Perma-Fix Reports 44% Increase in Revenue for 2020

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Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ: PESI) reported a 43.5% revenue increase in 2020, totaling $105.4 million, driven by a 127.5% rise in Services Segment revenue. Treatment Segment revenue dropped to $30.1 million due to COVID-19 impacts. While net income rose to $2.9 million ($0.24 per share), fourth-quarter results showed a slight net loss of $10,000. The Company faces ongoing pandemic-related delays but remains optimistic about growth opportunities in 2021. Management emphasizes initiatives to enhance revenue and market share in the Treatment Segment.

Positive

• 2020 revenue rose 43.5% to $105.4 million from $73.5 million in 2019.
• Services Segment revenue surged 127.5% to $75.3 million for 2020.
• Net income increased to $2.9 million, or $0.24 per share, compared to $2.3 million, or $0.19 per share, in 2019.
• Adjusted EBITDA grew to $5.4 million from $5.2 million in 2019.
• Management sees pent-up demand and is actively bidding on large service projects.

Negative

• Treatment Segment revenue decreased by 25.7% to $30.1 million in 2020 due to shipment delays.
• Fourth-quarter 2020 net loss of $10,000 compared to net income of $930,000 in Q4 2019.
• Gross profit in Q4 2020 dropped to $3.2 million, down from $4.7 million in Q4 2019.
• Operating income decreased to $188,000 in Q4 2020 from $1.2 million in Q4 2019.

ATLANTA, March 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PESI) (the “Company”) today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020.

2020 Financial Highlights:

• Revenue for 2020 increased 43.5% to $105.4 million versus $73.5 million for the same period last year
• Services Segment revenue increased 127.5% to $75.3 million for 2020 versus $33.1 million for 2019
• Treatment Segment revenue decreased to $30.1 million versus $40.4 million for 2019
• Gross profit for 2020 increased to $15.9 million versus $15.6 million for 2019
• Net income attributable to common stockholders increased to $2.9 million, or $0.24 per share (basic) for 2020, compared to net income of $2.3 million or $0.19 per share (basic) for 2019
• Generated adjusted EBITDA (defined below) of $5.4 million compared to $5.2 million for 2019 (see reconciliation to GAAP below)

Mark Duff, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We achieved year-over-year growth of 28% and 44% for the fourth quarter and 2020, respectively, reflecting steady expansion of our Services Segment as we continued to execute on our strategic plan and business development initiatives. The growth in our Services Segment was offset by weakness in our Treatment Segment, as previously disclosed, due in large part to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although we continue to face some pandemic-related challenges in the first half of 2021, we remain optimistic about the outlook for the full year.”

“Looking ahead, we are actively bidding on a number of very large service projects. Moreover, we are rapidly advancing several initiatives within the Treatment Segment that we believe have the potential to significantly enhance our revenues, while establishing increased market share and large backlog for waste processing. In particular, we are making continued progress at Hanford regarding opportunities to leverage our advanced capabilities to solve large-scale waste management problems at the site. We believe our technologies and off-site processing capabilities provide a unique and cost-effective solution to addressing some of the country’s largest environmental remediation challenges, and we look forward to playing a major role in addressing these national priorities.”

COVID-19
Similar to most of the US, Perma-Fix is beginning to relax the COVID-19-related precautions associated with ongoing operations as more staff is vaccinated and the new cases continue to decline in our locations. However, the Company’s Treatment Segment continues to see delays in waste shipments from certain customers due to continued impacts of COVID-19 and the Services Segment is realizing delays in procurement actions which will push out funded backlog. As the situations surrounding COVID-19 remain fluid, the full impact and extent of the pandemic on the Company’s financial results cannot be estimated with any degree of certainty but appear to be subsiding towards the end of the second quarter of 2021. The Company is realizing pent-up demand in both segments, which has been reflected in the large increase in proposal requests throughout Q1 2021.

