Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/E(ttm)	35.50	SRCL's P/E(ttm) is ranked higher than 51% of the 73 Companies in the Global Waste Management industry. ( Industry Median: 15.20 vs. SRCL: 35.50 )	SRCL' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range Min: 19.23   Max: 106.67 Current: 35.5 19.23 106.67
P/B	6.31	SRCL's P/B is ranked lower than 89% of the 73 Companies in the Global Waste Management industry. ( Industry Median: 1.27 vs. SRCL: 6.31 )	SRCL' s 10-Year P/B Range Min: 1.84   Max: 8.09 Current: 6.31 1.84 8.09
P/S	5.01	SRCL's P/S is ranked lower than 86% of the 73 Companies in the Global Waste Management industry. ( Industry Median: 0.79 vs. SRCL: 5.01 )	SRCL' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 1.38   Max: 5.95 Current: 5.01 1.38 5.95
PFCF	30.71	SRCL's PFCF is ranked lower than 66% of the 73 Companies in the Global Waste Management industry. ( Industry Median: 14.50 vs. SRCL: 30.71 )	SRCL' s 10-Year PFCF Range Min: 17.3   Max: 146.1 Current: 30.71 17.3 146.1
EV-to-EBIT	22.42	SRCL's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than 59% of the 73 Companies in the Global Waste Management industry. ( Industry Median: 11.90 vs. SRCL: 22.42 )	SRCL' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 14.2   Max: 27.6 Current: 22.42 14.2 27.6
PEG	2.22	SRCL's PEG is ranked higher than 89% of the 73 Companies in the Global Waste Management industry. ( Industry Median: 1.30 vs. SRCL: 2.22 )	SRCL' s 10-Year PEG Range Min: 0.49   Max: 2.86 Current: 2.22 0.49 2.86
Shiller P/E	46.76	SRCL's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than 74% of the 73 Companies in the Global Waste Management industry. ( Industry Median: 22.70 vs. SRCL: 46.76 )	SRCL' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range Min: 36.23   Max: 72.76 Current: 46.76 36.23 72.76

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/Net Current Asset Value	44.3	SRCL's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than 97% of the 73 Companies in the Global Waste Management industry. ( Industry Median: 6.20 vs. SRCL: 44.3 )	SRCL' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range Min: 15.4   Max: 49.7 Current: 44.3 15.4 49.7
Price/DCF (Projected)	2.2	SRCL's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than 93% of the 73 Companies in the Global Waste Management industry. ( Industry Median: 1.00 vs. SRCL: 2.2 )	SRCL' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range Min: 1.7   Max: 14.8 Current: 2.2 1.7 14.8
Price/Median PS Value	1.2	SRCL's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than 81% of the 73 Companies in the Global Waste Management industry. ( Industry Median: 0.80 vs. SRCL: 1.2 )	SRCL' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range Min: 0.6   Max: 1.3 Current: 1.2 0.6 1.3
Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value	2	SRCL's Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value is ranked higher than 95% of the 73 Companies in the Global Waste Management industry. ( Industry Median: 1.45 vs. SRCL: 2 )	SRCL' s 10-Year Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value Range Min: 1.3   Max: 2.7 Current: 2 1.3 2.7
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt)	4.50	SRCL's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than 70% of the 73 Companies in the Global Waste Management industry. ( Industry Median: 7.30 vs. SRCL: 4.50 )	SRCL' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range Min: 3.6   Max: 7.1 Current: 4.5 3.6 7.1
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman)	18.72	SRCL's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than 90% of the 73 Companies in the Global Waste Management industry. ( Industry Median: 6.23 vs. SRCL: 18.72 )	SRCL' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range Min: 11.3   Max: 59.1 Current: 18.72 11.3 59.1

Business Description

Stericycle, Inc was incorporated in 1989. The Company is in the business of managing regulated waste and providing an array of related and complementary services. The Company operates in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The regulated waste services it provides include medical waste disposal, its Steri-Safe medical waste and compliance program, its Clinical Services program, its Bio Systems reusable sharps disposal management services, pharmaceutical waste disposal, and hazardous waste disposal. In addition to its regulated waste services, it offers regulated returns and recall management services, patient communications services, and medical safety products. Its regulated returns and recall management services help pharmacies and manufacturers handle the return of unused and expired pharmaceuticals. Through ExpertRECALL, it manages all aspects of a product recall or withdrawal for pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer product manufacturers in a manner compliant with applicable regulations. ExpertRETRIEVAL/QA performs retail quality audits, consumer complaint retrieval and product retrieval services, and brand integrity monitoring for retailers, manufacturers, and other businesses. The Company also provides communications services to healthcare providers to improve office productivity and communications with patients. It operates integrated national regulated waste management networks in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Its worldwide networks include a total of 175 processing or combined processing and collection sites and 154 additional transfer, collection or combined transfer and collection sites. Its regulated waste processing technologies include autoclaving, its proprietary electro-thermal-deactivation system ('ETD'), chemical treatment and incineration. The Company serves approximately 522,000 customers worldwide, of which approximately 16,000 are large-quantity generators, such as hospitals, blood banks and pharmaceutical manufacturers, and approximately 506,000 are small-quantity generators, such as outpatient clinics, medical and dental offices, long-term and sub-acute care facilities, veterinary offices, municipalities and retail pharmacies. The Company's competitors consist of many different types of service providers, including a large number of regional and local companies. The Company is subject to substantial and dynamic regulations enacted and enforced by the U.S. government and by the governments of the foreign jurisdictions in which it conduct regulated waste operations.
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Industry:	Waste Management
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