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Casella Waste Systems Inc Stock Research

CWST

78.96USD+1.26(+1.62%)Delayed

Market Summary

USD78.96+1.26
Delayed
1.62%

CWST Alerts

CWST Stock Price

CWST RSI Chart

CWST Valuation

Market Cap

4.1B

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

76.87

Price/Sales (Trailing)

3.76

EV/EBITDA

20.42

Price/Free Cashflow

47.25

CWST Price/Sales (Trailing)

CWST Profitability

EBT Margin

6.91%

Return on Equity

10.66%

Return on Assets

3.66%

Free Cashflow Yield

2.12%

CWST Fundamentals

CWST Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

1.1B

Revenue Y/Y

12.53%

Revenue Q/Q

-7.84%

CWST Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

53.1M

Earnings Y/Y

-7.92%

Earnings Q/Q

-62.86%

Price Action

52 Week Range

63.9092.20
(Low)(High)

Last 7 days

-2%

Last 30 days

2.9%

Last 90 days

-2.2%

Trailing 12 Months

-6.7%

CWST Financial Health

Current Ratio

1.17

Debt/Equity

1.17

Debt/Cashflow

0.37

CWST Investor Care

Shares Dilution (1Y)

0.56%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

1.03

Peers (Alternatives to Casella Waste Systems)

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NameMkt Capsorted ascendingRevenuePrice %, 1MReturns, 1YP/EP/SRev 1-YrInc 1-Yr
LARGE-CAP
63.0B
19.7B
1.52% -0.37%
28.15
3.2
9.85% 23.24%
44.3B
8.4B
-0.28% 7.16%
34.48
5.29
12.71% 11.63%
41.4B
13.5B
1.30% 1.26%
27.85
3.07
19.62% 15.28%
34.4B
7.2B
-1.72% 0.43%
41.12
4.76
17.24% 35.21%
34.0B
3.7B
3.00% 12.81%
31.46
9.27
16.24% -0.79%
MID-CAP
7.7B
3.5B
3.94% -12.11%
24.61
2.16
7.06% 25.10%
7.1B
5.2B
-2.65% 23.96%
17.22
1.37
35.76% 102.58%
4.1B
1.1B
2.88% -6.73%
76.87
3.76
22.03% 29.15%
3.8B
2.7B
-25.66% -27.17%
66.74
1.39
2.18% 310.82%
SMALL-CAP
796.3M
709.3M
-8.34% 16.94%
10.93
1.12
37.64% 56.34%
138.2M
71.0M
49.71% 77.76%
-30.1
1.95
-14.94% -242.00%
11.9M
318.1M
-39.76% -28.40%
-0.35
0.04
19.84% 22.30%
10.5M
77.1M
-4.25% -18.92%
-150.41
0.14
14.38% -102.40%

Financials for Casella Waste Systems

Income Statement (Last 12 Months)
(In Millions)
* denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q4
Revenue2.9%1,0851,0551,001934889
  S&GA Expenses3.3%133129126121119
Costs and Expenses3.1%990960916858812
EBITDA2.5%225220204188183
EBITDA Margin-0.3%0.21*0.21*0.20*0.20*0.21*
Earnings Before Taxes0.0%75.0075.0066.0056.0058.00
EBT Margin-2.8%0.07*0.07*0.07*0.06*0.07*
Interest Expenses6.0%24.0022.0021.0021.0021.00
Net Income-1.3%53.0054.0047.0041.0041.00
Net Income Margin-4.1%0.05*0.05*0.05*0.04*0.05*
Free Cahsflow20.4%86.0072.0074.0066.0059.00
Balance Sheet
(In Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q4
Assets3.6%1,4491,3991,3711,3071,284
  Current Assets8.4%207191181134146
    Cash Equivalents48.4%71.0048.0039.0013.0034.00
  Net PPE2.5%685668647645-
  Goodwill0.7%274272263258233
  Current Liabilities9.1%178163163144152
  Long Term Debt1.1%585578576561543
Shareholder's Equity2.3%498487458435422
  Retained Earnings4.7%-171-180-203-220-225
  Additional Paid-In Capital0.5%662658656654652
Accumulated Depreciation2.2%1,0391,016997973-
Shares Outstanding0.1%52.0052.0051.00--
Cashflow (Last 12 Months)
(In Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q4
Cashflow From Operations8.1%217201196175183
  Share Based Compensation-3.2%8.008.009.0011.0012.00
Cashflow From Investing6.0%-206-220-342-324-293
Cashflow From Financing31.5%27.0020.0020.009.00-10.12

Risks for CWST

What is the probability of a big loss on CWST?

