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Casella Waste Systems

CWST
25
Waste Management · Industrials
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
25
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a vertically integrated solid waste services company in the northeastern United States. It offers resource management services primarily in the areas of solid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling, and organics services to residential, commercial, municipal, institutional, and industrial customers. The company provides a range of non-hazardous solid waste services, including collections, transfer stations, and

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-14.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

0.6%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$127M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Casella Waste Systems is growing revenue at 10% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
15.4%
Thin — 15.4% gross margin
Operating Margin
2.7%
Thin — 2.7% operating margin
ROCE
0.4%
Weak — 0.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+14.9%
Fast-growing sales (14.9% YoY)
EPS YoY
-47.4%
Earnings shrinking (-47.4% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
4787%
Turns 4787% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
5.5%
Thin free cash flow (5.5%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.74
Moderate — manageable debt (0.74)
Interest Cover
1.52x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.5x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/A
no trend
Data not available
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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