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Waste Management Inc.
WM
233.93 (0.86%) 2.01
94.12(B)
Industrials
Commercial Services and Supplies
Waste Management Inc. through its subsidiaries provides environmental solutions to residential commercial industrial and municipal customers in the United States Canada Western Europe and internationally. It offers collection services including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station recovery facility or disposal site; owns and operates transfer stations; and owns develops and operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities that produce renewable electricity and renewable natural gas. It also operates materials processing and commodities recycling services including 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 collects recyclable food and yard waste as well as markets and sells mulch compost soil amendments and renewable energy; offers remediation and construction and industrial waste services; and manages and markets fly ash. Further it provides Regulated Waste and Compliance Services (RWCS) which offers compliance programs as well as collection processing and disposal of regulated and specialized waste including medical pharmaceutical and hazardous waste; and Secure Information Destruction (SID) services that includes the collection of personal and confidential information for secure destruction and recycling of sorted office paper. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management Inc. in 1998. Waste Management Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Houston Texas.
My Holdings:
(?% ownership)
Shares:
Cost basis:
Market cap:$94.12(B)
EV:$115.94(B)
Total Equity:$8.65(B)
Div. yield:1.32%
Earnings date:Jul-25-2025
P/E:35.12
P/E (fwd):30.66
P/FCF:51.19
P/S:4.10
P/B:10.88
EPS:$6.7
EPS (fwd):$7.6
FCF/share:$4.6
Dividend/share:$3.1
Book value/share:$21.5
ROIC:9.6%
ROA:6.9%
ROE:34.0%

WM Valuation & Price Targets

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PEvaluation

69% overvalued
Low
$54.6
Mid
$72.8
High
$91.0
Current price
$233.9
Fair P/E
Margin of safety
Market Model
Shares outstan...ROICRevenue growthDebt/FCFAssets/Liabili...
Economic moat: None/narrow

Analyst Price Targets

7% undervalued
Low
$191
Mid
$251
High
$277
Current price
$234
Strong Buy4
Buy10
Hold11
Sell0
Strong Sell1

Estimated EPS

LowAvgHigh#
FY+17.17.68.423
FY+28.18.69.223
FY+38.89.610.610
FY+49.79.910.22
FY+510.510.711.02

Discounted Cash Flow

Forecast years
Terminal Growth Rate
Discount Rate
Free cash flow estimates:
Y+1 est.
Y+2 est.
0.00%
Y+3 est.
0.00%
Y+4 est.
0.00%
Y+5 est.
0.00%

Discounted Cash Flow (exit mult.)

Forecast years
Exit FCF Multiple
Discount Rate
Free cash flow estimates:
Y+1 est.
Y+2 est.
0.00%
Y+3 est.
0.00%
Y+4 est.
0.00%
Y+5 est.
0.00%

Future P/E Valuation

Projection Years
Base Revenue
Revenue Growth Rate
Final Net Margin
Final P/E Ratio
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Peter Lynch Fair Value

Earnings Per Share
Growth Rate (*)

(*) Growth rate is capped between 0 and 25

Graham Formula

Earnings Per Share
Expected Growth Rate
Government Bond Rate

(*) Growth rate is capped to 25

Dividend Discount Model

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First Stage Length (Years)
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(*) First stage rowth rate is capped to 20%

Based on 0 valuation methods, the average fair value estimate for WM is $N/A (NaN% overvalued).

Valuations range from $1.7976931348623157e+308 (N/A) to $0.0 (N/A).

TTM Financials

Income (TTM)

RevenueGrossNet
Revenue$22.92(B)
Gross profit$9.03(B)
EBITDA$6.73(B)
Net income$2.67(B)
Gross margin39.4%
Operating margin18.2%
Net margin11.7%
Shares outstanding:402.33(M)

Balance sheet

Cash & ST inv.Other ST assetsLong term assetsCurrent liabilitiesLong term debtOther LT liabilitiesEquity
Total assets$44.49(B)
Current assets$4.46(B)
Total liabilities$35.84(B)
Current liabilities$5.35(B)
Cash & Short-term inv.$216.00(M)
Long-term debt$21.64(B)
Total intangibles$17.54(B)
PP&E$19.55(B)

Cash flow (TTM)

CFOCFICFF
FCF$1.84(B)
CapEx$-3.39(B)
Dividends paid$-1.24(B)
Stock issued$46.00(M)
Stock repurchased$-61.00(M)
Stock-based comp.$139.00(M)
Debt issued$25.16(B)
Debt repaid$-18.46(B)

Per share data (TTM)

Price: $234
Revenue: $57.1 (4.1x | 24.4%) Gross profit: $22.4 (10.4x | 9.6%) Earnings: $6.66 (35.1x | 2.8%)
FCF: $4.57 (51.2x | 2.0%) Stock-based Comp.: $0.35 (677.1x | 0.1%) Dividend: $3.08 (76.0x | 1.3%)
Total Assets: $111 (2.1x | 47.3%) Total Liabilities: $89.1 (2.6x | 38.1%) Book Value: $21.5 (10.9x | 9.2%) Cash & ST inv.: $0.54 (435.7x | 0.2%) Debt: $53.8 (4.3x | 23.0%)

