Charah Solutions, Inc.

OTCPK:CHRA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$20.9m

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Charah Solutions Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Charah Solutions' CEO is Jonathan Batarseh, appointed in Nov 2022, he has a tenure of less than a year. His total yearly compensation is $644.40K , comprised of 11.8% salary and 88.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. He directly owns 0.16% of the company’s shares, worth $32.46K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.7 years and 2.6 years respectively.

Key information

Jonathan Batarseh

Chief executive officer

US$644.4k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage11.82%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenure2.6yrs

Recent management updates

Analysis Article • Feb 19

Who Has Been Selling Charah Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:CHRA) Shares?

We often see insiders buying up shares in companies that perform well over the long term. Unfortunately, there are also...

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Jan 20

Charah Solutions receives NYSE non-compliance letter for market cap and stockholders' equity

NYSE notified Charah Solutions (NYSE:CHRA) that its total market capitalization and stockholders' equity are below its compliance criteria. A company would be considered below criteria by the NYSE if its total market capitalization is less than $50M over a 30- trading day period and its stockholders' equity is less than $50M. The company intends to respond to the NYSE within 45 days of January 13, 2022 with a business plan that is designed to demonstrate compliance with this listing standard within 18 months of receipt of this notice. The letter has no immediate impact on CHRA's ongoing business operations or its Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements.
Seeking Alpha • Dec 30

NYSE notifies Charah Solutions of non-compliance with minimum share price requirement

NYSE has sent a written notice to the environmental services company Charah Solutions (NYSE:CHRA) on its average closing price of shares having been below $1.00 per share over the prior consecutive 30 trading-day period. $1.00 is the minimum average share price for continued listing on NYSE. The company intends to respond to the stock exchange within 10 business days. Charah Solutions has a six-month period to bring its closing share price and average closing share price to above $1.00. The company said it was considering all available options to regain compliance, including the consummation of a previously announced reverse stock split. Source: Press Release
Seeking Alpha • Nov 15

Charah Solutions GAAP EPS of -$0.43 misses by $0.12, revenue of $81.5M beats by $1.02M

Charah Solutions press release (NYSE:CHRA): Q3 GAAP EPS of -$0.43 misses by $0.12. Revenue of $81.5M (-3.2% Y/Y) beats by $1.02M. Adjusted EBITDA was negative $0.6M, compared to positive Adjusted EBITDA of $10.4M for third quarter 2021. The newly established Charah Solutions management team is assessing all aspects of the company including on-going projects and future opportunities. Therefore, Charah Solutions will suspend guidance and revisit guidance in the future.
Seeking Alpha • Oct 18

Charah appoints new finance chief

Charah (NYSE:CHRA) appoints Jonathan Batarseh as CFO and Treasurer, effective October 17, 2022.  Mr. Batarseh, who will report to CEO and President Scott Sewell, is responsible for overseeing accounting, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, investor relations, information technology, fleet, and procurement initiatives. He joins from Brown & Root Industrial Services, a joint venture between KBR and Bernhard Capital Partners, where he was CFO.
Seeking Alpha • Oct 05

Charah Solutions secures Ash Pond Closure project from mid-west utility partner

Charah Solutions (NYSE:CHRA) has been awarded an Ash Pond Closure project from a utility partner in southern Indiana scheduled to start in mid-October 2022. The project is expected to take ~two years to complete. The project includes dewatering, excavation, conditioning and loadout for offsite disposal of 366,000 cubic yards of ponded coal ash.
Seeking Alpha • Aug 02

Charah Solutions secures multiple contracts from Southeast U.S. utilities

Charah Solutions (NYSE:CHRA) has won two remediation & compliance services contracts and one byproduct services contact from three Southeast U.S. utilities. The Ash Pond Excavation Project in Louisiana includes dewatering, excavation, hauling and disposal of ~400K tons of coal combustion residuals. The long-term Landfill Operations Project in Arkansas will include operational management and disposal of ~1.7M tons of fly ash, bottom ash and sda reactor ash. Charah Solutions' Ash Pond Management Services contract in Arkansas will include excavation of over 750K cubic yards of ponded coal combustion residuals and earthen material.
Seeking Alpha • Jul 07

Charah Solutions secures multi-year fly ash sales and marketing contract from Indiana regulated utility

