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 September
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
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
58-1954497
(IRS
Employer
Identification
Number)
8302
Dunwoody Place ,
Suite
250 ,
Atlanta ,
GA
(Address
of principal executive offices)
30350
(Zip
Code)
(770)
587-9898
(Registrant’s
telephone number)
N/A
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading
Symbol
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Common
Stock, $.001 Par Value
PESI
NASDAQ
Capital Markets
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data
File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes
☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and
“smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated Filer
☒ Non-accelerated Filer ☐ Smaller reporting company
☒ Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No
☒
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of Common Stock, as of the close of the latest practical date.
Class
Outstanding
at November 1, 2022
Common
Stock, $.001 Par Value
13,324,756
shares
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
INDEX
Page
No.
PART
I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1.
Consolidated
Financial Statements
1
Consolidated
Balance Sheets -September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
1
Consolidated
Statements of Operations - Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
3
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
4
Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders’ Equity - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
5
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
7
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
8
Item
2.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
25
Item
3.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
40
Item
4.
Controls
and Procedures
41
PART
II OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1.
Legal
Proceedings
42
Item
1A.
Risk
Factors
42
Item
6.
Exhibits
42
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. – Financial Statements
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
September
30,
December
31,
2022
2021
(Amounts
in Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
ASSETS
Current
assets:
Cash
$ 1,858
$ 4,440
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $ 31
and $ 85 ,
respectively
9,993
11,372
Unbilled
receivables
6,306
8,995
Inventories
1,057
680
Prepaid
and other assets
6,209
4,472
Current
assets related to discontinued operations
17
15
Total
current assets
25,440
29,974
Property
and equipment:
Buildings
and land
24,048
20,631
Equipment
22,956
22,131
Vehicles
439
443
Leasehold
improvements
23
23
Office
furniture and equipment
1,320
1,316
Construction-in-progress
600
2,997
Total
property and equipment
49,386
47,541
Less
accumulated depreciation
( 29,871 )
( 28,932 )
Net
property and equipment
19,515
18,609
Property
and equipment related to discontinued operations
81
81
Operating
lease right-of-use assets
2,087
2,460
Intangibles
and other long term assets:
Permits
9,558
9,476
Other
intangible assets - net
719
894
Finite
risk sinking fund (restricted cash)
11,540
11,471
Deferred
tax assets
3,801
3,527
Other
assets
448
809
Total
assets
$ 73,189
$ 77,301
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
1
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets, Continued
September
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
$ 10,370
$ 11,975
Accrued
expenses
6,436
5,078
Disposal/transportation
accrual
1,291
1,065
Deferred
revenue
3,145
5,580
Accrued
closure costs - current
712
578
Current
portion of long-term debt
469
393
Current
portion of operating lease liabilities
431
406
Current
portion of finance lease liabilities
154
333
Current
liabilities related to discontinued operations
927
506
Total
current liabilities
23,935
25,914
Accrued
closure costs
7,306
6,613
Long-term
debt, less current portion
681
600
Long-term
operating lease liabilities, less current portion
1,673
2,029
Long-term
finance lease liabilities, less current portion
357
884
Long-term
liabilities related to discontinued operations
267
677
Total
long-term liabilities
10,284
10,803
Total
liabilities
34,219
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; 13,305,750 and 13,222,552 shares issued, respectively; 13,298,108 and 13,214,910
shares outstanding, respectively
13
13
Additional
paid-in capital
114,993
114,307
Accumulated
deficit
( 75,744 )
( 73,620 )
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
( 204 )
( 28 )
Less
Common Stock in treasury, at cost; 7,642 shares
( 88 )
( 88 )
Total
stockholders’ equity
38,970
40,584
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$ 73,189
$ 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
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
September
30,
(Amounts
in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Net
revenues
$ 18,472
$ 15,797
$ 53,842
$ 55,075
Cost
of goods sold
15,402
13,573
46,252
49,529
Gross
profit
3,070
2,224
7,590
5,546
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
3,929
3,348
11,035
9,550
Research
and development
69
243
245
538
Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
—
1
1
1
Loss
from operations
( 928 )
( 1,368 )
( 3,691 )
( 4,543 )
Other
income (expense):
Interest
income
29
2
69
23
Interest
expense
( 47 )
( 77 )
( 123 )
( 209 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
( 16 )
( 11 )
( 44 )
( 28 )
Other
(Note 13)
1,965
( 1 )
1,960
—
Gain
on extinguishment of debt
—
—
—
5,381
Income
(loss) from continuing operations before taxes
1,003
( 1,455 )
( 1,829 )
624
Income
tax expense (benefit)
179
( 2,836 )
( 147 )
( 2,840 )
Income
(loss) from continuing operations, net of taxes
824
1,381
( 1,682 )
3,464
Loss
from discontinued operations, net of taxes (Note 10)
( 160 )
( 43 )
( 442 )
( 285 )
Net
income (loss)
664
1,338
( 2,124 )
3,179
Net
loss attributable to non-controlling interest
—
( 64 )
—
( 123 )
Net
income (loss) attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
$ 664
$ 1,402
$ ( 2,124 )
$ 3,302
Net
income (loss) per common share attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. stockholders - basic:
Continuing
operations
$ .06
$ .12
$ ( .13 )
$ .29
Discontinued
operations
( .01 )
( .01 )
( .03 )
( .02 )
Net
income (loss) per common share
$ .05
$ .11
$ ( .16 )
$ .27
Net
income (loss) per common share attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. stockholders - diluted:
Continuing
operations
$ .06
$ .12
$ ( .13 )
$ .29
Discontinued
operations
( .01 )
( .01 )
( .03 )
( .02 )
Net
income (loss) per common share
$ .05
$ .11
$ ( .16 )
$ .27
Number of common
shares used in computing net income (loss) per share:
Basic
13,297
12,198
13,265
12,181
Diluted
13,447
12,406
13,265
12,416
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
3
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in Thousands)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Three
Months Ended
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
September
30,
(Amounts
in Thousands)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Net
income (loss)
$ 664
$ 1,338
$ ( 2,124 )
$ 3,179
Other
comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
( 135 )
( 22 )
( 176 )
18
Comprehensive
income (loss)
529
1,316
( 2,300 )
3,197
Comprehensive
loss attributable to non-controlling interest
—
( 64 )
—
( 123 )
Comprehensive
income (loss) attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. stockholders
$ 529
$ 1,380
$ ( 2,300 )
$ 3,320
Comprehensive
income (loss) attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. stockholders
$ 529
$ 1,380
$ ( 2,300 )
$ 3,320
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
4
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC
Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in thousands, except for share amounts)
Shares
Amount
Capital
Treasury
Loss
Subsidiary
Deficit
Equity
Additional
Common
Stock
Accumulated
Other
Non-controlling
Total
Common
Stock
Paid-In
Held
In
Comprehensive
Interest
in
Accumulated
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
Treasury
Loss
Subsidiary
Deficit
Equity
Balance
at December 31, 2021
13,222,552
$ 13
$ 114,307
$ ( 88 ) -
$ ( 28 )
$
—
$ ( 73,620 )
$ 40,584
Net
loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 1,343 )
( 1,343 )
Foreign
currency translation
—
—
—
— -
26
—
—
26
Issuance
of Common Stock for services
19,520
—
123
— -
—
—
—
123
Stock-Based
Compensation
—
—
102
— -
—
—
—
102
Balance
at March 31, 2022
13,242,072
$ 13
$ 114,532
$ ( 88 ) -
$ ( 2 )
$
—
$ ( 74,963 )
$ 39,492
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
Net
income
—
—
—
— -
—
—
664
664
Foreign
currency translation
—
—
—
— -
( 135 )
—
—
( 135 )
Issuance of Common
Stock upon exercise of options
2,400
—
13
— -
—
—
—
13
Issuance
of Common Stock for services
23,085
—
120
— -
—
—
—
120
Stock-Based
Compensation
—
—
105
— -
—
—
—
105
Balance
at September 30, 2022
13,305,750
$ 13
$ 114,993
$ ( 88 ) -
$ ( 204 )
$
—
$ ( 75,744 )
$ 38,970
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
5
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC
Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders’ Equity, Continued
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in thousands, except for share amounts)
Shares
Amount
Capital
Treasury
scriptions
Loss
Subsidiary
Deficit
Equity
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Common
Stock Held In
Stock
Sub-
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Non-controlling
Interest in
Accumulated
Total
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
Treasury
scriptions
Loss
Subsidiary
Deficit
Equity
Balance
at December 31, 2020
12,161,539
$ 12
$ 108,931
$ ( 88 )
$ —
$ ( 207 )
$ ( 1,742 )
$ ( 74,455 )
$ 32,451
Net
loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 30 )
( 1,123 )
( 1,153 )
Foreign
currency translation
—
—
—
—
—
20
—
—
20
Issuance
of Common Stock for services
11,837
—
79
—
—
—
—
—
79
Stock-Based
Compensation
—
—
45
—
—
—
—
—
45
Balance
at March 31, 2021
12,173,376
$ 12
$ 109,055
$ ( 88 )
$ —
$ ( 187 )
$ ( 1,772 )
$ ( 75,578 )
$ 31,442
Net
(loss) income
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 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
Net
(loss) income
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 64 )
1,402
1,338
Foreign
currency translation
—
—
—
—
—
( 22 )
—
—
( 22 )
Issuance
of Common Stock for services
16,009
—
116
—
—
—
—
—
116
Sale
of Common Stock
100,000
—
570 (1)
—
—
—
—
—
570
Stock
Subscriptions
—
—
—
—
4,387 (2)
—
—
—
4,387
Stock-Based
Compensation
—
—
62
—
—
—
—
—
62
Balance
at September 30, 2021
12,304,265
$ 12
$ 109,954
$ ( 88 )
$ 4,387
$ ( 189 )
$ ( 1,865 )
$ ( 71,153 )
$ 41,058
(1)
Net of offering costs incurred of approximately $ 50 .
