Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:
PESI) (the “Company”) today announced financial results
and provided a business update for the first quarter ended March
31, 2022.
Mark Duff, President and CEO of the Company,
commented, “As previously disclosed, we continued to experience the
impacts of the pandemic in the first couple months of the first
quarter of 2022, which directly resulted in delays for both service
and treatment projects. However, we started to realize improved
results in March, which we believe will continue in the second
quarter of 2022. Specifically, we have completed the
transition and startup of several service projects that are close
to full operations and contributing to meaningful revenue
growth within our Service Segment in the second quarter of
2022. In turn, we anticipate this trend will be reflected in
improved financial performance in the second quarter. Moreover,
while the federal government clients have been slow to procure new
task orders in 2022, we anticipate a number of these opportunities
will be awarded during the second and third quarters. Within our
Treatment Segment, we are seeing increased demand for waste
treatment capacity within both the government and commercial
sectors, which we believe bodes well for the balance of 2022.
Perma-Fix remains well-positioned to resume and exceed the
performance levels attained prior to the pandemic through
increased bidding activities, waste treatment capability expansion,
and rising federal budgets that directly support our core
competencies.”
COVID-19The Company continues
to proactively update its ongoing business operations and safety
plans, which we believe will mitigate any potential impact of
COVID-19. However, as the situations surrounding COVID-19 remain
fluid, the full impact and extent of the pandemic on the Company’s
financial results cannot be estimated with any degree of
certainty.
Financial Results
Revenue was $15.9 million for the first quarter
of 2022 as compared to $23.1 million for the corresponding period
of 2021. The decrease in revenue was primarily within our Services
Segment where revenue decreased by approximately $7.2 million to
$8.4 million for the first quarter of 2022 as compared to $15.6
million for the corresponding period of 2021. Work under certain of
the new projects awarded to our Services Segment at the end of the
second quarter of 2021 continued to be delayed/curtailed into the
first quarter of 2022 due to COVID-19 impact and/or administrative
delays experienced by certain customers. However, we have begun to
see improvement in activities from certain of these new projects
starting in the latter part of the first quarter of 2022. Treatment
Segment revenue remained steady at approximately $7.5 million.
Although we saw minimal change in revenue within our Treatment
Segment, our Treatment Segment revenue has not returned to
pre-pandemic levels as certain customers continue to delay waste
shipments due, in part, to the impact of COVID-19.
Gross profit for the first quarter of 2022 was
$1.6 million versus $2.4 million for the first quarter of 2021
primarily due to overall lower revenue and the impact of our fixed
costs primarily at our Treatment Segment plants. Certain of our
fixed costs have been impacted by inflation which contributed to
lower gross profit.
Operating loss for the first quarter of 2022 was
$1.9 million versus operating loss of $999,000 for the
corresponding period of 2021. Net loss for the first quarter of
2022 was $1.3 million versus net loss of $1.2 million for the
corresponding period of 2021. Net loss for the first quarter of
2022 included a tax benefit of $673,000. Net loss attributable to
common stockholders (both basic and diluted) for the first quarter
of 2022 was $1.3 million or ($0.10) per share versus net loss
attributable to common stockholders (both basic and diluted) of
$1.1 million or ($0.09) per share, for the same period in
2021.
The Company reported Adjusted EBITDA of ($1.4)
million from continuing operations at March 31, 2022, as compared
to Adjusted EBITDA of ($522,000) from continuing operations during
the corresponding period of 2021. The Company defines EBITDA as
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before research and
development (“R&D”) costs related to the Medical Isotope
project. As previously disclosed, in December 2021, the
Company made the strategic decision to cease all R&D activities
under the Medical Segment and sold 100% of its interest in
Perma-Fix Medical S.A., which comprised of its Medical Segment.
