The company's financial position appears increasingly vulnerable, with cash reserves plummeting from $29.0M in 2024Q4 to $6.7M in 2026Q1 while the accumulated deficit deepened to $118.2M.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Total Current Assets | 29.43M | 36.37M | 50.22M | 30.56M | 23.53M | 29.97M | 36.63M | 25.13M | 14.76M | 17.31M | 14.61M | 20.12M | 22.74M | 20.57M | 30.21M | 50.27M | 25.22M | 28.6M | 29.72M | 32.59M | 36.24M | 32.88M | 32.89M | 28.38M | 25.57M | 19.92M | 19.92M | 15.03M | 8M | 8.7M | 7.2M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 6.66M | 11.77M | 28.98M | 7.5M | 1.87M | 4.44M | 7.92M | 390K | 810K | 1.06M | 163K | 1.44M | 3.68M | 333K | 4.37M | 12.05M | 101K | 66K | 129K | 102K | 2.53M | 94K | 215K | 411K | 212K | 860K | 498K | 771K | 800K | 300K | 0 |
| Cash Only | 6.66M | 11.77M | 28.98M | 7.5M | 1.87M | 4.44M | 7.92M | 390K | 810K | 1.06M | 163K | 1.44M | 3.68M | 333K | 4.37M | 12.05M | 101K | 66K | 129K | 102K | 2.53M | 94K | 215K | 411K | 212K | 860K | 498K | 771K | 800K | 300K | 0 |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 17.22M | 20.01M | 16.57M | 18.15M | 15.43M | 20.37M | 24.11M | 21.16M | 10.84M | 12.49M | 11.63M | 14.24M | 15.45M | 13.16M | 20.24M | 27.39M | 17.98M | 21.58M | 26.52M | 23.86M | 23.4M | 28.59M | 27.24M | 24.62M | 21.82M | 17.19M | 16.19M | 13.03M | 6M | 6.8M | 4.6M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 112.13 | 118.42 | 102.3 | 73.84 | 79.75 | 102.98 | 83.48 | 105.15 | 79.87 | 91.58 | 82.89 | 83.33 | 98.82 | 64.54 | 57.93 | 84.29 | 67.1 | 78.25 | 128.2 | 160.95 | 97.12 | 114.86 | 119.24 | 105.86 | 95.49 | 84.23 | 99.94 | 102.33 | 71.57 | 87.39 | 54.16 |
| Inventory | 0 | 0 | 1.35M | 1.16M | 814K | 680K | 610K | 487K | 449K | 393K | 370K | 377K | 498K | 520K | 473K | 573K | 465K | 239K | 344K | 233K | 325K | 842K | 882K | 589K | 682K | 756K | 655K | 229K | 100K | 100K | 100K |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 4.06 | - | 8.34 | 5.75 | 4.87 | 3.8 | 2.49 | 3.09 | 3.99 | 3.49 | 3.06 | 2.86 | 4.03 | 2.94 | 1.55 | 2.33 | 2.2 | 1.19 | 2.27 | 2.31 | 2.02 | 4.69 | 5.41 | 3.67 | 4.22 | 5.55 | 5.84 | 2.67 | 1.73 | 1.84 | 1.67 |
| Other Current Assets | 5.55M | 4.59M | 3.33M | 3.75M | 5.42M | 15K | 22K | 104K | 107K | 89K | 85K | 133K | 105K | 3.61M | 1.85M | 5.59M | 3.8M | 3.66M | 165K | 5.23M | 7.13M | 571K | 1.67M | 427K | 133K | 162K | 2.57M | 998K | 1.1M | 1.5M | 2.5M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 52.26M | 51.66M | 47.02M | 48.19M | 47.37M | 47.33M | 42.28M | 41.39M | 42.68M | 42.23M | 50.73M | 62.8M | 65.51M | 71.49M | 109.48M | 113.38M | 100.1M | 97.4M | 93.99M | 93.44M | 70.42M | 65.65M | 67.56M | 81.83M | 80.26M | 79.21M | 52.85M | 39.62M | 20.75M | 19.9M | 21.8M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 26.41M | 146K | 22.83M | 21M | 20.93M | 21.07M | 20.07M | 19.12M | 15.74M | 14.87M | 17.11M | 19.99M | 22.82M | 26.06M | 35.31M | 39.84M | 44.65M | 46.38M | 47.28M | 47.31M | 33.34M | 44.48M | 47.86M | 47.31M | 49.92M | 48.37M | 30.69M | 23.27M | 11.9M | 11M | 12.6M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 3.18x | 422.42x | 2.59x | 4.27x | 3.37x | 3.43x | 5.25x | 3.84x | 3.15x | 3.35x | 2.99x | 3.12x | 2.50x | 2.86x | 3.61x | 2.98x | 2.19x | 2.17x | 1.60x | 1.14x | 2.64x | 2.04x | 1.74x | 1.79x | 1.67x | 1.54x | 1.93x | 2.00x | 2.57x | 2.58x | 2.46x |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.33M | 29.19M | 29.19M | 15.33M | 12.35M | 11.32M | 9.05M | 1.33M | 1.33M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 11.17M | 11.08M | 10.92M | 10.37M | 10.24M | 10.37M | 9.8M | 9.86M | 9.72M | 9.91M | 10.2M | 18.83M | 19.14M | 19.72M | 20.41M | 21.37M | 18.05M | 18.08M | 17.93M | 18M | 13.39M | 13.19M | 14.22M | 22.9M | 27.28M | 27.15M | 20.18M | 15.7M | 4.7M | 8.4M | 8.8M |
| Long-Term Investments | 26.56M | 13.22M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.35M | 17.42M | 15.48M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 1.34M | 27.22M | 13.27M | 12.53M | 12.09M | 12.36M | 12.42M | 12.41M | 17.22M | 1.77M | 1.93M | 2.6M | 2.21M | 3.07M | 2.2M | 2.34M | 4.64M | 4.84M | 17.46M | 19.08M | 22.35M | 6.65M | 5.47M | 11.63M | 3.05M | 3.69M | 1.99M | 651K | 4.15M | 500K | 400K |
| Total Assets | 81.69M | 88.03M | 97.25M | 78.75M | 70.9M | 77.3M | 78.92M | 66.52M | 57.44M | 59.54M | 65.33M | 82.91M | 88.25M | 92.06M | 139.69M | 163.65M | 125.31M | 126M | 123.71M | 126.03M | 106.66M | 98.53M | 100.45M | 110.22M | 105.83M | 99.14M | 72.77M | 54.64M | 28.75M | 28.6M | 29M |
| Asset Turnover | 0.67x | 0.70x | 0.61x | 1.14x | 1.00x | 0.93x | 1.34x | 1.10x | 0.86x | 0.84x | 0.78x | 0.75x | 0.65x | 0.81x | 0.91x | 0.72x | 0.78x | 0.80x | 0.61x | 0.43x | 0.82x | 0.92x | 0.83x | 0.77x | 0.79x | 0.75x | 0.81x | 0.85x | 1.06x | 0.99x | 1.07x |
| Asset Growth % | -1.14% | -9.47% | 23.49% | 11.07% | -8.28% | -2.05% | 18.65% | 15.8% | -3.52% | -8.87% | -21.2% | -6.05% | -4.14% | -34.1% | -14.64% | 30.59% | -0.54% | 1.85% | -1.84% | 18.16% | 8.26% | -1.92% | -8.86% | 4.15% | 6.75% | 36.23% | 33.17% | 90.08% | 0.52% | -1.38% | 0.35% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 23.54M | 22.57M | 21.94M | 25.95M | 22.71M | 25.91M | 32.96M | 25.1M | 21.51M | 19.58M | 16.74M | 17.15M | 22.37M | 23.07M | 27.56M | 42.74M | 22.89M | 27.11M | 33.61M | 49.75M | 23.43M | 26.96M | 33.39M | 24.22M | 24.84M | 19.79M | 22.75M | 16.43M | 7.6M | 8M | 8M |
| Accounts Payable | 6.79M | 7.01M | 6.37M | 9.58M | 10.32M | 11.97M | 15.38M | 9.28M | 5.5M | 3.54M | 4.24M | 6.11M | 5.35M | 5.46M | 8.66M | 13.31M | 4.89M | 4.35M | 11.08M | 5.01M | 2.46M | 6.05M | 6.53M | 6.36M | 9.76M | 7.17M | 7.76M | 7.59M | 2.4M | 2.3M | 3.2M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 41 | 45.87 | 39.35 | 47.67 | 61.79 | 66.87 | 62.71 | 58.84 | 48.84 | 31.37 | 35.1 | 46.42 | 43.24 | 30.86 | 28.29 | 54.1 | 23.13 | 21.57 | 73.09 | 49.64 | 15.27 | 33.75 | 40.04 | 39.59 | 60.32 | 52.61 | 69.26 | 88.56 | 41.52 | 42.4 | 53.33 |
| Short-Term Debt | 1.37M | 562K | 550K | 773K | 476K | 393K | 3.6M | 1.3M | 1.18M | 1.18M | 1.18M | 2.43M | 3.73M | 2.88M | 2.79M | 3.52M | 3.61M | 3.01M | 2.02M | 15.29M | 2.09M | 2.68M | 6.38M | 2.9M | 3.37M | 0 | 6.4M | 2.37M | 900K | 900K | 1.4M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 6.98M | 0 | 6.71M | 6.82M | 4.81M | 5.58M | 4.61M | 5.46M | 6.59M | 4.31M | 2.69M | 2.63M | 4.87M | 4.15M | 0 | 12.32M | 3.53M | 8.95M | 4.37M | 4.98M | 3.58M | 5.17M | 5.12M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 15.38M | 13.89M | 244K | 3.51M | 362K | 506K | 898K | 994K | 4.42M | 7.16M | 5.66M | 2.96M | 5.07M | 7.11M | 7.98M | 2.2M | 2.67M | 2.23M | 1.28M | 8.36M | 6.74M | 628K | 2.55M | 3.41M | 982K | 4.19M | 8.58M | 6.47M | 4.3M | 4.8M | 3.4M |