55.8%


Probability that Casella Waste Systems stock will be more than 20% underwater in next one year

0%


Probability that Casella Waste Systems stock will be more than 30% underwater in next one year.

0%


Probability that Casella Waste Systems stock will be more than 40% underwater in next one year.
*Calculated based on probability distribution of losses observed in actual data in the last 5 years.

How does CWST drawdown profile look like?

Y-axis is the maximum loss one would have experienced if Casella Waste Systems was unfortunately bought at previous high price.

Drawdowns

Returns for CWST

Cumulative Returns on CWST

33.7%


10-Year Cumulative Returns

41.9%


7-Year Cumulative Returns

27.6%


5-Year Cumulative Returns

25.9%


3-Year Cumulative Returns

What are the long-term rolling returns for CWST?

FIve years rolling returns for Casella Waste Systems.

Annualized Returns

Which funds bought or sold CWST recently?

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Datesorted ascendingFund NameType% Chg$ Change$ Held% Portfolio
2023-03-10
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
reduced
-82.13
-1,962,850
447,150
-%
2023-03-06
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.
reduced
-26.82
-8,000
25,000
-%
2023-02-28
Voya Investment Management LLC
reduced
-24.63
-5,759,840
20,726,200
0.03%
2023-02-24
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.
unchanged
-
155
5,155
-%
2023-02-22
TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY
added
1.92
117,000
2,120,000
0.02%
2023-02-21
MACQUARIE GROUP LTD
added
2.12
6,557,000
116,082,000
0.14%
2023-02-21
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO
reduced
-5.58
-3,692
185,308
-%
2023-02-21
Triasima Portfolio Management inc.
unchanged
-
10,343
351,343
0.03%
2023-02-17
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP
reduced
-5.23
-290,135
17,777,900
0.03%
2023-02-15
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC
reduced
-28.6
-55,221
158,779
-%

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Latest Funds Activity

Are funds buying CWST calls or puts?
Calls
Puts
Are funds bullish or bearish(Calls - Puts)?
Net Call Options
No. of funds that own CWST
No. of Funds

Casella Waste Systems News

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Schedule 13G FIlings of Casella Waste Systems

Date FiledName of FilerPercent of ClassNo. of SharesForm Type
Feb 14, 2023
earnest partners llc
5.5%
2,769,530
SC 13G/A
Feb 09, 2023
vanguard group inc
9.40%
4,764,755
SC 13G/A
Feb 01, 2023
blackrock inc.
6.5%
3,313,852
SC 13G/A
Jan 18, 2023
conestoga capital advisors, llc
6.23%
3,157,827
SC 13G/A
Feb 11, 2022
earnest partners llc
6.1%
3,062,434
SC 13G/A
Feb 09, 2022
vanguard group inc
9.18%
4,629,147
SC 13G/A
Feb 01, 2022
blackrock inc.
6.4%
3,231,661
SC 13G/A
Jan 26, 2022
wells fargo & company/mn
1.02%
512,345
SC 13G/A
Jan 10, 2022
conestoga capital advisors, llc
7.3%
3,682,168
SC 13G/A
Feb 16, 2021
earnest partners llc
6.1%
3,060,783
SC 13G/A

CWST Fair Value

Casella Waste Systems fair value in different scenarios

The table shows the Fair Value estimates for Casella Waste Systems for various scenarios. Disclaimer: These are just estimations from a model. None of the models are good at predicting the future. Please dont buy or sell stocks based on these outputs.
Fair ValueVery PessimisticPessimisticBase CaseOptimisticVery Optimistic
Very Low Inflation

21.95

-72.20%

31.86

-59.65%

42.30

-46.43%

53.48

-32.27%

68.20

-13.63%
Current Inflation

18.73

-76.28%

23.03

-70.83%

31.05

-60.68%

39.03

-50.57%

46.92

-40.58%
Very High Inflation

17.32

-78.06%

23.89

-69.74%

30.31

-61.61%

37.65

-52.32%

47.17

-40.26%

Historical Casella Waste Systems Fair Value Estimates


Very Pessimistic Case
Pessimistic Case
Fair Value
Optimistic Case
Very Optimistic Case
Closing Stock Price

Recent SEC filings of Casella Waste Systems

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Date Filed Form Type Document
Mar 16, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 16, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 16, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 16, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 16, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 16, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 16, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 14, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 14, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 14, 2023
4
Insider Trading

