Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) Inventory Turnover

: 20.78 (As of Mar. 2023)

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Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. It is calculated as Cost of Goods Sold divided by Total Inventories. Waste Connections's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 was $1,147 Mil. Waste Connections's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $55 Mil. Waste Connections's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 20.78.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Waste Connections's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 was 4.39.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Waste Connections's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 0.03.

Waste Connections Inventory Turnover Historical Data

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

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Waste Connections Annual Data

Trend

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Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Inventory Turnover

89.22

90.24

87.20

Waste Connections Quarterly Data
	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23
Inventory Turnover																22.36	-	-	20.62	20.78

Waste Connections Inventory Turnover Calculation

Waste Connections's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2022 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2022 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2021 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ))	/	count )
=	4336.012	/ (	(44.257	+	55.188)	/	2 )
=	4336.012	/	49.7225
=	87.20

Waste Connections's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Mar. 2023 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2023 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2023 ))	/	count )
=	1146.941	/ (	(55.188	+	0)	/	1 )
=	1146.941	/	55.188
=	20.78

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) Inventory Turnover Explanation

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. A higher Inventory Turnover means the company has light inventory. Therefore the company spends less money on storage, write downs, and obsolete inventory. If the inventory is too light, it may affect sales because the company may not have enough to meet demand.

1. Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Waste Connections's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2023 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
	=	55.188	/	1146.941	*	365 / 4
	=	4.39

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Waste Connections's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Mar. 2023 )
	=	55.188	/	1900.503
	=	0.03

Be Aware

Usually retailers pile up their inventories at holiday seasons to meet the stronger demand. Therefore, the inventory of a particular quarter of a year should not be used to calculate Inventory Turnover. An average inventory is a better indication.

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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