UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
Form
10-Q
☒
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended
March
31, 2022
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.
1-11596
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
☒ 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
☒ 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 ☐ Smaller reporting company ☒ 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 ☒
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, 2022
Common
Stock, $.001 Par Value
13,256,097
shares
PERMA-FIX
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INDEX
Page
No.
PART
I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1.
Consolidated Financial Statements
1
Consolidated Balance Sheets -March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021
1
Consolidated Statements of Operations -Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss -Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity -Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
7
Item
2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
21
Item
3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
32
Item
4.
Controls and Procedures
32
PART
II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1.
Legal Proceedings
33
Item
1A.
Risk Factors
33
Item
6.
Exhibits
34
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. – Financial Statements
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash
$ 3,925
$ 4,440
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $ 26 and $ 85 , respectively
10,322
11,372
Unbilled receivables
5,275
8,995
Inventories
953
680
Prepaid and other assets
4,077
4,472
Current assets related to discontinued operations
27
15
Total current assets
24,579
29,974
Property and equipment:
Buildings and land
20,642
20,631
Equipment
22,531
22,131
Vehicles
449
443
Leasehold improvements
23
23
Office furniture and equipment
1,316
1,316
Construction-in-progress
2,849
2,997
Total property and equipment
47,810
47,541
Less accumulated depreciation
( 29,167 )
( 28,932 )
Net property and equipment
18,643
18,609
Property and equipment related to discontinued operations
81
81
Operating lease right-of-use assets
2,347
2,460
Intangibles and other long term assets:
Permits
9,486
9,476
Other intangible assets - net
852
894
Finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash)
11,482
11,471
Deferred tax assets
4,263
3,527
Other assets
443
809
Total assets
$ 72,176
$ 77,301
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-FIX
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets, Continued
March 31,
December 31
2022
2021
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Share and per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 10,329
$ 11,975
Accrued expenses
5,537
5,078
Disposal/transportation accrual
1,162
1,065
Deferred revenue
2,707
5,580
Accrued closure costs - current
547
578
Current portion of long-term debt
384
393
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
416
406
Current portion of finance lease liabilities
354
333
Current liabilities related to discontinued operations
802
506
Total current liabilities
22,238
25,914
Accrued closure costs
6,706
6,613
Long-term debt, less current portion
491
600
Long-term operating lease liabilities, less current portion
1,921
2,029
Long-term finance lease liabilities, less current portion
920
884
Long-term liabilities related to discontinued operations
408
677
Total long-term liabilities
10,446
10,803
Total liabilities
32,684
36,717
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; 13,242,072 and 13,222,552 shares issued, respectively; 13,234,430 and 13,214,910 shares outstanding, respectively
13
13
Additional paid-in capital
114,532
114,307
Accumulated deficit
( 74,963 )
( 73,620 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 2 )
( 28 )
Less Common Stock in treasury, at cost; 7,642 shares
( 88 )
( 88 )
Total stockholders’ equity
39,492
40,584
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$ 72,176
$ 77,301
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-FIX
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
2022
2021
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
2022
2021
Revenues
$ 15,915
$ 23,133
Cost of goods sold
14,279
20,777
Gross profit
1,636
2,356
Selling, general and administrative expenses
3,422
3,205
Research and development
96
150
Loss on disposal of property and equipment
1
—
Loss from operations
( 1,883 )
( 999 )
Other income (expense):
Interest income
11
18
Interest expense
( 35 )
( 67 )
Interest expense-financing fees
( 13 )
( 8 )
Other
( 2 )
1
Loss from continuing operations before taxes
( 1,922 )
( 1,055 )
Income tax benefit
( 673 )
( 17 )
Loss from continuing operations, net of taxes
( 1,249 )
( 1,038 )
Loss from discontinued operations (net of taxes) (Note 10)
( 94 )
( 115 )
Net loss
( 1,343 )
( 1,153 )
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
—
( 30 )
Net loss attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services,
Inc. common stockholders
$ ( 1,343 )
$ ( 1,123 )
Net loss per common share attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. stockholders - basic and diluted:
Continuing operations
$ ( .09 )
$ ( .08 )
Discontinued operations
( .01 )
( .01 )
Net loss per common share
$ ( .10 )
$ ( .09 )
Number of common shares used in computing net loss per share:
Basic
13,234
12,165
Diluted
13,234
12,165
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
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Thousands)
2022
2021
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(Amounts in Thousands)
2022
2021
Net loss
$ ( 1,343 )
$ ( 1,153 )
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation gain
26
20
Total other comprehensive income
26
20
Comprehensive loss
( 1,317 )
( 1,133 )
Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest
—
( 30 )
Comprehensive loss attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. stockholders
$ ( 1,317 )
$ ( 1,103 )
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-FIX
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Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in thousands, except for share amounts)
Shares
Amount
Capital
Treasury
Loss
Subsidiary
Deficit
Equity
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, 2021
13,222,552
$ 13
$ 114,307
$ ( 88 )
$ ( 28 )
$ —
$ ( 73,620 )
$ 40,584
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 1,343 )
( 1,343 )
Foreign currency translation
—
—
—
—
26
—
—
26
Issuance of Common Stock for services
19,520
—
123
—
—
—
—
123
Stock-Based Compensation
—
—
102
—
—
—
—
102
Balance at March 31, 2022
13,242,072
$ 13
$ 114,532
$ ( 88 )
$ ( 2 )
$ —
$ ( 74,963 )
$ 39,492
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
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-FIX
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Thousands)
2022
2021
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(Amounts in Thousands)
2022
2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$ ( 1,343 )
$ ( 1,153 )
Less: loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes (Note 10)
( 94 )
( 115 )
Loss from continuing operations, net of taxes
( 1,249 )
( 1,038 )
Adjustments to reconcile loss from continuing operations to cash provided by (used in) operating activities :
Depreciation and amortization
456
400
Interest on finance lease with purchase option
—
2
Amortization of debt issuance costs
13
8
Deferred tax benefit
( 673 )
—
Recovery of bad debt reserves
( 55 )
( 17 )
Loss on disposal of plant, property, and equipment
1
—
Issuance of common stock for services
123
79
Stock-based compensation
102
45
Changes in operating assets and liabilities of continuing operations:
Accounts receivable
1,105
( 10,445 )
Unbilled receivables
3,720
5,224
Prepaid expenses, inventories and other assets
1,097
557
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and unearned revenue
( 4,492 )
( 1,270 )
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations
148
( 6,455 )
Cash used in discontinued operations
( 142 )
( 149 )
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities
6
( 6,604 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment
( 345 )
( 361 )
Proceeds from sale of plant, property, and equipment
24
1
Cash used in investing activities of continuing operations
( 321 )
( 360 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of revolving credit borrowings
( 17,494 )
( 14,780 )
Borrowing on revolving credit
17,494
14,780
Principal repayments of finance lease liabilities
( 58 )
( 114 )
Principal repayments of long term debt
( 110 )
( 109 )
Payment of debt issuance costs
( 21 )
—
Cash used in financing activities
( 189 )
( 223 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
—
( 6 )
(Decrease) increase in cash and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash)
( 504 )
( 7,193 )
Cash and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash) at beginning of period
15,911
19,370
Cash and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash) at end of period
$ 15,407
$ 12,177
Supplemental disclosure:
Interest paid
$ 34
$ 54
Income taxes paid
6
—
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Equipment purchase subject to finance lease
114
—
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, 2022
(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, 2021.
