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Perma-Fix Environmental Services (Perma-Fix Environmental Services) Beneish M-Score : -2.81 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Perma-Fix Environmental Services Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Perma-Fix Environmental Services's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

PESI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.2   Med: -2.59   Max: -1.46
Current: -2.81

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Perma-Fix Environmental Services was -1.46. The lowest was -3.20. And the median was -2.59.


Perma-Fix Environmental Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Perma-Fix Environmental Services's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* 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.

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Perma-Fix Environmental Services Beneish M-Score Chart

Perma-Fix Environmental Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.46 -2.39 -1.97 -3.20 -2.81

Perma-Fix Environmental Services Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.20 -2.97 -3.27 -2.36 -2.81

Competitive Comparison of Perma-Fix Environmental Services's Beneish M-Score

For the Waste Management subindustry, Perma-Fix Environmental Services's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score 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's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Perma-Fix Environmental Services's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Perma-Fix Environmental Services's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Perma-Fix Environmental Services Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Perma-Fix Environmental Services for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 0.9259+0.528 * 0.7461+0.404 * 0.9257+0.892 * 1.2711+0.115 * 0.8402
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8041+4.679 * -0.070795-0.327 * 1.0861
=-2.81

* 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.

This Year (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $18.15 Mil.
Revenue was 22.719 + 21.877 + 25.032 + 20.107 = $89.74 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.295 + 4.549 + 4.516 + 3.009 = $16.37 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $30.56 Mil.
Total Assets was $78.75 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $21.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.57 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.98 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $25.95 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.42 Mil.
Net Income was 0.081 + 0.341 + 0.474 + -0.411 = $0.49 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.077 + -0.017 + 0.006 + 0 = $-0.09 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 6.174 + -4.452 + 2.862 + 1.564 = $6.15 Mil.
Total Receivables was $15.43 Mil.
Revenue was 16.757 + 18.472 + 19.455 + 15.915 = $70.60 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.019 + 3.07 + 2.884 + 1.636 = $9.61 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $23.53 Mil.
Total Assets was $70.90 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $20.93 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.11 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.65 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $22.71 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.47 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(18.154 / 89.735) / (15.426 / 70.599)
=0.202307 / 0.218502
=0.9259

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(9.609 / 70.599) / (16.369 / 89.735)
=0.136107 / 0.182415
=0.7461

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (30.56 + 20.999) / 78.749) / (1 - (23.526 + 20.928) / 70.898)
=0.345274 / 0.372987
=0.9257

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=89.735 / 70.599
=1.2711

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(2.109 / (2.109 + 20.928)) / (2.568 / (2.568 + 20.999))
=0.091548 / 0.108966
=0.8402

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(14.976 / 89.735) / (14.652 / 70.599)
=0.166891 / 0.207538
=0.8041

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((4.421 + 25.947) / 78.749) / ((2.465 + 22.708) / 70.898)
=0.38563 / 0.355059
=1.0861

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(0.485 - -0.088 - 6.148) / 78.749
=-0.070795

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Perma-Fix Environmental Services has a M-score of -2.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Perma-Fix Environmental Services (Perma-Fix Environmental Services) Business Description

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Address
8302 Dunwoody Place, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30350
Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc is a provider of both nuclear services and the management of nuclear and mixed waste. The company operates through three segments: Treatment segment offers nuclear, low-level radioactive, Mixed, hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment, processing and disposal services. Service segment provides on-site waste management services to commercial and government customers, technical services and nuclear services The Medical segment is involved in the research and development of medical isotope production technology.
Executives
Andy Lombardo officer: EVP of Nuclear & Technical Svs 8302 DUNWOODY PLACE, SUITE 250, ATLANTA GA 30350
Mark Duff officer: Executive Vice President/COO 8302 DUNWOODY PLACE, SUITE 250, ATLANTA GA 30350
Larry Shelton director 8302 DUNWOODY PLACE, SUITE 250, ATLANTA GA 30350
Joe Reeder director 1940 NW 67TH PLACE, SUITE A, GAINESVILLE FL 32653
Louis F Centofanti officer: Chairman of Board & CEO
Ben Naccarato officer: Chief Financial Officer 8302 DUNWOODY PLACE, SUITE 250, ATLANTA GA 30350
Richard Grondin officer: EVP of Waste Treatment Ops 8302 DUNWOODY PLACE, SUITE 250, ATLANTA GA 30350
Kerry C Duggan director 8302 DUNWOODY PLACE, SUITE 250, ATLANTA GA 30350
Thomas Bostick director 20374 SENECA MEADOWS PARKWAY, GERMANTOWN MD 20876
Joseph Timothy Grumski director 8302 DUNWOODY PLACE, SUITE 250, ATLANTA GA 30350
Zach Paul Wamp director 8302 DUNWOODY PLACE SUITE 250, ATLANTA GA 30350
Stanley Robert Cochran director 8302 DUNWOODY PLACE, SUITE 250, ATLANTA GA 30350
Heartland Advisors Inc 10 percent owner 790 N WATER STREET, SUITE 1200, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
William J Nasgovitz 10 percent owner 790 N WATER STREET, SUITE 1200, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Gary Kugler director 8302 DUNWOODY PLACE, SUITE 250, ATLANTA GA 30350