The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who didn’t). Let’s take a look at how environmental and facilities services stocks fared in Q2, starting with Rollins (NYSE:ROL).
Many environmental and facility services are non-discretionary (sports stadiums need to be cleaned after events), recurring, and performed through longer-term contracts. This makes for more predictable and stickier revenue streams. Additionally, there has been an increasing focus on emissions and water conservation over the last decade, driving innovation in the sector and demand for new services. Despite these tailwinds, environmental and facility services companies are still at the whim of economic cycles. Interest rates, for example, can greatly impact commercial construction projects that drive incremental demand for these services.
The 11 environmental and facilities services stocks we track reported a mixed Q2. As a group, revenues were in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 9% since the latest earnings results.
Weakest Q2: Rollins (NYSE:ROL)
Operating under multiple brands like Orkin and HomeTeam Pest Defense, Rollins (NYSE:ROL) provides pest and wildlife control services to residential and commercial customers.
Rollins reported revenues of $1.08 billion, up 7.9% year on year. This print fell short of analysts’ expectations by 1.3%. Overall, it was a disappointing quarter for the company with a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA and EPS estimates.
The market seems disappointed with the results as the stock is down 24.5% since reporting and currently trades at $32.82.
Is now the time to buy Rollins? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.
Best Q2: Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH)
Established in 1980, Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) provides environmental and industrial services like hazardous and non-hazardous waste disposal and emergency spill cleanups.
Clean Harbors reported revenues of $1.74 billion, up 11.9% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 6.1%. The business had a stunning quarter with EBITDA guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations and an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
Clean Harbors pulled off the biggest analyst estimate beat of the whole group. The market seems content with the results as the stock is up 3% since reporting. It currently trades at $312.68.
Is now the time to buy Clean Harbors? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.
BrightView (NYSE:BV)
An official field consultant for Major League Baseball, BrightView (NYSE:BV) offers landscaping design, development, and maintenance.
BrightView reported revenues of $717.6 million, up 1.3% year on year, falling short of analysts’ expectations by 1.4%. It was a disappointing quarter as it posted full-year EBITDA guidance missing analysts’ expectations and a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
As expected, the stock is down 18.6% since the results and currently trades at $10.69.
Read our full analysis of BrightView’s results here.
Waste Management (NYSE:WM)
Headquartered in Houston, Waste Management (NYSE:WM) is a provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America.
Waste Management reported revenues of $6.68 billion, up 4% year on year. This result was in line with analysts’ expectations. More broadly, it was a mixed quarter as it also produced a decent beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates but full-year revenue guidance slightly missing analysts’ expectations.
The stock is down 13.3% since reporting and currently trades at $207.45.
Read our full, actionable report on Waste Management here, it’s free.
Republic Services (NYSE:RSG)
Processing several million tons of recyclables annually, Republic (NYSE:RSG) provides waste management services for residences, companies, and municipalities.
Republic Services reported revenues of $4.43 billion, up 4.6% year on year. This number topped analysts’ expectations by 1.5%. It was a satisfactory quarter as it also produced a decent beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
The stock is up 1.6% since reporting and currently trades at $213.01.
Read our full, actionable report on Republic Services here, it’s free.
Market Update
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