UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
Form
10-Q
☒
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024
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
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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
58-1954497
(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(IRS
Employer
Identification Number)
8302
Dunwoody Place , Suite 250 , Atlanta , GA
30350
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
(770)
587-9898
(Registrant’s
telephone number)
N/A
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading
Symbol
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Common
Stock, $.001 Par Value
PESI
Nasdaq
Capital Markets
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes
☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data
File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes
☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and
“smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated Filer ☐ Non-accelerated Filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒ Emerging growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of Common Stock, as of the close of the latest practical date.
Class
Outstanding
at July 30, 2024
Common
Stock, $ .001 Par Value
15,800,604
shares
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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
INDEX
Page No.
PART
I
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item
1.
Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets -June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023
1
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations -Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
3
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income -Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
4
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity -Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
5
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
6
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
7
Item
2.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
21
Item
3.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
34
Item
4.
Controls
and Procedures
34
PART
II
OTHER
INFORMATION
Item
1.
Legal
Proceedings
34
Item
1A.
Risk
Factors
34
Item
6.
Exhibits
35
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. – Financial Statements
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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
June
30,
2024
December
31,
(Amounts
in Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
2023
ASSETS
Current
assets:
Cash
$ 18,122
$ 7,500
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $ 19 and $ 30 , respectively
6,423
9,722
Unbilled
receivables
7,076
8,432
Inventories
965
1,155
Prepaid
and other assets
2,860
3,738
Current
assets related to discontinued operations
5
13
Total
current assets
35,451
30,560
Property
and equipment:
Buildings
and land
24,319
24,311
Equipment
23,293
22,809
Vehicles
434
434
Leasehold
improvements
8
8
Office
furniture and equipment
1,138
1,130
Construction-in-progress
1,201
1,010
Total
property and equipment
50,393
49,702
Less
accumulated depreciation
( 31,314 )
( 30,693 )
Net
property and equipment
19,079
19,009
Property
and equipment related to discontinued operations
130
81
Operating
lease right-of-use assets
2,278
1,990
Intangibles
and other long term assets:
Permits
10,391
9,905
Other
intangible assets - net
436
461
Finite
risk sinking fund (restricted cash)
12,372
12,074
Deferred
tax assets
6,495
4,299
Other
assets
339
370
Total
assets
$ 86,971
$ 78,749
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
1
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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets, Continued
June
30,
2024
December
31,
(Amounts
in Thousands, Except for Share and per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
2023
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current
liabilities:
Accounts
payable
$ 9,111
$ 9,582
Accrued
expenses
4,207
6,560
Disposal/transportation
accrual
1,926
1,198
Deferred
revenue
5,818
6,815
Accrued
closure costs - current
20
79
Current
portion of long-term debt
546
773
Current
portion of operating lease liabilities
378
380
Current
portion of finance lease liabilities
286
291
Current
liabilities related to discontinued operations
376
269
Total
current liabilities
22,668
25,947
Accrued
closure costs
8,111
8,051
Long-term
debt, less current portion
1,695
1,975
Long-term
operating lease liabilities, less current portion
1,956
1,670
Long-term
finance lease liabilities, less current portion
636
776
Long-term
liabilities related to discontinued operations
940
953
Total
long-term liabilities
13,338
13,425
Total
liabilities
36,006
39,372
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; 15,796,028 and 13,654,201 shares issued, respectively; 15,788,386 and 13,646,559
shares outstanding, respectively
16
14
Additional
paid-in capital
135,686
116,502
Accumulated
deficit
( 84,462 )
( 76,951 )
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
( 187 )
( 100 )
Less
Common Stock in treasury, at cost; 7,642 shares
( 88 )
( 88 )
Total
stockholders’ equity
50,965
39,377
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$ 86,971
$ 78,749
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
2
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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
2024
2023
2024
2023
Three
Months Ended
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
June
30,
(Amounts
in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net
revenues
$ 13,986
$ 25,032
$ 27,603
$ 45,139
Cost
of goods sold
15,292
20,516
29,529
37,614
Gross
(loss) profit
( 1,306 )
4,516
( 1,926 )
7,525
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
3,455
3,551
6,999
7,036
Research
and development
273
121
569
220
Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
1
—
1
—
(Loss)
income from operations
( 5,035 )
844
( 9,495 )
269
Other
income (expense):
Interest
income
213
172
387
298
Interest
expense
( 109 )
( 47 )
( 225 )
( 100 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
( 16 )
( 24 )
( 29 )
( 44 )
Other
1
6
2
7
(Loss)
income from continuing operations before taxes
( 4,946 )
951
( 9,360 )
430
Income
tax (benefit) expense
( 1,161 )
432
( 2,117 )
228
(Loss)
income from continuing operations, net of taxes
( 3,785 )
519
( 7,243 )
202
Loss
from discontinued operations, net of taxes (Note 10)
( 166 )
( 45 )
( 268 )
( 139 )
Net
(loss) income
$ ( 3,951 )
$ 474
$ ( 7,511 )
$ 63
Net
(loss) income per common share - basic:
Continuing
operations
$ ( .26 )
$ .04
$ ( .51 )
$ .01
Discontinued
operations
( .01 )
—
( .02 )
( .01 )
Net
(loss) income per common share
$ ( .27 )
$ .04
$ ( .53 )
$ —
Net
(loss) income per common share - diluted:
Continuing
operations
$ ( .26 )
$ .03
$ ( .51 )
$ .01
Discontinued
operations
( .01 )
—
( .02 )
( .01 )
Net
(loss) income per common share
$ ( .27 )
$ .03
$ ( .53 )
$ —
Number
of common shares used in computing net
(loss) income per share:
Basic
14,593
13,474
14,134
13,417
Diluted
14,593
13,848
14,134
13,657
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in Thousands)
2024
2023
2024
2023
Three
Months Ended
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
June
30,
(Amounts
in Thousands)
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net
(loss) income
$ ( 3,951 )
$ 474
$ ( 7,511 )
$ 63
Other
comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign
currency translation (loss) gain
( 31 )
46
( 87 )
53
Total
other comprehensive (loss) income
( 31 )
46
( 87 )
53
Comprehensive
(loss) income
$ ( 3,982 )
$ 520
$ ( 7,598 )
$ 116
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
4
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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC
Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in thousands, except for share amounts)
Shares
Amount
Capital
In
Treasury
Loss
Deficit
Equity
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Common
Stock Held
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Accumulated
Total
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
In
Treasury
Loss
Deficit
Equity
Balance
at December 31, 2023
13,654,201
$ 14
$ 116,502
$ ( 88 )
$ ( 100 )
$ ( 76,951 )
$ 39,377
Net
loss
—
—
—
—
—
( 3,560 )
( 3,560 )
Foreign
currency translation
—
—
—
—
( 56 )
—
( 56 )
Issuance
of Common Stock for services
14,963
—
118
—
—
—
118
Issuance
of Common Stock upon exercise of options
31,416
—
104
—
—
—
104
Issuance
of Common Stock upon exercise of warrant
30,000
—
105
—
—
—
105
Stock-Based
Compensation
—
—
152
—
—
—
152
Balance
at March 31, 2024
13,730,580
$ 14
$ 116,981
$ ( 88 )
$ ( 156 )
$ ( 80,511 )
$ 36,240
Net
loss
—
—
—
—
—
( 3,951 )
( 3,951 )
Foreign
currency translation
—
—
—
—
( 31 )
—
( 31 )
Issuance
of Common Stock for services
9,965
—
120
—
—
—
120
Issuance
of Common Stock upon exercise of options
4,201
—
9
—
—
—
9
Sale
of Common Stock, net of offering costs (Note 14)
2,051,282
2
18,113
—
—
—
18,115
Issuance
of warrants from sale of Common Stock (Note 14)
—
—
331
—
—
—
331
Stock-Based
Compensation
—
—
132
—
132
Balance
at June 30, 2024
15,796,028
$ 16
$ 135,686
$ ( 88 )
$ ( 187 )
$ ( 84,462 )
$ 50,965
Balance
at December 31, 2022
13,332,398
$ 13
$ 115,209
$ ( 88 )
$ ( 165 )
$ ( 77,436 )
$ 37,533
Net
loss
—
—
—
—
—
( 411 )
( 411 )
Foreign
currency translation
—
—
—
—
7
—
7
Issuance
of Common Stock for services
33,319
—
118
—
—
—
118
Issuance
of Common Stock upon exercise of
options
31,719
—
7
—
—
—
7
Stock-Based
Compensation
—
—
118
—
—
—
118
Balance
at March 31, 2023
13,397,436
$ 13
$ 115,452
$ ( 88 )
$ ( 158 )
$ ( 77,847 )
$ 37,372
Net
income
—
—
—
—
—
474
474
Net
income (loss)
—
—
—
—
—
474
474
Foreign
currency translation
—
—
—
—
46
—
46
Issuance
of Common Stock for services
10,171
—
119
—
—
—
119
Issuance
of Common Stock upon exercise of
options
155,136
1
93
—
—
—
94
Stock-Based
Compensation
—
—
125
—
—
—
125
Balance
at June 30, 2023
13,562,743
$ 14
$ 115,789
$ ( 88 )
$ ( 112 )
$ ( 77,373 )
$ 38,230
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
5
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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(Amounts
in Thousands)
2024
2023
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
(Amounts
in Thousands)
2024
2023
Cash
flows from operating activities:
Net
(loss) income
$ ( 7,511 )
$ 63
Less:
loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes (Note 10)
( 268 )
( 139 )
(Loss)
income from continuing operations, net of taxes
( 7,243 )
202
Adjustments
to reconcile (loss) income from continuing operations to cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation
and amortization
862
1,439
Amortization
of debt issuance costs
29
43
Deferred
tax (benefit) expense
( 2,117 )
228
(Recovery
of) provision for credit losses on accounts receivable
( 12 )
24
Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
1
—
Issuance
of common stock for services
238
237
Stock-based
compensation
284
243
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities of continuing operations
Accounts
receivable
3,311
( 2,590 )
Unbilled
receivables
1,356
( 1,059 )
Prepaid
expenses, inventories and other assets
1,168
3,160
Accounts
payable, accrued expenses and unearned revenue
( 3,949 )
2,835
Cash
(used in) provided by continuing operations
( 6,072 )
4,762
Cash
used in discontinued operations
( 245 )
( 336 )
Cash
(used in) provided by operating activities
( 6,317 )
4,426
Cash
flows from investing activities:
Purchases
of property and equipment, net of financed amount
( 841 )
( 1,047 )
Proceeds
from sale of property and equipment
1
—
Cash
used in continuing operations
( 840 )
( 1,047 )
Cash
used in discontinued operations
( 49 )
—
Cash
used in investing activities
( 889 )
( 1,047 )
Cash
flows from financing activities:
Repayments
of revolving credit borrowings
( 56,393 )
( 44,130 )
Borrowing
on revolving credit
56,393
44,130
Proceeds
from issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of options/warrant
218
101
Proceeds
from sale of Common Stock, net of offering costs paid (Note 14)
18,636
—
Principal
repayments of finance lease liabilities
( 146 )
( 81 )
Principal
repayments of long term debt
( 520 )
( 273 )
Payment
of debt issuance costs
( 61 )
( 37 )
Cash
provided by (used in) financing activities of continuing operations
18,127
( 290 )
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
( 1 )
5
Increase
in cash and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash)
10,920
3,094
Cash
and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash) at beginning of period
19,574
13,436
Cash
and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash) at end of period
$ 30,494
$ 16,530
Supplemental
disclosure:
Interest
paid
$ 227
$ 103
Income
taxes paid
50
—
Non-cash
financing activities:
Equipment
purchase subject to finance
44
157
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2024
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
The
condensed 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 condensed consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal
recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations as of and for the periods indicated.
