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Wide-Moat Republic Services Is Poised for Another Strong Financial Performance in 2024

Brian Bernard

Following right behind industry leader Waste Management, Republic Services enjoys dominance in landfill ownership. As a fully integrated waste hauler, it leverages a vast network of collection routes and transfer stations, which bestow significant control over the waste stream, funneling trash from commercial, industrial, and residential end markets into its landfills. Outside of the large public providers that make up 40% of industry revenue, size falls off quickly and the market becomes fragmented.

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Price vs Fair Value

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RSG is trading at a 32% premium.
Price
$188.97
Fair Value
$257.00
Uncertainty
Low
1-Star Price
$228.92
5-Star Price
$814.30
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Republic’s traditional solid waste operations should continue to perform well due to solid execution and strong pricing.

Bears

The acquisition of US Ecology and future acquisitions could underperform Republic Services' business case, resulting in shareholder destruction.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$188.94
Day Range
$188.88–190.58
52-Week Range
$135.36–192.01
Bid/Ask
$189.48 / $189.59
Market Cap
$59.68 Bil
Volume/Avg
432,463 / 1.2 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
33.48
Price/Sales
3.97
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
1.11%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
1.13%
Total Yield
1.55%

Company Profile

Republic Services is the second largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste services in the United States, operating roughly 206 active landfills and 233 transfer stations. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial end markets. It also runs a sizable recycling operation in North America.
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Waste Management
Stock Style Box
Large Core
Total Number of Employees
41,000
Website
https://www.republicservices.com

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Valuation

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Metric
RSG
SRCL
WCN
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
 33.4826.1339.22
Price/Book Value
 5.601.795.50
Price/Sales
 3.971.705.29
Price/Cash Flow
 16.5315.0620.07
Price/Earnings
RSG
SRCL
WCN

Financial Strength

Metric
RSG
SRCL
WCN
Quick Ratio
 0.500.820.57
Current Ratio
 0.560.940.68
Interest Coverage
 5.301.044.55
Quick Ratio
RSG
SRCL
WCN

Profitability

Metric
RSG
SRCL
WCN
Return on Assets (Normalized)
 5.94%3.31%6.19%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
 17.51%7.09%14.58%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
 9.64%5.42%8.89%
Return on Assets
RSG
SRCL
WCN
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