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ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (WMS)

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., established in Hilliard, Ohio in 1966, is a leading provider of innovative water management solutions. The company specializes in the design, manufacturing, and global distribution of thermoplastic corrugated pipes and related drainage products, primarily targeting the underground construction and infrastructure sectors across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and other international territories. Its operations are structured across four key segments: Pipe, International, Infiltrator, and Allied Products & Other. ADS offers a wide array of products, including single, double, and triple-wall corrugated pipes made from polypropylene and polyethylene. Beyond basic piping, their extensive catalog features sophisticated water management systems such as plastic leachfield chambers, EZflow synthetic aggregate bundles, advanced mechanical aeration wastewater solutions, septic tanks and accessories, and integrated treatment and dispersal units. Furthermore, the company supplies allied products like storm retention, detention, and septic chambers, polyvinyl chloride drainage structures, various fittings, and water quality filters and separators. ADS also distributes construction fabrics and other geosynthetic materials vital for soil stabilization, reinforcement, filtration, erosion control, and sub-surface drainage, alongside drainage grates. These products cater to a broad spectrum of applications, including residential, non-residential, agricultural, and large-scale infrastructure projects, supported by approximately 38 distribution centers.

Sector: Plastics Foam Products

Industry: Construction Materials

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Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

NYSE:WMSBasic Materials
-0.40%$130.40
AH Close$130.40+0.00%vs close
Mkt Cap$9.83B
Float69.73M
O/S75.41M
Inst Own92.2%
Div Yield0.58%
Dilution
Delisting Issues Timeline
Financials Summary
Revenue$3.05B
Net Income$426.46M
Total Assets$4.51B
Free Cash Flow$569.29M
Debt & Equity
Debt 47%
Equity 51%
Preferred 2%
Total Debt$1.79B
Total Equity$1.93B
Preferred Stock$73.65M
Shares Outstanding
Short Interest
Split History1 split
  1. 1.5:1Forward split
    Jun 15, 20071 share → 1.5
Balance Sheet Details
Assets$4.51B
Liabilities$2.55B
Accounts Receivable$390.54M
Accounts Payable$237.71M
Inventory$543.38M
PP&E (Net)$1.22B
Goodwill$1.04B
Intangible Assets$848.53M
Income Statement
PeriodFY 2026FY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-312023-03-312022-03-312021-03-312020-03-312019-03-312018-03-312017-03-312016-03-312015-03-312014-03-312013-03-312012-03-312011-03-31
Revenue$3.05B$2.9B$2.87B$3.07B$2.77B$1.98B$1.67B$1.38B$1.33B$1.26B$1.29B$1.18B$1.07B$1.02B$1.01B$863.14M
