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Exhibit 99.2



 
Perma-Fix Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010
 
 
ATLANTA – March 14, 2011 – Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PESI) today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010.
 
Dr. Louis F. Centofanti, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Revenue for calendar year 2010 from our Nuclear Segment increased by 7.1% to $95.3 million and comprised 97.5% of our overall revenue of $97.8 million.  The increase resulted primarily from growth in our on-site services business.  Our revenue mix has been increasingly weighted toward on-site services, where revenue streams are more consistent and longer term than project work on the treatment side of the business.  We continue to allocate resources toward onsite work as we focus on growing this segment. Nevertheless, we anticipate additional growth in our treatment business with a major focus on higher activity waste.”
 
“After a challenging third quarter caused by timing issues related to DOE remediation projects, we started to gain ground as we entered the fourth quarter of 2010 bringing us more in line with historical levels of business.   Building on that momentum, we signed a $4.1 million contract with Energy Northwest in February 2011 for the treatment and disposition of low level radioactive wastes. This is an important contract as it expands the commercial side of our business.”
 
Financial Results
 
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $25.5 million versus $26.4 million for the same period last year. Overall revenue for the Nuclear Segment increased to $95.3 million from $89.0 million for the same period in 2009. Revenue generated from the DOE Hanford Site increased approximately $697,000 or 7.1% for the quarter.  Revenue from the Engineering Segment decreased to $537,000 from $711,000 for the same period in 2009 primarily due to decrease in billable hours as our engineering business continues to be impacted by economic uncertainty.
 
Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $5.9 million versus $8.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2009 primarily due to lower revenue and revenue mix.  Higher on-site services revenue, which generally carries lower margins, replaced treatment revenue at the facilities.
 
Operating income for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $2.6 million versus operating income of $4.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2009.  Net income for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $1.6 million, or $0.03 per share, versus net income of $5.7 million or $0.10 per share, for the same period in 2009.   Net income in 2009 included an adjustment related to our deferred tax asset that had a positive impact of $2.5 million.
 
The Company had an EBITDA of $3.8 million from continuing operations during the quarter ended December 31, 2010, as compared to EBITDA of approximately $5.2 million for the same period of 2009. The Company defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.  EBITDA is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“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 is relevant and useful by enhancing the readers’ ability to understand the Company’s operating performance. The Company’s management utilizes EBITDA as a means to measure performance. The Company’s measurements of EBITDA may not be comparable to similar titled measures reported by other companies.  The table below reconciles EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, to net income for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.
 
 
 

 
 
   
Quarter Ended
December 31,
   
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Net Income
  $ 1,545     $ 5,990     $ 3,271     $ 9,687  
                                 
                                 
Adjustments:
                               
Depreciation & Amortization
    1,155       1,073       4,530       4,321  
Interest Income
    (14 )     (23 )     (65 )     (145 )
Interest Expense
    174       306       755       1,639  
Interest Expense - Financing Fees
    104       102       412       283  
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
    996       (2,490 )     1,820       (2,490 )
Income Tax (benefit) expense
    (179 )     240       26       504  
                                 
EBITDA
  $ 3,781     $ 5,198     $ 10,749     $ 13,799  
 
The tables below present certain financial information for the business segments, excluding allocation of corporate expenses:
 
   
Quarter Ended
December 31, 2010
   
Quarter Ended
December 31, 2009
 
(In thousands)
 
Nuclear
   
Engineering
   
Nuclear
   
Engineering
 
Net revenues
  $ 24,976     $ 537     $ 25,647     $ 711  
Gross profit
    5,867       28       8,126       183  
Segment profit (loss)
    3,240       (96 )     5,430       104  
 
   
Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2010
   
Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2009
 
(In thousands)
 
Nuclear
   
Engineering
   
Nuclear
   
Engineering
 
Net revenues
  $ 95,332     $ 2,458     $ 89,011     $ 3,382  
Gross profit
    20,408       207       23,594       887  
Segment profit (loss)
    10,891       (279 )     14,128       423  
 
Conference Call
 
Perma-Fix will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. ET on Monday, March 14, 2011.  The call will be available on the Company’s website at www.perma-fix.com, or by calling (877) 407-9210 for U.S. callers, or (201) 689-8049 for international callers.  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 midnight March 18, 2011, and can be accessed by calling: (877) 660-6853 (U.S. callers) or (201) 612-7415 (international callers) and entering account # 286 and conference ID: 368618.
 