(2)
Net of stock subscription receivables of $ 744 and offering
costs incurred of approximately $ 449 .
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
6
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in Thousands)
2022
2021
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
(Amounts
in Thousands)
2022
2021
Cash
flows from operating activities:
Net
(loss) income
$ ( 2,124 )
$ 3,179
Less:
loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes (Note 10)
( 442 )
( 285 )
(Loss)
income from continuing operations, net of taxes
( 1,682 )
3,464
Adjustments
to reconcile (loss) income from continuing operations to cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation
and amortization
1,433
1,208
Interest
on finance lease with purchase option
—
7
Gain
on extinguishment of debt
—
( 5,381 )
Amortization
of debt issuance costs
44
28
Deferred
tax benefit
( 147 )
( 2,931 )
(Recovery of) provision for bad debt reserves
( 47 )
1
Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
1
1
Issuance
of common stock for services
363
304
Stock-based
compensation
310
149
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities of continuing operations
Accounts
receivable
1,426
( 2,158 )
Unbilled
receivables
2,689
8,757
Prepaid
expenses, inventories and other assets
829
1,700
Accounts
payable, accrued expenses and unearned revenue
( 5,553 )
( 9,180 )
Cash
used in continuing operations
( 334 )
( 4,031 )
Cash
used in discontinued operations
( 559 )
( 296 )
Cash
used in operating activities
( 893 )
( 4,327 )
Cash
flows from investing activities:
Purchases
of property and equipment
( 947 )
( 1,132 )
Proceeds
from sale of property and equipment
25
1
Cash
used in investing activities of continuing operations
( 922 )
( 1,131 )
Cash
flows from financing activities:
Repayments
of revolving credit borrowings
( 54,414 )
( 59,900 )
Borrowing
on revolving credit
54,414
59,900
Proceeds
from capital line
524
—
Principal
repayments of finance lease liabilities
( 821 )
( 281 )
Principal
repayments of long term debt
( 375 )
( 330 )
Payment
of debt issuance costs
( 35 )
( 40 )
Proceeds
from sale of Common Stock, net of Offering costs paid
—
618
Proceeds
from stock subscription, net of Offering costs paid
—
4,816
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock upon exercise of options
13
—
Cash
(used in) provided by financing activities of continuing operations
( 694 )
4,783
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
( 4 )
( 4 )
Decrease
in cash and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash)
( 2,513 )
( 679 )
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
$ 13,398
$ 18,691
Supplemental
disclosure:
Interest
paid
$ 125
$ 163
Income
taxes paid
6
15
Equipment
purchase subject to finance lease
114
319
Equipment
purchase subject to financing
—
29
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
7
PERMA-FIX
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
September
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 nine months ended September 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 15 - 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 precedent 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 nine months ended September 30, 2021. The Medical Segment was disposed of as
of December 31, 2021 and is not relevant for the quarter and nine month ended September 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 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.
8
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 has determined that only its obligations
under its credit facility are impacted by these ASUs at this time. During the third quarter of 2022, the Company entered into an amendment
dated August 29, 2022 to its loan agreement which replaced the LIBOR option with the Secured Overnight Finance Rate (“SOFR”)
option under its credit facility. The adoption of these ASUs by the Company during the third quarter of 2022 did not have a material
impact to its financial statements (see “Note 8 – Long Term Debt” for a discuss of the Company’s credit facility
and the amendment dated August 29, 2022).
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; however, based on historical credit losses and as a significant amount of the Company’s receivables are generated
from government entities, the Company does not expect the adoption of these ASUs to have a material impact to the Company’s financial
statements.
In
August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, “Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives
and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity.” ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments
by removing major separation models and removing certain settlement condition qualifiers for the derivatives scope exception for contracts
in an entity’s own equity, and simplifies the related diluted net income per share calculation for both Subtopics. ASU 2020-06
is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023, for the Company as 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
September
30, 2022
September
30, 2021
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Fixed
price
$ 8,877
$ 6,892
$ 15,769
$ 8,893
$ 3,031
$ 11,924
Time
and materials
—
2,703
2,703
—
3,873
3,873
Total
$ 8,877
$ 9,595
$ 18,472
$ 8,893
$ 6,904
$ 15,797
Revenue by Contract
Type
(In
thousands)
Nine
Months Ended
Nine
Months Ended
September
30, 2022
September
30, 2021
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Fixed
price
$ 24,749
$ 20,569
$ 45,318
$ 24,094
$ 7,094
$ 31,188
Time
and materials
—
8,524
8,524
—
23,887
23,887
Total
$ 24,749
$ 29,093
$ 53,842
$ 24,094
$ 30,981
$ 55,075
Revenue by generator
(In thousands)
Three
Months Ended
Three
Months Ended
September
30, 2022
September
30, 2021
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Domestic government
$ 5,728
$ 9,264
$ 14,992
$ 6,725
$ 4,552
$ 11,277
Domestic commercial
2,806
313
3,119
1,956
399
2,355
Foreign government
287
—
287
36
1,931
1,967
Foreign commercial
56
18
74
176
22
198
Total
$ 8,877
$ 9,595
$ 18,472
$ 8,893
$ 6,904
$ 15,797
Revenue by generator
(In
thousands)
Nine
Months Ended
Nine
Months Ended
September
30, 2022
September
30, 2021
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Domestic
government
$ 17,786
$ 28,158
$ 45,944
$ 16,962
$ 24,172
$ 41,134
Domestic
commercial
6,045
859
6,904
6,284
1,185
7,469
Foreign
government
532
12
544
577
5,556
6,133
Foreign
commercial
386
64
450
271
68
339
Total
$ 24,749
$ 29,093
$ 53,842
$ 24,094
$ 30,981
$ 55,075
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)
September
30, 2022
December
31, 2021
Change
($)
Change
(%)
Contract
liabilities
Deferred
revenue
$ 3,145
$ 5,580
$ ( 2,435 )
( 43.6 )%
The
decrease was attributed primarily to revenue recognized in connection with a Services Segment contract.
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During
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recognized revenue of $ 494,000 and $ 6,138,000 , respectively, related
to untreated waste that was in the Company’s control as of the beginning of the year. During the three and nine months ended September
30, 2021, the Company recognized revenue of $ 561,000 and $ 6,635,000 , respectively, related to untreated waste that was in the Company’s
control as of the beginning of the year. All revenue recognized in each period related to performance obligations satisfied within the
respective period.
Variable
Consideration
The
Company’s revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022 included approximately $ 384,000
recognized within the Company’s Treatment Segment and $ 148,000 recognized within the Company’s Services Segment that
resulted from cumulative catch-up adjustments in transaction price from performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in
the prior periods that had been constrained. During the three months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recognized approximately
$ 1,286,000
in revenue from a request for equitable adjustment (“REA”) in its Treatment Segment that resulted in cumulative catch-up
adjustment in transaction price that had been constrained in prior period.
Remaining
Performance Obligations
The
Company applies the practical expedient in paragraph 606-10-50-14 and does not disclose information about remaining performance obligations
that have original expected durations of one year or less.
Within
our Services Segment, there are service contracts which provide that the Company has a right to consideration from a customer in an amount
that corresponds directly with the value to the customer of our performance completed to date. For those contracts, the Company has utilized
the practical expedient in ASC 606-10-55-18, which allows the Company to recognize revenue in the amount for which we have the right
to invoice; accordingly, the Company does not disclose the value of remaining performance obligations for those contracts.
The
Company’s contracts and subcontracts relating to activities at governmental sites generally allow for termination for convenience
at any time at the government’s option without payment of a substantial penalty. The Company does not disclose remaining performance
obligations on these contracts.
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.
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The
components of lease cost for the Company’s leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were as follows
(in thousands):
Schedule of Components of Lease Cost
2022
2021
2022
2021
Three
Months Ended
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
September
30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Operating
Leases:
Lease
cost
$ 157
$ 115
$ 471
$ 341
Finance
Leases:
Amortization
of ROU assets
42
53
133
170
Interest
on lease liability
9
50
30
85
Finance
Leases
51
103
163
255
Short-term
lease rent expense
—
4
7
10
Total
lease cost
$ 208
$ 222
$ 641
$ 606
The
weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average discount rate for operating and finance leases at September 30, 2022 were:
Schedule of Weighted Average Lease
Operating
Leases
Finance
Leases
Weighted
average remaining lease terms (years)
6.4
3.4
Weighted average
discount rate
7.8 %
5.3 %
The
following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for the operating and finance leases at September 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
)
$ 144
$ 47
2023
556
174
2024
416
170
2025
324
147
2026
301
18
2027
and thereafter
942
—
Total
undiscounted lease payments
2,683
556
Less:
Imputed interest
( 579 )
( 45 )
Present
value of lease payments
$ 2,104
$ 511
Current
portion of operating lease obligations
$ 431
$ —
Long-term
operating lease obligations, less current portion
$ 1,673
$ —
Current
portion of finance lease obligations
$ —
$ 154
Long-term
finance lease obligations, less current portion
$ —
$ 357
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Supplemental
cash flow and other information related to our leases were as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
(in thousands):
Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow and Other Information Related to Leases
2022
2021
2022
2021
Three
Months Ended
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
September
30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Cash
paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating
cash flow used in operating leases
$ 144
$ 103
$ 430
$ 307
Operating
cash flow used in finance leases
$ 9
$ 50
$ 30
$ 85
Financing
cash flow used in finance leases
$ 103
$ 76
$ 821
$ 281
ROU
assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations for:
Finance
liabilities
$ —
$ 323
$ 147
$ 323
Operating
liabilities
$ —
184
$ —
$ 350
Reduction
to ROU assets resulting from reassessment for:
Finance
liabilities
$ —
$ ( 364 )
$ —
$ ( 364 )
5.
