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Waste Connections (STU:UI51) Beneish M-Score : -2.71 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Waste Connections Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Waste Connections's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

STU:UI51' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.7   Max: -1.64
Current: -2.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Waste Connections was -1.64. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.70.


Waste Connections Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waste Connections's Beneish M-Score 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 Beneish M-Score Chart

Waste Connections Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.69 -2.70 -2.67 -2.71 -2.77

Waste Connections Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score 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 -2.69 -2.76 -2.74 -2.77 -2.71

Competitive Comparison of Waste Connections's Beneish M-Score

For the Waste Management subindustry, Waste Connections's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score 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 Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Waste Connections's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Waste Connections's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Waste Connections Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Waste Connections for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.0245+0.528 * 0.967+0.404 * 0.9859+0.892 * 1.0583+0.115 * 1.0601
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0355+4.679 * -0.060541-0.327 * 1.0308
=-2.72

* 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.

This Year (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €825 Mil.
Revenue was 1906.841 + 1866.653 + 1934.665 + 1865.471 = €7,574 Mil.
Gross Profit was 782.8 + 770.27 + 805.952 + 760.318 = €3,119 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,120 Mil.
Total Assets was €17,556 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €7,453 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €945 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €764 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,501 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €7,401 Mil.
Net Income was 211.65 + 116.233 + 214.597 + 193.099 = €736 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.003 + -151.727 + -47.885 + -10.207 = €-212 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 451.084 + 509.798 + 519.252 + 530.129 = €2,010 Mil.
Total Receivables was €761 Mil.
Revenue was 1775.07 + 1764.62 + 1898.667 + 1718.348 = €7,157 Mil.
Gross Profit was 703.827 + 690.374 + 766.831 + 689.202 = €2,850 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,059 Mil.
Total Assets was €16,090 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €6,680 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €905 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €697 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,292 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €6,623 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(824.947 / 7573.63) / (760.911 / 7156.705)
=0.108924 / 0.106321
=1.0245

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(2850.234 / 7156.705) / (3119.34 / 7573.63)
=0.398261 / 0.411869
=0.967

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (1119.69 + 7452.621) / 17556.047) / (1 - (1059.397 + 6679.641) / 16090.106)
=0.511717 / 0.519019
=0.9859

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=7573.63 / 7156.705
=1.0583

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(905.152 / (905.152 + 6679.641)) / (945.346 / (945.346 + 7452.621))
=0.119338 / 0.112568
=1.0601

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(763.501 / 7573.63) / (696.758 / 7156.705)
=0.10081 / 0.097357
=1.0355

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((7401.041 + 1501.018) / 17556.047) / ((6622.891 + 1291.894) / 16090.106)
=0.507065 / 0.491904
=1.0308

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(735.579 - -211.822 - 2010.263) / 17556.047
=-0.060541

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Waste Connections has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Waste Connections (STU:UI51) Business Description

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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.

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