Financial Results

Fourth-Quarter 2020 Results
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $28.3 million versus $22.1 million for the same period last year. Revenue from the Services Segment increased by $10.8 million to $22.6 million from $11.8 million for the same period in 2019. The increase in Services Segment revenues was attributed to more project work. Revenue for the Treatment Segment decreased approximately $4.6 million to $5.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 from $10.3 million for the corresponding period of 2019. The revenue decrease in the Treatment segment was the result of reduced volume from waste shipment delays from the impact of COVID-19 as well as lower average price which was impacted by waste mix.

Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $3.2 million and $4.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2019.

Operating income for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $188,000 versus $1.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. Income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2020 was approximately $100,000 as compared to income from continuing operations of $1.0 million for the corresponding period of 2019. Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $10,000 as compared to net income attributable to common stockholders of $930,000 for the fourth quarter of 2019. Earnings per share (basic) attributable to common stockholders was $0.00 for the fourth quarter of 2020 as compared to income per share (basic) of $0.08 for the corresponding period of 2019.

2020 Financial Results
Revenue in 2020 was $105.4 million versus $73.5 million in 2019. Revenue from the Services Segment increased by $42.2 million to $75.3 million from $33.1 million in 2019. The increase in Services Segment revenues was attributed to more project work. Revenue for the Treatment Segment decreased approximately $10.3 million to $30.1 million in 2020 from $40.4 million in 2019. The revenue decrease in the Treatment segment was primarily the result of reduced volume from waste shipment delays from the impact of COVID-19.

Gross profit in 2020 was $15.9 million and $15.6 million in 2019.

Operating income in 2020 was $3.3 million versus $3.0 million in 2019. Income from continuing operations in 2020 was approximately $3.1 million as compared to income from continuing operations of $2.7 million in 2019. Net income attributable to common stockholders in 2020 was $2.9 million as compared to net income attributable to common stockholders of $2.3 million in 2019. Earnings per share (basic) attributable to common stockholders was $0.24 in 2020 as compared to income per share (basic) of $0.19 in 2019.

The Company’s Adjusted EBITDA at December 31, 2020 was approximately $5.4 million from continuing operations as compared to approximately $5.2 million for the corresponding period of 2019. The Company defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before research and development costs related to the Medical Isotope project and closure costs accrued for the Company’s East Tennessee Materials and Energy Corporation (“M&EC”) facility. Both EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of performance calculated in accordance with Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), and should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, earnings as an indicator of operating performance or cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. The Company believes the presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is relevant and useful by enhancing the readers’ ability to understand the Company’s operating performance. The Company’s management utilizes EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as a means to measure performance. The Company’s measurements of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar titled measures reported by other companies. The table below reconciles EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, both non-GAAP measures, to GAAP numbers for income from continuing operations for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

		Quarter Ended								Twelve Months Ended
		December 31,								December 31,
		(Unaudited)								(Unaudited)
(In thousands)			2020				2019				2020				2019
Income from continuing operations		$	100			$	1,014			$	3,149			$	2,732
Adjustments:
Depreciation & amortization			408				373				1,596				1,342
Interest income			(28	)			(72	)			(140	)			(337	)
Interest expense			92				139				398				432
Interest expense - financing fees			107				69				294				208
Income tax (benefit) expense			(61	)			58				(189	)			157
Loss on extinguishment of debt			—				—				27				—
EBITDA			618				1,581				5,135				4,534
Research and development costs related to
medical Isotope project			91				87				311				314
Closure costs accrued for M&EC subsidiary			—				—				—				330
Adjusted EBITDA		$	709			$	1,668			$	5,446			$	5,178

The tables below present certain financial information for the business segments, which exclude allocation of corporate expenses:

		Three Months Ended											Twelve Months Ended
		December 31, 2020											December 31, 2020
		(Unaudited)											(Unaudited)
(In thousands)		Treatment				Services				Medical			Treatment			Services				Medical
Net revenues		$	5,675			$	22,672		$	—			$	30,143		$	75,283		$	—
(Negative gross profit)/gross profit			(42	)			3,235			—				5,491			10,402			—
Segment (loss) profit			(983	)			2,660			(91	)			1,758			7,820			(311	)