The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2024, are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2024.
These
condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto
included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The
condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our wholly-owned subsidiaries.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Our
accounting policies are as set forth in the notes to the December 31, 2023, consolidated financial statements referred to above.
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards – Not Yet Adopted
In
August 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-05,
“Business Combinations—Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60): Recognition and Initial Measurement.” ASU 2023-05
applies to the formation of a “joint venture” or a “corporate joint venture” and requires a joint venture to
initially measure all contributions received upon its formation at fair value. The guidance does not impact accounting by the venturers.
The new guidance is applicable to joint venture entities with a formation date on or after January 1, 2025, on a prospective basis. The
Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.
In
November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures,”
which expands reportable segment disclosure requirements by requiring disclosures of significant reportable segment expenses that are
regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and included within each reported measure of a segment’s
profit or loss. The ASU also requires disclosure of the title and position of the individual identified as the CODM and an explanation
of how the CODM uses the reported measures of a segment’s profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate
resources. Additionally, ASU 2023-07 requires all segment profit or loss and assets disclosures to be provided on an annual and interim
basis. The amendments in this ASU are required to be adopted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and interim periods
within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 with early adoption permitted, and should be applied on a retrospective basis.
ASU 2023-07 will be effective for the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024. This ASU will not have
impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations. The Company is evaluating the impact to the
related segment reporting disclosures.
7
In
December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures,” which
modifies the rules on income tax disclosures to require entities to disclose (1) specific categories in the rate reconciliation, (2)
the income or loss from continuing operations before income tax expense or benefit (separated between domestic and foreign) and (3) income
tax expense or benefit from continuing operations (separated by federal, state and foreign). ASU 2023-09 also requires entities to disclose
their income tax payments to international, federal, state and local jurisdictions, among other changes. The guidance is effective for
annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. ASU 2023-09 should be applied on a prospective basis, but retrospective application
is permitted. This ASU will not have impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations. The Company
is evaluating the impact to its income taxes reporting disclosures.
3. Revenue
Disaggregation
of Revenue
In
general, the Company’s business segmentation is aligned according to the nature and economic characteristics of our services and
provides meaningful disaggregation of each business segment’s results of operations. The nature of the Company’s performance
obligations within our Treatment and Services Segments results in the recognition of our revenue primarily over time. The following tables
present further disaggregation of our revenues by different categories for our Services and Treatment Segments:
Schedule
of Disaggregation of Revenue
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Revenue
by Contract Type
(In
thousands)
Three
Months Ended
Three
Months Ended
June
30, 2024
June
30, 2023
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Fixed
price
$ 8,343
$ 4,755
$ 13,098
$ 12,834
$ 11,161
$ 23,995
Time
and materials
—
888
888
—
1,037
1,037
Total
$ 8,343
$ 5,643
$ 13,986
$ 12,834
$ 12,198
$ 25,032
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Revenue
by Contract Type
(In
thousands)
Six
Months Ended
Six
Months Ended
June
30, 2024
June
30, 2023
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Fixed
price
$ 17,052
$ 9,069
$ 26,121
$ 22,428
$ 19,808
$ 42,236
Time
and materials
—
1,482
1,482
—
2,903
2,903
Total
$ 17,052
$ 10,551
$ 27,603
$ 22,428
$ 22,711
$ 45,139
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Revenue
by generator
(In
thousands)
Three
Months Ended
Three
Months Ended
June
30, 2024
June
30, 2023
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Domestic
government
$ 6,252
$ 4,168
$ 10,420
$ 9,808
$ 11,441
$ 21,249
Domestic
commercial
1,721
1,363
3,084
2,269
742
3,011
Foreign
government
1
88
89
657
( 7 )
650
Foreign
commercial
369
24
393
100
22
122
Total
$ 8,343
$ 5,643
$ 13,986
$ 12,834
$ 12,198
$ 25,032
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Revenue
by generator
(In
thousands)
Six
Months Ended
Six
Months Ended
June
30, 2024
June
30, 2023
Treatment
Services
Total
Treatment
Services
Total
Domestic
government
$ 12,013
$ 8,471
$ 20,484
$ 17,065
$ 21,159
$ 38,224
Domestic
commercial
4,222
1,867
6,089
4,475
1,339
5,814
Foreign
government
1
167
168
752
170
922
Foreign
commercial
816
46
862
136
43
179
Total
$ 17,052
$ 10,551
$ 27,603
$ 22,428
$ 22,711
$ 45,139
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Contract
Balances
The
timing of revenue recognition and billings can result in unbilled receivables (contract assets) or deferred revenue (contract liabilities).
The following table represents changes in our contract asset and contract liabilities balances: The reduction in deferred revenue was
primarily due to the substantial completion of a waste treatment project for a certain customer in which a prepayment was made to the
Company by the customer in 2023.
Schedule
of Contract Balances
(In
thousands)
June
30, 2024
December
31, 2023
Change
($)
Change
(%)
Contract
assets
Unbilled
receivables - current
$ 7,076
$ 8,432
$ ( 1,356 )
- 16 %
Contract
liabilities
Deferred
revenue
$ 5,818
$ 6,815
$ ( 997 )
- 14.6 %
During
the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized revenue of $ 1,754,000 and $ 4,919,000 , respectively, related to untreated
waste that was in the Company’s control as of the beginning of each respective year. During the three and six months ended June
30, 2023, the Company recognized revenue of $ 1,098,000 and $ 4,593,000 , respectively, related to untreated waste that was in the Company’s
control as of the beginning of each respective year. Revenue recognized in each period related to performance obligations satisfied within
the respective period.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts
receivable, net of credit losses, totaled $ 6,423,000 as of June 30, 2024, a decrease of $ 3,299,000 from the December 31, 2023, balance
of $ 9,722,000 . The decrease was primarily due to reduced billing from decreased revenues. Our accounts receivable was also reduced by
the collection in May 2024 of outstanding accounts receivable for work performed for a certain Canadian project for which a settlement
agreement had previously been reached, with collection subject to meeting certain conditions/terms precedent (see “Note 11 - Perma-Fix
Canada Inc. (“PF Canada”)”) for a discussion on the collection of the receivables).
Remaining
Performance Obligations
The
Company applies the practical expedient in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 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 include primarily leases for
office and warehouse spaces used to conduct our business. The Company’s operating leases also include a building with land utilized
for our waste treatment operations which includes a purchase option (see “Note 15 – Subsequent Events” for a discussion
of the purchase of this property by the Company in July 2024). 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 six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 were as follows (in
thousands):
Schedule
of Components of Lease Cost
2024
2023
2024
2023
Three
Months Ended
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
June
30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Operating
Leases:
Lease
cost
$ 149
$ 156
$ 292
$ 313
Finance
Leases:
Amortization
of ROU assets
65
38
131
76
Interest
on lease liability
21
7
43
13
Finance
lease
86
45
174
89
Short-term
lease rent expense
2
1
2
1
Total
lease cost
237
202
468
403
The
weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average discount rate for operating and finance leases at June 30, 2024, were:
Schedule
of Weighted Average Lease
Operating
Leases
Finance
Leases
Weighted
average remaining lease terms (years)
5.0
4.1
Weighted
average discount rate
7.4 %
8.9 %
The
weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average discount rate for operating and finance leases at June 30, 2023, were:
Operating
Leases
Finance
Leases
Weighted
average remaining lease terms (years)
6.0
2.2
Weighted
average discount rate
7.9 %
6.0 %
The
following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for the operating and finance leases at June 30, 2024, 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
2024
$ 266
$ 183
2025
595
345
2026
594
192
2027
567
157
2028
436
134
2029
and thereafter
407
102
Total
undiscounted lease payments
2,865
1,113
Less:
Imputed interest
( 531 )
( 191 )
Present
value of lease payments
$ 2,334
$ 922
Current
portion of operating lease obligations
$ 378
$ —
Long-term
operating lease obligations, less current portion
$ 1,956
$ —
Current
portion of finance lease obligations
$ —
$ 286
Long-term
finance lease obligations, less current portion
$ —
$ 636
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Supplemental
cash flow and other information related to our leases were as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023 (in
thousands):
Schedule
of Supplemental Cash Flow and Other Information Related to Leases
2024
2023
2024
2023
Three
Months Ended
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
June
30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Cash
paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating
cash flow used in operating leases
$ 149
$ 146
$ 296
$ 290
Operating
cash flow used in finance leases
$ 21
$ 7
$ 43
$ 13
Financing
cash flow used in finance leases
$ 71
$ 40
$ 146
$ 81
ROU
assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations for:
Finance
liabilities
$ —
$ 107
$ —
$ 157
Operating
liabilities
$ 497
$ —
$ 497
$ —
The
addition of the ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities in the second quarter of 2024 resulted from extensions
of the terms on two of the Company’s leases.
5. Intangible Assets
The
following table summarizes information relating to the Company’s definite-lived intangible assets:
Schedule
of Definite Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted
June
30, 2024
December
31, 2023
Average
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
Amortization
Carrying
Accumulated
Carrying
Carrying
Accumulated
Carrying
Period (Years)
Amount
Amortization
Amount
Amount
Amortization
Amount
Other
Intangibles (amount in thousands)
Patents
8.3
$ 726
$ ( 393 )
$ 333
$ 710
$ ( 387 )
$ 323
Software
3
673
( 570 )
103
667
( 529 )
138
Total
$ 1,399
$ ( 963 )
$ 436
$ 1,377
$ ( 916 )
$ 461
The
intangible assets noted above are amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful lives.
