Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Stock | CWST Stock Price & Analysis

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CWST

Casella Waste Systems CWST · NASDAQ

$93.07 +7.55% (+$6.53)

Summary

37 / 100 · Bulios Score

Valuation 22Growth 51Profitability 28Quality 10Debt 37Stability 100

What speaks for it

Revenue grew by 19% a year over the last 3 years.
The share price is below the Bulios Fair Price.
Analysts expect revenue to grow by 15% this fiscal year.

What to watch

Earnings per share fell by 51% a year over the last 3 years.
Out of every 100 USD of revenue, only 0.3 USD is left as net profit.
Operating profit covers the interest on its debt only 1.1 times.
It earns only 1.7 USD a year on every 100 USD of invested capital.

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Score in detail

Is it expensive?

Looks cheap

Bulios Fair Price

Current price $93.07

P/E today 1,022.3 214% higher

5-year average P/E 325.4

P/E today 1,022.3

Waste Management industry median

Unlock fair price

Bulios Fair Price is an estimate of a stock's fair value from the Bulios valuation model. It is an input for your own analysis, not investment advice. How does it work?

Today you pay 1,022.3 USD for 1 USD of yearly profit. Over the last five years it was 325.4 USD on average.

Valuation in detail

Is it growing?

Slowly

Revenue (USD)

889M

1.1B

1.3B

1.6B

1.8B

2.1B

2.3B

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Diluted EPS (USD)

$0.80

$1.03

$0.46

$0.23

$0.12

$1.35

$1.58

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Analyst estimate

Revenue grew by 19% a year over 5 years. Over the last 3 years it grew by 19% a year. For the next fiscal year analysts expect revenue to grow by 15%. Earnings per share fell by 51% a year over the last 3 years.

Growth in detail

Does it make money?

Poorly

Where 100 USD of revenue goes

Cost of sales 75 USD
Sales and administration 21 USD
Taxes and other 4.2 USD
Net profit 0.3 USD

Net profit, industry median (Waste Management) 5.8 USD

Out of every 100 USD of revenue, 0.3 USD is left as net profit.

Profitability in detail

Is it financially healthy?

Debt is a burden

Cash and short-term investments $25.5M

Debt $1.45B

Free cash flow over 12 months $105.7M

Repaying all its debt would take 13.7 years of free cash flow. Its debt is larger than its cash.

Financial health in detail

Does it pay a dividend?

It pays no dividend.

Dividends in detail

What do analysts expect?

Mildly positive

Buy 11
Hold 8
Sell 0

Today's price within the analysts' price targets

Today's price $93.07 Average target $113

$93.07 $122

The average target of $113 is 21% above today's price. 58% of the analysts recommend buying.

Analysts in detail

What does it earn on?

Fiscal year 2025

By product

Collection 74%
Processing Services 8.9%
Transfer 8.8%
Landfill Revenue 6.1%
Transportation 1.4%
Other 0.5%

By region

Western Region 36%
Eastern Region 26%
Resource Solutions Region 20%
Mid-Atlantic Region 19%

Collection brings in 74% of revenue.

Segments in detail