10-Q
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
Form
10-Q
[X]
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended
March
31, 2021
Or
[ ]
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the transition period from ______________________to _________________________
Commission
File No.
111596
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
58-1954497
(IRS
Employer
Identification Number)
8302
Dunwoody Place, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA
(Address
of principal executive offices)
30350
(Zip
Code)
(770)
587-9898
(Registrant’s
telephone number)
N/A
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading
Symbol
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Common
Stock, $.001 Par Value
PESI
NASDAQ
Capital Markets
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes
[X] No [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data
File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes
[X] No [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and
“smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer [ ] Accelerated Filer [ ] Non-accelerated Filer [X] Smaller reporting company [X] Emerging growth
company [ ]
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of Common Stock, as of the close of the latest practical date.
Class
Outstanding
at May 4, 2021
Common
Stock, $.001 Par Value
12,180,324
shares
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
INDEX
Page
No.
PART
I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1.
Consolidated Financial Statements
3
Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020
3
Consolidated Statements of Operations - Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020
5
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income - Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020
6
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity - Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020
7
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020
8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
9
Item
2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
26
Item
3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
36
Item
4.
Controls and Procedures
37
PART
II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1.
Legal Proceedings
37
Item
1A.
Risk Factors
37
Item
6.
Exhibits
37
2
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. – Financial Statements
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
March
31,
December
31,
2021
2020
(Amounts
in Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
ASSETS
Current
assets:
Cash
$ 713
$ 7,924
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $387 and $404, respectively
20,121
9,659
Unbilled
receivables
9,229
14,453
Inventories
593
610
Prepaid
and other assets
3,810
3,967
Current
assets related to discontinued operations
20
22
Total
current assets
34,486
36,635
Property
and equipment:
Buildings
and land
20,123
20,139
Equipment
22,118
22,090
Vehicles
454
457
Leasehold
improvements
23
23
Office
furniture and equipment
1,425
1,413
Construction-in-progress
1,903
1,569
Total
property and equipment
46,046
45,691
Less
accumulated depreciation
(28,224 )
(27,908 )
Net
property and equipment
17,822
17,783
Property
and equipment related to discontinued operations
81
81
Operating
lease right-of-use assets
2,220
2,287
Intangibles
and other long term assets:
Permits
9,025
8,922
Other
intangible assets - net
842
875
Finite
risk sinking fund (restricted cash)
11,464
11,446
Other
assets
870
890
Total
assets
$ 76,810
$ 78,919
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets, Continued
March
31,
December
31,
2021
2020
(Amounts
in Thousands, Except for Share and per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current
liabilities:
Accounts
payable
$ 15,426
$ 15,382
Accrued
expenses
7,075
6,381
Disposal/transportation
accrual
1,081
1,220
Deferred
revenue
3,106
4,614
Accrued
closure costs - current
74
75
Current
portion of long-term debt
5,196
3,595
Current
portion of operating lease liabilities
241
273
Current
portion of finance lease liabilities
467
525
Current
liabilities related to discontinued operations
817
898
Total
current liabilities
33,483
32,963
Accrued
closure costs
6,378
6,290
Deferred
tax liabilities
471
471
Long-term
debt, less current portion
1,461
3,134
Long-term
operating lease liabilities, less current portion
2,044
2,070
Long-term
finance lease liabilities, less current portion
609
662
Other
long-term liabilities
626
626
Long-term
liabilities related to discontinued operations
296
252
Total
long-term liabilities
11,885
13,505
Total
liabilities
45,368
46,468
Commitments
and Contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders’
Equity:
Preferred
Stock, $.001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
—
—
Common
Stock, $.001 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 12,173,376 and 12,161,539 shares issued, respectively; 12,165,734 and 12,153,897
shares outstanding, respectively
12
12
Additional
paid-in capital
109,055
108,931
Accumulated
deficit
(75,578 )
(74,455 )
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
(187 )
(207 )
Less
Common Stock in treasury, at cost; 7,642 shares
(88 )
(88 )
Total
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. stockholders’ equity
33,214
34,193
Non-controlling
interest
(1,772 )
(1,742 )
Total
stockholders’ equity
31,442
32,451
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$ 76,810
$ 78,919
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended March 31,
(Amounts
in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
2021
2020
Revenues
$ 23,133
$ 24,860
Cost
of goods sold
20,777
20,220
Gross
profit
2,356
4,640
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
3,205
2,928
Research
and development
150
232
Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
—
31
(Loss)
income from operations
(999 )
1,449
Other
income (expense):
Interest
income
18
56
Interest
expense
(67 )
(120 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
(8 )
(68 )
Other
1
5
(Loss)
income from continuing operations before taxes
(1,055 )
1,322
Income
tax (benefit) expense
(17 )
14
(Loss)
income from continuing operations, net of taxes
(1,038 )
1,308
Loss
from discontinued operations (net of taxes of $0)
(115 )
(114 )
Net
(loss) income
(1,153 )
1,194
Net
loss attributable to non-controlling interest
(30 )
(26 )
Net
(loss) income attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
$ (1,123 )
$ 1,220
Net
(loss) income per common share attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. stockholders - basic and diluted:
Continuing
operations
$ (.08 )
$ .11
Discontinued
operations
(.01 )
(.01 )
Net
(loss) income per common share
$ (.09 )
$ .10
Number
of common shares used in computing net (loss) income per share:
Basic
12,165
12,122
Diluted
12,165
12,346
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended March 31,
(Amounts
in Thousands)
2021
2020
Net
(loss) income
$ (1,153 )
$ 1,194
Other
comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign
currency translation gain (loss)
20
(79 )
Total
other comprehensive income (loss)
20
(79 )
Comprehensive
(loss) income
(1,133 )
1,115
Comprehensive
loss attributable to non-controlling interest
(30 )
(26 )
Comprehensive
(loss) income attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. stockholders
$ (1,103 )
$ 1,141
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC
Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in thousands, except for share amounts)
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Common
Stock Held In
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Non-controlling
Interest in
Accumulated
Total
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
Treasury
Loss
Subsidiary
Deficit
Equity
Balance
at December 31, 2020
12,161,539
$ 12
$ 108,931
$ (88 )
$ (207 )
$ (1,742 )
$ (74,455 )
$ 32,451
Net
loss
—
—
—
—
—
(30 )
(1,123 )
(1,153 )
Foreign
currency translation
—
—
—
—
20
—
—
20
Issuance
of Common Stock for services
11,837
—
79
—
—
—
—
79
Stock-Based
Compensation
—
—
45
—
—
—
—
45
Balance
at March 31, 2021
12,173,376
$ 12
$ 109,055
$ (88 )
$ (187 )
$ (1,772 )
$ (75,578 )
$ 31,442
Balance
at December 31, 2019
12,123,520
$ 12
$ 108,457
$ (88 )
$ (211 )
$ (1,619 )
$ (77,315 )
$ 29,236
Net
Income (loss)
—
—
—
—
—
(26 )
1,220
1,194
Foreign
currency translation
—
—
—
—
(79 )
—
—
(79 )
Issuance
of Common Stock upon exercise of options
3,643
—
6
—
—
—
—
6
Issuance
of Common Stock for services
5,128
—
48
—
—
—
—
48
Stock-Based
Compensation
—
—
44
—
—
—
—
44
Balance
at March 31, 2020
12,132,291
$ 12
$ 108,555
$ (88 )
$ (290 )
$ (1,645 )
$ (76,095 )
$ 30,449
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
(Amounts
in Thousands)
2021
2020
Cash
flows from operating activities:
Net
(loss) income
$ (1,153 )
$ 1,194
Less:
loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes of $0
(115 )
(114 )
(Loss)
income from continuing operations, net of taxes
(1,038 )
1,308
Adjustments
to reconcile (loss) income from continuing operations to cash provided by operating activities :
Depreciation
and amortization
400
346
Interest
on finance lease with purchase option
2
2
Amortization
of debt issuance/debt discount costs
8
68
Deferred
tax expense
—
3
Recovery
of bad debt reserves
(17 )
(60 )
Loss
on disposal of plant, property, and equipment
—
31
Issuance
of common stock for services
79
48
Stock-based
compensation
45
44
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities of continuing operations:
Accounts
receivable
(10,445 )
3,012
Unbilled
receivables
5,224
(2,204 )
Prepaid
expenses, inventories and other assets
557
(449 )
Accounts
payable, accrued expenses and unearned revenue
(1,270 )
1,275
Cash
(used in) provided by continuing operations
(6,455 )
3,424
Cash
used in discontinued operations
(149 )
(151 )
Cash
(used in) provided by operating activities
(6,604 )
3,273
Cash
flows from investing activities:
Purchases
of property and equipment
(361 )
(896 )
Proceeds
from sale of plant, property, and equipment
1
1
Cash
used in investing activities of continuing operations
(360 )
(895 )
Cash
provided by investing activities of discontinued operations
—
13
Cash
used in investing activities
(360 )
(882 )
Cash
flows from financing activities:
Repayments
of revolving credit borrowings
(14,780 )
(24,204 )
Borrowing
on revolving credit
14,780
23,883
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock upon exercise of option
—
6
Principal
repayments of finance lease liabilities
(114 )
(101 )
Principal
repayments of long term debt
(109 )
(418 )
Cash
used in financing activities
(223 )
(834 )
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
(6 )
(32 )
(Decrease)
increase in cash and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash)
(7,193 )
1,525
Cash
and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash) at beginning of period
19,370
11,697
Cash
and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash) at end of period
$ 12,177
$ 13,222
Supplemental
disclosure:
Interest
paid
$ 54
$ 112
Income
taxes paid
—
30
Non-cash
investing and financing activities:
Equipment
purchase subject to finance lease
—
82
Equipment
purchase subject to financing
29
—
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
March
31, 2021
(Unaudited)
Reference
is made herein to the notes to consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2020.
1.
Basis
of Presentation
The
consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company (which may be referred to as we, us or our), without
an audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“the Commission”). Certain information
and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although
the Company believes the disclosures which are made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. Further, the consolidated
financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary
to present fairly the financial position and results of operations as of and for the periods indicated. The results of operations for
the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2021.
