StoneMor Inc. (NYSE: STON) (“StoneMor” or the
“Company”), a leading owner and operator of cemeteries and
funeral homes, today reported operating and financial results for
the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. Investors are encouraged to
read the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q when it is filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which will
contain additional details, and will be posted at www.stonemor.com.
FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
- Revenues for the first quarter were $78.3 million compared to
$65.1 million in the first quarter in the prior year.
- Cemetery segment operating income for the first quarter was
$11.7 million compared to $5.2 million in the first quarter in the
prior year, representing an increase of $6.4 million.
- Funeral home segment operating income for the first quarter was
$1.6 million compared to $1.4 million in the first quarter in the
prior year, representing an increase of $0.2 million.
- Corporate overhead expense increased to $9.5 million in the
first quarter compared to $8.5 million in the first quarter in the
prior year.
- First quarter operating income was $3.6 million, compared to an
operating loss of $2.1 million in the first quarter in the prior
year.
- First quarter net loss from continuing operations was $5.2
million compared to $14.8 million in the first quarter in the prior
year.
- First quarter adjusted EBITDA was $28.0 million compared to
$7.1 million in the first quarter in the prior year.
Joe Redling, StoneMor’s President and Chief Executive Officer
said, “the first quarter of 2021 has continued to build upon the
groundwork that was laid with our transformation initiatives, with
top-line revenue growth of 20% and more than a $20 million increase
in our adjusted EBITDA, year-over-year. We continue to deliver
strong sales results, including 45% growth in cemetery sales
production in the quarter. We have made great progress towards our
previously announced guidance targets for organic growth in our
trusts and unlevered free cash flow. During the first quarter, we
generated more than $30 million in trust growth and $11.5 million
in unlevered free cash flow against $50 million and $40 million
annual targets, respectively.”
LIQUIDITY UPDATE
As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $65.3 million of
cash, including $16.6 million of restricted cash, and $325.4
million of total debt.
On May 11, 2021, the Company closed its private offering of $400
million aggregate principal amount of its 8.500% Senior Secured
Notes due 2029. The Company used the net proceeds of the offering
to fund the redemption in full of approximately $338.1 million
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 9.875%/11.500% Senior
Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2024, together with an approximately
$18.5 million prepayment premiums and pay fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the offering. The remaining proceeds
will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include
acquisitions.
“Earlier this week, we completed a transformational transaction
for the Company by fortifying our balance sheet through a
refinancing of all of our outstanding indebtedness. The new Notes
dramatically increase our financial flexibility and improve our
liquidity, including eliminating the maintenance covenants,
extending maturity to 8 years, reducing our rate of interest and
allowing us to enter into a super senior credit facility of up to
$40 million,” said Jeff DiGiovanni, StoneMor’s Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer. “As a result of this
transaction, StoneMor netted approximately $30 million in new cash
to its balance sheet, resulting in approximately $78 million in
cash on a pro forma basis at March 31, 2021, adjusted for the sale
of the notes and the use of the proceeds thereof.”
Redling added “our transformation and cost savings initiatives
set us on the right path and trajectory – and the sales culture and
production have powered the engine. The refinancing has
substantially reduced potential structural limitations as we are
now well positioned both operationally and financially to better
serve our customers, employees and stockholders.”
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
StoneMor will conduct a conference call to discuss this news
release today, May 13, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The
conference call can be accessed by calling (800) 786-5706. No
reservation number is necessary; however, due to the on-going
pandemic, it is advised that interested parties access the call-in
number 5 to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to avoid
delays. StoneMor will also host a live webcast of this
conference call. Investors may access the live webcast via the
Investors page of the StoneMor website www.stonemor.com under
Events & Presentations.
About StoneMor Inc.
StoneMor Inc., headquartered in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, is an
owner and operator of cemeteries and funeral homes in the United
States, with 304 cemeteries and 70 funeral homes in 24 states and
Puerto Rico. StoneMor’s cemetery products and services, which are
sold on both a pre-need (before death) and at-need (at death)
basis, include: burial lots, lawn and mausoleum crypts, burial
vaults, caskets, memorials, and all services which provide for the
installation of this merchandise. For additional information about
StoneMor Inc. please visit StoneMor’s website, and the investors
section, at http://www.stonemor.com.
