$CLH
CLEAN HARBORS INC Stock $clh

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2023 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000082281823000015 Filed on March 01, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
Revenue	$1.307B	$1.278B	$5.167B
YoY Change	11.83%	14.17%	35.76%
Cost Of Revenue	$931.5M	$891.4M	$3.544B
YoY Change	10.45%	12.53%	35.79%
Gross Profit	$375.9M	$386.7M	$1.623B
YoY Change	15.4%	18.14%	35.71%
Gross Profit Margin	28.75%	30.25%	31.41%
Selling, General & Admin	$166.8M	$168.9M	$627.4M
YoY Change	10.31%	6.16%	16.62%
% of Gross Profit	44.36%	43.68%	38.66%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$84.76M	$87.03M	$347.6M
YoY Change	0.55%	4.95%	16.59%
% of Gross Profit	22.55%	22.51%	21.42%
Operating Expenses	$166.8M	$259.3M	$627.4M
YoY Change	10.31%	5.76%	16.62%
Operating Profit	$121.0M	$127.4M	$634.7M
YoY Change	38.88%	55.07%	82.46%
Interest Expense	-$20.63M	-$28.31M	-$107.7M
YoY Change	-17.53%	19.43%	38.64%
% of Operating Profit	-17.06%	-22.22%	-16.96%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$116.0K	$399.0K	$2.472M
YoY Change	-83.52%	-79.99%	-580.0%
Pretax Income	$98.08M	$99.07M	$538.0M
YoY Change	56.22%	63.78%	99.47%
Income Tax	$25.68M	$16.59M	$126.3M
% Of Pretax Income	26.18%	16.75%	23.47%
Net Earnings	$72.40M	$82.47M	$411.7M
YoY Change	59.78%	68.34%	102.58%
Net Earnings / Revenue	5.54%	6.45%	7.97%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.34		$7.59
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.33	$1.52	$7.56
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	54.07M shares	54.07M shares	54.22M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	54.40M shares		54.49M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$376.1M	$554.6M	$554.6M
YoY Change	-9.36%	3.81%	3.81%
Cash & Equivalents	$304.3M	$492.6M	$492.6M
Short-Term Investments	$71.82M	$62.03M	$62.03M
Other Short-Term Assets	$103.4M	$82.52M	$82.52M
YoY Change	0.02%	20.49%	20.49%
Inventory	$322.4M	$325.0M	$325.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$963.7M	$964.6M	$1.072B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.903B	$2.034B	$2.034B
YoY Change	5.3%	16.8%	16.8%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.195B	$2.146B	$2.146B
YoY Change	7.67%	6.0%	6.0%
Goodwill	$1.287B	$1.247B
YoY Change	5.41%	1.62%
Intangibles	$636.5M	$620.8M
YoY Change	0.49%	-3.74%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$62.37M	$81.80M	$81.80M
YoY Change	141.61%	424.31%	424.31%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.181B	$4.096B	$4.096B
YoY Change	6.68%	4.69%	4.69%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.903B	$2.034B	$2.034B
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.181B	$4.096B	$4.096B
Total Assets	$6.084B	$6.130B	$6.130B
YoY Change	6.25%	8.42%	8.42%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$427.5M	$446.6M	$446.6M
YoY Change	8.46%	24.11%	24.11%
Accrued Expenses	$313.9M	$396.7M	$433.5M
YoY Change	-7.35%	1.35%	5.53%
Deferred Revenue	$101.3M	$94.09M
YoY Change	12.45%	12.35%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$10.00M	$10.00M	$22.77M
YoY Change	-42.97%	-42.97%	-19.91%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$926.8M	$1.020B	$1.020B
YoY Change	1.39%	10.24%	10.24%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.410B	$2.415B	$2.501B
YoY Change	-4.15%	-4.06%	-3.39%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$91.89M	$90.85M	$335.7M
YoY Change	14.62%	15.3%	8.09%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.177B	$3.187B	$2.837B
YoY Change	-1.3%	-0.85%	-2.16%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$926.8M	$1.020B	$1.020B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.177B	$3.187B	$2.837B
Total Liabilities	$4.104B	$4.207B	$4.207B
YoY Change	-0.7%	1.63%	1.63%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.657B	$1.585B
YoY Change	36.02%	35.1%
Common Stock	$504.4M	$504.8M
YoY Change	-6.08%	-5.99%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.980B	$1.922B	$1.922B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$6.084B	$6.130B	$6.130B
YoY Change	6.25%	8.42%	8.42%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$72.40M	$82.47M	$411.7M
YoY Change	59.78%	68.34%	102.58%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$84.76M	$87.03M	$347.6M
YoY Change	0.55%	4.95%	16.59%
Cash From Operating Activities	$28.01M	$268.7M	$626.2M
YoY Change	-172.51%	51.13%	14.69%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$81.69M	$101.4M	$345.1M
YoY Change	16.18%	-205.18%	42.67%
Acquisitions	$108.5M		$86.28M
YoY Change	-2270.66%		-93.12%
Other Investing Activities	-$115.9M	-$5.601M	-$41.92M
YoY Change	-1085.0%	-99.55%	-96.68%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$197.9M	-$107.0M	-$388.9M
YoY Change	236.27%	-92.01%	-74.2%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$50.18M
YoY Change			-7.77%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$616.5M		$115.7M
YoY Change	13961.93%		1434.86%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$18.45M	-114.7M	-$187.3M
YoY Change	14.71%	-111.83%	-120.85%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$28.01M	268.7M	$626.2M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$197.9M	-107.0M	-$388.9M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$18.45M	-114.7M	-$187.3M
Net Change In Cash	-$188.3M	46.98M	$40.03M
YoY Change	66.65%	-124.66%	-160.17%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$28.01M	$268.7M	$626.2M
Capital Expenditures	$81.69M	$101.4M	$345.1M
Free Cash Flow	-$53.68M	$167.3M	$281.2M
YoY Change	-50.73%	-38.98%	-7.56%

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CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	15465000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-1426000	usd
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CY2021	clh	Accretion Of Environmental Liabilities AccretionOfEnvironmentalLiabilities	11745000	usd
CY2020	clh	Accretion Of Environmental Liabilities AccretionOfEnvironmentalLiabilities	11051000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Other Increase Decrease In Environmental Liabilities OtherIncreaseDecreaseInEnvironmentalLiabilities	2979000	usd
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CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	8839000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Intangible Assets PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets	1966000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Intangible Assets PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets	3848000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Intangible Assets PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets	2029000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	49845000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	129234000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	70891000	usd
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CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-199460000	usd
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CY2020	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	2171000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Finance Lease Principal Payments FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments	8458000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Principal Payments FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments	4469000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	898249000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-88946000	usd
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	452575000	usd
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	519101000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	105643000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	18839000	usd
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CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Accrual For Environmental Loss Contingencies AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies	116290000	usd
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