Growth Estimates

Revenue

CAGR: 5.7%
FY+1FY+2FY+3FY+4FY+5
FY+1$25.54(B)
FY+2(+5.7%)$26.98(B)
FY+3(+4.9%)$28.29(B)
FY+4(+6.7%)$30.18(B)
FY+5(+5.4%)$31.82(B)

Net Income

CAGR: 8.5%
FY+1FY+2FY+3FY+4FY+5
FY+1$3.08(B)
FY+2(+11.8%)$3.44(B)
FY+3(+10.6%)$3.81(B)
FY+4(+3.9%)$3.95(B)
FY+5(+7.9%)$4.26(B)

EPS

CAGR: 8.9%
FY+1FY+2FY+3FY+4FY+5
FY+1$7.63
FY+2(+12.5%)$8.58
FY+3(+12.1%)$9.62
FY+4(+3.1%)$9.92
FY+5(+8.3%)$10.74

FCF per share

CAGR: 10.5%
FY+1FY+2FY+3
FY+1$14.47
FY+2(+12.1%)$16.22
FY+3(+8.9%)$17.66

Historical Financials

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YearlyQuarterly
Income
FY2005FY2006FY2007FY2008FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024
FY2005FY2006FY2007FY2008FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024TTM5Y avg5Y CAGR
Revenue15.22(B)17.93(B)19.70(B)20.43(B)22.06(B)22.92(B)19.07(B)10%
COGS9.34(B)11.11(B)12.29(B)12.61(B)13.38(B)13.89(B)11.75(B)9%
Gross Profit5.88(B)6.82(B)7.40(B)7.82(B)8.68(B)9.03(B)7.32(B)10%
Total OpEx.3.40(B)3.86(B)3.98(B)4.00(B)4.53(B)4.87(B)3.95(B)7%
  R&D0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00N/A%
  SG&A1.67(B)1.83(B)1.89(B)1.87(B)2.21(B)2.40(B)1.89(B)7%
Operating Income2.48(B)2.96(B)3.43(B)3.82(B)4.15(B)4.16(B)3.37(B)14%
Interest Expense-425.00(M)-365.00(M)-378.00(M)-500.00(M)-598.00(M)-700.00(M)-453.20(M)9%
Interest Income0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00N/A%
Pre-tax income1.89(B)2.35(B)2.92(B)3.02(B)3.46(B)3.38(B)2.73(B)16%
Income tax-397.00(M)-532.00(M)-678.00(M)-745.00(M)-713.00(M)-702.00(M)-613.00(M)16%
Net Income1.50(B)1.82(B)2.24(B)2.30(B)2.75(B)2.67(B)2.12(B)16%
Cash flow
FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024
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Balance sheet
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Per share data
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Ownership

Major holders

Insiders: 0.22%
Institutions: 84.13%
Other: 15.65%

Institutional ownership

9.29% Vanguard Group Inc8.01% Gates Foundation Trust7.50% Blackrock Inc.4.61% State Street Corporati...2.12% Geode Capital Manageme...1.83% Morgan Stanley1.47% Parnassus Investments,...1.32% Ameriprise Financial, ...1.24% NORGES BANK1.07% Nordea Investment Mana...45.67% Others