The
Company suggests that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the
notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The
consolidated financial statements include our accounts, those of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, and our majority-owned Polish subsidiary,
Perma-Fix Medical. Additionally, the Company’s financial statements include the account of a variable interest entity (“VIE”),
Perma-Fix ERRG for which we are the primary beneficiary (See “Note 13 - VIE” for a discussion of this VIE).
2.
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
Our
accounting policies are as set forth in the notes to the December 31, 2020 consolidated financial statements referred to above.
Recently
Adopted Accounting Standards
In
December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No.
2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes,” which is intended to simplify various aspects
related to accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies
and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within
those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of ASU No. 2019-12 by the Company
effective January 1, 2021 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In
January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01, “Investments - Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments - Equity Method and Joint
Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), clarifying the Interactions between Topic 321, Topic 323, and Topic 815.”
This guidance addresses accounting for the transition
into and out of the equity method and provides clarification of the interaction of rules for equity securities, the equity method of
accounting, and forward contracts and purchase options on certain types of securities. This standard is effective for fiscal years and
interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU No. 2020-01
by the Company effective January 1, 2021 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
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In
October 2020, the FASB issued ASU No 2020-10, “Codification Improvements.” ASU 2020-10 updates various codification topics
by clarifying or improving disclosure requirements. ASU 2020-10 is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of ASU No. 2020-01 by the Company effective January 1, 2021 did not have a material
impact on the Company’s financial statements or disclosures.
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards – Not Yet Adopted
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Credit Losses (Topic 326) - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
and subsequent amendments to the initial guidance: ASU 2018-19 “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments -
Credit Losses,” ASU 2019-04 “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives
and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments,” ASU 2019-05 “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted
Transition Relief,” ASU 2019-11 “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses” and
ASU 2020-02, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326) and Leases (Topic 842)” (collectively, “Topic 326”).
Topic 326 introduces an approach, based on expected losses, to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments and modifies
the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities. The new approach to estimating credit losses (referred to as the current
expected credit losses model) applies to most financial assets measured at amortized cost and certain other instruments, including trade
and other receivables and loans. Entities are required to apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to
retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. These ASUs are effective January
1, 2023 for the Company as a smaller reporting company. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its consolidated
financial statements.
In
August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, “Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives
and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity.” ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments
by removing major separation models and removing certain settlement condition qualifiers for the derivatives scope exception for contracts
in an entity’s own equity, and simplifies the related diluted net income per share calculation for both Subtopics. ASU 2020-06
is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023, for the Company as a
smaller reporting company. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including
interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements
and disclosures.
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3.
Revenue
Disaggregation
of Revenue
In
general, the Company’s business segmentation is aligned according to the nature and economic characteristics of our services and
provides meaningful disaggregation of each business segment’s results of operations. The nature of the Company’s performance
obligations within our Treatment and Services Segments result in the recognition of our revenue primarily over time. The following tables
present further disaggregation of our revenues by different categories for our Services and Treatment Segments:
Revenue by Contract
Type
(In
thousands)
Three
Months Ended
Three
Months Ended
March
31, 2021
March
31, 2020
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Fixed
price
$ 7,495
$ 2,581
$ 10,076
$ 9,563
$ 1,392
$ 10,955
Time
and materials
—
13,057
13,057
—
13,905
13,905
Total
$ 7,495
$ 15,638
$ 23,133
$ 9,563
$ 15,297
$ 24,860
Revenue by generator
(In
thousands)
Three
Months Ended
Three
Months Ended
March
31, 2021
March
31, 2020
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Domestic
government
$ 4,598
$ 12,661
$ 17,259
$ 7,690
$ 13,798
$ 21,488
Domestic
commercial
2,265
590
2,855
1,873
462
2,335
Foreign
government
534
2,364
2,898
—
1,014
1,014
Foreign
commercial
98
23
121
—
23
23
Total
$ 7,495
$ 15,638
$ 23,133
$ 9,563
$ 15,297
$ 24,860
Contract
Balances
The
timing of revenue recognition, billings, and cash collections results in accounts receivable and unbilled receivables (contract assets).
The Company’s contract liabilities consist of deferred revenues which represents advance payment from customers in advance of the
completion of our performance obligation.
The
following table represents changes in our contract assets and contract liabilities balances:
Year-to-date
Year-to-date
(In
thousands)
March
31, 2021
December
31, 2020
Change
($)
Change
(%)
Contract
assets
Account
receivables, net of allowance
$ 20,121
$ 9,659
$ 10,462
108.3 %
Unbilled
receivables - current
9,229
14,453
(5,224 )
(36.1 )%
Contract
liabilities
Deferred
revenue
$ 3,106
$ 4,614
$ (1,508 )
(32.7 )%
During
the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized revenue of $4,311,000 and $4,023,000, respectively, related to
untreated waste that was in the Company’s control as of the beginning of each respective year. Revenue recognized in each period
related to performance obligations satisfied within the respective period.
Remaining
Performance Obligations
The
Company applies the practical expedient in paragraph 606-10-50-14 and does not disclose information about remaining performance obligations
that have original expected durations of one year or less.
Within
our Services Segment, there are service contracts which provide that the Company has a right to consideration from a customer in an amount
that corresponds directly with the value to the customer of our performance completed to date. For those contracts, the Company has utilized
the practical expedient in ASC 606-10-55-18, which allows the Company to recognize revenue in the amount for which we have the right
to invoice; accordingly, the Company does not disclose the value of remaining performance obligations for those contracts.
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4.
Leases
At
the inception of an arrangement, the Company determines if an arrangement is, or contains, a lease based on facts and circumstances present
in that arrangement. Lease classifications, recognition, and measurement are then determined at the lease commencement date.
The
Company’s operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities represent primarily leases for
office and warehouse spaces used to conduct our business. Finance leases consist primarily of processing and transport equipment used
by our facilities’ operations and also include a building with land for our waste treatment operations.
The
components of lease cost for the Company’s leases were as follows (in thousands):
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
2021
2020
Operating
Lease:
Lease
cost
$ 111
$ 114
Finance
Leases:
Amortization
of ROU assets
59
26
Interst
on lease liablity
19
21
78
47
Short-term
lease rent expense
3
3
Total
lease cost
$ 192
$ 164
The
weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average discount rate for operating and finance leases at March 31, 2021 were:
Operating
Leases
Finance
Leases
Weighted
average remaining lease terms (years)
7.8
3.4
Weighted average
discount rate
7.8 %
6.8 %
The
weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average discount rate for operating and finance leases at March 31, 2020 were:
Operating
Leases
Finance
Leases
Weighted
average remaining lease terms (years)
8.6
1.6
Weighted average
discount rate
8.0 %
12.1 %
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The
following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for the operating and finance leases at March 31, 2021 to the operating and finance
lease liabilities recorded on the balance sheet (in thousands):
Operating
Leases
Finance
Leases
2021
(Remaining)
$ 296
$ 458
2022
455
271
2023
463
150
2024
395
146
2025
304
146
2025
and thereafter
1,154
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Total
undiscounted lease payments
3,067
1,189
Less:
Imputed interest
(782 )
(113 )
Present
value of lease payments
$ 2,285
$ 1,076
Current
portion of operating lease obligations
$ 241
$ —
Long-term
operating lease obligations, less current portion
$ 2,044
—
Current
portion of finance lease obligations
$ —
$ 467
Long-term
finance lease obligations, less current portion
$ —
$ 609
Supplemental
cash flow and other information related to our leases were as follows (in thousands):
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
2021
2020
Cash
paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating
cash flow from operating leases
$ 101
$ 110
Operating
cash flow from finance leases
$ 19
$ 21
Financing
cash flow from finance leases
$ 114
$ 101
ROU
assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations for:
Finance
liabilities
$ —
$ 82
Operating
liabilities
$
—
$
—
5.
Intangible
Assets
The
following table summarizes information relating to the Company’s definite-lived intangible assets:
March
31, 2021
December
31, 2020
Weighted
Average Amortization
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
Period
Carrying
Accumulated
Carrying
Carrying
Accumulated
Carrying
(Years)
Amount
Amortization
Amount
Amount
Amortization
Amount
Intangibles
(amount in thousands)
Patent
12.5
$ 746
$ (339 )
$ 407
$ 742
$ (334 )
$ 408
Software
3
431
(411 )
20
418
(411 )
7
Customer
relationships
10
3,370
(2,955 )
415
3,370
(2,910 )
460
Total
$ 4,547
$ (3,705 )
$ 842
$ 4,530
$ (3,655 )
$ 875
The
intangible assets noted above are amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful lives with the exception of customer relationships
which are being amortized using an accelerated method.
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The
following table summarizes the expected amortization over the next five years for our definite-lived intangible assets:
Amount
Year
(In
thousands)
2021
(Remaining)
162
2022
172
2023
132
2024
11
2025
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Amortization
expenses relating to the definite-lived intangible assets as discussed above were $50,000 and $54,000 for the three months ended March
31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
6.
Capital
Stock, Stock Plans, Warrants and Stock Based Compensation
The
Company has certain stock option plans under which it may award incentive stock options (“ISOs”) and/or non-qualified stock
options (“NQSOs”) to employees, officers, outside directors, and outside consultants. No stock options were granted in the
first quarter of 2021.
The
Company granted a NQSO to Robert Ferguson on July 27, 2017 from the Company’s 2017 Stock Option Plan (“2017 Plan”)
for the purchase of up to 100,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (“Ferguson Stock Option”) in connection with
his work as a consultant to the Company’s Test Bed Initiative (“TBI”) at our Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc. (“PFNWR”)
facility at an exercise price of $3.65 per share, which was the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of
grant. The term of the Ferguson Stock Option is seven years from the grant date. The vesting of the Ferguson Stock Option is subject
to the achievement of three separate milestones by certain dates. The 10,000 options under the first milestone were exercised by Robert
Ferguson in 2018. The vesting date for the second and third milestones for the purchase of up to 30,000 and 60,000 shares of the Company’s
Common Stock was previously extended to December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The Company has not recognized compensation
costs (fair value of approximately $262,000 at March 31, 2021) for the remaining 90,000 Ferguson Stock Option under the remaining two
milestones since achievement of the performance obligation under each of the two remaining milestones is uncertain at March 31, 2021.
