Strong Income from Operations growth of 9% led to Operating Cash growth
of 12%
HOUSTON -- (Business Wire)
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) today announced financial results for
its quarter ended March 31, 2018. Revenues for the first quarter of 2018
were $3.51 billion compared with $3.44 billion for the same 2017 period.
Net incomefor the quarter was $396 million, or $0.91 per
diluted share, compared with $298 million, or $0.67 per diluted share,
for the first quarter of 2017.(a) On an as-adjusted basis in
the first quarter of 2017, net income was $291 million, or $0.66 per
diluted share.(b)
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Jim Fish, President and Chief Executive Officer of Waste Management,
commented, “We delivered strong operating and financial results in the
first quarter. We saw organic revenue growth of 6% in our collection and
disposal business, which drove the almost 8% increase in the Company’s
operating EBITDA for the quarter.(c) This strong operational
performance resulted in robust net cash provided by operating activities
and free cash flow, which allowed us to return $456 million to our
shareholders in dividends and share repurchases and to spend $248
million on acquisitions.
“The traditional solid waste business is in exceptional health, and we
achieved outstanding results despite significant challenges presented by
external market factors in the recycling line of business. The great
start to 2018 shows how well we are executing upon our strategic plan,
and we will continue with the focus and discipline required to produce
strong results in the face of the challenging recycling environment.”
KEY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER 2018
Revenue Growth
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In the first quarter, revenue growth was driven by strong yield and
volume growth in the Company’s collection and disposal business, which
contributed $160 million of incremental revenue. This was partially
offset by a decline in revenue from the Company’s recycling line of
business, which fell by $77 million on a year-over-year basis in the
first quarter of 2018.
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Core price, which consists of price increases net of rollbacks and
fees, excluding the Company’s fuel surcharge, was 4.9%, compared to
5.1% in the first quarter of 2017 and 4.8% in the fourth quarter of
2017.(d)
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Internal revenue growth from yield for collection and disposal
operations was 2.3% for the first quarter versus 2.0% in the first
quarter of 2017.
-
Traditional solid waste internal revenue growth from volume was 3.0%,
or 3.4% on a workday adjusted basis, in the first quarter of 2018.
Total Company internal revenue growth from volume, which includes our
recycling and other ancillary businesses, was 2.6%, or 3.0% on a
workday adjusted basis, in the first quarter.
Recycling
-
Average recycling commodity prices at the Company’s facilities were
approximately 36% lower in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the
prior year period. Recycling volumes decreased about 1% in the first
quarter of 2018. Results in the Company’s recycling line of business
declined by $0.08 per diluted share when compared to the first quarter
of 2017.
Cost Management & Profitability
-
As a percent of revenue, total Company operating expenses were 62.2%
in the first quarter of 2018 compared to 63.0% in the first quarter of
2017.
-
As a percent of revenue, SG&A expenses were 10.6% in the first quarter
of 2018 compared to 11.3% in the first quarter of 2017.
-
Operating EBITDA was $955 million for the first quarter of 2018, an
increase of $69 million, or 7.8%, from the first quarter of 2017.
Free Cash Flow & Capital Allocation
-
Net cash provided by operating activities was $809 million in the
first quarter of 2018, an increase of $87 million, or 12.0%, when
compared to the first quarter of 2017.
-
Capital expenditures were $400 million in the first quarter of 2018, a
$68 million increase from the first quarter of 2017.
-
Free cash flow was $423 million in the first quarter of 2018 compared
to $397 million in the first quarter of 2017.(b)
-
The Company paid $206 million of dividends to shareholders and paid
$250 million to repurchase shares in the first quarter of 2018.
-
The Company spent $248 million on acquisitions of traditional solid
waste businesses during the first quarter of 2018.
Taxes
-
The Company’s effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2018 was
approximately 23%. The Company expects its 2018 full-year tax rate to
be between 24% and 25%, which is lower than previous expectations due
to additional clarity on the impacts of tax reform.
Fish concluded, “2018 is off to a very good start for us and the results
give us confidence that we are on track to achieve our full-year 2018
guidance of adjusted earnings per diluted share of between $3.97 and
$4.05 and free cash flow of between $1.95 and $2.05 billion.(b)
Our employees have continued to deliver strong performance and are
focused on delivering exceptional customer service, growing profitable
volumes, and improving our cost structure to produce another successful
year for Waste Management.”
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(a)
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For purposes of this press release, all references to “Net income”
refer to the financial statement line item “Net income attributable
to Waste Management, Inc.”
