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Republic Services, Inc.

  • From Trash to Treasure, This Company Provides Stable Cash Flow

    By Nick Chiu - June 14, 2013 | Tickers: RSG, WCN, WM

    One man's trash is another man's treasure explains the profit model for Republic Services (NYSE: RSG). Republic Services, the second-largest provider of non-hazardous, integrated solid-waste management services in the United States as measured by revenue.

    Revenue and consolidation

    The solid-waste industry is a mature market, and Republic Services has a mature business and financial strategy to stay competitive. Republic Services generates stable revenue, as a large portion of more »

  • This Waste Disposal Company Looks Interesting After the Recent Acquisition

    By Anh HOANG - June 12, 2013 | Tickers: CLH, RSG, WM

    Clean Harbors (NYSE: CLH) has not been performing well on the market since the beginning of 2012. The stock's price has declined from around $64 per share at the beginning of 2012 to $54.80 per share at the time of writing. As of March 2013, Clean Harbors is in the portfolio of Ron Baron and Steven Cohen. Is it a good buy at its current price? Let’s more »

  • Dumpster Diving for Investment Ideas

    By Ryan Palmer - June 10, 2013 | Tickers: RSG, WM

    Living in a country with a waste disposal system that is as effective as America's is a blessing indeed. In 20 years of taking out the garbage, I've noticed that the same name is on practically every dumpster: Waste Management (NYSE: WM). Here are some key points from what I was able to learn about Waste Management.

    How the money is made 

    Until the third quarter of 2012 more »

  • Solid Investments Backed by a Strong Vision

    By Nick Chiu - June 3, 2013 | Tickers: ECL, MSFT, RSG

    Bill Gates recently reclaimed his number one position as the world's richest person and extended his lead over Carlos Slim with $72.9 billion in net worth as of May 28, 2013. This lead was driven by several of Bill Gates' major holdings, including the ones controlled through his investment vehicle Cascade Investment LLC, such as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Ecolab (NYSE: ECL), and Republic Services (NYSE: RSG).

    As seen more »

  • Is This Stock Set to Shoot Up?

    By Ted Cooper - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: RSG, WCN, WM

    Boring industries are generally the best place to find bargains. While high-flying stocks like Tesla Motors receive all the attention, companies with more mundane prospects often go neglected. Enterprising investors will find the neglected industries much more interesting than the highly touted, and overvalued, stocks of the day.

    For instance, the waste management industry has shown its maturity over the last decade; growth has slowed to a creep over the more »

  • Clean Harbors is a Safe Harbor for Long-Term Investment

    By Nick Chiu - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: CLH, RSG, WM

    Clean Harbors (NYSE: CLH), with a market cap of $3.36 billion, is a provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout North America. After combining with Safety-Kleen, Clean Harbors now operates 5 segments, including Technical Services, Oil Re-refining and Recycling, Safety-Kleen Environmental Services, Industrial and Field Services and Oil and Gas Field Services.

    Integration of Safety-Kleen

    On May 1, 2013, Clean Harbors reported mixed earnings results for Q1, 2013 more »

  • Finding Treasure in a Pile of Trash

    By Ryan Guenette - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: RSG, SRCL, VE, WCN, WM

    The second largest United States provider of solid waste services in North America, Republic Services Incorporated (NYSE: RSG) recently reported first quarter financial results on April 25. Compared with the first quarter of 2012, net income decreased from $142.8 million ($0.39 per share) to $124.9 million ($0.34 per share), representing a near 13% drop.

    Excluding one-time items, adjusted earnings were $167.4 million ($0.46 per more »

  • One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure

    By Wes Patoka - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: KMP, RSG, WM

    Waste Management (NYSE: WM) is the largest trash collection and recycler in the U.S. Waste Management owns the highest landfill acreage of any trash hauling company. With people consistently generating trash and recyclables, the industry of trash collection is evolving. Landfills are now providing commodities like natural gas, and these companies are harnessing it. U.S. cities are demanding more of their waste be recycled, and these management companies more »

  • The Good and the Bad of the Waste Management Industry

    By Zain Abbas - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: RSG, WCN, WM

    Waste management companies reported mixed quarterly earnings with two of the three companies reporting an earnings beat. Since the release, these stocks have been up more than 5% till date as shown by the graph:

    It will be interesting to note what the bears and bulls have to say about these companies:

    Waste Management (NYSE: WM), the largest waste management company by market cap, reported its earnings on April 24 more »

  • Waste Management Is An Ideal Pick For Income Investors

    By Ishtiaq Ahmed - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: RSG, WCN, WM

    Waste Management (NYSE: WM) has appreciated by more than 26% in the last six months, which is a little surprising -- not long ago, people were concerned about its stagnating revenue growth. However, its focus on growth projects have allowed the company to win over investors, and sent its shares spiking.