Intangible Assets
The
following table summarizes information relating to the Company’s definite-lived intangible assets:
Schedule of Definite Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted
Average
September
30, 2022
December
31, 2021
Amortization
Period
Gross
Carrying
Accumulated
Net
Carrying
Gross
Carrying
Accumulated
Net
Carrying
(Years)
Amount
Amortization
Amount
Amount
Amortization
Amount
Other
Intangibles (amount in thousands)
Patent
8.6
$ 744
$ ( 369 )
$ 375
$ 787
$ ( 351 )
$ 436
Software
3
636
( 453 )
183
592
( 415 )
177
Customer
relationships
10
3,370
( 3,209 )
161
3,370
( 3,089 )
281
Total
-
$ 4,750
$ ( 4,031 )
$ 719
$ 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.
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)
$ 57
2023
187
2024
61
2025
11
2026
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Amortization
expense relating to the definite-lived intangible assets as discussed above was $ 65,000 and $ 176,000 for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2022, respectively, and $ 51,000 and $ 152,000 for the three and nine months ended September 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.
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On
July 21, 2022, the Company issued a NQSO to each of the Company’s seven reelected outside directors for the purchase, under the
Company’s 2003 Outside Directors Stock Plan (the “2003 Plan”), of up to 10,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock, par value $ 0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”). Dr. Louis Centofanti, the Company’s Executive Vice President
(“EVP”) of Strategic Initiatives and also a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), was
not eligible to receive an option under the 2003 Plan as an employee of the Company. Each NQSO granted is for a contractual term of ten
years with one-fourth vesting annually over a four-year period. The exercise price of the NQSO is $ 5.15 per share, which was equal to
the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock the day preceding the grant date, pursuant to the 2003 Plan.
On
July 21, 2022, the Company granted ISOs to certain employees for purchase under the Company’s 2017 Stock Option Plan, as amended
(the “2017 Plan”), of up to an aggregate of 24,000 shares of the Common Stock. Each ISO granted is for a contractual term
of six years with one-fifth vesting annually over a five-year period. The exercise price of the ISO was $ 5.34 per share, which was equal
to the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of grant.
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 10,000 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 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 September 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 September 30, 2022. All other terms of the Ferguson Stock Option remain unchanged. Upon Mr. Ferguson’s death, the
remaining Ferguson Stock Options are now held by Mr. Ferguson’s estate.
The
Company estimates fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Assumptions used to estimate the fair value of
stock options granted include the exercise price of the award, the expected term, the expected volatility of the Company’s stock
over the option’s expected term, the risk-free interest rate over the option’s expected term, and the expected annual dividend
yield. The fair value of the options granted as discussed above and the related assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option model used
to value the options granted for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were as follows:
Schedule of Stock Options Valuation Assumptions
Outside
Director Stock Option Granted
Employee Stock Option
Granted
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2022
Weighted-average
fair value per share
$ 3.61
$ 2.71
Risk-free
interest rate (1)
2.91 %
3.00 %
Expected
volatility of stock (2)
55.04 %
55.72 %
Dividend
yield
None
None
Expected
option life (3)
10.0
years
5.0
years
(1) The risk-free interest
rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the grant date over the expected term of the option.
(2) The expected volatility
is based on historical volatility from our traded Common Stock over the expected term of the option.
(3) The expected option
life is based on historical exercises and post-vesting data.
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The
following table summarizes stock-based compensation recognized for the three and nine months ended September 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
Nine
Months Ended
Stock
Options
September
30,
September
30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Employee
Stock Options
$ 76,000
$ 34,000
$ 248,000
$ 100,000
Director
Stock Options
29,000
28,000
62,000
49,000
Total
$ 105,000
$ 62,000
$ 310,000
$ 149,000
At
September 30, 2022, the Company has approximately $ 1,396,000 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
3.8 years.
The
summary of the Company’s total stock option plans as of September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, and changes during the periods
then ended, are presented below. The Company’s plans consist/consisted of the 2010 Stock Option Plan, the 2017 Plan and the 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
94,000
$ 5.20
Exercised
( 52,400 )
$ 4.04
$ 97,856
Forfeited/expired
( 9,600 )
$ 5.50
Options
outstanding end of period (1)
1,051,400
$ 4.98
4.0
$ 492,939
Options
exercisable at September 30, 2022 (1)
453,900
$ 3.93
2.4
$ 354,709
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
76,000
$ 6.05
Exercised
( 500 )
$ 3.15
$ 2,175
Forfeited/expired
( 19,500 )
$ 6.75
Options
outstanding end of period (1)
714,400
$ 4.02
3.6
$ 1,888,695
Options
exercisable at September 30, 2021 (2)
416,400
$ 3.91
2.9
$ 1,146,320
(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.
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During
the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company issued a total of 64,272 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 $ 359,000 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 nine months ended September 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. Additionally, the Company issued 2,400 shares
of its Common Stock from the exercise of an option for the purchase of 2,400 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $ 5.50 per
share resulting in proceeds of approximately $ 13,000 .
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 September 30, 2022. Upon Mr. Ferguson’s death,
the warrant is now held by Mr. Ferguson’s estate. The Ferguson Loan was paid-in-full in December 2020.
7.
Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic
income (loss) per share is calculated based on the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares during the applicable period.
Diluted income (loss) per share is based on the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares plus the weighted-average number
of potential outstanding common shares. In periods where they are anti-dilutive, such amounts are excluded from the calculations of dilutive
earnings per share. The following table reconciles the income (loss) and average share amounts used to compute both basic and diluted
income (loss) per share:
Schedule
of Earning Per Share
(Amounts
in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Three
Months Ended
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
September
30,
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Net
income (loss) attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., common stockholders:
Income
(loss) from continuing operations, net of taxes
$ 824
1,381
( 1,682 )
3,464
Net
loss attributable to non-controlling interest
—
( 64 )
—
( 123 )
Income
(loss) from continuing operations attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
$ 824
$ 1,445
$ ( 1,682 )
$ 3,587
Income
(loss) from continuing operations attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
$ 824
$ 1,445
$ ( 1,682 )
$ 3,587
Loss
from discontinuing operations attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
( 160 )
( 43 )
( 442 )
( 285 )
Net
income (loss) attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
$ 664
$ 1,402
$ ( 2,124 )
$ 3,302
Basic
income (loss) per share attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
$ .05
$ .11
$ ( .16 )
$ .27
Diluted
income (loss) per share attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. common stockholders
$ .05
$ .11
$ ( .16 )
$ .27
Weighted average
shares outstanding:
Basic weighted average
shares outstanding
13,297
12,198
13,265
12,181
Add:
dilutive effect of stock options
131
183
—
206
Add:
dilutive effect of warrant
19
25
—
29
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding
13,447
12,406
13,265
12,416
Potential
shares excluded from above weighted average share calculations due to their anti-dilutive effect include:
Stock
options
499
30
405
30
Warrant
—
—
—
—
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8.
Long Term Debt
Long-term
debt consists of the following:
Schedule of Long Term Debt
(Amounts
in Thousands)
September
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 nine month of 2022 was 0 %. (1)
$ —
$ —
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 nine 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 nine month of 2022 was 4.8 %. (1)
642
(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 nine month of 2022 was 5.3 %. (1)
480
—
Notes
Payable to 2023 and 2025, annual interest rate of 5.6 % and 9.1 %.
28
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Total
debt
1,150
993
Less
current portion of long-term debt
469
393
Long-term
debt
$ 681
$ 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 ($ 104,000 ) and ($ 112,000 ) at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
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 provided 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 the Company’s lender may impose from time to time. The Loan
Agreement, as amended (the “Amended Loan Agreement”), 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 Amended Loan Agreement, any unpaid principal balance plus interest, if any, will become due. Amount advanced under the capital
line totaled approximately $ 524,000 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.
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On
March 29, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to its Amended 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 month trailing basis,
the Facility Fee rate of 0.375 % will be reinstated.
In
connection with the amendment, the Company paid PNC a fee of $ 15,000 which is being amortized over the remaining term of the Amended
Loan Agreement as interest expense-financing fees.
On
August 2, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to its Amended 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, the Company paid PNC a fee of $ 15,000 which is being amortized over the remaining term of the Amended
Loan Agreement as interest expense-financing fees.
