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Waste Connections (TSX:WCN) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 48.89 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Waste Connections Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-06-06), Waste Connections's current share price is C$230.75. Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$4.72. Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 48.89.

The historical rank and industry rank for Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:WCN' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 24.52   Med: 42.94   Max: 53.72
Current: 48.25

During the past years, Waste Connections's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 53.72. The lowest was 24.52. And the median was 42.94.

TSX:WCN's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
78.85% of 52 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 21 vs TSX:WCN: 48.25

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Waste Connections's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$1.678. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is C$4.72 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Waste Connections Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Waste Connections Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Waste Connections Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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Waste Connections Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 44.62 44.07 40.14 43.73 49.22

Competitive Comparison of Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Waste Management subindustry, Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Waste Connections Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=230.75/4.72
=48.89

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Waste Connections's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=1.678/126.2576*126.2576
=1.678

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

Waste Connections Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.501 99.473 0.636
201409 0.410 99.394 0.521
201412 0.236 98.367 0.303
201503 0.818 99.789 1.035
201506 0.638 100.500 0.802
201509 0.559 100.421 0.703
201512 0.322 99.947 0.407
201603 0.772 101.054 0.965
201606 0.241 102.002 0.298
201609 0.926 101.765 1.149
201612 0.589 101.449 0.733
201703 0.996 102.634 1.225
201706 0.770 103.029 0.944
201709 1.030 103.345 1.258
201712 0.660 103.345 0.806
201803 1.056 105.004 1.270
201806 1.227 105.557 1.468
201809 0.991 105.636 1.184
201812 1.020 105.399 1.222
201903 1.262 106.979 1.489
201906 1.255 107.690 1.471
201909 1.106 107.611 1.298
201912 0.767 107.769 0.899
202003 1.224 107.927 1.432
202006 1.217 108.401 1.417
202009 1.155 108.164 1.348
202012 0.223 108.559 0.259
202103 1.450 110.298 1.660
202106 1.278 111.720 1.444
202109 1.035 112.905 1.157
202112 0.801 113.774 0.889
202203 1.408 117.646 1.511
202206 1.558 120.806 1.628
202209 1.446 120.648 1.513
202212 1.201 120.964 1.254
202303 1.414 122.702 1.455
202306 1.832 124.203 1.862
202309 1.744 125.230 1.758
202312 1.234 125.072 1.246
202403 1.678 126.258 1.678

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Waste Connections  (TSX:WCN) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Waste Connections (TSX:WCN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6220 Highway 7, Suite 600, Woodbridge, Vaughan, ON, CAN, L4H 4G3
Waste Connections is the third-largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste and recycling services in the North America, operating 100 active landfills (9 are exploration and production waste landfills and 16 are nonmunicipal waste landfills), 157 transfer stations, and 79 recycling operations. The firm serves residential, commercial, industrial, and energy end markets. Waste Connections entered the Canadian market with its 2016 merger with Progressive Waste. In 2022, 13% of consolidated revenue was generated from the firm's Canadian segment.
Executives
Matthew Stephen Black Senior Officer
Eric Olin Hansen Senior Officer
Patrick J Shea Senior Officer