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(b)
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Adjusted earnings per diluted share, adjusted net income, and free
cash flow are non-GAAP measures. Please see “Non-GAAP Financial
Measures” below and the reconciliations in the accompanying
schedules for more information.
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(c)
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Management defines operating EBITDA as GAAP income from operations
before depreciation and amortization; this measure may not be
comparable to similarly-titled measures reported by other companies.
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(d)
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Core price is a performance metric used by management to evaluate
the effectiveness of our pricing strategies; it is not derived from
our financial statements and may not be comparable to measures
presented by other companies. Core price is based on certain
historical assumptions, which may differ from actual results, to
allow for comparability between reporting periods and to reveal
trends in results over time.
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The Company will host a conference call at 10:00 AM (Eastern) today to
discuss the first quarter results. Information contained within this
press release will be referenced and should be considered in conjunction
with the call.
The conference call will be webcast live from the Investor Relations
section of Waste Management’s website www.wm.com.
To access the conference call by telephone, please dial (877) 710-6139
approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. If
you are calling from outside of the United States or Canada, please dial
(706) 643-7398. Please utilize conference ID number 3888516 when
prompted by the conference call operator.
A replay of the conference call will be available on the Company’s
website www.wm.com
and by telephone from approximately 1:00 PM (Eastern) today through 5:00
PM (Eastern) on Friday, May 4, 2018. To access the replay
telephonically, please dial (855) 859-2056, or from outside of the
United States or Canada dial (404) 537-3406, and use the replay
conference ID number 3888516.
ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT
Waste Management, based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of
comprehensive waste management environmental services in North America.
Through its subsidiaries, the Company provides collection, transfer,
disposal services, and recycling and resource recovery. It is also a
leading developer, operator and owner of landfill gas-to-energy
facilities in the United States. The Company’s customers include
residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout
North America. To learn more information about Waste Management, visit www.wm.com
or www.thinkgreen.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The Company, from time to time, provides estimates of financial and
other data, comments on expectations relating to future periods and
makes statements of opinion, view or belief about current and future
events. This press release contains a number of such forward-looking
statements, including but not limited to statements regarding 2018
earnings per diluted share; 2018 free cash flow; 2018 tax rate; growth
of profitable volumes; improving cost structure; future strong
performance, results and business success and ability of our recycling
line of business to overcome challenges. You should view these
statements with caution. They are based on the facts and circumstances
known to the Company as of the date the statements are made. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to be materially different from those set
forth in such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to,
increased competition; pricing actions; failure to implement our
optimization, growth, and cost savings initiatives and overall business
strategy; failure to identify acquisition targets and negotiate
attractive terms; failure to consummate or integrate such acquisitions;
failure to obtain the results anticipated from acquisitions;
environmental and other regulations; commodity price fluctuations;
international trade restrictions; disposal alternatives and waste
diversion; declining waste volumes; failure to develop and protect new
technology; significant environmental or other incidents resulting in
liabilities and brand damage; weakness in economic conditions; failure
to obtain and maintain necessary permits; labor disruptions; impairment
charges; and negative outcomes of litigation or governmental
proceedings. Please also see the Company’s filings with the SEC,
including Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s most recently filed Annual
Report on Form 10-K, for additional information regarding these and
other risks and uncertainties applicable to our business. The Company
assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, including
financial estimates and forecasts, whether as a result of future events,
circumstances or developments or otherwise.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
To supplement its financial information, the Company, in some instances,
has presented adjusted earnings per diluted share, adjusted net income
and free cash flow, and has also presented projections of adjusted
earnings per diluted share and free cash flow; these are non-GAAP
financial measures, as defined in Regulation G of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company reports its financial
results in compliance with GAAP but believes that also discussing
non-GAAP measures provides investors with (i) additional, meaningful
comparisons of current results to prior periods’ results by excluding
items that the Company does not believe reflect its fundamental business
performance and are not representative or indicative of its results of
operations and (ii) financial measures the Company uses in the
management of its business.
The Company’s projected full year 2018 earnings per diluted share are
anticipated to exclude the effects of events or circumstances in 2018
that are not representative or indicative of the Company’s results of
operations. Such excluded items are not currently determinable, but may
be significant, such as asset impairments and one-time items, charges,
gains or losses from divestitures or litigation, or other items. Due to
the uncertainty of the likelihood, amount and timing of any such items,
the Company does not have information available to provide a
quantitative reconciliation of adjusted projected full-year earnings per
diluted share to the comparable GAAP measures.