Both EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of performance
calculated in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), and should not
be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, earnings as
an indicator of operating performance or cash flows from operating
activities as a measure of liquidity. The Company believes the
presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is relevant and useful
by enhancing the readers’ ability to understand the Company’s
operating performance. The Company’s management utilizes EBITDA and
Adjusted EBITDA as means to measure performance. The Company’s
measurements of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to
similar titled measures reported by other companies. The table
below reconciles EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, both non-GAAP
measures, to GAAP numbers for loss from continuing operations for
the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
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Quarter Ended |
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March 31, |
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(Unaudited) |
(Unaudited) |
(In thousands) |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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Loss from continuing operations |
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$ |
(1,249 |
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$ |
(1,038 |
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Adjustments: |
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Depreciation & amortization |
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456 |
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400 |
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Interest income |
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(11 |
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(18 |
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Interest expense |
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35 |
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67 |
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Interest expense - financing fees |
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13 |
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8 |
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Income tax benefit |
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(673 |
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(17 |
) |
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EBITDA |
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(1,429 |
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(598 |
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Research and development costs related to |
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Medical Isotope project |
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— |
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76 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
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$ |
(1,429 |
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$ |
(522 |
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The tables below present certain unaudited
financial information for the business segments, which excludes
allocation of corporate expenses. As noted above, in December 2021,
the Company made the strategic decision to cease all R&D
activities under the Medical Segment and sold 100% of its interest
in Perma-Fix Medical S.A., which comprised of its Medical
Segment.
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Quarter Ended |
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Quarter Ended |
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March 31, 2022 |
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March 31, 2021 |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Unaudited) |
(In thousands) |
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Treatment |
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Services |
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Treatment |
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Services |
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Medical |
Revenues |
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$ |
7,479 |
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$ |
8,436 |
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$ |
7,495 |
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$ |
15,638 |
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$ |
— |
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Gross
profit |
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638 |
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998 |
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925 |
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1,431 |
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— |
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Segment
Profit (loss) |
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78 |
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399 |
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(102 |
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555 |
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(76 |
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Conference Call
Perma-Fix will host a conference call at 11:00
a.m. ET on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The conference call will be
available via telephone by dialing toll free 877-545-0523 for U.S.
callers, or +1 973-528-0016 for international callers and by
entering access code: 403356. The conference call will be led
by Mark J. Duff, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Louis F. Centofanti,
Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, and Ben
Naccarato, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.
A webcast of the call may be accessed at
https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2243/45480 or on the
Company’s website at https://ir.perma-fix.com/conference-calls. 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 Thursday, May 12, 2022, and can be
accessed by calling: 877-481-4010 for U.S. callers, or 919-882-2331
for international callers and entering conference ID: 45480.
About Perma-Fix Environmental
Services
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. is a
nuclear services company and leading provider of nuclear and mixed
waste management services. The Company's nuclear waste services
include management and treatment of radioactive and mixed waste for
hospitals, research labs and institutions, federal agencies,
including the U.S Department of Energy (“DOE”), the U.S Department
of Defense (“DOD”), and the commercial nuclear industry. The
Company’s nuclear services group provides project management, waste
management, environmental restoration, decontamination and
decommissioning, new build construction, and radiological
protection, safety and industrial hygiene capability to our
clients. The Company operates four nuclear waste treatment
facilities and provides nuclear services at DOE, DOD, and
commercial facilities, nationwide.
Please visit us at http://www.perma-fix.com.
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”, “plan to”,
“estimates”, “projects”, and similar expressions.
Forward‑looking statements include, but are not limited to improve
results in the second quarter of 2022; improved revenue growth and
financial performance in the second quarter; award of new
opportunities during the second and third quarters; balance of
2022; resume and exceed performance levels attained prior to
pandemic; and impact of COVID-19. 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 new 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 or
terminates existing contracts; Congress fails to provides funding
for the DOD’s and DOE’s remediation projects; inability to obtain
new foreign and domestic remediation contracts; inability to meet
financial covenants; and the additional factors referred to under
“Risk Factors” and "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements" of our 2021 Form 10-K and Form 10-Q for quarter ended
March 31, 2022. 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.