Latest Insider Trading transactions for CWST

Filter Transactions
Datesorted ascendingNameBuy/Sell$ ValueAvg. Price# SharesTitle
2023-03-15
Steves Sean
sold
-14,801
82.23
-180
sr vp & coo of sw ops
2023-03-15
Drohan Kevin
sold
-4,604
82.23
-56.00
vp & chief accounting officer
2023-03-15
CASELLA DOUGLAS R
sold
-75,322
82.23
-916
vice chairman, bd of directors
2023-03-15
Ligon Paul
sold
-34,865
82.23
-424
sr vp of sustainable growth
2023-03-15
Coletta Edmond
sold
-132,390
82.23
-1,610
president & cfo
2023-03-15
CASELLA JOHN W
sold
-264,452
82.23
-3,216
chief executive officer
2023-03-15
Sayward Shelley E.
sold
-19,981
82.23
-243
senior vp & general counsel
2023-03-10
Ligon Paul
acquired
-
-
497
sr vp of sustainable growth
2023-03-10
CASELLA DOUGLAS R
acquired
-
-
2,188
vice chairman, bd of directors
2023-03-10
Drohan Kevin
acquired
-
-
663
vp & chief accounting officer

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John W. Casella
2900
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a vertically integrated solid waste services company in the northeastern United States. It offers resource management services primarily in the areas of solid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling, and organics services to residential, commercial, municipal, institutional, and industrial customers. The company provides a range of non-hazardous solid waste services, including collections, transfer stations, and disposal facilities. It also markets recyclable metals, aluminum, plastics, and paper and corrugated cardboard that are processed at its facilities, as well as recyclables purchased from third parties. In addition, the company is involved in commodity brokerage operations. As of January 31, 2022, it owned and/or operated 50 solid waste collection operations, 65 transfer stations, 23 recycling facilities, 8 Subtitle D landfills, 3 landfill gas-to-energy facilities, and 1 landfill permitted to accept construction and demolition materials. Casella Waste Systems, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Rutland, Vermont.

CWST Income Statement

2022-12-31
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)
shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]   
Revenues$ 1,085,089$ 889,211$ 774,584
Operating expenses:   
Cost of operations723,117582,403515,646
General and administration133,419118,834102,410
Depreciation and amortization126,351103,59090,782
Expense from acquisition activities4,6135,3041,862
Southbridge Landfill closure charge, net1,4364964,587
Environmental remediation charge7599240
Total operating expenses989,695811,551715,287
Operating income95,39477,66059,297
Other expense (income):   
Interest income(709)(302)(303)
Interest expense23,72221,22922,371
Other income(2,585)(1,313)(1,073)
Other expense, net20,42819,61420,995
Income before income taxes74,96658,04638,302
Provision (benefit) for income taxes21,88716,946(52,804)
Net income$ 53,079$ 41,100$ 91,106
Basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:   
Weighted average common shares outstanding51,62351,31248,793
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)$ 1.03$ 0.80$ 1.87
Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:   
Weighted average common shares outstanding51,76751,51549,045
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)$ 1.03$ 0.80$ 1.86

CWST Balance Sheet

2022-12-31
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
CURRENT ASSETS:  
Cash and cash equivalents$ 71,152$ 33,809
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $3,016 and $3,276, respectively100,88686,979
Prepaid expenses15,18212,766
Inventory13,4729,729
Other current assets6,7873,196
Total current assets207,479146,479
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $1,064,756 and $973,094, respectively720,550644,604
Operating lease right-of-use assets92,06393,799
Goodwill274,458232,860
Intangible assets, net91,78393,723
Restricted assets1,9002,122
Cost method investments10,96711,264
Deferred income taxes22,90343,957
Other non-current assets27,11214,772
Total assets1,449,2151,283,580
CURRENT LIABILITIES:  
Current maturities of debt8,9689,901
Current operating lease liabilities7,0007,307
Accounts payable74,20363,086
Accrued payroll and related expenses23,55622,210
Accrued interest2,8582,042
Contract liabilities3,7423,404
Current accrued capping, closure and post-closure costs11,0367,915
Other accrued liabilities46,23736,328
Total current liabilities177,600152,193
Debt, less current portion585,015542,503
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion57,34556,375
Accrued capping, closure and post-closure costs, less current portion102,64278,999
Deferred income taxes437868
Other long-term liabilities28,27630,185
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:  
Additional paid-in capital661,761652,045
Accumulated deficit(171,920)(224,999)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax7,542(5,103)
Total stockholders' equity497,900422,457
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity1,449,2151,283,580
Class A Common Stock  
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:  
Common stock507504
Class B Common Stock  
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:  
Common stock$ 10$ 10