The Company discusses free cash flow because the Company believes that
it is indicative of its ability to pay its quarterly dividends,
repurchase common stock, fund acquisitions and other investments and, in
the absence of refinancings, to repay its debt obligations. Free cash
flow is not intended to replace “Net cash provided by operating
activities,” which is the most comparable GAAP measure. The Company
believes free cash flow gives investors useful insight into how the
Company views its liquidity, but the use of free cash flow as a
liquidity measure has material limitations because it excludes certain
expenditures that are required or that the Company has committed to,
such as declared dividend payments and debt service requirements. The
Company defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating
activities, less capital expenditures, plus proceeds from divestitures
of businesses and other assets (net of cash divested); this definition
may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures reported by other
companies.
The quantitative reconciliations of non-GAAP measures used herein to the
most comparable GAAP measures are included in the accompanying
schedules, with the exception of projected earnings per diluted share.
Non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for financial
measures presented in accordance with GAAP.
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Waste Management, Inc. |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations |
(In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts) |
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Three Months Ended |
| | | | | | March 31, |
| | | | | | 2018 |
|
|
| 2017 |
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Operating revenues
| | | | | |
$
|
3,511
| | | | |
$
|
3,440
| |
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Costs and expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Operating
| | | | | | |
2,184
| | | | | |
2,166
| |
Selling, general and administrative
| | | | | | |
373
| | | | | |
390
| |
Depreciation and amortization
| | | | | | |
347
| | | | | |
328
| |
Restructuring
| | | | | | |
2
| | | | | |
1
| |
Net gain from divestitures
| | | | | |
|
(3
|
)
| | | |
|
(3
|
)
|
| | | | | |
|
2,903
|
| | | |
|
2,882
|
|
Income from operations
| | | | | |
|
608
|
| | | |
|
558
|
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Other income (expense):
| | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense, net
| | | | | | |
(91
|
)
| | | | |
(92
|
)
|
Equity in net losses of unconsolidated entities
| | | | | | |
(7
|
)
| | | | |
(32
|
)
|
Other, net
| | | | | |
|
1
|
| | | |
|
-
|
|
| | | | | |
|
(97
|
)
| | | |
|
(124
|
)
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Income before income taxes
| | | | | | |
511
| | | | | |
434
| |
Income tax expense
| | | | | |
|
116
|
| | | |
|
137
|
|
Consolidated net income
| | | | | | |
395
| | | | | |
297
| |
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
| | | | | |
|
(1
|
)
| | | |
|
(1
|
)
|
Net income attributable to Waste Management, Inc.
| | | | | |
$
|
396
|
| | | |
$
|
298
|
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Basic earnings per common share
| | | | | |
$
|
0.91
|
| | | |
$
|
0.68
|
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Diluted earnings per common share
| | | | | |
$
|
0.91
|
| | | |
$
|
0.67
|
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Basic common shares outstanding
| | | | | |
|
433.3
|
| | | |
|
441.3
|
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Diluted common shares outstanding
| | | | | |
|
435.8
|
| | | |
|
444.1
|
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Cash dividends declared per common share
| | | | | |
$
|
0.465
|
| | | |
$
|
0.425
|
|
|
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Waste Management, Inc. |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
(In Millions) |
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| March 31, |
|
|
| December 31, |
| | | | | | 2018 | | | | 2017 |
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Assets | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Current assets:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents
| | | | | |
$
|
52
| | | |
$
|
22
|
Receivables, net
| | | | | | |
2,204
| | | | |
2,374
|
Other
| | | | | |
|
235
| | | |
|
228
|
Total current assets
| | | | | | |
2,491
| | | | |
2,624
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Property and equipment, net
| | | | | | |
11,637
| | | | |
11,559
|
Goodwill
| | | | | | |
6,327
| | | | |
6,247
|
Other intangible assets, net
| | | | | | |
597
| | | | |
547
|
Other assets
| | | | | |
|
1,054
| | | |
|
852
|
Total assets
| | | | | |
$
|
22,106
| | | |
$
|
21,829
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Liabilities and Equity | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Current liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and
| | | | | | | | | | |
deferred revenues
| | | | | |
$
|
2,317
| | | |
$
|
2,523
|
Current portion of long-term debt
| | | | | |
|
1,056
| | | |
|
739
|
Total current liabilities
| | | | | | |
3,373
| | | | |
3,262