Contacts:David K. Waldman-US
Investor RelationsCrescendo Communications, LLC (212)
671-1021
Herbert Strauss-European Investor Relationsherbert@eu-ir.com+43
316 296 316
FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW
PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES,
INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS(UNAUDITED)
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Three Months EndedMarch 31, |
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts) |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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Revenues |
$ |
15,915 |
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$ |
23,133 |
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Cost of goods sold |
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14,279 |
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20,777 |
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Gross profit |
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1,636 |
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2,356 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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3,422 |
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3,205 |
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Research and development |
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96 |
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150 |
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Loss on disposal of property and equipment |
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1 |
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— |
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Loss from operations |
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(1,883 |
) |
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(999 |
) |
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Other income (expense): |
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Interest income |
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11 |
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18 |
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Interest expense |
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(35 |
) |
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(67 |
) |
Interest expense-financing fees |
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(13 |
) |
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(8 |
) |
Other |
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(2 |
) |
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1 |
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Loss from continuing operations before taxes |
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(1,922 |
) |
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(1,055 |
) |
Income tax benefit |
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(673 |
) |
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(17 |
) |
Loss from continuing operations, net of taxes |
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(1,249 |
) |
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(1,038 |
) |
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Loss from discontinued operations (net of taxes) |
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(94 |
) |
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(115 |
) |
Net loss |
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(1,343 |
) |
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(1,153 |
) |
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Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest |
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— |
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(30 |
) |
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Net loss attributable to Perma-Fix Environmental Services,
Inc. |
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common stockholders |
$ |
(1,343 |
) |
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$ |
(1,123 |
) |
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Net loss per common share attributable to Perma-Fix |
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Environmental Services, Inc. stockholders - basic and diluted: |
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Continuing operations |
$ |
(.09 |
) |
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$ |
(.08 |
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Discontinued operations |
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(.01 |
) |
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(.01 |
) |
Net loss per common share |
$ |
(.10 |
) |
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$ |
(.09 |
) |
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Number of common shares used in computing net loss per share: |
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Basic |
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13,234 |
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12,165 |
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Diluted |
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13,234 |
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12,165 |
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Amounts) |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Audited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current
assets: |
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Cash |
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$ |
3,925 |
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$ |
4,440 |
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Account receivable, net of allowance for doubtful |
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accounts of $26 and $85, respectively |
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10,322 |
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11,372 |
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Unbilled receivables |
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5,275 |
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8,995 |
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Other current assets |
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5,030 |
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5,152 |
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Assets of discontinued operations included in current assets |
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27 |
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15 |
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Total current assets |
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24,579 |
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29,974 |
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Net property
and equipment |
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18,643 |
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18,609 |
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Property and
equipment of discontinued operations |
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81 |
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81 |
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Operating
lease right-of-use assets |
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2,347 |
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2,460 |
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Intangibles
and other assets |
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26,526 |
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26,177 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
72,176 |
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$ |
77,301 |
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Current
liabilities |
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$ |
21,436 |
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$ |
25,408 |
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Current
liabilities related to discontinued operations |
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802 |
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506 |
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Total current liabilities |
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22,238 |
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25,914 |
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Long-term
liabilities |
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10,038 |
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10,126 |
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Long-term
liabilities related to discontinued operations |
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408 |
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677 |
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Total liabilities |
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32,684 |
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36,717 |
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Commitments
and Contingencies |
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Stockholders’ equity: |
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Preferred Stock, $.001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized, |
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no shares issued and outstanding |
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— |
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— |
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Common Stock, $.001 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized, |
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13,242,072 and 13,222,552 shares issued, respectively; |
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13,234,430 and 13,214,910 shares outstanding, respectively |
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|
13 |
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|
13 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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|
114,532 |
|
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|
114,307 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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|
(74,963 |
) |
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|
(73,620 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(2 |
) |
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(28 |
) |
Less Common Stock held in treasury, at cost: 7,642 shares |
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(88 |
) |
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(88 |
) |
Total stockholders' equity |
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|
39,492 |
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|
40,584 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
|
$ |
72,176 |
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$ |
77,301 |
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