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)
2024
(Remaining)
$ 35
2025
45
2026
40
2027
22
2028
13
Total
$ 155
Amortization
expenses relating to the definite-lived intangible assets as discussed above were $ 23,000 and $ 47,000 for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2024, respectively, and $ 55,000 and $ 110,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, 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
January 18, 2024, the Company granted ISOs to certain employees under the 2017 Stock Option Plan (“2017 Plan”), for the purchase
of up to an aggregate of 45,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $ .001 (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
is $ 7.75 per share, which was equal to the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of grant.
The
following table summarizes stock-based compensation recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023 for our employee
and director stock options.
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs
2024
2023
2024
2023
Three
Months Ended
Six
Months Ended
Stock
Options
June
30,
June
30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Employee
Stock Options
$ 72,000
$ 93,000
$ 163,000
$ 179,000
Director
Stock Options
60,000
32,000
121,000
64,000
Total
$ 132,000
$ 125,000
$ 284,000
$ 243,000
At
June 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $ 1,595,000 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
3.0 years.
The
summary of the Company’s total Stock Option Plans as of June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2023, and changes during the periods then ended,
are presented below. The Company’s Plans consist of the 2017 Plan and the 2003 Outside Directors Stock Plan (the “2003 Plan”):
Schedule of Stock Options Roll Forward
Shares
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value (4)
Options
outstanding January 1, 2024
994,500
$ 5.57
-
Granted
45,000
$ 7.75
Exercised
( 49,900 )
$ 5.63
$ 245,982
Forfeited
( 44,000 )
$ 6.05
Options
outstanding end of period (1)
945,600
$ 5.65
4.6
$ 4,232,804
Options
exercisable at June 30, 2024 (2)
343,900
$ 5.05
3.5
$ 1,747,136
Shares
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value (4)
Options
outstanding January 1, 2023
1,018,400
$ 5.02
-
Granted
295,000
$ 3.95
Exercised
( 265,600 )
$ 3.70
$ 2,002,502
Forfeited/expired/cancelled
( 64,500 )
$ 3.67
Options
outstanding end of period (3)
983,300
$ 5.15
4.9
$ 5,734,647
Options
exercisable at June 30, 2023 (3)
278,300
$ 4.75
3.4
$ 1,732,347
(1) Options
with exercise price ranging from $ 3.15 to $ 9.81 .
(2) Options
with exercise price ranging from $ 3.15 to $ 7.50 .
(3) Options
with exercise price ranging from $ 2.79 to $ 7.50 .
(4) The
intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the market value of the underlying
stock exceeds the exercise price of the option.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company issued a total of 24,928 shares of its Common Stock under the 2003 Plan to its outside
directors as compensation for serving on our Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Company recorded approximately $ 242,000
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.
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During
the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company issued an aggregate 14,717 shares of its Common Stock from cashless exercises of options
for the purchase of 29,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock ranging from $ 3.15 per share to $ 7.005 per share. Additionally,
the Company issued 20,900 shares of its Common Stock from the cash exercises of options for the purchase of 20,900 shares of the Company’s
Common Stock, at exercise prices ranging from $ 3.70 per share to $ 7.005 per share, resulting in proceeds of approximately $ 113,000 .
During
the first quarter of 2024, a remaining warrant issued in connection with a $ 2,500,000 loan that the Company received on April 1, 2019
(which was paid in full in December 2020 by the Company) for the purchase of up to 30,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock
at an exercise price of $ 3.51 per share, was exercised by the optionee, resulting in proceeds received by the Company of approximately
$ 105,000 .
7.
(Loss) Income Per Share
Basic
(loss) income per share is calculated based on the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares during the applicable period.
Diluted (loss) income per share is based on the weighted-average number of outstanding common shares plus the weighted-average number
of potential outstanding common shares. In periods where they are anti-dilutive, such amounts are excluded from the calculations of dilutive
earnings per share. The following table reconciles the (loss) income and average share amounts used to compute both basic and diluted
(loss) income per share:
Schedule of Earnings Per Share
2024
2023
2024
2023
Three
Months Ended
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
June
30,
(Amounts
in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
2024
2023
2024
2023
(Loss)
income per common share from continuing operations
(Loss)
income from continuing operations, net of taxes
$ ( 3,785 )
$ 519
$ ( 7,243 )
$ 202
Basic
(loss) income per share
$ ( .26 )
$ .04
$ ( .51 )
$ .01
Diluted
(loss) income per share
$ ( .26 )
$ .03
$ ( .51 )
$ .01
Loss
per common share from discontinued operations, net of taxes
Loss
from discontinued operations, net of taxes
$ ( 166 )
$ ( 45 )
$ ( 268 )
$ ( 139 )
Basic
loss per share
$ ( .01 )
$ —
$ ( .02 )
$ ( .01 )
Diluted
loss per share
$ ( .01 )
$ —
$ ( .02 )
$ ( .01 )
Net
(loss) income per common share
Net
(loss) income
$ ( 3,951 )
$ 474
$ ( 7,511 )
$ 63
Basic
(loss) income per share
$ ( .27 )
$ .04
$ ( .53 )
$ —
Diluted
(loss) income per share
$ ( .27 )
$ .03
$ ( .53 )
$ —
Weighted
average shares outstanding:
Basic
weighted average shares outstanding
14,593
13,474
14,134
13,417
Add:
dilutive effect of stock options
—
334
—
205
Add:
dilutive effect of warrants
—
40
—
35
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding
14,593
13,848
14,134
13,657
Potential
shares excluded from above weighted average share calculations due to their anti-dilutive effect include:
Warrant
62
—
62
—
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8. Long Term Debt
Long-term
debt consists of the following as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023:
Schedule of Long Term Debt
(Amounts
in Thousands)
June
30, 2024
December
31, 2023
Revolving
Credit facility dated May 8, 2020, borrowings based upon eligible accounts receivable, subject to monthly borrowing base calculation,
balance due on May 15, 2027. Effective interest rate for the first six months of 2024 was 10.5% (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, 2027 . Effective interest rate for the first six months of 2024 was 10.5 % (1)
$ —
$ —
Term
Loan 1 dated May 8, 2020, payable in equal monthly installments of principal, balance due on May 15, 2027 . Effective interest
rate for the first six months of 2024 was 9.5 % (1)
—
213
Term
Loan 2 dated July 31, 2023, payable in equal monthly installments of principal, balance due on May 15, 2027 . Effective interest
rate for first six months of 2024 was 9.4 % (1)
2,083
2,333
Capital
Line dated May 4, 2021, payable in equal monthly installments of principal, balance due on May 15, 2027 . Effective interest rate
for first six months of 2024 was 8.8 % (1)
306
358
Debt
Issuance Costs
( 202 ) (2)
( 170 ) (2)
Notes
Payable up to 2030, annual interest rate of 10.7 % and 9.1 %.
54
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Total
debt
2,241
2,748
Less
current portion of long-term debt
546
773
Long-term
debt
$ 1,695
$ 1,975
(1) Our revolving credit
facility is collateralized by our accounts receivable, and our term loans and capital line are collateralized by our property, plant,
and equipment.
(2) Aggregate unamortized
debt issuance costs in connection with the Company’s credit facility, which consists of the revolving credit, Term loan 1, Term
loan 2 and Capital Line, as applicable.
Revolving
Credit and Term Loan Agreement
The
Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated May 8, 2020, which has since
been amended from time to time, with PNC National Association (“PNC” and “lender”), acting as agent and lender
(the “Loan Agreement”). The Loan Agreement provides the Company with a credit facility with a maturity date of May 15, 2027
(the “Credit Facility”) as follows: (a) up to $ 12,500,000 revolving credit (“revolving credit”), which borrowing
capacity is subject to eligible receivables (as defined) and reduced by outstanding standby letters of credit ($ 3,950,000 as of June
30, 2024) and borrowing reductions that the Company’s lender may impose from time to time ($ 750,000 as of June 30, 2024); (b) a
term loan (“Term Loan 1”) of approximately $ 1,742,000 , requiring monthly installments of $ 35,547 (Term Loan 1 was paid off
by the Company in June 2024); (c) a term loan (“Term Loan 2”) of $ 2,500,000 , requiring monthly installments of $ 41,667 ; and
(d) a capital expenditure line (“Capital 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”). Amounts advanced under the Capital Line
at the end of the Borrowing Period totaled approximately $ 524,000 , requiring monthly installments of principal of approximately $ 8,700
plus interest, commencing June 1, 2022.
Pursuant
to the Loan Agreement, payments of annual interest rates are as follows: (i) interest due on the revolving credit is at prime (8.50%
at June 30, 2024) plus 2% or Secured Overnight Finance Rate (“SOFR”) (as defined in the Loan Agreement, as amended) plus
3.00% plus an SOFR Adjustment applicable for an interest period selected by the Company; (ii) interest due on each Term Loan 1 and the
Capital Line was/is at prime plus 2.50% or SOFR plus 3.50% plus an SOFR Adjustment applicable for an interest period selected by the
Company; and (iii) interest due on Term Loan 2 is at prime plus 3% or SOFR plus 4.00% plus an SOFR Adjustment applicable for an interest
period selected by the Company. 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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The
Company agreed to pay PNC 1.0% of the total financing under the Loan Agreement in the event the Company pays off its obligations to its
lender on or before July 31, 2024, and 0.5% of the total financing if the Company pays off its obligations to its lender after July 31,
2024, to and including July 31, 2025. No early termination fee shall apply if the Company pays off its obligations under Loan Agreement
after July 31, 2025.
On
May 8, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment to its Loan Agreement with its lender which provided the following, among other things:
● removes
the quarterly fixed charge coverage ratio (“FCCR”) testing requirement for the
first and second quarters of 2024;
● reinstates
the quarterly FCCR testing requirement starting in the third quarter of 2024 and revises
the methodology to be used in calculating the FCCR as follows (with no change to the minimum
1.15:1 ratio requirement): FCCR for the third quarter is to be determined based on financial
results for the three-months period ending September 30, 2024; FCCR for the fourth quarter
is to be determined based on financial results for the six-months period ending December
31, 2024; FCCR for the first quarter of 2025 is to be determined based on financial results
for the nine-months period ending March 31, 2025; and FCCR for the second quarter of 2025
and each fiscal quarter thereafter is to be determined based on financial results for a trailing
twelve-months period ending basis;
● requires
maintenance of a daily minimum of $ 2,250,000 in Liquidity (defined as borrowing availability
under the revolving credit plus cash in the money market deposit account (“MMDA”)
maintained with the Company’s lender) under its Credit Facility through June 29, 2024,
(which was met by the Company) and a minimum of daily $ 3,000,000 in liquidity starting June
30, 2024, through June 29, 2025; and
● in
the event the Company is able to achieve its minimum quarterly FCCR requirement utilizing
its financial results based on a trailing twelve-months period starting with the quarter
ending June 30, 2024 (which the Company was not able to achieve as of June 30, 2024), the
maintenance of a daily minimum Liquidity requirement of $ 3,000,000 as discussed above will
be removed. Any subsequent fiscal quarter testing of the FCCR will revert back to a trailing
twelve-months period method.
