Waste Management (WM) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2014)
Waste Management's Interest Coverage Ratio was 3.88 in Q1 2014, up 16.7% from 3.32 a year earlier.
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Waste Management (WM) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2014) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Waste Management's Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.39 through Mar 31, 2014, down 37.2% year-over-year; for FY2013, it came in at 2.24, down 40.9% from FY2012.
- Interest Coverage Ratio has now declined for three consecutive years.
- In earlier years, Interest Coverage Ratio was 3.79 in FY2012 (-10.0%), 4.22 in FY2011 (-5.8%), 4.47 in FY2010 (+1.0%) and 4.43 in FY2009.
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio has moved between -3.47 (Q4 2013) and 5.05 (Q2 2010) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Coverage Ratio was higher in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 1.8%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio over five years was Q3 2013 (growth of 19.3%); the worst was Q2 2011 (a decline of 15.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, WM's Interest Coverage Ratio in the three quarters before Q1 2014 was -3.47 (Q4 2013), 4.85 (Q3 2013) and 4.18 (Q2 2013).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 81.64 Bn | 80.55 Bn | 2.73 Bn | - |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.27 Bn | 63.89 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 5.97 |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 38.82 Bn | 38.45 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 4.80 |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.38 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 608.78 Mn | - |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.51 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 385.80 Mn | -1.31 |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.03 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 1.11 |
| 7 | Onterris | 470.12 Mn | 429.40 Mn | 82.26 Mn | - |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 331.90 Mn | 223.46 Mn | -2.50 Mn | -69.22 |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 182.23 Mn | 182.23 Mn | 707,000.00 | - |
| 10 | Comstock | 177.73 Mn | 181.05 Mn | -896,073.00 | -121.11 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2014 | 3.88 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -3.47 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 4.85 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 4.18 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 3.32 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 3.97 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 4.07 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 3.85 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 3.29 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 4.49 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 4.60 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 4.25 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 3.53 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 4.82 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 4.32 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 5.05 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 3.68 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 4.15 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 5.05 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 4.99 |
API Access
Waste Management Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "WM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();