Perma-Fix Environmental Services (PESI) Stock Overview
Through its subsidiaries, operates as an environmental and technology know-how company in the United States. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
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| Current Share Price | US$17.79 |
| 52 Week High | US$18.40 |
| 52 Week Low | US$8.02 |
| Beta | 0.46 |
| 1 Month Change | 26.53% |
| 3 Month Change | 59.27% |
| 1 Year Change | 59.84% |
| 3 Year Change | 49.18% |
| 5 Year Change | 209.39% |
| Change since IPO | -45.26% |
Recent News & Updates
Narrative Update • Jul 30
PESI: Equity Raise Will Support Higher Future Earnings Multiple
Analysts have raised their price target on Perma-Fix Environmental Services from $17.00 to $25.00, citing updated fair value estimates and a higher future P/E assumption supported by their latest modeling. What’s in the News for Perma-Fix Environmental Services Perma-Fix Environmental Services filed a follow-on equity offering of common stock, according to company event disclosures.Narrative Update • Jun 26
PESI: Equity Raise Will Support Future PFAS Treatment Opportunity
Analysts have adjusted their price target for Perma-Fix Environmental Services to $17.00 from $20.00, aligning their fair value estimate with updated views on revenue growth, profit margins, the discount rate, and a higher assumed future P/E multiple. What’s in the News for Perma-Fix Environmental Services Perma-Fix Environmental Services has filed a follow-on equity offering for its common stock, indicating plans to issue additional equity capital.Recent updates
Narrative Update • Jul 30
PESI: Equity Raise Will Support Higher Future Earnings Multiple
Analysts have raised their price target on Perma-Fix Environmental Services from $17.00 to $25.00, citing updated fair value estimates and a higher future P/E assumption supported by their latest modeling. What’s in the News for Perma-Fix Environmental Services Perma-Fix Environmental Services filed a follow-on equity offering of common stock, according to company event disclosures.Narrative Update • Jun 26
PESI: Equity Raise Will Support Future PFAS Treatment Opportunity
Analysts have adjusted their price target for Perma-Fix Environmental Services to $17.00 from $20.00, aligning their fair value estimate with updated views on revenue growth, profit margins, the discount rate, and a higher assumed future P/E multiple. What’s in the News for Perma-Fix Environmental Services Perma-Fix Environmental Services has filed a follow-on equity offering for its common stock, indicating plans to issue additional equity capital.Analysis Article • May 11
News Flash: One Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:PESI) Analyst Has Been Trimming Their Revenue Forecasts
One thing we could say about the covering analyst on Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PESI ) - they...Analysis Article • Mar 27
One Analyst Just Downgraded Their Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:PESI) Outlook
One thing we could say about the covering analyst on Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PESI ) - they...Analysis Article • Feb 03
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:PESI) Stocks Shoot Up 29% But Its P/S Still Looks Reasonable
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PESI ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 29% after a...Analysis Article • Dec 08
Is Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI) Using Too Much Debt?
David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...Analysis Article • Nov 11
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PESI) 42% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PESI ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 42% after a...Analysis Article • Sep 10
Why We're Not Concerned About Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PESI) Share Price
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.'s ( NASDAQ:PESI ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 3.1x may not look like an...Analysis Article • May 24
Market Participants Recognise Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PESI) Revenues Pushing Shares 30% Higher
The Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PESI ) share price has done very well over the last month, posting...Analysis Article • Apr 16
Does Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' When we think about how risky a company...Analysis Article • Mar 04
What You Can Learn From Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PESI) P/S After Its 25% Share Price Crash
Unfortunately for some shareholders, the Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PESI ) share price has dived...Analysis Article • Dec 24
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PESI) Stock Retreats 27% But Revenues Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PESI ) shares have had a horrible month, losing 27% after a relatively...Analysis Article • Oct 06
Revenues Tell The Story For Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:PESI) As Its Stock Soars 26%
Despite an already strong run, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PESI ) shares have been powering on...Analysis Article • Sep 06
Health Check: How Prudently Does Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI) Use Debt?
