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
June
30, 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.
001-11596
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
58-1954497
(State
or other jurisdiction
(IRS
Employer
of
incorporation or organization)
Identification
Number)
8302
Dunwoody Place , Suite 250 , Atlanta , GA
30350
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(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 July 29, 2022
Common Stock, $.001 Par Value
13,295,708 shares
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
INDEX
Page
No.
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1.
Consolidated Financial Statements
1
Consolidated Balance Sheets - June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
1
Consolidated Statements of Operations - Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income - Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity - Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
7
Item
2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
22
Item
3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
35
Item
4.
Controls and Procedures
35
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1.
Legal Proceedings
36
Item
1A.
Risk Factors
36
Item
6.
Exhibits
37
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. – Financial Statements
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
June 30,
December 31,
2022
2021
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash
$ 163
$ 4,440
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $ 30 and $ 85 ,
respectively
12,956
11,372
Unbilled receivables
6,348
8,995
Inventories
1,013
680
Prepaid and other assets
3,184
4,472
Current assets related to discontinued operations
17
15
Total current assets
23,681
29,974
Property and equipment:
Buildings and land
23,281
20,631
Equipment
22,933
22,131
Vehicles
439
443
Leasehold improvements
23
23
Office furniture and equipment
1,318
1,316
Construction-in-progress
580
2,997
Total property and equipment
48,574
47,541
Less accumulated depreciation
( 29,583 )
( 28,932 )
Net property and equipment
18,991
18,609
Property and equipment related to discontinued operations
81
81
Operating lease right-of-use assets
2,202
2,460
Intangibles and other long term assets:
Permits
9,493
9,476
Other intangible assets - net
814
894
Finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash)
11,511
11,471
Deferred tax assets
3,933
3,527
Other assets
442
809
Total assets
$ 71,148
$ 77,301
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets, Continued
June 30,
December 31
2022
2021
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Share and per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 10,725
$ 11,975
Accrued expenses
4,514
5,078
Disposal/transportation accrual
1,279
1,065
Deferred revenue
3,574
5,580
Accrued closure costs - current
425
578
Current portion of long-term debt
489
393
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
421
406
Current portion of finance lease liabilities
219
333
Current liabilities related to discontinued operations
914
506
Total current liabilities
22,560
25,914
Accrued closure costs
7,136
6,613
Long-term debt, less current portion
806
600
Long-term operating lease liabilities, less current portion
1,784
2,029
Long-term finance lease liabilities, less current portion
394
884
Long-term liabilities related to discontinued operations
265
677
Total long-term liabilities
10,385
10,803
Total
liabilities
32,945
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; 13,280,265 and 13,222,552 shares issued, respectively; 13,272,623 and 13,214,910
shares outstanding, respectively
13
13
Additional
paid-in capital
114,755
114,307
Accumulated
deficit
( 76,408 )
( 73,620 )
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
( 69 )
( 28 )
Less
Common Stock in treasury, at cost; 7,642 shares
( 88 )
( 88 )
Total
stockholders’ equity
38,203
40,584
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$ 71,148
$ 77,301
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
2
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Three Months
Ended
Six Months Ended
June
30,
June
30,
(Amounts
in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Net revenues
$ 19,455
$ 16,145
$ 35,370
$ 39,278
Cost
of goods sold
16,571
15,179
30,850
35,956
Gross
profit
2,884
966
4,520
3,322
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
3,684
2,997
7,106
6,202
Research and development
80
144
176
295
Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
—
—
1
—
Loss from
operations
( 880 )
( 2,175 )
( 2,763 )
( 3,175 )
Other income (expense):
Interest income
29
2
40
21
Interest expense
( 41 )
( 65 )
( 76 )
( 132 )
Interest expense-financing
fees
( 15 )
( 9 )
( 28 )
( 17 )
Other
( 3 )
—
( 5 )
1
Gain
on extinguishment of debt
—
5,381
—
5,381
(Loss) income from continuing
operations before taxes
( 910 )
3,134
( 2,832 )
2,079
Income
tax expense (benefit)
347
13
( 326 )
( 4 )
(Loss) income from continuing
operations, net of taxes
( 1,257 )
3,121
( 2,506 )
2,083
Loss
from discontinued operations, net of taxes (Note 10)
( 188 )
( 127 )
( 282 )
( 242 )
Net
(loss) income
( 1,445 )
2,994
( 2,788 )
1,841
Net loss
attributable to non-controlling interest
—
( 29 )
—
( 59 )
Net (loss) income attributable
to Perma-Fix Environmental Services,
Inc. common stockholders
$ ( 1,445 )
$ 3,023
$ ( 2,788 )
$ 1,900
Net (loss) income per common
share attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental
Services, Inc. stockholders - basic:
Continuing operations
$ ( .10 )
$ .26
$ ( .19 )
$ .18
Discontinued
operations
( .01 )
( .01 )
( .02 )
( .02 )
Net
(loss) income per common share
$ ( .11 )
$ .25
$ ( .21 )
$ .16
Net (loss) income per common
share attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental
Services, Inc. stockholders - diluted:
Continuing operations
$ ( .10 )
$ .25
$ ( .19 )
$ .17
Discontinued
operations
( .01 )
( .01 )
( .02 )
( .02 )
Net
(loss) income per common share
$ ( .11 )
$ .24
$ ( .21 )
$ .15
Number
of common shares used in computing net (loss) income per share:
Basic
13,264
12,180
13,249
12,173
Diluted
13,264
12,440
13,249
12,420
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in Thousands)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Three Months
Ended
Six Months Ended
June
30,
June
30,
(Amounts
in Thousands)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Net
(loss) income
$ ( 1,445 )
$ 2,994
$ ( 2,788 )
$ 1,841
Other comprehensive (loss)
income:
Foreign
currency translation (loss) gain
( 67 )
20
( 41 )
40
Comprehensive
(loss) income
( 1,512 )
3,014
( 2,829 )
1,881
Comprehensive loss attributable
to non-controlling interest
—
( 29 )
—
( 59 )
Comprehensive (loss) income
attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental
Services, Inc. stockhol ders
$ ( 1,512 )
$ 3,043
$ ( 2,829 )
$ 1,940
Comprehensive (loss) income
attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental
Services, Inc. stockhol ders
$ ( 1,512 )
$ 3,043
$ ( 2,829 )
$ 1,940
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC
Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in thousands, except for share amounts)
Shares
Amount
Capital
InTreasury
Loss
Subsidiary
Deficit
Equity
Common Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Common
Stock Held
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Non-controlling
Interest in
Accumulated
Total Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
In 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
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 1,445 )
( 1,445 )
Foreign currency translation
—
—
—
—
( 67 )
—
—
( 67 )
Issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of options (cashless)
16,526
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Issuance of Common Stock for services
21,667
—
120
—
—
—
—
120
Stock-Based Compensation
—
—
103
—
—
—
—
103
Balance at June 30, 2022
13,280,265
$ 13
$ 114,755
$ ( 88 )
$ ( 69 )
$ —
$ ( 76,408 )
$ 38,203
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
Net Income (loss)
—
—
—
—
—
( 29 )
3,023
2,994
Foreign currency translation
—
—
—
—
20
—
—
20
Issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of options
290
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of options (cashless)
290
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Issuance of Common Stock for services
14,590
—
109
—
—
—
—
109
Stock-Based Compensation
—
—
42
—
—
—
—
42
Balance at June 30, 2021
12,188,256
$ 12
$ 109,206
$ ( 88 )
$ ( 167 )
$ ( 1,801 )
$ ( 72,555 )
$ 34,607
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Thousands)
2022
2021
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(Amounts in Thousands)
2022
2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income
$ ( 2,788 )
$ 1,841
Less: loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes (Note 10)
