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Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (WMS) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

WMS • • Industrial / General
IndustrialsConstructionSpecialty Construction ProductsPiping & Fluid Systems
AboutAdvanced Drainage Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets thermoplastic corrugated pipes and related water management products, and drainage solutions for use in the underground construction and infrastructure marketplace in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. The company operates through Pipe, International, Infiltrator, and Allied Products & Other segments. It offers single, double, and triple wall corrugated polypropylene and polyethylene pipes; plastic leachfield chambers and systems, EZflow synthetic aggregate bundles, mechanical aeration wastewater solutions, septic tanks and accessories, and combined treatment and dispersal systems; and allied products, including storm retention/detention and septic chambers, polyvinyl chloride drainage structures, fittings, and water quality filters and separators. The company also purchases and distributes construction fabrics and other geosynthetic products for soil stabilization, reinforcement, filtration, separation, erosion control, and sub-surface drainage, as well as drainage grates and other products. It offers its products for non-residential, residential, agriculture, and infrastructure applications through a network of approximately 38 distribution centers. The company was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio.Show more
  • Revenue $2.9B +1.0%
  • EBITDA $841M -5.2%
  • Net Income $450M -11.7%
  • EPS (Diluted) 5.76 -10.7%
  • Gross Margin 37.68% -5.5%
  • EBITDA Margin 28.95% -6.2%
  • Operating Margin 22.64% -11.1%
  • Net Margin 15.5% -12.6%
  • ROE 30.87% -31.1%
  • ROIC 20.65% -19.6%
  • Debt/Equity 0.88 -17.2%
  • Interest Coverage 7.16 -13.1%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 41.3%
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 11.7%
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 14.2%
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y9.44%
5Y11.65%
3Y1.6%
TTM2.48%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y32.84%
5Y-
3Y18.38%
TTM-6.89%

EPS CAGR

10Y27.43%
5Y-
3Y22.28%
TTM-6.69%

ROCE

10Y Avg15.4%
5Y Avg22.83%
3Y Avg26.31%
Latest21.48%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
PPIHPerma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.257.55M31.8228.415.12%6.91%13.88%4.29%0.40
WMSAdvanced Drainage Systems, Inc.12.39B159.2827.651.04%15.35%23.76%2.98%0.88