| Current Ratio | 1.25x | 1.61x | 2.29x | 1.18x | 1.04x | 1.16x | 1.11x | 1.00x | 0.69x | 0.88x | 0.87x | 1.17x | 1.02x | 0.89x | 1.10x | 1.18x | 1.10x | 1.05x | 0.88x | 0.66x | 1.55x | 1.22x | 0.99x | 1.17x | 1.03x | 1.01x | 0.88x | 0.91x | 1.05x | 1.09x | 0.90x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.25x | 1.61x | 2.23x | 1.13x | 1.00x | 1.13x | 1.09x | 0.98x | 0.67x | 0.86x | 0.85x | 1.15x | 0.99x | 0.87x | 1.08x | 1.16x | 1.08x | 1.05x | 0.87x | 0.65x | 1.53x | 1.19x | 0.96x | 1.15x | 1.00x | 0.97x | 0.85x | 0.90x | 1.04x | 1.08x | 0.89x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 75.19 | - | 71.29 | 31.92 | 22.83 | 39.91 | 23.26 | 49.4 | 35.01 | 63.69 | 50.85 | 39.77 | 59.6 | 36.62 | 31.19 | 32.52 | 46.17 | 57.87 | 57.38 | 113.62 | 83.88 | 85.81 | 84.61 | 69.95 | 39.39 | 37.17 | 36.52 | 16.45 | 31.78 | 46.84 | 2.49 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 15.18M | 15.33M | 12.92M | 13.43M | 10.66M | 10.8M | 13.51M | 12.18M | 9.8M | 12.8M | 17.73M | 21.35M | 20.83M | 24.15M | 27.88M | 33.89M | 25.21M | 25.37M | 28.47M | 17.55M | 18.78M | 24.41M | 24.82M | 35.55M | 35.12M | 36.22M | 28M | 18.4M | 5.15M | 8.4M | 8.4M |
| Long-Term Debt | 1.21M | 1.31M | 1.76M | 1.98M | 563K | 600K | 3.13M | 2.58M | 2.12M | 2.66M | 7.65M | 7.41M | 7.64M | 11.37M | 11.4M | 14.2M | 6.64M | 9.27M | 14.18M | 2.72M | 5.41M | 10.7M | 12.58M | 26.19M | 27.14M | 31.15M | 19.09M | 12.94M | 4M | 4M | 4.9M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 6.62M | 1.72M | 1.92M | 2.45M | 1.9M | 2.91M | 2.73M | 2.81M | 268K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 471K | 590K | 586K | 1.69M | 2.36M | 5.42M | 5.01M | 4.93M | 1.34M | 4.09M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 12.43M | 12.3M | 9.23M | 9M | 8.19M | 7.29M | 7.17M | 6.2M | 6.83M | 8.44M | 7.71M | 8.52M | 8.19M | 7.85M | 15.14M | 15.61M | 18.57M | 16.11M | 14.29M | 14.83M | 13.37M | 13.71M | 12.24M | 9.36M | 7.97M | 5.08M | 8.92M | 5.46M | 1.15M | 4.4M | 3.5M |
| Total Liabilities | 38.71M | 37.9M | 34.86M | 39.37M | 33.37M | 36.72M | 46.47M | 37.28M | 31.31M | 32.38M | 34.46M | 38.5M | 43.2M | 47.21M | 55.44M | 76.63M | 48.1M | 52.48M | 62.08M | 67.3M | 42.21M | 51.37M | 58.21M | 59.77M | 59.95M | 56.01M | 50.75M | 34.83M | 12.75M | 16.4M | 16.4M |
| Total Debt | 4.11M | 4.32M | 4.86M | 5.87M | 3.51M | 4.64M | 10.26M | 7.4M | 3.75M | 3.85M | 8.83M | 9.84M | 11.37M | 14.25M | 14.2M | 17.72M | 10.25M | 12.28M | 16.2M | 18.02M | 7.5M | 13.38M | 18.96M | 29.09M | 30.52M | 31.15M | 25.49M | 15.3M | 4.9M | 4.9M | 6.3M |
| Net Debt | -2.56M | -7.45M | -24.11M | -1.64M | 1.65M | 205K | 2.33M | 7.01M | 2.49M | 2.78M | 8.67M | 8.4M | 7.69M | 13.91M | 9.83M | 5.66M | 10.15M | 12.21M | 16.07M | 17.91M | 4.97M | 13.28M | 18.74M | 28.68M | 30.3M | 30.29M | 24.99M | 14.53M | 4.1M | 4.6M | 6.3M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.10x | 0.09x | 0.08x | 0.15x | 0.09x | 0.11x | 0.32x | 0.25x | 0.14x | 0.14x | 0.29x | 0.22x | 0.25x | 0.32x | 0.17x | 0.20x | 0.13x | 0.17x | 0.26x | 0.31x | 0.12x | 0.28x | 0.45x | 0.58x | 0.67x | 0.72x | 1.16x | 0.77x | 0.31x | 0.40x | 0.50x |
