Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (CWST) is a Waste Management company in the Industrials sector, currently trading at $83.44. It has a SharesGrow Score of 49/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of CWST = $123.02 (+47.4% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is CWST = $119 (+42.6% upside).
Valuation: CWST trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 698.7 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 21.01.
Financials: revenue is $1.8B, +19.2%/yr average growth. Net income is $8M, growing at -46.9%/yr. Net profit margin is 0.4% (thin). Gross margin is 17.1% (-16.3 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $1.2B against $1.6B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.79, moderate). Current ratio is 1.26 (adequate). Debt-to-assets is 36.3%. Total assets: $3.4B.
Analyst outlook: 10 / 19 analysts rate CWST as buy (53%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 36/100 (Fail), Growth 48/100 (Partial), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 33/100 (Fail), Moat 31/100 (Fail), Future 64/100 (Pass), Income 30/100 (Fail).
