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Clean Harbors is a company providing environmental, energy, industrial, and hazardous waste disposal services. It offers collection, packaging, transportation, recycling, treatment, and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. The company also provides a wide variety of environmental cleanup services on customer sites or other locations on a scheduled or emergency response basis. Clean Harbors offers industrial and specialty services, such as high-pressure and chemical cleaning, catalyst handling, decoking, material processing and industrial lodging services to refineries, chemical plants, pulp and paper mills, and other industrial facilities.
TypePublic
Founded1980
HQNorwell, MA, USMap
Websitecleanharbors.com
Employee Ratings3.4More
Overall CultureDMore
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Employees (est.) (Dec 2019)14,400(+2%)
Revenue (FY, 2019)$3.4 B(+4%)
Share Price (Feb 2021)$82.6 (-1%)
Cybersecurity ratingCMore

Key People/Management at Clean Harbors

Alan S. McKim

Alan S. McKim

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael L. Battles

Michael L. Battles

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Robert E. Speights

Robert E. Speights

Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer
Eric J. Dugas

Eric J. Dugas

Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer
Eric W. Gerstenberg

Eric W. Gerstenberg

Chief Operating Officer
Robert Johnston

Robert Johnston

President of Oil and Gas
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Clean Harbors Office Locations

Clean Harbors has offices in Norwell, Albuquerque, Amityville, Anchorage and in 174 other locations
Norwell, MA, US (HQ)
42 Longwater Dr
Albuquerque, NM, US
2720 Girard Blvd NE
Amityville, NY, US
82 Seabro Ave
Anchorage, AK, US
2231 Cinnabar Loop
Archdale, NC, US
6180 Old Mendenhall Rd
Ashland, KY, US
806 Hoods Creek Pike
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Clean Harbors Financials and Metrics

Clean Harbors Revenue

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Clean Harbors's revenue was reported to be $3.41 b in FY, 2019
USD

Revenue (Q3, 2020)

681.3m

Gross profit (Q3, 2020)

252.6m

Gross profit margin (Q3, 2020), %

37.1%

Market capitalization (18-Feb-2021)

4.6b

Closing stock price (18-Feb-2021)

82.6

Cash (30-Sept-2020)

475.7m

EV

5.8b
Clean Harbors's current market capitalization is $4.6 b.
Annual
USDFY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Revenue

2.8b2.9b3.3b3.4b

Revenue growth, %

(16%)7%12%

Cost of goods sold

1.9b2.1b2.3b2.4b

Gross profit

822.4m882.3m994.8m1.0b
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020

Revenue

688.9m752.8m755.8m749.8m849.1m843.2m780.8m868.7m891.7m858.6m637.8m681.3m

Cost of goods sold

496.6m519.8m519.6m546.4m583.6m580.7m564.4m594.9m612.8m606.7m411.1m428.7m

Gross profit

192.4m233.0m236.3m203.4m265.6m262.5m216.5m273.7m278.9m251.9m226.8m252.6m

Gross profit Margin, %

28%31%31%27%31%31%28%32%31%29%36%37%
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Annual
USDFY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Cash

307.0m319.4m226.5m372.0m

Accounts Receivable

496.2m528.9m607.0m644.7m

Prepaid Expenses

56.1m35.2m42.8m

Current Assets

1.1b1.2b1.2b1.4b
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020

Cash

297.4m446.4m361.7m186.4m197.1m215.5m167.4m204.5m282.2m432.2m447.4m475.7m

Accounts Receivable

480.0m512.4m531.7m551.8m590.6m608.6m613.5m632.9m641.7m658.5m572.4m602.1m

Prepaid Expenses

55.2m35.8m32.6m38.2m34.8m35.4m45.9m42.6m38.2m44.6m69.5m58.7m

Current Assets

1.1b1.2b1.2b1.1b1.1b1.2b1.1b1.2b1.3b1.5b1.4b1.5b
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Annual
USDFY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Net Income

(39.9m)100.7m65.6m97.7m

Depreciation and Amortization

287.0m288.4m298.6m300.7m

Inventories

(16.1m)(5.0m)(27.0m)(15.9m)

Accounts Payable

(3.5m)(10.7m)46.9m7.2m
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2015Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020