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, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2022.
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, 2021.
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our wholly-owned subsidiaries and 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). The consolidated financial statements for 2021 also included the accounts of the Company’s majority-owned Polish subsidiary,
Perma-Fix Medical S.A (“PFM Poland”) and PFM Poland’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Perma-Fix Medical Corporation (“PFMC”),
which comprised of the Company’s Medical Segment. As previously discussed, the Company made the strategic decision to cease all
research and development (“R&D”) activities under the Medical Segment and sold 100 % of its interest in PFM Poland in
December 2021. As a condition precent to the sale of PFM Poland, the Company acquired PFMC after its conversion to a Delaware limited
liability company. As a result of the sale of PFM Poland, the Company deconsolidated PFM Poland from its consolidated financial statements
in December 2021. The Company’s Medical Segment had not generated any revenue.
Information
for the Medical Segment is presented for the quarter ending March 31, 2021. The Medical Segment was disposed of as of December 31, 2021
and is not relevant for the quarter ending March 31, 2022. Prior period segment information is not required to be restated for the disposal
of the segment.
2.
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
Our
accounting policies are as set forth in the notes to the December 31, 2021 consolidated financial statements referred to above.
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Recently
Adopted Accounting Standards
In
May 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2021-04,
“Earnings Per Share (Topic 206), Debt-Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic
718), and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications
or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force).” ASU
2021-04 addresses issuer’s accounting for certain modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options.
This ASU is effective for all entities, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal
years. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this ASU by the Company effective January 1, 2022 did not have a material impact
on its financial statements.
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 various subsequent amendments to the initial guidance (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. In November 2019, FASB issued ASU 2019-10, “Financial Instruments –
Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842),” which defers the effective date of ASU
2016-13 for public companies that are considered smaller reporting companies (“SRC”) as defined by the Commission to fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. These ASUs are effective January 1, 2023
for the Company as an SRC. Under new guidance issued by the Commission in March 2020, the Company continues to qualify as a smaller reporting
company but became an accelerated filer starting with its 2021 Form 10-K and all subsequent filings. The Company is currently evaluating
the impact of these ASU on its consolidated financial statements.
In
March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform
on Financial Reporting,” which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships
and other transactions affected by the discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or by another reference
rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The guidance was effective beginning March 12, 2020 and can be applied
prospectively through December 31, 2022. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848):
Scope,” which clarified the scope and application of the original guidance. The Company plans to adopt both ASUs when LIBOR is
discontinued. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new ASUs on its condensed consolidated financial statements. As of
the date of this report, the Company has determined that only its obligations under the credit facility as described in “Note 8
– Long Term Debt would be impacted by these ASUs. The Company’s obligations under
its credit facility permit for payment of annual rate of interests on its obligations using prime rate or LIBOR.
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 an
SRC. 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 results 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:
Schedule Of Disaggregation Of Revenue
Revenue by Contract Type
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022
March 31, 2021
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Fixed price
$ 7,479
$ 5,761
$ 13,240
$ 7,495
$ 2,581
$ 10,076
Time and materials
—
2,675
2,675
—
13,057
13,057
Total
$ 7,479
$ 8,436
$ 15,915
$ 7,495
$ 15,638
$ 23,133
Revenue by generator
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022
March 31, 2021
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Domestic government
$ 5,815
$ 8,245
$ 14,060
$ 4,598
$ 12,661
$ 17,259
Domestic commercial
1,436
162
1,598
2,265
590
2,855
Foreign government
92
6
98
534
2,364
2,898
Foreign commercial
136
23
159
98
23
121
Total
$ 7,479
$ 8,436
$ 15,915
$ 7,495
$ 15,638
$ 23,133
Contract
Liabilities
The
Company’s contract liabilities consist of deferred revenues which represent advance payment from customers in advance of the completion
of our performance obligation. The following table represents changes in our contract liabilities balances:
Schedule Of Contract Liabilities
Year-to-date
Year-to-date
(In thousands)
March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Change ($)
Change (%)
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue
$ 2,707
$ 5,580
$ ( 2,873 )
( 51.5 )%
The
decrease was primarily due to revenue recognized in connection with a Services Segment contract. The decrease was also attributed to
more processing of Treatment Segment’s backlog due to continued delays in waste receipts from certain customers from the impact
of COVID-19.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized revenue of $ 3,521,000 and $ 4,311,000 , 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.
The
Company’s contracts and subcontracts relating to activities at governmental sites generally allow for termination for convenience
at any time at the government’s option without payment of a substantial penalty. The Company does not disclose remaining performance
obligations on these 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.
The
components of lease cost for the Company’s leases were as follows (in thousands):
Schedule Of Components Of Lease Cost
2022
2021
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022
2021
Operating Lease:
Lease cost
$ 157
$ 111
Finance Leases:
Amortization of ROU assets
47
59
Interest on lease liability
11
19
Finance leases
58
78
Short-term lease rent expense
3
3
Total lease cost
$ 218
$ 192
The
weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average discount rate for operating and finance leases at March 31, 2022 were:
Schedule Of Weighted Average Lease
Operating Leases
Finance Leases
Weighted average remaining lease terms (years)
6.7
4.0
Weighted average discount rate
7.6 %
6.1 %
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 %
10
The
following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for the operating and finance leases at March 31, 2022 to the operating and finance
lease liabilities recorded on the balance sheet (in thousands):
Schedule Of Operating And Finance Lease Liability Maturity
Operating Leases
Finance Leases
2022 (Remaining)
$ 433
$ 315
2023
560
327
2024
419
323
2025
328
300
2026
304
171
2027 and thereafter
955
20
Total undiscounted lease payments
2,999
1,456
Less: Imputed interest
( 662 )
( 182 )
Present value of lease payments
$ 2,337
$ 1,274
Current portion of operating lease obligations
$ 416
$ —
Long-term operating lease obligations, less current portion
$ 1,921
$ —
Current portion of finance lease obligations
$ —
$ 354
Long-term finance lease obligations, less current portion
$ —
$ 920
Supplemental
cash flow and other information related to our leases were as follows (in thousands):
Schedule Of Supplemental Cash Flow And Other Information Related To Leases
2022
2021
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022
2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flow from operating leases
$ 143
$ 101
Operating cash flow from finance leases
$ 11
$ 19
Financing cash flow from finance leases
$ 58
$ 114
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations for:
Finance liabilities
$ 147
$ —
Operating liabilities
$ —
$ —
5.
Intangible
Assets
The
following table summarizes information relating to the Company’s definite-lived intangible assets:
Schedule Of Definite Lived Intangible Assets
March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Weighted Average
Amortization
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
Period
Carrying
Accumulated
Carrying
Carrying
Accumulated
Carrying
(Years)
Amount
Amortization
Amount
Amount
Amortization
Amount
Other Intangibles (amount in thousands)
Patent
8.3
$ 787
$ ( 354 )
$ 433
$ 787
$ ( 351 )
$ 436
Software
3
606
( 428 )
178
592
( 415 )
177
Customer relationships
10
3,370
( 3,129 )
241
3,370
( 3,089 )
281
Total
$ 4,763
$ ( 3,911 )
$ 852
$ 4,749
$ ( 3,855 )
$ 894
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:
Schedule Of Finite Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense
Amount
Year
(In thousands)
2022 (Remaining)
$ 164
2023
178
2024
46
2025
11
2026
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Amortization
expenses relating to the definite-lived intangible assets as discussed above were $ 56,000 and $ 50,000 for the three months ended March
31, 2022 and 2021, 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 2022.
