# Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. (PESI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Transportation Infrastructure. Price $18.70, market value $397 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **PEG: 4.76**. A PEG of 4.76 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 6.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.9×.
- **Price / book: 6.8×**. The shares trade at 6.8× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -5.5%** (5-yr avg -5.4%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: -2.8%**. Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. keeps -2.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: -33.4%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -22.3%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -27.5%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -29.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -29.0%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -24.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces -24.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.3%** (3-yr -4.4%/yr, 5-yr -10.2%/yr). Revenue grew 4.3% over the last year, against -10.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 43.6%**. Earnings per share rose 43.6%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.04**. Debt is 0.04 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Current ratio: 1.61** (quick 1.61). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.61 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 7.53**. A Z-score of 7.53 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 55.3%** (YTD 48.5%, 3-mo 94.2%). The shares are up 55.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -12.3%** (133.2% above the low). Trading 12% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 59**. An RSI of 59 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.70** (volatility 72%). Beta of 1.70 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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