Quarterly report pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

Operating Segments

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Operating Segments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Operating Segments [Abstract]  
Operating Segments
9.
Operating Segments
 
In accordance to ASC 280, “Segment Reporting”, we define an operating segment as a business activity:
 
 
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from which we may earn revenue and incur expenses;
 
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whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the Chief Executive Officer to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance; and
 
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for which discrete financial information is available.
 
We currently have two operating segments, which are defined as each business line that we operate.  This however, excludes corporate headquarters, which does not generate revenue, and our discontinued operations, which includes all facilities within our Industrial Segment (See Note 8 – “Discontinued Operations and Divestitures”).
 
Our operating segments are defined as follows:

The Nuclear Segment provides treatment, storage, processing and disposal of nuclear, low-level radioactive, mixed (waste containing both hazardous and non-hazardous constituents), hazardous and non-hazardous waste and on-site waste management services through our four facilities:  Perma-Fix of Florida, Inc. (“PFF”), Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (“DSSI”), East Tennessee Materials and Energy Corporation (“M&EC”), and Perma-Fix of Northwest Richland, Inc. (“PFNWR”).

The Engineering Segment provides environmental engineering and regulatory compliance services through Schreiber, Yonley & Associates, Inc. (“SYA”) which includes oversight management of environmental restoration projects, air, soil, and water sampling, water and hazardous waste permitting, compliance reporting, emission reduction strategies, compliance auditing, and various compliance and training activities to industrial, education, healthcare, and service organizations, as well as, engineering and compliance support needed by our other facilities.

The table below presents certain financial information of our operating segments as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands).
 
Segment Reporting for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2011
 
   
Nuclear
  
Engineering
 
Segments
Total
 
Corporate (2)
  
Consolidated
Total
 
Revenue from external customers
 $32,086(3) $701  $32,787  $-  $32,787 
Intercompany revenues
  629   43   672   -   - 
Gross profit
  11,133   168   11,301   -   11,301 
Interest income
  -   -   -   14   14 
Interest expense
  5   1   6   93   99 
Interest expense-financing fees
  -   -   -   22   22 
Depreciation and amortization
  1,130   6   1,136   35   1,171 
Segment profit (loss)
  6,453   21   6,474   (2,053)  4,421 
Segment assets(1)
  97,585   2,119   99,704   38,635(4)  138,339 
Expenditures for segment assets
  325   -   325   22   347 
Total long-term debt
  171   13   184   5,378(5)  5,562 
 
Segment Reporting for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2010
   
Nuclear
  
Engineering
 
Segments
Total
 
Corporate (2)
  
Consolidated
Total
 
Revenue from external customers
 $22,283(3) $581  $22,864  $-  $22,864 
Intercompany revenues
  893   44   937   -   - 
Gross profit (negative gross profit)
  2,631   (36)  2,595   -   2,595 
Interest income
  -   -   -   15   15 
Interest expense
  24   1   25   132   157 
Interest expense-financing fees
  1   -   1   102   103 
Depreciation and amortization
  1,143   6   1,149   6   1,155 
Segment profit (loss)
  1,207   (173)  1,034   (1,999)  (965)
Segment assets(1)
  92,812   2,033   94,845   30,436(4)  125,281 
Expenditures for segment assets
  363   15   378   3   381 
Total long-term debt
  1,064   19   1,083   11,090(5)  12,173 
 
Segment Reporting for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
   
Nuclear
  
Engineering
 
Segments
Total
 
Corporate (2)
  
Consolidated
Total
 
Revenue from external customers
 $83,391(3) $1,924  $85,315  $-  $85,315 
Intercompany revenues
  1,423   199   1,622   -   - 
Gross profit
  22,084   296   22,380   -   22,380 
Interest income
  -   -   -   40   40 
Interest expense
  69   2   71   387   458 
Interest expense-financing fees
  -   -   -   178   178 
Depreciation and amortization
  3,414   20   3,434   69   3,503 
Segment profit (loss)
  12,195   (37)  12,158   (5,718)  6,440 
Segment assets(1)
  97,585   2,119   99,704   38,635(4)  138,339 
Expenditures for segment assets
  1,984   1   1,985   10   1,995 
Total long-term debt
  171   13   184   5,378(5)  5,562 
 
Segment Reporting for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
   
Nuclear
  
Engineering
 
Segments
Total
 
Corporate (2)
  
Consolidated
Total
 
Revenue from external customers
 $70,356(3) $1,921  $72,277  $-  $72,277 
Intercompany revenues
  2,461   391   2,852   -   - 
Gross profit
  14,541   178   14,719   -   14,719 
Interest income
  -   -   -   51   51 
Interest expense
  114   2   116   465   581 
Interest expense-financing fees
  1   -   1   307   308 
Depreciation and amortization
  3,337   21   3,358   16   3,374 
Segment profit (loss)
  7,650   (183)  7,467   (5,742)  1,725 
Segment assets(1)
  92,812   2,033   94,845   30,436(4)  125,281 
Expenditures for segment assets
  1,427   16   1,443   23   1,466 
Total long-term debt
  1,064   19   1,083   11,090(5)  12,173 
 
(1)   
Segment assets have been adjusted for intercompany accounts to reflect actual assets for each segment.

(2)  
Amounts reflect the activity for corporate headquarters not included in the segment information.
 
(3)
The consolidated revenues within the Nuclear Segment include the CH Plateau Remediation Company (“CHPRC”) revenue of $19,570,000 or 59.7% and $50,403,000 or 59.1% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively of our total consolidated revenue from continuing operations, as compared to $13,880,000 or 60.7% and $37,881,000 or 52.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, of our total consolidated revenue from continuing operations.  Our M&EC facility was awarded a subcontract by CHPRC, a general contractor to the Department of Energy (“DOE”), in the second quarter of 2008.  We also have three waste processing contracts with CHPRC.

(4)
Amount includes assets from discontinued operations of $4,196,000 and $6,756,000 as of September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

(5)
Net of debt discount of ($22,000) and ($200,000) as of September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively, in connection with Warrants and Common Stock issued on May 8, 2009 in connection with a $3,000,000 promissory note entered into by the Company and Mr. William Lampson and Mr. Diehl Rettig on May 8, 2009.  The promissory note and the Warrants were modified on April 18, 2011.  See Note 6 - “Promissory Note and Installment Agreement” for additional information.