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SECURE Waste Infrastructure (TSX:SES) recently rebranded from Secure Energy Services Inc., a shift that highlights its focus on waste management and energy infrastructure across Canada and the United States for investors tracking sector exposure.
See our latest analysis for SECURE Waste Infrastructure.
At a latest share price of CA$21.33, SECURE Waste Infrastructure has seen solid momentum, with a year to date share price return of 22.16% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 44.91%, building on a very large 5 year total shareholder return that is close to 5x.
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With SECURE Waste Infrastructure trading at CA$21.33, a value score of 3, and an indicated intrinsic discount, the key question is whether the stock still offers upside or if the market already prices in future growth.
Price-to-Earnings of 38.8x: Is it justified?
On a P/E of 38.8x at a CA$21.33 share price, SECURE Waste Infrastructure screens as expensive versus both its own fair P/E estimate and parts of its peer group.
The P/E ratio compares the share price to earnings per share and is a simple way to see how much investors are paying for each dollar of profit. For a company like SECURE Waste Infrastructure, which now reports high quality earnings and has become profitable over the past 5 years, the P/E hints at how much of that earnings story is already reflected in the price.
According to the SWS fair ratio work, a P/E of 23.6x would be more in line with the company’s fundamentals. The current 38.8x therefore looks rich relative to that benchmark. Compared to peers, the picture is mixed. The stock trades below a much higher peer average P/E of 70.3x, but above the broader Canadian oil and gas industry average of 26.5x, suggesting investors are paying a premium to the sector, but not to the most expensive stocks in its peer group.
Explore the SWS fair ratio for SECURE Waste Infrastructure
Result: Preferred multiple of price-to-earnings of 38.8x (OVERVALUED)
However, investors also need to weigh risks such as any change in regulatory frameworks around waste infrastructure, as well as potential shifts in energy sector activity affecting customer demand.
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Another View: DCF Points in the Opposite Direction
While the 38.8x P/E hints at a stretched price, the SWS DCF model presents a different perspective. At CA$21.33, SECURE Waste Infrastructure is assessed as trading around 66.7% below an estimated fair value of CA$64.12, which indicates the market may be heavily discounting its future cash flows.
For investors, that kind of gap can either signal a margin of safety if the cash flow assumptions hold, or a sign that the market is questioning those inputs. Which side of that debate do you lean toward?
Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.
SES Discounted Cash Flow as at Jun 2026
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Next Steps
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Companies discussed in this article include SES.TO.
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