As the Q4 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the environmental and facilities services industry, including BrightView (NYSE: BV) and its peers.

Many environmental and facility services are non-discretionary (sports stadiums need to be cleaned after events), recurring, and performed through longer-term contracts. This makes for more predictable and stickier revenue streams. Additionally, there has been an increasing focus on emissions and water conservation over the last decade, driving innovation in the sector and demand for new services. Despite these tailwinds, environmental and facility services companies are still at the whim of economic cycles. Interest rates, for example, can greatly impact commercial construction projects that drive incremental demand for these services.

The 12 environmental and facilities services stocks we track reported a slower Q4. As a group, revenues missed analysts’ consensus estimates by 0.9%.

Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 6.5% since the latest earnings results.

BrightView (NYSE: BV)

An official field consultant for Major League Baseball, BrightView (NYSE: BV) offers landscaping design, development, and maintenance.

BrightView reported revenues of $614.7 million, up 2.6% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 4.2%. Despite the top-line beat, it was still a slower quarter for the company with a significant miss of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates and EPS in line with analysts’ estimates.

BrightView scored the biggest analyst estimates beat of the whole group. Still, the market seems discontent with the results. The stock is down 2.4% since reporting and currently trades at $11.79.

Read our full report on BrightView here, it’s free.

Best Q4: Enviri (NYSE: NVRI)

Cooling America’s first indoor ice rink in the 19th century, Enviri (NYSE: NVRI) offers steel and waste handling services.

Enviri reported revenues of $555 million, flat year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 0.7%. The business had an exceptional quarter with a beat of analysts’ EPS and EBITDA estimates.

The market seems content with the results as the stock is up 2.4% since reporting. It currently trades at $19.56.

Is now the time to buy Enviri? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Weakest Q4: Perma-Fix (NASDAQ: PESI)

Tackling hazardous waste challenges since 1990, Perma-Fix (NASDAQ: PESI) provides environmental waste treatment services.

Perma-Fix reported revenues of $15.72 million, up 6.9% year on year, falling short of analysts’ expectations by 11.2%. It was a disappointing quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts’ revenue estimates and a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

Perma-Fix delivered the weakest performance against analyst estimates in the group. As expected, the stock is down 3.1% since the results and currently trades at $11.68.

Read our full analysis of Perma-Fix’s results here.

Montrose (NYSE: MEG)

Founded to protect a tree-lined two-lane road, Montrose (NYSE: MEG) provides air quality monitoring, environmental laboratory testing, compliance, and environmental consulting services.

Montrose reported revenues of $193.3 million, up 2.2% year on year. This print surpassed analysts’ expectations by 2.5%. It was an exceptional quarter as it also recorded a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates.

The stock is down 7.1% since reporting and currently trades at $21.73.

Read our full, actionable report on Montrose here, it’s free.

Quest Resource (NASDAQ: QRHC)

Recycling corporate waste to help companies be more sustainable, Quest Resource (NASDAQ: QRHC) is a provider of waste and recycling services.

Quest Resource reported revenues of $58.91 million, down 15.8% year on year. This result missed analysts’ expectations by 3.8%. Overall, it was a disappointing quarter as it also logged a significant miss of analysts’ revenue estimates and a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

Quest Resource had the slowest revenue growth among its peers. The stock is down 22.4% since reporting and currently trades at $1.13.

Read our full, actionable report on Quest Resource here, it’s free.

Market Update

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