YoY Growth5.0%1.0%-6.4%10.9%39.7%18.5%20.9%4.1%5.8%-2.5%9.5%10.2%5.1%0.3%17.5%-
Cost of Revenue$1.94B$1.81B$1.73B$1.95B$1.97B$1.29B$1.18B$1.06B$1.03B$961.45M$1.01B$935.48M$856.12M$829.14M$818.4M$699.46M
Gross Profit$1.11B$1.09B$1.15B$1.12B$800.38M$690.08M$497.54M$326.97M$302.48M$295.81M$280.65M$242.34M$212.89M$187.96M$195.36M$163.68M
Gross Margin36.3%37.7%39.9%36.4%28.9%34.8%29.7%23.6%22.7%23.5%21.8%20.6%19.9%18.5%19.3%19.0%
Research and Development$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$2.66M$2.16M$3.37M$3.87M$3.55M$3.27M$3.54M$0$0
Selling, General, and Administrative$469.55M$380.38M$370.71M$339.5M$321.09M$267.57M$271.14M$186.03M$191.16M$202.43M$188.56M$157.03M$153.5M$121.41M$133.55M$124.11M
Other-$48.72M$56.43M$43.1M$59.59M$67.37M$77.98M$321.75M$7.88M$8.07M$8.55M$9.22M-$12.77M-$133K-$103K-$2.42M$0
Total Operating Expenses$420.83M$436.81M$413.82M$399.1M$388.47M$345.56M$592.89M$193.91M$199.22M$210.97M$197.78M$167.2M$164.91M$131.43M$144.94M$124.11M
Operating Income (EBIT)$686.71M$657.44M$732.13M$719.31M$411.92M$344.52M-$95.35M$129.41M$88.25M$76.33M$82.06M$75.89M$53.31M$57.48M$95.05M$39.57M
Operating Margin22.5%22.6%25.5%23.4%14.9%17.4%-5.7%9.3%6.6%6.1%6.4%6.4%5.0%5.7%9.4%4.6%
Interest Expense$93.8M$91.8M$88.86M$70.18M$33.55M$35.66M$82.71M$18.62M$15.26M$17.47M$18.46M$19.37M$18.81M$18.53M$21.84M$27.12M
Interest Income$25M$23.48M$22.05M$9.78M$52K$287K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Income (Expense)-$121.86M-$63.8M-$59.84M-$57.37M-$26.82M-$32.25M-$82.36M-$17.8M-$11.31M-$11.5M-$22.76M-$14.13M-$20.77M-$9.84M$18.28M-$26.92M
Income Before Tax (EBT)$564.85M$593.64M$672.29M$661.94M$385.1M$312.27M-$177.71M$111.61M$76.94M$64.83M$46.46M$46.5M$37.04M$38.85M$70.79M$12.65M
Income Tax Expense$134.99M$141.06M$159M$150.59M$110.07M$86.38M$14.09M$30.05M$11.41M$24.61M$19.09M$16.28M$22.57M$15.94M$27.06M$4.05M
Net Income$426.46M$450.17M$509.92M$507.09M$271.33M$224.23M-$193.17M$77.77M$62.01M$32.95M$20.63M$26.3M$11.12M$20.66M$43.26M$2.35M
Net Income Margin14.0%15.5%17.7%16.5%9.8%11.3%-11.5%5.6%4.7%2.6%1.6%2.2%1.0%2.0%4.3%0.3%
Supplementary Data
EPS5.485.816.526.163.222.64-3.041.361.110.600.380.510.210.390.820.03
Diluted EPS5.445.766.456.083.152.59-3.041.351.100.590.340.510.200.380.790.03
Weighted Average OS77.82M77.55M78.25M82.31M71.28M70.16M63.82M57.02M55.70M54.92M53.98M51.34M52.13M52.75M52.75M52.75M
EBITDA$874.92M$864.55M$910.52M$872.43M$558.87M$493.51M$294.33M$202.13M$167.21M$154.65M$148.77M$89.76M$116.31M$120.48M$147.8M$95.55M
EBITDA Margin28.7%29.8%31.7%28.4%20.2%24.9%17.6%14.6%12.6%12.3%11.5%7.6%10.9%11.8%14.6%11.1%
Balance Sheet
PeriodFY 2026FY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-312023-03-312022-03-312021-03-312020-03-312019-03-312018-03-312017-03-312016-03-312015-03-312014-03-312013-03-312012-03-31
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents$223.01M$463.32M$490.16M$217.13M$20.13M$195.01M$174.23M$8.89M$17.59M$6.45M$6.55M$3.62M$3.93M$1.36M$2.08M
