$WM
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC Stock $wm

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2013 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312514056656 Filed on February 18, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2013 Q3	2013
Revenue	$3.500B	$3.621B	$13.98B
YoY Change	1.92%	4.62%	2.45%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.983B	$2.325B	$9.112B
YoY Change	2.06%	4.31%	2.62%
Gross Profit	$1.517B	$1.296B	$4.871B
YoY Change	1.74%	5.19%	2.12%
Gross Profit Margin	43.34%	35.79%	34.84%
Selling, General & Admin	$660.0M	$349.0M	$1.468B
YoY Change	3.61%	4.18%	-0.27%
% of Gross Profit	43.51%	26.93%	30.14%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$327.0M	$344.0M	$1.333B
YoY Change	0.31%	3.93%	2.78%
% of Gross Profit	21.56%	26.54%	27.37%
Operating Expenses	$987.0M	$349.0M	$1.468B
YoY Change	2.49%	4.18%	-0.27%
Operating Profit	-$410.0M	$577.0M	$1.079B
YoY Change	-184.71%	15.4%	-41.71%
Interest Expense	-$131.0M	-$119.0M	$500.0M
YoY Change	5.65%	-1.65%	-1.77%
% of Operating Profit		-20.62%	46.34%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$62.00M	-$3.000M	-$74.00M
YoY Change	463.64%	-78.57%	311.11%
Pretax Income	-$603.0M	$452.0M	$494.0M
YoY Change	-272.78%	29.89%	-62.09%
Income Tax	-$4.000M	$155.0M	$364.0M
% Of Pretax Income		34.29%	73.68%
Net Earnings	-$605.0M	$291.0M	$98.00M
YoY Change	-370.09%	35.98%	-88.0%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-17.29%	8.04%	0.7%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$1.29	$0.62	$0.21
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$1.29	$0.62	$0.21
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	469.2M shares	469.3M shares	467.7M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		471.2M shares	469.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q4	2013 Q3	2013
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$235.0M	$157.0M	$235.0M
YoY Change	21.13%	-60.55%	21.13%
Cash & Equivalents	$58.00M	$157.0M	$58.00M
Short-Term Investments	$177.0M		$177.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$163.0M	$138.0M	$276.0M
YoY Change	16.43%	-13.21%	27.78%
Inventory	$178.0M	$178.0M	$178.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.699B	$1.751B	$1.699B
Other Receivables	$111.0M	$109.0M	$111.0M
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.499B	$2.417B	$2.499B
YoY Change	3.14%	-9.1%	3.14%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$12.34B	$12.62B	$12.34B
YoY Change	-2.43%	0.82%	-2.43%
Goodwill	$6.070B	$6.593B
YoY Change	-3.51%	5.34%
Intangibles	$529.0M	$569.0M
YoY Change	33.25%	40.49%
Long-Term Investments	$437.0M	$656.0M	$414.0M
YoY Change	-1.35%	0.61%	-37.93%
Other Assets	$747.0M	$757.0M	$747.0M
YoY Change	11.83%	30.52%	11.83%
Total Long-Term Assets	$19.99B	$21.20B	$20.10B
YoY Change	-3.3%	3.83%	-2.76%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.499B	$2.417B	$2.499B
Total Long-Term Assets	$19.99B	$21.20B	$20.10B
Total Assets	$22.49B	$23.61B	$22.60B
YoY Change	-2.63%	2.34%	-2.14%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$744.0M	$763.0M	$744.0M
YoY Change	-11.64%	-3.05%	-11.64%
Accrued Expenses	$1.069B	$1.059B	$1.038B
YoY Change	8.42%	-5.02%	5.27%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change	-100.0%
Long-Term Debt Due	$726.0M	$568.0M	$726.0M
YoY Change	-2.29%	-31.23%	-2.29%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.014B	$2.862B	$3.014B
YoY Change	-0.72%	-10.2%	-0.72%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$9.500B	$9.491B	$9.500B
YoY Change	3.56%	3.55%	3.56%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$727.0M	$744.0M	$2.245B
YoY Change	-9.91%	-1.98%	-0.93%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$727.0M	$744.0M	$11.75B
YoY Change	-9.91%	-1.98%	2.68%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$3.014B	$2.862B	$3.014B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$727.0M	$744.0M	$11.75B
Total Liabilities	$16.60B	$16.60B	$16.90B
YoY Change	1.09%	0.83%	0.91%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$6.289B	$7.066B
YoY Change	-8.58%	3.61%
Common Stock	$4.602B	$4.588B
YoY Change	1.03%	0.79%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$5.338B	$5.115B
YoY Change	1.23%	-3.2%
Treasury Stock Shares	166.0M shares	161.1M shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.707B	$6.708B	$5.707B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$22.60B	$23.61B	$22.60B
YoY Change	-2.14%	2.34%	-2.14%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2013 Q3	2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$605.0M	$291.0M	$98.00M
YoY Change	-370.09%	35.98%	-88.0%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$327.0M	$344.0M	$1.333B
YoY Change	0.31%	3.93%	2.78%
Cash From Operating Activities	$597.0M	$736.0M	$2.455B
YoY Change	3.47%	28.22%	6.97%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$447.0M	-$323.0M	$1.267B
YoY Change	18.25%	-19.65%	-183.91%
Acquisitions			$724.0M
YoY Change			189.6%
Other Investing Activities	-$21.00M	-$416.0M	$81.00M
YoY Change	-76.92%	642.86%	58.82%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$468.0M	-$739.0M	-$1.900B
YoY Change	-0.21%	61.35%	3.83%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$239.0M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-228.0M	6.000M	-687.0M
YoY Change	-26.69%	-86.05%	29.62%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	597.0M	736.0M	2.455B
Cash From Investing Activities	-468.0M	-739.0M	-1.900B
Cash From Financing Activities	-228.0M	6.000M	-687.0M
Net Change In Cash	-99.00M	3.000M	-132.0M
YoY Change	-51.23%	-98.11%	103.08%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$597.0M	$736.0M	$2.455B
Capital Expenditures	-$447.0M	-$323.0M	$1.267B
Free Cash Flow	$1.044B	$1.059B	$1.188B
YoY Change	9.32%	8.5%	-68.78%

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CY2013	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div> <p style="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2"><b>1.    Business</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"> <font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">The financial statements presented in this report represent the consolidation of Waste Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Waste Management’s wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries; and certain variable interest entities for which Waste Management or its subsidiaries are the primary beneficiaries as described in Note 20. Waste Management is a holding company and all operations are conducted by its subsidiaries. When the terms “the Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” are used in this document, those terms refer to Waste Management, Inc., its consolidated subsidiaries and consolidated variable interest entities. When we use the term “WM,” we are referring only to Waste Management, Inc., the parent holding company.</font></p> <p style="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"> <font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">We are North America’s leading provider of comprehensive waste management environmental services. We partner with our residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers and the communities we serve to manage and reduce waste at each stage from collection to disposal, while recovering valuable resources and creating clean, renewable energy. Our “Solid Waste” business is operated and managed locally by our subsidiaries that focus on distinct geographic areas and provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. Through our subsidiaries, we are also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States.</font></p> <p style="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"> <font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">We evaluate, oversee and manage the financial performance of our Solid Waste business subsidiaries through our 17 geographic Areas. Our Wheelabrator business provides waste-to-energy services and manages waste-to-energy facilities and independent power production plants. We also provide additional services that are not managed through our Solid Waste or Wheelabrator businesses, which are presented in this report as “Other.” Additional information related to our segments can be found in Note 21.</font></p> </div>
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