WSII - News and Analysis from Seeking Alpha 'WSII' Tag RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/wsii Waste Services Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript http://seekingalpha.com/article/122157-waste-services-inc-q4-2008-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed 122157 Waste Services Inc. (WSII)

Q4 2008 Earnings Call

February 23, 2009; 2:00 pm ET

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Q4 2008 Earnings Call

February 23, 2009; 2:00 pm ET


Complete Story »]]> WSII Recessionary Equity Strategies: Flight to Quality http://seekingalpha.com/article/101667-recessionary-equity-strategies-flight-to-quality?source=feed 101667 The phrase "flight to quality" is familiar in many contexts. In times of crises, many investors favor U.S. Treasuries, even though other kinds of fixed income might offer prospects for much greater return. When equity investors are nervous and when they aren't hiding under their beds (as many seem to be doing now), many run into shares of companies perceived to be safer. Many associate safety with large size and recognizable names. A better way to approach this is to emphasize quality-oriented fundamentals like strong finances, good returns on capital, and so forth.

Staying power

]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:45:41 -0400 Marc Gerstein The phrase "flight to quality" is familiar in many contexts. In times of crises, many investors favor U.S. Treasuries, even though other kinds of fixed income might offer prospects for much greater return. When equity investors are nervous and when they aren't hiding under their beds (as many seem to be doing now), many run into shares of companies perceived to be safer. Many associate safety with large size and recognizable names. A better way to approach this is to emphasize quality-oriented fundamentals like strong finances, good returns on capital, and so forth.

Staying power


Complete Story »]]> AOB ARDNA BCR CALM CBY DAR DIA DMND DTE EBF ECOL FE FIZZ FRX GILD GXP HANS ICUI JJSF LANC MGLN MMSI NTY NWL PGN PNW PTRY QQQQ SJI SLE SPY SVU TECH THOR UIL WEC WINN WSII WTR XTEX Marc Gerstein Getting Dirty with Fundamentals: Waste Industry Offers Value http://seekingalpha.com/article/101450-getting-dirty-with-fundamentals-waste-industry-offers-value?source=feed 101450 If “one man’s trash is another’s treasure”, a scan of the waste management industry returns a list of 10 discarded, forgotten stocks that have treasure potential. 

After digging through the 10 stocks that compose this group, American Ecology (ECOL) looks like the standout in the group, with a PEG near 1, very high management efficiency ratios, ZERO debt, strong margins, and an excellent balance sheet.  Also yielding a 2.7% dividend yield makes this a stock that should be in every investor’s portfolio. The company is expecting a boost in the second half of 2008 from the introduction of a new thermal/recycling service in Texas.

]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:50:15 -0400 Joe Kunkle Joe Kunkle submits:

If “one man’s trash is another’s treasure”, a scan of the waste management industry returns a list of 10 discarded, forgotten stocks that have treasure potential. 

After digging through the 10 stocks that compose this group, American Ecology (ECOL) looks like the standout in the group, with a PEG near 1, very high management efficiency ratios, ZERO debt, strong margins, and an excellent balance sheet.  Also yielding a 2.7% dividend yield makes this a stock that should be in every investor’s portfolio. The company is expecting a boost in the second half of 2008 from the introduction of a new thermal/recycling service in Texas.


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Q3 2008 Earnings Call

October 22, 2008 10:00 a.m. ET

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Q3 2008 Earnings Call

October 22, 2008 10:00 a.m. ET


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Waste Services Inc. (WSII)

Q1 2008 Earnings Call

April 23, 2008 08:30 a.m. ET

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Waste Services Inc. (WSII)

Q1 2008 Earnings Call

April 23, 2008 08:30 a.m. ET


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Waste Services, Inc. (WSII)

Q3 2007 Earnings Call

October 31, 2007 8:30 am ET

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Waste Services, Inc. (WSII)

Q3 2007 Earnings Call

October 31, 2007 8:30 am ET


Complete Story »]]> WSII Jim Cramer's Mad Money In-Depth Stock Picks, 7/25/07 http://seekingalpha.com/article/42400-jim-cramer-s-mad-money-in-depth-stock-picks-7-25-07?source=feed 42400 Wednesday July 25. Click on a stock ticker for more analysis:

]]> Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:48:01 -0400 SA Editor Miriam Metzinger Wednesday July 25. Click on a stock ticker for more analysis:


Complete Story »]]> DELL HPQ RVBD WSII SA Editor Miriam Metzinger Don't Throw These Out with the Trash: Garbage Stocks http://seekingalpha.com/article/28156-don-t-throw-these-out-with-the-trash-garbage-stocks?source=feed 28156 The garbage collection business has a big advantage over most other businesses: it's all monopolies.

Average homeowners aren’t given a choice of waste collection companies; they either deal with the one that has contracted with their city or take their trash to the dump themselves.

The way these companies grow is by raising rates, which they negotiate with the cities, and by acquisitions of either publicly traded companies or small private companies. For example, Waste Industries USA Inc. (WWIN) has made over 100 acquisitions over the last 16 years.

]]> Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:31:14 -0500 Stockerblog Stockerblog submits: It’s a dirty job but somebody’s got to do it. The garbage collection business has a big advantage over most other businesses: it's all monopolies.

Average homeowners aren’t given a choice of waste collection companies; they either deal with the one that has contracted with their city or take their trash to the dump themselves.

The way these companies grow is by raising rates, which they negotiate with the cities, and by acquisitions of either publicly traded companies or small private companies. For example, Waste Industries USA Inc. (WWIN) has made over 100 acquisitions over the last 16 years.


Complete Story »]]> AW CWST RSG WCAA WCN WMI WSII WWIN Stockerblog Jim Cramer's Mad Money In-Depth Stock Picks, Jan 30 http://seekingalpha.com/article/25602-jim-cramer-s-mad-money-in-depth-stock-picks-jan-30?source=feed 25602 Tuesday January 30. Click on a stock ticker for more analysis:

Short Busting: Waste Services (WSII)

]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:18:05 -0500 SA Editor Miriam Metzinger Tuesday January 30. Click on a stock ticker for more analysis:

Short Busting: Waste Services (WSII)


Complete Story »]]> ASD BDK CAT GBX RPM WSII SA Editor Miriam Metzinger eDiets Chairman Sells Stock to New 10%-Owning Hedge Fund (DIET) http://seekingalpha.com/article/11028-ediets-chairman-sells-stock-to-new-10-owning-hedge-fund-diet?source=feed 11028 Insider Score LogoFrom Insider Score: A hedge fund with an appetite for buyouts has become the largest shareholder of eDiets.com (DIET), taking a stake in the company through a private placement, and agreeing to buy out its founder.

On May 15th, DIET said that Prides Capital, a Boston and San Francisco-based hedge fund headed by former Blum Capital partner Kevin Richardson, agreed to purchase 1.98M shares at $5.05 from the company. Prides is also receiving five-year warrants to purchase 1.2M shares at $6.00, and the company will get a slot on DIET's board.

]]> Mon, 22 May 2006 06:14:25 -0400 InsiderScore Insider Score LogoFrom Insider Score: A hedge fund with an appetite for buyouts has become the largest shareholder of eDiets.com (DIET), taking a stake in the company through a private placement, and agreeing to buy out its founder.

On May 15th, DIET said that Prides Capital, a Boston and San Francisco-based hedge fund headed by former Blum Capital partner Kevin Richardson, agreed to purchase 1.98M shares at $5.05 from the company. Prides is also receiving five-year warrants to purchase 1.2M shares at $6.00, and the company will get a slot on DIET's board.


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