Short-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Cash and Short-Term Investments$223.01M$463.32M$490.16M$217.13M$20.13M$195.01M$174.23M$8.89M$17.59M$6.45M$6.55M$3.62M$3.93M$1.36M$2.08M
Accounts Receivable$390.54M$333.22M$323.58M$306.94M$341.75M$236.19M$200.03M$186.99M$171.96M$168.94M$186.88M$154.29M$150.71M$146.48M$166.79M
Inventory$543.38M$488.27M$464.2M$463.99M$494.32M$300.96M$282.4M$264.54M$263.79M$258.43M$237.69M$291.79M$260.3M$232.41M$196.68M
Other Current Assets$73.9M$39.97M$22.03M$29.42M$15.7M$10.82M$9.55M$6.09M$5.11M$6.74M$15.66M$22.5M$13.55M$7.17M$11.13M
Total Current Assets$1.23B$1.32B$1.3B$1.02B$871.9M$742.98M$666.21M$466.51M$458.45M$440.57M$438.55M$469.25M$428.5M$387.42M$376.69M
Long-Term Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment Net$1.22B$1.05B$876.35M$733.06M$619.38M$504.27M$506.25M$398.89M$399.38M$406.86M$391.74M$308.53M$292.08M$294.9M$284.73M
Goodwill$1.04B$720.22M$617.18M$620.19M$610.29M$599.07M$597.82M$102.64M$103.02M$100.57M$100.89M$98.45M$86.3M$86.26M$85.7M
Intangible Assets$848.53M$448.06M$352.65M$407.63M$431.38M$482.02M$566.38M$50.25M$54.63M$59.74M$67.13M$65.33M$69.7M$94.63M$108.25M
Long-Term Investments$0$2K$134K$156K$119K$11.86M$9.25M$10.47M$12.34M$8.99M$13.19M$25.04M$23.62M$22.01M$22.96M
Deferred Tax Assets$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Assets$166.39M$146.25M$122.63M$122.6M$116.68M$73.63M$23.97M$13.4M$15.42M$29.57M$24.8M$28.85M$31.31M$22.52M$26.7M
Total Long-Term Assets$3.27B$2.37B$1.97B$1.88B$1.78B$1.67B$1.7B$575.65M$584.79M$605.72M$602.45M$535.58M$509.1M$520.32M$528.34M
Other Assets$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Assets$4.51B$3.69B$3.27B$2.9B$2.65B$2.41B$2.37B$1.04B$1.04B$1.05B$1.04B$1B$937.6M$907.74M$905.03M
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable$237.71M$218.02M$254.4M$210.11M$224.99M$171.1M$106.71M$93.58M$105.52M$121.92M$119.61M$111.89M$110.97M$110.25M$110.07M
Short-Term Debt$5.87M$9.93M$11.87M$14.69M$19.45M$7M$7.96M$25.93M$26.85M$37.79M$35.87M$9.58M$11.15M$11.94M$11.88M
Current Income Tax Payable$0$0$1.08M$3.06M$6.84M$4.7M$2.05M$1.76M$6.31M$8.21M$2.26M$6.05M$7.98M$9.51M$9.46M
Current Unearned Revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Current Liabilities$15.14M$0$0$0$52.82M$42.08M$33.22M$18.11M$17.98M$28.99M$10.12M$0$0$0$37.01M
Total Current Liabilities$509.47M$398.4M$439.62M$378.8M$391.24M$318.27M$238.21M$206.28M$221.24M$255.75M$247.21M$173.12M$164.59M$167.15M$168.42M
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-Term Debt$1.61B$1.25B$1.26B$1.27B$908.71M$782.22M$1.09B$208.6M$270.9M$310.85M$312.21M$390.31M$442.89M$338.05M$358.79M
Long-Term Unearned Revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities$220.99M$190.42M$156.71M$159.06M$168.44M$162.19M$175.62M$45.96M$32.3M$44.01M$63.95M$64.6M$66.33M$74.11M$82.84M
Other Long-Term Liabilities$91.3M$83.17M$70.7M$66.74M$64.94M$54.77M$37.61M$19.12M$33.49M$34.76M$45.09M$28.56M$32.17M$5.81M$5.27M