All other terms of the Ferguson Stock Option remain unchanged.
The
following table summarizes stock-based compensation recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 for our employee and
director stock options.
Three
Months Ended
Stock
Options
March
31,
2021
2020
Employee
Stock Options
$ 33,000
$ 32,000
Director
Stock Options
12,000
12,000
Total
$ 45,000
$ 44,000
At
March 31, 2021, the Company has approximately $229,000 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested options for employee
and directors. The weighted average period over which the unrecognized compensation costs are expected to be recognized is approximately
2.0 years.
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The
summary of the Company’s total Stock Option Plans as of March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, and changes during the periods then
ended, are presented below. The Company’s Plans consist of the 2010 Stock Option Plan, the 2017 Plan and the 2003 Outside Directors
Stock Plan (“2003 Plan”):
Shares
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Term
(years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value (3)
Options
outstanding January 1, 2021
658,400
$ 3.87
Granted
—
—
Exercised
—
—
—
Forfeited/expired
—
—
Options
outstanding end of period (1)
658,400
$ 3.87
3.2
$ 2,279,267
Options
exercisable at March 31, 2021 (1)
392,400
$ 4.08
3.4
$ 1,274,287
Shares
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value (3)
Options
outstanding January 1, 2020
681,300
$ 3.84
Granted
6,000
7.00
Exercised
(12,000 )
3.48
14,600
Forfeited/expired
(20,000 )
3.45
Options
outstanding end of period (2)
655,300
$ 3.88
4.0
$ 962,189
Options
exercisable at March 31, 2020 (2)
306,800
$ 4.20
3.9
$ 392,614
(1)
Options with exercise prices ranging from $2.79 to $7.29
(2)
Options with exercise prices ranging from $2.79 to $8.40
(3)
The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price
of the option.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued a total of 11,837 shares of its Common Stock under the 2003 Plan to its outside
directors as compensation for serving on our Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Company recorded approximately $107,000
in compensation expenses (included in selling, general and administration (“SG&A”) expenses) in connection with the issuance
of shares of its Common Stock to outside directors. See “Note 16 – Subsequent Events - 2003 Plan” for a discussion
of a proposed amendment to the 2003 Plan as approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), subject to
the approval by the Company’s Stockholder at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on July 20, 2021.
In
connection with a $2,500,000 loan that the Company entered into with Mr. Robert Ferguson (the “Ferguson Loan”) on April 1,
2019, the Company issued a warrant to Mr. Ferguson for the purchase of up to 60,000 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of
$3.51 per share. The warrant is exercisable six months from April 1, 2019 and expires on April 1, 2024 and remains outstanding at March
31, 2021. The Ferguson Loan was paid-in-full in December 2020.
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7.
(Loss)
Income Per Share
Basic
(loss) income per share is calculated based on the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares during the applicable period.
Diluted (loss) income per share is based on the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares plus the weighted-average number
of potential outstanding common shares. In periods where they are anti-dilutive, such amounts are excluded from the calculations of dilutive
(loss) earnings per shares. The following table reconciles the (loss) income and average share amounts used to compute both basic and
diluted (loss) income per share:
Three
Months Ended
(Unaudited)
March
31,
(Amounts
in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
2021
2020
Net
(loss) income attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., common stockholders:
(Loss)
income from continuing operations, net of taxes
$ (1,038 )
$ 1,308
Net
loss attributable to non-controlling interest
(30 )
(26 )
(Loss)
income from continuing operations attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
(1,008 )
1,334
Loss
from discontinuing operations attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
(115 )
(114 )
Net
(loss) income attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
$ (1,123 )
$ 1,220
Basic
(loss) income per share attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
$ (.09 )
$ .10
Diluted
(loss) income per share attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
$ (.09 )
$ .10
Weighted average
shares outstanding:
Basic weighted average
shares outstanding
12,165
12,122
Add:
dilutive effect of stock options
—
201
Add:
dilutive effect of warrants
—
23
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding
12,165
12,346
Potential shares
excluded from above weighted average share
calculations
due to their anti-dilutive effect include:
Stock
options
30
14
Warrant
—
—
8.
Long
Term Debt
Long-term
debt consists of the following:
(Amounts
in Thousands)
March
31, 2021
December
31, 2020
Revolving
Credit facility dated May 8, 2020, borrowings based upon eligible accounts receivable, subject to monthly borrowing base calculation,
balance due on May 15, 2024.
Effective interest rate for the first quarter of 2021 was 5.3%. (1)
$ —
$ —
Term
Loan dated May 8, 2020, payable in equal monthly installments of principal, balance due on May 15, 2024. Effective interest rate
for the first quarter of 2021 was 4.5%. (1)
1,290
(2)
1,388
(2)
Promissory
Note dated April 14, 2020, balance subject to loan forgiveness. Interest accrues at annual rate of 1.0%. (3)
5,318
(4)
5,318 (4)
Notes
Payable to 2023 and 2025, annual interest rate of 5.6% and 9.1%.
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Total
debt
6,657
6,729
Less
current portion of long-term debt
5,196
3,595
Long-term
debt
$ 1,461
$ 3,134
(1)
Our revolving credit facility is collateralized by our accounts receivable and our term loan is collateralized by our property,
plant, and equipment.
(2)
Net of debt issuance costs of ($97,000) and ($105,000) at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
(3)
Uncollateralized note.
(4)
Entered into with the Company’s credit facility lender under the PPP under the CARES Act (see “Paycheck Protection
Program (“PPP”) Loan” below for further information on this loan and its terms).
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Revolving
Credit and Term Loan Agreement
The
Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated May 8, 2020 (“Loan
Agreement”), with PNC National Association (“PNC”), acting as agent and lender. The Loan Agreement provides the Company
with the following credit facility with a maturity date of March 15, 2024: (a) up to $18,000,000 revolving credit (“revolving credit”)
and (b) a term loan (“term loan”) of approximately $1,742,000, requiring monthly installments of $35,547. The maximum that
the Company can borrow under the revolving credit is based on a percentage of eligible receivables (as defined) at any one time reduced
by outstanding standby letters of credit and borrowing reductions that our lender may impose from time to time.
Payment
of annual rate of interest due on the revolving credit is at prime (3.25% at March 31, 2021) plus 2% or London InterBank Offer Rate (“LIBOR”)
plus 3.00% and the term loan at prime plus 2.50% or LIBOR plus 3.50%. Under the LIBOR option of interest payment, a LIBOR floor of 0.75%
applies in the event that LIBOR falls below 0.75% at any point in time.
Pursuant
to the Loan Agreement, the Company may terminate the Loan Agreement upon 90 days’ prior written notice upon payment in full of
our obligations under the Loan Agreement. The Company has agreed to pay PNC 1.0% of the total financing in the event we pay off our obligations
on or before May 7, 2021 and 0.5% of the total financing if we pay off our obligations after May 7, 2021 but prior to or on May 7, 2022.
No early termination fee will apply if we pay off our obligations under the New Loan Agreement after May 7, 2022.
At
March 31, 2021, the borrowing availability under our revolving credit was approximately $10,280,000, based on our eligible receivables
and includes a reduction in borrowing availability of approximately $3,026,000 from outstanding standby letters of credit.
The
Company’s credit facility under its Loan Agreement with PNC contains certain financial covenants, along with customary representations
and warranties. A breach of any of these financial covenants, unless waived by PNC, could result in a default under our credit facility
allowing our lender to immediately require the repayment of all outstanding debt under our credit facility and terminate all commitments
to extend further credit. The Company met its financial covenant requirements in the first quarter of 2021. The Company’s fixed
charge coverage ratio (“FCCR”) calculation in the first quarter of 2021 included the add-back of approximately $5,318,000
in eligible expenses that were incurred and covered by the PPP Loan that the Company received in 2020. This add-back
was permitted by an amendment to our Loan Agreement that the Company entered into with our lender in May 2021 and was applied retroactively
to the second and third quarters of 2020 pursuant to the amendment (see “Note 16 – Subsequent Events – Credit Facility”
for a discussion of this amendment).
Paycheck
Protection Program (“PPP”) Loan
On
April 14, 2020, the Company entered into a promissory note under the PPP with PNC, our credit facility lender, which has a balance of
approximately $5,318,000 (the “PPP Loan”) at March 31, 2021. The PPP was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) and is administered by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). The CARES
Act was subsequently amended by the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (“Flexibility Act”). The note evidencing
the PPP Loan contains events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties,
and provisions of the promissory note.
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Under
the terms of the Flexibility Act, the Company can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of the PPP Loan. Such forgiveness
will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds by the Company for eligible payroll costs, mortgage interest,
rent and utility costs and the maintenance of employee and compensation levels for the covered period (which is defined as a 24-week
period, beginning April 14, 2020, the date in which proceeds from the PPP Loan was disbursed to the Company by PNC). On October 5, 2020,
the Company applied for forgiveness on repayment of the loan balance as permitted under the program, which is subject to the review and
approval of our lender and the SBA. If all or a portion of the PPP Loan is not forgiven, all or the remaining portion of the loan will
be for a term of two years but can be prepaid at any time prior to maturity without any prepayment penalties. The annual interest rate
on the PPP Loan is 1.0% and no payments of principal or interest are due until SBA remits the loan forgiveness amount to our lender.
While the Company’s PPP Loan currently has a two year maturity, the Flexibility Act permits the Company to request a five year
maturity with our lender. At March 31, 2021, the Company has not received a determination on potential forgiveness on any portion of
the PPP Loan balance; therefore, the Company has classified approximately $4,786,000 of the PPP Loan balance as “Current portion
of long-term debt,” on its Consolidated Balance Sheets, which was based on payment of the PPP Loan starting in July 2021 (10 months
from end of our covered period) in accordance with the terms of our PPP Loan agreement.