( 282 )
( 242 )
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of taxes
( 2,506 )
2,083
Adjustments to reconcile (loss) income from continuing operations to cash (used in)
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
936
799
Interest on finance lease with purchase option
—
4
Gain on extinguishment of debt
—
( 5,381 )
Amortization of debt issuance costs
28
17
Deferred tax (benefit) expense
( 326 )
3
Recovery of bad debt reserves
( 50 )
( 17 )
Loss on disposal of property and equipment
1
—
Issuance of common stock for services
243
188
Stock-based compensation
205
87
Changes in operating assets and liabilities of continuing operations
Accounts receivable
( 1,534 )
432
Unbilled receivables
2,647
7,121
Prepaid expenses, inventories and other assets
1,988
1,076
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and unearned revenue
( 4,322 )
( 5,609 )
Cash (used in) provided by continuing operations
( 2,690 )
803
Cash used in discontinued operations
( 367 )
( 315 )
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities
( 3,057 )
488
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment
( 758 )
( 650 )
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
25
1
Cash used in investing activities of continuing operations
( 733 )
( 649 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of revolving credit borrowings
( 33,545 )
( 41,834 )
Borrowing on revolving credit
33,545
41,834
Proceeds from capital line
524
—
Principal repayments of finance lease liabilities
( 718 )
( 205 )
Principal repayments of long term debt
( 229 )
( 219 )
Payment of debt issuance costs
( 21 )
( 15 )
Cash used in financing activities of continuing operations
( 444 )
( 439 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
( 3 )
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Decrease in cash and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash)
( 4,237 )
( 591 )
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
$ 11,674
$ 18,779
Supplemental disclosure:
Interest paid
$ 79
$ 106
Income taxes paid
6
15
Non-cash financing activities:
Equipment purchase subject to finance lease
114
—
Equipment purchase subject to finance
—
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
June
30, 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 six months ended June 30, 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 14 - 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 and six months ended June 30, 2021. The Medical Segment was disposed of as of December
31, 2021 and is not relevant for the quarter and six month ended June 30, 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.
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.
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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 continued to qualify as a SRC but became
an accelerated filer for its 2021 Form 10-K and its 2022 quarterly 10-Q filings. The Company will remain a SRC but will become a non-accelerated
filer for its 2022 Form 10-K and 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 result in the recognition of our revenue primarily over time. The following tables
present further disaggregation of our revenues by different categories for our Services and Treatment Segments:
Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue by Contract Type
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2021
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Fixed price
$ 8,393
$ 7,916
$ 16,309
$ 7,706
$ 1,482
$ 9,188
Time and materials
—
3,146
3,146
—
6,957
6,957
Total
$ 8,393
$ 11,062
$ 19,455
$ 7,706
$ 8,439
$ 16,145
Revenue by Contract Type
(In thousands)
Six Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2021
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Fixed price
$ 15,872
$ 13,677
$ 29,549
$ 15,201
$ 4,063
$ 19,264
Time and materials
—
5,821
5,821
—
20,014
20,014
Total
$ 15,872
$ 19,498
$ 35,370
$ 15,201
$ 24,077
$ 39,278
Revenue by generator
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2021
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Domestic government
$ 6,243
$ 10,649
$ 16,892
$ 5,639
$ 6,764
$ 12,403
Domestic commercial
1,803
384
2,187
2,060
391
2,451
Foreign government
153
8
161
7
1,261
1,268
Foreign commercial
194
21
215
—
23
23
Total
$ 8,393
$ 11,062
$ 19,455
$ 7,706
$ 8,439
$ 16,145
Revenue by generator
(In thousands)
Six Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2021
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Domestic government
$ 12,058
$ 18,894
$ 30,952
$ 10,237
$ 19,425
$ 29,662
Domestic commercial
3,239
546
3,785
4,328
981
5,309
Foreign government
245
14
259
541
3,625
4,166
Foreign commercial
330
44
374
95
46
141
Total
$ 15,872
$ 19,498
$ 35,370
$ 15,201
$ 24,077
$ 39,278
Contract
Balances
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)
June 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Change ($)
Change (%)
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue
$ 3,574
$ 5,580
$ ( 2,006 )
( 35.9 )%
The
decrease was attributed primarily due to revenue recognized in connection with a Services Segment contract.
During
the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized revenue of $ 2,123,000 and $ 5,644,000 , respectively, related to untreated
waste that was in the Company’s control as of the beginning of each respective year. During the three and six months ended June
30, 2021, the Company recognized revenue of $ 1,763,000 and $ 6,074,000 , 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.
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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.
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 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows (in
thousands):
Schedule of Components of Lease Cost
2022
2021
2022
2021
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Operating Leases:
Lease cost
$ 157
$ 115
$ 314
$ 226
Finance Leases:
Amortization of ROU assets
44
58
91
117
Interest on lease liability
10
18
21
37
Finance Leases
54
76
112
154
Short-term lease rent expense
3
3
7
6
Total lease cost
214
194
433
386
The
weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average discount rate for operating and finance leases at June 30, 2022 were:
Schedule of Weighted Average Lease
Operating Leases
Finance Leases
Weighted average remaining lease terms (years)
6.5
3.1
Weighted average discount rate
7.7 %
6.0 %
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The
following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for the operating and finance leases at June 30, 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)
$ 287
$ 157
2023
556
174
2024
416
170
2025
324
147
2026
301
18
2027 and thereafter
942
—
Total undiscounted lease payments
2,826
666
Less: Imputed interest
( 621 )
( 53 )
Present value of lease payments
$ 2,205
$ 613
Current portion of operating lease obligations
$ 421
$ —
Long-term operating lease obligations, less current portion
$ 1,784
$ —
Current portion of finance lease obligations
$ —
$ 219
Long-term finance lease obligations, less current portion
$ —
$ 394
Supplemental
cash flow and other information related to our leases were as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow and Other Information Related to Leases
2022
2021
2022
2021
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flow used in operating leases
$ 143
$ 103
$ 286
$ 204
Operating cash flow used in finance leases
$ 10
$ 18
$ 21
$ 37
Financing cash flow used in finance leases
$ 661
$ 91
$ 718
$ 205
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations for:
Finance liabilities
$ —
$ —
$ 147
$ —
Operating liabilities
$ —
$ 166
$ —
$ 166
5. Intangible Assets
The
following table summarizes information relating to the Company’s definite-lived intangible assets:
Schedule of Definite Lived Intangible Assets
June
30, 2022
December
31, 2021
Weighted
Average Amortization
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
Other
Intangibles
Period
Carrying
Accumulated
Carrying
Carrying
Accumulated
Carrying
(amount
in thousands)
(Years)
Amount
Amortization
Amount
Amount
Amortization
Amount
Patent
8.3
$ 798
$ ( 357 )
$ 441
$ 787
$ ( 351 )
$ 436
Software
3
612
( 440 )
172
592
( 415 )
177
Customer
relationships
10
3,370
( 3,169 )
201
3,370
( 3,089 )
281
Total
$ 4,780
$ ( 3,966 )
$ 814
$ 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)
$ 110
2023
180
2024
48
2025
12
2026
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Amortization
expenses relating to the definite-lived intangible assets as discussed above were $ 55,000 and $ 111,000 for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2022, respectively, and $ 50,000 and $ 100,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively.