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 first milestone was met and the shares under the first milestone
were issued to Robert Ferguson in May 2018. The Company had previously entered into amendments whereby the vesting dates for the second
and third milestones for the purchase of up to 30,000 and 60,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock were extended to December
31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, respectively. On January 20, 2022, the Company’s Compensation and Stock Option Committee (“Compensation
Committee”) and the Board of Directors (“Board”) further amended the vesting dates of the second and third milestones
to December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023, respectively. This amendment was approved by the Compensation Committee and the Board to
take effect December 31, 2021. The Company has not recognized compensation costs (fair value of approximately $ 289,000 at March 31, 2022)
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, 2022. 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, 2022 and 2021 for our employee
and director stock options.
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs
2022
2021
Three Months Ended
Stock Options
March 31,
2022
2021
Employee Stock Options
$ 86,000
$ 33,000
Director Stock Options
16,000
12,000
Total
$ 102,000
$ 45,000
At
March 31, 2022, the Company has approximately $ 1,287,000 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
4.1 years.
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The
summary of the Company’s total Stock Option Plans as of March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, 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”):
Schedule of Stock Options Roll Forward
Shares
Weighted Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
(years)
Aggregate Intrinsic
Value (3)
Options outstanding January 1, 2022
1,019,400
$ 4.91
—
Granted
—
$ —
Exercised
—
$ —
$ —
Forfeited/expired
—
$ —
Options outstanding end of period (1)
1,019,400
$ 4.91
3.8
$ 1,150,167
Options exercisable at March 31, 2022 (1)
455,900
$ 3.92
2.5
$ 779,362
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 (2)
658,400
$ 3.87
3.2
$ 2,279,267
Options exercisable at March 31, 2021 (2)
392,400
$ 4.08
3.4
$ 1,274,287
(1)
Options with exercise prices ranging from $ 2.79 to $ 7.50
(2)
Options with exercise prices ranging from $ 2.79 to $ 7.29
(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, 2022, the Company issued a total of 19,520 shares of its Common Stock under the 2003 Plan to its outside
directors as compensation for serving on our Board. The Company recorded approximately $ 120,000 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.
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 expires on April 1, 2024 and remains outstanding at March 31, 2022. The Ferguson Loan was paid-in-full in
December 2020.
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7.
Loss
Per Share
Basic
loss per share is calculated based on the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares during the applicable period. Diluted
loss 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 and average share amounts used to compute both basic and diluted loss per share:
Schedule
of Earning Per Share
2022
2021
Three Months Ended
(Unaudited)
March 31,
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
2022
2021
Net loss attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., common stockholders:
Loss from continuing operations, net of taxes
$ ( 1,249 )
$ ( 1,038 )
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
—
( 30 )
Loss from continuing operations attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services,
Inc. common stockholders
( 1,249 )
( 1,008 )
Loss from discontinuing operations attributable to Perma-Fix
Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
( 94 )
( 115 )
Net loss attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services,
Inc. common stockholders
$ ( 1,343 )
$ ( 1,123 )
Basic loss per share attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
$ ( .10 )
$ ( .09 )
Diluted loss per share attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.
common stockholders
$ ( .10 )
$ ( .09 )
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
13,234
12,165
Add: dilutive effect of stock options
—
—
Add: dilutive effect of warrants
—
—
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
13,234
12,165
Potential shares excluded from above weighted average share calculations due to their anti-dilutive
effect include:
Stock options
405
30
Warrant
—
—
8.
Long
Term Debt
Long-term
debt consists of the following:
Schedule of Long Term Debt
(Amounts in Thousands)
March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
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 first quarter of 2022 was 0 %. (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 2022 was 4.3 %. (1)
840 (2)
954 (2)
Notes Payable to 2023 and 2025, annual interest
rate of 5.6 % and 9.1 %.
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Total debt
875
993
Less current portion of long-term debt
384
393
Long-term debt
$ 491
$ 600
(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 ($ 120,000 ) and ($ 112,000 ) at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
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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. The Loan Agreement, as
amended, also provides 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 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, as amended, any unpaid principal
balance plus interest, if any, will become due. No advance on the capital line has been made as of March 31, 2022.
On
March 29, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to its Loan Agreement with its lender which provided, among other things, the following:
●
waived
the Company’s failure to meet the minimum quarterly fixed charge coverage ratio (“FCCR”) requirement for the fourth
quarter of 2021;
●
removes
the quarterly FCCR testing requirement for the first quarter of 2022;
●
reinstates
the quarterly FCCR testing requirement starting for the second quarter of 2022 and revises the methodology to be used in calculating
the FCCR for the quarters ending June 30, 2022, September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2022 (with no change to the minimum 1.15:1 ratio
requirement for each quarter);
●
requires
maintenance of a minimum of $3,000,000 in borrowing availability under the revolving credit until the minimum FCCR requirement for
the quarter ended June 30, 2022 has been met and certified to the lender; and
●
revises
the annual rate used to calculate the Facility Fee (as defined in the Loan Agreement) on the revolving credit, with addition of the
capital expenditure line, from 0.375 % to 0.500 %. Upon meeting the minimum FCCR requirement of 1.15:1 on a twelve months trailing
basis, the Facility Fee rate of 0.375 % will be reinstated.
In
connection with the amendment, we paid PNC a fee of $ 15,000 which is being amortized over the remaining term of the Loan Agreement, as
amended, as interest expense-financing fees.
Pursuant
to the Loan Agreement, as amended, payment of annual rate of interest due on the revolving credit is at prime ( 3.50 % at March 31, 2022)
plus 2 % or LIBOR plus 3.00 % and the term loan and the capital expenditure line 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.
The
Company may terminate its Loan Agreement, as amended, upon 90 days’ prior written notice upon payment in full of our obligations
under the Loan Agreement. The Company has agreed to pay PNC 0.5% of the total financing if it pays off its obligations after May 7, 2021
but prior to or on May 7, 2022. No early termination fee will apply if the Company pays off its obligations under the Loan Agreement
after May 7, 2022.
At
March 31, 2022, the borrowing availability under the Company’s revolving credit was approximately $ 4,544,000 based on our eligible
receivables and includes a reduction in borrowing availability of approximately $ 3,020,000 from outstanding standby letters of credit.
The
Company’s credit facility under its Loan Agreement, as amended, 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 was not required to perform testing of the FCCR requirement in the first
quarter of 2022 pursuant to the March 29, 2022 amendment as discussed above, otherwise, it met all of its other financial covenant
requirements.
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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.
Tetra
Tech EC, Inc. (“Tetra Tech”)
During
July 2020, Tetra Tech EC, Inc. (“Tetra Tech”) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District
of California (the “Court”) against CH2M Hill, Inc. (“CH2M”) and four subcontractors of CH2M, including the Company
(“Defendants”). The complaint alleges various claims, including a claim for negligence, negligent misrepresentation, equitable
indemnification and related business claims 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.
