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Options put/call open interest 0.29, read 2026-11-01
Ethical passes the values gate
Price12.45 USD
Fair value15.40
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-10-02Read Markdown17.34-28.2% to today ✓Markup gives way to Markdown with volume flow in agreement
2026-08-08Read Markup17.46-28.7% to today Distribution gives way to Markup after a 59% rise in 5 weeks
2026-07-02Read Distribution11.00+13.2% to today First review on file: Distribution
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc holds its Distribution at $12.45. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 27 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-10-30
Phase
Distribution · caution
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 27 days
Price at the screen
$12.45
Valuation
N/A trailing · 135.78 forward price to earnings
Values screen
PASS· score 70.0
Beta
0.56
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
4.91%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 4.9% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
0.00%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
26.12%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 26.1% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
1.82%
Below 5%
Only 1.8% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical Read
Why It Clears, in Plain English
Perma-Fix Environmental Services clears all five screens. Its business is in a permissible area, its interest-bearing debt is about 5%, inside the ~33% line, and interest is about 2% of its income, under the ~5% line, so it passes.
Read as at 2026-11-01. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-10-30 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 23.7% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Another profit measure, before interest, tax and non-cash costs: EBITDA.
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-10-28Markdown$12.22-8.1%Entry 9
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 8.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is holding around 13% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are down 8%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $17.
2026-10-21Markdown$13.29-3.4%Entry 8
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 3.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is holding around 5% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are down 8%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $17.
2026-10-14Markdown$13.76-20.6%Entry 7
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 20.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 8%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $17. Since the last review it entered the Titan Ethical 500; its composite score rose.
2026-10-02Markdown · changed$17.34-3.8%Entry 6
The framework has shifted from markup to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 3.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 8%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $17.
2026-09-09Markup$18.03+3.3%Entry 5
Our analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 3.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 8%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $17.
2026-08-08Markup · changed$17.46+58.8%Entry 4
The framework has shifted from distribution to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 58.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 8%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $17.
2026-07-18Distribution$11.00+0.0%Entry 3
Our analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 8%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $17.
2026-07-03Distribution$11.00+0.0%Entry 2
Our analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Distribution$11.00Entry 1
Our analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.