6. Capital Stock, Stock Plans 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 six months 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 2022.
All other terms of the Ferguson Stock Option remain unchanged.
The
following table summarizes stock-based compensation recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 for our employee
and director stock options.
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs
2022
2021
2022
2021
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
Stock Options
June 30,
June 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Employee Stock Options
$ 86,000
$ 33,000
$ 172,000
$ 66,000
Director Stock Options
17,000
9,000
33,000
21,000
Total
$ 103,000
$ 42,000
$ 205,000
$ 87,000
At
June 30, 2022, the Company has approximately $ 1,184,000 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
3.9 years.
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The
summary of the Company’s total Stock Option Plans as of June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, and changes during the periods then ended,
are presented below. The Company’s Plans consist of the 2010 Stock Option Plan, the 2017 Plans and the 2003 Outside Directors Stock
Plan, as amended (“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
( 50,000 )
$ 3.97
$ 98,000
Forfeited/expired
—
$ —
Options outstanding end of period (1)
969,400
$ 4.96
3.7
$ 883,991
Options exercisable at June 30, 2022 (1)
405,900
$ 3.91
2.5
$ 577,276
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
6,000
$ 7.50
Exercised
( 500 )
$ 3.15
$ 2,175
Forfeited/expired
( 1,500 )
$ 3.15
Options outstanding end of period (1)
662,400
$ 3.90
3.1
$ 2,153,595
Options exercisable at June 30, 2021 (2)
391,900
$ 4.08
3.1
$ 1,202,495
(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.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company issued a total of 41,187 shares of its Common Stock under the 2003 Plan to its outside
directors as compensation for serving on our Board. The Company has recorded approximately $ 240,000 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.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company issued 16,526 shares of its Common Stock from a cashless exercise of an option for the
purchase of 50,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $ 3.97 per share.
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 June 30, 2022. The Ferguson Loan was paid-in-full in
December 2020.
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7. (Loss) Income Per Share
Basic
(loss) income per share is calculated based on the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares during the applicable period.
Diluted (loss) income per share is based on the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares plus the weighted-average number
of potential outstanding common shares. In periods where they are anti-dilutive, such amounts are excluded from the calculations of dilutive
earnings per share. The following table reconciles the (loss) income and average share amounts used to compute both basic and diluted
(loss) income per share:
Schedule
of Earning Per Share
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Net (loss) income attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., common stockholders:
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of taxes
$ ( 1,257 )
$ 3,121
$ ( 2,506 )
$ 2,083
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
—
( 29 )
—
( 59 )
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
( 1,257 )
3,150
( 2,506 )
2,142
(Loss)
income from continuing operations attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
( 1,257 )
3,150
( 2,506 )
2,142
Loss from discontinuing operations attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental
Services, Inc. common stockholders
( 188 )
( 127 )
( 282 )
( 242 )
Net (loss) income attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common
stockholders
$ ( 1,445 )
$ 3,023
$ ( 2,788 )
$ 1,900
Basic (loss) income per share attributable to Perma-Fix
Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
$ ( .11 )
$ .25
$ ( .21 )
$ .16
Diluted (loss) income per share attributable to Perma-Fix
Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
$ ( .11 )
$ .24
$ ( .21 )
$ .15
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
13,264
12,180
13,249
12,173
Add: dilutive effect of stock options
—
229
—
217
Add: dilutive effect of warrants
—
31
—
30
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
13,264
12,440
13,249
12,420
Potential shares excluded from above weighted average share calcualtions due to their anti-dilutive effect include:
Stock options
405
12
405
36
Warrant
—
—
—
—
8. Long Term Debt
Long-term
debt consists of the following:
Schedule of Long Term Debt
(Amounts in Thousands)
June 30, 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 six month 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 six month of 2022 was 4.5 %. (1)
748 (2)
954 (2)
Capital Line dated
May 4, 2021, payable in equal monthly installments of principal, balance due on May 15, 2024 . Effective interest rate for the first
six month of 2022 was 4.6 %. (1)
515
—
Notes Payable to 2023 and 2025, annual interest rate of 5.6 % and 9.1 %.
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Total debt
1,295
993
Less current portion of long-term debt
489
393
Long-term debt
$ 806
$ 600
(1) Our revolving credit
facility is collateralized by our accounts receivable and our term loan and capital line are collateralized by our property, plant, and
equipment.
(2) Net of debt issuance
costs of ($ 105,000 ) and ($ 112,000 ) at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
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Revolving
Credit, Term Loan and Capital Line 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. During the second quarter of 2022, the Company advanced approximately $ 524,000 under
the capital line which requires monthly installments in principal of approximately $ 8,700 plus interest, starting June 1, 2022. The advance
was used to purchase the underlying asset under a previous finance lease.
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.
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
in the first quarter of 2022. The Company failed to meet it FCCR requirement in the second quarter of 2022; however, this non-compliance
was waived by the Company’s lender pursuant to an amendment to our Loan Agreement dated August 2, 2022 (See “Note 15 –
Subsequent Event – Credit Facility” for a discussion of this waiver and additional provisions of this amendment). Other than
the FCCR, the Company met all of its other financial covenant requirements in the second quarter of 2022.
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Pursuant
to the Loan Agreement, as amended, payment of annual rate of interest due on the revolving credit is at prime ( 4.75 % at June 30, 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. No early termination fee will apply if the Company pays off its obligations under the Loan Agreement after
May 7, 2022.
At
June 30, 2022, the borrowing availability under the Company’s revolving credit was approximately $ 4,754,000 based on our eligible
receivables and includes a reduction in borrowing availability of approximately $ 3,020,000 from outstanding standby letters of credit.
9. Commitments and Contingencies
Hazardous
Waste
In
connection with our waste management services, the Company processes hazardous, non-hazardous, low-level radioactive and mixed (containing
both hazardous and low-level radioactive) 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 may be 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.
