"Executives from Waste Management (NYSE: WMI), a stock on our recommended list, presented the company's case to Wall Street at a conference sponsored by J.P. Morgan," says Bill Martin.
In his BullMarket.com newsletter, the advisor explains, "We reviewed the presentation from CEO David Steiner and CFO Robert Simpson and found the company's story to be quite compelling for long-term investors."
"Steiner began by outlining some of the basic drivers of the company's business. Waste Management is the nation's largest trash hauler, and he pointed out that it along with its two-largest competitors own two-thirds of the nation's landfill space.
"The percentage, he said, will only increase over time as municipalities, which for the most part own the remaining third, aren't investing in new capacity the way private industry is.
"Since the biggest cost component is the tipping fees charged by landfills -- it amounts to 40% of total costs -- the more landfill space the company operates, the more it is able to capture those fees from other haulers.
"Landfills also form the basis for the company's initiatives in transforming the methane gas that builds up naturally in landfills into fuel for its trucks. The company plans to invest $70 million this year in efforts to convert landfill gas to fuel.