* The 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is the 5-year average EBITDA per share growth rate. While the denominator is a percentage, we use the whole number as opposed to the decimal form for the calculation. For example, 5% would be shown as 5 as opposed to 0.05. If it's smaller than or equal to 0, then the PEG Ratio is not calculated.
The historical rank and industry rank for Casella Waste Systems's PEG Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
CWST'
s PEG Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.39 Med: 6.79 Max: 59.43
Current: 8.82
During the past 13 years, Casella Waste Systems's highest PEG Ratio was 59.43. The lowest was 1.39. And the median was 6.79.
CWST's PEG Ratio is ranked worse than 91.11% of 90
companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 1.475
vs CWST: 8.82
Peter Lynch thinks a company with a P/E ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued.
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Casella Waste Systems's PEG Ratio
For the Waste Management subindustry, Casella Waste Systems's PEG Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PEG Ratio 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.
Casella Waste Systems's PEG Ratio Distribution in the Waste Management Industry
For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Casella Waste Systems's PEG Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Casella Waste Systems's PEG Ratio falls into.
* 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: The 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is the 5-year average EBITDA per share growth rate. While the denominator is a percentage, we use the whole number as opposed to the decimal form for the calculation. For example, 5% would be shown as 5 as opposed to 0.05. If it's smaller than or equal to 0, then the PEG Ratio is not calculated.
Casella Waste Systems (NAS:CWST) PEG Ratio Explanation
To compare stocks with different growth rates, Peter Lynch invented a ratio called PEG Ratio. PEG Ratio is defined as the P/E ratio divided by the growth ratio. He thinks a company with a P/E ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued. Still he said he would rather buy a company growing 20% a year with a P/E of 20, instead of a company growing 10% a year with a P/E of 10.
Casella Waste Systems PEG Ratio Related Terms
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Casella Waste Systems Inc is a solid waste removal company, providing resource management services to residential, commercial, municipal, and industrial customers. The company's reportable segments on Geographical basis include Eastern, Western and Mid-Atlantic regions through the Resource solution segment. It generates maximum revenue from the Western region segment. The company's services include Recycling, Collection, Organics, Energy, Landfills, Special Waste as well as Professional Services.
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