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Montrose Environmental Group (Montrose Environmental Group) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

: 0.01 (As of Dec. 2023)
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In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Montrose Environmental Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.01. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 4020.


The historical rank and industry rank for Montrose Environmental Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

MEG' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2330.83   Med: 2964.59   Max: 3721.67
Current: 3025.78


During the past 6 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Montrose Environmental Group was 3721.67. The lowest was 2330.83. And the median was 2964.59.


MEG's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
100% of 86 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 16.39 vs MEG: 3025.78

Montrose Environmental Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.18. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.58. It's PE Ratio ratio for today is At Loss.

Montrose Environmental Group's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.19. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.56. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


Montrose Environmental Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Montrose Environmental Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

* Premium members only.

Montrose Environmental Group Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Premium Member Only - - - - 0.01

Montrose Environmental Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -0.22 0.01

Competitive Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Montrose Environmental Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Montrose Environmental Group Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Montrose Environmental Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Montrose Environmental Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Montrose Environmental Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Montrose Environmental Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income -30.9
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 56.0
Change In Deferred Tax -1.0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 10.0
Change In Working Capital -13.8
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 30.2

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Montrose Environmental Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-30.9 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Montrose Environmental Group's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $56.0 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Montrose Environmental Group's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $10.0 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Montrose Environmental Group's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $10.0 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Montrose Environmental Group's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-13.8 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Montrose Environmental Group's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 30.184 Mil.

Montrose Environmental Group's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -30.859 +55.974+-0.98
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-9.9966550134776+-13.782)/30.184
=0.01

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=40.20/0.01
=4020

* 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.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


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Montrose Environmental Group (Montrose Environmental Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5120 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, AR, USA, 72118
Montrose Environmental Group Inc is an environmental services company. The firm's operating segments are Assessment, Permitting and Response, Measurement and Analysis, and Remediation and Reuse. Through its Assessment, Permitting, and Response segment, the company provides scientific advisory and consulting services to support environmental assessments, environmental emergency response, and environmental audits. Measurement and Analysis include test and analysis of air, water, and soil to determine concentrations of contaminants whereas, the Remediation and Reuse segment provide clients with engineering, design, implementation, operations and maintenance services, to treat contaminated water, remove contaminants from soil or create biogas from food or agricultural waste.
Executives
Allan Dicks officer: Chief Financial Officer 1 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1000, IRVINE CA 92614
Janet Risi Field director 9200 SOUTH DADELAND BOULEVARD, SUITE 800, MIAMI FL 33156
Fernandez De Castro Jose Miguel director TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES, INC., SIX CONCOURSE PARKWAY, SUITE 1900, ATLANTA GA 30328
James K Price director, 10 percent owner C/O TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES, INC., SUITE 1900, SIX CONCOURSE PARKWAY, ATLANTA GA 30328
J Thomas Presby director 198 KEELER ROAD, BRIDGEWATER CT 06752
Richard E Perlman director, 10 percent owner C/O TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES, INC., SUITE 1900, SIX CONCOURSE PARKWAY, ATLANTA GA 30328
Nasym Afsari officer: General Counsel and Secretary 1 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1000, IRVINE CA 92614
Vijay Manthripragada director, officer: See Remarks 1 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1000, IRVINE CA 92614
Joshua W. Lemaire officer: Chief Operating Officer 1 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1000, IRVINE CA 92614
Partners Ltd 10 percent owner 181 BAY STREET, BROOKFIELD PLACE, SUITE 300, TORONTO A6 M5J2T3
Oaktree Holdings, Ltd. 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Capital Group, Llc 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Ocm Montrose Holdings, L.p. 10 percent owner 333 S. GRAND AVE., 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Ocm Montrose Ii Holdings, L.p. 10 percent owner 333 S. GRAND AVE., 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Jose Revuelta officer: Chief Strategy Officer 1 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1000, IRVINE CA 92614