Republic Services (RSG) Stock Scoreboard: A Cockroach Business With a Permission to Print Money
Anand Chokkavelu hosts longtime Fools Tyler Crowe and Jason Hall as they run Republic Services (NYSE: RSG) through the Motley Fool Scoreboard. With ~200 active landfills creating regional monopolies and a business that prints cash through every economic cycle, Republic earned a 7.9 out of 10 — just shy of the magic 8.0 buy threshold but absolutely worth putting on your radar.
Topics covered:
• Why owning landfills is essentially a license to print money (and how tipping fees create geographic monopolies)
• Massive regulatory and capital barriers to entry that protect the business
• Long-tenured CEO and chairman, strong corporate culture, and aligned exec compensation
• Why a debt-heavy balance sheet isn’t scary for a cash-churning, recession-resilient business
• Free cash flow per share up more than 4x since 2014 and steady share buybacks
• How RSG stacks up against competitor Waste Management on financials and returns
• Final 1-to-10 ratings on business, management, financials, valuation, and safety
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