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Analyst
Brian Butler
Period: Reporting period mapped to calendar 2024 Q4.
- Questions
- 4on tracked calls
- Challenge rate
- 0%none of 4 questionsLimited sample
- Companies
- 2questioned at least once
- Reporting periods
- 1with questions
These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.
How to read these numbers
Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.
Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.
No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.
Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.
Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.
Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.
Questions asked
Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.
Showing 4 of 4 questions from 2 companies
RSGRepublic Services2 questions · 1 reporting period · 0 of 2 challenging
Calendar 2024 Q4
On the RNG and sustainability adding kind of the $35 million in EBITDA in 2025. What? What's the capital spend with that
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Brian detailed $75M polymer center CapEx plus ~$100M combined JV investment in landfill gas and Blue Polymers partnerships.
What are some of the risks out there that you see kind of strategically going forward from where we are today
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Jon cited broader macro environment including tariffs and inflation as watchpoints but expressed confidence in controllable factors.
WMWaste Management2 questions · 1 reporting period · 0 of 2 challenging
Calendar 2024 Q4
how should we think about that flowing through on the quarters? Is that going to be more backend weighted or pretty even
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Devina broke down RNG phasing (3 plants H1, 5 plants H2 weighted to Q4) while recycling is more evenly distributed with less shutdown costs.
how are you thinking about locking in those contracts kind of longer term, especially considering the potential for the volatility here under the new administration
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Devina detailed hedging strategy: 50% of 2025 locked, 15% of future years locked, targeting 80-40-20 split. Balancing voluntary market contracts with CNG fleet RIN generation.
Challenge rate by company
Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.
| Company | Questions | Challenge rate |
|---|---|---|
| RSG Republic Services | 2 | —Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions |
| WM Waste Management | 2 | —Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions |
Activity by reporting period
Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.
| Calendar period | Questions | Challenge rate | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | 4 | 0%none of 4 questions | 2 |
- 2024 Q44 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 2 companies
Topics
Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.
- Capex Investment2
- Capital Allocation1
- Macroeconomic1
- Trade Tariffs1
- Guidance Reliability1
- Pricing1
- Regulation Policy1