		Three Months Ended										Twelve Months Ended
		December 31, 2019										December 31, 2019
		(Unaudited)										(Audited)
(In thousands)		Treatment			Services				Medical			Treatment			Services				Medical
Net revenues		$	10,285		$	11,796		$	—			$	40,364		$	33,095		$	—
Gross profit			3,326			1,329			—				12,248			3,336			—
Segment profit (loss)			2,189			478			(87	)			7,820			795			(314	)

Conference Call

Perma-Fix will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. ET on Monday, March 29, 2021. A webcast of the call may be accessed at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2243/40535 or on the Company’s website at www.perma-fix.com. The conference call will also be available via telephone by dialing toll free 877-876-9173 for U.S. callers, or +1 785-424-1667 for international callers. The conference call will be led by Mark J. Duff, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Louis F. Centofanti, Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, and Ben Naccarato, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.

A webcast will also be archived on the Company’s website and a telephone replay of the call will be available approximately one hour following the call, through Monday, April 05, 2021, and can be accessed by calling: 877-481-4010 for U.S. callers, or 919-882-2331 for international callers and entering conference ID: 40535

About Perma-Fix Environmental Services

Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. is a nuclear services company and leading provider of nuclear and mixed waste management services. The Company's nuclear waste services include management and treatment of radioactive and mixed waste for hospitals, research labs and institutions, federal agencies, including the U.S Department of Energy (“DOE”), the U.S Department of Defense (“DOD”), and the commercial nuclear industry. The Company’s nuclear services group provides project management, waste management, environmental restoration, decontamination and decommissioning, new build construction, and radiological protection, safety and industrial hygiene capability to our clients. The Company operates four nuclear waste treatment facilities and provides nuclear services at DOE, DOD, and commercial facilities, nationwide.

Please visit us at http://www.perma-fix.com.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” which are based largely on the Company's expectations and are subject to various business risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's control. Forward-looking statements generally are identifiable by use of the words such as “believe”, “expects”, “intends”, “anticipate”, “plans to”, “estimates”, “projects”, and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: strategic plan and business development initiatives; impact of COVID-19 pandemic; demand for our services; outlook for the full year; enhance revenues; increase market share and large backlog for waste processing; our technologies and off-site processing capabilities; and end of second quarter of 2021. These forward-looking statements are intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While the Company believes the expectations reflected in this news release 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 release, including, without limitation, future economic conditions; industry conditions; competitive pressures; our ability to apply and market our new technologies; the government or such other party to a contract granted to us fails to abide by or comply with the contract or to deliver waste as anticipated under the contract; inability to win bid projects; Congress fails to provides continuing funding for the DOD’s and DOE’s remediation projects; inability to obtain new foreign and domestic remediation contracts; inability to meet financial covenants; impact of the COVID-19; and the “Risk Factors” discussed in, and the additional factors referred to under "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" of, our 2020 Form 10-K. The Company makes no commitment to disclose any revisions to forward-looking statements, or any facts, events or circumstances after the date hereof that bear upon forward-looking statements.

Please visit us on the World Wide Web at http://www.perma-fix.com.

FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW

Contacts:
David K. Waldman-US Investor Relations
Crescendo Communications, LLC
(212) 671-1021