The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...Analysis Article • Aug 01
Revenues Not Telling The Story For Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:PESI) After Shares Rise 42%
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PESI ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 42% after a...Analysis Article • Jun 12
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PESI) Popularity With Investors Under Threat As Stock Sinks 26%
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PESI ) shares have retraced a considerable 26% in the last month...Analysis Article • Apr 25
Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...Analysis Article • Mar 26
There's Reason For Concern Over Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PESI) Massive 34% Price Jump
Despite an already strong run, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PESI ) shares have been powering on...Seeking Alpha • Jan 10
Perma-Fix: 2024 Could Be A Transformative Year
Summary Perma-Fix's stock experienced volatility throughout 2023 but ended the year as a double. The company recently received a EUR 50M contract in Italy, which could be the first of several opportunities in Europe for Perma-Fix. The treatment of secondary waste from the Hanford cleanup site presents an enormous and possibly transformative opportunity for the company. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaAnalysis Article • Dec 25
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:PESI) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks
With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 1.1x in the Commercial Services industry in the United...Analysis Article • Nov 29
Here's Why Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI) Can Afford Some Debt
Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...Seeking Alpha • Sep 22
Perma-Fix: The Time To Act Is Now
Summary Perma-Fix has suffered a delayed recovery from Covid-19. After a very slow first half 2022, all signs point towards the turnaround happening right now. Potential announcements regarding the Hanford Test Bed Initiative could be a significant catalyst to the upside. A bad tape and institutional selling have suppressed the share price in the short term creating a fantastic opportunity to establish a position. Perma-Fix Environmental Services (PESI) is a nuclear services company with capabilities in nuclear waste management that only very few providers can offer. These services include management and treatment of radioactive and mixed waste for hospitals, research labs and institutions, federal agencies, and perhaps most significantly the Departments of Energy and Defense but also the commercial nuclear industry. The company's four nuclear waste treatment facilities are unique selling points for a deep moat. For comprehensive overview of the company and the various lines of business I strongly recommend the two articles of Aaron Warwick. My aim for this article is to highlight the developments since Aaron published his last piece and make the case why right now is fantastic opportunity to establish a position in PESI. To me, the company is a fairly low risk investment at these prices since the work PESI is doing is highly specialized with only few competitors and a very deep moat. Crucially, the core business is clearly accelerating now justifying higher fundamental value and thus share prices. On top there is the additional upside from the Hanford clean-up, which could make PESI a multi-bagger. Disappointing H1 The first half of 2022 was rather disappointingly slow with revenues of $35M, less than the $39M in the prior year period, and net loss of $2.8M and EBITDA of negative $1.8M. Compared to the $155M in revenue and $20.4M EBITDA that Aaron has projected for 2022 this seems like a big miss so far. That being said, this is mostly an effect of a dreadful Q1 and Q2 did show growth of 20.5% revenue and even more importantly 198.6% increase in gross profit. The company has a largely fixed cost base and with only a slight loss in Q2 we are now right at the inflection point. Recall that there are two segments: Treatment and Services, with the former in particular showing very high operating leverage as illustrated in the company presentation. PESI Profitability Model (Company slide deck) What makes me say we reached the inflection point? The recent call is very rich in information and the CEO had this to say about the two segments: Turning first to our services segment, we were able to reach full operational status on several projects that have been delayed due to the impact of the pandemic in March of 22. We began to see increases in activity as the pandemic impacts began to subside, which continued into the second quarter. Turning to our treatment segment revenue increased by roughly 9% for the second quarter of '22 as compared to the same period last year, primarily due to higher volume waste. Sequentially, our treatment segment revenue increased 12% over the first quarter of '22. In addition, we're seeing improvements in our waste receipts, which increased 54%. So we had a 54% increase in our waste receipts through the quarter. Given how we recognize revenue on a percentage of completion basis, this is a good leading indicator for the second half of the year. In addition, treatment backlog increased to $7.2 million compared to just $6.1 million at the end of the first quarter of '22. So we have both segments showing acceleration from small growth in Q2. I would highlight especially the treatment segment where we have a clear quantitative leading indicator pointing towards up to 50% increase after 9%. This will boost margins substantially and all signs point towards this being a sustainable development. It's certainly, as we said, at $9.5 million in sales receipts last quarter, we're starting to see, as I mentioned, the last several quarters, our RFPs that we're getting for waste treatment continue to keep the same trajectory and they're going up every quarter and that we had a really good June overall in our fees and receipts. With a little bit of slowdown in the first week of July and getting back