Republic Services Beats Analyst Estimates on EPS

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Republic Services (NYS: RSG) reported earnings on April 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Republic Services met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew slightly. Non-GAAP earnings per share expanded significantly. GAAP earnings per share dropped.


Gross margins dropped, operating margins grew, net margins dropped.

Revenue details
 Republic Services logged revenue of $2.00 billion. The nine analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected to see revenue of $2.00 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were the same as the prior-year quarter's.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.46. The nine earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $0.41 per share. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.46 for Q1 were 21% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.38 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.34 for Q1 were 11% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.38 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 38.8%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 17.0%, 70 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 6.2%, 100 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $2.09 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.50.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $8.30 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.90.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 504 members out of 529 rating the stock outperform, and 25 members rating it underperform. Among 192 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 186 give Republic Services a green thumbs-up, and six give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Republic Services is outperform, with an average price target of $35.57.

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