The
majority of Tetra Tech’s claims have been dismissed by the Court. Remaining claims include: (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 June 30, 2022, PF Canada has approximately $ 2,750,000 in
unpaid receivables and unbilled costs due from CNL as a result of work performed under the TOA. Additionally, CNL has approximately $ 1,115,000
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 $ 21,175,000 at June 30, 2022. At June 30, 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
$ 11,511,000 and $ 11,471,000 , respectively, which included interest earned of $ 2,040,000 and $ 2,000,000 on the finite risk sinking funds
as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 was approximately
$ 29,000 and $ 40,000 , respectively. Interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 was approximately $ 2,000 and $ 21,000 ,
respectively. If we so elect, AIG is obligated to pay the Company an amount equal to 100 % of the finite risk sinking fund account balance
in return for complete release of liability from both the Company 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 June 30, 2022, the total amount of standby letters of credit outstanding was approximately
$ 3,020,000 and the total amount of bonds outstanding was approximately $ 53,148,000 .
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 $ 188,000 (net of tax benefit of $ 18,000 ) and $ 127,000 (net of taxes of $ 0 )
for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively and net losses of $ 282,000 (net of tax benefit of $ 80,000 ) and $ 242,000
(net of taxes of $ 0 ) for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. 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 June 30, 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
June 30,
December 31,
(Amounts in Thousands)
2022
2021
Current assets
Other assets
$ 17
$ 15
Total current assets
17
15
Long-term assets
Property, plant and equipment, net (1)
81
81
Total long-term assets
81
81
Total assets
$ 98
$ 96
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$ 11
$ 3
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
152
154
Environmental liabilities
751
349
Total current liabilities
914
506
Long-term liabilities
Closure liabilities
155
150
Environmental liabilities
110
527
Total long-term liabilities
265
677
Total liabilities
$ 1,179
$ 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 and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
(in thousands):
Segment
Reporting for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2022
Schedule
of Segment Reporting Information
Treatment
Services
Segments
Total
Corporate (1)
Consolidated
Total
Revenue from external customers
$ 8,393
$ 11,062
$ 19,455
$ —
$ 19,455
Intercompany revenues
—
17
17
—
—
Gross profit
1,563
1,321
2,884
—
2,884
Research and development
59
8
67
13
80
Interest income
—
—
—
29
29
Interest expense
( 19 )
3
( 16 )
( 25 )
( 41 )
Interest expense-financing fees
—
—
—
( 15 )
( 15 )
Depreciation and amortization
381
86
467
13
480
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
364
515
879
( 1,789 )
( 910 )
Income tax expense
304
43
347
—
347
Segment income (loss)
60
472
532
( 1,789 )
( 1,257 )
Expenditures for segment assets
373
39
412
—
412 (3)
Segment
Reporting for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Treatment
Services
Segments
Total
Corporate (1)
Consolidated
Total
Revenue from external customers
$ 15,872
$ 19,498
$ 35,370
$ —
$ 35,370
Intercompany revenues
—
27
27
—
—
Gross profit
2,201
2,319
4,520
—
4,520
Research and development
124
23
147
29
176
Interest income
—
—
—
40
40
Interest expense
( 33 )
2
( 31 )
( 45 )
( 76 )
Interest expense-financing fees
—
—
—
( 28 )
( 28 )
Depreciation and amortization
752
157
909
27
936
Segment (loss) income before income taxes
( 117 )
799
682
( 3,514 )
( 2,832 )
Income tax benefit
( 254 )
( 72 )
( 326 )
—
( 326 )
Segment income (loss)
137
871
1,008
( 3,514 )
( 2,506 )
Expenditures for segment assets
670
88
758
—
758 (3)
19
Segment
Reporting for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2021
Treatment
Services
Medical
Segments
Total
Corporate (1)
Consolidated
Total
Revenue from external customers
$ 7,706
$ 8,439
—
$ 16,145
$ —
$ 16,145
Intercompany revenues
319
32
—
351
—
—
Gross profit (negative gross profit)
1,433
( 467 )
—
966
—
966
Research and development
43
19
72
134
10
144
Interest income
—
—
—
—
2
2
Interest expense
( 18 )
—
—
( 18 )
( 47 )
( 65 )
Interest expense-financing fees
—
—
—
—
( 9 )
( 9 )
Depreciation and amortization
310
85
—
395
5
400
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
471
( 1,292 )
( 72 )
( 893 )
4,027 (2)
3,134
Income tax expense
3
10
—
13
—
13
Segment income (loss)
468
( 1,302 )
( 72 )
( 906 )
4,027
3,121
Expenditures for segment assets
270
10
—
280
9
289 (4)
Segment
Reporting for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Treatment
Services
Medical
Segments
Total
Corporate (1)
Consolidated
Total
Revenue from external customers
$ 15,201
$ 24,077
—
$ 39,278
$ —
$ 39,278
Intercompany revenues
979
39
—
1,018
—
—
Gross profit
2,358
964
—
3,322
—
3,322
Research and development
90
32
149
271
24
295
Interest income
—
—
—
—
21
21
Interest expense
( 37 )
( 8 )
—
( 45 )
( 87 )
( 132 )
Interest expense-financing fees
—
—
—
—
( 17 )
( 17 )
Depreciation and amortization
620
170
—
790
9
799
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
352
( 737 )
( 149 )
( 534 )
2,613 (2)
2,079
Income tax (benefit) expense
( 14 )
10
—
( 4 )
—
( 4 )
Segment income (loss)
366
( 747 )
( 149 )
( 530 )
2,613
2,083
Expenditures for segment assets
627
14
—
641
9
650 (4)
(1) Amounts reflect
the activity for corporate headquarters not included in the segment information.
(2) Amounts includes
approximately $ 5,381,000 of “Gain on extinguishment of debt” recorded in connection with the Company’s PPP Loan which
was forgiven by the U.S Small Business Administration effective June 15, 2021.
(3) Net of financed
amount of $ 0 and $ 114,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.
(4) Net of financed
amount of $ 0 and $ 29,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively.
12. Asset Retirement Obligations (“ARO”) and Accrued Closure Costs
Accrued
closure costs represent our estimated environmental liability to clean up our fixed-based regulated facilities as required by our permits,
in the event of closure. During the second quarter of 2022, the Company recorded a total of $ 361,000 in additional estimated closure
liabilities (within long-term liabilities) and ARO in connection with the footprint expansion at one of our facilities and an update
to a processing enclosure area at another facility. The ARO is reported as a component of “Net property and equipment” in
the Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2022.
13. 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 expenses of $ 347,000 and $ 13,000 for continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021,
respectively, and income tax benefits of $ 326,000 and $ 4,000 for continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021,
respectively. The Company’s effective tax rates were approximately ( 38.1 %) and 0.4 % for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and
June 30, 2021, respectively, and 11.5 % and 0.2 % for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, respectively. The Company’s
effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 were impacted by non-deductible expenses and state taxes. The Company’s
effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 were 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.
