secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (WM)
CIK:        0000823768
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-02-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-23-008880
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

WM Q4 adjusted EPS $1.30 vs $1.26 YoY; guides 2023 EBITDA $5.825-$5.975B
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- Q4 revenue $4.935B vs $4.678B YoY; full-year revenue $19.698B vs $17.931B.
- Full-year adjusted operating EBITDA $5.512B, up 9.5% YoY; adjusted EPS $5.59 vs $4.84.
- 2023 guidance: adjusted EBITDA $5.825-$5.975B, revenue growth 4%-5.5%, core price 6.5%-7%.
- Board intends to raise annual dividend by $0.20 to $2.80/share, 20th consecutive increase.
- Plans $980M for recycling and renewable energy capex; $125M for plastic film recycling.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465923008880/0001104659-23-008880-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465923008880/tm234918d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-008880

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