Republic Services (RSG - Free Report) reported $3.86 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.8%. EPS of $1.45 for the same period compares to $1.24 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.88 billion, representing a surprise of -0.38%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.84%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.37.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Republic Services performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Average yield: 6% versus 5.7% estimated by three analysts on average.
- Revenue- Environmental solutions: $439.20 million versus $538.02 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.1% change.
- Revenue- Collection- Total: $2.66 billion compared to the $2.61 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.3% year over year.
- Revenue- Collection- Small-container: $1.19 billion compared to the $1.13 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +12.6% year over year.
- Revenue- Collection- Large-container: $732.80 million versus $750.91 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.4% change.
- Revenue- Collection- Other: $17.70 million versus $16.61 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +17.2% change.
- Revenue- Other- Other non-core: $92.90 million versus $82.45 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +20% change.
- Revenue- Environmental solutions, net: $423.30 million versus $435.10 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.7% change.
- Revenue- Transfer: $419.30 million compared to the $430.02 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6% year over year.
- Revenue- Landfill: $704.80 million versus $739.13 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.3% change.
- Revenue- Other- Recycling processing and commodity sales: $95.50 million compared to the $84.68 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +34.3% year over year.
- Revenue- Collection- Residential: $723.30 million compared to the $713.06 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.6% year over year.
View all Key Company Metrics for Republic Services here>>>Shares of Republic Services have returned +1.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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Republic Services (RSG - Free Report) reported $3.86 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.8%. EPS of $1.45 for the same period compares to $1.24 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.88 billion, representing a surprise of -0.38%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.84%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.37.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Republic Services performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Average yield: 6% versus 5.7% estimated by three analysts on average.
- Revenue- Environmental solutions: $439.20 million versus $538.02 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.1% change.
- Revenue- Collection- Total: $2.66 billion compared to the $2.61 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.3% year over year.
- Revenue- Collection- Small-container: $1.19 billion compared to the $1.13 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +12.6% year over year.
- Revenue- Collection- Large-container: $732.80 million versus $750.91 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.4% change.
- Revenue- Collection- Other: $17.70 million versus $16.61 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +17.2% change.
- Revenue- Other- Other non-core: $92.90 million versus $82.45 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +20% change.
- Revenue- Environmental solutions, net: $423.30 million versus $435.10 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.7% change.
- Revenue- Transfer: $419.30 million compared to the $430.02 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6% year over year.
- Revenue- Landfill: $704.80 million versus $739.13 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.3% change.
- Revenue- Other- Recycling processing and commodity sales: $95.50 million compared to the $84.68 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +34.3% year over year.
- Revenue- Collection- Residential: $723.30 million compared to the $713.06 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.6% year over year.
View all Key Company Metrics for Republic Services here>>>Shares of Republic Services have returned +1.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
This company targets millennial and Gen Z audiences, generating nearly $1 billion in revenue last quarter alone. A recent pullback makes now an ideal time to jump aboard. Of course, all our elite picks aren’t winners but this one could far surpass earlier Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Nano-X Imaging which shot up +129.6% in little more than 9 months.
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