The tax expense and negative effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2022 were primarily driven by the change in forecasted
income for the year which resulted in a reduction in the estimated annual effective tax rate and a reduction in the year to date tax
benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
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14. 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 June 30, 2022, Perma-Fix ERRG had total assets of $ 105,000
and total liabilities of approximately $ 105,000
which are all recorded as current.
15.
Subsequent Events
Management
evaluated events occurring subsequent to June 30, 2021 through August 5, 2022, the date these consolidated financial statements were
available for issuance, and other than as noted below determined that no material recognizable subsequent events occurred.
Credit
Facility
On
August 2, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to its Loan Agreement with its lender which provided the following, among other
things:
●
waived
the Company’s failure to meet the minimum quarterly FCCR requirement for the second quarter of 2022;
●
removes
the quarterly FCCR testing requirement for the third quarter of 2022;
●
reinstates
the quarterly FCCR testing requirement starting for the fourth quarter of 2022 and revises the methodology to be used in calculating
the FCCR for the quarters ending December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023 (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 December 31, 2022 has been met and certified to the lender.
In
connection with the amendment, we paid our lender a fee of $ 15,000 .
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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 financial 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;
●
remediation of material weakness;
●
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 economic conditions;
●
improvement in waste receipts and project work;
●
submitted bid;
●
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;
●
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;
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●
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 and economic uncertainties;
●
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;
●
recession;
●
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 the first quarter 2022 Form 10-Q and this second
quarter 2022 Form 10-Q.
Overview
Revenue
increased by $3,310,000 or 20.5% to $19,455,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $16,145,000 for the corresponding period
of 2021. Services Segment revenue increased to $11,062,000 from $8,439,000 or approximately 31.1%. The increase was primarily due to
resumed/increased work under certain projects which had been delayed/curtailed due to COVID-19 impact and/or administrative delays experienced
by certain customers since the award of the projects to us late in the second quarter of 2021. Treatment Segment revenue increased by
$687,000 or approximately 8.9% for the second quarter of 2022 as compared to the corresponding period of 2021 primarily due to higher
waste volume. As previously disclosed, our Treatment Segment continued to experience delays in waste receipts from certain customers
due, in part, from the impact of COVID-19; however, since the latter part of the second quarter of 2022, our Treatment Segment has begun
to see improvements in waste receipts which is reflected in our Treatment Segment waste backlog of $7,169,000 at June 30, 2022, an increase
of approximately $1,048,000 or 17.1% from the balance of $6,121,000 at March 31, 2022. Within our Treatment Segment, we continue to experience
a large increase in proposal requests. Additionally, we continue to have bids currently submitted in both segments and awaiting awards.
At this time, we expect to see continued improvements in waste receipts and increase work from projects for the remainder of 2022, subject
to potential impact of COVID-19 and other impact (See “COVID-19 and Other Impacts” below for a discussion of uncertainties
that COVID-19 and other economic impacts may have on the Company’s future results of operations). Gross profit increased $1,918,000
or 198.6% where we saw higher gross profit in both segments. Selling, General, and Administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased
$687,000 or 22.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the corresponding period of 2021.
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Revenue
decreased by $3,908,000 or 9.9% to $35,370,000 for the six month ended June 30, 2022 from $39,278,000 for the corresponding period of
2021. The decrease was entirely within our Services Segment where revenue decreased to $19,498,000 from $24,077,000 or approximately
19.0%. As previously disclosed, 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 into most of the first quarter of 2022 due to COVID-19 impact and/or administrative delays
experienced by certain customers. However, as discussed above, work under these projects has mostly resumed/increased in the second quarter
of 2022. The lower revenue in the first six months of 2022 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 increased by $671,000 or 4.4%. The increase was primarily due to increased
revenue from the second quarter of 2022 as discussed above. Gross profit increased $1,198,000 or 36.1% due to increase in gross profit
within our Services Segment. SG&A expenses increased $904,000 or 14.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the
corresponding period of 2021.
COVID-19
and Other Impacts
Since
the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, our financial results have been impacted by delays in waste shipments from certain customers, delays
in procurement actions and contract awards, and delays/curtailment in work under projects. However, as disclosed above, we have begun
to see waste receipt improvements and work under projects resume/increase as our customers continue to ease up on COVID-19 restrictions.
Additionally, we continue to see a large increase in proposal requests within our Treatment Segment and have submitted bids awaiting
awards in both segments. At this time, we expect these trends to continue for the remainder of the year; however, such may not be the
case based on the uncertainty of COVID-19 and how our customers respond to COVID-19. Even if the pandemic subsides, we may continue to
experience adverse effect on our business and financial results because of economic impact, including labor shortages, supply chain disruptions,
as well as continued inflation or potential recession (see “Known Trends and Uncertainties” – “Supply Chain”
and “Inflation and Cost Increases” within this MD&A).
At
this time, we believe we have sufficient liquidity on hand to continue business operations during the next twelve months. At
June 30, 2022, we had borrowing availability under our revolving credit facility of approximately $4,754,000 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
that we entered into with our lender, 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 December 31, 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
continue to closely monitor 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 and the countries’ economic conditions continue to remain fluid, the full impact and extent
of the pandemic and the countries’ economic conditions on our financial results and liquidity cannot be estimated with any degree
of certainty. We continue to closely monitor the impact of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the countries’
economic conditions on all aspects of our business.
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Business
Environment
Our
Treatment and Services Segments’ business continues to be heavily dependent on services that we provide to governmental clients,
primarily as subcontractors for others who are prime contractors to government entities or directly as the prime contractor. We believe
demand for our services will continue to be subject to fluctuations due to a variety of factors beyond our control, including, without
limitation, the economic conditions, the manner in which the applicable government will be required to spend funding to remediate various
sites, and/or 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.
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.
Summary
– Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
Consolidated (amounts in thousands)
2022
%
2021
%
2022
%
2021
%
Net revenues
$ 19,455
100.0
$ 16,145
100.0
$ 35,370
100.0
$ 39,278
100.0
Cost of goods sold
16,571
85.2
15,179
94.0
30,850
87.2
35,956
91.5
Gross profit
2,884
14.8
966
6.0
4,520
12.8
3,322
8.5
Selling, general and administrative
3,684
18.9
2,997
18.6
7,106
20.1
6,202
15.8
Research and development
80
.4
144
.9
176
.5
295
.8
Loss on disposal of property and equipment
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
Loss from operations
(880 )
(4.5 )
(2,175 )
(13.5 )
(2,763 )
(7.8 )
(3,175 )
(8.1 )
Interest income
29
—
2
—
40
.1
21
—
Interest expense
(41 )
(.2 )
(65 )
(.4 )
(76 )
(.2 )
(132 )
(.3 )
Interest expense-financing fees
(15 )
—
(9 )
—
(28 )
(.1 )
(17 )
—
Other
(3 )
—
—
—
(5 )
—
1
—
Gain on extinuishment of debt
—
—
5,381
33.3
—
—
5,381
13.7
(Loss) income from continuing operations before taxes
(910 )
(4.7 )
3,134
19.4
(2,832 )
(8.0 )
2,079
5.3
Income tax expense (benefit)
347
1.8
13
.1
(326 )
(.9 )
(4 )
—
(Loss) income from continuing operations
$ (1,257 )
(6.5 )
$ 3,121
19.3
$ (2,506 )
(7.1 )
$ 2,083
5.3
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Revenues
Consolidated
revenues increased $3,310,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021, as follows:
(In thousands)
2022
%
Revenue
2021
%
Revenue
Change
%
Change
Treatment
Government waste
$ 5,755
29.6
$ 5,102
31.6
$ 653
12.8
Hazardous/non-hazardous (1)
1,363
7.0
1,317
8.1
46
3.5
Other nuclear waste
1,275
6.5
1,287
8.0
(12 )
(0.9 )
Total
8,393
43.1
7,706
47.7
687
8.9
Services
Nuclear services
10,679
54.9
8,052
49.9
2,627
32.6
Technical services
383
2.0
387
2.4
(4 )
(1.0 )
Total
11,062
56.9
8,439
52.3
2,623
31.1
Total
$ 19,455
100.0
$ 16,145
100.0
$ 3,310
20.5
(1)
Includes wastes generated by government clients of $641,000 and $544,000 for the three month ended June 30, 2022 and the corresponding
period of 2021, respectively.