Profit & Loss

Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Sales/Revenue+1.29B1.26B1.33B1.38B1.67B1.98B2.77B3.07B2.87B2.9B
Revenue Growth %0.09%-0.02%0.06%0.04%0.21%0.18%0.4%0.11%-0.06%0.01%
Cost of Goods Sold+1.01B961.45M1.03B1.06B1.18B1.29B1.97B1.95B1.73B1.81B
COGS % of Revenue0.78%0.76%0.77%0.76%0.7%0.65%0.71%0.64%0.6%0.62%
Gross Profit+280.65M295.81M302.48M326.97M497.54M690.08M800.38M1.12B1.15B1.09B
Gross Margin %0.22%0.24%0.23%0.24%0.3%0.35%0.29%0.36%0.4%0.38%
Gross Profit Growth %0.16%0.05%0.02%0.08%0.52%0.39%0.16%0.4%0.02%-0.05%
Operating Expenses+197.78M210.97M199.22M193.91M592.89M345.56M388.47M399.1M413.82M436.81M
OpEx % of Revenue0.15%0.17%0.15%0.14%0.35%0.17%0.14%0.13%0.14%0.15%
Selling, General & Admin188.56M202.43M191.16M186.03M271.14M267.57M321.09M339.5M370.71M380.38M
SG&A % of Revenue0.15%0.16%0.14%0.13%0.16%0.13%0.12%0.11%0.13%0.13%
Research & Development3.87M3.37M2.16M2.66M000000
R&D % of Revenue0%0%0%0%------
Other Operating Expenses9.22M8.55M8.07M7.88M321.75M77.98M67.37M59.59M43.1M56.43M
Operating Income+82.06M76.33M88.25M129.41M-95.35M344.52M411.92M719.31M732.13M657.44M
Operating Margin %0.06%0.06%0.07%0.09%-0.06%0.17%0.15%0.23%0.25%0.23%
Operating Income Growth %0.08%-0.07%0.16%0.47%-1.74%4.61%0.2%0.75%0.02%-0.1%
EBITDA+91.28M148.68M163.26M201.31M17.07M490.11M553.73M864.46M887.03M840.72M
EBITDA Margin %0.07%0.12%0.12%0.15%0.01%0.25%0.2%0.28%0.31%0.29%
EBITDA Growth %-0.31%0.63%0.1%0.23%-0.92%27.71%0.13%0.56%0.03%-0.05%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)9.22M72.36M75M71.9M112.42M145.59M141.81M145.15M154.9M183.28M
EBIT77.76M82.3M92.2M130.23M169.39M347.93M417.06M727.28M755.62M681.27M
Net Interest Income+-18.46M-17.47M-15.26M-18.62M-82.71M-35.37M-33.5M-60.4M-66.81M-68.32M
Interest Income00000287K52K9.78M22.05M23.48M
Interest Expense18.46M17.47M15.26M18.62M82.71M35.66M33.55M70.18M88.86M91.8M
Other Income/Expense-22.76M-11.5M-11.31M-17.8M-82.36M-32.25M-26.82M-57.37M-59.84M-63.8M
Pretax Income+46.46M64.83M76.94M111.61M-177.71M312.27M385.1M661.94M672.29M593.64M
Pretax Margin %0.04%0.05%0.06%0.08%-0.11%0.16%0.14%0.22%0.23%0.2%
Income Tax+19.09M24.61M11.41M30.05M14.09M86.38M110.07M150.59M159M141.06M
Effective Tax Rate %0.44%0.51%0.81%0.7%1.09%0.72%0.7%0.77%0.76%0.76%
Net Income+20.63M32.95M62.01M77.77M-193.17M224.23M271.33M507.09M509.92M450.17M
Net Margin %0.02%0.03%0.05%0.06%-0.12%0.11%0.1%0.17%0.18%0.16%
Net Income Growth %-0.22%0.6%0.88%0.25%-3.48%2.16%0.21%0.87%0.01%-0.12%
Net Income (Continuing)30.57M35.91M64.79M81.47M-191.8M226.09M275.03M511.35M513.29M452.57M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest15.03M14.91M16.66M13.99M11.76M13.73M16.62M17.49M18.8M17.7M
EPS (Diluted)+0.340.591.101.35-3.042.593.156.086.455.76
EPS Growth %-0.33%0.74%0.86%0.23%-3.25%1.85%0.22%0.93%0.06%-0.11%
EPS (Basic)0.380.601.111.36-3.042.643.226.166.525.81
Diluted Shares Outstanding61.38M55.62M56.33M57.61M63.82M71.57M72.91M83.34M79.02M78.19M
Basic Shares Outstanding53.98M54.92M55.7M57.02M63.82M70.16M71.28M82.31M78.25M77.55M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.79%0.51%0.3%0.34%-0.14%0.14%0.08%0.09%0.11%