Net Income

7.1m(21.4m)4.5m16.5m(12.6m)18.1m49.2m976.0k37.2m73.6m11.6m40.6m95.5m

Depreciation and Amortization

68.4m72.4m143.9m216.9m74.8m147.6m220.7m75.4m149.6m223.3m74.5m147.0m221.5m

Inventories

22.1m(2.7m)(6.3m)(5.0m)(5.6m)(18.6m)(20.5m)(832.0k)(4.1m)(12.0m)(7.0m)(9.0m)(9.6m)

Accounts Payable

2.6m(13.6m)(2.7m)(7.1m)9.7m23.6m22.0m(28.0m)(20.9m)3.0m(5.2m)(82.1m)(63.9m)
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Clean Harbors Operating Metrics

FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018

Locations

400 450 475 465 480

Patents (Foreign)

20 22 13 9 9

Patents (US)

52 52 38 33 32

Patents Pending

22 15 12 7 7
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Clean Harbors Acquisitions / Subsidiaries

Company NameDateDeal Size
Lonestar WestMay 11, 2017$44.10 m
Thermo FluidsFebruary 04, 2015$85 m
Evergreen HoldingsSeptember 16, 2013
Safety-KleenOctober 29, 2012$1.25 b
Destiny Resource ServicesJuly 29, 2011
Peak Energy ServicesApril 06, 2011
EvereadyApril 24, 2009
Universal EnvironmentalMarch 17, 2008
Romic Environmental TechnologiesJune 26, 2007
510127 NB Inc.
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Clean Harbors Revenue Breakdown

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Clean Harbors revenue breakdown by business segment: 15.2% from Kleen Performance Products, 24.1% from Safety-Kleen Environmental Services, 16.4% from Industrial Services, 9.2% from Field and Emergency Response Services, 31.4% from Technical Services and 3.7% from Other

Clean Harbors revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 84.7% from United States and 15.3% from Canada

Clean Harbors Cybersecurity Score

Cybersecurity ratingPremium dataset

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74/100

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Clean Harbors Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Ratings

CSRHub ESG ratingPremium dataset

50-59

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Clean Harbors Online and Social Media Presence

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Clean Harbors Company Culture

  • Overall Culture

    D

    56/100

  • CEO Rating

    D

    59/100

  • Compensation

    D-

    44/100

  • Diversity

    D

    54/100

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Clean Harbors News and Updates

November 09, 2020

Down 25% YTD, Clean Harbors Stock Has Limited Upside

After a 65% rally off the March bottom, Clean Harbors Stock has limited upside potential based on its valuation. Clean Harbors, the leading provider of environmental and industrial services throughout North America, has seen its stock rally from $40 to $65 off the recent bottom compared to the S&amp…
August 20, 2020

ITT, Clean Harbors, Insperity: Industrial Stocks To Play The Recovery

The industrials sector has underperformed this year, as investors favored higher-growth, asset-light sectors such as software through the Covid-19 pandemic. The S&P 500 Industrial Index is down by about 6% year-to-date compared to the broader S&P 500 which is up by 5%. However, there are...
May 02, 2018

Clean Harbors (CLH) Q1 2018 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

May 02, 2018

Clean Harbors, Inc. 2018 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Slides

 Clean Harbors Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was Clean Harbors founded?

    Clean Harbors was founded in 1980.

  • Who are Clean Harbors key executives?

    Clean Harbors's key executives are Alan S. McKim, Michael L. Battles and Robert E. Speights.

  • How many employees does Clean Harbors have?

    Clean Harbors has 14,400 employees.

  • What is Clean Harbors revenue?

    Latest Clean Harbors annual revenue is $3.4 b.

  • What is Clean Harbors revenue per employee?

    Latest Clean Harbors revenue per employee is $237 k.

  • Who are Clean Harbors competitors?

    Competitors of Clean Harbors include Clean Earth, Wartsila and Oil States Industries.

  • Where is Clean Harbors headquarters?

    Clean Harbors headquarters is located at 42 Longwater Dr, Norwell.

  • Where are Clean Harbors offices?

    Clean Harbors has offices in Norwell, Albuquerque, Amityville, Anchorage and in 174 other locations.

  • How many offices does Clean Harbors have?

    Clean Harbors has 206 offices.