Total Long-Term Liabilities$2.04B$1.66B$1.55B$1.53B$1.15B$1.03B$1.35B$335.24M$396.66M$448.32M$478.07M$528.97M$575.76M$417.97M$446.89M
Other Liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Liabilities$2.55B$2.05B$1.99B$1.91B$1.54B$1.35B$1.59B$541.52M$617.9M$704.08M$730.25M$726.58M$761.32M$585.12M$615.31M
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock$73.65M$92.65M$108.58M$153.22M$195.38M$240.94M$269.53M$282.64M$291.25M$302.81M$310.24M$320.49M$291.72M$282.55M$557.56M
Common Stock$11.71M$11.69M$11.68M$11.65M$11.61M$11.58M$11.55M$11.44M$11.43M$12.39M$12.39M$12.39M$11.96M$11.96M$11.96M
Retained Earnings$1.86B$1.49B$1.09B$626.22M$158.88M-$75.2M-$267.62M$17.58M-$39.21M-$83.68M-$54.23M-$62.62M-$2.41M$87.33M$110.86M
Comprehensive Income & Other-$32.29M-$37.18M-$29.83M-$27.58M-$24.39M-$24.22M-$35.33M-$25.87M-$21.25M-$24.82M-$21.26M-$12.69M-$5.98M-$856K-$1.38M
Other Stockholders' Equity$57.74M$113.76M$158.01M$339.5M$917.93M$1.11B$1.03B$457.63M$436.46M$398.59M$333.87M$341.92M$213.49M$200.07M$146.27M
Total Equity$1.93B$1.62B$1.26B$977.37M$1.09B$1.05B$772.82M$486.65M$408.68M$327.3M$292.03M$291.69M$223.04M$299.36M$269.09M
Minority Interest$23.58M$17.7M$18.8M$17.49M$16.62M$13.73M$11.76M$13.99M$16.66M$14.91M$15.03M$16.41M$22.58M$23.27M$20.63M
Total Liabilities and Equity$4.48B$3.67B$3.25B$2.88B$2.63B$2.4B$2.36B$1.03B$1.03B$1.03B$1.02B$1.02B$984.36M$884.47M$884.4M
Supplementary Data
Total Debt$1.79B$1.45B$1.37B$1.34B$958.84M$850.5M$1.17B$319.21M$379.72M$428.8M$424.12M$461.13M$500.78M$349.99M$370.67M
Net Debt$1.57B$981.8M$876.62M$1.12B$938.72M$655.49M$995.73M$310.31M$362.13M$422.35M$417.57M$457.51M$496.85M$348.63M$368.59M
Cash Flow Statement
PeriodFY 2026FY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-312023-03-312022-03-312021-03-312020-03-312019-03-312018-03-312017-03-312016-03-312015-03-312014-03-312013-03-312012-03-312011-03-31
Operating Activities
Net Income$489.16M$452.57M$513.29M$511.35M$275.03M$226.09M-$191.8M$81.47M$64.79M$35.91M$30.57M-$3.7M$11.32M$23.18M$44.43M$2.35M
Depreciation & Amortization$216.26M$183.28M$154.9M$145.15M$141.81M$145.59M$124.94M$71.9M$75M$72.36M$71.01M$65.47M$63.67M$63.1M$55.17M$55.77M
Deferred Income Tax$35.38M-$423K-$2.28M-$9.86M$2.17M-$13.48M-$2.92M$12.81M-$11.24M-$8.97M$10.69M-$18.76M-$8.26M-$7.15M-$5.56M-$773K
Stock-Based Compensation$32.35M$26.58M$31.99M$21.66M$107.99M$65.43M$279.15M$21.83M$18.84M$17.88M$4.38M$37.4M$35.03M$9.36M$6.38M$0
Changes in Working Capital:
  Accounts Receivable-$2.29M$1.41M-$14.59M$37.49M-$96.99M-$34.76M$5.17M-$17.95M-$4.33M$15.05M-$37.79M-$10.35M-$6.72M$24.75M-$29.66M-$11.62M
  Inventory$30.61M-$15.75M$594K$30.22M-$189.72M-$14.56M$19.09M-$2.03M-$4.84M-$27.92M$28.33M-$7.56M-$33.1M-$32.16M$13.72M-$55.02M
  Accounts Payable$53.96M-$63.86M$40.43M-$29.04M$50.11M$71.24M$31.59M-$16.94M-$14.86M$6.85M$0-$18.86M$7.29M$0$11.77M$37.16M