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Long-term debt, less current portion
| | | | | | |
8,901
| | | | |
8,752
|
Other liabilities
| | | | | |
|
3,767
| | | |
|
3,773
|
Total liabilities
| | | | | |
|
16,041
| | | |
|
15,787
|
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Equity:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Waste Management, Inc. stockholders' equity
| | | | | | |
6,044
| | | | |
6,019
|
Noncontrolling interests
| | | | | |
|
21
| | | |
|
23
|
Total equity
| | | | | |
|
6,065
| | | |
|
6,042
|
Total liabilities and equity
| | | | | |
$
|
22,106
| | | |
$
|
21,829
|
|
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Waste Management, Inc. |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
(In Millions) |
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Three Months Ended |
| | | | | March 31, |
| | | | | 2018 |
|
|
| 2017 |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
| | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated net income
| | | | |
$
|
395
| | | | |
$
|
297
| |
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash
| | | | | | | | | |
provided by operating activities:
| | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization
| | | | | |
347
| | | | | |
328
| |
Other
| | | | | |
42
| | | | | |
131
| |
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of
| | | | | | | | | |
acquisitions and divestitures
| | | | |
|
25
|
| | | |
|
(34
|
)
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
| | | | |
|
809
|
| | | |
|
722
|
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
| | | | | | | | | |
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
| | | | | |
(246
|
)
| | | | |
(8
|
)
|
Capital expenditures
| | | | | |
(400
|
)
| | | | |
(332
|
)
|
Proceeds from divestitures of businesses
| | | | | | | | | |
and other assets (net of cash divested)
| | | | | |
14
| | | | | |
7
| |
Other, net
| | | | |
|
(5
|
)
| | | |
|
(4
|
)
|
Net cash used in investing activities
| | | | |
|
(637
|
)
| | | |
|
(337
|
)
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
| | | | | | | | | |
New borrowings
| | | | | |
61
| | | | | |
54
| |
Debt repayments
| | | | | |
(80
|
)
| | | | |
(541
|
)
|
Net commercial paper borrowings
| | | | | |
471
| | | | | |
210
| |
Common stock repurchase program
| | | | | |
(250
|
)
| | | | |
-
| |
Cash dividends
| | | | | |
(206
|
)
| | | | |
(194
|
)
|
Exercise of common stock options
| | | | | |
23
| | | | | |
77
| |
Tax payments associated with equity-based compensation transactions
| | | | | |
(28
|
)
| | | | |
(32
|
)
|
Other, net
| | | | |
|
(29
|
)
| | | |
|
41
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities
| | | | |
|
(38
|
)
| | | |
|
(385
|
)
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and
| | | | | | | | | |
restricted cash and cash equivalents
| | | | |
|
(1
|
)
| | | |
|
-
|
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
| | | | | | | | | |
and cash equivalents
| | | | | |
133
| | | | | |
-
| |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash
| | | | | | | | | |
equivalents at beginning of period
| | | | | |
293
| | | | | |
94
| |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash
| | | | |
| | | |
|
equivalents at end of period
| | | | |
$
|
426
|
| | | |
$
|
94
|
|
|
Prior year information has been revised to reflect the adoption of
Accounting Standards Update (ASU)
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2016-15 and ASU 2016-18 and conform to our current year presentation.
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|
Waste Management, Inc. |
Revenue Data |
(In Millions) |
(Unaudited) |
|
Operating Revenues by Lines of Business |
|
|
|
|
| Three Months Ended |
| | | | | March 31, |
| | | | | 2018 | |
| 2017 |
Collection
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial
| | | | |
$
|
955
| | | |
$
|
911
| |
Residential
| | | | | |
614
| | | | |
621
| |
Industrial
| | | | | |
637
| | | | |
603
| |
Other
| | | | |
|
101
|
| | |
|
100
|
|
Total Collection
| | | | | |
2,307
| | | | |
2,235
| |
Landfill
| | | | | |
805
| | | | |
739
| |
Transfer
| | | | | |
375
| | | | |
366
| |
Recycling
| | | | | |
312
| | | | |
372
| |
Other
| | | | | |
427
| | | | |
400
| |
Intercompany (a) | | | | |
|
(715
|
)
| | |
|
(672
|
)
|
Total
| | | | |
$
|
3,511
|
| | |
$
|
3,440
|
|
| | | | | | | |
|
| | | | | | | |
|
Internal Revenue Growth | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Period-to-Period Change for the |
| | | | | Three Months Ended |
| | | | | March 31, 2018 vs. 2017 |
| | | | |
As a % of
Related
Business
| |
As a % of
Total Company
|
Collection and disposal
| | | | | |
2.3
|
%
| | | |
Recycling commodities
| | | | | |
(19.7
|
%)
| | | |
Fuel surcharges and mandated fees
| | | | | |
20.3
|
%
| | | |
Total average yield
| | | | | | | | |
0.6
|
%
|
Volume
| | | | | | | |
|
2.6
|
%
|
Internal revenue growth
| | | | | | | | |
3.2
|
%
|
Acquisitions
| | | | | | | | |
0.8
|
%
|
Divestitures
| | | | | | | | |
(0.3
|
%)
|
Foreign currency translation and other
| | | | | | | |
|
(1.6
|
%)
|
Total
| | | | | | | |
|
2.1
|
%
|
|
(a) Intercompany revenues between lines of business are
eliminated within the Condensed
|
Consolidated Financial Statements included herein.
