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Waste Management Inc: (NYSE: WM) Debt And Risk

1. Total Debt = Long Term Debt + Short Term Debt

A debt is an amount of money borrowed by one party from another, and must be paid back. Total debt is the addition of long-term debt, which is debt that is due in one year or more, and short-term debt, which is any debt that is due within one year. The combination of the two is total debt.

2007 – $8.008 billion + $329 million = $8.337 billion 2008

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3M Company (NYSE: MMM) Profitability Analysis

Earnings and Earnings Growth

1. Earnings = sales x profit margin

2010 – $26.662 billion x 15.32% = $4.085 billion 2011 – $29.611 billion x 14.46% = $4.283 billion

3M’s earnings increased from $4.085 billion in 2010 to $4.283 billion in 2011 or by 4.84%.

2. Earnings per share = net income / shares outstanding

2010 – $4.085 billion / 725.50 million = $5.63 2011 – $4.283 billion / 719.00 million = $5.96

3M Company’s earnings per share increased from

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