  Other Working Capital-$1.11M-$3.98M-$275K-$5.3M-$4.64M-$1.21M-$1.93M-$1M$1.65M-$2.55M$10.8M$1.19M$7.47M-$5.91M$9.12M-$1.1M
Total Working Capital Change$81.17M-$82.17M$26.16M$33.38M-$241.24M$20.71M$53.91M-$37.93M-$22.38M-$8.56M$1.34M-$16.83M-$36M-$13.32M-$6.82M-$30.57M
Other Non-Cash Items-$35.27M$1.65M-$6.13M$6.13M-$10.88M$7.87M$42.91M$1.6M$12.09M-$4.37M$16.77M$4.99M-$3.65M$177K-$36.61M$10.45M
Net Cash from Operating$819.05M$581.49M$717.93M$707.81M$274.89M$452.22M$306.19M$151.68M$137.12M$104.24M$134.76M$68.58M$62.12M$75.35M$57M$37.23M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures-$249.77M-$212.94M-$183.81M-$166.91M-$149.08M-$78.76M-$67.68M-$43.41M-$41.71M-$51.3M-$44.89M-$36.1M-$43.6M-$39.84M-$29.86M-$35.7M
Acquisitions-$991.06M-$237.31M$0-$48.01M-$49.31M$0-$1.09B$0$0-$8.57M-$3.19M-$43.95M-$6.38M-$5.04M-$47.73M-$20.3M
Purchases of Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Sales of Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Investing Activities$29.01M$2.39M$28.15M$446K-$441K$883K$6.53M$868K$11.26M-$48.07M-$888K-$62K$8.6M$78K$41.76M$2.76M
Net Cash from Investing-$1.21B-$447.87M-$155.66M-$214.48M-$198.83M-$77.87M-$1.15B-$42.54M-$30.45M-$61.26M-$48.96M-$80.49M-$41.77M-$44.8M-$35.83M-$53.24M
Financing Activities
Debt Repaid-$303.23M$37.38M$26.88M-$472.78M$26.2M$228.49M-$871.13M$50.22M$72.92M$22.21M$68.46M$63.43M-$91.86M$30.02M$4.07M-$121.1M
Common Stock Issuance$6.85M$0$0$0$0$7.55M$293.65M$0$0$0$0$79.13M$0$0$0$314.61M
Common Stock Repurchases-$91.96M-$69.92M-$207.31M-$575.03M-$292M$0$0$0-$7.95M$0$0-$3K-$5.49M-$3.28M-$4.24M-$415.6M
Dividends Paid-$56.12M-$49.74M-$43.99M-$39.61M-$37.02M-$30.68M-$92.13M-$26.15M-$18.48M-$16.82M-$16.24M-$7.87M-$115.06M-$6.16M-$4.93M-$5.24M
Other Financing Activities-$5.68M-$684K-$6.16M-$40.12M-$10.15M-$2.96M-$26.68M-$4.18M$4.39M-$3.79M$1.74M-$6.04M-$2.42M$8.12M-$7.99M$251K
Net Cash from Financing$156.32M-$157.73M-$284.34M-$296.28M-$251.07M-$354.58M$1.01B-$117.66M-$94.95M-$42.83M-$84.05M$12.06M-$17.71M-$31.34M-$21.23M$15.13M
Forex Effect$1.15M-$2.48M$799K-$52K$129K$1.02M-$1.95M-$175K-$585K-$260K-$871K-$450K-$73K$60K$0$0
Net Change in Cash-$235.3M-$26.58M$278.72M$197M-$174.88M$20.78M$165.34M-$8.7M$11.14M-$105K$869K-$308K$2.57M-$721K-$69K$0
Supplementary Data
Operating Cash Flow$819.05M$581.49M$717.93M$707.81M$274.89M$452.22M$306.19M$151.68M$137.12M$104.24M$134.76M$68.58M$62.12M$75.35M$57M$37.23M
Capital Expenditure-$249.77M-$212.94M-$183.81M-$166.91M-$149.08M-$78.76M-$67.68M-$43.41M-$41.71M-$51.3M-$44.89M-$36.1M-$43.6M-$39.84M-$29.86M-$30.04M
Free Cash Flow$569.29M$368.55M$534.12M$540.9M$125.81M$373.46M$238.51M$108.27M$95.41M$52.94M$89.87M$32.47M$18.52M$35.52M$27.13M$7.19M
Cash at Beginning$469.27M$495.85M$217.13M$20.13M$195.01M$174.23M$8.89M$17.59M$6.45M$6.55M$3.62M$3.93M$1.36M$2.08M$2.15M$0
Cash at End$233.97M$469.27M$495.85M$217.13M$20.13M$195.01M$174.23M$8.89M$17.59M$6.45M$4.49M$3.62M$3.93M$1.36M$2.08M$0