Summary
Waste Management, Inc. (WM) filed an 8-K on February 15, 2018, to report its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2017. The report primarily serves to attach the press release (Exhibit 99.1) that details these financial outcomes and provides context for an investor conference call held the same morning. Investors should refer to the attached press release for specific financial figures, as this 8-K filing itself does not contain the detailed results but rather points to them. Management was expected to discuss non-GAAP financial measures on the conference call, with reconciliations provided in the press release. The key takeaway for investors is that this filing is a notification and incorporation by reference of the detailed earnings release. The actual financial performance, key metrics, and forward-looking statements would be found within the press release. Interested parties were directed to the company's website or a conference call for further discussion and analysis of the reported 2017 year-end and fourth-quarter results.
Key Highlights
- 1Waste Management, Inc. announced its fourth quarter and full year 2017 financial results via press release filed with this 8-K.
- 2The filing date is February 15, 2018, with the event date of the financial results being February 14, 2018.
- 3Exhibit 99.1, the press release, is the primary source of detailed financial information for the period.
- 4A conference call was scheduled for February 15, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss the financial results.
- 5The company indicated that management would discuss non-GAAP financial measures during the conference call.
- 6Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to their most comparable GAAP measures were available in the press release.
- 7A replay of the conference call was made available on the company's website and by telephone until March 1, 2018.