    Performance and Future Growth Prospects

    In the first quarter of 2013, revenue for Waste Management grew by 1.2% year more »

  • There's a Jewel to Be Found in Waste

    By Piyush Arora - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: RSG, WCN, WM

    Investing in income-growth stocks as a way to ride out market uncertainty has always been a good strategy. But investing in just any income-growth stock could be disastrous. For this kind of investing, a company needs to have a solid balance sheet, as well as ample and consistent cash flows to sustain its payouts. One such company that meets the criteria is Waste Management (NYSE: WM), and here are a more »

  • Is Waste Management a Good Stock to Buy?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 19, 2013 | Tickers: CVA, BIN, RSG, WCN, WM

    Waste Management (NYSE: WM), an $18 billion market cap waste management services company, has risen 16% year to date, narrowly outperforming the S&P 500 despite the fact that the stock carries a beta of 0.7 and hence would be expected to underperform during a bull market. The company’s revenues increased only 2% last year compared to 2011, and with operating costs increasing at a faster rate Waste more »

  • Is Waste Management A Good Stock to Buy?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: CVA, BIN, RSG, WCN, WM

    Waste Management (NYSE: WM), an $18 billion market cap waste management services company, has risen 16% year to date- narrowly outperforming the S&P 500 despite the fact that the stock carries a beta of 0.7 and so would be expected to underperform during a bull market. The company’s revenues increased only 2% last year compared to 2011, and with operating costs increasing at a faster rate Waste more »

  • The Trashmen Cometh

    By Howard Rothman - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: RSG, WCN, WM

    Despite weak fourth quarter performance and tepid 2013 guidance, the Big Three waste disposal services have been on a roll. Waste Management (NYSE: WM), Republic Services (NYSE: RSG) and Waste Connections (NYSE: WCN) are all up between 9%-15% YTD, and an even more impressive 20%-25% since November. With the trio issuing first-quarter earnings April 24-25, inquisitive minds want to know: can they keep it up?

    With more upside more »

  • Should You Take Profits from this Large-Cap Dividend Stock?

    By Robert Ciura - March 23, 2013 | Tickers: RSG, WM

    Shareholders of Waste Management (NYSE: WM) have enjoyed dual rewards in the form of steady dividends and a rising share price over the past couple years. Waste Management is frequently cited as a well-run blue-chip with solid financials and an attractive dividend. While those are true to an extent, there may be cracks starting to form in Waste Management’s armor. All might not be well with this company, and more »

  • Finding Treasure in Trash

    By Ted Cooper - February 27, 2013 | Tickers: RSG, WCN, WM

    Waste management is not a glamorous industry; it not only revolves around trash, it is also a maturing industry. However, there is often good value to be found in mature industries that have relatively low expectations for future growth.

    With over $13.6 billion in revenues, Waste Management (NYSE: WM) is the clear market leader in the industry. However, the company has suffered from volume losses in eight out of more »

  • Millions of North American’s Trash is Turning Into Investors’ Treasure

    By Ryan Guenette - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: CLH, RSG, SRCL, WCN, WM

    A SWOT analysis is a look at a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and is a tremendous way to gain a detailed and thorough perspective on a company and its future. As 2013 begins, I would like to focus on a leading waste management service company in North America: Waste Management (NYSE: WM).

    The Business:

    Warren Buffett once said, “Never invest in a business you can’t understand more »

  • Digging Through the Trash for Income Opportunities

    By Daniel James - February 15, 2013 | Tickers: RSG, WCN, WM

    Waste management is a prime example of a durable sector. Not only will human beings always continue to produce trash, but the amount of trash appears to be growing steadily. As such it is up to humanity to devise increasingly ingenious ways of dealing with this deluge of dirt. Stocks of companies active in this industry tend to trade defensively, enjoying low betas as well as high dividend yields. Waste more »

  • This Trash Hauler's Key Takeaways From Q4

    By Howard Rothman - February 11, 2013 | Tickers: BIN, RSG, VE, WCN, WM

    With trash volumes flat and the ability to raise prices almost nonexistent, waste service providers have faced an uphill climb during the past couple of years. Unfortunately, the fourth-quarter earnings Republic Services (NYSE: RSG), one of the industry’s Top 3 players, reported on Feb. 7 show that little has really changed over the past several months -- and little improvement is expected in early 2013.

    RSG’s results, and why more »

  • Clean Up With These Dirty Stocks

    By James Catlin - January 31, 2013 | Tickers: CF, RSG, TNH, WM

    Waste Management (NYSE: WM) is not a name that gets thrown around too much.  After all, how profitable can you be if you deal in trash?  Turns out you can be very profitable.  In fact, the company may be seeing its best years ahead and here's why.

    On a positive note, the first reason is that their fixed residential income segment is increasing with the gains seen in the more »

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