Energy Recovery

Energy Recovery has appointed John Mitchell to its board of directors. The appointment comes while the stock is trading at $8.73 and has lost about 35% year-to-date; InvestingPro still considers the stock undervalued. The company has more cash than debt and a gross profit margin of 64%. Mitchell brings over 30 years of experience in finance, operations and technology roles, most recently as senior vice president and general manager at TE Connectivity. » More on de.investing.com

Energy Recovery has secured five new contracts for zero-liquid-discharge (ZLD) reverse-osmosis plants in India to treat industrial wastewater from the textile, photovoltaic, steel and petrochemical sectors. The projects have a combined capacity of 30,000 cubic meters per day and expand the company’s technology deployment to more than 230,000 cubic meters of industrial wastewater per day nationwide. PX pressure exchangers will be used for energy recovery with efficiencies of up to 99 percent; while ZLD systems are energy-intensive, they benefit significantly from this efficiency. » More on de.investing.com

Energy Recovery’s board has appointed Alex Buehler as interim president and CEO effective immediately after David Moon advanced his previously announced resignation for personal reasons. The board is working with an executive search firm to find a permanent successor and is considering internal and external candidates. Buehler served as Energy Recovery’s CFO from 2011 to 2014, was most recently CEO of Integrated Water Services, and currently chairs the board of LiqTech Systems. The stock trades near its 52-week low and has fallen about 40% over six months, while data show the company has a strong balance sheet, more cash than debt, and a 64% gross margin. » More on de.investing.com