Balance Sheet

Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Total Current Assets+438.55M440.57M458.45M466.51M666.21M742.98M871.9M1.02B1.3B1.32B
Cash & Short-Term Investments6.55M6.45M17.59M8.89M174.23M195.01M20.13M217.13M490.16M463.32M
Cash Only6.55M6.45M17.59M8.89M174.23M195.01M20.13M217.13M490.16M463.32M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable186.88M168.94M171.96M186.99M200.03M236.19M341.75M306.94M323.58M333.22M
Days Sales Outstanding52.949.0547.1849.2943.6243.4845.0436.4841.0941.88
Inventory237.69M258.43M263.79M264.54M282.4M300.96M494.32M463.99M464.2M488.27M
Days Inventory Outstanding8698.1193.6791.2887.6384.9891.6486.7398.0298.46
Other Current Assets15.66M6.74M5.11M6.09M9.55M10.82M15.7M29.42M22.03M39.97M
Total Non-Current Assets+602.45M605.72M584.79M575.65M1.7B1.67B1.78B1.88B1.97B2.37B
Property, Plant & Equipment391.74M406.86M399.38M398.89M506.25M504.27M619.38M733.06M876.35M1.05B
Fixed Asset Turnover3.29x3.09x3.33x3.47x3.31x3.93x4.47x4.19x3.28x2.76x
Goodwill100.89M100.57M103.02M102.64M597.82M599.07M610.29M620.19M617.18M720.22M
Intangible Assets67.13M59.74M54.63M50.25M566.38M482.02M431.38M407.63M352.65M448.06M
Long-Term Investments13.19M8.99M12.34M10.47M9.25M11.86M0000
Other Non-Current Assets24.8M29.57M15.42M13.4M23.97M73.63M116.8M122.76M122.76M146.25M
Total Assets+1.04B1.05B1.04B1.04B2.37B2.41B2.65B2.9B3.27B3.69B
Asset Turnover1.24x1.20x1.28x1.33x0.71x0.82x1.05x1.06x0.88x0.79x
Asset Growth %0.04%0.01%-0%-0%1.27%0.02%0.1%0.09%0.13%0.13%
Total Current Liabilities+247.21M255.75M221.24M206.28M238.21M318.27M391.24M378.8M439.62M398.4M
Accounts Payable119.61M121.92M105.52M93.58M106.71M171.1M224.99M210.11M254.4M218.02M
Days Payables Outstanding43.2746.2937.4732.2933.1148.3141.7139.2753.7243.97
Short-Term Debt35.87M37.79M26.85M25.93M7.96M7M19.45M14.69M11.87M9.93M
Deferred Revenue (Current)0000000000
Other Current Liabilities10.12M28.99M17.98M18.11M33.22M42.08M52.82M000
Current Ratio1.77x1.72x2.07x2.26x2.80x2.33x2.23x2.69x2.96x3.33x
Quick Ratio0.81x0.71x0.88x0.98x1.61x1.39x0.97x1.46x1.90x2.10x
Cash Conversion Cycle95.62100.87103.38108.2898.1480.1594.9783.9485.3996.38
Total Non-Current Liabilities+478.07M448.32M396.66M335.24M1.35B1.03B1.15B1.53B1.55B1.66B
Long-Term Debt312.21M310.85M270.9M208.6M1.09B782.22M908.71M1.27B1.26B1.25B
Capital Lease Obligations56.81M58.71M59.96M61.55M44.5M32.96M11.39M32.27M61.66M131M
Deferred Tax Liabilities63.95M44.01M32.3M45.96M175.62M162.19M168.44M159.06M156.71M190.42M
Other Non-Current Liabilities45.09M34.76M33.49M19.12M37.61M54.77M64.94M66.74M70.7M83.17M
Total Liabilities730.25M704.08M617.9M541.52M1.59B1.35B1.54B1.91B1.99B2.05B
Total Debt+424.12M428.8M379.72M319.21M1.17B850.5M958.84M1.34B1.37B1.45B
Net Debt417.57M422.35M362.13M310.31M995.73M655.49M938.72M1.12B876.62M981.8M
Debt / Equity1.38x1.25x0.89x0.64x1.49x0.80x0.87x1.35x1.07x0.88x
Debt / EBITDA4.65x2.88x2.33x1.59x68.52x1.74x1.73x1.55x1.54x1.72x
Net Debt / EBITDA4.57x2.84x2.22x1.54x58.32x1.34x1.70x1.30x0.99x1.17x
Interest Coverage4.45x4.37x5.78x6.95x-1.15x9.66x12.28x10.25x8.24x7.16x
Total Equity+307.06M342.21M425.34M500.63M784.58M1.06B1.11B994.86M1.28B1.64B
Equity Growth %-0%0.11%0.24%0.18%0.57%0.36%0.04%-0.1%0.29%0.28%
Book Value per Share5.006.157.558.6912.2914.8615.1611.9416.2120.92
Total Shareholders' Equity292.03M327.3M408.68M486.65M772.82M1.05B1.09B977.37M1.26B1.62B
Common Stock12.39M12.39M11.43M11.44M11.55M11.58M11.61M164.87M120.26M104.35M
Retained Earnings-54.23M-83.68M-39.21M17.58M-267.62M-75.2M158.88M626.22M1.09B1.49B
Treasury Stock-441M-436.98M-8.28M-9.86M-10.46M-10.96M-318.69M-921M-1.14B-1.22B
Accumulated OCI-21.26M-24.82M-21.25M-25.87M-35.33M-24.22M-24.39M-27.58M-29.83M-37.18M
Minority Interest15.03M14.91M16.66M13.99M11.76M13.73M16.62M17.49M18.8M17.7M