Herbert Strauss-European Investor Relations
herbert@eu-ir.com
+43 316 296 316

PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

		Three Months Ended						Twelve Months Ended
		December 31,						December 31,
		2020			2019			2020			2019
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)		(Unaudited)						(Unaudited)			(Audited)
Net revenues	$	28,347		$	22,081		$	105,426		$	73,459
Cost of goods sold		25,154			17,426			89,533			57,875
Gross profit		3,193			4,655			15,893			15,584
Selling, general and administrative expenses		2,839			3,314			11,774			11,862
Research and development		164			135			762			750
Loss on disposal of property and equipment		2			—			29			3
Income from operations		188			1,206			3,328			2,969
Other income (expense):
Interest income		28			72			140			337
Interest expense		(92	)		(139	)		(398	)		(432	)
Interest expense-financing fees		(107	)		(69	)		(294	)		(208	)
Other		22			2			211			223
Loss on debt extinguishment of debt		—			—			27			—
Income from continuing operations before taxes		39			1,072			2,960			2,889
Income tax (benefit) expense		(61	)		58			(189	)		157
Income from continuing operations, net of taxes		100			1,014			3,149			2,732
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes		(146	)		(118	)		(412	)		(541	)
Net (loss) income		(46	)		896			2,737			2,191
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		(36	)		(34	)		(123	)		(124	)
Net (loss) income attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental
Services, Inc. common stockholders	$	(10	)	$	930		$	2,860		$	2,315
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. stockholders - basic:
Continuing operations	$	.01		$	.09		$	.27		$	.24
Discontinued operations		(.01	)		(.01	)		(.03	)		(.05	)
Net income per common share	$	—		$	.08		$	.24		$	.19
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. stockholders - diluted:
Continuing operations	$	.01		$	.09		$	.26		$	.24
Discontinued operations		(.01	)		(.01	)		(.03	)		(.05	)
Net income per common share	$	—		$	.08		$	.23		$	.19
Number of common shares used in computing
net income (loss) per share:
Basic		12,154			12,094			12,139			12,046
Diluted		12,370			12,273			12,347			12,060

PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

		December 31,				December 31,
			2020				2019
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Amounts)		(Unaudited)				(Audited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash		$	7,924			$	390
Account receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts of $404 and $487, respectively			9,659				13,178
Unbilled receivables			14,453				7,984
Other current assets			4,577				3,470
Assets of discontinued operations included in current assets			22				104
Total current assets			36,635				25,126
Net property and equipment			17,783				16,576
Property and equipment of discontinued operations			81				81
Operating lease right-of-use assets			2,287				2,545
Intangibles and other assets			22,133				22,151
Other assets related to discontinued operations			—				36
Total assets		$	78,919			$	66,515
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities		$	32,065			$	24,106
Current liabilities related to discontinued operations			898				994
Total current liabilities			32,963				25,100
Long-term liabilities			13,253				11,935
Long-term liabilities related to discontinued operations			252				244
Total liabilities			46,468				37,279
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock, $.001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized,
no shares issued and outstanding			—				—
Common Stock, $.001 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized,
12,161,539 and 12,123,520 shares issued, respectively;
12,153,897 and 12,115,878 shares outstanding, respectively			12				12
Additional paid-in capital			108,931				108,457
Accumulated deficit			(74,455	)			(77,315	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(207	)			(211	)
Less Common Stock held in treasury, at cost: 7,642 shares			(88	)			(88	)
Total Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. stockholders' equity			34,193				30,855
Non-controlling interest in subsidiary			(1,742	)			(1,619	)
Total stockholders' equity			32,451				29,236
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	78,919			$	66,515

FAQ

What are the key financial results for Perma-Fix Environmental Services in Q4 2020?

In Q4 2020, Perma-Fix reported revenues of $28.3 million, a gross profit of $3.2 million, and a net loss of $10,000.

How did Perma-Fix's revenue change in 2020 compared to 2019?

Perma-Fix's revenue increased by 43.5% in 2020, reaching $105.4 million, up from $73.5 million in 2019.

What impact did COVID-19 have on Perma-Fix’s Treatment Segment revenue?

COVID-19 caused Treatment Segment revenue to decrease by approximately 25.7%, falling to $30.1 million in 2020 from $40.4 million in 2019.

What is the earnings per share for Perma-Fix in 2020?

Earnings per share for Perma-Fix in 2020 was $0.24, compared to $0.19 in 2019.

What future plans does Perma-Fix have for growth in 2021?

Perma-Fix plans to focus on large service projects and initiatives in the Treatment Segment to enhance revenue and market share.