9.
Commitments
and Contingencies
Hazardous
Waste
In
connection with our waste management services, the Company processes both hazardous and non-hazardous waste, which we transport to our
own, or other, facilities for destruction or disposal. As a result of disposing of hazardous substances, in the event any cleanup is
required at the disposal site, the Company could be a potentially responsible party for the costs of the cleanup notwithstanding any
absence of fault on our part.
Legal
Matters
In
the normal course of conducting our business, we are involved in various litigation. We are not a party to any litigation or governmental
proceeding which our management believes could result in any judgments or fines against us that could would have a material adverse effect
on our financial position, liquidity or results of future operations.
During
July 2020, Tetra Tech EC, Inc. (“Tetra Tech”) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District
of California against CH2M Hill, Inc. (“CH2M”) and four subcontractors of CH2M, including the Company (“Defendants”).
The complaint alleges claims for negligence, negligent misrepresentation and equitable indemnification against all defendants related
to alleged damages suffered by Tetra Tech in respect of certain draft reports prepared by defendants at the request of the U.S. Navy
as part of an investigation and review of certain whistleblower complaints about Tetra Tech’s environmental restoration at the
Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.
CH2M
was hired by the Navy in 2016 to review Tetra Tech’s work. CH2M subcontracted with environmental consulting and cleanup firms Battelle
Memorial Institute, Cabrera Services, Inc., SC&A, Inc. and the Company to assist with the review, according to the complaint.
The
complaint alleges that the subject draft reports were prepared negligently and in a biased manner, made public, and caused damage to
Tetra Tech’s reputation; triggering related lawsuits and costing it opportunities for both government and commercial contracts.
The
Company has provided notice of this lawsuit to our insurance carrier. Our insurance carrier is providing a defense on our behalf in connection
with this lawsuit, subject to a $100,000 self-insured retention and the terms and limitations contained in the insurance policy.
On
January 7, 2021, Defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint in its entirety was granted without prejudice, with leave to amend.
Tetra Tech subsequently filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) and Defendants filed a motion to dismiss Tetra Tech’s
FAC. Tetra Tech filed an opposition to Defendant’s motion to dismiss Tetra Tech’s FAC. Defendants, subsequently filed a joint
reply to Tetra Tech’s motion in opposition. A hearing on Defendants’ motion to dismiss is pending. At this time, the Company
continues to believe it does not have any liability to Tetra Tech.
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Insurance
The
Company has a 25-year finite risk insurance policy entered into in June 2003 (“2003 Closure Policy”) with AIG Specialty Insurance
Company (“AIG”), which provides financial assurance to the applicable states for our permitted facilities in the event of
unforeseen closure. The 2003 Closure Policy, as amended, provides for a maximum allowable coverage of $28,177,000 which includes available
capacity to allow for annual inflation and other performance and surety bond requirements. Total coverage under the 2003 Closure Policy,
as amended, was $19,897,000 at March 31, 2021. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, finite risk sinking funds contributed by the
Company related to the 2003 Closure Policy which is included in other long term assets on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets
totaled $11,464,000 and $11,446,000, respectively, which included interest earned of $1,993,000 and $1,975,000 on the finite risk sinking
funds as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was
approximately $18,000 and $56,000, respectively. If we so elect, AIG is obligated to pay us an amount equal to 100% of the finite risk
sinking fund account balance in return for complete release of liability from both us and any applicable regulatory agency using this
policy as an instrument to comply with financial assurance requirements.
Letter
of Credits and Bonding Requirements
From
time to time, the Company is required to post standby letters of credit and various bonds to support contractual obligations to customers
and other obligations, including facility closures. At March 31, 2021, the total amount of standby letters of credit outstanding was
approximately $3,026,000 and the total amount of bonds outstanding was approximately $42,973,000.
10.
Discontinued Operations
The
Company’s discontinued operations consist of all our subsidiaries included in our previous Industrial Segment which
encompasses subsidiaries divested in 2011 and prior and three previously closed locations.
The
Company’s discontinued operations had net losses of $115,000 and $114,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (net
of taxes of $0 for each period). The losses were primarily due to costs incurred in the administration and continued monitoring of our
discontinued operations. The Company’s discontinued operations had no revenues for each of the periods noted above.
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The
following table presents the major class of assets of discontinued operations as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. No assets and
liabilities were held for sale at each of the periods noted.
March
31,
December
31,
(Amounts
in Thousands)
2021
2020
Current
assets
Other
assets
$ 20
$ 22
Total
current assets
20
22
Long-term
assets
Property,
plant and equipment, net (1)
81
81
Other
assets
—
—
Total
long-term assets
81
81
Total
assets
$ 101
$ 103
Current
liabilities
Accounts
payable
$ 4
$ 4
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
154
150
Environmental
liabilities
659
744
Total
current liabilities
817
898
Long-term
liabilities
Closure
liabilities
144
142
Environmental
liabilities
152
110
Total
long-term liabilities
296
252
Total
liabilities
$ 1,113
$ 1,150
(1)
net of accumulated depreciation of $10,000 for each period presented.
11.
Operating Segments
In
accordance with ASC 280, “Segment Reporting”, the Company defines an operating segment as a business activity: (1) from which
we may earn revenue and incur expenses; (2) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”)
to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance; and (3) for which discrete financial information
is available.
Our
reporting segments are defined as below:
TREATMENT
SEGMENT, which includes:
- nuclear,
low-level radioactive, mixed waste (containing both hazardous and low-level radioactive constituents),
hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment, processing and disposal services primarily through
four uniquely licensed and permitted treatment and storage facilities; and
- Research
& Development (“R&D”) activities to identify, develop and implement innovative
waste processing techniques for problematic waste streams.
SERVICES
SEGMENT, which includes:
- Technical
services, which include:
○ professional
radiological measurement and site survey of large government and commercial installations
using advanced methods, technology and engineering;
○ health
physics services including health physicists, radiological engineers, nuclear engineers and
health physics technicians support to government and private radioactive materials licensees
○ integrated
Occupational Safety and Health services including industrial hygiene (“IH”) assessments;
hazardous materials surveys, e.g., exposure monitoring; lead and asbestos management/abatement
oversight; indoor air quality evaluations; health risk and exposure assessments; health &
safety plan/program development, compliance auditing and training services; and Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) citation assistance;
○ global
technical services providing consulting, engineering (civil, nuclear, mechanical, chemical,
radiological and environmental), project management, waste management, environmental, and
decontamination and decommissioning field, technical, and management personnel and services
to commercial and government customers; and
○ waste
management services to commercial and governmental customers.
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- Nuclear
services, which include:
○ decontamination
and decommissioning (“D&D”) of government and commercial facilities impacted
with radioactive material and hazardous constituents including engineering, technology applications,
specialty services, logistics, transportation, processing and disposal;
○ license
termination support of radioactive material licensed and federal facilities over the entire
cycle of the termination process: project management, planning, characterization, waste stream
identification and delineation, remediation/demo, final status survey, compliance demonstration,
reporting, transportation, disposal and emergency response.
- A
company owned equipment calibration and maintenance laboratory that services, maintains,
calibrates, and sources (i.e., rental) health physics, IH and customized nuclear, environmental,
and occupational safety and health (“NEOSH”) instrumentation.
- A
company owned gamma spectroscopy laboratory for the analysis of oil and gas industry solids
and liquids.
MEDICAL
SEGMENT, which is currently involved on a limited basis in the R&D of the Company’s medical isotope production technology,
has not generated any revenue and has substantially reduced R&D costs and activities due to the need for capital to fund these activities.
The Company anticipates that the Medical Segment will not resume full R&D activities until the necessary capital is obtained through
its own credit facility or additional equity raise, or obtains partners willing to provide funding for its R&D.
Our
reporting segments exclude our corporate headquarters and our discontinued operations (see “Note 10 – Discontinued Operations”)
which do not generate revenues.
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The
table below presents certain financial information of our operating segments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):
Segment
Reporting for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2021
Treatment
Services
Medical
Segments
Total
Corporate (1)
Consolidated
Total
Revenue
from external customers
$ 7,495
$ 15,638
—
$ 23,133
$ —
$ 23,133
Intercompany
revenues
660
7
—
667
—
—
Gross
profit
925
1,431
—
2,356
—
2,356
Research
and development
47
13
76
136
14
150
Interest
income
—
—
—
—
18
18
Interest
expense
(19 )
(8 )
—
(27 )
(40 )
(67 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
—
—
—
—
(8 )
(8 )
Depreciation
and amortization
310
85
—
395
5
400
Segment
(loss) income before income taxes
(119 )
555
(76 )
360
(1,415 )
(1,055 )
Income
tax benefit
(17 )
—
—
(17 )
—
(17 )
Segment
(loss) income
(102 )
555
(76 )
377
(1,415 )
(1,038 )
Expenditures
for segment assets
357
4
—
361
—
361 (2)
Segment
Reporting for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2020
Treatment
Services
Medical
Segments
Total
Corporate (1)
Consolidated
Total
Revenue
from external customers
$ 9,563
$ 15,297
—
$ 24,860
$ —
$ 24,860
Intercompany
revenues
207
8
—
215
—
—
Gross
profit
2,745
1,895
—
4,640
—
4,640
Research
and development
94
66
66
226
6
232
Interest
income
—
—
—
—
56
56
Interest
expense
(18 )
(6 )
—
(24 )
(96 )
(120 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
—
—
—
—
(68 )
(68 )
Depreciation
and amortization
264
77
—
341
5
346
Segment
income (loss) before income taxes
1,547
1,318
(66 )
2,799
(1,477 )
1,322
Income
tax expense
14
—
—
14
—
14
Segment
income (loss)
1,533
1,318
(66 )
2,785
(1,477 )
1,308
Expenditures
for segment assets
679
214
—
893
3
896 (2)
(1)
Amounts reflect the activity for corporate headquarters not included in the segment information.
(2)
Net of financed amount of $29,000 and $82,000 for the three month ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
12.
Income Taxes
The
Company uses an estimated annual effective tax rate, which is based on expected annual income, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities
available in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates, to determine its quarterly provision for income taxes.