In
connection with the amendment, the Company paid its lender a fee of $ 25,000 which is being amortized over the remaining term of the Loan
Agreement as interest expense-financing fees.
At
June 30, 2024, the Company had no outstanding borrowing under its revolving credit and its Liquidity under the Credit Facility was approximately
$ 19,466,000 .
The
Company’s Credit Facility under its Loan Agreement, as amended, with PNC contains certain financial covenants, along with customary
representations and warranties. A breach of any of these financial covenants, unless waived by PNC, could result in a default under our
Credit Facility allowing our lender to immediately require the repayment of all outstanding debt under our Credit Facility and terminate
all commitments to extend further credit. The Company was not required to perform testing of its FCCR requirement for the first and second
quarters of 2024 pursuant to the amendment dated May 8, 2024, to the Company’s Loan Agreement as discussed above. The Company met
all of its other financial covenant requirements in the first and second quarters of 2024.
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 the Company transports to its 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.
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Legal
Matters
In
the normal course of conducting our business, the Company may be involved in various litigation. The Company is not a party to any litigation
or governmental proceeding which our management believes could result in any judgments or fines against us that 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 U.S. 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.
The
Company’s 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 has no liability exposure to Tetra Tech.
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 $ 23,379,000 at June 30, 2024. As of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, 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 Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets, totaled $ 12,372,000 and $ 12,074,000 , respectively, which included interest earned of $ 2,901,000 and $ 2,603,000 on the finite
risk sinking funds as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively. Interest income for the three and six months ended June
30, 2024, was approximately $ 150,000 and $ 298,000 , respectively. Interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was
approximately $ 143,000 and $ 210,000 , respectively. If we so elect, AIG is obligated to pay the Company an amount equal to 100 % of the
finite risk sinking fund account balance in return for complete release of liability from both the Company and any applicable regulatory
agency using this policy as an instrument to comply with financial assurance requirements.
Letter
of Credits and Bonding Requirements
From
time to time, the Company is required to post standby letters of credit and various bonds to support contractual obligations to customers
and other obligations, including facility closures. At June 30, 2024, the total amount of standby letters of credit outstanding was approximately
$ 3,950,000 and the total amount of bonds outstanding was approximately $ 21,976,000 .
10. Discontinued Operations
The
Company’s discontinued operations consist of all our subsidiaries included in our previous Industrial Segment which encompasses
subsidiaries divested in 2011 and prior and three previously closed locations.
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The
Company’s discontinued operations had net losses of $ 166,000 (net of tax benefit of $ 51,000 ) and $ 45,000 (net of tax benefit of
$ 89,000 ) for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively and net losses of $ 268,000 (net of tax benefit of $ 79,000 )
and $ 139,000 (net of tax benefit of $ 119,000 ) for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively. The losses were primarily
due to costs incurred in the administration and continued monitoring of our discontinued operations. The Company’s discontinued
operations had no revenues for each of the periods noted above.
The
following table presents the major class of assets of discontinued operations as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023. No assets and
liabilities were held for sale at each of the periods noted.
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operation Balance Sheet
June
30,
December
31,
(Amounts
in Thousands)
2024
2023
Current
assets
Other
assets
$ 5
$ 13
Total
current assets
5
13
Long-term
assets
Property,
plant and equipment, net (1)
130
81
Total
long-term assets
130
81
Total
assets
$ 135
$ 94
Current
liabilities
Accounts
payable
$ 219
$ 80
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
151
128
Environmental
liabilities
6
61
Total
current liabilities
376
269
Long-term
liabilities
Closure
liabilities
174
169
Environmental
liabilities
766
784
Total
long-term liabilities
940
953
Total
liabilities
$ 1,316
$ 1,222
(1) net of accumulated
depreciation of $ 10,000 for each period presented.
On
June 1, 2024, our Perma-Fix South Georgia, Inc. (“PFSG”) subsidiary entered into a lease agreement with a tenant leasing
a portion of the PFSG property. The lease is for a two-years term and requires monthly payment by the lessee of approximately $ 8,500
for the first year and approximately $ 8,755 for the second year. The lessee is responsible for all expenses relating to the permitted
usage of the property, including all utilities, a portion of the annual real estate taxes and is responsible for maintaining insurance
coverage, among other things.
11. 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. At year-end 2023, PF Canada had approximately $ 2,389,000 in outstanding
receivables due from CNL as a result of work performed under the TOA. A settlement agreement was reached between PF Canada and CNL on
the payment of the aforementioned amount by CNL, subject to certain conditions/terms precedents being met. The Company received a partial
payment from CNL of the outstanding receivables during the first quarter of 2024. In May 2024, PF Canada received the remaining approximately
$ 1,612,000 in outstanding receivables from CNL. No outstanding receivables remain under the TOA from CNL as of June 30, 2024.
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12. 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 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 below:
TREATMENT
SEGMENT, which includes:
- nuclear,
low-level radioactive, mixed waste (containing both hazardous and low-level radioactive constituents),
hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment, processing and disposal services primarily through
four uniquely licensed and permitted treatment and storage facilities; and
- Research
and Development (“R&D”) activities to identify, develop and implement innovative
waste processing techniques for problematic waste streams.
SERVICES
SEGMENT, which includes:
- Technical
services, which include:
○ professional
radiological measurement and site survey of large government and commercial installations
using advanced methods, technology and engineering;
○ 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.
- 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.
Our
reporting segments exclude our corporate headquarters and our discontinued operations (see “Note 10 – Discontinued Operations”)
which do not generate revenues.
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The
table below presents certain financial information of our operating segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023
(in thousands):
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information
Segment Reporting for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2024
(1)
Treatment
Services
Segments Total
Corporate (1)
Consolidated Total
Revenue from external customers
$ 8,343
$ 5,643
$ 13,986
$ —
$ 13,986
Intercompany revenues
9
13
22
—
—
Gross loss
( 1,197 )
( 109 )
( 1,306 )
—
( 1,306 )
Research and development
186
24
210
63
273
Interest income
—
—
—
213
213
Interest expense
( 33 )
( 2 )
( 35 )
( 74 )
( 109 )
Interest expense-financing fees
—
—
—
( 16 )
( 16 )
Depreciation and amortization
367
44
411
19
430
Segment loss
( 1,668 )
( 462 )
( 2,130 )
( 1,655 )
( 3,785 )
Ex penditures
for segment assets
457
140
597
—
597 (2)
Segment
Reporting for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
(1)
Treatment
Services
Segments
Total
Corporate
(1)
Consolidated
Total
Revenue
from external customers
$ 17,052
$ 10,551
$ 27,603
$ —
$ 27,603
Intercompany
revenues
54
29
83
—
—
Gross
loss
( 1,249 )
( 677 )
( 1,926 )
—
( 1,926 )
Research
and development
404
52
456
113
569
Interest
income
—
—
—
387
387
Interest
expense
( 69 )
( 2 )
( 71 )
( 154 )
( 225 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
—
—
—
( 29 )
( 29 )
Depreciation
and amortization
733
89
822
40
862
Segment
loss
( 2,514 )
( 1,419 )
( 3,933 )
( 3,310 )
( 7,243 )
Expenditures
for segment assets
617
224
841
—
841 (2)
Segment
Reporting for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2023
(1)
Treatment
Services
Segments
Total
Corporate
(1)
Consolidated
Total
Revenue
from external customers
$ 12,834
$ 12,198
$ 25,032
$ —
$ 25,032
Intercompany
revenues
26
17
43
—
—
Gross
profit
2,491
2,025
4,516
—
4,516
Research
and development
91
7
98
23
121
Interest
income
—
—
—
172
172
Interest
expense
( 23 )
—
( 23 )
( 24 )
( 47 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
—
—
—
( 24 )
( 24 )
Depreciation
and amortization
589
89
678
14
692
Segment
income (loss)
1,273
840
2,113
( 1,594 )
519
Expenditures
for segment assets
293
5
298
—
298 (3)
Segment
Reporting for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
(1)
Treatment
Services
Segments
Total
Corporate
(1)
Consolidated
Total
Revenue
from external customers
$ 22,428
$ 22,711
$ 45,139
$ —
$ 45,139
Intercompany
revenues
230
36
266
—
—
Gross
profit
3,743
3,782
7,525
—
7,525
Research
and development
158
10
168
52
220
Interest
income
—
—
—
298
298
Interest
expense
( 45 )
( 1 )
( 46 )
( 54 )
( 100 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
—
—
—
( 44 )
( 44 )
Depreciation
and amortization
1,162
249
1,411
28
1,439
Segment
income (loss)
1,605
1,813
3,418
( 3,216 )
202
Expenditures
for segment assets
1,043
4
1,047
—
1,047 (3)
(1)
Amounts
reflect the activity for corporate headquarters not included in the segment information.
(2)
Net
of financed amount of $ 0 and $ 44,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.
(3)
Net
of financed amount of $ 107,000 and $ 157,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respecti vely.
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13. Income Taxes
The
Company uses an estimated annual effective tax rate, which is based on expected annual income, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities
available in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates, to determine its quarterly provision for income taxes.
The
Company had an income tax benefit of $ 1,161,000 and income tax expense of $ 432,000 for continuing operations for the three months ended
June 30, 2024, and the corresponding period of 2023, respectively, and income tax benefit of $ 2,117,000 and income tax expense of $ 228,000
for continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and the corresponding period of 2023, respectively. The Company’s
effective tax rates were approximately 23.5 % and 45.4 % for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and the corresponding period of 2023,
respectively, and 22.6 % and 53.0 % for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and the corresponding period of 2023, respectively. The Company’s
effective tax rates for the three and six months periods ended June 30, 2024, and the corresponding periods of 2023 were impacted by
non-deductible expenses and state taxes.
14. Sale of Common Stock
On
May 21, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with certain
institutional and retail investors (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company sold and issued, in a registered direct
offering, an aggregate of 2,051,282 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, at a negotiated purchase price per share of $ 9.75 (the
“Shares”), for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $ 20,000,000 , before deducting fees payable to the
placement agents and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company (the “Offering”). The net proceeds from the
Offering is to fund (i) continued R&D and business development relating to the Company’s patent-pending process for the destruction
of PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), as well as the cost of installing at least one commercial treatment unit; (ii) ongoing
facility capital expenditures and maintenance costs; and (iii) general corporate and working capital purposes.
The
Shares were offered and sold by the Company pursuant to the Company’s “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 and
prospectus supplement relating thereto.
