UPDATE: Republic Services Posts Lower Q4 Profit

Republic Services (NYSE: RSG ) reported a drop in its fourth-quarter profit. Republic Services' quarterly profit declined to $127 million, or $0.35 per share, versus $191 million, or $0.51 per share, in the year-earlier period. Excluding one-time items, it earned $0.37 per share. Its revenue came in at $2.03