The
Company’s credit facility under its Amended Loan Agreement with PNC contains certain financial covenants, along with customary
representations and warranties. A breach of any of these financial covenants, unless waived by PNC, could result in a default under our
credit facility allowing our lender to immediately require the repayment of all outstanding debt under our credit facility and terminate
all commitments to extend further credit. The Company was not required to perform testing of the FCCR requirement in the first and third
quarters of 2022 pursuant to the March 29, 2022 and August 2, 2022 amendments, respectively, as discussed above. The Company failed to
meet its FCCR requirement in the second quarter of 2022; however, this non-compliance was waived by the Company’s lender pursuant
to the August 2, 2022 amendment as discussed above. Other than the FCCR covenant discussion above, the Company met all of its other financial
covenant requirements in the first, second and third quarters of 2022.
On
August 29, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to its Amended Loan Agreement with its lender which set forth certain revisions
to the Amended Loan Agreement, with the amended terms set forth in a revised Loan Agreement. The new revisions to the Amended Loan Agreement
(the “Revised Loan Agreement”), among other things, replace the LIBOR based interest rate benchmark with the SOFR and add
certain additional anti-terrorism provisions to the covenants contained in the Amended Loan Agreement. As a result of this amendment,
payment of annual rate of interest due on the revolving credit is at prime (6.25% at September 30, 2022) plus 2% or Term SOFR Rate (as
defined in the Revised Loan Agreement) plus 3.00% plus an SOFR Adjustment applicable for an interest period selected by the Company and
payment of annual rate of interest due on the term loan and the capital expenditure line is at prime plus 2.50% or Term SOFR Rate plus
3.50% plus an SOFR Adjustment applicable for an interest period selected by the Company. Pursuant to the Revised Loan Agreement, SOFR
Adjustment rates of 0.10% and 0.15% are applicable for a one-month interest period and three-month period, respectively, that may be
selected by the Company.
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After
May 7, 2022, the Company may terminate its Revised Loan Agreement upon 90 days’ prior written notice upon payment in full of our
obligations under the Revised Loan Agreement with no early termination fees.
At
September 30, 2022, the borrowing availability under the Company’s revolving credit was approximately $ 4,548,000 based on our eligible
receivables and is net of approximately $ 3,016,000 in 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.
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 September 30, 2022, PF Canada has approximately $ 2,385,000
in unpaid receivables due from CNL as a result of work performed under the TOA. Additionally, CNL has approximately $ 1,044,000 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 believe these amounts are due and payable.
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Insurance
The
Company has a 25 -year finite risk insurance policy entered into in June 2003 (“2003 Closure Policy”) with AIG Specialty Insurance
Company (“AIG”), which provides financial assurance to the applicable states for our permitted facilities in the event of
unforeseen closure. The 2003 Closure Policy, as amended, provides for a maximum allowable coverage of $ 28,177,000 which includes available
capacity to allow for annual inflation and other performance and surety bond requirements. Total coverage under the 2003 Closure Policy,
as amended, was $ 21,175,000 at September 30, 2022. At September 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 $ 11,540,000 and $ 11,471,000 , respectively, which included interest earned of $ 2,069,000 and $ 2,000,000 on the finite risk
sinking funds as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Interest income for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2022 was approximately $ 29,000 and $ 69,000 , respectively. Interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021
was approximately $ 2,000 and $ 23,000 , 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 September 30, 2022, the total amount of standby letters of credit outstanding
was approximately $ 3,016,000 and the total amount of bonds outstanding was approximately $ 59,322,000 .
10.
Discontinued Operations
The
Company’s discontinued operations consist of all our subsidiaries included in our Industrial Segment which encompasses subsidiaries
divested in 2011 and prior and three previously closed locations.
The
Company’s discontinued operations had net losses of $ 160,000 and $ 43,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021,
respectively (net of tax benefits of $ 46,000 and $ 98,000 for the three month ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively) and net
losses of $ 442,000 and $ 285,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, (net of tax benefits of $ 127,000
and $ 98,000 for the nine month ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively). The losses (excluding the tax benefits) were primarily
due to costs incurred in the administration and continued monitoring/evaluation of our discontinued operations. The Company’s discontinued
operations had no revenues for any of the periods noted above.
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The
following table presents the major class of assets of discontinued operations as of September 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
September
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
$ 23
$ 3
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
153
154
Environmental
liabilities
751
349
Total
current liabilities
927
506
Long-term
liabilities
Closure
liabilities
157
150
Environmental
liabilities
110
527
Total
long-term liabilities
267
677
Total
liabilities
$ 1,194
$ 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 nine months ended September 30, 2022 and
2021 (in thousands).
Segment
Reporting for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2022
Schedule
of Segment Reporting Information
Treatment
Services
Segments
Total
Corporate
(1)
Consolidated
Total
Revenue
from external customers
$ 8,877
$ 9,595
$ 18,472 $
—
$ 18,472
Intercompany
revenues
28
16
44
—
—
Gross
profit
1,967
1,103
3,070
—
3,070
Research
and development
55
—
55
14
69
Interest
income
—
—
—
29
29
Interest
expense
( 20 )
( 2 )
( 22 )
( 25 )
( 47 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
—
—
—
( 16 )
( 16 )
Depreciation
and amortization
387
87
474
23
497
Segment
income (loss) before income taxes
1,792
725
2,517
( 1,514 )
1,003 (2)
Income
tax expense
164
15
179
—
179
Segment
income (loss)
1,628
710
2,338
( 1,514 )
824
Expenditures
for segment assets
149
39
188
1
189
(3)
Segment
Reporting for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
Treatment
Services
Segments
Total
Corporate
(1)
Consolidated
Total
Revenue
from external customers
$ 24,749
$ 29,093
$ 53,842
$
—
$ 53,842
Intercompany
revenues
28
43
71
—
—
Gross
profit
4,168
3,422
7,590
—
7,590
Research
and development
179
23
202
43
245
Interest
income
—
—
—
69
69
Interest
expense
( 53 )
—
( 53 )
( 70 )
( 123 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
—
—
—
( 44 )
( 44 )
Depreciation
and amortization
1,139
244
1,383
50
1,433
Segment
income (loss) before income taxes
1,675
1,524
3,199
( 5,028 )
( 1,829 ) (2)
Income
tax benefit
( 91 )
( 56 )
( 147 )
—
( 147 )
Segment
income (loss)
1,766
1,580
3,346
( 5,028 )
( 1,682 )
Expenditures
for segment assets
819
127
946
1
947 (3)
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Segment
Reporting for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2021
Treatment
Services
Medical
Segments
Total
Corporate
(1)
Consolidated
Total
Revenue
from external customers
$ 8,893
$ 6,904
—
$ 15,797
$ —
$ 15,797
Intercompany
revenues
220
5
—
225
—
—
Gross
profit (negative gross profit)
2,487
( 263 )
—
2,224
—
2,224
Research
and development
52
18
162
232
11
243
Interest
income
—
—
—
—
2
2
Interest
expense
( 51 )
( 1 )
—
( 52 )
( 25 )
( 77 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
—
—
—
—
( 11 )
( 11 )
Depreciation
and amortization
319
85
—
404
5
409
Segment
income (loss) before income taxes
1,317
( 984 )
( 162 )
171
( 1,626 )
( 1,455 )
Income
tax expense (benefit)
1
—
—
1
( 2,837 )
( 2,836 ) (4)
Segment
income (loss)
1,316
( 984 )
( 162 )
170
1,211
1,381
Expenditures
for segment assets
482
—
—
482
—
482 (6)
Segment
Reporting for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Treatment
Services
Medical
Segments
Total
Corporate
(1)
Consolidated
Total
Revenue
from external customers
$ 24,094
$ 30,981
—
$ 55,075
$ —
$ 55,075
Intercompany
revenues
1,199
44
—
1,243
—
—
Gross
profit
4,845
701
—
5,546
—
5,546
Research
and development
142
50
311
503
35
538
Interest
income
—
—
—
—
23
23
Interest
expense
( 88 )
( 9 )
—
( 97 )
( 112 )
( 209 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
—
—
—
—
( 28 )
( 28 )
Depreciation
and amortization
939
255
—
1,194
14
1,208
Segment
income (loss) before income taxes
1,669
( 1,721 )
( 311 )
( 363 )
987
(5)
624
Income
tax (benefit) expense
( 13 )
10
—
( 3 )
( 2,837 )
( 2,840 ) (4)
Segment
income (loss)
1,682
( 1,731 )
( 311 )
( 360 )
3,824
3,464
Expenditures
for segment assets
1,109
14
—
1,123
9
1,132 (6)
(1) Amounts reflect
the activity for corporate headquarters not included in the segment information.
(2) Includes approximately
$ 1,975,000 recorded as other income under the Employee Retention Credit program under the CARES Act, as amended (see “Note 13 –
Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) below for a discussion of this expected refund amount).
(3) Net of financed
amount of $ 0 and $ 114,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
(4) Includes tax benefit
recorded in amount of approximately $ 2,351,000 resulting from release of valuation allowance on the Company’s deferred tax assets.
(5) Includes approximately
$ 5,381,000 of “Gain on extinguishment of debt” recorded in connection with the Company’s Paycheck Protection Program
(“PPP”) Loan which was forgiven by the U.S. Small Business Administration effective June 15, 2021.
(6) Net of financed
amount of $ 271,000 and $ 348,000 for the three and nine months ended September 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 nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded a total of $ 465,000 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. Additionally, the Company recorded approximately $ 662,000 in additional estimated
closure liabilities (within current liabilities) and ARO for our EWOC (Oak Ridge Environmental Waste Operations Center) facility. The
ARO is reported as a component of “Net property and equipment” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2022.