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 (the “Motion”). 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. On January 27, 2022, the Motion was granted in part and
denied in part by the Court. Tetra Tech’s claims for: (1) Negligence; (2) Equitable Indemnification/Contribution; and (3) Unfair
Business Practices were dismissed. Tetra Tech was given leave to re-assert the Unfair Business Practices claim but chose not to do so,
which means that claim is now also dismissed. Tetra Tech’s claims that survived the Motion are: (1) Intentional Interference with
Contractual Relations; and (2) Inducing a Breach of Contract. The Company continues to believe it does not have any liability to Tetra
Tech.
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Perma-Fix
Canada, Inc. (“PF Canada”)
During
the fourth quarter of 2021, PF Canada received a Notice of Termination (“NOT”) from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, LTD. (“CNL”)
on a Task Order Agreement (“TOA”) that PF Canada entered into with CNL in May 2019 for remediation work within Ontario, Canada
(“Agreement”). The NOT was received after work under the TOA was substantially completed and work under the TOA has since
been completed. CNL may terminate the TOA at any time for convenience. As of March 31, 2022, PF Canada has approximately $ 2,722,000 in
unpaid receivables and unbilled costs due from CNL as a result of work performed under the TOA. Additionally, CNL has approximately $ 1,150,000
in contractual holdback under the TOA that is payable to PF Canada. CNL also established a bond securing approximately $ 1,900,000 (CAD)
to cover certain issue raised in connection with the TOA. Under the TOA, CNL may be entitled to set off certain costs and expenses incurred
by CNL in connection with the termination of the TOA, including the bond as discussed above, against amounts owed to PF Canada for work
performed by PF Canada or its subcontractors. PF Canada continues to be in discussions with CNL to finalize the amounts due to PF Canada
under the TOA and continues to believes these amounts are due and payable.
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 $ 21,047,000 at March 31, 2022. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 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 $ 11,482,000 and $ 11,471,000 , respectively, which included interest earned of $ 2,011,000 and $ 2,000,000 on the finite risk sinking
funds as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was
approximately $ 11,000 and $ 18,000 , 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, 2022, the total amount of standby letters of credit outstanding was
approximately $ 3,020,000 and the total amount of bonds outstanding was approximately $ 51,295,000 .
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 $ 94,000 (net of tax benefit of $ 63,000 ) and $ 115,000 (net of taxes of $ 0 ) for
the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. 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, 2022 and December 31, 2021. No assets and
liabilities were held for sale at each of the periods noted.
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operation Balance Sheet
March 31,
December 31,
(Amounts in Thousands)
2022
2021
Current assets
Other assets
$ 27
$ 15
Total current assets
27
15
Long-term assets
Property, plant and equipment, net (1)
81
81
Total long-term assets
81
81
Total assets
$ 108
$ 96
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$ 34
$ 3
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
147
154
Environmental liabilities
621
349
Total current liabilities
802
506
Long-term liabilities
Closure liabilities
153
150
Environmental liabilities
255
527
Total long-term liabilities
408
677
Total liabilities
$ 1,210
$ 1,183
(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
-
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;
○
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, project management, waste management, environmental, and decontamination and
decommissioning field, technical, and management personnel and services to commercial and government customers; and
○
on-site
waste management services to commercial and governmental customers.
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-
Nuclear
services, which include:
○
technology-based
services including engineering, decontamination and decommissioning (“D&D”), specialty services and construction,
logistics, transportation, processing and disposal;
○
remediation
of nuclear licensed and federal facilities and the remediation cleanup of nuclear legacy sites. Such services capability includes:
project investigation; radiological engineering; partial and total plant D&D; facility decontamination, dismantling, demolition,
and planning; site restoration; logistics; transportation; and emergency response; and
-
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.
The
Company’s segment also included the Medical Segment in 2021. As previously discussed, the Company made the strategic decision
to cease all R&D activities under the Medical Segment and sold 100 %
of its interest in PFM Poland (which comprised the Medical Segment) in December 2021. The Company’s Medical Segment had not generated
any revenue and was involved in the Company’s medical isotope production technology.
Our
reporting segments exclude our corporate headquarters and our discontinued operations (see “Note 10 – Discontinued Operations”)
which do not generate revenues.
The
table below presents certain financial information of our operating segments for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
Segment
Reporting for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2022
Schedule
of Segment Reporting Information
Treatment
Services
Segments Total
Corporate (1)
Consolidated Total
Revenue from external customers
$ 7,479
$ 8,436
$ 15,915
$ —
$ 15,915
Intercompany revenues
111
183
294
—
—
Gross profit
638
998
1,636
—
1,636
Research and development
65
14
79
17
96
Interest income
—
—
—
11
11
Interest expense
( 14 )
( 1 )
( 15 )
( 20 )
( 35 )
Interest expense-financing fees
—
—
—
( 13 )
( 13 )
Depreciation and amortization
371
71
442
14
456
Segment (loss) income before income taxes
( 481 )
285
( 196 )
( 1,726 )
( 1,922 )
Income tax benefit
( 559 )
( 114 )
( 673 )
—
( 673 )
Segment income (loss)
78
399
477
( 1,726 )
( 1,249 )
Expenditures for segment assets
296
49
345
—
345 (2)
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)
(1) Amounts reflect
the activity for corporate headquarters not included in the segment information.
(2) Net of financed
amount of $ 114,000 and $ 29,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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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 $ 673,000 for continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared
to income tax benefit of approximately $ 17,000 for continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The Company’s
effective tax rate was approximately 35.0 % and 1.6 % for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and the corresponding period of 2021, respectively.
The Company’s tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was impacted by non-deductible expenses and state taxes. The Company’s
tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was impacted by non-deductible expenses, state taxes, and by the Company’s full
valuation on its net deferred tax assets which was subsequently released partially in the third quarter of 2021.
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.
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, 2022, Perma-Fix ERRG had total assets of $ 122,000 and
total liabilities of approximately $ 122,000 which are all recorded as current.
14.
Executive Compensation
The
Company’s Compensation Committee and the Board determined that no performance payment would be made to each executive officer under
his 2021 Management Incentive Plan (“MIP”). In lieu of any performance payment to each executive officer under his 2021 MIP
and in an attempt to retain the executive officer, on January 20, 2022, the Compensation Committee and the Board determined that the
base annual compensation for each executive officer for 2022 is increased by approximately 6.4 %, effective January 1, 2022, to offset
the cost-of-living increase.
On
January 20, 2022, the Board and the Compensation Committee also approved individual MIP for the calendar year 2022 for each of our executive
officers. Each MIP is effective January 1, 2022 and applicable for year 2022. Each MIP provides guidelines for the calculation of annual
cash incentive-based compensation, subject to Compensation Committee oversight and modification. The performance compensation under each
of the MIPs is based upon meeting certain of the Company’s separate target objectives during 2022. Assuming each target objective
is achieved under the same performance threshold range under each MIP, the total potential target performance compensation payable ranges
from 25 % to 150 % of the 2022 base salary for the CEO ($ 93,717 to $ 562,304 ), 25 % to 100 % of the 2022 base salary for the CFO ($ 76,193
to $ 304,772 ), 25 % to 100 % of the 2022 base salary for the EVP of Strategic Initiatives ($ 63,495 to $ 253,980 ), 25 % to 100 % of the 2022
base salary for the EVP of Nuclear and Technical Services ($ 76,193 to $ 304,772 ) and 25 % to 100 % ($ 65,308 to $ 261,233 ) of the 2022 base
salary for the EVP of Waste Treatment Operations.
15.
