{"id":29934,"date":"2012-06-28T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/casella-waste-systems-cwst-made-significant-progress-in-fiscal-year-2012-on-operational-and-strategic-fronts\/29934\/"},"modified":"2012-06-28T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-28T12:05:00","slug":"casella-waste-systems-cwst-made-significant-progress-in-fiscal-year-2012-on-operational-and-strategic-fronts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/casella-waste-systems-cwst-made-significant-progress-in-fiscal-year-2012-on-operational-and-strategic-fronts\/29934\/","title":{"rendered":"Casella Waste Systems &#8211; CWST &#8211; Made significant progress in fiscal year 2012 on operational and strategic fronts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=CWST\">NASDAQ: CWST<\/a>)<\/strong>, a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, reported financial results for its fourth quarter and 2012 fiscal year, and gave guidance for its 2013 fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CWST &#8211; Highlights for the quarter included: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Solid waste pricing growth of 1.3 percent was primarily driven by strong collection line-of-business pricing growth of 2.3 percent.<\/li>\n<li>Positive growth of 0.8 percent in solid waste volumes.<\/li>\n<li>Adjusted EBITDA was $19.9 million for the quarter, up $1.6 million from same quarter last year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the quarter ended April 30, 2012, revenues were $109.2 million, down $0.3 million or 0.3 percent from the same quarter last year, with strong collection pricing offset by lower collection volumes and lower recycling commodity prices.<\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad code--><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>The current quarter includes a $40.7 million non-cash asset impairment charge for our Eastern Region assets related to the potential sale of the Maine Energy Recovery Company, a waste-to-energy facility, and a $0.3 million loss on debt modification. The quarter ended April 30, 2011 also included various unusual and one-time items, including a $45.6 million gain on the disposal of discontinued operations, net of income taxes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We made significant progress in fiscal year 2012 on several important operational and strategic fronts, including the introduction of a successful collection pricing program, the consolidation of back-office functions into a shared services center, and the issuance of permits and resolution of long-standing legal challenges at three of our landfills,&#8221; said John W. Casella, chairman and CEO of Casella Waste Systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CWST &#8211; Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Results <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CWST Highlights for the fiscal year included: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Solid waste pricing growth of 1.3 percent was primarily driven by strong collection line-of-business pricing growth of 2.6 percent.<\/li>\n<li>Positive growth of 0.8 percent in solid waste volumes.<\/li>\n<li>Adjusted EBITDA was $101.2 million for the fiscal year, up $1.9 million from last year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, revenues were $480.8 million, up $14.7 million or 3.2 percent over fiscal year 2011. The current fiscal year includes a $40.7 million non-cash asset impairment charge, $1.4 million legal settlement charges, a $0.1 million development project charge, a $0.3 million loss on debt modification, the company&#8217;s 50 percent share of US GreenFiber LLC&#8217;s $10.2 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge, and a $10.7 million non-cash impairment of equity method investment charge to write down the book value of the US GreenFiber LLC investment. 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