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13.
Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”)
The
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Securities Act (“CARES Act”), which was enacted on March 27, 2020, provides an Employee
Retention Credit (“ERC”) for qualifying businesses keeping employees on their payroll during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ERC
was subsequently amended by the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, the Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2021, and
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, all of which amended and extended the ERC availability and guidelines under the CARES Act. Following
these amendments, the Company determined that it was eligible for the ERC, and as a result of the foregoing legislations, is eligible
to claim a refundable tax credit against the Company’s share of certain payroll taxes equal to 70 % of the qualified wages paid
to employees between July 1, 2021 and September 30, 2021. Qualified wages are limited to $ 10,000 per employee per calendar quarter in
2021 for a maximum allowable ERC per employee of $ 7,000 per calendar quarter in 2021. For purposes of the amended ERC, an eligible employer
is defined as having experienced a significant (20% or more) decline in gross receipts during one or more of the first three 2021 calendar
quarters when compared to 2019.
During
the third quarter of 2022, the Company determined it was eligible for the ERC and amended its third quarter 2021 employer payroll tax
filings claiming a refund from the U.S. Treasury in the amount of approximately $ 1,975,000 . As there is no authoritative guidance under
U.S. GAAP on accounting for government assistance to for-profit business entities, we account for the ERC by analogy to International
Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 20, Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance. In accordance with
IAS 20, management determined it has reasonable assurance for receipt of the ERC and recorded the expected refund as other income (within
“Other income (expense)”) on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and other receivables (within “Prepaid
and other assets”) on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
14.
Income Taxes
The
Company had income tax expense of $ 179,000 and income tax benefit of $ 2,836,000 for continuing operations for the three months ended
September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and income tax benefits of $ 147,000 and $ 2,840,000 for the nine months ended September 30,
2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rates were approximately 17.8 % and 194.9 % for the three months ended September
30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and 8.0 % and ( 455.1 %) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company’s
effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 were impacted by non-deductible expenses and state taxes.
The Company’s effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 were substantially impacted by the release
of the Company’s valuation allowance during the third quarter of 2021. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021,
the primary reasons for the differences between the Company’s effective tax rate and statutory tax rate were due to the release
of valuation allowance and the forgiveness of the Company’s PPP Loan which was included in the Company’s Consolidated Statement
of Operations as “Gain on extinguishment of debt” but is exempt from income taxes.
15.
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 the Company is the primary beneficiary. At September 30, 2022, Perma-Fix ERRG had total assets of
$ 91,000 and total liabilities of $ 91,000 which are all recorded as current.
16.
Subsequent Events
Management
evaluated events occurring subsequent to September 30, 2022 through November 3, 2022, the date these consolidated financial statements
were available for issuance, and determined that no material recognizable subsequent events occurred.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-looking
Statements
Certain
statements contained within this report may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (collectively, the “Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995”). All statements in this report other than a statement of historical fact are forward-looking
statements that are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results and performance
of the Company to differ materially from such statements. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“intend,” “will,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained
herein relate to, among other things,
●
demand
for our services;
●
reductions
and improvement in the level of government funding in future years;
●
reducing
operating costs and non-essential expenditures;
●
ability
to meet loan agreement quarterly 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;
●
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;
●
continue
improvement in waste receipts and project work;
●
submitted
bid;
●
fund
remediation expenditures for sites from funds generated internally;
●
ownership
percentage interest upon finalization of partnership agreement;
●
investment
requirement upon finalization of joint venture;
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●
positive trends;
●
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;
●
ERC
refund;
●
remediation
of material weakness;
●
future
price increases; and
●
continuation
of contracts with federal government.
While
the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance such expectations
will prove to be correct. There are a variety of factors, which could cause future outcomes to differ materially from those described
in this report, including, but not limited to:
●
general
economic conditions;
●
contract
bids, including international markets;
●
material
reduction in revenues;
●
inability
to meet PNC covenant requirements;
●
inability
to collect in a timely manner a material amount of receivables;
●
increased
competitive pressures;
●
inability
to maintain and obtain required permits and approvals to conduct operations;
●
public
not accepting our new technology;
●
inability
to develop new and existing technologies in the conduct of operations;
●
inability
to maintain and obtain closure and operating insurance requirements;
●
inability
to retain or renew certain required permits;
●
discovery
of additional contamination or expanded contamination at any of the sites or facilities leased or owned by us or our subsidiaries
which would result in a material increase in remediation expenditures;
●
delays
at our third-party disposal site can extend collection of our receivables greater than twelve months;
●
refusal
of third-party disposal sites to accept our waste;
●
changes
in federal, state and local laws and regulations, especially environmental laws and regulations, or in interpretation of such;
●
requirements
to obtain permits for TSD activities or licensing requirements to handle low level radioactive materials are limited or lessened;
●
potential
increases in equipment, maintenance, operating or labor costs;
●
management
retention and development;
●
financial
valuation of intangible assets is substantially more/less than expected;
●
the
requirement to use internally generated funds for purposes not presently anticipated;
●
inability
to continue to be profitable on an annualized basis;
●
inability
of the Company to maintain the listing of its Common Stock on the NASDAQ;
●
terminations
of contracts with government agencies or subcontracts involving government agencies or reduction in amount of waste delivered to
the Company under the contracts or subcontracts;
●
renegotiation
of contracts involving government agencies;
●
federal
government’s inability or failure to provide necessary funding to remediate contaminated federal sites;
●
disposal
expense accrual could prove to be inadequate in the event the waste requires re-treatment;
●
inability
to raise capital on commercially reasonable terms;
●
inability
to increase profitable revenue;
●
impact
of the COVID-19 and economic uncertainties;
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●
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;
●
challenge
by regulatory authorities of our claim to the ERTC; 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 and second quarters 2022 Form 10-Qs
and this third quarter 2022 Form 10-Q.
Overview
Revenue
increased by $2,675,000 or 16.9% to $18,472,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 from $15,797,000 for the corresponding
period of 2021. Services Segment revenue increased to $9,595,000 from $6,904,000 or approximately 39.0%. The increase was primarily due
to achievement of full operational status on certain projects which had been delayed 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. As previously disclosed, starting
in the second quarter of 2022, work under these projects had resumed/increased as the pandemic impacts began to subside and has since
reached full operational status. Treatment Segment revenue decreased slightly by $16,000 or 0.2% for the third quarter of 2022 as compared
to the corresponding period of 2021. Treatment Segment revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2021 included approximately $1,286,000
recognized from a significant request for equitable adjustment (“REA”) under a government waste generator contract resulting
from certain pricing provisions of the contract. Excluding this REA, Treatment Segment revenue increase approximately $1,270,000 or 16.7%
in the third quarter of 2022 primarily due to higher waste volume which was offset by lower averaged price waste due to revenue mix.
As previously disclosed, starting in the latter part of the second quarter of 2022, our Treatment Segment began to see improvements in
waste receipt from certain customers who had previously delayed waste shipments due, in part, from the impact of COVID-19 which is reflected
in our Treatment Segment waste backlog of $7,088,000 at September 30, 2022, an increase of approximately $967,000 or 15.8% from the balance
of $6,121,000 at March 31, 2022. Our Treatment Segment revenue was negatively impacted by delays in waste shipments from certain customers
at our Florida facility due to Hurricane Ian. We continue to have bids currently submitted in both segments and are awaiting awards.
At this time, we expect to see continued steady improvements in waste receipts and increase work from projects, subject to potential
impact of COVID-19 and other impacts (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).
Overall
gross profit increased by $846,000 or 38.0%. Excluding the REA recorded in the third quarter of 2021 as discussed above, gross profit
increased in both segments where Treatment Segment gross profit increased by approximately $766,000 primarily due to higher revenue from
higher waste volume which was partially offset by lower averaged priced waste from revenue mix and Services Segment gross profit increased
by approximately $1,366,000 due to higher revenue from increased work. Selling, General, and Administrative (“SG&A”)
expenses increased $581,000 or 17.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the corresponding period of 2021.
During
the third quarter of 2022, we recorded approximately $1,975,000 in other income and other receivables (within current assets in our Consolidated
Balance Sheets), which represent an employee retention credit that we are eligible for under the CARES Act (as amended) as result of
the COVID-19 pandemic (see “Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”)”) within this MD&A for a discussion of this
refund that we are expecting resulting from this tax credit).
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Revenue
decreased by $1,233,000 or 2.2% to $53,842,000 for the nine month ended September 30, 2022 from $55,075,000 for the corresponding period
of 2021. The decrease was entirely within our Services Segment where revenue decreased to $29,093,000 from $30,981,000 or approximately
6.1%. 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 had resumed/increased starting in the second
quarter of 2022 and has since reached full operational status. The lower revenue in the first nine 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 $655,000
or 2.7%. As discussed above, our Treatment Segment revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2021 included approximately $1,286,000
recognized from a significant REA under a government waste generator contract resulting from certain pricing provisions of the contract.
Excluding this REA, the increase in revenue of $1,941,000 or 8.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was primarily due to higher
waste volume which was offset by lower averaged price waste due to revenue mix.