The
Company had income tax benefit of approximately $17,000 for continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared
to income tax expense of approximately $14,000 for the corresponding period of 2020. The Company’s effective tax rate was approximately
1.6% and 1.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the corresponding period of 2020, respectively. The Company’s tax rate
for each of the periods discussed above was impacted by the Company’s full valuation on its net deferred tax assets.
13.
Variable Interest Entities (“VIE”)
The
Company and Engineering/Remediation Resources Group, Inc. (“ERRG”) previously entered into an unpopulated joint venture agreement
for project work bids within the Company’s Services Segment with the joint venture doing business as Perma-Fix ERRG, a general
partnership. The Company has a 51% partnership interest in the joint venture and ERRG has a 49% partnership interest in the joint venture.
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The
Company determines whether joint ventures in which it has invested meet the criteria of a VIE at the start of each new venture and when
a reconsideration event has occurred. A VIE is a legal entity that satisfies any of the following characteristics: (a) the legal entity
does not have sufficient equity investment at risk; (b) the equity investors at risk as a group, lack the characteristics of a controlling
financial interest; or (c) the legal entity is structured with disproportionate voting rights.
The
Company consolidates a VIE if it is determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE. The primary beneficiary has both the power to
direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb
losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.
Based
on the Company’s evaluation of Perma-Fix ERRG and related agreements with Perma-Fix ERRG, the Company determined that Perma-Fix
ERRG continues to be a VIE in which we are the primary beneficiary. At March 31, 2021, Perma-Fix ERRG had total assets of $4,865,000
and total liabilities of $4,865,000 which are all recorded as current.
14.
Deferral of Employment Tax Deposits
The
Flexibility Act provides employers the option to defer the payment of an employer’s share of social security taxes beginning on
March 27, 2020 through December 31, 2020 with 50% of the amount of social security taxes deferred to become due on December 31, 2021
with the remaining 50% due on December 31, 2022. The Company elected to defer such taxes starting in mid-April 2020. At March 31, 2021,
the Company has deferred payment of approximately $1,252,000 in its share of social security taxes, of which approximately $626,000 is
included in “Other long-term liabilities,” with the remaining balance included in “Accrued expenses” within current
liabilities in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
15.
Executive Officer and Board of Director Compensation
Management
Incentive Plans (“MIP”)
On
January 21, 2021, the Company’s Compensation and Stock Option Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) and the Board
approved individual MIP for the calendar year 2021 for each Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”),
Executive Vice President (“EVP”) of Strategic Initiatives, EVP of Nuclear and Technical Services and EVP of Waste Treatment
Operations. Each of the MIPs is effective January 1, 2021 and applicable for year 2021. Each MIP provides guidelines for the calculation
of annual cash incentive-based compensation, subject to Compensation Committee oversight and modification. Each MIP awards cash compensation
based on achievement of performance thresholds, with the amount of such compensation established as a percentage of the executive’s
2021 annual base salary at the time of the approval of the MIP. The potential target performance compensation ranges from 5% to 150%
of the base salary for the CEO ($17,220 to $516,600), 5% to 100% of the base salary for the CFO ($14,000 to $280,000), 5% to 100% of
the base salary for the EVP of Strategic Initiatives ($11,667 to $233,336), 5% to 100% of the base salary for the EVP of Nuclear and
Technical Services ($14,000 to $280,000) and 5% to 100% ($12,000 to $240,000) of the base salary for the EVP of Waste Treatment Operations.
Subsequent to the approval of the MIPs for fiscal year 2021 on January 21, 2021 as described above, in February 2021, the Compensation
Committee approved a cost of living adjustment of approximately 2.3% to each executive officer’s base salary, effective April 1,
2021. As such, compensation payable, if any, under each of the MIPs for fiscal year 2021 as discussed above for our executives will be
adjusted accordingly to reflect this cost of living adjustment.
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Board
Compensation
On
January 21, 2021, the Company’s Compensation Committee and the Board approved the following revision to the annual compensation
of each non-employee Board member and the Board Committee(s) for which the Board member serves, effective January 1, 2021.
● each
director is to be paid a quarterly fee of $11,500, compared to the previous quarterly fee
of $8,000;
● the
Chairman of the Board is to be paid an additional quarterly fee of $8,750, compared to the
Chairman’s previous additional quarterly fee of $7,500;
● the
Chairman of the Audit Committee is to be paid an additional quarterly fee of $6,250, compared
to the Audit Chairman’s previous additional quarterly fee of $5,500;
● the
Chairman of each of the Compensation Committee, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
(the “Nominating Committee”), and the Strategic Advisory Committee (the “Strategic
Committee”) is to receive $3,125 in additional quarterly fees. No additional quarterly
fees were previously paid to the Chairman of such committees. The Chairman of the Board is
not eligible to receive a quarterly fee for serving as the Chairman of any the aforementioned
committees ;
● each
Audit Committee member (excluding the Chairman of the Audit Committee) is to receive an additional
quarterly fee of $1,250; and
● each
member of the Compensation Committee, the Nominating Committee, and the Strategic Committee
is to receive a quarterly fee of $500. Such fee is payable only if the member does not serve
as the Chairman of the Audit Committee, the Nominating Committee, the Strategic Committee
or as the Chairman of the Board.
Each
non-employee Board member will continue to receive $1,000 for each board meeting attendance and a $500 fee for meeting attendance via
conference call. Also, each director will continue to receive an option to purchase up to 2,400 shares of the Company’s Common
Stock on the date of his re-election to the Board at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, with each option having a 10-year
term and becoming fully vested after six months from grant date.
Each
director may continue to elect to have either 65% or 100% of such fees payable in Common Stock under the 2003 Plan, with the balance,
if any, payable in cash.
See
below “Note 16 – Subsequent Events - 2003 Plan” for a discussion of a proposed amendment to the 2003 Plan as approved
by the Board, subject to the approval by the Company’s Stockholder at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to
be held on July 20, 2021.
16.
Subsequent Events
Management
evaluated events occurring subsequent to March 31, 2021 through May 6, 2021, the date these consolidated financial statements were available
for issuance, and other than as noted below determined that no material recognizable subsequent events occurred.
Credit
Facility
On
May 4, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to our Loan Agreement with our lender which provided the following, among other things:
● revised
the Company’s FCCR calculation requirement which allows for the add-back of approximately
$5,318,000 in eligible expenses that were incurred and covered by the PPP
Loan that the Company received in 2020. The add-back is to be applied retroactively to the
second and third quarters of 2020. (see “Note 8 – Long Term Debt – Paycheck
Protection Program (“PPP”) Loan” for a discussion of the PPP Loan); and
● a
capital expenditure line of up to $1,000,000 with advances on the line, subject to certain
limitations, permitted for up to twelve months starting May 4, 2021 (the “Borrowing
Period”). Only interest is payable on advances during the Borrowing Period at annual
rate of prime plus 2.50% or LIBOR (with minimum floor rate of 0.75%) plus 3.50%. At the end
of the Borrowing Period, the total amount advanced under the line will amortize equally based
on a five-year amortization schedule with principal payment due monthly plus interest. At
the maturity date of the Loan Agreement, any unpaid principal balance plus interest, if any,
will become due.
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In
connection with the amendment, the Company paid our lender a fee of $15,000. All other terms of the Loan Agreement remains principally
unchanged.
2003
Plan
During
April 2021, the Company’s Board approved, subject to the Company’s Shareholder approval, a proposed amendment to the 2003
Plan that provides, among other things, the following:
● The
number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the 2003 Plan be increased
by an additional 500,000 shares;
● Each
outside director be granted an option to purchase up to 10,000 shares of Common Stock on
each date the director is reelected to the Board;
● Each
newly-elected outside director be granted an option to purchase up to 20,000 shares of Common
Stock upon initial election to the Board; and
● Changes
to the vesting schedule of each option granted under the 2003 Plan to outside directors subsequent
to the amendment becoming effective.
Preferred
Share Rights Plan (“Rights Plan”)
The
Company’s Rights Plan had a termination date of May 2, 2021. As previously reported, during April 2021, the Company’s Board
decided not to renew or extend the Rights Plan and, as a result, such Rights Plan terminated as of May 2, 2021.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-looking
Statements
Certain
statements contained within this report may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (collectively, the “Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995”). All statements in this report other than a statement of historical fact are forward-looking
statements that are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results and performance
of the Company to differ materially from such statements. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“intend,” “will,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained
herein relate to, among other things,
●
demand
for our services;
●
reductions
in the level of government funding in future years;
●
R&D
activity and necessary capital of our Medical Segment;
●
reducing
operating costs and non-essential expenditures;
●
ability
to meet loan agreement covenant requirements;
●
cash
flow requirements;
●
accounts
receivable impact;
●
sufficient
liquidity to continue business;
●
PPP
Loan forgiveness;
●
future
results of operations and liquidity;
●
effect
of economic disruptions on our business;
●
curtail
capital expenditures;
●
government
funding for our services;
●
may
not have liquidity to repay debt if our lender accelerates payment of our borrowings;
●
manner
in which the applicable government will be required to spend funding to remediate various sites;
●
funding
operations;
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●
fund
capital expenditures from cash from operations and/or financing;
●
impact
from COVID-19;
●
delays
in procurement actions and contract awards;
●
gradual
return in waste shipments;
●
fund
remediation expenditures for sites from funds generated internally;
●
collection
of accounts receivables;
●
compliance
with environmental regulations;
●
potential
effect of being a PRP;
●
potential
sites for violations of environmental laws and remediation of our facilities;
●
continuation
of contracts with federal government;
●
partial
or full shutdown of any of our facilities;
●
continued
waste shipments delays by clients; and
●
R&D
costs.