Insider transactions

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Buys
Sells
Grants
DateSharesTotal ($)Price ($)NameTitle
Grant2025-05-3015,0721,670,128110.8BOETTCHER CHARLES COfficer
Sell2025-05-301,941465,840240.0CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Grant2025-05-302,319256,968110.8CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Sell2025-05-2757,88813,740,429237.4RANKIN DEVINA A. CPAChief Financial Officer
Grant2025-05-2779,18310,440,850131.9RANKIN DEVINA A. CPAChief Financial Officer
Sell2025-05-27674159,610236.8CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Grant2025-05-2781880,89998.9CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Grant2025-05-204,58500.0MORRIS JOHN J JR.President
Grant2025-05-2053,4296,685,700125.1HEMMER TARA JOfficer
Sell2025-05-0223,7955,551,859233.3MORRIS JOHN J JR.Chief Operating Officer
Grant2025-05-0230,6364,511,503147.3MORRIS JOHN J JR.Chief Operating Officer
Grant2025-03-0719,8052,973,028150.1FISH JAMES C JRChief Executive Officer
Sell2025-03-0719,1534,303,896224.7MORRIS JOHN J JR.Chief Operating Officer
Sell2025-03-071,251282,626225.9CARROLL JOHN AOfficer
Sell2025-03-06928212,540229.0CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Sell2025-03-054,126941,182228.1RANKIN DEVINA A. CPAChief Financial Officer
Sell2025-03-053,094705,772228.1HEMMER TARA JOfficer
Sell2025-03-051,547352,886228.1WATSON MICHAEL J.Officer
Grant2025-03-0322,0633,213,917145.7FISH JAMES C JRChief Executive Officer
Sell2025-03-034310,097234.8SMITH DONALD JOfficer
Sell2025-03-034711,034234.8CARROLL JOHN AOfficer
Sell2025-03-034510,567234.8DESANTIS CHRISTOPHER POfficer
Sell2025-03-0312429,134235.0VARKEY JOHNSONChief Technology Officer
Sell2025-03-036214,556234.8STITH KIMBERLY G.Officer
Grant2025-02-2572700.0CARROLL JOHN AOfficer
Sell2025-02-2444,40510,143,621228.4FISH JAMES C JRChief Executive Officer
Sell2025-02-245,7321,304,098227.5WATSON MICHAEL J.Officer
Grant2025-02-2411,5941,284,731110.8WATSON MICHAEL J.Officer
Sell2025-02-074,000903,562225.9CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Sell2025-02-045,8261,294,071222.1RANKIN DEVINA A. CPAChief Financial Officer
Sell2025-02-044,5761,016,421222.1HEMMER TARA JOfficer
Sell2025-02-0431870,892222.9VARKEY JOHNSONOfficer
Sell2025-01-31693152,870220.6BOETTCHER CHARLES COfficer
Sell2025-01-31693152,869220.6MORRIS JOHN J JR.Chief Operating Officer
Sell2025-01-31693152,855220.6RANKIN DEVINA A. CPAChief Financial Officer
Sell2025-01-31693152,744220.4HEMMER TARA JOfficer
Sell2025-01-31693152,630220.2WATSON MICHAEL J.Officer
Sell2025-01-31693152,758220.4CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Sell2025-01-3119142,062220.2SMITH DONALD JOfficer
Sell2025-01-3120946,095220.6CARROLL JOHN AOfficer
Sell2025-01-3120044,072220.4DESANTIS CHRISTOPHER POfficer
Sell2025-01-31560123,260220.1VARKEY JOHNSONChief Technology Officer
Sell2025-01-3118741,147220.0STITH KIMBERLY G.Officer
Grant2025-01-3014,0073,063,667218.7BOETTCHER CHARLES COfficer
Grant2025-01-3072,09215,768,251218.7FISH JAMES C JRChief Executive Officer
Grant2025-01-3021,4224,685,506218.7MORRIS JOHN J JR.Chief Operating Officer
Grant2025-01-3018,1253,964,372218.7RANKIN DEVINA A. CPAChief Financial Officer
Grant2025-01-3014,0073,063,667218.7HEMMER TARA JOfficer
Grant2025-01-309,0621,982,077218.7WATSON MICHAEL J.Officer
Grant2025-01-3014,0073,063,667218.7CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Grant2025-01-301,266276,905218.7SMITH DONALD JOfficer
Grant2025-01-301,390304,026218.7CARROLL JOHN AOfficer
Grant2025-01-301,329290,684218.7DESANTIS CHRISTOPHER POfficer
Grant2025-01-303,706810,591218.7VARKEY JOHNSONChief Technology Officer
Grant2025-01-301,235270,124218.7STITH KIMBERLY G.Officer
Grant2025-01-15674140,040207.8MAZZARELLA KATHLEEN M.Director
Grant2025-01-1543389,967207.8PLUMMER WILLIAM BDirector
Grant2025-01-1543389,967207.8HOLT VICTORIA MDirector
Grant2025-01-1543389,967207.8MENKE SEAN EDWARDDirector
Grant2025-01-1543389,967207.8GLUSKI ANDRES RICARDODirector
Grant2025-01-1543389,967207.8BENE THOMAS LDirector
Grant2025-01-1543389,967207.8SYLVESTER MARYROSE TDirector
Grant2025-01-1543389,967207.8CHINN BRUCE E.Director
Grant2024-12-051,67000.0RANKIN DEVINA A. CPAChief Financial Officer
Grant2024-12-0571400.0HEMMER TARA JOfficer
Grant2024-11-278,458836,47998.9BOETTCHER CHARLES COfficer
Grant2024-11-2619,8052,973,028150.1FISH JAMES C JRChief Executive Officer
Grant2024-11-2113,9071,752,352126.0MORRIS JOHN J JR.Chief Operating Officer
Grant2024-11-087,500741,73598.9BOETTCHER CHARLES COfficer
Grant2024-11-082,455242,79598.9CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Grant2024-11-0544,1256,427,689145.7FISH JAMES C JRChief Executive Officer
Sell2024-11-0531066,796215.5SYLVESTER MARYROSE TDirector
Grant2024-09-032,88500.0STITH KIMBERLY G.Officer
Grant2024-07-185,319526,03898.9BOETTCHER CHARLES COfficer
Sell2024-07-161,500330,000220.0WATSON MICHAEL J.Officer
Grant2024-07-15651140,007215.1MAZZARELLA KATHLEEN M.Director
Grant2024-07-1541889,897215.1PLUMMER WILLIAM BDirector
Grant2024-07-1541889,897215.1HOLT VICTORIA MDirector
Grant2024-07-1541889,897215.1MENKE SEAN EDWARDDirector
Grant2024-07-1541889,897215.1GLUSKI ANDRES RICARDODirector
Grant2024-07-1541889,897215.1BENE THOMAS LDirector
Grant2024-07-1541889,897215.1SYLVESTER MARYROSE TDirector
Grant2024-07-1541889,897215.1CHINN BRUCE E.Director

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