Craig-Hallum
Capital Group LLC (“Craig-Hallum”) and Wellington Shields & Co. LLC (“Wellington Shields”) (Wellington Shields
and Craig-Hallum together are known as the “Placement Agents”) served as the exclusive placement agents in connection with
the Offering. The Company paid the Placement Agents a total cash fee of 6.00 % of the aggregate gross proceeds in the Offering, which
totaled approximately $ 1,200,000 . The Company also reimbursed the Placement Agents certain expenses in connection with the Offering in
an aggregate amount of approximately $ 90,000 . As additional compensation to the Placement Agents in connection with the Offering, the
Company also issued to the Placement Agents and two (2) of their members designees, warrants (the “Placement Agents’ Warrants”)
to purchase an aggregate of 61,538 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”), with the aggregate number of Warrant Shares
that may be acquired under the Placement Agents’ Warrants equal to 3.0% of the number of Shares sold in the registered direct offering,
at an exercise price per share equal to $12.19, which is equal to approximately 125% of the price per share of the Shares sold in the
Offering. Neither the Placement Agents’ Warrants nor the Warrant Shares have been registered under the Registration Statement or
otherwise. The Placement Agents’ Warrants have a term of five years, are exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole
or in part, during the four and one-half (4 ½) year period commencing 180 days from the last date of closing of the Offering which
was May 24, 2024, and are exercisable via “cashless exercise” in certain circumstances. The aggregate fair value of the “Placement
Agents’ Warrants” was determined to be approximately $ 331,000 using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions:
58.78 % volatility, risk free interest rate of 4.53 %, an expected life of five years and no dividend. The aggregate fair market value
of the Placement Agent’s Warrants was recorded as an offset to gross proceeds of the Offering and an increase to additional-paid-in
capital.
After
deducting costs incurred of approximately $ 1,554,000 (exclusive of the aggregate fair market value of the Placement Agents’ Warrants
as discussed above) which were recorded as a deduction to equity in connection with the Offering, net cash proceeds to the Company totaled
approximately $ 18,446,000 . The Company has paid approximately $ 1,364,000 of the $ 1,554,000 costs in connection with the Offering.
15. Subsequent Events
Management
evaluated events occurring subsequent to June 30, 2024 through August 8, 2024, the date these condensed consolidated financial statements
were available for issuance, and other than as noted below determined that no material recognizable subsequent events occurred.
On
July 24, 2024, the Company purchased the property which its Oak Ridge Environmental Waste Operations (“EWOC”) facility operates
on pursuant to a Purchase and Sales Agreement dated April 30, 2024, for a purchase price of $ 425,000 . The Company paid $ 63,750 in cash
and entered into a promissory note dated July 24, 2024, in an amount of $ 361,250 with a bank (the “lender”) for the remaining
balance of the purchase price, with a maturity date in twenty years or July 24, 2044 (the “Note”). For the first five years
starting August 24, 2024, monthly payments under the Note will consists of approximately $ 3,100 which include an annual fixed interest
rate of 8.10 %. Monthly payments under the Note will then be adjusted at the end of years five, ten and fifteen, with interest calculated
based on the weekly average 5 year US Treasury Securities Rate plus 3.0%. Under no circumstances will the variable interest rates on
the Note be less than 4.0 % per annum or more than (except in the case of default) the lesser of 20.5% per annum or the maximum rate allowed
by applicable law. The Company agreed to pay the lender 3.0 % of the total outstanding principal balance under the Note in the event the
Company pays off its obligations during the first year of the Note. The prepayment penalty rate will be reduced by 1.0 % at each subsequent
annual anniversary of the Note. No prepayment penalty will apply in the event the Company pays off the Note on the fourth anniversary
of the Note or thereafter. The property was previously accounted for under the Company’s operating leases.
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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 the “Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995”. All statements in this report other than a statement of historical fact are forward-looking
statements that are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results and performance
of the Company to differ materially from such statements. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“intend,” “will,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained
herein relate to, among other things,
●
demand
for our services;
●
reductions
in the level of government funding in future years;
●
accelerated
investments;
●
base
business is well positioned for improvements the second half of 2024;
●
equipment
to be back in service by the first half of August and accelerate waste processing to address backlog accumulated;
●
advancement
of initiatives to have positive impact in second half of 2024 and more fully realized in 2025;
●
reducing
operating costs and non-essential expenditures;
●
ability
to meet loan agreement quarterly financial covenant requirements;
●
cash
flow requirements;
●
sufficient
liquidity to fund operations for the next twelve months;
●
revenue
under the Italian project;
●
manner
in which the applicable government will be required to spend funding to remediate various sites;
●
successful
on international bids;
●
funding
of operating and capital expenditures from cash from operations, cash on hand, borrowing availability under our Credit Facility,
and financing;
●
our
PFAS method is highly scalable process with minimal capital expenditures;
●
our
PFAS technology process will exceed current treatment options available;
●
installation
of operational unit and accepting commercial waste for destruction by the end of the year;
●
funding
of remediation expenditures for sites from funds generated internally;
●
compliance
with environmental regulations;
●
positioning
for procurements from DOE and other government agencies;
●
potential
effect of being a PRP; and
●
potential
violations of environmental laws and attendant remediation at our facilities.
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;
●
inability
to develop new and existing technologies in the conduct of operations;
●
inability
to maintain and obtain closure and operating insurance requirements;
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●
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;
●
inability
of the federal government to adopt a budget in a timely manner;
●
requirements
to obtain permits for treatment, storage and disposal (TSD) activities or licensing requirements to handle low level radioactive
materials are limited or lessened;
●
management
retention and development;
●
financial
valuation of intangible assets is substantially more/less than expected;
●
the
need to use internally generated funds for purposes not presently anticipated;
●
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;
●
failure
of partner to perform its requirements in connection with the Italian project;
●
changes
in the scope of work relating to existing contracts;
●
occurrence
of an event similar to COVID-19 having adverse effects on the U.S. and world economics;
●
renegotiation
of contracts involving government agencies;
●
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;
●
economic
uncertainties;
●
non-acceptance
of our new technology;
●
new
governmental regulations; and
●
risk
factors and other factors set forth in “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” contained in the Company’s
2023 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”) for the first quarter of 2024 and this second quarter 2024 10-Q.
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Overview
We
were disappointed with our second quarter financial results within both of our segments which experienced continued delays in procurements,
project starts and waste shipments due, in part from the unexpected residual impact of the Continuing Resolution (“CR”) that
continued into the better part of the second quarter. As previously disclosed, revenue in both segments for the first quarter of 2024
were negatively impacted by the CR as Congress did not pass a Federal Budget until late March. Our Treatment Segment also experienced
temporary failure of a certain waste processing equipment at one of its facilities in late June which also negatively impacted revenue
production. We expect this equipment to be back in service by the first half of August. Once
back in service, we intend to accelerate waste processing to address backlog accumulated due to the equipment failure. We continue
to accelerate investments in research and development (“R&D”) on our new technology PFAS (see “Known Trends and
Uncertainties – New Processing Technology” within this MD&A for a discussion of this technology).
Our
overall revenue decreased by $11,046,000 or 44.1% to $13,986,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, from $25,032,000 for the
corresponding period of 2023. We saw decreases in both segments where Treatment Segment revenue decreased by $4,491,000 to
$8,343,000 or 35.0% from $12,834,000 and Services Segment revenue decreased by $6,555,000 or 53.7% to $5,643,000 from $12,198,000.
The decrease in revenue in the Treatment Segment was attributed primarily to overall lower waste volume due to continued delays in
waste shipments by certain customers from the residual impact of the CR and the temporary failure of a certain waste processing
equipment at one of our Treatment Segment facilities in late June as discussed above. Overall lower averaged price from waste mix
within the Treatment Segment also contributed to the revenue decrease. The decrease in revenue in the Services Segment was
attributed to slower project mobilizations and delays in certain projects from the residual impact of the CR. The decrease in
revenue in the Services Segment was also due, in part to the completion of two large projects in late 2023 which were not replaced
by new projects of similar value. Together, these two large projects had generated a significant amount of revenues in the second
quarter of 2023 as they were in full operational status. We incurred a gross loss in the second quarter of 2024 of approximately
$1,306,000 as compared to a gross profit of $4,516,000 in the corresponding period of 2023, reflecting a decrease in gross profit of
approximately $5,822,000 or 128.9%, primarily due to decreased revenue in both segments. Selling, General and Administrative
(“SG&A”) expenses decreased by $96,000 or 2.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to the
corresponding period of 2023.
Revenue
decreased by $17,536,000 or 38.8% to $27,603,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, from $45,139,000 for the corresponding
period of 2023. Treatment Segment revenue decreased by $5,376,000 to $17,052,000 or 24.0% from $22,428,000. The decrease in revenue
within the Treatment Segment was attributed to factors as discussed above for our second quarter results and factors previously
disclosed for our first quarter results which included delays in waste
shipments by certain customers due to poor weather conditions and CR impacts, temporary outages in March at our three primary
facilities for equipment replacement and repairs, program enhancement and testing to support permit expansion and broader market
penetration, and accelerated investment in R&D on our new technology to treat PFAS. Services Segment revenue decreased by
$12,160,000 or 53.5% to $10,551,000 from $22,711,000. The decrease in revenue in the Services Segment was attributed to slower
project mobilizations and delays in certain projects from the impact of the CR. The decrease in revenue in the Services Segment was
also due, in part to the completion of two large projects in late 2023 which were not replaced by new projects of similar value.
Together, these two large projects had generated a significant amount of revenues in the first half of 2023 as they were in full
operational status. We incurred a gross loss in the six months ended June 30, 2024, of approximately $1,926,000 as compared to a
gross profit of $7,525,000 in the corresponding period of 2023, reflecting a decrease in gross profit of approximately $9,451,000 or
125.6%, primarily due to decreased revenue in both segments. SG&A expenses decreased $37,000 or 0.5% for the six months ended
June 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of 2023.
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We
believe our base business is well positioned for improvements in the second half of 2024 and, as previously reported, we continue to
advance a variety of additional initiatives that we expect will have a positive impact on both revenue and earnings in the second half
of the year that are expected to be more fully realized in 2025. These initiatives include, among other things, positioning ourself for
large and mid-size procurements within the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) and U.S. Navy and waste treatment in support
of DOE’s Hanford closure strategy, continued investments in our facilities and capabilities to allow for broader waste treatment
(including PFAS), and continued expansion of our waste treatment offerings within the international and commercial markets.
On
May 21, 2024, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain institutional and retail investors, pursuant to which we sold
and issued, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 2,051,282 shares of our Common Stock, at a negotiated purchase price per
share of $9.75 for aggregate gross proceeds to us of approximately $20,000,000 (see “Financing Activities” within this MD&A
for a discussion of this transaction).
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 potential future federal budget issues. 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.
Our Italian contract under our partnership may be terminated by the Contracting Authority under certain conditions as set forth in the contract.
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
continue to aggressively bid on various contracts, including potential contracts within the international markets.