While
the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance such expectations
will prove to be correct. There are a variety of factors, which could cause future outcomes to differ materially from those described
in this report, including, but not limited to:
●
general
economic conditions;
●
contract
bids, including international markets;
●
material
reduction in revenues;
●
inability
to meet PNC covenant requirements;
●
inability
to collect in a timely manner a material amount of receivables;
●
increased
competitive pressures;
●
inability
to maintain and obtain required permits and approvals to conduct operations;
●
public
not accepting our new technology;
●
inability
to develop new and existing technologies in the conduct of operations;
●
inability
to maintain and obtain closure and operating insurance requirements;
●
inability
to retain or renew certain required permits;
●
discovery
of additional contamination or expanded contamination at any of the sites or facilities leased or owned by us or our subsidiaries
which would result in a material increase in remediation expenditures;
●
delays
at our third-party disposal site can extend collection of our receivables greater than twelve months;
●
refusal
of third-party disposal sites to accept our waste;
●
changes
in federal, state and local laws and regulations, especially environmental laws and regulations, or in interpretation of such;
●
requirements
to obtain permits for TSD activities or licensing requirements to handle low level radioactive materials are limited or lessened;
●
potential
increases in equipment, maintenance, operating or labor costs;
●
management
retention and development;
●
financial
valuation of intangible assets is substantially more/less than expected;
●
the
requirement to use internally generated funds for purposes not presently anticipated;
●
inability
to continue to be profitable on an annualized basis;
●
inability
of the Company to maintain the listing of its Common Stock on the NASDAQ;
●
terminations
of contracts with government agencies (domestic and foreign) or subcontracts involving government agencies (domestic or foreign),
or reduction in amount of waste delivered to the Company under the contracts or subcontracts;
●
renegotiation
of contracts involving government agencies (domestic and foreign);
●
federal
government’s inability or failure to provide necessary funding to remediate contaminated federal sites;
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●
disposal
expense accrual could prove to be inadequate in the event the waste requires re-treatment;
●
inability
to raise capital on commercially reasonable terms;
●
inability
to increase profitable revenue;
●
impact
of the COVID-19;
●
audit
of our PPP Loan;
●
new
governmental regulations;
●
lender
refuses to waive non-compliance or revise our covenant so that we are in compliance; and
●
risk
factors and other factors set forth in “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” contained in the Company’s
2020 Form 10-K and the “Forward-Looking Statements” contained in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (“MD&A”) of this first quarter 2021 Form 10-Q..
COVID-19
Impact
Our
management team continues to proactively update our ongoing business operations and safety plans. We continue to remain focused on protecting
the health and well-being of our employees and the communities in which we operate while assuring the continuity of our business operations.
Similar to most of the U.S., we are beginning to relax the COVID-19-related precautions associated with ongoing operations as more staff
is vaccinated and the new cases continue to decline in our locations. However, our Treatment Segment continues to see delays in waste
shipments from certain customers due to continued impacts of COVID-19. We expect to see a gradual return in waste receipts from these
customers in the first half of 2021. Within our Services Segment, we are realizing delays in procurement actions and contract awards
resulting from the impact of COVID-19. As the situations surrounding COVID-19 continues to remain fluid, the full impact and extent of
the pandemic on our financial results and liquidity cannot be estimated with any degree of certainty but appear to be subsiding towards
the end of the second quarter of 2021. We are realizing pent-up demands in both segments, which have been reflected in the large increase
in proposal requests throughout the first quarter of 2021 and into the second quarter of 2021.
We
continue to closely monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of our business, including our customers’ payment
performance. However, since a significant portion of our revenues is derived from government related contracts, we do not expect our
accounts receivable collections to be materially impacted due to COVID-19.
At
this time, we believe we have sufficient liquidity on hand to continue business operations during the next twelve months. At March 31,
2021, our borrowing availability under our revolving credit facility was approximately $10,280,000 which was based on a percentage of
eligible receivables and subject to certain reserves. We continue to assess the need in reducing operating costs during this volatile
time, which may include curtailing capital expenditures, eliminating non-essential expenditures and implementing a hiring freeze as needed.
Overview
Revenue
decreased by $1,727,000 or 6.9% to $23,133,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 from $24,860,000 for the corresponding period
of 2020. The decrease was entirely within our Treatment Segment where revenue decreased $2,068,000 or 21.6% which was attributed primarily
to lower waste volume resulting from continued delays in waste shipment from certain customers from the impact of COVID-19 as discussed
above. Also, lower averaged price waste from revenue mix contributed to the decrease in revenue within the Treatment Segment. Revenue
from our Services Segment increased by approximately $341,000 or 2.2%. Gross profit decreased $2,284,000 or 49.2% primarily due to the
decrease in revenues in the Treatment Segment. Selling, General, and Administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased $277,000
or 9.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the corresponding period of 2020.
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Business
Environment
Our
Treatment and Services Segments’ business continues to be heavily dependent on services that we provide to governmental clients,
primarily as subcontractors for others who are prime contractors to government entities or directly as the prime contractor. We believe
demand for our services will continue to be subject to fluctuations due to a variety of factors beyond our control, including, without
limitation, the economic conditions, the manner in which the applicable government will be required to spend funding to remediate various
sites, and/or the impact resulting from COVID-19 as discussed above. In addition, our governmental contracts and subcontracts relating
to activities at governmental sites in the United States are generally subject to termination or renegotiation on 30 days’ notice
at the government’s option, and our governmental contracts/task orders with the Canadian government authorities allow the authorities
to terminate the contract/task orders at any time for convenience. Significant reductions in the level of governmental funding or specifically
mandated levels for different programs that are important to our business could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial
position, results of operations and cash flows. As previously disclosed, our Medical Segment has not generated any revenues and has substantially
reduced its R&D costs and activities due to the need for capital to fund such activities. We anticipate that our Medical Segment
will not resume full R&D activities until it obtains the necessary funding through obtaining its own credit facility or additional
equity raise or obtaining new partners willing to fund its R&D activities. If the Medical Segment is unable to raise the necessary
capital, the Medical Segment could be required to further reduce, delay or eliminate its R&D program.
We
are continually reviewing methods to raise additional capital to supplement our liquidity requirements, when needed, and reducing our
operating costs. We continue to aggressively bid on various contracts, including potential contracts within the international markets.
Results
of Operations
The
reporting of financial results and pertinent discussions are tailored to our three reportable segments: The Treatment, Services, and
Medical Segments. Our Medical Segment has not generated any revenue and all costs incurred are included within R&D.
Summary
– Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020
Three
Months Ended
March
31,
Consolidated
(amounts in thousands)
2021
%
2020
%
Revenues
$ 23,133
100.0
$ 24,860
100.0
Cost
of good sold
20,777
89.8
20,220
81.3
Gross
profit
2,356
10.2
4,640
18.7
Selling,
general and administrative
3,205
13.9
2,928
11.8
Research
and development
150
.6
232
.9
Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
—
—
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.1
(Loss)
income from operations
$ (999 )
(4.3 )
$ 1,449
5.9
Interest
income
18
—
56
.2
Interest
expense
(67 )
(.2 )
(120 )
(.5 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
(8 )
—
(68 )
(.3 )
Other
1
—
5
—
(Loss)
income from continuing operations before taxes
(1,055 )
(4.5 )
1,322
5.3
Income
tax (benefit) expense
(17 )
—
14
—
(Loss)
income from continuing operations
$ (1,038 )
(4.5 )
$ 1,308
5.3
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Revenues
Consolidated
revenues decreased $1,727,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, as follows:
(In
thousands)
2021
%
Revenue
2020
%
Revenue
Change
%
Change
Treatment
Government
waste
$ 4,387
18.9
$ 7,067
28.5
$ (2,680 )
(37.9 )
Hazardous/non-hazardous
(1)
1,311
5.7
1,524
6.1
(213 )
(14.0 )
Other
nuclear waste
1,797
7.8
972
3.9
825
84.9
Total
7,495
32.4
9,563
38.5
(2,068 )
(21.6 )
Services
Nuclear
services
15,080
65.2
14,835
59.7
245
1.7
Technical
services
558
2.4
462
1.8
96
20.8
Total
15,638
67.6
15,297
61.5
341
2.2
Total
$ 23,133
100.0
$ 24,860
100.0
$ (1,727 )
(6.9 )
(1)
Includes wastes generated by government clients of $745,000 and $623,000 for the three month ended March 31, 2021 and the corresponding
period of 2020, respectively.
Treatment
Segment revenue decreased $2,068,000 or 21.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 over the same period in 2020. The revenue
decrease was attributed primarily to lower revenue generated from lower waste volume resulting from continued waste shipment delays
from certain customers due to the continued impact of COVID-19. Within our Treatment Segment, revenue generated from other nuclear
waste increased primarily due to higher waste volume generated from commercial customers. Lower averaged price waste from revenue
mix also contributed to the overall decrease in revenue within the Treatment Segment. Our Services Segment revenue increased
by approximately $341,000 or 2.2%. Our Services Segment revenues are project based; as such, the scope, duration and completion
of each project vary. As a result, our Services Segment revenues are subject to differences relating to timing and project value.
Cost
of Goods Sold
Cost
of goods sold increased $557,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2020, as follows:
%
%
(In thousands)
2021
Revenue
2020
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ 6,570
87.7
$ 6,818
71.3
$ (248 )
Services
14,207
90.8
13,402
87.6
805
Total
$ 20,777
89.8
$ 20,220
81.3
$ 557
Cost
of goods sold for the Treatment Segment decreased by approximately $248,000 or 3.6%. Treatment Segment’s variable costs decreased
by approximately $426,000 primarily in disposal, transportation, material and supplies and outside services due to lower revenue. Treatment
Segment’s overall fixed costs were higher by approximately $178,000 resulting from the following: general expenses were higher
by $119,000 in various categories; salaries and payroll related expenses were higher by approximately $54,000 primarily due to higher
healthcare costs; depreciation expenses were higher by approximately $45,000 due to more financed leases; regulatory expenses were higher
by approximately $24,000; maintenance expenses were lower by $35,000; and travel expenses were lower by $29,000 due to restrictions implemented
from the impact of COVID-19. Services Segment cost of goods sold increased $805,000 or 6.0% primarily due to higher revenue. The increase
in cost of goods sold was primarily due to higher salaries/payroll related, travel, and outside services expenses totaling approximately
$1,095,000. The overall higher expenses were partially offset by lower material and supplies, regulatory and disposal expenses totaling
approximately $187,000 and lower general expenses of $103,000 in various categories. Included within cost of goods sold is depreciation
and amortization expense of $394,000 and $341,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively.
