CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC
Business
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC is a regional, vertically integrated solid waste services company that provides resource management expertise and services to residential, commercial, municipal, institutional and industrial customers. It offers solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, recycling, organics processing, materials recovery, landfill gas-to-energy and brokerage/resource management services. The company operates through three regional solid waste segments (Eastern, Western and Mid-Atlantic), a Resource Solutions segment for processing, industrial recycling and national accounts, and Corporate Entities for centralized support functions. Services are delivered across ten northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states via collection fleets, transfer stations, MRFs, landfills and processing facilities.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-18
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 1,837 | 1,557 | 1,265 | 1,085 | 889 | |
| Cost of operations | 1,217 | 1,027 | 832 | 723 | 582 | |
| General and administration | 224 | 191 | 156 | 133 | 119 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 307 | 235 | 171 | 126 | 104 | |
| Expense from acquisition activities | 24 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | |
| Organics facility closure charge | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Southbridge Landfill closure charge | 0 | 8 | 467,000 | 1 | 496,000 | |
| Landfill capping (recovery) charge - veneer failure | 0 | −2 | 4 | 0 | — | |
| Legal settlement | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | |
| Total operating expenses | 1,773 | 1,485 | 1,184 | 990 | 812 | |
| Operating income | 64 | 73 | 80 | 95 | 78 | |
| Interest income | −10 | −10 | −11 | −709,000 | −302,000 | |
| Interest expense | 63 | 62 | 48 | 24 | — | |
| Debt modification expense | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Loss from termination of bridge financing | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other income | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −1 | |
| Other expense, net | 51 | 52 | 43 | 20 | 20 | |
| Income before income taxes | 13 | 21 | 37 | 75 | 58 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 17 | |
| Net income | 8 | 14 | 25 | 53 | 41 | |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares) | 63 | 60 | 55 | 52 | 51 | |
| Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.46 | 1.03 | 0.8 | |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares) | 64 | 60 | 55 | 52 | 52 | |
| Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.46 | 1.03 | 0.8 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 124 | 383 | — | — | — | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $7,082 and $8,515, respectively | 178 | 166 | 157 | 101 | 87 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 30 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 13 | |
| Other current assets | 38 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
| Total current assets | 369 | 613 | 426 | 207 | 146 | |
| Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $1,495,563 and $1,302,324, respectively | 1,289 | 1,165 | 981 | 721 | 645 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 105 | 98 | 101 | 92 | 94 | |
| Goodwill | 1,120 | 1,002 | 736 | 274 | 233 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 291 | 313 | 241 | 92 | 94 | |
| Restricted cash and assets | 96 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Cost method investments | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Other non-current assets | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 15 | |
| Total assets | 3,303 | 3,230 | 2,535 | 1,449 | 1,284 | |
| Current maturities of debt | 26 | 43 | 36 | 9 | 10 | |
| Current operating lease liabilities | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
| Accounts payable | 102 | 111 | 117 | 74 | 63 | |
| Accrued payroll and related expenses | 36 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 22 | |
| Contract liabilities | 45 | 51 | 31 | 4 | 3 | |
| Current accrued capping, closure and post-closure costs | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
| Other accrued liabilities | 65 | 57 | 48 | 46 | 36 | |
| Total current liabilities | 294 | 307 | 279 | 178 | 152 | |
| Debt, less current portion | 1,129 | 1,091 | 1,008 | 585 | 543 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, less current portion | 73 | 64 | 66 | 57 | 56 | |
| Accrued capping, closure and post-closure costs, less current portion | 185 | 169 | 123 | 103 | 79 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 19 | 19 | 627,000 | 437,000 | 868,000 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 35 | 29 | 37 | 28 | 30 | |
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,697 | 1,680 | 1,169 | 662 | 652 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −125 | −133 | −147 | −172 | −225 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | −4 | 3 | −1 | 8 | −5 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 1,569 | 1,551 | 1,022 | 498 | 422 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 3,303 | 3,230 | 2,535 | 1,449 | 1,284 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest accretion on landfill and environmental remediation liabilities | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 12 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets expense | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
| Other items and charges, net | 2 | 13 | 708,000 | — | — | |
| Landfill capping (recovery) charge - veneer failure | 0 | −889,000 | 3 | 0 | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 15 | |
| Accounts receivable | −4 | 1 | −39 | −7 | −7 | |
| Landfill operating lease contract expenditures | −7 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | |
| Accounts payable | −9 | −14 | 42 | 11 | 14 | |
| Prepaid expenses, inventories and other assets | −7 | −13 | −8 | −11 | −6 | |
| Accrued expenses, contract liabilities and other liabilities | −19 | −218,000 | −8 | 1 | −8 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 330 | 281 | 233 | 217 | 183 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −224 | −469 | −852 | −78 | −171 | |
| Additions to property and equipment | −245 | −203 | −155 | −131 | −123 | |
| Additions to intangible assets | −672,000 | −280,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 809,000 | 1 | 1 | 600,000 | 788,000 | |
| Proceeds from property insurance settlement | 0 | 146,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −469 | −671 | −1,006 | −207 | −293 | |
| Proceeds from debt borrowings | 92 | 847 | 465 | 88 | 4 | |
| Principal payments on debt | −116 | −784 | −26 | −59 | −10 | |
| Payments of debt issuance costs | −2 | −7 | −13 | −1 | −4 | |
| Proceeds from the exercise of share based awards | 0 | 349,000 | 89,000 | 192,000 | 172,000 | |
| Proceeds from the public offering of Class A Common Stock | 0 | 496 | 496 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments of debt modification costs | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | −27 | 552 | 922 | 27 | −10 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, including non-current | −166 | 162 | 150 | 37 | −121 | |
| Interest | 59 | 61 | 44 | 21 | 19 | |
| Income tax (refunds) payments, net | −154,000 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |
| Non-current assets acquired through long-term financing obligations | 45 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 21 |