[WM] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2004 [#Q4]

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[WM] Waste Management, Inc.
Announcement Date
17-Feb-2005
Financial Year
2004
Quarter
31-Dec-2004 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
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Quarter Result
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
Revenue 3,410,000 3,229,000 3,372,000 3,375,000 3,289,000 3,038,000 3,208,000 4.16%
PBT 447,000 289,000 341,000 226,000 305,000 220,000 338,000 20.54%
Tax 30,000 103,000 51,000 11,000 -222,000 70,000 69,000 -42.69%
NP 417,000 186,000 290,000 215,000 527,000 150,000 269,000 34.05%
Tax Rate -6.71% -35.64% -14.96% -4.87% 72.79% -31.82% -20.41% -
Total Cost 2,993,000 3,043,000 3,082,000 3,160,000 2,762,000 2,888,000 2,939,000 1.22%
Ratio Analysis
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
NP Margin 12.23 5.76 8.60 6.37 16.02 4.94 8.39 28.64%
Per Share
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
EPS 0.77 0.34 0.53 0.39 0.93 0.26 0.47 39.09%
EPS Diluted 0.76 0.34 0.53 0.38 0.92 0.26 0.47 37.88%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ ⃤ & YoY ⃤ figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.