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Gross
Profit
Gross
profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 decreased $2,284,000 over the corresponding period of 2020, as follows:
%
%
(In
thousands)
2021
Revenue
2020
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ 925
12.3
$ 2,745
28.7
$ (1,820 )
Services
1,431
9.2
1,895
12.4
(464 )
Total
$ 2,356
10.2
$ 4,640
18.7
$ (2,284 )
Treatment
Segment gross profit decreased by $1,820,000 and gross margin decreased to 12.3% from 28.7% primarily due to lower revenue from lower
waste volume and the impact of our fixed costs. Services Segment gross profit decreased by $464,000 or 24.5% and gross margin decreased
from 12.4% to 9.2%. Our overall Services Segment gross margin is impacted by our current projects which are competitively bid on and
will therefore, have varying margin structures.
SG&A
SG& A
expenses increased $277,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the corresponding period for 2020, as follows:
(In
thousands)
2021
%
Revenue
2020
%
Revenue
Change
Administrative
$ 1,372
—
$ 1,360
—
$ 12
Treatment
978
13.0
1,061
11.1
(83 )
Services
855
5.5
507
3.3
348
Total
$ 3,205
13.9
$ 2,928
11.8
$ 277
Administrative
SG&A expenses were slightly higher primarily due to the following: director fees were higher by approximately $59,000 resulting from
one additional director and fee increases that went into effect January 1, 2021; payroll and benefit expenses were higher by approximately
$19,000 primarily due to higher healthcare costs; travel expenses were lower by approximately $23,000 due to restrictions implemented
from the impact of COVID-19; outside services expenses were lower by approximately $41,000 resulting from fewer consulting/subcontract/legal
matters; and general expenses were lower by approximately $2,000. Treatment Segment SG&A expenses were lower due to the following:
travel expenses were lower by approximately $49,000 due to restrictions implemented from the impact of COVID-19; maintenance expenses
were lower by approximately $25,000; general expenses were lower by $94,000 in various categories, with lower tradeshow expenses of $38,000
due to impact of COVID-19; and salaries and payroll related expenses were higher by approximately $85,000 due to increased hours spent
on bid and proposals. The increase in SG&A expenses within our Services Segment was primarily due to the following: bad debt expenses
were higher by approximately $63,000 as in the first quarter of 2020, certain customer accounts which had previously been reserved for
were collected; outside services expenses were higher by approximately $101,000 due to more consulting matters related to bid and proposals;
general expenses were slightly higher by $12,000; salaries/payroll related expenses were higher by approximately $185,000 primarily due
to increased hours spent for bid and proposals; and travel expenses were lower by a total of approximately $13,000. Included in SG&A
expenses is depreciation and amortization expense of $6,000 and $5,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
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R&D
R&D
expenses decreased $82,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the corresponding period for 2020, as follows:
(In
thousands)
2021
2020
Change
Administrative
$ 14
$ 6
$ 8
Treatment
47
94
(47 )
Services
13
66
13
PF
Medical
76
66
10
Total
$ 150
$ 232
$ (82 )
R&D
costs consist primarily of employee salaries and benefits, laboratory costs, third party fees, and other related costs associated with
the development of new technologies and technological enhancement of new potential waste treatment processes.
Interest
Income
Interest
income decreased by approximately $38,000 in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the corresponding period of 2020 primarily due
to lower interest earned from lower finite risk sinking fund.
Interest
Expense
Interest
expense decreased approximately $53,000 in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the corresponding period of 2020 primarily due to
lower interest expense from our declining term loan balance outstanding and lower interest rate. Also, interest expense was lower resulting
from the payoff of the $2,500,000 loan at year end 2020 that we had previously entered into with Robert Ferguson on April 1, 2019. The
overall decrease in interest expense was partially offset by interest accrued for the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”)
Loan in the first quarter of 2021 (see “The CARES Act – PPP Loan” below for further information of the PPP Loan).
Interest
Expense- Financing Fees
Interest
expense-financing fees decreased by approximately $60,000 in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the corresponding period primarily
due to debt discount/debt issuance costs that became fully amortized as financing fees at year end 2020 in connection with the issuance
of our Common Stock and a purchase Warrant as consideration for us receiving the $2,500,000 loan from Robert Ferguson dated April 1,
2019.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our
cash flow requirements during the three months ended March 31, 2021 were primarily financed by our operations, cash on hand and credit
facility availability. Subject to the impact of COVID-19 as discussed above, our cash flow requirements for the next twelve months will
consist primarily of general working capital needs, scheduled principal payments on our debt obligations, remediation projects, and planned
capital expenditures. We plan to fund these requirements from our operations, credit facility availability, our capital expenditure line
(see “Financing Activities” below for this new capital expenditure line entered into with our lender below) and cash on hand.
We continue to explore all sources of increasing our capital to supplement our liquidity requirements, when needed, and to improve our
revenue and working capital. We are continually reviewing operating costs and reviewing the possibility of further reducing operating
costs and non-essential expenditures to bring them in line with revenue levels, when necessary. At this time, we believe that our cash
flows from operations, our available liquidity from our credit facility, our capital expenditure line and our cash on hand should be
sufficient to fund our operations for the next twelve months. However, due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, which has resulted in continued
delays in waste shipments from certain customers and delays in procurement actions and contract awards, there are no assurances such
will be the case. As previously disclosed, our Medical Segment, which has not generated any revenues, has substantially reduced its R&D
costs and activities due to the need for capital to fund such activities. We continue to seek various sources of potential funding for
our Medical Segment. We anticipate that our Medical Segment will not resume full R&D activities until it obtains the necessary funding
through obtaining its own credit facility or additional equity raise or obtaining new partners willing to fund its R&D activities.
If the Medical Segment is unable to raise the necessary capital, the Medical Segment could be required to further reduce, delay or eliminate
its R&D program.
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The
following table reflects the cash flow activities during the first three months of 2021:
(In
thousands)
Cash
used in operating activities of continuing operations
$ (6,455 )
Cash
used in operating activities of discontinued operations
(149 )
Cash
used in investing activities of continuing operations
(360 )
Cash
used in financing activities of continuing operations
(223 )
Effect
of exchange rate changes in cash
(6 )
Decrease
in cash and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash)
$ (7,193 )
At
March 31, 2020, we were in a positive cash position with no revolving credit balance At March 31, 2021, we had cash on hand of approximately
$713,000, which included account balances of our foreign subsidiaries totaling approximately $559,000.
Operating
Activities
Accounts
receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts, totaled $20,121,000 at March 31, 2021, an increase of $10,462,000 from the December
31, 2020 balance of $9,659,000. The increase was primarily due to timing of invoicing which was reflective of the decrease in our unbilled
receivables and timing of our accounts receivable collection. Our contracts with our customers are subject to various payment terms and
conditions; therefore, our accounts receivable are impacted by these terms and conditions and the related timing of accounts receivable
collections. Additionally, contracts with our customers may sometimes result in modifications which can cause delays in collections.
Accounts
payable, totaled $15,426,000 at March 31, 2021, an increase of $44,000 from the December 31, 2020 balance of $15,382,000. Our accounts
payable are impacted by the timing of payments as we are continually managing payment terms with our vendors to maximize our cash position
throughout all segments.
We
had working capital of $1,003,000 (which included working capital of our discontinued operations) at March 31, 2021, as compared to working
capital of $3,672,000 at December 31, 2020. Our working capital was negatively impacted primarily by the additional reclass of approximately
$1,595,000 of the outstanding PPP Loan balance from long-term debt to current debt. At December 31, 2021, the current portion of the
PPP Loan was approximately $3,191,000. As previously discussed, we have applied for forgiveness on repayment of the entire PPP Loan balance
which is subject to the review and approval of our lender and the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) (see “CARES
Act – PPP Loan” for information on this loan”). Our working capital was also impacted by the increase in accrued expenses
primarily related to payroll accrual.
Investing
Activities
For
the three months ended March 31, 2021, our purchases of capital equipment totaled approximately $390,000, of which $29,000 was subject
to financing, with the remaining funded from cash from operations and our credit facility. We have budgeted approximately $2,000,000
for 2021 capital expenditures primarily for our Treatment and Services Segments to maintain operations and regulatory compliance requirements
and support revenue growth. Certain of these budgeted projects may either be delayed until later years or deferred altogether. We plan
to fund our capital expenditures from cash from operations and/or financing. The initiation and timing of projects are also determined
by financing alternatives or funds available for such capital projects.
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Financing
Activities
We
entered into a Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated May 8, 2020 (“Loan Agreement”),
with PNC National Association (“PNC”), acting as agent and lender. The Loan Agreement provides the Company with the following
credit facility with a maturity date of March 15, 2024: (a) up to $18,000,000 revolving credit (“revolving credit”) and (b)
a term loan (“term loan”) of approximately $1,742,000, requiring monthly installments of $35,547. The maximum that the Company
can borrow under the revolving credit is based on a percentage of eligible receivables (as defined) at any one time reduced by outstanding
standby letters of credit and borrowing reductions that our lender may impose from time to time.
Payment
of annual rate of interest due on the revolving credit is at prime (3.25% at March 31, 2021) plus 2% or LIBOR plus 3.00% and the term
loan at prime plus 2.50% or LIBOR plus 3.50%. Under the LIBOR option of interest payment noted above, a LIBOR floor of 0.75% will apply
in the event that LIBOR falls below 0.75% at any point in time.
At
March 31, 2021, the borrowing availability under our revolving credit was approximately $10,280,000, based on our eligible receivables
and includes a reduction in borrowing availability of approximately $3,026,000 from outstanding standby letters of credit.
Our
credit facility under our Loan Agreement with PNC contains certain financial covenants, along with customary representations and warranties.
