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Barbara Noverini
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Volume and Pricing Strength Continue for Republic in 2Q, but Shares Still Seem Rich to Us

We’re maintaining our $50 per share fair value estimate for narrow-moat Republic Services following second-quarter earnings. Valuations in the North American solid waste industry still look rich to us, with shares trading as if cyclicality in this business has been forgotten. Republic Services and its peers have enjoyed ongoing economic recovery in the U.S., which has supported good volume growth across all lines of businesses. In addition, major waste companies have managed to sustain pricing l...
Underlying
Republic Services Inc.

Republic Services is a provider of non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, recycling, and environmental services in the United States. The company operates through collection operations, transfer stations, active landfills, recycling processing centers, treatment, recovery and disposal facilities, salt water disposal wells, and deep injection wells. In addition, the company is engaged in landfill gas-to-energy and renewable energy projects and had post-closure responsibility for closed landfills. The company's operations primarily consist of providing collection, transfer and disposal of non-hazardous solid waste, recovering and recycling of certain materials, and environmental services.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Barbara Noverini

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