Jun 30, 2023

Republic Services Q2 2023 Earnings Report

Republic Services reported a revenue increase driven by organic growth and acquisitions, expanded margins, and raised full-year financial guidance.

Key Takeaways

Republic Services reported strong second-quarter results with a 9 percent increase in total revenue, driven by organic growth and acquisitions. The company expanded net income margin by 60 basis points and adjusted EBITDA margin by 40 basis points. As a result, the company raised its full-year financial guidance.

Total revenue growth of 9.1 percent includes 4.7 percent of organic growth and 4.4 percent of growth from acquisitions.

Adjusted EPS was $1.41 per share, an increase of 6.8 percent over the prior year.

Adjusted EBITDA was $1,116.1 million and adjusted EBITDA margin was 30.0 percent of revenue.

Year-to-date cash invested in acquisitions was $926.9 million, all of which was in the recycling and solid waste business.

Total Revenue
$3.73B
Previous year: $3.41B
+9.1%
EPS
$1.41
Previous year: $1.32
+6.8%
Gross Profit
$1.5B
Previous year: $1.35B
+11.3%
Cash and Equivalents
$182M
Previous year: $119M
+52.1%
Free Cash Flow
$1.27B
Previous year: $545M
+132.2%
Total Assets
$29.8B
Previous year: $28.2B
+5.7%

Republic Services

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Republic Services Revenue by Segment

Forward Guidance

Republic Services raised its full-year 2023 financial guidance, expecting revenue to be in the range of $14.775 billion to $14.850 billion, adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $4.340 billion to $4.360 billion, adjusted diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $5.33 to $5.38, and adjusted free cash flow to be in the range of $1.900 billion to $1.925 billion.

Positive Outlook

  • Revenue is expected to be in the range of $14.775 billion to $14.850 billion.
  • Growth from average yield on total revenue of approximately 6.0%.
  • Volume growth to be approximately 0.5%.
  • Average yield on related business revenue is expected to be approximately 7.0%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $4.340 billion to $4.360 billion.

Challenges Ahead

  • Financial guidance is based on current economic conditions.
  • Guidance does not assume any significant changes in the overall economy in 2023.
  • New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible to predict all such risk factors.
  • The impacts of the overall global economy and increasing interest rates.
  • Our ability to effectively integrate and manage companies we acquire, including US Ecology, and to realize the anticipated benefits of any such acquisitions.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income