 
 

 
 
About Perma-Fix Environmental Services
 
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., a national environmental services company, provides unique mixed waste and industrial waste management services. The Company’s increased focus on nuclear services includes radioactive and mixed waste treatment services for hospitals, research labs and institutions, federal agencies, including the Department of Energy (“DOE”), the Department of Defense (“DOD”), and nuclear utilities. The Company’s industrial services treat hazardous and non-hazardous waste for a variety of customers including, Fortune 500 companies, federal, state and local agencies and thousands of other clients. Nationwide, the Company operates seven waste treatment facilities.
 
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: additional growth in our treatment business with a major focus on higher activity waste.  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 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; that Congress provides continuing funding for the DOD’s and DOE’s remediation projects; and the additional factors referred to under "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" of our 2010 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 December 31,
   
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
 
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts)
 
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
                         
Net revenues
  $ 25,513     $ 26,358     $ 97,790     $ 92,393  
Cost of goods sold
    19,618       18,049       77,175       67,912  
Gross profit
    5,895       8,309       20,615       24,481  
                                 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    3,108       4,051       13,361       14,422  
Research and development
    186       148       921       609  
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment
    (7 )           138       (7 )
Income from operations
    2,608       4,110       6,195       9,457  
                                 
Other income (expense):
                               
Interest income
    14       23       65       145  
Interest expense
    (174 )     (306 )     (755 )     (1,639 )
Interest expense-financing fees
    (104 )     (102 )     (412 )     (283 )
Other
    18       15       24       21  
Income from continuing operations before taxes
    2,362       3,740       5,117       7,701  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    817       (2,250 )     1,846       (1,986 )
Income from continuing operations
    1,545       5,990       3,271       9,687  
                                 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes
    45       (289 )     (663 )     (65 )
Net income
  $ 1,590     $ 5,701     $ 2,608     $ 9,622  
                                 
Net income (loss) per common share – basic
                               
Continuing operations
  $ .03     $ .11     $ .06     $ .18  
Discontinued operations
          (.01 )     (.01 )      
Net income per common share
  $ .03     $ .10     $ .05     $ .18  
                                 
Net income (loss) per common share – diluted
                               
Continuing operations
  $ .03     $ .11     $ .06     $ .18  
Discontinued operations
          (.01 )     (.01 )      
Net income per common share
  $ .03     $ .10     $ .05     $ .18  
                                 
Number of common shares used in computing net income (loss) per share:
                               
Basic
    55,068       54,559       54,947       54,238  
Diluted
    55,090       54,990       55,030       54,526  
 
 
 

 
 
PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
 
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Amounts)
 
December 31,
2010
   
December 31,
2009
 
             
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash & equivalents
  $ 136     $ 101  
Account receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $215 and $226
    8,541       11,815  
Unbilled receivables
    9,436       9,769  
Other current assets
    3,335       3,290  
Deferred tax assets - current
    1,734       1,920  
Assets of discontinued operations included in current assets, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $97 and $70
    2,034       1,702  
Total current assets
    25,216       28,597  
                 
Net property and equipment
    40,443       42,918  
Property and equipment of discontinued operations, net of accumulated depreciation of $755 and $580, respectively
    4,209       3,460  
Deferred tax asset, net of liabilities
          272  
Intangibles and other assets
    54,257       49,563  
Intangibles and other assets related to discontinued operations
    1,190       1,190  
Total assets
  $ 125,315     $ 126,000  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities
    20,214       24,877  
Current liabilities related to discontinued operations
    2,673       2,230  
Total current liabilities
    22,887       27,107  
                 
Long-term liabilities
    20,850       21,479  
Long-term liabilities related to discontinued operations
    3,074       2,610  
Total liabilities
    46,811       51,196  
Commitments and Contingencies
               
Preferred Stock of subsidiary, $1.00 par value; 1,467,396 shares authorized, 1,284,730 shares issued and outstanding, liquidation value $1.00 per share      1,285        1,285  
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred Stock, $.001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
           —  
Common Stock, $.001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized, 55,106,180 and54,628,904 shares issued, respectively; 55,067,970 and
54,628,904 outstanding, respectively
    55       55  
Additional paid-in capital
    100,821       99,641  
Accumulated deficit
    (23,569 )     (26,177 )
Less Common Stock in treasury at cost: 38,210 shares
    (88 )      
Total stockholders' equity
    77,219       73,519  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 125,315     $ 126,000