Cash Flow

Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Cash from Operations+134.76M104.24M137.12M151.68M306.19M452.22M274.89M707.81M717.93M581.49M
Operating CF Margin %0.1%0.08%0.1%0.11%0.18%0.23%0.1%0.23%0.25%0.2%
Operating CF Growth %0.97%-0.23%0.32%0.11%1.02%0.48%-0.39%1.57%0.01%-0.19%
Net Income30.57M35.91M64.79M81.47M-191.8M226.09M275.03M511.35M513.29M452.57M
Depreciation & Amortization71.01M72.36M75M71.9M124.94M145.59M141.81M145.15M154.9M183.28M
Stock-Based Compensation4.38M17.88M18.84M21.83M279.15M65.43M107.99M21.66M31.99M26.58M
Deferred Taxes10.69M-8.97M-11.24M12.81M-2.92M-13.48M2.17M-9.86M-2.28M-423K
Other Non-Cash Items17.35M-4.37M12.09M1.6M42.91M7.87M-10.88M6.13M-6.13M1.65M
Working Capital Changes1.34M-8.56M-22.38M-37.93M53.91M20.71M-241.24M33.38M26.16M-82.17M
Change in Receivables-37.79M15.05M-4.33M-17.95M5.17M-34.76M-96.99M37.49M-14.59M1.41M
Change in Inventory28.33M-27.92M-4.84M-2.03M19.09M-14.56M-189.72M30.22M594K-15.75M
Change in Payables06.85M-14.86M-16.94M31.59M71.24M50.11M-29.04M40.43M-63.86M
Cash from Investing+-48.96M-61.26M-30.45M-42.54M-1.15B-77.87M-198.83M-214.48M-155.66M-447.87M
Capital Expenditures-44.89M-51.3M-41.71M-43.41M-67.68M-78.76M-149.08M-166.91M-183.81M-212.94M
CapEx % of Revenue0.03%0.04%0.03%0.03%0.04%0.04%0.05%0.05%0.06%0.07%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing-888K-48.07M11.26M868K6.53M883K-441K446K28.15M2.39M
Cash from Financing+-84.05M-42.83M-94.95M-117.66M1.01B-354.58M-251.07M-296.28M-284.34M-157.73M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-16.24M-16.82M-18.48M-26.15M-92.13M-30.68M-37.02M-39.61M-43.99M-49.74M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing1.74M-3.79M4.39M-4.18M-26.68M4.59M-10.15M-40.12M-6.16M-684K
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+89.87M52.94M95.41M108.27M238.51M373.46M125.81M540.9M534.12M368.55M
FCF Margin %0.07%0.04%0.07%0.08%0.14%0.19%0.05%0.18%0.19%0.13%
FCF Growth %1.77%-0.41%0.8%0.13%1.2%0.57%-0.66%3.3%-0.01%-0.31%
FCF per Share1.460.951.691.883.745.221.736.496.764.71
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)6.53x3.16x2.21x1.95x-1.59x2.02x1.01x1.40x1.41x1.29x
Interest Paid0000037.61M32.84M60.46M86.26M89.48M
Taxes Paid0000097.64M106.36M166.96M161.15M142.15M

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)6.71%10.15%16.16%16.8%-30.06%24.27%25.03%48.3%44.82%30.87%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)8.26%7.69%8.53%12.14%-5.52%14.77%16.42%25.93%25.69%20.65%
Gross Margin21.76%23.53%22.74%23.61%29.73%34.8%28.9%36.42%39.87%37.68%
Net Margin1.6%2.62%4.66%5.62%-11.54%11.31%9.8%16.51%17.74%15.5%
Debt / Equity1.38x1.25x0.89x0.64x1.49x0.80x0.87x1.35x1.07x0.88x
Interest Coverage4.45x4.37x5.78x6.95x-1.15x9.66x12.28x10.25x8.24x7.16x
FCF Conversion6.53x3.16x2.21x1.95x-1.59x2.02x1.01x1.40x1.41x1.29x
Revenue Growth9.48%-2.5%5.81%4.09%20.88%18.46%39.67%10.9%-6.4%1.04%

Revenue by Segment

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Pipe----954.63M1.05B1.56B1.72B1.59B1.56B
Pipe Growth-----10.30%47.71%10.41%-7.60%-1.85%
Allied Products And Other Businesss----403.27M442.45M569.35M691.8M684.33M707.28M
Allied Products And Other Businesss Growth-----9.71%28.68%21.51%-1.08%3.35%
Infiltrator Water Technologies----211M329.14M551.91M442.28M531.24M596.21M
Infiltrator Water Technologies Growth-----55.99%67.68%-19.86%20.11%12.23%
Intersegment Eliminations------131.93M--149.71M-162.83M
Intersegment Eliminations Growth----------8.76%
International-------19.43M---
International Growth----------
Intersegment Elimination----43.69M-----
Intersegment Elimination Growth----------

Revenue by Geography

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
UNITED STATES-1.1B1.17B1.22B-----2.71B
UNITED STATES Growth--6.55%4.23%------
CANADA---------119.49M
CANADA Growth----------
Other Countries15.98M---18.59M15.83M22.79M25.71M20.9M75.14M
Other Countries Growth------14.81%43.97%12.78%-18.70%259.49%
North America1.27B---1.66B1.97B2.75B3.05B2.85B-
North America Growth-----18.83%39.63%10.88%-6.30%-
Non Us-155.03M155.92M160.6M------
Non Us Growth--0.58%3.00%------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (WMS) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.7x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (WMS) reported $2.99B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 195% increase from $1.01B in 2012.

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (WMS) grew revenue by 1.0% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (WMS) is profitable, generating $458.3M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (15.5% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (WMS) pays a dividend with a yield of 0.40%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (WMS) has a return on equity (ROE) of 30.9%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (WMS) generated $529.2M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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