| Debt / EBITDA | -0.30x | - | - | 1.76x | - | - | 2.08x | 1.72x | - | - | - | 2.03x | 4.51x | - | 13.57x | 1.08x | 0.96x | 0.87x | 2.21x | 4.11x | 0.68x | 1.33x | 33.49x | 2.33x | 2.90x | 3.10x | 4.67x | 3.13x | 1.81x | 1.68x | 2.86x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 0.19x | - | - | -0.49x | - | - | 0.47x | 1.63x | - | - | - | 1.73x | 3.05x | - | 9.40x | 0.35x | 0.95x | 0.86x | 2.20x | 4.09x | 0.45x | 1.32x | 33.11x | 2.30x | 2.88x | 3.02x | 4.57x | 2.97x | 1.52x | 1.58x | 2.86x |
| Interest Coverage | -42.14x | -37.37x | -27.20x | 3.02x | -19.51x | -10.33x | 4.85x | 5.16x | -6.09x | -21.62x | -32.38x | 1.35x | -2.54x | -38.40x | -4.85x | 13.55x | 5.03x | 4.94x | 1.59x | 0.35x | 4.16x | 2.83x | -1.15x | 1.94x | 1.59x | 0.90x | 0.68x | - | 2.00x | - | 0.13x |
| Total Equity | 42.98M | 50.14M | 62.39M | 39.38M | 37.53M | 40.58M | 32.45M | 29.24M | 26.13M | 27.16M | 30.87M | 44.42M | 45.05M | 44.85M | 84.25M | 87.02M | 77.22M | 73.52M | 61.64M | 58.73M | 64.45M | 47.15M | 42.25M | 50.44M | 45.87M | 43.13M | 22.02M | 19.82M | 16M | 12.2M | 12.6M |
| Equity Growth % | -4.85% | -19.64% | 58.44% | 4.91% | -7.52% | 25.06% | 11% | 11.87% | -3.78% | -12.02% | -30.5% | -1.41% | 0.45% | -46.77% | -3.18% | 12.7% | 5.03% | 19.28% | 4.95% | -8.88% | 36.69% | 11.61% | -16.24% | 9.97% | 6.36% | 95.85% | 11.11% | 23.87% | 31.15% | -3.17% | 59.49% |
| Book Value per Share | 2.32 | 2.72 | 4.14 | 2.87 | 2.83 | 3.20 | 2.63 | 2.42 | 2.20 | 2.32 | 2.66 | 3.84 | 3.94 | 3.96 | 7.51 | 7.87 | 7.02 | 6.74 | 5.71 | 5.59 | 6.61 | 5.26 | 4.76 | 6.40 | 5.61 | 8.66 | 5.78 | 4.67 | 6.65 | 5.67 | 7.09 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 42.98M | 50.14M | 62.39M | 39.38M | 37.53M | 40.58M | 34.19M | 30.86M | 27.63M | 28.34M | 31.6M | 44.55M | 44.72M | 44.85M | 83.68M | 86.63M | 77.22M | 73.52M | 61.64M | 58.73M | 64.45M | 47.15M | 42.25M | 50.44M | 45.87M | 43.13M | 22.02M | 19.82M | 16M | 12.2M | 12.6M |
| Common Stock | 18K | 18K | 18K | 14K | 13K | 13K | 12K | 12K | 12K | 12K | 11K | 11K | 11K | 11K | 11K | 11K | 55K | 55K | 54K | 54K | 52K | 46K | 43K | 37K | 35K | 35K | 23K | 21K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | -118.2M | -110.71M | -96.93M | -76.95M | -77.44M | -73.62M | -74.45M | -77.31M | -79.63M | -77.89M | -74.21M | -60.81M | -59.76M | -58.53M | -19.1M | -15.74M | -23.57M | -26.18M | -35.8M | -37.71M | -28.5M | -33.21M | -36.79M | -17.24M | -20.17M | -22.22M | -21.47M | -20.71M | -22.2M | -20.6M | -16.3M |
| Treasury Stock | -88K | -88K | -88K | -88K | -88K | -88K | -88K | -88K | -88K | -88K | -88K | -88K | -88K | -88K | -88K | -88K | -88K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.86M | -1.86M | -1.86M | -1.86M | -1.86M | -1.86M | -1.86M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -158K | -134K | -200K | -100K | -165K | -28K | -207K | -211K | -214K | -112K | -162K | -117K | 11K | 2K | -2K | -3K | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25K | -79K | 0 | -41K | -130K | -215K | -158K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.74M | -1.62M | -1.5M | -1.18M | -725K | -137K | 333K | 0 | 572K | 392K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liquidity and capital erosion
