Quest Resource (QRHC) Reports Q4: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings

Waste and recycling services provider Quest Resource (NASDAQ:QRHC) will be announcing earnings results this Thursday after market hours. Here’s what investors should know.

Quest Resource beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $63.34 million, down 13% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ revenue estimates.

This quarter, the market is expecting Quest Resource’s revenue to decline 12.5% year on year, a deceleration from its flat revenue in the same quarter last year.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Quest Resource has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.

Looking at Quest Resource’s peers in the waste management segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Enviri posted flat year-on-year revenue, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.7%, and Montrose reported revenues up 2.2%, topping estimates by 2.5%. Enviri traded down 6.6% following the results while Montrose was up 22.5%.

The outlook for 2025 remains clouded by potential trade policy changes and corporate tax discussions, which could impact business confidence and growth. While some of the waste management stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 8% on average over the last month. Quest Resource is down 23.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $3.08 (compared to the current share price of $1.58).

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