Last Price$107.3(1.5%)
Market Cap$6,842.7M
LTM Free Cash Flow margin
5.0%
5Y avg
5.6%
Waste Management industry
median
(0.2%)
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.5%) overvalued
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Free Cash Flow margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Apr'05 | Apr'06 | Apr'07 | Apr'08 | Apr'09 | Apr'10 | Apr'11 | Apr'12 | Apr'13 | Apr'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow margin | 0.6% | (9.4%) | (4.9%) | (0.2%) | 2.7% | 2.9% | (3.3%) | (0.5%) | (2.5%) | 0.7% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 1.8% | 4.1% | 6.7% | 8.0% | 6.2% | 5.0% |
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Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (CWST) Free Cash Flow margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Free Cash Flow margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.CWST
5.0%
23.1%
(50.0%)
0.9%
Median Peer Set
5.1%
10.0%
12.8%
(1.6%)
Waste Connections, Inc.WCN
13.1%
11.2%
(19.3%)
6.9%
Republic Services, Inc.RSG
13.0%
7.1%
18.8%
12.7%
Waste Management, Inc.WM
9.8%
8.0%
19.7%
12.4%
Ambipar Emergency ResponseAMBI
8.7%
58.7%
N/A
(2.4%)
Clean Harbors, Inc.CLH
5.7%
8.9%
6.7%
6.8%
GFL Environmental Inc.GFL
4.4%
2.9%
1,496.8%
(9.2%)
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.MEG
(0.2%)
11.6%
41.4%
(8.9%)
Stericycle, Inc.SRCL
(1.2%)
(1.7%)
N/A
(0.8%)
Enviri CorporationNVRI
(2.5%)
13.2%
48.1%
(5.5%)
LanzaTech Global, Inc.LNZA
(174.3%)
67.7%
(93.6%)
(214.1%)
CWST key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Apr'05 | Apr'06 | Apr'07 | Apr'08 | Apr'09 | Apr'10 | Apr'11 | Apr'12 | Apr'13 | Apr'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 482.0 9.6% | 525.9 9.1% | 547.0 4.0% | 579.5 5.9% | 554.2 (4.4%) | 522.3 (5.8%) | 466.1 (10.8%) | 480.8 3.2% | 455.3 (5.3%) | 497.6 9.3% | 546.5 9.8% | 565.0 3.4% | 599.3 6.1% | 660.7 10.2% | 743.3 12.5% | 774.6 4.2% | 889.2 14.8% | 1,085.1 22.0% | 1,264.5 16.5% | 1,557.3 23.1% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 310.9 | 348.5 | 360.7 | 383.0 | 372.2 | 347.5 | 317.5 | 330.8 | 323.0 | 354.6 | 382.6 | 382.0 | 405.2 | 453.3 | 508.7 | 515.6 | 582.4 | 723.1 | 1,002.7 | 1,027.3 |
% margin | 171.0 35.5% | 177.4 33.7% | 186.3 34.1% | 196.5 33.9% | 182.1 32.8% | 174.9 33.5% | 148.6 31.9% | 150.1 31.2% | 132.3 29.1% | 143.0 28.7% | 163.9 30.0% | 183.1 32.4% | 194.1 32.4% | 207.4 31.4% | 234.6 31.6% | 258.9 33.4% | 306.8 34.5% | 362.0 33.4% | 261.8 20.7% | 529.9 34.0% |
| Operating Expenses | 129.6 | 135.1 | 174.2 | 153.9 | 145.2 | 130.1 | 115.8 | 120.8 | 114.8 | 124.0 | 135.6 | 138.1 | 141.3 | 155.6 | 172.6 | 193.2 | 223.3 | 260.5 | 351.1 | 457.2 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 64.0 | 70.5 | 74.9 | 74.2 | 72.2 | 61.9 | 64.0 | 62.1 | 58.2 | 61.9 | 72.9 | 75.4 | 79.2 | 84.8 | 92.8 | 102.4 | 118.8 | 133.4 | 155.8 | 190.8 |
