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<ul><li>Waste Management delivered a mixed result in the recent quarter, with revenues below market expectations but surpassed the analyst consensus regarding earnings.</li><li>The solid waste business was the driving force behind this achievement, with organic revenue growth in collection and disposal aligning well with expectations.</li><li>The resilience of solid waste volumes, with positive trends in commercial volumes and special waste growth, stood out.</li></ul>

Waste Management delivered a mixed result in the recent quarter, with revenues below market expectations but surpassed the analyst consensus regarding earnings.The solid waste business was the driving force behind this achievement, with organic revenue growth in collection and disposal aligning well with expectations.The resilience of solid waste volumes, with positive trends in commercial volumes and special waste growth, stood out.

Waste Management: Recycling Tech Transforms Business! Inside their Next-Gen Sustainability Approach! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Waste Management's results were a major disappointment as the company failed to meet the revenue and earnings expectations of Wall Street.</li><li>Their adjusted operating EBITDA margin increased in the second quarter due to careful SG&A cost management and pricing in the collection and disposal sector.</li><li>With ongoing momentum in price, reduced optimization costs, and increased efficiency, Waste Management is overcoming the margin pressure caused by this transient change in volume mix.</li></ul>

Waste Management's results were a major disappointment as the company failed to meet the revenue and earnings expectations of Wall Street.Their adjusted operating EBITDA margin increased in the second quarter due to careful SG&A cost management and pricing in the collection and disposal sector.With ongoing momentum in price, reduced optimization costs, and increased efficiency, Waste Management is overcoming the margin pressure caused by this transient change in volume mix.

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<ul><li>One of the lasting legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic was the acceleration of secular trends which were already in place prior to the start pandemic such as e-commerce, flexible working arrangements, streaming/entertainment at home, digital transformation, MRNA biotechnology, among others.</li><li>Many of these trends in place prior to the pandemic were turbocharged by a quick pivot and responses to adjust to the “new normal” disruption of the dealing with COVID-19 waves, lockdowns, and companies muddling through how to adapt their business model.</li><li>The aftermath of the combination of a bazooka fiscal and monetary stimulus has resulted in the Federal Reserve embarking on the most aggressive interest rate hiking campaign in decades in attempts to arrest and reverse inflation.</li></ul>

One of the lasting legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic was the acceleration of secular trends which were already in place prior to the start pandemic such as e-commerce, flexible working arrangements, streaming/entertainment at home, digital transformation, MRNA biotechnology, among others.Many of these trends in place prior to the pandemic were turbocharged by a quick pivot and responses to adjust to the “new normal” disruption of the dealing with COVID-19 waves, lockdowns, and companies muddling through how to adapt their business model.The aftermath of the combination of a bazooka fiscal and monetary stimulus has resulted in the Federal Reserve embarking on the most aggressive interest rate hiking campaign in decades in attempts to arrest and reverse inflation.

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<ul><li>Waste Management is off to a good start in 2023, with first-quarter performance exceeding analyst expectations.</li><li>Collection and disposal volume also increased by 0.8% in the first quarter.</li><li>Waste Management believes it is poised for another year of robust financial growth in 2023.</li></ul>

Waste Management is off to a good start in 2023, with first-quarter performance exceeding analyst expectations.Collection and disposal volume also increased by 0.8% in the first quarter.Waste Management believes it is poised for another year of robust financial growth in 2023.

Waste Management Inc.: Cleaning Up With Its Pricing Strategy – Key Drivers

<ul><li>Waste Management delivered a highly disappointing result in the last quarter and did not live up to analyst expectations with respect to revenues as well as earnings.</li><li>They observed a slowdown in the rate of labor increases and remained committed to managing operating costs and bending costs to match shifting volumes.</li><li>The company advanced its planned recycling investments and provided more details in the supplemental presentation on its website.</li></ul>

Waste Management delivered a highly disappointing result in the last quarter and did not live up to analyst expectations with respect to revenues as well as earnings.They observed a slowdown in the rate of labor increases and remained committed to managing operating costs and bending costs to match shifting volumes.The company advanced its planned recycling investments and provided more details in the supplemental presentation on its website.

United States

Waste Management, Inc. provides waste management services including collection, transfer, recycling, resource recovery and disposal services, and operates waste-to-energy facilities.  The Company serves municipal, commercial, industrial, and residential customers throughout North America.

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