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Casella Waste Systems (Casella Waste Systems) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Casella Waste Systems Financial Strength?

Casella Waste Systems has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Casella Waste Systems's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.06. Casella Waste Systems's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.78. As of today, Casella Waste Systems's Altman Z-Score is 2.79.


Competitive Comparison of Casella Waste Systems's Financial Strength

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Casella Waste Systems's Financial Strength Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

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Casella Waste Systems Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Casella Waste Systems's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-18 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $19 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,074 Mil.

Casella Waste Systems's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*18.767/-17.696
=1.06

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Casella Waste Systems's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(44.82 + 1073.736) / 1438.268
=0.78

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Casella Waste Systems has a Z-score of 2.79, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Casella Waste Systems is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.79 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Casella Waste Systems  (NAS:CWST) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Casella Waste Systems has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Casella Waste Systems (Casella Waste Systems) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
25 Greens Hill Lane, Rutland, VT, USA, 05701
Casella Waste Systems Inc is a solid waste removal company, providing resource management services to residential, commercial, municipal, and industrial customers in the Northeastern United States. The company's reportable segments on Geographical basis include Eastern and Western regions as well as the Resource solution segment. It generates maximum revenue from the Western region segment. The company services include Recycling, Collection, Organics, Energy, Landfills, Special Waste as well as Professional Services.
Executives
Bradford John Helgeson officer: Executive VP and CFO 30 ESSEX PLACE, BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920
Kevin Drohan officer: VP & CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER C/O CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC., 25 GREENS HILL LANE, RUTLAND VT 05701
Edmond Coletta officer: PRESIDENT & CFO CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC., 25 GREENS HILL LANE, RUTLAND VT 05701
Paul Ligon officer: SR VP & CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER C/O CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC., 25 GREENS HILL LANE, RUTLAND VT 05701
William P Hulligan director 25 GREENS HILL LANE, RUTLAND VT 05701
Douglas R Casella director, officer: VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC, 25 GREENS HILL LN, RUTLAND VT 05701
John W Casella director, officer: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC, 25 GREENS HILL LN, RUTLAND VT 05701
Joseph Doody director CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC, 25 GREENS HILL LANE PO BOX 866, RUTLAND VT 05701
Michael Louis Battles director 45 WILLIAM STREET, WELLESLEY MA 02481
Rose M. Kirk director C/O CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC., 25 GREENS HILL LANE, RUTLAND VT 05701
Gary Sova director CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC., 25 GREENS HILL LANE, RUTLAND VT 05701
Emily Nagle Green director CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, 25 GREENS HILL LANE, RUTLAND VT 05701
Sean Steves officer: Sr VP & COO of SW Ops C/O CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC., 25 GREENS HILL LANE, RUTLAND VT 05701
Shelley E. Sayward officer: SENIOR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL C/O CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC., 25 GREENS HILL LANE, RUTLAND VT 05701
Michael K Burke director C/O LANDAUER, INC., 2 SCIENCE ROAD, GLENWOOD IL 60425