According to recent balance sheet data, Perma-Fix has seen total assets decline from $97.2M in 2024Q4 to $81.7M by 2026Q1, a trend that reflects the company's ongoing struggle to maintain its capital base while absorbing persistent operating losses and funding speculative R&D initiatives.
The consistent reduction in total assets suggests that the company is consuming its resource base to sustain operations rather than growing through reinvestment. This trajectory warrants concern, as the shrinking asset pool may limit the firm's ability to secure future government contracts that require significant operational scale.
As reported in quarterly filings, cash reserves have plummeted from a peak of $29.0M in 2024Q4 to just $6.7M in 2026Q1, indicating that the company's current liquidity buffer is rapidly deteriorating in the face of sustained negative operating cash flows.
The decline in the current ratio from 2.29 to 1.25 over the same period highlights a tightening liquidity position that leaves little room for operational errors or project delays. Investors should monitor whether this cash burn necessitates dilutive financing or further asset liquidation in the near term.
Based on reported financial statements, the company's retained earnings have deepened to a deficit of $118.2M as of 2026Q1, signaling that historical capital allocation has failed to generate sufficient returns to offset the persistent losses incurred by the core waste management and medical segments.
The erosion of equity, which fell from $62.4M in 2024Q4 to $43.0M in 2026Q1, underscores the structural weakness in the company's financial foundation. This trend suggests that shareholders are bearing the brunt of the company's inability to achieve a sustainable path to profitability.
Analysis of the balance sheet reveals that goodwill remains stubbornly high at $11.2M as of 2026Q1, representing a significant portion of equity that may be subject to impairment if the core treatment business fails to improve its utilization rates and margin profile.
The presence of substantial goodwill on a balance sheet characterized by negative earnings and shrinking cash reserves suggests that the carrying value of these assets may be optimistic. Investors should consider the risk that future write-downs could further impair the company's already fragile equity position.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying PESI stock.
As of 2025, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (PESI) had total assets of $88.0M including $36.4M in current assets.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (PESI) carries total debt of $4.3M, offset by $11.8M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (PESI) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $50.1M ($2.72 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (PESI) reported a current ratio of 1.61x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.