Overall
gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased $2,044,000 or 36.9%. Excluding the REA recorded in the third quarter
of 2021 as discussed above, gross profit increased in both segments where Treatment Segment gross profit increased by approximately $609,000
primarily due to higher revenue from higher waste volume which was partially offset by lower averaged priced waste from revenue mix and
Services Segment gross profit increased by approximately $2,721,000 due to higher revenue from increased work. SG&A expenses increased
$1,485,000 or 15.5% for the nine months ended September 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 continue to
see steady waste receipt improvements and work under projects resume/increase as our customers continue to ease up on COVID-19 restrictions.
We continue to have submitted bids awaiting awards in both segments. At this time, we expect these positive trends to continue; 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 continues
to subside, we may continue to experience adverse effect on our business and financial results because of economic impacts, 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).
We
believe we have sufficient liquidity on hand to continue business operations during the next twelve months. At September 30, 2022, we
had borrowing availability under our revolving credit facility of approximately $4,548,000 which was based on a percentage of eligible
receivables and subject to certain reserves. As a result of an amendment to our Loan Agreement that we entered into with our lender in
August 2022, 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 ways to improve our liquidity and the need in reducing
operating costs during this volatile time. Reducing operating costs 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. Work under all of our contracts/task order agreements with Canadian government authorities
has substantially been completed. A significant account receivable due to PF Canada is subject to continuing negotiations. 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.
Based upon current regulations, for the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K,
we will continue to be a SRC but no longer an accelerated filer.
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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
Three
Months Ended
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
September
30,
Consolidated
(amounts in thousands)
2022
%
2021
%
2022
%
2021
%
Net
revenues
$ 18,472
100.0
$ 15,797
100.0
$ 53,842
100.0
$ 55,075
100.0
Cost
of goods sold
15,402
83.4
13,573
85.9
46,252
85.9
49,529
89.9
Gross
profit
3,070
16.6
2,224
14.1
7,590
14.1
5,546
10.1
Selling,
general and administrative
3,929
21.3
3,348
21.2
11,035
20.5
9,550
17.3
Research
and development
69
.3
243
1.5
245
.5
538
1.0
Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
—
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
Loss
from operations
(928 )
(5.0 )
(1,368 )
(8.6 )
(3,691 )
(6.9 )
(4,543 )
(8.2 )
Interest
income
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.2
2
—
69
.1
23
—
Interest
expense
(47 )
(.2 )
(77 )
(.5 )
(123 )
(.2 )
(209 )
(.4 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
(16 )
(.1 )
(11 )
(.1 )
(44 )
—
(28 )
(.1 )
Other
1,965
10.6
(1 )
—
1,960
3.6
—
—
Gain
on extinguishment of debt
—
—
—
—
—
—
5,381
9.8
Income
(loss) from continuing operations before taxes
1,003
5.5
(1,455 )
(9.2 )
(1,829 )
(3.4 )
624
1.1
Income
tax expense (benefit)
179
1.0
(2,836 )
(17.9 )
(147 )
(.3 )
(2,840 )
(5.2 )
Income
(loss) from continuing operations, net of taxes
$ 824
4.5
$ 1,381
8.7
$ (1,682 )
(3.1 )
$ 3,464
6.3
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Revenues
Consolidated
revenues increased $2,675,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021, as
follows:
(In
thousands)
2022
%
Revenue
2021
%
Revenue
Change
%
Change
Treatment
Government
waste
$ 5,475
29.7
$ 6,164
39.0
$ (689 )
(11.2 )
Hazardous/non-hazardous
(1)
1,150
6.2
1,094
6.9
56
5.1
Other
nuclear waste
2,252
12.2
1,635
10.4
617
37.7
Total
8,877
48.1
8,893
56.3
(16 )
(0.2 )
Services
Nuclear
services
9,360
50.7
6,505
41.2
2,855
43.9
Technical
services
235
1.2
399
2.5
(164 )
(41.1 )
Total
9,595
51.9
6,904
43.7
2,691
39.0
Total
$ 18,472
100.0
$ 15,797
100.0
$ 2,675
16.9
(1)
Includes wastes generated by government clients of $540,000 and $597,000 for the three month ended September 30, 2022 and the corresponding
period of 2021, respectively.
Treatment
Segment revenue decreased by $16,000 or 0.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 over the same period in 2021. Treatment Segment
revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2021 included a significant REA in the amount of approximately $1,286,000 recognized
under a government waste generator contract resulting from certain pricing provisions of the contract. Excluding this REA, the overall
increase in revenue of $1,270,000 or 16.7% was primarily due to higher waste volume which was partly offset by lower averaged price waste
due to revenue mix. As previously disclosed, since the latter part of the second quarter of 2022, our Treatment Segment began to see
improvement in waste receipts from certain customers who had previously delayed waste shipments due, in part, to impact of COVID-19.
This improvement has continued in the third quarter but was partly negatively impacted by some delays in waste shipment from certain
customers at our Florida facility from Hurricane Ian. Services Segment revenue increased by approximately $2,691,000 or 39.0% primarily
due to achievement of full operational status on certain projects which had previously 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.
Since the second quarter of 2022, work under these projects had resumed/increased and has since reached full operational status. 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 $1,233,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021,
as follows:
(In
thousands)
2022
%
Revenue
2021
%
Revenue
Change
%
Change
Treatment
Government
waste
$ 16,666
31.0
$ 15,653
28.4
$ 1,013
6.5
Hazardous/non-hazardous
(1)
3,515
6.5
3,722
6.8
(207 )
(5.6 )
Other
nuclear waste
4,568
8.5
4,719
8.5
(151 )
(3.2 )
Total
24,749
46.0
24,094
43.7
655
2.7
Services
Nuclear
services
28,320
52.6
29,832
54.2
(1,512 )
(5.1 )
Technical
services
773
1.4
1,149
2.1
(376 )
(32.7 )
Total
29,093
54.0
30,981
56.3
(1,888 )
(6.1 )
Total
$ 53,842
100.0
$ 55,075
100.0
$ (1,233 )
(2.2 )
(1)
Includes wastes generated by government clients of $1,652,000 and $1,886,000 for the nine month ended September 30, 2022 and the
corresponding period of 2021, respectively.
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Treatment
Segment revenue increased by $655,000 or 2.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 over the same period in 2021. Excluding the
significant REA of $1,286,000 recorded in the third quarter of 2021 as discussed above, the overall increase in revenue of $1,941,000
or 8.5% was primarily due to higher waste volume as we continue to see steady improvements in waste receipts as our customers continue
to ease up on COVID-19 restrictions. As disclosed above, this steady improvement in waste receipts was negatively impacted by some delays
in waste shipment from certain customers at our Florida facility from Hurricane Ian. The higher revenue from higher waste volume was
offset by lower averaged price waste from revenue mix. Services Segment revenue decreased by approximately $1,888,000 or 6.1%. 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 previously disclosed, since the second quarter of 2022, work under these projects had resumed/increased and has
since reached full operational status. The lower revenue in the first nine 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.
Cost
of Goods Sold
Cost
of goods sold increased $1,829,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2021, as
follows:
%
%
(In
thousands)
2022
Revenue
2021
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ 6,910
77.8
$ 6,406
72.0
$ 504
Services
8,492
88.5
7,167
103.8
1,325
Total
$ 15,402
83.4
$ 13,573
85.9
$ 1,829
Cost
of goods sold for the Treatment Segment increased by approximately $504,000 or 7.9%. Treatment Segment’s variable costs increased
by approximately $365,000 primarily in transportation and material and supplies costs. Treatment Segment’s overall fixed costs
were higher by approximately $139,000 resulting from the following: general expenses were higher by $96,000 mostly due to higher utility
costs; depreciation expenses were higher by approximately $65,000 due to depreciation for asset retirement obligations in connection
with our EWOC facility; maintenance costs were higher by approximately $36,000; regulatory expenses were lower by approximately $16,000;
travel expenses were lower by approximately $20,000 and payroll related and travel costs were lower by approximately $22,000. Services
Segment cost of goods sold increased $1,325,000 or 18.5% primarily due to higher revenue. The increase in cost of goods sold was primarily
due to higher salaries/payroll related costs, travel, outside services and general costs totaling approximately $1,451,000. The overall
higher costs were offset by lower disposal and materials and supplies costs. Included within cost of goods sold is depreciation and amortization
expense of $471,000 and $403,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
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Cost
of goods sold decreased $3,277,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021,
as follows:
%
%
(In
thousands)
2022
Revenue
2021
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ 20,581
83.2
$ 19,249
79.9
$ 1,332
Services
25,671
88.2
30,280
97.7
(4,609 )
Total
$ 46,252
85.9
$ 49,529
89.9
$ (3,277 )
Cost
of goods sold for the Treatment Segment increased by approximately $1,332,000 or 6.9%. Treatment Segment’s variable costs increased
by approximately $593,000 primarily due to higher material and supplies, transportation, and outside services costs. Treatment Segment’s
overall fixed costs were higher by approximately $739,000 resulting from the following: salaries and payroll related expenses were higher
by $97,000 as in the prior year, more vacation hours were used by employees during the first nine months of 2021 which reduced the first
nine months prior year payroll costs; general expenses were higher by $380,000 mostly due to higher utility costs; depreciation expenses
were higher by approximately $193,000 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 $86,000; and travel expenses were lower
by approximately $33,000. Services Segment cost of goods sold decreased $4,609,000 or 15.2% primarily due to lower revenue. The decrease
in cost of goods sold was primarily due to lower salaries/payroll related, disposal and outside services costs totaling approximately
$5,195,000 which was offset by higher material and supplies and general expenses. Included within cost of goods sold is depreciation
and amortization expense of $1,373,000 and $1,191,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
Gross
Profit
Gross
profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 increased $846,000 over the same period of 2021, as follows:
%
%
(In
thousands)
2022
Revenue
2021
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ 1,967
22.2
$ 2,487
28.0
$ (520 )
Services
1,103
11.5
(263 )
(3.8 )
1,366
Total
$ 3,070
16.6
$ 2,224
14.1
$ 846
Treatment
Segment gross profit decreased by $520,000 or 20.9%. Excluding the significant REA of approximately $1,286,000 recorded during the third
quarter of 2021 as discussed above, Treatment Segment gross profit increased by approximately $766,000 or 63.8% and gross margin increased
to 22.2% from 15.8% primarily due to increased waste volume which was partly offset by lower averaged price waste from revenue mix. Services
Segment gross profit increased by $1,366,000 or 519.4% and gross margin increased to 11.5% from a negative 3.8% primarily due to higher
revenue and 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 nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased $2,044,000 over the same period in 2021, as follows:
%
%
(In
thousands)
2022
Revenue
2021
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ 4,168
16.8
$ 4,845
20.1
$ (677 )
Services
3,422
11.8
701
2.3
2,721
Total
$ 7,590
14.1
$ 5,546
10.1
$ 2,044
Treatment
Segment gross profit decreased by $677,000 or 14.0%. Excluding the significant REA of approximately $1,286,000 recorded in the third
quarter of 2021 as discussed above, Treatment Segment gross profit increased $609,000 or 17.1% and gross margin increased to 16.8% from
15.6% primarily due to higher revenue from higher waste volume which was offset by lower averaged price waste from revenue mix and the
impact of our fixed costs which continue to include much higher utility costs. Services Segment gross profit increased by $2,721,000
or 388.2% and gross margin increased from 2.3% to 11.8% 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.
