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Waste Management WMThe company said its income tax expense was $162 million and its effective tax rate was 18.6% for Q1 2024, compared with $164 million and 23.6% for Q1 2023. Net interest expense was $130 million in Q1 2023, up from $120 million in the prior-year period.
Key points
AI summaryThe company said its income tax expense was $162 million and its effective tax rate was 18.6% for Q1 2024, compared with $164 million and 23.6% for Q1 2023. Net interest expense was $130 million in Q1 2023, up from $120 million in the prior-year period.
The company said operating cash flow for Q1 2024 rose $323 million from the prior-year period. It cited higher income from Collection and Disposal and Recycling Processing and Sales, changes in working capital, and lower annual incentive payouts as factors. Higher cash interest payments partially offset the increase.
The company said it used $250 million for accelerated share repurchase agreements, $307 million for cash dividends and $668 million for capital expenditures in Q1 2024. The quarterly dividend per share increased from $0.70 in 2023 to $0.75 in 2024.
The company said it expects an investment tax credit benefit of approximately $145 million for 2024. It said proposed regulations from the IRS could call into question its ability to realize some or all of this tax benefit.
Key figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2024
- Revenue
- $5.2B
- Operating income
- $1.0B
- Net income
- $708M
- EPS
- $1.75
- Operating cash flow
- $1.4B
From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.
Summary
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Q1 2024 Effective Tax Rate and Interest Expense
The company said its income tax expense was $162 million and its effective tax rate was 18.6% for Q1 2024, compared with $164 million and 23.6% for Q1 2023. Net interest expense was $130 million in Q1 2023, up from $120 million in the prior-year period.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Operating Cash Flow Rises $323 million
The company said operating cash flow for Q1 2024 rose $323 million from the prior-year period. It cited higher income from Collection and Disposal and Recycling Processing and Sales, changes in working capital, and lower annual incentive payouts as factors. Higher cash interest payments partially offset the increase.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Shareholder Returns and Capital Spending
The company said it used $250 million for accelerated share repurchase agreements, $307 million for cash dividends and $668 million for capital expenditures in Q1 2024. The quarterly dividend per share increased from $0.70 in 2023 to $0.75 in 2024.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Investment Tax Credit Outlook and IRS Proposed Regulations
The company said it expects an investment tax credit benefit of approximately $145 million for 2024. It said proposed regulations from the IRS could call into question its ability to realize some or all of this tax benefit.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
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