Subsequent Events
Management
evaluated events occurring subsequent to March 31, 2022 through May 5, 2022, the date these consolidated financial statements were available
for issuance, and determined that no material recognizable subsequent events occurred.
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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;
●
reducing
operating costs and non-essential expenditures;
●
ability
to meet loan agreement quarterly covenant requirements;
●
cash
flow requirements;
●
Canadian
receivable;
●
sufficient
liquidity to continue business;
●
future
results of operations and liquidity;
●
effect
of economic disruptions on our business;
●
government
funding for our services;
●
may
not have liquidity to repay debt if our lender accelerates payment of our borrowings;
●
deployment
of unit;
●
manner
in which the applicable government will be required to spend funding to remediate various sites;
●
funding
operations;
●
continued
increases in pricing and/or further tightening supply chain;
●
fund
capital expenditures from cash from operations and/or financing;
●
impact
from COVID-19 and impact from other delays;
●
improvement
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;
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●
remediation
of material weakness;
●
future
price increases; and
●
continuation
of contracts with federal government.
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 or subcontracts involving government agencies or reduction in amount of waste delivered to
the Company under the contracts or subcontracts;
●
renegotiation
of contracts involving government agencies;
●
federal
government’s inability or failure to provide necessary funding to remediate contaminated federal sites;
●
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;
●
delays
in waste shipments and delay in activities under new contracts;
●
new
governmental regulations;
●
lender
refuses to waive non-compliance or revise our covenant so that we are in compliance;
●
continued
supply chain interruptions;
●
continued
inflationary pressures;
●
other
unanticipated factors; and
●
risk
factors and other factors set forth in “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”
contained in the Company’s 2021 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 2022 Form
10-Q.
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COVID-19
Impact and Impact due to Other Delays
Our
first quarter financial results continued to be impacted by COVID-19. As previously disclosed, within our Services Segment, we experienced
delays in procurement actions and contract awards during the first half of 2021 resulting from the impact of COVID-19. Since the end
of the second quarter of 2021, we were awarded a number of new contracts. However, due to continued COVID-19 impact and/or customer administrative
delay experienced by certain customers, work under certain of our new awards was temporarily curtailed/delayed which continued for most
of the first quarter of 2022 and negatively impacted revenue. We have, however, begun to see improvement in activities from certain of
these new projects starting in the latter part of the first quarter of 2022. Our Treatment Segment revenue continues to be negatively
impacted by continued waste shipment delays from certain customers since the latter part of the first quarter of 2020, the start of the
pandemic. We expect to see a gradual improvement in waste receipts from these customers in the upcoming months as our customers start
easing up on COVID-19 restrictions; however, such may not be the case based on our customers’ own responses to COVID-19, including,
but not limited to delaying or limiting full return-to-work schedules. Additionally, as a result of supply chain challenges, we experienced
a delay in the delivery of a new technology waste processing unit from our supplier which negatively impacted our revenue as associated
revenue was not able to be generated. Delivery of this unit had been expected during the third quarter of 2021 but did not occur until
the latter part of the first quarter of 2022. Deployment of this unit is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2022. Within our
Treatment Segment, we are experiencing a large increase in proposal requests. We continue to have bids currently submitted in both segments
and awaiting awards.
At
this time, we believe we have sufficient liquidity on hand to continue business operations during the next twelve months. At March 31,
2022, we had borrowing availability under our revolving credit facility of approximately $4,544,000 which was based on a percentage of
eligible receivables and subject to certain reserves. As a result of a recent amendment to our Loan Agreement, we are required to maintain
a minimum of $3,000,000 in borrowing availability under our revolving credit until the minimum FCCR requirement for the quarter ended
June 30, 2022 has been met and certified to our lender (see “Financing Activities” within this MD&A for a discussion
of this amendment). We continue to assess the need in reducing operating costs during this volatile time, which may include curtailing
certain capital expenditures and eliminating non-essential expenditures.
We
are closely monitoring 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.
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. We continue to closely monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all
aspects of our business, including supply chain challenges, our labor force and increasing costs from inflationary pressures (see “Known
Trends and Uncertainties” – “Supply Chain” and “Inflation and Cost Increases” within this MD&A).
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Overview
Revenue
decreased by $7,218,000 or 31.2% to $15,915,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 from $23,133,000 for the corresponding period
of 2021. The decrease was primarily within our Services Segment where revenue decreased to $8,436,000 from $15,638,000 or approximately
46.1%. As discussed above, work under certain of the new projects awarded to our Services Segment at the end of the second quarter of
2021 continued to be delayed/curtailed for most of the first quarter of 2022 due to COVID-19 impact and/or administrative delays experienced
by certain customers. However, we have begun to see improvement in activities from certain of these new projects starting in the latter
part of the first quarter of 2022. The lower revenue in the first quarter of 2022 resulting from delays/curtailments in work was further
exacerbated by the completion of a large project in the second quarter of 2021 which was not replaced with a similar size contract because
of delays in contract awards and procurement from COVID-19 impact in the first half of 2021. Our Treatment Segment revenue decreased
slightly by $16,000 or 0.2%. Although we saw minimal overall change in revenue within Treatment Segment, our Treatment Segment revenue
has not returned to pre-pandemic levels as certain customers continue to delay waste shipments due to impact of COVID-19. Gross profit
decreased $720,000 or 30.6%. Selling, General, and Administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased $217,000 or 6.8% for the
three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the corresponding period of 2021.
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 potential further impact from COVID-19. In addition, our governmental contracts and subcontracts relating to activities
at governmental sites in the United States are generally subject to termination for convenience at any time at the government’s
option, and our governmental contracts/task orders with the Canadian government authorities also allow the authorities to terminate the
contract/task orders at any time for convenience. Our work under all of our contracts/task order agreements with Canadian government
authorities has substantially been completed. See “Known Trends and Uncertainties – Perma-Fix Canada, Inc. (“PF Canada”)”
for additional discussion as to a terminated Canadian TOA. 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.
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 two reportable segments: The Treatment and Services. Our
financial results for 2021 also included our Medical Segments. As previously disclosed, we made the strategic decision to cease all R&D
activities under the Medical Segment and sold 100% of our interest in PFM Poland (which comprised the Medical Segment) in December 2021.
Our Medical Segment had not generated any revenue and was involved in our medical isotope production technology. All costs previously
incurred by the Medical Segment were included within R&D.
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Summary
– Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Consolidated
(amounts in thousands)
2022
%
2021
%
Revenues
$ 15,915
100.0
$ 23,133
100.0
Cost
of good sold
14,279
89.7
20,777
89.8
Gross
profit
1,636
10.3
2,356
10.2
Selling,
general and administrative
3,422
21.5
3,205
13.9
Research
and development
96
.6
150
.6
Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
1
—
—
—
Loss
from operations
$ (1,883 )
(11.8 )
$ (999 )
(4.3 )
Interest
income
11
—
18
—
Interest
expense
(35 )
(.2 )
(67 )
(.2 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
(13 )
(.1 )
(8 )
—
Other
(2 )
—
1
—
Loss
from continuing operations before taxes
(1,922 )
(12.1 )
(1,055 )
(4.5 )
Income
tax benefit
(673 )
(4.3 )
(17 )
—
Loss
from continuing operations
$ (1,249 )
(7.8 )
$ (1,038 )
(4.5 )
Revenues
Consolidated
revenues decreased $7,218,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, as follows:
(In
thousands)
2022
%
Revenue
2021
%
Revenue
Change
%
Change
Treatment
Government
waste
$ 5,437
34.2
$ 4,387
18.9
$ 1,050
23.9
Hazardous/non-hazardous
(1)
1,001
6.3
1,311
5.7
(310 )
(23.6 )
Other
nuclear waste
1,041
6.5
1,797
7.8
(756 )
(42.1 )
Total
7,479
47.0
7,495
32.4
(16 )
(0.2 )
Services
Nuclear
services
8,281
52.0
15,080
65.2
(6,799 )
(45.1 )
Technical
services
155
1.0
558
2.4
(403 )
(72.2 )
Total
8,436
53.0
15,638
67.6
(7,202 )
(46.1 )
Total
$ 15,915
100.0
$ 23,133
100.0
$ (7,218 )
(31.2 )
(1)
Includes wastes generated by government clients of $470,000 and $745,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and the corresponding
period of 2021, respectively.
