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Waste Connections (Waste Connections) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 6.32 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Waste Connections Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Waste Connections's current share price is $163.48. Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $25.88. Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 6.32.

The historical rank and industry rank for Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WCN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.57   Med: 5.73   Max: 6.96
Current: 6.32

During the past years, Waste Connections's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 6.96. The lowest was 3.57. And the median was 5.73.

WCN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
90.15% of 132 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 1.485 vs WCN: 6.32

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 PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Waste Connections's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $30.126. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $25.88 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Waste Connections Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Chart

Waste Connections Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.66 5.77 6.71 5.75 5.86

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 PB Ratio 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 5.85 5.85 5.36 5.86 6.65

Competitive Comparison of Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Waste Management subindustry, Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Waste Connections Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB 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 PB Ratio.

Waste Connections's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=163.48/25.88
=6.32

* 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 Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=30.126/125.4675*125.4675
=30.126

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 125.4675.

Waste Connections Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 11.486 99.473 14.488
201409 11.759 99.394 14.844
201412 11.981 98.367 15.282
201503 12.071 99.789 15.177
201506 12.247 100.500 15.289
201509 10.500 100.421 13.119
201512 10.815 99.947 13.576
201603 10.917 101.054 13.554
201606 21.141 102.002 26.005
201609 21.370 101.765 26.347
201612 21.490 101.449 26.578
201703 21.439 102.634 26.209
201706 22.019 103.029 26.815
201709 22.732 103.345 27.598
201712 23.790 103.345 28.883
201803 23.831 105.004 28.475
201806 24.077 105.557 28.618
201809 24.678 105.636 29.311
201812 24.529 105.399 29.199
201903 24.899 106.979 29.202
201906 25.426 107.690 29.623
201909 25.761 107.611 30.036
201912 26.301 107.769 30.620
202003 25.427 107.927 29.559
202006 24.702 108.401 28.591
202009 25.348 108.164 29.403
202012 26.098 108.559 30.163
202103 26.430 110.298 30.065
202106 26.358 111.720 29.601
202109 26.410 112.905 29.349
202112 26.859 113.774 29.620
202203 26.272 117.646 28.019
202206 26.701 120.806 27.731
202209 26.985 120.648 28.063
202212 27.645 120.964 28.674
202303 28.095 122.702 28.728
202306 28.943 124.203 29.238
202309 29.452 125.230 29.508
202312 29.863 125.468 29.863
202403 30.126 125.468 30.126

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book 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  (NYSE:WCN) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value 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 PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Waste Connections (Waste Connections) 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
Philip Rivard officer: SR VP Business Development 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Iii Robert Nielsen officer: SR VP Operations 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Robert Michael Cloninger officer: SR VP, Deputy General Counsel 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
William J Razzouk director C/O WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC, 610 APPLEWOOD CRESCENT, SUITE 200, VAUGHAN A6 L4K 0C3
James Little officer: Sr. Vice President Engineering 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Susan Netherton officer: VP People, Training & Devlpmnt 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Domenic Pio officer: SR VP Operations 1001 FANNIN ST, STE 4000, HOUSTON TX 77002
David Eddie officer: Sr. VP & Chief Accting Officer 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Andrea E. Bertone director C/O CORP. SECRETARY, PEABODY ENERGY CORP, 701 MARKET STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63101
Eric Hansen officer: Senior Vice President and CIO 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Patrick James Shea officer: Sr. VP, General Counsel & Sec 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Jason Craft officer: Sr Vice President-Operations 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Darrell W Chambliss officer: EVP & COO 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
David M Hall officer: Sr. Vice President 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Matthew Stephen Black officer: Sr. Vice President - Tax 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380