on track here now for the latter part of July, we'd hope that we'd be at that same level this quarter and the next, which are typically our 2 best quarters. The company is making an effort to diversify more towards international and commercial customers away from the DOE, which should aid in sustainably getting to $10M in treatment revenue within quarters. My aim is not to project financials on a quarterly basis and I would defer you again to Aaron's pieces for a valuation model. However, my point is that it is fair to assume similar sequential growth in Q3 and perhaps even Q4, which should bring us to around $25M revenue in Q3 and up to $60M in H2. Even with modest blended gross margins of 15% this should make Q3 solidly profitable. In my experience some of the best stock returns occur when a company transitions from losing money to being profitable, especially when coupled with improved business outlook and acceleration in growth. And -- that's by far at $500 some million more than we've ever had on our hot list to come out. And again, that's about 2 quarter's projection, so $500 million over the next 2 -- maybe 2 to 3 quarters that we expect to come out. Does $500M in services opportunities sound like an acceleration? It sure does to me. From breakeven in H2, it is in my opinion quite likely we see $130-150M in revenue in 2023. Assuming even very modest improvements in gross margins towards blended 20% and constant expense, operating income should be $12-16M. At multiple of 10x that alone leaves us with 100-150% upside. Towards the upside we could work with 25% gross margins leaving us with $18-23M operating income for an upside of 200-280% at identical multiple. Even in a no growth scenario in 2023 $6-10M in operating income justify the current market cap of around $60M easily. Hanford Test Bed Initiative While this has been dragging on for a very long time and the DOE seems very slow to move, recently there has been even more support for PESI's grouting approach. The U.S. Government Accountability Office certainly seems in favour of utilizing PESI's services and saving up to $18 billion! Certainly the frustration is big that things are moving slowly but the Q2 call has some important information in that regard as well. ITDC is a $45 billion contract for management of the tank farms at Hanford as well as the start-up of DFLAW a few years down the road. That procurement -- while it's in procurement space, and we're waiting to hear on it, there's obviously a lot of sensitivities to it in regards to our team, which I can't disclose until after the announcement. But I can tell you this is the department has been staying with their current schedule, and they update it frequently that they'll be making announcement in late September, early October. There were 2 bidders, were 1 or 2 bidders. We're -- we basically support our core competencies on the contract. And I would like to think we least have a 50-50 chance based on the fact there's only 2 bidders that we know of. [...] If DOE wants to move forward with grouting, they can. And they have a strategy of pushing and working hard on a Dow facility and getting it running without distraction. And they've been vocal about that. But to answer your question specifically, DOE has the ability to ship -- start shipping us for grouting, the waste that's generated from the TSCR system, which right now sits at approximately 300,000 gallons.[...] We can receive that waste starting tomorrow at 30,000 gallons a month and DOE's position, which has just recently been published in one of the industry newsletters that their choice is to accumulate that TSCR waste on a continual basis until they have enough for operation of the DFLAW facility, which is about 1 million gallons. So that's the decision on that. They can start shipping to us as soon as they want to. And obviously, the 2,000 gallons will come first as a next level phase. So, not only is PESI immediately ready to receive tremendous amounts of waste, it is also directly up to the DOE to act at once. Could it be that the announcement expected within weeks will bring more clarity? My bet is yes. Considering also that CEO Duff is rather conservative, him putting the odds of winning at 50/50 makes me rather comfortable going into this announcement. Of course, while the overall opportunity is gigantic, the start with 2,000 gallons will be modest but give PESI the chance to prove itself and remove any doubts. Reducing this uncertainty will likely be very positive for the share price. But one would think that the opportunity to start treating waste off-site and disposing of it and actually closing tanks would be something that DOE would view as a big accomplishment, in addition to getting the DFO plant operational. And we've always said that we've always viewed TBI as a supplement to DFLAW because we know the investment that the government has put into that plant, but they can certainly start moving some waste off-site tomorrow if they wanted to. And the cost savings that we've talked about a lot, which is about 10x less the reduced carbon footprint from emissions and the schedule reduction and the risk of the environment, all considerations that we're hopeful the DOE will recognize the value in shipping some of that TSCR waste was in the near term.Seeking Alpha • Aug 05
Perma-Fix Environmental Services GAAP EPS of -$0.11, revenue of $19.45M
Perma-Fix Environmental Services press release (NASDAQ:PESI): Q3 GAAP EPS of -$0.11. Revenue of $19.45M (+20.8% Y/Y).Seeking Alpha • Jul 11
Perma-Fix among three suppliers to secure four-year framework contract worth up to £41M in the UK
Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI) is one of three suppliers to secure a framework contract by Nuclear Waste Services, part of the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. The company has been selected to compete for firm, fixed-price and cost-reimbursement task orders for the treatment and conditioning of radioactive waste in the UK, with a maximum ceiling of £41M over four years. The agreement includes a variety of services covering the full waste lifecycle, including but not limited to, project management, expert advice, characterization, site preparations, dismantling, transport, segregation, treatment, conditioning and optimized disposal.Seeking Alpha • Apr 18