Treatment
Segment revenue decreased slightly by $16,000 or 0.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 over the same period in 2021. The decrease
in hazardous/non-hazardous revenue was primarily due to lower waste volume. Revenue from other nuclear waste was lower primarily due
to lower averaged price waste. Waste from government generators increased by approximately $1,050,000 or 23.9% primarily due higher waste
volume. Although we saw minimal overall change in revenue within Treatment Segment, our Treatment Segment revenue has not returned to
pre-pandemic levels as certain customers continue to delay waste shipments due, in part, to impact of COVID-19. Our Services Segment
revenue decreased by approximately $7,202,000 or 46.1%. Work under certain of the new projects awarded to our Services Segment at the
end of the second quarter of 2021 continued to be delayed/curtailed for most of the first quarter of 2022 due to COVID-19 impact and/or
administrative delays experienced by certain customers. However, we have begun to see improvement in activities from certain of these
new projects starting in the latter part of the first quarter of 2022. The lower revenue in the first quarter of 2022 resulting from
delays/curtailments in work was further exacerbated by the completion of a large project in the second quarter of 2021 which was not
replaced with a similar size contract from delays in contract awards and procurement from COVID-19 impact in the first half of 2021.
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.
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Cost
of Goods Sold
Cost
of goods sold decreased $6,498,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2021, as follows:
%
%
(In
thousands)
2022
Revenue
2021
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ 6,841
91.5
$ 6,570
87.7
$ 271
Services
7,438
88.2
14,207
90.8
(6,769 )
Total
$ 14,279
89.7
$ 20,777
89.8
$ (6,498 )
Cost
of goods sold for the Treatment Segment increased by approximately $271,000 or 4.1%. The increased costs was primarily due to higher
overall fixed costs of approximately $277,000 resulting from the following: general expenses were higher by $144,000 primarily due to
higher utility costs; salaries and payroll related expenses were higher by approximately $49,000; depreciation expenses were higher by
approximately $59,000 due to depreciation for asset retirement obligations in connection with our EWOC facility; regulatory expenses
were higher by approximately $15,000; and travel expenses were higher by $10,000 resulting from easing up of COVID-19 restrictions. Treatment
Segment’s variable costs decreased slightly by approximately $6,000 primarily due to lower overall costs in disposal, transportation,
material and supplies which were mostly offset by higher outside services costs. Services Segment cost of goods sold decreased approximately
$6,769,000 or 47.6% primarily due to lower revenue. The decrease in cost of goods sold was primarily due to lower salaries/payroll related,
travel, and outside services expenses totaling $6,909,000. The overall lower costs were partially offset by higher material and supplies
costs. Included within cost of goods sold is depreciation and amortization expense of $439,000 and $394,000 for the three months ended
March 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
Gross
Profit
Gross
profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 decreased $720,000 over the corresponding period of 2021, as follows:
%
%
(In
thousands)
2022
Revenue
2021
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ 638
8.5
$ 925
12.3
$ (287 )
Services
998
11.8
1,431
9.2
(433 )
Total
$ 1,636
10.3
$ 2,356
10.2
$ (720 )
Treatment
Segment gross profit decreased by $287,000 or 31.0% and gross margin decreased to 8.5% from 12.3% primarily due to the impact of our
fixed costs. Services Segment gross profit decreased by $433,000 or 30.3% and gross margin increased from 9.2% to 11.8%. 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 $217,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the corresponding period for 2021, as follows:
(In
thousands)
2022
%
Revenue
2021
%
Revenue
Change
Administrative
$ 1,687
—
$ 1,372
—
$ 315
Treatment
1,040
13.9
978
13.0
62
Services
695
8.2
855
5.5
(160 )
Total
$ 3,422
21.5
$ 3,205
13.9
$ 217
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Administrative
SG&A expenses were higher primarily due to the following: outside services expenses were higher by approximately $174,000 resulting
from more consulting/legal/outside services matters; salaries and payroll related expenses were higher by approximately $116,000 primarily
due to higher stock-based compensation expenses from options granted to certain employees in October 2021 and higher salaries as in 2021,
resources were allocated in supporting Medical Segment’s R&D/administrative functions; director fees were higher by approximately
$18,000 resulting from one additional director who joined the Board in May 2021; travel expenses were higher by approximately $12,000;
and general expenses were lower by approximately $5,000. Treatment Segment SG&A expenses were higher primarily due to higher trade
show and travel costs resulting from easing up of COVID-19 restrictions. The decrease in SG&A expenses within our Services Segment
was primarily due to the following: salaries/payroll related and consulting expenses were lower by approximately $130,000 as in 2021,
increased hours and consulting costs were spent on bid and proposal efforts; bad debt expenses were lower by approximately $38,000; general
expenses were slightly lower by $6,000 and travel expenses were higher by approximately $14,000. Included in SG&A expenses is depreciation
and amortization expense of $17,000 and $6,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
R&D
R&D
expenses decreased $54,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the corresponding period for 2021, as follows:
(In
thousands)
2022
2021
Change
Administrative
$ 17
$ 14
$ 3
Treatment
65
47
18
Services
14
13
1
PF
Medical
—
76
(76 )
Total
$ 96
$ 150
$ (54 )
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. The decrease was primarily
the result of the sale of PF Poland in December 2021 which comprised of our Medical Segment and which previously was involved in the
R&D of our medical isotope technology.
Interest
Expense
Interest
expense decreased approximately $32,000 in the first quarter of 2022 as compared to the corresponding period of 2021 primarily due to
lower interest expense from our declining term loan balance outstanding. Also, interest expense for the first quarter of 2021 included
interest accrued for our Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Loan which was forgiven by the U.S. Small Business Administration
effective June 15, 2021.
Income
Taxes
We
had income tax benefit of approximately $673,000 for continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to income
tax benefit of approximately $17,000 for continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Our effective tax rate was
approximately 35.0% and 1.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and the corresponding period of 2021, respectively. Our tax rate
for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was impacted by non-deductible expenses and state taxes. Our tax rate for the three months
ended March 31, 2021 was impacted by non-deductible expenses, state taxes, and the full valuation on our net deferred tax assets which
was subsequently released partially in the third quarter of 2021.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our
cash flow requirements during the three months ended March 31, 2022 were primarily financed by our operations, cash on hand and credit
facility availability. Subject to the impact of COVID-19 and other delays 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 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
and other delays as disclosed in “COVID-19 Impact and Impact due to Other Delays” within this MD&A, there are no assurances
such will be the case.
