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ACCE opinionPerma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. Common Stock (PESI)
Fair value
Not available
ACCE price target
$13.00
Rating
Not rated
Horizon
12 months
ACCE price target published on 15 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Price used: $12.13 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: Analyst consensus.
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Data
ACCE score
21
out of 100
Analysts
100% buy
1 covering
P/E
0.0x
forward 99.0x
1-year return
-13.2%
Dividend yield
0.00%
Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. Common Stock in four questions
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Overview
ACCE thesis
Perma-Fix Environmental Services runs radioactive and hazardous waste treatment through its Perma-Fix Nuclear and Perma-Fix Medical units, plus a smaller industrial services business, serving DOE sites and healthcare customers. The structural case rests on that niche: few licensed facilities can treat mixed radioactive waste, which gives the company a regulatory moat, but the data here shows that moat is not currently producing profit. Revenue is shrinking 11.7% and gross margin is slightly negative at -2.8%, with operating margin at -50.5% and ROE at -31.6%, so the business is losing money at the operating line. The forward P/E of 99 on a company with no trailing earnings signals that the market is pricing a recovery that the current figures do not yet show. With the score at 29/100 and no index membership, the name sits well outside what our screens reward, and it warrants a deeper look only if we see evidence that contract wins or cost actions can turn gross margin positive.
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Cash burn and losses
Free cash flow is -$15.46M, operating margin -50.5% and net margin -37.0%, with earnings down 47.8% YoY. Revenue fell 11.7% YoY and 29.2% QoQ.
high
Score collapse over 90 days
The ACCE score dropped 16 points, from 38 to 22, with quality at 31 and momentum at 34. Forward P/E of 136.8 leaves little room for error.
high
Heavy short interest
Short interest is 16.1% of float, which suggests a meaningful group of investors expects further deterioration. No insider buys or sales were disclosed in the last 10 filings.
AI research notes
AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 23, 2026 · figures from 2026-06-30 · prices to Oct 23, 2026
Why it could do well
Debt is light, with debt to equity at 0.09, so the balance sheet is not the immediate pressure on the business.
Revenue has shrunk on average each year over five years, yet analysts still see a gap of +143.7% between their target and the share price.
Why it could disappoint
Revenue fell 11.7% year over year, and the five-year average decline is -10.2% per year, so the top line is shrinking.
The business lost money on every sale, with a net margin of -37.0%, and free cash flow over the last twelve months was -$15M.
The diluted share count rose 22.5% last fiscal year, diluting existing holders, while the forward P/E of 136.8x leaves little room for error.
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$12.13
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