For Perma-Fix, The 'Return To Normal' Is Beyond Bullish
PESI management recently indicated the business is heating up, with an unprecedented number of bids in March 2022. Several reports and public comments related to the potentially lucrative Hanford site clean-up indicate momentum building for PESI’s solution to win out. The company’s stated backlog alone leads to 40%+ growth in their Services Segment, before even factoring in possible new wins throughout the year. International expansion, MATOC contracts, and US Navy submarine de-commissioning all represent material growth opportunities for PESI. If all of these opportunities work out for the company, shareholders could see massive returns, to the tune of 600%+ over the next three years.Seeking Alpha • Nov 24
Perma-Fix: New Projects Hint At Explosive Growth
PESI is coming out of a rough year as the COVID-19 pandemic significantly hurt their revenue and earnings numbers. The company recently guided for the core businesses of treatment and services to begin returning to pre-pandemic norms in 4Q21. PESI has four huge opportunities in front of them with new business, including some MATOCs with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, each worth up to $95M in revenue. PESI will likely win bids on decommissioning multiple of the 48 total submarines expected to be decommissioned over the next 5 years, with each ranging in $40-150M in total revenue. A possible contract win for the Hanford Site, a decommissioned nuclear production complex in Washington state, could dwarf all these opportunities.Analysis Article • Nov 12
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PESI) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.'s ( NASDAQ:PESI ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 22.4x might make it look...Analysis Article • Jul 14
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PESI) CEO Will Probably Have Their Compensation Approved By Shareholders
The performance at Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PESI ) has been quite strong recently and CEO Mark...Analysis Article • Jul 08
Returns At Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI) Are On The Way Up
There are a few key trends to look for if we want to identify the next multi-bagger. Typically, we'll want to notice a...Analysis Article • Jun 01
Is Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI) Using Too Much Debt?
Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...Analysis Article • May 05
Do Perma-Fix Environmental Services's (NASDAQ:PESI) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
It's only natural that many investors, especially those who are new to the game, prefer to buy shares in 'sexy' stocks...Analysis Article • Apr 02
Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger
If we want to find a stock that could multiply over the long term, what are the underlying trends we should look for...Analysis Article • Mar 08
Is Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PESI) Latest Stock Performance A Reflection Of Its Financial Health?
Perma-Fix Environmental Services' (NASDAQ:PESI) stock is up by a considerable 10% over the past month. Given the...Shareholder Returns
| PESI | US Commercial Services | US Market | |
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| 7D | 12.1% | -3.3% | 4.9% |
| 1Y | 59.8% | -8.0% | 21.3% |
Return vs Industry: PESI exceeded the US Commercial Services industry which returned -7.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: PESI exceeded the US Market which returned 19.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| PESI volatility | |
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| PESI Average Weekly Movement | 11.7% |
| Commercial Services Industry Average Movement | 7.1% |
| Market Average Movement | 7.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.3% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: PESI's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: PESI's weekly volatility (12%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of US stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
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| 1990 | 300 | Mark Duff | www.perma-fix.com |
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an environmental and technology know-how company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Treatment and Services. The Treatment segment offers nuclear, low-level radioactive, mixed waste, hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment, and processing and disposal services through treatment and storage facilities.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| PESI fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | US$376.79m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -US$14.54m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$58.88m |
6.4x
P/S Ratio-25.9x
P/E RatioIs PESI overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| PESI income statement (TTM) | |
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| Revenue | US$58.88m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$56.45m |
| Gross Profit | US$2.44m |
| Other Expenses | US$16.98m |
| Earnings | -US$14.54m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2026
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.69 |
| Gross Margin | 4.14% |
| Net Profit Margin | -24.69% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 4.1% |
How did PESI perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/08/05 05:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/08/04 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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Analyst Sources
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. is covered by 3 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Aaron Spychalla | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |
| Brian Russo | Sidoti & Company, LLC |
| Albert Kaschalk | Wedbush Securities Inc. |