The
following table reflects the cash flow activities during the first three months of 2022:
(In
thousands)
Cash
provided by operating activities of continuing operations
$ 148
Cash
used in operating activities of discontinued operations
(142 )
Cash
used in investing activities of continuing operations
(321 )
Cash
used in financing activities of continuing operations
(189 )
Decrease
in cash and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash)
$ (504 )
At
March 31, 2022, we were in a positive cash position with no revolving credit balance. At March 31, 2022, we had cash on hand of approximately
$3,925,000, which included account balances of our foreign subsidiaries totaling approximately $67,000.
Operating
Activities
Accounts
receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts, totaled $10,322,000 at March 31, 2022, a decrease of $1,050,000 from the December
31, 2021 balance of $11,372,000. The decrease was primarily due to timing of accounts receivable collection and timing of invoicing.
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. See discussion under “Known Trends and Uncertainties –
Perma-Fix Canada, Inc. (“PF Canada”) for a discussion as to certain account receivable.
Unbilled
receivables totaled $5,275,000 at March 31, 2022, a decrease of $3,720,000 from the December 31, 2021 balance of $8,995,000. The decrease
in unbilled receivables was primarily within our Services Segment due to invoicing in connection with our Canadian projects.
Accounts
payable, totaled $10,329,000 at March 31, 2022, a decrease of $1,646,000 from the December 31, 2021 balance of $11,975,000. 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 $2,341,000 (which included working capital of our discontinued operations) at March 31, 2022, as compared to working
capital of $4,060,000 at December 31, 2021. Our working capital was negatively impacted primarily by our results of operations which
were heavily impacted from COVID-19 and other delays as discussed above.
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Investing
Activities
For
the three months ended March 31, 2022, our purchases of capital equipment totaled approximately $459,000, of which $114,000 was subject
to financing, with the remaining funded from cash from operations and our credit facility. We have budgeted approximately $2,000,000
for 2022 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.
During
March 2022, we signed a joint venture term sheet addressing plans to partner with Springfields Fuels Limited (“SFL”), an
affiliate of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, to develop and manage a nuclear waste-materials treatment facility (the “Facility”)
in the United Kingdom. The Facility is for the purpose of expanding the partners’ waste treatment capabilities for the European
nuclear market. It is expected that upon finalization of a partnership agreement, SFL will have an ownership interest of fifty-five (55)
percent and our interest will be forty-five (45) percent. The finalization, form and capitalization of this unpopulated partnership is
subject to numerous conditions, including but not limited to, winning a certain contract, completion and execution of a definitive agreement
and facility design, and the granting of required regulatory, lender or permitting approvals. Upon finalization of this venture, we will
be required to make an investment in this venture. The amount of our investment, the period of which it is to be made and the method
of funding are to be determined.
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 us 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 we 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. Our Loan Agreement, as amended, also provides
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
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, as amended, any unpaid principal balance
plus interest, if any, will become due. No advance on the capital line has been made as of March 31, 2022.
On
March 29, 2022, we entered into an amendment to our Loan Agreement with our lender which provided, among other things, the following:
●
waived
our failure to meet the minimum quarterly FCCR requirement for the fourth quarter of 2021;
●
removes
the quarterly FCCR testing requirement for the first quarter of 2022;
●
reinstates
the quarterly FCCR testing requirement starting for the second quarter of 2022 and revises the methodology to be used in calculating
the FCCR for the quarters ending June 30, 2022, September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2022 (with no change to the minimum 1.15:1 ratio
requirement for each quarter);
●
requires
maintenance of a minimum of $3,000,000 in borrowing availability under the revolving credit until the minimum FCCR requirement for
the quarter ended June 30, 2022 has been met and certified to the lender; and
●
revises
the annual rate used to calculate the Facility Fee (as defined in the Loan Agreement) on the revolving credit, with addition of the
capital expenditure line, from 0.375% to 0.500%. Upon meeting the minimum FCCR requirement of 1.15:1 on a twelve months trailing
basis, the Facility Fee rate of 0.375% will be reinstated.
In
connection with the amendment, we paid our lender a fee of $15,000 which is being amortized over the remaining term of the Loan Agreement,
as amended, as interest expense-financing fees.
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Pursuant
to our Loan Agreement, as amended, payment of annual rate of interest due on the revolving credit is at prime (3.50% at March 31, 2022)
plus 2% or LIBOR plus 3.00% and the term loan and capital expenditure line 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.
Our
credit facility under our Loan Agreement, as amended, 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 were not required to perform testing of the FCCR requirement in the first quarter of 2022 pursuant to the
March 29, 2022 amendment as discussed above; otherwise, we met all of our other financial covenant requirements. We expect to meet our
quarterly financial covenant requirements for the next twelve months under our Loan Agreement.
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, 2022, the total amount of standby letters of credit outstanding totaled
approximately $3,020,000 and the total amount of bonds outstanding totaled approximately $51,295,000. 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, 2022, the
closure and post-closure requirements for these facilities were approximately $21,047,000.
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, 2021.
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, 2022, 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 governmental authorities through contracts
entered into indirectly as subcontractors for others who are prime contractors or directly as the prime contractor to government authorities.
We also had significant relationships with Canadian government authorities primarily through TOAs entered into with Canadian government
authorities. Project work under all TOAs with Canadian government authorities has substantially been completed. The contracts that we
are a party to with others as subcontractors to the U.S federal government or directly with the U.S federal government generally provide
that the government may terminate the contract at any time for convenience at the government’s option. The contracts/TOAs that
we are a party to with Canadian governmental authorities also generally provide that the government authorities may terminate the contracts/TOAs
at any time for any reason for convenience. Our inability to continue under existing contracts that we have with the U.S government (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. 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 $14,158,000 or 89.0% of our total revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to $20,157,000 or 87.1%
of our total revenue during the corresponding period of 2021.
COVID-19
Impact. See “COVID-19 Impact and Impact due to Other Delays” within this MD&A for a discussion of the impact of COVID-19
on our financial results and the potential impact it may have to our future financial results and business operations.
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Perma-Fix
Canada, Inc. (“PF Canada”)
During
the fourth quarter of 2021, PF Canada received a Notice of Termination (“NOT”) from CNL on a TOA that PF Canada entered into
with CNL in May 2019 for remediation work within Ontario, Canada (“Agreement”). The NOT was received after work under the
TOA was substantially completed and work under the TOA has since been completed. CNL may terminate the TOA at any time for convenience.
As of March 31, 2022, PF Canada has approximately $2,722,000 in unpaid receivables and unbilled costs due from CNL as a result of work
performed under the TOA. Additionally, CNL has approximately $1,150,000 in contractual holdback under the TOA that is payable to PF Canada.
CNL also established a bond securing approximately $1,900,000 (CAD) to cover certain issue raised in connection with the TOA. Under the
TOA, CNL may be entitled to set off certain costs and expenses incurred by CNL in connection with the termination of the TOA, including
the bond as discussed above, against amounts owed to PF Canada for work performed by PF Canada or its subcontractors. PF Canada continues
to be in discussions with CNL to finalize the amounts due to PF Canada under the TOA and continues to believes these amounts are due
and payable.
Supply
Chain. We use various commercially available materials and supplies which include among other things chemicals, containers/drums
and personal protective equipment in our operations. We generally source these items from various suppliers in order to take advantage
of competitive pricing.