A breach of any of these financial covenants, unless waived by PNC, could result in a default under our credit facility allowing our
lender to immediately require the repayment of all outstanding debt under our credit facility and terminate all commitments to extend
further credit. We met our financial covenant requirements in the first quarter of 2021 and expects to meet our quarterly financial covenant
requirements in the next twelve months. Our fixed charge coverage ratio (“FCCR”) calculation in the first quarter of 2021
included the add-back of approximately $5,318,000 in eligible expenses that were incurred and covered by the PPP
Loan that we received in 2020, as permitted by an amendment to our Loan Agreement that we entered into with our lender as discussed below.
On
May 4, 2021, we entered into an amendment to our Loan Agreement with our lender which provided the following, among other things:
● revised
our FCCR calculation requirement which allows for the add-back of approximately $5,318,000
in eligible expenses that were incurred and covered by the PPP Loan that we received
in 2020. The add-back is to be applied retroactively to the second and third quarters of
2020. (see “The CARES Act – PPP Loan” below for a discussion of the PPP
Loan); and
● a
capital expenditure line of up to $1,000,000 with advances on the line, subject to certain
limitations, permitted for up to twelve months starting May 4, 2021 (the “Borrowing
Period”). Only interest is payable on advances during the Borrowing Period at annual
rate of prime plus 2.50% or LIBOR (with minimum floor rate of 0.75%) plus 3.50%. At the end
of the Borrowing Period, the total amount advanced under the line will amortize equally based
on a five-year amortization schedule with principal payment due monthly plus interest. At
the maturity date of the Loan Agreement, any unpaid principal balance plus interest, if any,
will become due.
In
connection with the amendment, we paid our lender a fee of $15,000. All other terms of the Loan Agreement remains principally unchanged.
The
CARES Act
PPP
Loan
On
April 14, 2020, we entered into a promissory note under the PPP with PNC, our credit facility lender, which has a balance of approximately
$5,318,000 (the “PPP Loan”) at March 31, 2021. The PPP was established under the CARES Act and was subsequently amended by
the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (“Flexibility Act”). The note evidencing the PPP Loan contains events
of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties, and provisions of the promissory
note.
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Under
the terms of the Flexibility Act, we can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of the PPP Loan. Such forgiveness
will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds by us for eligible payroll costs, mortgage interest, rent
and utility costs and the maintenance of employee and compensation levels for the covered period (which is defined as a 24-week period,
beginning April 14, 2020, the date in which proceeds from the PPP Loan was disbursed to us by PNC). On October 5, 2020, we applied for
forgiveness on repayment of the loan balance as permitted under the program, which is subject to the review and approval of our lender
and the SBA. If all or a portion of the PPP Loan is not forgiven, all or the remaining portion of the loan will be for a term of two
years but can be prepaid at any time prior to maturity without any prepayment penalties. The annual interest rate on the PPP Loan is
1.0% and no payments of principal or interest are due until the date that the SBA remits the loan forgiveness amount to our lender. While
our PPP Loan currently has a two year maturity, the Flexibility Act permits us to request a five year maturity with our lender. At March
31, 2021, we have not received a determination on potential forgiveness on any portion of the PPP Loan balance; therefore, we have classified
approximately $4,786,000 of the PPP Loan balance as “Current portion of long-term debt,” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets,
which was based on payment of the PPP Loan starting in July 2021 (10 months from end of our covered period) in accordance with the terms
of our PPP Loan agreement.
Deferral
of Employment Tax Deposits
The
Flexibility Act provides employers the option to defer the payment of an employer’s share of social security taxes beginning on
March 27, 2020 through December 31, 2020, with 50% of the amount of social security taxes deferred to become due on December 31, 2021
with the remaining 50% due on December 31, 2022. We elected to defer such taxes starting in mid-April 2020. At March 31, 2021, we have
deferred payment of approximately $1,252,000 in our share of social security taxes, of which approximately $626,000 is included in “Other
long-term liabilities,” with the remaining balance included in “Accrued expenses” within current liabilities in the
Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
From
time to time, we are required to post standby letters of credit and various bonds to support contractual obligations to customers and
other obligations, including facility closures. At March 31, 2021, the total amount of standby letters of credit outstanding totaled
approximately $3,026,000 and the total amount of bonds outstanding totaled approximately $42,973,000. We also provide closure and post-closure
requirements through a financial assurance policy for certain of our Treatment Segment facilities through AIG. At March 31, 2021, the
closure and post-closure requirements for these facilities were approximately $19,897,000.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
There
were no significant changes in our accounting policies or critical accounting estimates that are discussed in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
See
“Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements”
for the recent accounting pronouncements that have been adopted during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, or will be adopted in future
periods.
Known
Trends and Uncertainties
Significant
Customers . Our Treatment and Services Segments have significant relationships with the U.S and Canadian governmental authorities
through contracts entered into indirectly as subcontractors for others who are prime contractors or directly as the prime contractor
to government authorities. As stated previously, our governmental contracts and subcontracts relating to activities at governmental sites
in the United States are generally subject to termination or renegotiation on 30 days’ notice at the government’s option,
and our governmental contracts/task orders with the Canadian government authorities allow the authorities to terminate the contract/task
orders at any time for convenience. Our inability to continue under existing material contracts that we have with the U.S government
and Canadian government authorities (directly or indirectly as a subcontractor) or significant reductions in the level of governmental
funding in any given year could have a material adverse impact on our operations and financial condition.
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We
performed services relating to waste generated by government clients (domestic and foreign (primarily Canadian)), either indirectly as
a subcontractor or directly as a prime contractor to government entities, representing approximately $20,157,000 or 87.1% of our total
revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to $22,502,000 or 90.5% of our total revenue during the corresponding
period of 2020.
COVID-19
Impact. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business continues to be uncertain and difficult to predict, as
the responses to the pandemic continue to evolve rapidly. We continue to experience delays in waste shipments from certain customers
within our Treatment Segment directly related to the impact of COVID-19. However, we expect to see a gradual return in waste receipts
from these customers in the first half of 2021. Within our Services Segment, we are realizing delays in procurement actions and contract
awards resulting from the impact of COVID-19.
The
severity of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic on our business will depend on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the duration
and severity of the pandemic, the extent and severity of the impact on our customers, the impact on governmental programs and budgets,
inoculation rate of the vaccines, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions resume, all of which are
uncertain and cannot be predicted with any accuracy or confidence at this time. Our future results of operations and liquidity could
be adversely impacted from continued delays in waste shipments, delays in procurement actions and contract awards, and/or recurrence
of project work shut downs as well as potential partial/full shutdown of any of our facilities due to COVID-19.
Environmental
Contingencies
We
are engaged in the waste management services segment of the pollution control industry. As a participant in the on-site treatment, storage
and disposal market and the off-site treatment and services market, we are subject to rigorous federal, state and local regulations.
These regulations mandate strict compliance and therefore are a cost and concern to us. Because of their integral role in providing quality
environmental services, we make every reasonable attempt to maintain complete compliance with these regulations; however, even with a
diligent commitment, we, along with many of our competitors, may be required to pay fines for violations or investigate and potentially
remediate our waste management facilities.
We
routinely use third party disposal companies, who ultimately destroy or secure landfill residual materials generated at our facilities
or at a client’s site. In the past, numerous third party disposal sites have improperly managed waste and consequently require
remedial action; consequently, any party utilizing these sites may be liable for some or all of the remedial costs. Despite our aggressive
compliance and auditing procedures for disposal of wastes, we could further be notified, in the future, that we are a potentially responsible
party (“PRP”) at a remedial action site, which could have a material adverse effect.
Our
subsidiaries where remediation expenditures will be made are at three sites within our discontinued operations. While no assurances can
be made that we will be able to do so, we expect to fund the expenses to remediate these sites from funds generated from operations.
At
March 31, 2021, we had total accrued environmental remediation liabilities of $811,000, a decrease of $43,000 from the December 31, 2020
balance of $854,000. The decrease represents primarily payments made on remediation projects for our Perma-Fix of Memphis, Inc. subsidiary.
At March 31, 2021, $659,000 of the total accrued environmental liabilities was recorded as current.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks
Not
required for smaller reporting companies.
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
(a)
Evaluation
of disclosure controls, and procedures.
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and that such information is accumulated
and communicated to our management. As of the end of the period covered by this report, we
carried out an evaluation with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial Officer. Based on this recent assessment, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) were
effective as of March 31, 2021.
(b)
Changes
in internal control over financial reporting
There
was no other change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during our most recently completed fiscal
quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal
control over financial reporting.
PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
There
are no material legal proceedings pending against us and/or our subsidiaries not previously reported by us in Item 3 of our Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2020. Additionally, there has been no other material change in legal proceedings previously disclosed
by us in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
There
has been no other material change from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Item
6.
Exhibits
(a)
Exhibits
3(i)
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.
4.1
First
Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement between Perma-Fix Environmental Services,
Inc. and PNC Bank, National Association (as Lender and as Agent), dated May 4, 2021.
10.1
2021 Incentive Compensation Plan for Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2021, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 26, 2021.
10.2
2021 Incentive Compensation Plan for Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2021, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 26, 2021.
10.3
2021 Incentive Compensation Plan for EVP of Strategic Initiatives, effective January 1, 2021, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 26, 2021.
10.4
2021 Incentive Compensation Plan for EVP of Nuclear and Technical Services, effective January 1, 2021, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 26, 2021.
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10.5
2021 Incentive Compensation Plan for EVP of Waste Treatment Operations, effective January 1, 2021, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.5 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 26, 2021.
31.1
Certification
by Mark Duff, Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a).
31.2
Certification
by Ben Naccarato, Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a).
32.1
Certification
by Mark Duff, Chief Executive Officer of the Company furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
32.2
Certification
by Ben Naccarato, Chief Financial Officer of the Company furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
101.INS
XBRL
Instance Document*
101.SCH
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LAB
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document*
101.PRE
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
* Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data File in Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Date:
May 6, 2021
By:
/s/
Mark Duff
Mark
Duff
President
and Chief (Principal) Executive Officer
Date:
May 6, 2021
By:
/s/
Ben Naccarato
Ben
Naccarato
Chief
(Principal) Financial Officer
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