Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) EBIT

: $1,301 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2023)

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Waste Connections's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 was $321 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2023 was $1,301 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Waste Connections's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 6.02%. Waste Connections's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 17.94%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Waste Connections's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 3.07%.

Waste Connections EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waste Connections's EBIT can be seen below:

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Waste Connections Annual Data

Trend

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

EBIT

839.24

853.26

416.29

933.54

1,251.29

Waste Connections Quarterly Data
	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23
EBIT																270.53	327.59	337.04	316.13	320.58

Waste Connections EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,301 Mil.

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Waste Connections's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Mar. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2022 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	1266.216 * ( 1 - 21.56% )	/	( (16452.429	+	16538.529)	/ 2 )
=	993.2198304	/	16495.479
=	6.02 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 2022 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	17134.603	-	1077.172	-	( 78.637	-	max(0, 1512.643	-	1117.645	+	78.637	))
=	16452.429

	Invested Capital		(Q: Mar. 2023 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	17227.094	-	937.491	-	( 133.86	-	max(0, 1383.184	-	1134.258	+	133.86	))
=	16538.529

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2023) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Waste Connections's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Mar. 2023 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Dec. 2022		Q: Mar. 2023
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	1282.312	/	( ( (7143.421 + max(-474.761, 0))	+	(7151.65 + max(-338.195, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	1282.312	/	( ( 7143.421	+	7151.65 )	/	2 )
=	1282.312	/	7147.5355
=	17.94 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Dec. 2022 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(833.862	+	55.188	+	106.903)	-	(1077.172	+	325.002	+	68.54)
=	-474.761

	Working Capital		(Q: Mar. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(814.68	+	0	+	185.718)	-	(937.491	+	336.613	+	64.489)
=	-338.195

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2023) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Waste Connections's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Mar. 2023 )
	=	1301.34	/	42438.826
	=	3.07 %

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Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) Business Description

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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 97 active landfills (12 are exploration and production waste landfills and 14 are nonmunicipal waste landfills), 142 transfer stations, and 71 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 2021, 14% of consolidated revenue was generated from the firm's Canadian segment.

Executives

Andrea E. Bertone	director	C/O CORP. SECRETARY, PEABODY ENERGY CORP, 701 MARKET STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63101
Robert Michael Cloninger	officer: SR VP, Deputy General Counsel	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
Jason Craft	officer: Sr Vice President-Operations	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Elise Lipman Jordan	director	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Eric Hansen	officer: Senior Vice President and CIO	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Mary Anne Whitney	officer: Sr Vice President - Finance	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Michael W Harlan	director	C/O WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC., 610 APPLEWOOD CRESCENT, SUITE 200, VAUGHAN A6 L4K 0C3
Patrick James Shea	officer: Sr. VP, General Counsel & Sec	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
Edward E Guillet	director	C/O WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC, 610 APPLEWOOD CRESCENT, SUITE 200, VAUGHAN A6 L4K 0C3
Worthing Jackman	officer: EVP & CFO	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
James Little	officer: Sr. Vice President Engineering	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380