We
also utilize various types of equipment, which include among other things trucks, flatbeds, lab equipment, heavy machineries, in carrying
out our business operations. Our equipment may be obtained through direct purchase, rental option or leases. Within our Services Segment,
equipment required for projects are often provided by our subcontractors as part of our contract agreement with the subcontractor. Due
to some of our specialized waste treatment processes, certain equipment that we utilize are designed and built to our specifications.
We rely on various commercial equipment suppliers for the construction of these equipment. Due to recent supply chain challenges, we
experienced a delay in the delivery of a new waste processing unit to us by our supplier due to shortage of parts required for the construction
of the unit, among other things. Delivery of this unit was expected during the third quarter of 2021 but did not occur until the latter
part of the first quarter of 2022. The supply chain interruption delayed deployment of our new technology which negatively impacted our
revenue for 2021 and the first quarter of 2022 as associated revenue was not able to be generated. Deployment of this unit is expected
to commence in the second quarter of 2022. Continued increases in pricing and/or potential delays in procurements of material and supplies
and equipment required for our operations resulting from further tightening supply chain could further adversely affect our operations
and profitability.
Potential
Partnership with Springfields Fuels Limited. As discussed above, we have signed a term sheet addressing plans to partner with Springfields
Fuels Limited, an affiliate of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, to develop and manage a nuclear waste-materials treatment facility
in the United Kingdom. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Investing Activities” of this MD&A for a discussion
of this transaction.
Inflation
and Cost Increases. Continued increases in any of our operating costs, including further changes in fuel prices (which impacts our
transportation costs), wage rates, supplies, and utility costs, may further increase our overall cost of goods sold or operating expenses.
Some of these cost increases have been the result of inflationary pressures that could further reduce profitability. We may attempt to
increase our sales prices in order to maintain satisfactory margin; however, competitive pressures in our industry may have the effect
of inhibiting our ability to reflect these increased costs in the prices of our services that we provide to our customers and therefore
reduce our profitability.
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.
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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.
We
have three environmental remediation projects, all within our discontinued operations, which principally entail the removal/remediation
of contaminated soil, and, in most cases, the remediation of surrounding ground water. We expect to fund the expenses to remediate these
sites from funds generated from operations. At March 31, 2022, we had total accrued environmental remediation liabilities of $876,000,
with no change from the December 31, 2021 balance of $876,000. At March 31, 2022, $621,000 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.
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 not effective as of March 31, 2022 as a result of the identified material
weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as set forth below.
Certain
revenue contracts that contained nonstandard terms and conditions were not appropriately evaluated in accordance with ASC 606, “Revenue
from Contracts with Customers.” Specifically, management did not have the appropriate controls in place over the determination
of revenue recognition for nonroutine and complex revenue transactions. The material weakness identified resulted in errors in the
Company’s books and records which led to audit adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2021. The errors arising from the
underlying revenue adjustments were not material to the financial statements reported in any interim or annual period and therefore,
did not result in a revision to any previously filed financial statements. However, the control deficiencies could result in misstatements
of the revenue accounts and related disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated
financial statements that would not be prevented or detected in a timely manner. Accordingly, we have determined that the control
deficiencies when evaluated in the aggregate constitute a material weakness.
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Remediation
of Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The
material weakness as discussed above was primarily attributed to the uniqueness of certain of the Company’s contracts that
contain nonstandard terms and conditions. Although the Company’s policies and procedures were in place to ensure guidance under
ASC 606 were applied to the majority of its contracts accurately, the Control failed to operate in a manner to specifically identify
the nonstandard terms that would impact revenue recognition. The Company is evaluating the material weakness identified and is developing
a plan of remediation to strengthen our internal controls pertaining to evaluating revenue contracts that contain nonstandard terms
and conditions. This remediation plan includes evaluating the manner in which we use third-party consulting firms with expertise
in applying the revenue recognition guidance that will assist management with the assessment and evaluation of revenue contracts
executed that contain nonstandard terms and conditions. In conjunction with further evaluation of this relationship, management will
also perform a more rigorous evaluation of these nonstandard revenue contracts in accordance with ASC 606.
The
Company is committed to maintaining a strong internal control environment and believes that these remediation efforts will represent
significant improvements in our controls. The Company has started to implement these steps, however, some of these steps will take
time to be fully integrated and confirmed to be effective and sustainable. Additional controls may also be required over time. Until
the remediation steps set forth above are fully implemented and tested, the material weakness described above will continue to exist.
(b)
Changes
in internal control over financial reporting
Other
than the aforementioned material weakness and remediation plan noted, 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, 2021. 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, 2021.
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, 2021, except
for the following under “Risks Relating to our Common Stock.”
Our
bylaws designate courts in the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may
be initiated by our stockholders, and also designates the Federal District Courts of the United States as the sole and exclusive forum
for resolution of any cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which could limit our stockholders’
ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.
Our
Bylaws provide that, subject to limited exceptions, the appropriate state court located in the State of Delaware (or if no state court
located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the Federal District Court for the District of Delaware) is the sole and exclusive
forum for:
●
any
derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf;
●
any
action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our current or former directors, officers or other employees
to us or our stockholders;
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●
any
action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, our
certificate of incorporation or our bylaws:
●
any
action asserting an “internal corporation claim” (as defined in Section 115 of the Delaware General Corporate Law); or
●
any
other action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine (each, a “Covered Proceeding”).
In
addition, our Bylaws provide that if any action the subject matter of which is a Covered Proceeding is filed in a court other than the
specified Delaware courts without the approval of our Board of Directors (each, a “Foreign Action”), the claiming party will
be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the specified Delaware courts in connection with any action brought in
any such courts to enforce the exclusive forum provision described above and (ii) having service of process made upon such claiming party
in any such enforcement action by service upon such claiming party’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such claiming party.
Further,
our Bylaws provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Federal District Courts of the United
States shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a course of action under the Federal Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.
These
provisions may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us
or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and employees.
Alternatively, if a court were to find these provisions of our Bylaws inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of
the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions,
which could adversely affect our business and financial condition.
Item
6.
Exhibits
(a)
Exhibits
4.1
Third 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 March 29, 2022, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2022.
10.1
2022 Incentive Compensation Plan for Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2022, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.5 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2022. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN EXCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE COMPANY IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
10.2
2022 Incentive Compensation Plan for Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2022, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.6 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2022. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN EXCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE COMPANY IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
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10.3
2022 Incentive Compensation Plan for EVP of Strategic Initiatives, effective January 1, 2022, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.7 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2022. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN EXCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE COMPANY IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
10.4
2022 Incentive Compensation Plan for EVP of Nuclear and Technical Services, effective January 1, 2022, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.8 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2022. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN EXCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE COMPANY IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
10.5
2022 Incentive Compensation Plan for EVP of Waste Treatment Operations, effective January 1, 2022, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.9 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2022. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN EXCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE COMPANY IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
10.6
Joint
Venture Term Sheet between Springfields Fuels Limited, an affiliate of Westinghouse, and the Company, as incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 10.42 to the Company’s 2021 Form 10-K filed on April 6, 2022. CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT HAS
BEEN EXCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE COMPANY IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
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
Inline
XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LAB
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document*
101.PRE
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL 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 5, 2022
By:
/s/
Mark Duff
Mark
Duff
President
and Chief (Principal) Executive Officer
Date:
May 5, 2022
By:
/s/
Ben Naccarato
Ben
Naccarato
Chief
(Principal) Financial Officer
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