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Waste Management (MIL:1WM) Interest Coverage : 8.60 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Waste Management Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Waste Management's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €1,015 Mil. Waste Management's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €-118 Mil. Waste Management's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 8.60. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Waste Management's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

MIL:1WM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.77   Med: 6.96   Max: 9.07
Current: 8.08


MIL:1WM's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
58.48% of 171 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 5.06 vs MIL:1WM: 8.08

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Waste Management Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waste Management's Interest Coverage 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: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term 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 Interest Coverage Chart

Waste Management Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Waste Management Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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Competitive Comparison of Waste Management's Interest Coverage

For the Waste Management subindustry, Waste Management's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Waste Management's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Waste Management's Interest Coverage falls into.



Waste Management Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Waste Management's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Waste Management's Interest Expense was €-459 Mil. Its Operating Income was €3,506 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €14,576 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3505.691/-458.5
=7.65

Waste Management's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Waste Management's Interest Expense was €-118 Mil. Its Operating Income was €1,015 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €14,395 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*1015.427/-118.031
=8.60

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Waste Management  (MIL:1WM) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Waste Management Business Description

Address
800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
WM ranks as the largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste services in the United States, operating 263 active landfills and about 332 transfer stations. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial, and medical end markets and is also a leading recycler in North America.

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