Treatment
Segment revenue increased by $687,000 or 8.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 over the same period in 2021. The increase was
primarily due to higher waste volume. Since the latter part of the second quarter of 2022, our Treatment Segment has begun to see improvements
in waste receipts from certain customers who have been delaying waste shipments due, in part, to impact of COVID-19. Services Segment
revenue increased by approximately $2,623,000 or 31.1%. The increase was primarily due to resumed/increased work under certain projects
which had been delayed/curtailed due to COVID-19 impact and/or administrative delays experienced by certain customers since the award
of these projects to us late in the second quarter of 2021. As previously disclosed, the delays/curtailments continued to impact our
revenue into most of the first quarter of 2022. 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.
Consolidated
revenues decreased $3,908,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021, as follows:
(In thousands)
2022
%
Revenue
2021
%
Revenue
Change
%
Change
Treatment
Government waste
$ 11,192
31.6
$ 9,489
24.1
$ 1,703
17.9
Hazardous/non-hazardous (1)
2,365
6.7
2,628
6.7
(263 )
(10.0 )
Other nuclear waste
2,315
6.6
3,084
7.9
(769 )
(24.9 )
Total
15,872
44.9
15,201
38.7
671
4.4
Services
Nuclear services
18,960
53.6
23,132
58.9
(4,172 )
(18.0 )
Technical services
538
1.5
945
2.4
(407 )
(43.1 )
Total
19,498
55.1
24,077
61.3
(4,579 )
(19.0 )
Total
$ 35,370
100.0
$ 39,278
100.0
$ (3,908 )
(9.9 )
(1)
Includes wastes generated by government clients of $1,111,000 and $1,289,000 for the six month ended June 30, 2022 and the corresponding
period of 2021, respectively.
Treatment
Segment revenue increased by $671,000 or 4.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 over the same period in 2021. The increase was primarily
due to increased waste volume from government generators. The decrease in Other nuclear waste was primarily due to lower averaged price
waste. As disclosed in our second quarter revenue discussion above, since the latter part of the second quarter of 2022, our Treatment
Segment has begun to see improvements in waste receipts from certain customers who have delayed waste shipments due, in part, to impact
of COVID-19. This improvement is reflected in our Treatment Segment waste backlog of $7,169,000 at June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately
$1,048,000 from the balance of $6,121,000 at March 31, 2022. Services Segment revenue decreased by approximately $4,579,000 or 19.0%.
As previously disclosed, 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 into most of the first quarter of 2022 due to COVID-19 impact and/or administrative delays experienced
by certain customers. However, as noted in our second quarter 2022 revenue discussion above, work under these projects has resumed/increased
in the second quarter of 2022. The lower revenue in the first six months of 2022 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 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 increased $1,392,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2021, as follows:
%
%
(In thousands)
2022
Revenue
2021
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ 6,830
81.4
$ 6,273
81.4
$ 557
Services
9,741
88.1
8,906
105.5
835
Total
$ 16,571
85.2
$ 15,179
94.0
$ 1,392
Cost
of goods sold for the Treatment Segment increased by approximately $557,000 or 8.9%. Treatment Segment’s variable costs increased
by approximately $231,000 primarily in transportation, material and supplies and outside services costs. Treatment Segment’s overall
fixed costs were higher by approximately $326,000 resulting from the following: salaries and payroll related expenses were higher by
$73,000 due to higher headcount and also in the prior year, more vacation hours were used by employees which lowered prior year quarter
payroll costs; general expenses were higher by $138,000 mostly due to higher utility costs; depreciation expenses were higher by approximately
$68,000 due to depreciation for asset retirement obligations in connection with our EWOC facility; regulatory expenses were higher by
approximately $16,000; maintenance costs were higher by approximately $54,000; and travel expenses were lower by approximately $23,000.
Services Segment cost of goods sold increased $835,000 or 9.4% primarily due to higher revenue. The increase in cost of goods sold was
primarily due to higher material and supplies, travel and general costs totaling approximately $1,033,000 which was offset by lower payroll
and outside services costs. Included within cost of goods sold is depreciation and amortization expense of $464,000 and $394,000 for
the three months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
Cost
of goods sold decreased $5,106,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021, as follows:
%
%
(In thousands)
2022
Revenue
2021
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ 13,671
86.1
$ 12,843
84.5
$ 828
Services
17,179
88.1
23,113
96.0
(5,934 )
Total
$ 30,850
87.2
$ 35,956
91.5
$ (5,106 )
Cost
of goods sold for the Treatment Segment increased by approximately $828,000 or 6.4%. Treatment Segment’s variable costs increased
by approximately $227,000 primarily due to higher material and supplies, transportation, and outside services costs. Treatment Segment’s
overall fixed costs were higher by approximately $601,000 resulting from the following: salaries and payroll related expenses were higher
by $120,000 due to higher headcount and also in the prior year, more vacation hours were used by employees which reduced the first six
months prior year payroll costs; general expenses were higher by $285,000 mostly due to higher utility costs; depreciation expenses were
higher by approximately $128,000 due to depreciation for asset retirement obligations in connection with our EWOC facility; regulatory
expenses were higher by approximately $31,000; maintenance costs were higher by approximately $50,000; and travel expenses were lower
by approximately $13,000. Services Segment cost of goods sold decreased $5,934,000 or 25.7% primarily due to lower revenue. The decrease
in cost of goods sold was primarily due to lower salaries/payroll related, material and supplies and outside services costs totaling
approximately $6,259,000 which was offset by higher regulatory, travel and general expenses. Included within cost of goods sold is depreciation
and amortization expense of $902,000 and $787,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
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Gross
Profit (Negative Gross Profit)
Gross
profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 increased $1,918,000 over the same period in 2021, as follows:
%
%
(In thousands)
2022
Revenue
2021
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ 1,563
18.6
$ 1,433
18.6
$ 130
Services
1,321
11.9
(467 )
(5.5 )
1,788
Total
$ 2,884
14.8
$ 966
6.0
$ 1,918
Treatment
Segment gross profit increased by $130,000 or 9.1% due to higher revenue and gross margin remained constant as compared to the corresponding
period of last year. Services Segment gross profit increased by $1,788,000 or 382.9% and gross margin increased from (5.5%) to 11.9%
due to higher revenue and more higher margin projects. Our overall Services Segment gross margin is impacted by our current projects
which are competitively bid on and will therefore, have varying margin structures.