|
|
|
Waste Management, Inc. |
Summary Data Sheet |
(In Millions) |
(Unaudited) |
|
|
Free Cash Flow Analysis (a) |
|
|
|
| |
| | | | | Three Months Ended |
| | | | | March 31, |
| | | | | 2018 |
|
|
| 2017 |
Net cash provided by operating activities (b)
| | | | |
$
|
809
| | | | |
$
|
722
| |
Capital expenditures
| | | | | |
(400
|
)
| | | | |
(332
|
)
|
Proceeds from divestitures of businesses
| | | | | | | | | |
and other assets (net of cash divested)
| | | | |
|
14
|
| | | |
|
7
|
|
Free cash flow
| | | | |
$
|
423
|
| | | |
$
|
397
|
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Three Months Ended |
| | | | | March 31, |
| | | | | 2018 | | | | 2017 |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Debt-to-total capital
| | | | | |
62.1
|
%
| | | | |
62.0
|
%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Internalization of waste, based on disposal costs
| | | | | |
65.7
|
%
| | | | |
65.7
|
%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Total landfill disposal volumes (tons in millions)
| | | | | |
26.2
| | | | | |
25.3
| |
| | | | | | | | |
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Amortization, Accretion and Other Expenses for
| | | | | | | | | |
Landfills Included in Operating Groups:
| | | | | Three Months Ended |
| | | | | March 31, |
| | | | | 2018 | | | | 2017 |
Landfill amortization expense
| | | | | | | | | |
Cost basis of landfill assets
| | | | |
$
|
99.7
| | | | |
$
|
89.5
| |
Asset retirement costs
| | | | |
|
19.5
|
| | | |
|
23.8
|
|
Total landfill amortization expense
| | | | | |
119.2
| | | | | |
113.3
| |
Accretion and other related expense
| | | | |
|
19.7
|
| | | |
|
19.3
|
|
Landfill amortization, accretion and other related expense
| | | | |
$
|
138.9
|
| | | |
$
|
132.6
|
|
|
(a)
|
|
The summary of free cash flow has been prepared to highlight and
facilitate understanding of the principal cash flow elements. Free
cash flow is not a measure of financial performance under generally
accepted accounting principles and is not intended to replace the
consolidated statement of cash flows that was prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles.
|
| |
|
(b)
| |
Prior year information has been revised to reflect the adoption of
ASU 2016-18 and conform to our current year presentation.
|
|
|
Waste Management, Inc. |
Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Measures |
(In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts) |
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 |
| | | | | Income from Operations |
|
| Pre-tax Income |
|
| Tax Expense |
|
| Net Income |
|
| Per Share Amount |
As reported amounts | | | | | $ | 558 | | | | | $ | 434 | | | | | $ | 137 | | | | $ | 298 | | | | | $ | 0.67 | |
Adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tax benefits related to equity-based compensation
| | | | | |
-
| | | | | |
-
| | | | | |
32
| | | | |
(32
|
)
| | | | |
(0.07
|
)
|
Equity investment impairment
| | | | |
|
-
|
| | | |
|
25
|
| | | |
|
-
| | | |
|
25
|
| | | |
|
0.06
|
|
As adjusted amounts | | | | | $ | 558 |
| | | | $ | 459 |
| | | | $ | 169 | | | | $ | 291 |
| | | | $ | 0.66 |
|
|
|
2018 Projected Free Cash Flow Reconciliation (a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Scenario 1 | | | | Scenario 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net cash provided by operating activities
| | | | |
$
|
3,500
| | | | |
$
|
3,600
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital expenditures
| | | | | |
(1,650
|
)
| | | | |
(1,650
|
)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from divestitures of businesses and
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
other assets (net of cash divested)
| | | | |
|
100
|
| | | |
|
100
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Free Cash Flow | | | | | $ | 1,950 |
| | | | $ | 2,050 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
(a)
|
|
The reconciliation includes two scenarios that illustrate our
projected free cash flow range for 2018. The amounts used in the
reconciliation are subject to many variables, some of which are not
under our control and, therefore, are not necessarily indicative of
actual results.
|
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Analysts
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eegl@wm.com
or
Media
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