Results
of Operations
The
reporting of financial results and pertinent discussions are tailored to our two reportable segments: The Treatment and Services.
Summary
– Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Three
Months Ended
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
June
30,
Consolidated
(amounts in thousands)
2024
%
2023
%
2024
%
2023
%
Net
revenues
$ 13,986
100.0
$ 25,032
100.0
$ 27,603
100.0
$ 45,139
100.0
Cost
of goods sold
15,292
109.3
20,516
82.0
29,529
107.0
37,614
83.3
Gross
(loss) profit
(1,306 )
(9.3 )
4,516
18.0
(1,926 )
(7.0 )
7,525
16.7
Selling,
general and administrative
3,455
24.7
3,551
14.2
6,999
25.4
7,036
15.6
Research
and development
273
2.0
121
.4
569
2.0
220
.5
Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
1
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
(Loss)
income from operations
(5,035 )
(36.0 )
844
3.4
(9,495 )
(34.4 )
269
.6
Interest
income
213
1.5
172
.7
387
1.4
298
.7
Interest
expense
(109 )
(.8 )
(47 )
(.2 )
(225 )
(.8 )
(100 )
(.2 )
Interest
expense-financing fees
(16 )
(.1 )
(24 )
(.1 )
(29 )
(.1 )
(44 )
(.1 )
Other
1
—
6
—
2
—
7
—
(Loss)
income from continuing operations before taxes
(4,946 )
(35.4 )
951
3.8
(9,360 )
(33.9 )
430
1.0
Income
tax (benefit) expense
(1,161 )
(8.3 )
432
1.7
(2,117 )
(7.7 )
228
.5
(Loss)
income from continuing operations
$ (3,785 )
(27.1 )
$ 519
2.1
$ (7,243 )
(26.2 )
$ 202
.5
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Revenues
Consolidated
revenues decreased $11,046,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2023, as follows:
(In thousands)
2024
% Revenue
2023
% Revenue
Change
% Change
Treatment
Government waste
$ 5,645
40.4
$ 9,702
38.8
$ (4,057 )
(41.8 )
Hazardous/non-hazardous (1)
1,293
9.2
1,622
6.5
(329 )
(20.3 )
Other nuclear waste
1,405
10.1
1,510
6.1
(105 )
(7.0 )
Total
8,343
59.7
12,834
51.3
(4,491 )
(35.0 )
Services
Nuclear services
4,426
31.6
11,840
47.3
(7,414 )
(62.6 )
Technical services
1,217
8.7
358
1.4
859
239.9
Total
5,643
40.3
12,198
48.7
(6,555 )
(53.7 )
Total
$ 13,986
100.0
$ 25,032
100.0
$ (11,046 )
(44.1 )
(1)
Includes wastes generated by government clients of $608,000 and $763,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and the corresponding
period of 2023, respectively.
Treatment
Segment revenue decreased by $4,491,000 or 35.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2024, over the same period in 2023. The overall
decrease in revenue in the Treatment Segment was primarily due to lower waste volume as discussed in the “Overview” above.
Overall lower averaged price from waste mix within the Treatment Segment also contributed to the revenue decrease. Services Segment revenue
decreased by approximately $6,555,000 or 53.7%. The decrease in revenue in the Services Segment was due to reasons as discussed in the
“Overview” above. Additionally, our Services Segment revenues are project based; as such, the scope, duration, and completion
of each project vary. Revenues from both segments were also negatively impacted from delays in procurements resulting from the residual
impact of the CR.
Consolidated
revenues decreased $17,536,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2023, as follows:
(In thousands)
2024
% Revenue
2023
% Revenue
Change
% Change
Treatment
Government waste
$ 10,778
39.1
$ 16,344
36.2
$ (5,566 )
(34.1 )
Hazardous/non-hazardous (1)
2,630
9.5
3,133
7.0
(503 )
(16.1 )
Other nuclear waste
3,644
13.2
2,951
6.5
693
23.5
Total
17,052
61.8
22,428
49.7
(5,376 )
(24.0 )
Services
Nuclear services
8,995
32.6
21,922
48.6
(12,927 )
(59.0 )
Technical services
1,556
5.6
789
1.7
767
97.2
Total
10,551
38.2
22,711
50.3
(12,160 )
(53.5 )
Total
$ 27,603
100.0
$ 45,139
100.0
$ (17,536 )
(38.8 )
(1)
Includes wastes generated by government clients of $1,236,000 and $1,473,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and the corresponding
period of 2023, respectively.
Treatment
Segment revenue decreased by $5,376,000 or 24.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, over the same period in 2023. The overall decrease
in revenue was primarily due to lower waste volume attributed from the factors as discussed in the “Overview” section above.
The increase in other nuclear waste revenue was primarily due to higher waste volume. Overall lower averaged price from waste mix within
the Treatment Segment also contributed to the revenue decrease. Services Segment revenue decreased by approximately $12,160,000 or 53.5%.
The decrease in revenue in the Services Segment was due to the reasons as discussed in the “Overview” above. Additionally,
our Services Segment revenues are project based; as such, the scope, duration, and completion of each project vary. Revenues from both
segments were also negatively impacted from delays in procurements resulting from the impact of the CR.
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Cost
of Goods Sold
Cost
of goods sold decreased $5,224,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2023, as follows:
%
%
(In thousands)
2024
Revenue
2023
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ 9,540
114.3
$ 10,343
80.6
$ (803 )
Services
5,752
101.9
10,173
83.4
(4,421 )
Total
$ 15,292
109.3
$ 20,516
82.0
$ (5,224 )
Cost
of goods sold for the Treatment Segment decreased by approximately $803,000 or 7.7%. Treatment Segment’s variable costs decreased
by approximately $667,000 primarily due to lower disposal, transportation, material and supplies and outside services costs. Treatment
Segment’s overall fixed costs were lower by approximately $136,000 resulting from the following: depreciation expenses were lower
by approximately $222,000 due to fully depreciated asset retirement obligations (“AROs”) that occurred in the third quarter
of 2023 in connection with our EWOC facility; regulatory expenses were lower by approximately $87,000; maintenance expenses were lower
by approximately $173,000; general expenses were higher by $146,000 in various categories; salaries and payroll related expenses were
higher by $193,000 due to higher headcount; and travel expenses were slightly higher by approximately $7,000. Services Segment cost of
goods sold decreased $4,421,000 or 43.5% primarily due to lower revenue. The decrease in cost of goods sold was primarily due to overall
lower salaries/payroll related, outside services, and travel costs totaling approximately $4,424,000; lower depreciation expense totaling
approximately $46,000; lower regulatory costs of $15,000; and higher lab expenses of approximately $64,000. Included within cost of goods
sold is depreciation and amortization expense of $405,000 and $672,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Cost
of goods sold decreased $8,085,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2023, as follows:
%
%
(In thousands)
2024
Revenue
2023
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ 18,301
107.3
$ 18,685
83.3
$ (384 )
Services
11,228
106.4
18,929
83.3
(7,701 )
Total
$ 29,529
107.0
$ 37,614
83.3
$ (8,085 )
Cost
of goods sold for the Treatment Segment decreased by approximately $384,000 or 2.1%. Treatment Segment’s variable costs decreased
by approximately $161,000 primarily due to lower material and supplies, transportation and lab costs totaling approximately $627,000
which was offset by higher disposal costs of approximately $466,000. Treatment Segment’s overall fixed costs were lower by approximately
$223,000 resulting from the following: depreciation expenses were lower by approximately $428,000 due to fully depreciated AROs that
occurred in the third quarter of 2023 in connection with our EWOC facility; regulatory expenses were lower by approximately $34,000;
maintenance expenses were lower by approximately $216,000; general expenses were lower by $92,000 in various categories; salaries and
payroll related expenses were higher by $529,000 due to higher headcount; and travel expenses were higher by approximately $18,000. Services
Segment cost of goods sold decreased $7,701,000 or 40.7% primarily due to lower revenue. The decrease in cost of goods sold was primarily
due to overall lower salaries/payroll related, outside services, and travel costs totaling approximately $7,294,000; lower depreciation
expense totaling approximately $160,000; lower regulatory costs of $13,000; overall lower material and supplies and disposal costs of
approximately $269,000; and higher general expenses of approximately $35,000 in various categories. Included within cost of goods sold
is depreciation and amortization expense of $810,000 and $1,398,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
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Gross
(Loss) Profit
Gross
profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, decreased $5,822,000 over the same period in 2023, as follows:
%
%
(In thousands)
2024
Revenue
2023
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ (1,197 )
(14.3 )
$ 2,491
19.4
$ (3,688 )
Services
(109 )
(1.9 )
2,025
16.6
(2,134 )
Total
$ (1,306 )
(9.3 )
$ 4,516
18.0
$ (5,822 )
Treatment
Segment gross profit decreased by $3,688,000 or approximately 148.1% and gross margin decreased to (14.3)% from 19.4% primarily due to
lower revenue from lower waste volume, overall lower averaged price from waste mix and the impact of our fixed costs structure. Services
Segment gross profit decreased by $2,134,000 or 105.4% primarily due to decreased revenue as discussed in the “Overview”
above. The decrease in gross margin in the Services Segment from 16.6% to (1.9)% was attributed to overall lower margin projects as the
two large projects completed in late 2023 were higher margin projects. Our overall Services Segment gross margin is impacted by our current
projects which are competitively bid on and will therefore, have varying margin structures.
Gross
profit for the six months ended June 30, 2024, decreased $9,451,000 over 2023, as follows:
%
%
(In thousands)
2024
Revenue
2023
Revenue
Change
Treatment
$ (1,249 )
(7.3 )
$ 3,743
16.7
$ (4,992 )
Services
(677 )
(6.4 )
3,782
16.7
(4,459 )
Total
$ (1,926 )
(7.0 )
$ 7,525
16.7
$ (9,451 )
Treatment
Segment gross profit decreased by $4,992,000 or approximately 133.4% and gross margin decreased to (7.3)% from 16.7% primarily due to
lower revenue from lower waste volume, overall lower averaged price from waste mix and the impact of our fixed costs structure. Services
Segment gross profit decreased by $4,459,000 or 117.9% primarily due to decreased revenue as discussed in the “Overview”
above. The decrease in gross margin from 16.7% to (6.4)% was attributed to overall lower margin projects as the two large projects completed
in late 2023 were higher margin projects. Our overall Services Segment gross margin is impacted by our current projects which are competitively
bid on and will therefore, have varying margin structures.
