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Company overview
Waste Management is the largest provider of waste collection, transfer, and disposal services in North America, operating an extensive network of landfills, transfer stations, and recycling facilities.
Business model
The company earns highly recurring revenue from waste collection and disposal contracts with residential, commercial, and industrial customers, with landfill ownership providing a scarce, difficult to replicate asset base that supports strong pricing power.
Growth drivers
- Pricing power supporting steady revenue growth
- Renewable natural gas and recycling technology investment
- Continued acquisition of smaller waste management companies
- Landfill gas to energy project expansion
Competitive position
Waste Management's extensive landfill network represents a scarce asset given the extreme difficulty of permitting new landfills, providing a durable competitive moat and pricing power that is difficult for competitors to replicate.
Risks
Recycling commodity prices can affect that segment's profitability, regulatory and environmental compliance costs are an ongoing consideration, and economic downturns can affect commercial and industrial waste volumes.
Valuation
Waste Management trades at a premium multiple typical of high quality, essential service companies, reflecting its durable competitive moat and consistent free cash flow generation.
Final view
Waste Management's scarce landfill assets and essential service nature give it one of the more defensive, durable business models in the industrial sector. My view is favorable, with continued pricing power being the key driver of steady long term returns.
Overall rating: 78/100
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