Charah Solutions (NYSE:CHRA) secures a multi-year contract from an Indiana regulated utility for the marketing and sustainable recycling of fly ash. The multi-year project will begin in Q3 2022. Under the terms of the contract, the company will be responsible for the utilization of ~150,000 tons per year of specification grade fly ash. The fly ash will be distributed through Charah Solutions' MultiSource materials network, a unique distribution system of nearly 40 nationwide locations, with international sourcing and distribution.  "Charah Solutions is nationally recognized in the power generation industry as a total solutions company, providing unparalleled service and innovation in a sustainable manner to meet the evolving and increasingly complex needs of our utility partners. We are delighted to partner with this Indiana regulated utility to manage their ash marketing needs while supplying our concrete producers with the high-quality material they require and holding true to our environmental commitments and goals to reduce carbon footprint." ," said Scott Sewell, Charah Solutions President and CEO.
Analysis Article • Jun 30

Charah Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:CHRA) Shares Could Be 20% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

In this article we are going to estimate the intrinsic value of Charah Solutions, Inc. ( NYSE:CHRA ) by estimating the...
Analysis Article • May 14

Analysts Have Been Trimming Their Charah Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:CHRA) Price Target After Its Latest Report

One of the biggest stories of last week was how Charah Solutions, Inc. ( NYSE:CHRA ) shares plunged 35% in the week...
Analysis Article • Jan 07

Charah Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:CHRA) Shares Could Be 35% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of Charah Solutions, Inc. ( NYSE:CHRA ) by...
Analysis Article • Mar 27

Party Time: Brokers Just Made Major Increases To Their Charah Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:CHRA) Earnings Forecasts

Celebrations may be in order for Charah Solutions, Inc. ( NYSE:CHRA ) shareholders, with the analysts delivering a...
Analysis Article • Mar 17

Is Charah Solutions (NYSE:CHRA) Using Too Much Debt?

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article • Feb 19

Who Has Been Selling Charah Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:CHRA) Shares?

We often see insiders buying up shares in companies that perform well over the long term. Unfortunately, there are also...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Jonathan Batarseh's remuneration changed compared to Charah Solutions's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$126m

Dec 31 2022US$644kUS$76k

-US$134m

Compensation vs Market: Jonathan's total compensation ($USD644.40K) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD754.48K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Jonathan's compensation with company performance.

CEO

Jonathan Batarseh

less than a year
Tenure
US$644,400
Compensation

Mr. Jonathan T. Batarseh C.P.A., serves as President, CEO & Director at Charah Solutions, Inc. since November 14, 2022. He was Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer of Charah Solutions, Inc. from October 17,...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Robert Decensi
Executive Chairless than a yearno datano data
Jonathan Batarseh
Presidentless than a yearUS$644.40k0.16%
$ 33.5k
Joseph Skidmore
CFO & Treasurerless than a yearUS$240.93k0.021%
$ 4.5k
Scott Reschly
Vice President of Operationsno datano datano data
Eric Effinger
Vice President of Operationsno datano datano data
Steven Brehm
Vice President of Legal Affairs & Corporate Secretaryno datano datano data
Nathan Boone
Chief Commercial Officerno datano datano data
0.7yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: CHRA's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Robert Decensi
Executive Chairless than a yearno datano data
Jonathan Batarseh
Presidentless than a yearUS$644.40k0.16%
$ 33.5k
Robert Flexon
Independent Director5.1yrsUS$180.00k0.38%
$ 79.6k
Leo Varner
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Timothy Simon
Independent Director2yrsUS$165.00k0.086%
$ 17.9k
Timothy Poche
Independent Director3.2yrsUS$148.75kno data
Mignon Clyburn
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$177.50k0.26%
$ 54.6k
Mark Spender
Independent Director5.5yrsUS$148.75kno data
Jack Blossman
Independent Director5.1yrsUS$225.00k0.36%
$ 74.3k
Dennis Whalen
Independent Director2.1yrsUS$165.00k0.14%
$ 28.6k
2.6yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: CHRA's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/07/19 15:39
End of Day Share Price 2023/07/17 00:00
Earnings2023/03/31
Annual Earnings2022/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Charah Solutions, Inc. is covered by 4 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.

AnalystInstitution
Sherif El-SabbahyBofA Global Research
Alexander RygielB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Hamzah MazariMacquarie Research