Gross
profit for the six months ended June 30, 2022 increased $1,198,000 over 2021, as follows:
%
%
(In thousands)
2022
Revenue
2021
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ 2,201
13.9
$ 2,358
15.5
$ (157 )
Services
2,319
11.9
964
4.0
1,355
Total
$ 4,520
12.8
$ 3,322
8.5
$ 1,198
Treatment
Segment gross profit decreased by $157,000 or 6.7% and gross margin decreased to 13.9% from 15.5% primarily due to revenue mix and the
impact of our fixed costs. Services Segment gross profit increased by $1,355,000 or 140.6% and gross margin increased from 4.0% to 11.9%
primarily due to higher revenue and more higher margin projects. 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 $687,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to the corresponding period for 2021, as follows:
(In thousands)
2022
%
Revenue
2021
%
Revenue
Change
Administrative
$ 1,764
—
$ 1,291
—
$ 473
Treatment
1,119
13.3
901
11.7
218
Services
801
7.2
805
9.5
(4 )
Total
$ 3,684
18.9
$ 2,997
18.6
$ 687
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Administrative
SG&A expenses were higher primarily due to the following: overall outside services expenses were higher by approximately $146,000
from higher consulting/legal/audit fees; travel expenses were higher by approximately $14,000; general expenses were higher by approximately
$20,000 in various categories; and salaries and payroll related expenses were higher by approximately $293,000 due to higher stock-based
compensation expenses from options granted to certain employees in October 2021 and in the prior year, more vacation hours were used
by employees which lowered prior year quarter payroll costs. The higher salaries and payroll related expenses in Administrative SG&A
also resulted from higher 401(k) plan matching expenses as our payroll expenses in the second quarter of 2021 included forfeitures of
401(k) plan matching funds contributed by us for former employees who failed to meet the 401(k) plan vesting requirements. Additionally,
Administrative salaries and payroll related expenses were higher in the quarter as in 2021, resources were allocated in supporting Medical
Segment’s R&D/administrative functions. Treatment Segment SG&A expenses were higher primarily due to the following: salaries
and payroll related expenses were higher by approximately $148,000 from higher headcount and in the prior year, more vacation hours were
used by employees which lowered prior year quarter payroll costs; outside services expense were higher by $57,000 due to more consulting/business
matters (including our Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) initiatives); travel expense were higher by approximately
$21,000; and general expenses were lower by $8,000. The slight decrease in Services Segment SG&A was primarily due to lower salaries/payroll
related and consulting expenses totaling approximately $24,000 as in 2021, increased hours and consulting costs were spent on bid and
proposal efforts. The overall decrease was offset by higher general and travel expense totaling approximately $20,000. Included in SG&A
expenses is depreciation and amortization expense of $16,000 and $6,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
SG& A
expenses increased $904,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to the corresponding period for 2021, as follows:
(In thousands)
2022
%
Revenue
2021
%
Revenue
Change
Administrative
$ 3,451
—
$ 2,662
—
$ 789
Treatment
2,159
13.6
1,880
12.4
279
Services
1,496
7.7
1,660
6.9
(164 )
Total
$ 7,106
20.1
$ 6,202
15.8
$ 904
Administrative
SG&A expenses were higher primarily due to the following: overall outside services expenses were higher by approximately $332,000
resulting from higher consulting/legal/audit fees; travel expenses were higher by approximately $26,000; general expenses were higher
by approximately $20,000 in various categories; and salaries and payroll related expenses were higher by approximately $411,000 primarily
due to higher stock-based compensation expenses from options granted to certain employees in October 2021 and in the prior year, more
vacation hours were used by employees which reduced the first six months prior year payroll costs. The higher salaries and payroll related
expenses in Administrative SG&A also resulted from higher 401(k) plan matching expenses as our payroll expenses in the first six
months of 2021 included forfeitures of 401(k) plan matching funds contributed by us for former employees who failed to meet the 401(k)
plan vesting requirements. Additionally, Administrative salaries and payroll related expenses were higher as in 2021, resources were
allocated in supporting Medical Segment’s R&D/administrative functions. Treatment Segment SG&A expenses were higher primarily
due to the following: salaries and payroll related expenses were higher by approximately $143,000 from higher headcount and in the prior
year, more vacation hours were used by employees which reduced the first six months prior year payroll costs; outside services expense
were higher by $44,000 due to more consulting/business matters (including our ESG initiatives); travel expense were higher by approximately
$56,000; and general expenses were higher by 36,000 in various categories. 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 $154,000 as in 2021,
increased hours and consulting costs were spent on bid and proposal efforts; bad debt expenses were lower by approximately $34,000; general
expenses were slightly higher by $7,000 and travel expenses were higher by approximately $17,000. Included in SG&A expenses is depreciation
and amortization expense of $34,000 and $12,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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R&D
R&D
expenses decreased $64,000 and $119,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to the corresponding
period of 2021.
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands)
2022
2021
Change
2022
2021
Change
Administrative
$ 13
$ 10
$ 3
$ 29
$ 24
$ 5
Treatment
59
43
16
124
90
34
Services
8
19
(11 )
23
32
(9 )
PF Medical
—
72
(72 )
—
149
(149 )
Total
$ 80
$ 144
$ (64 )
$ 176
$ 295
$ (119 )
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
Income
Interest
income increased by approximately $27,000 and $19,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to
the corresponding period of 2021 primarily due to higher interest earned from lower finite risk sinking fund.
Interest
Expense
Interest
expense decreased by approximately $24,000 and $56,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, 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 six months of 2021 included interest accrued for our Paycheck Protection Program Loan which was forgiven by the
U.S. Small Business Administration effective June 15, 2021.
Income
Taxes
We
had income tax expenses of $347,000 and $13,000 for continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively,
and income tax benefits of $326,000 and $4,000 for continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Our effective tax rates were approximately (38.1%) and 0.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, respectively,
and 11.5% and 0.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, respectively. Our effective tax rates for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2022 were impacted by non-deductible expenses and state taxes. Our effective tax rates for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2021 were impacted by non-deductible expenses, state taxes, and by the full valuation on our net deferred tax assets
which was subsequently released partially in the third quarter of 2021. The tax expense and negative effective tax rate for the three
months ended June 30, 2022 were primarily driven by the change in forecasted income for the year which resulted in a reduction in the
estimated annual effective tax rate and a reduction in the year to date tax benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our
cash flow requirements during the six months ended June 30, 2022 were primarily financed by our operations, cash on hand and credit facility
availability. Subject to COVID-19 and other impacts 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, 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, 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 as disclosed in “COVID-19 and Other Impacts” within this MD&A, there
are no assurances such will be the case.
