What is Perma-Fix Environmental Services Days Payable?
Perma-Fix Environmental ServicesPESI +0.25%51 Days Payable is 44.95 as of Mar. 2026, which is 6% below its 10-year median of 47.93. GuruFocus rates PESI with a GF Score™ of 51/100 and a GF Value™ of $7.09 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 234 Waste Management companies, Perma-Fix Environmental Services ranks worse than 67.95% on this metric.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services Days Payable Chart
For the Waste Management subindustry, Perma-Fix Environmental Services's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services Days Payable vs Waste Management Industry
For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Perma-Fix Environmental Services's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Perma-Fix Environmental Services's Days Payable falls into.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services Days Payable Calculation
Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services (PESI) has a Days Payable of 44.95 as of Mar. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Perma-Fix Environmental Services and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 47.93. Over the past decade, Perma-Fix Environmental Services' Days Payable has ranged from 34.51 to 76.38. According to the industry distribution chart, Perma-Fix Environmental Services ranks #159 out of 234 companies in the Waste Management industry, placing it in the top 67.9%.
Is Perma-Fix Environmental Services' Days Payable too high?
Perma-Fix Environmental Services' current Days Payable of 44.95 is near median its 10-year median of 47.93. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 34.51 to a high of 76.38. The Waste Management industry median Days Payable is 63.60. Perma-Fix Environmental Services' value of 44.95 is 29.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Perma-Fix Environmental Services ranks #159 out of 234 companies in the Waste Management industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Perma-Fix Environmental Services has a GF Score™ of 51/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Perma-Fix Environmental Services' Days Payable compare to YDDL and SGLA?
According to the Waste Management industry distribution chart, Perma-Fix Environmental Services ranks #159 out of 234 companies for Days Payable. This places Perma-Fix Environmental Services in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 63.60. Perma-Fix Environmental Services' value of 44.95 is 29.3% below this benchmark. Historically, Perma-Fix Environmental Services' own Days Payable has ranged from 34.51 to 76.38 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 47.93 vs. the industry median of 63.60, Perma-Fix Environmental Services has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Days Payable for a Waste Management company?
The median Days Payable among Waste Management companies is 63.60, based on 234 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Days Payable significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Days Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Perma-Fix Environmental Services's current Days Payable of 44.95 is 29.3% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Days Payable mean?
A high Days Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Perma-Fix Environmental Services and its competitors. For the Waste Management industry, the median Days Payable is 63.60 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Perma-Fix Environmental Services's current Days Payable is 44.95, which is near median its own 10-year median of 47.93. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Perma-Fix Environmental Services stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Perma-Fix Environmental Services (PESI) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $7.09, compared to a current price of $12.29 — trading 73.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 44.95, which is near median its 10-year median of 47.93 and 29.3% below the Waste Management industry median of 63.60. Perma-Fix Environmental Services' overall GF Score™ is 51/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Days Payable calculated?
Days Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Perma-Fix Environmental Services (PESI), the current Days Payable is 44.95 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Perma-Fix Environmental Services (PESI) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Perma-Fix Environmental Services stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $12.29 is trading 73.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $7.09.
GuruFocus considers Perma-Fix Environmental Services to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for PESI:
Days Payable: 44.95 (near median its 10-year median of 47.93)
GF Value™: $7.09 vs. price of $12.29 (73.3% above fair value)
Industry Position: 29.3% below the Waste Management median (#159 of 234)
No single metric tells the full story. See the PESI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services Business Description
Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc is a nuclear services company and provider of nuclear and mixed waste management services. The company's nuclear waste services include treatment and management of radioactive and mixed waste (waste containing both hazardous and low-level radioactive waste). The company operates through two segments: i) The treatment segment: It offers nuclear, low-level radioactive, Mixed, hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment, processing and disposal services, and ii) the Services segment which generates the majority of the revenue, provides on-site waste management services to commercial and government customers, technology-based services, construction, logistics, and transportation services among others.
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