Waste Management (WBO:WM) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.03 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Waste Management's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.03.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Waste Management couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for Waste Management's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:WM' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0.02 Max: 0.26
Current: 0.03

During the past 13 years, Waste Management's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.26. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.02.

WBO:WM's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
92.08% of 240 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 0.375 vs WBO:WM: 0.03

Waste Management Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waste Management's Cash-to-Debt 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.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Waste Management Annual Data

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Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

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0.26

0.04

0.01

0.02

0.03

Waste Management Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.03

Competitive Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Waste Management's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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 Management Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Waste Management's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Waste Management's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Waste Management Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Waste Management's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	419.986	/	(306.278	+	14575.715)
	=	0.03

Waste Management's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	419.986	/	(306.278	+	14575.715)
	=	0.03

Waste Management (WBO:WM) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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Waste Management (WBO:WM) Business Description

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Address

800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX, USA, 77002

Website

https://www.wm.com

WM ranks as the largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste services in the United States, operating 259 active landfills and about 337 transfer stations. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial end markets and is also a leading recycler in North America.