7 |
| Quality / Moat | 5.4 |
| Valuation | 3.6 |
| Growth | 5.7 |
| Dividend | 5.4 |
| Momentum | 4.5 |
| Risk & Context | 8.4 |
OVERALL SCORE: 5.3/10
Context and risks
Moderate governance/regulatory risk in Canada. No material exposure to current macro factors (rates, oil, geopolitics) given its defensive waste management business.
News considered in the analysis
- Here's Why Investors Must Hold WCN Stock in Their Portfolios Now — Artículo promocional de Zacks sin información nueva; ruido.
- Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Mixed Pre-Bell Friday as Tech Rally Continues — Noticia de mercado general sin relación específica con WCN.
- 1 Safe-and-Steady Stock on Our Buy List and 2 Facing Challenges — Opinión de un medio sin datos concretos; no aporta información nueva.
- 3 Reasons WCN is Risky and 1 Stock to Buy Instead — Artículo de opinión con tesis genérica; sin hechos verificables.
- SWaste Management Stocks Q2 Highlights: Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) — Resumen de resultados del segundo trimestre sin datos específicos; sin impacto nuevo.
Verdict: Hold; business quality and moat offset the demanding valuation, but leverage and interest rate sensitivity limit upside potential.
Main risk: Financial leverage (Net Debt/EBITDA of 3.05) and low liquidity (0.66) increase vulnerability to a higher rate environment, making debt service more expensive.
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