SG&A
SG& A
expenses decreased $96,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period for 2023, as follows:
(In thousands)
2024
%
Revenue
2023
%
Revenue
Change
Administrative
$ 1,714
—
$ 1,695
—
$ 19
Treatment
1,075
12.9
1,027
8.0
48
Services
666
11.8
829
6.8
(163 )
Total
$ 3,455
24.7
$ 3,551
14.2
$ (96 )
Administrative
SG&A expenses were slightly higher primarily due to overall higher general, salaries and payroll related and travel expenses totaling
approximately $44,000 which was offset by lower outside services expenses totaling approximately $25,000. Treatment Segment SG&A
expenses were higher primarily due to higher salaries and payroll related expenses by approximately $102,000 which was offset by overall
lower travel, outside services and general expenses totaling approximately $54,000. The decrease in Services Segment SG&A was primarily
due to lower outside services expenses by approximately $22,000 and lower salaries and payroll related expenses of approximately $148,000.
The overall decrease was offset by higher travel expenses of $7,000. Included in SG&A expenses is depreciation and amortization expense
of $25,000 and $20,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
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SG& A
expenses decreased $37,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period for 2023, as follows:
(In thousands)
2024
%
Revenue
2023
%
Revenue
Change
Administrative
$ 3,401
—
$ 3,365
—
$ 36
Treatment
2,140
12.5
2,033
9.1
107
Services
1,458
13.8
1,638
7.2
(180 )
Total
$ 6,999
25.4
$ 7,036
15.6
$ (37 )
Administrative
SG&A expenses were slightly higher primarily due to overall higher general, salaries and payroll related and travel expenses totaling
approximately $55,000 which was offset by lower outside services expenses totaling approximately $19,000. Treatment Segment SG&A
expenses were higher primarily due to higher salaries and payroll related expenses by approximately $193,000 which was offset by overall
lower travel, outside services and general expenses totaling approximately $86,000. The decrease in Services Segment SG&A was primarily
due to lower outside services expenses of approximately $46,000 and lower salaries and payroll related expenses of approximately $138,000.
The overall decrease was offset by slightly higher travel expenses of $4,000. Included in SG&A expenses is depreciation and amortization
expense of $52,000 and $41,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
R&D
R&D
expenses increased by $152,000 and $349,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, as compared to the corresponding
period of 2023 primarily due to expenses incurred in connection with our new PFAS technology.
Interest
Income
Interest
income increased by approximately $41,000 and $89,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, as compared to
the corresponding period of 2023 primarily due to higher interest income earned from our finite risk sinking fund from higher interest
rates that took effect starting in April 2023. Additionally, the increase in interest income resulted from interest income earned from
our money market deposit account (“MMDA”) that we maintained with our lender starting in late 2023. The overall increase
in interest income from the above was reduced by interest income received in March of 2023 of approximately $60,000 in connection with
the Employee Retention Credit refund that we received.
Interest
Expense
Interest
expense increased by approximately $62,000 and $125,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, as compared to
the corresponding period of 2023 primarily due to interest incurred on the $2,500,000 term loan dated July 31, 2023, under our credit
facility.
Income
Taxes
We
had an income tax benefit of $1,161,000 and income tax expense of $432,000 for continuing operations for the three months ended June
30, 2024, and the corresponding period of 2023, respectively, and income tax benefit of $2,117,000 and income tax expense of $228,000
for continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and the corresponding period of 2023, respectively. Our effective tax
rates were approximately 23.5% and 45.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and the corresponding period of 2023, respectively,
and 22.6% and 53.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and the corresponding period of 2023, respectively. Our effective tax rates
for the three and six months periods ended June 30, 2024, and the corresponding periods of 2023 were impacted by non-deductible expenses
and state taxes.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our
cash flow requirements during the six months ended June 30, 2024, were primarily financed by our operations and Liquidity (defined as
borrowing availability under the revolving credit plus cash in our MMDA maintained with our lender) under our Credit Facility. Our cash
included net proceeds received from the sale of 2,051,282 shares our Common Stock to certain institutional and retail investors in May
2024 (see “Financing Activities” below for a discussion of this direct offering, including the planned usage of the proceeds).
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 which include our PFAS technology (see “Known Trends
and Uncertainties – New Processing Technology” within this MD&A for a discussion of this technology). We plan to fund
these requirements from our operations and Liquidity under our Credit Facility. 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. At June
30, 2024, we had no outstanding borrowing under our revolving credit and our Liquidity under our Credit Facility was approximately $19,466,000.
We believe that our cash flows from operations and our Liquidity under our Credit Facility should be sufficient to fund our operations
for the next twelve months.
The
following table reflects the cash flow activities during the first six months of 2024
(In thousands)
Cash used in operating activities of continuing operations
$ (6,072 )
Cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations
(245 )
Cash used in investing activities of continuing operations
(840 )
Cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations
(49 )
Cash provided by financing activities of continuing operations
18,127
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash
(1 )
Increase in cash and finite risk sinking fund (restricted cash)
$ 10,920
As
of June 30, 2024, we were in a positive cash position with no revolving credit balance. As of June 30, 2024, we had cash on hand of approximately
$18,122,000. which included net proceeds received the sale of our Common Stock in May 2024 as discussed above.
Operating
Activities
Accounts
receivable, net of credit losses, totaled $6,423,000 as of June 30, 2024, a decrease of $3,299,000 from the December 31, 2023,
balance of $9,722,000. The decrease was primarily due to reduced billing from decreased revenues which were negatively impacted by a
number of events as previously discussed (See “Overview” within this MD&A). Our accounts receivable was also reduced
by the collection in May 2024 of outstanding accounts receivable for work performed for a certain Canadian project for which a
settlement agreement had previously been reached, with collection subject to meeting certain conditions/terms precedent (see
“Perma-Fix Canada Inc. (“PF Canada”)”) below for a discussion on the collection of the
receivables).
Accounts
payable totaled $9,111,000 as of June 30, 2024, a decrease of $471,000 from the December 31, 2023, balance of $9,582,000. The decrease
in accounts payable was attributed to our overall reduced operations as discussed previously. Additionally, 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
our segments.
Accrued
expenses totaled $4,207,000 as of June 30, 2024, a decrease of $2,353,000 from the December 31, 2023, balance of $6,560,000. The decrease
was attributed to payments of bonus and incentives earned by our employees for fiscal year 2023 which included payments made under our
2023 Management Incentive Plans totaling approximately $750,000. The decrease was also due to monthly premium payments on our general
insurance policies.
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We
had working capital of $12,783,000 (which included working capital of our discontinued operations) as of June 30, 2024, as compared to
working capital of $4,613,000 as of December 31, 2023. The increase in our working capital was primarily due to the increase in our cash
from the sale of our Common Stock (see “Financing Activities” below for a discussion of this direct offering, including the
planned usage of the proceeds).
Investing
Activities
For
the six months ended June 30, 2024, our purchases of capital equipment totaled approximately $885,000, of which $44,000 was subject to
financing, with the remaining funded from cash from operations and our Credit Facility. We have budgeted approximately $2,000,000 for
2024 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, proceeds from the equity raise completed in May 2024, borrowing availability
under our Credit Facility and/or financing. The initiation and timing of projects are also determined by financing alternatives or funds
available for such capital projects.
On
July 24, 2024, the Company purchased the property which its EWOC facility operates on pursuant to a Purchase and Sales Agreement for
a purchase price of $425,000. In connection with this transaction, we paid $63,750 in cash and financed the remaining $361,250 of the
purchase price with a bank (“see Financing Activities” below for a discussion of the Note and its terms).
Financing
Activities
We
entered into a Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated May 8, 2020, which has since been
amended from time to time, with PNC National Association (“PNC” and “lender”), acting as agent and lender (the
“Loan Agreement”). The Loan Agreement provides us with the following credit facility with a maturity date of May 15, 2027
(the “Credit Facility): (a) up to $12,500,000 revolving credit (“revolving credit”), which borrowing capacity is subject
to eligible receivables (as defined) and reduced by outstanding standby letters of credit ($3,950,000 as of June 30, 2024) and borrowing
reductions that our lender may impose from time to time ($750,000 as of June 30, 2024); (b) a term loan (“Term Loan 1”) of
approximately $1,742,000, requiring monthly installments of $35,547 (Term Loan 1 was paid off by us in June 2024); (c) a term loan (“Term
Loan 2”) of $2,500,000, requiring monthly installments of $41,667; and (d) a capital expenditure line (“Capital 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”). Amounts advanced under the Capital Line at the end of the Borrowing Period totaled approximately
$524,000, requiring monthly installments of principal of approximately $8,700 plus interest, commencing June 1, 2022.
On
May 8, 2024, we entered into an amendment to our Loan Agreement with our lender which provided the following, among other things:
● removes
the quarterly FCCR testing requirement for the first and second quarters of 2024;
● reinstates
the quarterly FCCR testing requirement starting in the third quarter of 2024 and revises
the methodology to be used in calculating the FCCR as follows (with no change to the minimum
1.15:1 ratio requirement): FCCR for the third quarter is to be determined based on financial
results for the three-months period ending September 30, 2024; FCCR for the fourth quarter
is to be determined based on financial results for the six-months period ending December
31, 2024; FCCR for the first quarter of 2025 is to be determined based on financial results
for the nine-months period ending March 31, 2025; and FCCR for the second quarter of 2025
and each fiscal quarter thereafter is to be determined based on financial results for a trailing
twelve-months period ending basis;
● requires
maintenance of a daily minimum of $2,250,000 in Liquidity under our Credit Facility through
June 29, 2024, (which was met by us) and a minimum of daily $3,000,000 in liquidity starting
June 30, 2024, through June 29, 2025; and
● in
the event we are able to achieve the minimum quarterly FCCR requirement utilizing our financial
results based on a trailing twelve-months period starting with the quarter ending June 30,
2024 (which we were not able to achieve as of June 30, 2024), the maintenance of a daily
minimum Liquidity requirement of $3,000,000 as discussed above will be removed. Any subsequent
fiscal quarter testing of the FCCR will revert back to a trailing twelve-months period method.
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In
connection with the amendment, we paid our lender a fee of $25,000 which is being amortized over the remaining term of the Loan Agreement
as interest expense-financing fees.
Pursuant
to our Loan Agreement, payments of annual interest rates are as follows: (i) interest due on the revolving credit is at prime (8.50%
at June 30, 2024) plus 2% or SOFR (as defined in the Loan Agreement, as amended) plus 3.00% plus an SOFR Adjustment applicable for an
interest period selected by us; (ii) interest due on each Term Loan 1 and the Capital Line was/is at prime plus 2.50% or SOFR plus 3.50%
plus an SOFR Adjustment applicable for an interest period selected by us; and (iii) interest due on Term Loan 2 is at prime plus 3% or
SOFR plus 4.00% plus an SOFR Adjustment applicable for an interest period selected by us. 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.
We
agreed to pay PNC 1.0% of the total financing under the Loan Agreement in the event we pay off our obligations to our lender on or before
July 31, 2024, and 0.5% of the total financing if we pay off our obligations to our lender after July 31, 2024, to and including July
31, 2025. No early termination fee shall apply if we pays off our obligations under Loan Agreement after July 31, 2025.