% margin | 41.4 8.6% | 42.3 8.1% | 12.1 2.2% | 42.6 7.4% | (18.5) (3.3%) | 44.4 8.5% | 28.6 6.1% | (11.5) (2.4%) | 12.4 2.7% | 11.9 2.4% | 31.9 5.8% | 44.9 8.0% | (12.6) (2.1%) | 39.7 6.0% | 53.1 7.1% | 59.3 7.7% | 77.7 8.7% | 95.4 8.8% | 80.4 6.4% | 72.8 4.7% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Interest Expense | 29.4 | 29.4 | 38.9 | 41.5 | 39.8 | 54.3 | 45.9 | 45.5 | 41.4 | 37.9 | 40.1 | 38.7 | 24.9 | 26.0 | 24.7 | 22.1 | 20.9 | 23.0 | 47.6 | 62.4 |
| Pre-tax Income | 12.9 | 18.1 | (25.1) | (2.3) | (58.9) | (12.2) | (27.9) | (77.1) | (52.5) | (25.5) | (10.4) | (6.4) | (37.1) | 6.0 | 29.8 | 38.3 | 58.0 | 75.0 | 37.0 | 21.0 |
% effective tax rate | 5.7 44.3% | 7.0 38.5% | (8.5) 33.9% | 1.7 (76.9%) | 9.1 (15.5%) | 3.0 (24.7%) | (24.2) 86.7% | 1.2 (1.5%) | (2.5) 4.8% | 1.8 (7.1%) | 1.4 (13.0%) | 0.5 (7.8%) | (15.3) 41.2% | (0.4) (6.4%) | (1.9) (6.3%) | (52.8) (137.9%) | 16.9 29.2% | 21.9 29.2% | 11.6 31.4% | 7.5 35.7% |
% margin | 7.3 1.5% | 11.1 2.1% | (17.9) (3.3%) | (7.8) (1.4%) | (68.0) (12.3%) | (13.9) (2.7%) | 38.4 8.2% | (77.6) (16.1%) | (54.1) (11.9%) | (23.1) (4.6%) | (13.0) (2.4%) | (6.8) (1.2%) | (21.8) (3.6%) | 6.4 1.0% | 31.7 4.3% | 91.1 11.8% | 41.1 4.6% | 53.1 4.9% | 25.4 2.0% | 13.5 0.9% |
| EPS | 0.29 | 0.44 | (0.71) | (0.31) | (2.66) | (0.54) | 1.47 | (2.90) | (1.59) | (0.58) | (0.32) | (0.17) | (0.52) | 0.15 | 0.67 | 1.87 | 0.80 | 1.03 | 0.46 | 0.23 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.29 | 0.44 | (0.71) | (0.31) | (2.66) | (0.54) | 1.47 | (2.90) | (1.59) | (0.58) | (0.32) | (0.17) | (0.52) | 0.15 | 0.66 | 1.86 | 0.80 | 1.03 | 0.46 | 0.23 |
% margin | 112.5 23.3% | 90.9 17.3% | 124.4 22.7% | 58.3 10.1% | 101.1 18.2% | 117.2 22.4% | 27.7 5.9% | 41.3 8.6% | 80.2 17.6% | 101.4 20.4% | 105.6 19.3% | 109.1 19.3% | 64.8 10.8% | 118.6 18.0% | 141.9 19.1% | 151.5 19.6% | 208.8 23.5% | 248.3 22.9% | 274.2 21.7% | 318.4 20.4% |
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FAQ
1) What is Casella Waste Systems, Inc.'s Free Cash Flow margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Free Cash Flow margin is 5.0%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Free Cash Flow margin for Casella Waste Systems, Inc. have been 6.1% over the past three years, and 5.8% over the past five years.
2) Is Casella Waste Systems, Inc.'s Free Cash Flow margin Good?
As of today, Casella Waste Systems, Inc.'s Free Cash Flow margin is 5.0%, which is higher than industry median of (0.2%). It indicates that Casella Waste Systems, Inc.'s Free Cash Flow margin is Good.