Waste Connections (Waste Connections) Days Sales Outstanding

: 38.66 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Waste Connections's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $863 Mil. Waste Connections's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,036 Mil. Hence, Waste Connections's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 38.66.

The historical rank and industry rank for Waste Connections's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

WCN' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 38.47 Med: 42.03 Max: 44.4
Current: 38.48

During the past 13 years, Waste Connections's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 44.40. The lowest was 38.47. And the median was 42.03.

WCN's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
84.42% of 231 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 72.65 vs WCN: 38.48

Waste Connections's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Dec. 2022 (40.15) to Dec. 2023 (38.66).

Waste Connections Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waste Connections's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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Waste Connections Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Days Sales Outstanding

43.09

43.33

39.75

39.06

38.47

Waste Connections Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Sales Outstanding																40.15	39.58	37.70	38.09	38.66

Competitive Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Waste Connections's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding 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 Days Sales Outstanding Distribution

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Waste Connections's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Waste Connections's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.

Waste Connections Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

Waste Connections's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (833.862	+	856.953)	/	2 )	/	8021.951	*	365
=	845.4075					/	8021.951	*	365
=	38.47

Waste Connections's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2023 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (868.093	+	856.953)	/	2 )	/	2035.609	*	365 / 4
=	862.523					/	2035.609	*	365 / 4
=	38.66

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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Waste Connections (Waste Connections) Business Description

Industry

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Address

6220 Highway 7, Suite 600, Woodbridge, Vaughan, ON, CAN, L4H 4G3

Website

https://www.wasteconnections.com

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