Company: CLH
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000822818-25-000007
Chunk: 178

Company: CLEAN HARBORS INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
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 above. Overall, labor and benefit related costs increased $13.2 million primarily driven by additional costs from the HEPACO operations. The remaining increases were spread across various cost categories and were driven by overall growth in the segment results.

Environmental Services SG&A expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased $31.1 million from the comparable period in 2022, but remained relatively consistent as a percentage of revenues by maintaining leverage of our SG&A base in the midst of the revenue growth discussed above. Overall, labor and benefit related costs, including travel, increased $32.0 million primarily driven by incremental headcount, including the acquisitions occurring during the periods, and higher incentive compensation. 

Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions

For the years ended December 31,2024 over 20232023 over 2022(in thousands, except percentages)202420232022Change% ChangeChange% ChangeSG&A expenses$78,575$78,089$72,762$4860.6 %$5,3277.3 %As a % of Direct revenues8.9 %8.7 %7.3 %0.2 %1.4 %

SKSS SG&A expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 remained relatively consistent with the comparable period in 2023 both in dollar amount and as a percentage of revenues.

SKSS SG&A expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased $5.3 million from the comparable period in 2022 and as a percentage of revenues these costs increased mainly due to the revenue reductions discussed above. Higher labor and benefit costs of $3.5 million and a $1.1 million increase in a remedial liability estimate in 2023 drove the overall cost increase. The higher labor and benefit costs were primarily driven by the expanded sales team established in late 2022 which remained relatively consistent through 2023.

Corporate

For the years ended December 31,2024 over 20232023 over 2022(in thousands, except percentages)202420232022Change% ChangeChange% ChangeSG&A expenses$261,810$225,578$212,111$36,23216.1 %$13,4676.3 %As a % of Total Company Direct revenues4.4 %4.2 %4.1 %0.2 %0.1 %

We manage our Corporate SG&A expenses commensurate with the