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SG&A
SG& A
expenses increased $581,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to the corresponding period for 2021, as
follows:
(In
thousands)
2022
%
Revenue
2021
%
Revenue
Change
Administrative
$ 1,826
—
$ 1,580
—
$ 246
Treatment
1,144
12.9
1,066
12.0
78
Services
959
10.0
702
10.2
257
Total
$ 3,929
21.3
$ 3,348
21.2
$ 581
Administrative
SG&A expenses were higher primarily due to the following: overall outside services expenses were higher by approximately $157,000
from higher consulting/outside services/audit fees; travel expenses were higher by approximately $6,000; general expenses were higher
by approximately $12,000 in various categories; and salaries and payroll related expenses were higher by approximately $71,000 due to
higher stock-based compensation expenses from options granted to certain employees in October 2021 and higher 401(k) plan matching expenses
as our payroll expenses in the third 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: outside services expense were higher by $32,000 due to
more consulting/business matters; general expenses were higher by approximately $54,000 which included higher tradeshow expenses and
various other categories; salaries and payroll related expenses were higher by approximately $10,000; and travel expense were lower by
approximately $18,000. The increase in Services Segment SG&A was primarily due to higher salaries/payroll related and consulting
expenses totaling approximately $176,000 due to bid and proposals efforts; higher travel expenses by approximately $14,000 and higher
general expenses by approximately $67,000 which included higher tradeshow expenses and various other categories. Included in SG&A
expenses is depreciation and amortization expense of $26,000 and $6,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
SG& A
expenses increased $1,485,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to the corresponding period for 2021,
as follows:
(In
thousands)
2022
%
Revenue
2021
%
Revenue
Change
Administrative
$ 5,278
—
$ 4,243
—
$ 1,035
Treatment
3,302
13.3
2,945
12.2
357
Services
2,455
8.4
2,362
7.6
93
Total
$ 11,035
20.5
$ 9,550
17.3
$ 1,485
Administrative
SG&A expenses were higher primarily due to the following: overall outside services expenses were higher by approximately $491,000
resulting from higher consulting/outside services/audit fees; travel expenses were higher by approximately $31,000; general expenses
were higher by approximately $32,000 in various categories; and salaries and payroll related expenses were higher by approximately $481,000
primarily due to higher stock-based compensation expenses from options granted to certain employees in October 2021 and higher 401(k)
plan matching expenses as our payroll expenses in the first nine 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 $84,000 as in the prior year, more vacation hours were used by employees during the first nine months of 2021 which reduced
the first nine months prior year payroll costs; outside services expense were higher by $76,000 due to more consulting/business matters
(including our Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives); travel expense were higher by approximately $39,000; and general expenses
were higher by $158,000 which included higher tradeshow expenses and various other categories. The increase in SG&A expenses within
our Services Segment was primarily due to the following: travel expenses were higher by $32,000; general expenses were higher by approximately
$95,000 which included higher tradeshow expenses and various other categories; and salaries/payroll related and consulting expenses were
lower by approximately $34,000 as in 2021, increased hours and consulting costs were spent on bid and proposal efforts. Included
in SG&A expenses is depreciation and amortization expense of $60,000 and $17,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022
and 2021, respectively.
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R&D
R&D
expenses decreased $174,000 and 293,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to the corresponding
period of 2021.
Three
Months Ended
September 30,
Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
(In
thousands)
2022
2021
Change
2022
2021
Change
Administrative
$ 14
$ 11
$ 3
$ 43
$ 35
$ 8
Treatment
55
52
3
179
142
37
Services
—
18
(18 )
23
50
(27 )
PF
Medical
—
162
(162 )
—
311
(311 )
Total
$ 69
$ 243
$ (174 )
$ 245
$ 538
$ (293 )
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 $46,000 for the three and nine months ended September 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 $30,000 and $86,000 for the three and nine months ended September 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 expense of $179,000 and income tax benefit of $2,836,000 for continuing operations for the three months ended September
30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and income tax benefits of $147,000 and $2,840,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and
2021, respectively. Our effective tax rates were approximately 17.8% and 194.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021,
respectively, and 8.0% and (455.1%) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Our effective tax rates for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 were impacted by non-deductible expenses and state taxes. Our effective tax rates
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 were substantially impacted by the release of our valuation allowance during the
third quarter of 2021. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the primary reasons for the differences between our effective
tax rate and statutory tax rate were due to the release of valuation allowance and the forgiveness of our PPP Loan which was included
in our Consolidated Statement of Operations as “Gain on extinguishment of debt” but is exempt from income taxes.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our
cash flow requirements during the nine months ended September 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, cash on hand
and a refund that we expect to receive under the ERC program under the CARES Act, as amended (see a discussion of this expected refund
below – “Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”)). We continue to explore all sources of increasing our capital and/or
liquidity and to improve our revenue and working capital. We are continually reviewing operating costs and reviewing the possibility
of further reducing operating costs and non-essential expenditures to bring them in line with revenue levels, when necessary. At this
time, we believe that our cash flows from operations, our available liquidity from our credit facility, our cash on hand and the expected
refund from the ERC program 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.
The
following table reflects the cash flow activities during the first nine months of 2022:
(In
thousands)
Cash
used in operating activities of continuing operations
$ (334 )
Cash
used in operating activities of discontinued operations
(559 )
Cash
used in investing activities of continuing operations
(922 )
Cash
used in financing activities of continuing operations
(694 )
Effect
of exchange rate changes in cash
(4 )
Decrease
in cash and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash)
$ (2,513 )
At
September 30, 2022, we were in a positive cash position with no revolving credit balance. At September 30, 2022, we had cash on hand
of approximately $1,858,000.
Operating
Activities
Accounts
receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts, totaled $9,993,000 at September 30, 2022, a decrease of $1,379,000 from the December
31, 2021 balance of $11,372,000. The decrease was attributed to timing of invoicing and timing of our accounts receivable collection.
Our contracts with our customers are subject to various payment terms and conditions; therefore, our accounts receivable are impacted
by these terms and conditions and the related timing of accounts receivable collections. Additionally, our contracts with our customers
may sometimes result in modifications which can cause delays in collections. Our accounts receivable at September 30, 2022 include invoices
for work performed which previously was in our unbilled account for a certain Canadian project that remain outstanding and subject to
negotiations (see unbilled receivables discussion below). See discussion under “Known Trends and Uncertainties – Perma-Fix
Canada, Inc. (“PF Canada”) for a discussion as to certain account receivable.
Unbilled
receivables totaled $6,306,000 at September 30, 2022, a decrease of $2,689,000 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 $10,37,000 at September 30, 2022, a decrease of $1,605,000 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.
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We
had working capital of $1,505,000 (which included working capital of our discontinued operations) at September 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. 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 and the approximately $621,000 in additional current closure liabilities recorded for our EWOC facility. Our working capital
was positively impacted by the employee retention credit in the amount of approximately $1,975,000 recorded as current receivables (within
“Prepaid and other assets” in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. See a discussion of this credit below “Employee Retention
Credit (“ERC”)”).
Investing
Activities
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2022, our purchases of capital equipment totaled approximately $1,061,000, of which $114,000 was
subject to financing, with the remaining funded from cash from operations and our credit facility. We have budgeted approximately $2,000,000
for 2022 capital expenditures primarily for our Treatment and Services Segments to maintain operations and regulatory compliance requirements
and support revenue growth. Certain of these budgeted projects may either be delayed until later years or deferred altogether. We plan
to fund our capital expenditures from cash from operations and/or financing. The initiation and timing of projects are also determined
by financing alternatives or funds available for such capital projects.