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The
following table reflects the cash flow activities during the first six months of 2022:
(In thousands)
Cash used in operating activities of continuing operations
$ (2,690 )
Cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations
(367 )
Cash used in investing activities of continuing operations
(733 )
Cash used in financing activities of continuing operations
(444 )
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash
(3 )
Decrease in cash and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash)
$ (4,237 )
At
June 30, 2022, we were in a positive cash position with no revolving credit balance. At June 30, 2022, we had cash on hand of approximately
$163,000, which included account balances of our foreign subsidiaries totaling approximately $36,000.
Operating
Activities
Accounts
receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts, totaled $12,956,000 at June 30, 2022, an increase of $1,584,000 from the December
31, 2021 balance of $11,372,000. The increase was attributed to invoicing for work performed which previously was in our unbilled account
for a certain Canadian project (see unbilled receivables discussion below). Also, 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 $6,348,000 at June 30, 2022, a decrease of $2,647,000 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 $10,725,000 at June 30, 2022, a decrease of $1,250,000 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 $1,121,000 (which included working capital of our discontinued operations) at June 30, 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, especially in the first quarter of 2022 as discussed above. Additionally, our working
capital was negatively impacted by the reclass of approximately $400,000 in remediation reserve within our discontinued operations from
long-term to current.
Investing
Activities
For
the six months ended June 30, 2022, our purchases of capital equipment totaled approximately $872,000, 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.
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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. At the end of the Borrowing Period, advance on the capital line totaled approximately $524,000.
We are required to make monthly principal installment payment of approximately $8,700 starting June 1, 2022 plus interest. At June 30,
2022, balance on the capital line was approximately $515,000. The advance made on the capital line was used to purchase the underlying
asset under a previous finance lease.
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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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 in the first quarter
of 2022. We failed to meet our FCCR requirement in the second quarter of 2022; however, this non-compliance was waived by our lender
pursuant to an amendment to our Loan Agreement dated August 2, 2022 as discussed below. Other than the FCCR, we met all of our other
financial covenant requirements in the second quarter of 2022. We expect to meet our quarterly financial covenant requirements for the
next twelve months under our Loan Agreement.
On
August 2, 2022, we entered into an amendment to our Loan Agreement with our lender which provided the following, among other things:
●
waived
our failure to meet the minimum quarterly FCCR requirement for the second quarter of 2022;
●
removes
the quarterly FCCR testing requirement for the third quarter of 2022;
●
reinstates
the quarterly FCCR testing requirement starting for the fourth quarter of 2022 and revises the methodology to be used in calculating
the FCCR for the quarters ending December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023 (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 December 31, 2022 has been met and certified to the lender.
In
connection with the amendment, we paid our lender a fee of $15,000.
Pursuant
to our Loan Agreement, as amended, payment of annual rate of interest due on the revolving credit is at prime (4.75% at June 30, 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.
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 June 30, 2022, the total amount of standby letters of credit outstanding totaled approximately
$3,020,000 and the total amount of bonds outstanding totaled approximately $53,148,000. We also provide closure and post-closure requirements
through a financial assurance policy for certain of our Treatment Segment facilities through AIG. At June 30, 2022, the closure and post-closure
requirements for these facilities were approximately $21,175,000.
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 first six months of 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.
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We
performed services relating to waste generated by government clients (domestic and foreign (primarily Canadian)), either directly as
a prime contractor or indirectly for others as a subcontractor to government entities, representing approximately $17,053,000 or 87.7%
and $31,211,000 or 88.2% of our total revenues generated during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, as compared
to $13,671,000 or 84.7% and $33,828,000 or 86.1% of our total revenues generated during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.
COVID-19
Impact. See “COVID-19 and Other Impacts” within this MD&A for a discussion of the impact
of COVID-19 and other on our financial results and the potential impact it may have on our future financial results and business operations.
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 June 30, 2022, PF Canada has approximately $2,750,000 in unpaid receivables and unbilled costs due from CNL as a result of work
performed under the TOA. Additionally, CNL has approximately $1,115,000 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.
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.
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 machinery, 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 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 commenced in mid-May of 2022. C ontinued 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.
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Inflation
and Cost Increases. Continued i ncreases
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.
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 June 30, 2022, we had total accrued environmental remediation liabilities of $861,000,
a decrease of $15,000 from the December 31, 2021 balance of $876,000. The decrease represents payments for remediation projects. At June
30, 2022, $751,000 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 June 30, 2022 as a result of the identified material
weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as discussed in more detail in our 2021 Form 10-K filing.
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As
previously disclosed in our 2021 Form 10-K, management concluded that a material weakness existed in our internal control over financial
reporting. Specifically, management did not have the appropriate controls in place over the determination of revenue recognition
for nonroutine and complex revenue transactions in accordance with ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” in
certain contracts that contained nonstandard terms and conditions.
Remediation
of Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In
order to remediate this material weakness, management has implemented its remediation plan which included the following:
●
consultation
with third-party expertise for guidance on large and/or unique contracts to ensure ASC 606 guidance are accurately applied and documented;
●
updated
our ASC 606 revenue templates to ensure unique contract provisions are able to be identified so ASC 606 guidance are applied accurately;
●
instituted
more robust collaboration with the Company’s operation personnel to identify nonstandard contract terms in order to determine
appropriate treatment under ASC 606; and
●
continue
training of accounting and operations personnel on ASC 606 by subject matter experts and internal financial department to ensure
proper application of guidance under ASC 606.
Management
is committed to improving our internal control processes and believes that the measures described above should remediate the material
weakness identified and strengthen internal control over financial reporting. As we continue to evaluate and improve internal control
over financial reporting resulting from the material weakness described above, additional measures to remediate the material weakness
may be necessary. The material weakness will not be considered remediated until the applicable remediated controls operate for a
sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively. At this time,
notwithstanding the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as described above, we believe that our consolidated
financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present our financial position, results of operations
and cash flows for the period covered thereby.
(b)
Changes
in internal control over financial reporting.
Except
for the remediation procedures implemented by the Company as described above, there have been 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, and
our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
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Item
6.
Exhibits
(a)
Exhibits
4.1
Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement between Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. and PNC Bank, National Association (as Lender and as Agent), dated May 8, 2020, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended March 31, 2020 filed on May 12, 2020.
4.2
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.
4.3
Fourth 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 August 2, 2022.
10.1
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
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Inline XBRL 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 (formatted as an Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101).
*
Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Inline 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 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:
August 5, 2022
By:
/s/
Mark Duff
Mark
Duff
President
and Chief (Principal) Executive Officer
Date:
August 5, 2022
By:
/s/
Ben Naccarato
Ben
Naccarato
Chief
(Principal) Financial Officer
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