Our
Credit Facility under our Loan Agreement, as amended, with PNC contains certain financial covenants, along with customary representations
and warranties. A breach of any of these financial covenants, unless waived by PNC, could result in a default under our Credit Facility
allowing our lender to immediately require the repayment of all outstanding debt under our credit facility and terminate all commitments
to extend further credit. We were not required to perform testing of our FCCR requirement for the first and second quarters of 2024 pursuant
to the amendment dated May 8, 2024, to our Loan Agreement as discussed above. We met all of our other financial covenant requirements
in the first and second quarters of 2024. We expect to meet our quarterly financial covenant requirements for the next twelve months.
On
May 21, 2024, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional
and retail investors (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which we sold and issued, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate
of 2,051,282 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, at a negotiated purchase price per share of $9.75 (the “Shares”),
for aggregate gross proceeds to us of approximately $20,000,000, before deducting fees payable to the placement agents and other estimated
offering expenses payable by the Company (the “Offering”). The net proceeds from the Offering is to fund (i) continued R&D
and business development relating to the Company’s patent-pending process for the destruction of PFAS, as well as the cost of installing
at least one commercial treatment unit; (ii) ongoing facility capital expenditures and maintenance costs; and (iii) general corporate
and working capital purposes.
The
Shares were offered and sold by us pursuant to the our “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 and prospectus supplement
relating thereto.
Craig-Hallum
Capital Group LLC (“Craig-Hallum”) and Wellington Shields & Co. LLC (“Wellington Shields”) (Wellington Shields
and Craig-Hallum together are known as the “Placement Agents”) served as the exclusive placement agents in connection with
the Offering. We paid the Placement Agents a total cash fee of 6.00% of the aggregate gross proceeds in the Offering, which totaled approximately
$1,200,000. We also reimbursed the Placement Agents certain expenses in connection with the Offering in an aggregate amount of approximately
$90,000. As additional compensation to the Placement Agents in connection with the Offering, we also issued to the Placement Agents and
two (2) of their members designees, warrants (the “Placement Agents’ Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 61,538
shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”), with the aggregate number of Warrant Shares that may be acquired under the
Placement Agents’ Warrants equal to 3.0% of the number of Shares sold in the registered direct offering, at an exercise price per
share equal to $12.19, which is equal to approximately 125% of the price per share of the Shares sold in the Offering. Neither the Placement
Agents’ Warrants nor the Warrant Shares have been registered under the Registration Statement or otherwise. The Placement Agents’
Warrants have a term of five years, are exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, during the four and one-half
(4 ½) year period commencing 180 days from the last date of closing of the Offering which was May 24, 2024, and are exercisable
via “cashless exercise” in certain circumstances. The aggregate fair value of the “Placement Agents’ Warrants”
was determined to be approximately $331,000 using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions: 58.78% volatility,
risk free interest rate of 4.53%, an expected life of five years and no dividend. The aggregate fair market value of the Placement Agent’s
Warrants was recorded as an offset to gross proceeds of the Offering and an increase to additional-paid-in capital.
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After
deducting costs incurred of approximately $1,554,000 (exclusive of the aggregate fair market value of the Placement Agents’ Warrants
as discussed above) which were recorded as a deduction to equity in connection with the Offering, net cash proceeds to us totaled approximately
$18,446,000. We have paid approximately $1,364,000 of the $1,554,000 costs in connection with the Offering.
On
July 24, 2024, We purchased the property which our EWOC facility operates on pursuant to a Purchase and Sales Agreement dated April 30,
2024, for a purchase price of $425,000. The Company paid $63,750 in cash and entered into a promissory note dated July 24, 2024, in an
amount of $361,250 with a bank (the “lender”) for the remaining balance of the purchase price, with a maturity date in twenty
years or July 24, 2044 (the “Note”). For the first five years starting August 24, 2024, monthly payments under the Note will
consists of approximately $3,100 which include an annual fixed interest rate of 8.10%. Monthly payments under the Note will then be adjusted
at the end of years five, ten and fifteen, with interest calculated based on the weekly average 5 year US Treasury Securities Rate plus
3.0%. Under no circumstances will the variable interest rate on the Note be less than 4.0% per annum or more than (except in the case
of default) the lesser of 20.5% per annum or the maximum rate allowed by applicable law. We agreed to pay the lender 3.0% of the total
outstanding principal balance under the Note in the event we pays off our obligations during the first year of the Note. The prepayment
penalty rate will be reduced by 1.0% at each subsequent annual anniversary of the Note. No prepayment penalty will apply in the event
we pay off the Note on the fourth anniversary of the Note or thereafter. The property was previously accounted for under our operating
leases.
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. At year-end 2023, PF Canada had approximately $2,389,000 in outstanding
receivables due from CNL as a result of work performed under the TOA. A settlement agreement was reached between PF Canada and CNL on
the payment of the aforementioned amount by CNL, subject to certain conditions/terms precedents being met. PF Canada received a partial
payment from CNL of the outstanding receivables during the first quarter of 2024. In May 2024, PF Canada received the remaining approximately
$1,612,000 in outstanding receivables from CNL. No outstanding receivables remain under the TOA from CNL as of June 30, 2024.
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
From
time to time, we are required to post standby letters of credit and various bonds to support contractual obligations to customers and
other obligations, including facility closures. At June 30, 2024, the total amount of standby letters of credit outstanding totaled approximately
$3,950,000 and the total amount of bonds outstanding totaled approximately $21,976,000. We also provide closure and post-closure requirements
through a financial assurance policy for certain of our Treatment Segment facilities through AIG. At June 30, 2024, the closure and post-closure
requirements for these facilities were approximately $23,379,000.
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, 2023.
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Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
See
“Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”
for the recent accounting pronouncements that will be adopted in future periods.
Known
Trends and Uncertainties
Significant
Customers . 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. Our Italian contract under the partnership may be terminated by the Contracting Authority under certain conditions as set forth in the
contract. Our inability to continue under existing contracts that we have with government authorities (directly or indirectly as a subcontractor)
or significant reductions in the level of governmental funding in any given year could have a material adverse impact on our operations
and financial condition. We performed services relating to waste generated by government clients, either directly as a prime contractor
or indirectly for others as a subcontractor to government entities, representing approximately $10,509,000 or 75.1% and $20,652,000 or
74.8% of our total revenues generated during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, as compared to 21,899,000 or
87.5% and $39,146,000 or 86.7% of our total revenues generated during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.
New
Processing Technology. We have successfully completed pilot plant testing on our new, patent-pending process for the destruction
of PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals.” PFAS compounds do not degrade over time through any natural process or environmental
conditions, bioaccumulate, and are harmful to humans and the environment. Our tests were designed to demonstrate the destruction of commercial
quantities of PFAS-contaminated liquids and better define the parameters needed to construct the first commercial unit. There are limited
current treatment options for these materials and we expect that our process will exceed any of these methods. Some of the sizable markets
for PFAS include AFFF (aqueous film-forming foam) firefighting foams, both expired concentrate and flushing liquids, contaminated liquids
from PFAS systems, and other water-based separation products from a variety of industrial systems. We believe that our process is highly
scalable with minimal capital expenditures or labor costs required since we are employing a non-incineration, chemical-based process.
We are now in the process of final fabrication for installation of the first operational unit and plan to be operational, accepting commercial
waste for destruction by the end of the year. We have established goals for additional units to be installed at each existing treatment
plant to follow in 2025.
Environmental
Contingencies
We
are engaged in the waste management services segment of the pollution control industry. As a participant in the on-site treatment, storage
and disposal market and the off-site treatment and services market, we are subject to rigorous federal, state and local regulations.
These regulations mandate strict compliance and therefore are a cost and concern to us. Because of their integral role in providing quality
environmental services, we make every reasonable attempt to maintain complete compliance with these regulations; however, even with a
diligent commitment, we, along with many of our competitors, may be required to pay fines for violations or investigate and potentially
remediate our waste management facilities.
We
routinely use third party disposal companies, who ultimately destroy, or secure landfill residual materials generated at our facilities
or at a client’s site. In the past, numerous third-party disposal sites have improperly managed waste and consequently require
remedial action; consequently, any party utilizing these sites may be liable for some or all of the remedial costs. Despite our aggressive
compliance and auditing procedures for disposal of wastes, we could further be notified, in the future, that we are a potentially responsible
party (“PRP”) at a remedial action site, which could have a material adverse effect.
We
have three environmental remediation projects, all within our discontinued operations, which principally entail the removal/remediation
of contaminated soil, and, in most cases, the remediation of surrounding ground water. We expect to fund the expenses to remediate these
sites from funds generated from operations. As of June 30, 2024, we had total accrued environmental remediation liabilities of $772,000,
a decreased of approximately $73,000 from the December 31, 2023 balance of $845,000. The decrease represents payments for remediation
projects. At June 30, 2024, $6,000 of the total accrued environmental liabilities was recorded as current.
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Item 3.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks
Not
required for smaller reporting companies.
Item
4.
Controls
and Procedures
(a)
Evaluation
of disclosure controls and procedures.
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and that such information is accumulated and communicated
to our management. As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation with the participation of our
Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. Based on this recent assessment, our Principal Executive Officer and
Principal Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) were effective as of June 30, 2024.
(b)
Changes
in internal control over financial reporting.
There
was no other change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange
Act) during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting.
PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal
Proceedings
There
are no material legal proceedings pending against us and/or our subsidiaries not previously reported by us in Item 3 of our Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2023. 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, 2023.
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, 2023, and
our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
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Item
6.
Exhibits
(a)
Exhibits
4.1
Eighth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated May 8, 2024, between Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. and PNC Bank, National Association, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company Form 10-Q for the first quarter 2024, filed on May 9, 2024.
10.1
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May 21, 2024, by and between the Company and the purchasers party thereto, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2024
10.2
Placement Agency Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2024, by and between the Company and Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC and Wellington Shields & Co., LLC, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2024.
10.3
Form of Placement Agents’ Warrants, as incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2024.
31.1
Certification by Mark Duff, Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a).
31.2
Certification by Ben Naccarato, Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a).
32.1
Certification by Mark Duff, Chief Executive Officer of the Company furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
32.2
Certification by Ben Naccarato, Chief Financial Officer of the Company furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
101.INS
Inline XBRL
Instance Document*
101.SCH
Inline XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL
Inline XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF
Inline XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LAB
Inline XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document*
101.PRE
Inline XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as an Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101).
* Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data File in Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Date:
August 8, 2024
By:
/s/
Mark Duff
Mark
Duff
President
and Chief (Principal) Executive Officer
Date:
August 8, 2024
By:
/s/
Ben Naccarato
Ben
Naccarato
Chief
(Principal) Financial Officer
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