During
March 2022, we signed a joint venture term sheet addressing plans to partner with Springfields Fuels Limited (“SFL”), an
affiliate of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, to develop and manage a nuclear waste-materials treatment facility (the “Facility”)
in the United Kingdom. The Facility is for the purpose of expanding the partners’ waste treatment capabilities for the European
nuclear market. It is expected that upon finalization of a partnership agreement, SFL will have an ownership interest of fifty-five (55)
percent and our interest will be forty-five (45) percent. The finalization, form and capitalization of this unpopulated partnership is
subject to numerous conditions, including but not limited to, winning a certain contract, completion and execution of a definitive agreement
and facility design, granting of required regulatory, lender or permitting approvals and updated cost and profitability analysis based
on current and forecast future economic conditions. 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, (the “Loan Agreement”),
with PNC National Association (“PNC”), acting as agent and lender. The Loan Agreement provided 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 (the “Amended
Loan Agreement”), 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 Amended Loan Agreement, 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 September 30, 2022, balance on the capital line was approximately $480,000. The advance made on the capital line was used to purchase
the underlying asset under a previous finance lease.
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On
March 29, 2022, we entered into an amendment to our Amended 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 month 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 Amended Loan
Agreement as interest expense-financing fees.
On
August 2, 2022, we entered into an amendment to our Amended 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 which is being amortized over the remaining term of the Amended Loan
Agreement as interest expense-financing fees.
Our
credit facility under our Amended Loan Agreement with PNC contains certain financial covenants, along with customary representations
and warranties. A breach of any of these financial covenants, unless waived by PNC, could result in a default under our credit facility
allowing our lender to immediately require the repayment of all outstanding debt under our credit facility and terminate all commitments
to extend further credit. We were not required to perform testing of the FCCR requirement in the first and third quarters of 2022 pursuant
to the March 29, 2022 and August 2, 2022 amendments, respectively, as discussed above. We failed to meet our FCCR requirement in the
second quarter of 2022; however, this non-compliance was waived by our lender pursuant to the August 2, 2022 amendment as discussed above.
Other than the FCCR covenant discussion above, we met all of our other financial covenant requirements in the first, second and third
quarters of 2022. We expect to meet our quarterly financial covenant requirements for the next twelve months under our Amended Loan Agreement.
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On
August 29, 2022, we entered into an amendment to our Amended Loan Agreement with our lender which set forth certain revisions to our
Amended Loan Agreement, with the amended terms set forth in a revised Loan Agreement. The new revisions to the Amended Loan Agreement
(the “Revised Loan Agreement”) among other things, replaced the London InterBank Offer Rate (“LIBOR”) based interest
rate benchmark with the Secured Overnight Finance Rate (“SOFR”) and added certain additional anti-terrorism provisions to
the covenants contained in the Amended Loan Agreement. As a result of this amendment, payment of annual rate of interest due on the revolving
credit is at prime (6.25% at September 30, 2022) plus 2% or Term SOFR Rate (as defined in the Revised Loan Agreement) plus 3.00% plus
an SOFR Adjustment applicable for an interest period selected by us and payment of annual rate of interest due on the term loan and the
capital expenditure line is at prime plus 2.50% or Term SOFR Rate plus 3.50% plus an SOFR Adjustment applicable for an interest period
selected by us. Pursuant to the Revised Loan Agreement, SOFR Adjustment rates of 0.10% and 0.15% are applicable for a one-month interest
period and three-month period, respectively, that may be selected by us.
After
May 7, 2022, we may terminate its Revised Loan Agreement upon 90 days’ prior written notice upon payment in full of our obligations
under the Revised Loan Agreement with no early termination fees.
Employee
Retention Credit (“ERC”)
The
CARES Act, which was enacted on March 27, 2020, provides an ERC for qualifying businesses keeping employees on their payroll during the
COVID-19 pandemic. The ERC was subsequently amended by the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, the Consolidated Appropriation
Act of 2021, and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, all of which amended and extended the ERC availability and guidelines under the
CARES Act. Following these amendments, we determined that we were eligible for the ERC, and as a result of the foregoing legislations,
are eligible to claim a refundable tax credit against our share of certain payroll taxes equal to 70% of the qualified wages paid to
employees between July 1, 2021 and September 30, 2021. Qualified wages are limited to $10,000 per employee per calendar quarter in 2021
for a maximum allowable ERC per employee of $7,000 per calendar quarter in 2021. For purposes of the amended ERC, an eligible employer
is defined as having experienced a significant (20% or more) decline in gross receipts during one or more of the first three 2021 calendar
quarters when compared to 2019.
During
the third quarter of 2022, we determined we were eligible for the ERC and amended our third quarter 2021 employer payroll tax filings
claiming a refund from the U.S. Treasury in the amount of approximately $1,975,000. As there is no authoritative guidance under U.S.
GAAP on accounting for government assistance to for-profit business entities, we account for the ERC by analogy to International Accounting
Standard (“IAS”) 20, Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance. In accordance with IAS 20,
management determined it has reasonable assurance for receipt of the ERC and recorded the expected refund as other income (within “Other
income (expense)”) on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and other receivables (within “Prepaid and other assets”)
on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
From
time to time, we are required to post standby letters of credit and various bonds to support contractual obligations to customers and
other obligations, including facility closures. At September 30, 2022, the total amount of standby letters of credit outstanding totaled
approximately $3,016,000 and the total amount of bonds outstanding totaled approximately $59,322,000. We also provide closure and post-closure
requirements through a financial assurance policy for certain of our Treatment Segment facilities through AIG. At September 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 nine months of 2022, or will be adopted in future periods.
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Known
Trends and Uncertainties
Significant
Customers . Our Treatment and Services Segments have significant relationships with the U.S governmental authorities through contracts
entered into indirectly as subcontractors for others who are prime contractors or directly as the prime contractor to government authorities.
We also had significant relationships with Canadian government authorities primarily through TOAs entered into with Canadian government
authorities. Project work under all TOAs with Canadian government authorities has substantially been completed. The contracts that we
are a party to with others as subcontractors to the U.S federal government or directly with the U.S federal government generally provide
that the government may terminate the contract at any time for convenience at the government’s option. The contracts/TOAs that
we are a party to with Canadian governmental authorities also generally provide that the government authorities may terminate the contracts/TOAs
at any time for any reason for convenience. Our inability to continue under existing contracts that we have with the U.S government (directly
or indirectly as a subcontractor) or significant reductions in the level of governmental funding in any given year could have a material
adverse impact on our operations and financial condition.
We
performed services relating to waste generated by government clients (domestic and foreign (primarily Canadian)), either directly as
a prime contractor or indirectly for others as a subcontractor to government entities, representing approximately $15,279,000 or 82.7%
and $46,488,000 or 86.3% of our total revenues generated during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, as
compared to $13,244,000 or 83.8% and $47,267,000 or 85.8% of our total revenues generated during the three and nine months ended September
30, 2021, respectively.
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 September 30, 2022, PF Canada has approximately $2,385,000 in unpaid receivables due from CNL as a result of work performed under
the TOA. Additionally, CNL has approximately $1,044,000 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 believe 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.
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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 previously
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, This 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. Continued increases in pricing and/or potential delays in procurements of material and supplies and equipment required
for our operations resulting from further tightening supply chain could further adversely affect our operations and profitability.
Inflation
and Cost Increases. Continued increases in any of our operating costs, including further changes in fuel prices (which impacts our
transportation costs), wage rates, supplies, and utility costs, may further increase our overall cost of goods sold or operating expenses.
Some of these cost increases have been the result of inflationary pressures that could further reduce profitability. We may attempt to
increase our sales prices in order to maintain satisfactory margin; however, competitive pressures in our industry may have the effect
of inhibiting our ability to reflect these increased costs in the prices of our services that we provide to our customers and therefore
reduce our profitability.
Environmental
Contingencies
We
are engaged in the waste management services segment of the pollution control industry. As a participant in the on-site treatment, storage
and disposal market and the off-site treatment and services market, we are subject to rigorous federal, state and local regulations.
These regulations mandate strict compliance and therefore are a cost and concern to us. Because of their integral role in providing quality
environmental services, we believe 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 September 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 September
30, 2022, $751,000 of the total accrued environmental liabilities was recorded as current.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks
Not
applicable
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
(a)
Evaluation
of disclosure controls and procedures.
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and that such information is accumulated and communicated
to our management. As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation with the participation of our
Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. Based on this recent assessment, our Principal Executive Officer and
Principal Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) were not effective as of September 30, 2022 as a result of the identified material
weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as discussed in more detail below and in our 2021 Form 10-K filing.
As
previously disclosed in our 2021 Form 10-K, management concluded that a material weakness existed in our internal control over financial
reporting because 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 above 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.
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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.
Item
6. Exhibits
(a)
Exhibits
4.1
Fifth
Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated August 29, 2022, as incorporated
by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 29, 2022.
4.2
Revised
Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement referenced as Annex A in the Fifth Amendment, as incorporated
by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 29, 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, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Company Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 filed on August 5, 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
XBRL Instance Document-the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the
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:
November 3, 2022
By:
/s/
Mark Duff
Mark
Duff
President
and Chief (Principal) Executive Officer
Date:
November 3, 2022
By:
/s/
Ben Naccarato
Ben
Naccarato
Chief
(Principal) Financial Officer
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