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release, including,
but not limited to, information regarding continued implementation
of the Company’s performance and cost structure improvement efforts
and the anticipated use of the remaining proceeds from the issuance
of the notes, are forward-looking statements. Generally, the words
“believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,”
“intend,” “project,” “expect,” “predict” and similar expressions
identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are
made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current
expectations and estimates. These statements are neither promises
nor guarantees and are made subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the results stated or implied in this press release.
StoneMor’s major risks are related to uncertainties associated with
current business and economic disruptions resulting from the recent
coronavirus pandemic, including the effect of government
regulations issued in connection therewith, its ability to
identify, and negotiate acceptable agreements with, sellers of
additional properties, uncertainties associated with the cash flow
from pre-need and at-need sales, trusts and
financings, which may impact StoneMor’s ability to meet its
financial projections and service its debt, as well as with
StoneMor’s ability to maintain an effective system of internal
control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and
procedures.
When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in
mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements set forth in
StoneMor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q and the other reports that StoneMor
files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to
time. Except as required under applicable law, StoneMor assumes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements made
herein or any other forward-looking statements made by it, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures,
including EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, unlevered cash provided by
operating activities and unlevered free cash flow, which are
intended as supplemental measures of the Company’s performance that
are not required by or presented in accordance with GAAP. All
business results presented in this release are not prepared in
accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X.
Management uses these non-GAAP measures internally to evaluate
and manage the Company’s operations and to better understand its
business because they facilitate a comparative assessment of the
Company's operating performance relative to its performance based
on results calculated under GAAP. These non-GAAP measures also
isolate the effects of some items that vary from period to period
without any correlation to core operating performance and eliminate
certain charges that management believes do not reflect the
Company's operations and underlying operational performance. The
Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee of the Company’s
board of directors also uses certain of these measures to evaluate
management's performance and set its compensation. The Company
believes that these non-GAAP measures also provide useful
information to investors regarding certain financial and business
trends relating to the Company’s financial condition and operating
results facilitates an evaluation of the financial performance of
the Company and its operations on a consistent basis. Providing
this information therefore allows investors to make independent
assessments of the Company’s financial performance, results of
operation and trends while viewing the information through the eyes
of management.
These non-GAAP measures are subject to limitations. The non-GAAP
measures presented in this release may not be comparable to
similarly titled measures used by other companies because other
companies may not calculate one or more in the same manner.
Additionally, the non-GAAP performance measures exclude significant
expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the
Company’s financial statements; do not reflect changes in, or cash
requirements for, working capital needs; and do not reflect
interest expense, or the requirements necessary to service interest
or principal payments on debt. Further, our historical adjusted
results are not intended to project our adjusted results of
operations or financial position for any future period. To
compensate for these limitations, management presents and considers
these non-GAAP measures in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP
results; no non-GAAP measure should be considered in isolation from
or as alternatives to net income, earnings per share or any other
measure determined in accordance with GAAP. Readers should review
the reconciliations included below, and should not rely on any
single financial measure to evaluate the Company’s business.
A reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most directly
comparable GAAP measure is set forth below (in thousands):
EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
Net loss from continuing operations |
|
$ |
(5,213 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,772 |
) |
Income tax benefit (expense) |
|
|
(1,676 |
) |
|
|
1,288 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
10,473 |
|
|
|
11,353 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
2,102 |
|
|
|
2,314 |
|
EBITDA |
|
|
5,686 |
|
|
|
183 |
|
Cost of lots sold |
|
|
1,394 |
|
|
|
1,296 |
|
Non-cash stock compensation |
|
|
505 |
|
|
|
375 |
|
Change in deferred revenues |
|
|
22,598 |
|
|
|
6,434 |
|
Change in deferred selling and obtaining costs |
|
|
(2,202 |
) |
|
|
(1,178 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
27,981 |
|
|
$ |
7,110 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UNLEVERED CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING
ACTIVITIES AND UNLEVERED FREE CASH FLOW
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
|
$ |
4,631 |
|
|
$ |
(5,238 |
) |
Cash interest payments |
|
|
8,639 |
|
|
|
7,015 |
|
Unlevered cash provided by
operating activities |
|
|
13,270 |
|
|
|
1,777 |
|
Less: cash paid for capital
expenditures |
|
|
1,774 |
|
|
|
2,073 |
|
Unlevered free cash flow |
|
$ |
11,496 |
|
|
$ |
(296 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STONEMOR INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)(in thousands, except share and per
share data)
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, excluding restricted cash |
|
$ |
48,696 |
|
|
$ |
39,244 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
16,575 |
|
|
|
20,846 |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance |
|
|
58,912 |
|
|
|
57,869 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
|
9,622 |
|
|
|
5,290 |
|
Assets held for sale |
|
|
29,258 |
|
|
|
28,575 |
|
Other current assets |
|
|
16,532 |
|
|
|
16,884 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
179,595 |
|
|
|
168,708 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term accounts receivable,
net of allowance |
|
|
75,985 |
|
|
|
75,301 |
|
Cemetery property |
|
|
299,824 |
|
|
|
299,526 |
|
Property and equipment, net of
accumulated depreciation |
|
|
81,967 |
|
|
|
83,496 |
|
Merchandise trusts,
restricted, at fair value |
|
|
524,623 |
|
|
|
501,453 |
|
Perpetual care trusts,
restricted, at fair value |
|
|
319,175 |
|
|
|
312,228 |
|
Deferred selling and obtaining
costs |
|
|
119,068 |
|
|
|
116,900 |
|
Deferred tax assets |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
54,826 |
|
|
|
55,094 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
22,028 |
|
|
|
22,248 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
1,677,100 |
|
|
$ |
1,634,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and
Stockholders' Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
$ |
50,836 |
|
|
$ |
51,718 |
|
Liabilities held for sale |
|
|
24,146 |
|
|
|
23,406 |
|
Accrued interest |
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
95 |
|
Current portion, long-term debt |
|
|
3,226 |
|
|
|
317 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
78,303 |
|
|
|
75,536 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of
deferred financing costs |
|
|
322,144 |
|
|
|
320,715 |
|
Deferred revenues |
|
|
986,044 |
|
|
|
949,164 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities |
|
|
27,926 |
|
|
|
29,652 |
|
Perpetual care trust
corpus |
|
|
319,175 |
|
|
|
312,228 |
|
Other long-term
liabilities |
|
|
40,040 |
|
|
|
40,081 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
1,773,632 |
|
|
|
1,727,376 |
|
Commitments and
contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders' equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 200,000,000 shares
authorized, 117,918,016 and 117,871,141 shares issued and
outstanding, respectively |
|
|
1,179 |
|
|
|
1,178 |
|
Paid-in capital in excess of par value |
|
|
(84,728 |
) |
|
|
(85,232 |
) |
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(12,983 |
) |
|
|
(8,359 |
) |
Total stockholders' equity |
|
|
(96,532 |
) |
|
|
(92,413 |
) |
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity |
|
$ |
1,677,100 |
|
|
$ |
1,634,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STONEMOR INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)(in thousands, except per
share data)
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cemetery: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interments |
|
$ |
20,519 |
|
|
$ |
14,759 |
|
Merchandise |
|
|
16,282 |
|
|
|
14,378 |
|
Services |
|
|
17,281 |
|
|
|
15,027 |
|
Investment and other |
|
|
12,898 |
|
|
|
10,633 |
|
Funeral home: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Merchandise |
|
|
5,973 |
|
|
|
5,386 |
|
Services |
|
|
5,360 |
|
|
|
4,919 |
|
Total revenues |
|
|
78,313 |
|
|
|
65,102 |
|
Costs and Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of goods sold |
|
|
11,184 |
|
|
|
9,414 |
|
Cemetery expense |
|
|
18,161 |
|
|
|
16,948 |
|
Selling expense |
|
|
14,207 |
|
|
|
12,051 |
|
General and administrative expense |
|
|
10,193 |
|
|
|
9,515 |
|
Corporate overhead |
|
|
9,541 |
|
|
|
8,501 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
2,102 |
|
|
|
2,314 |
|
Funeral home expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Merchandise |
|
|
1,661 |
|
|
|
1,336 |
|
Services |
|
|
4,661 |
|
|
|
4,394 |
|
Other |
|
|
3,019 |
|
|
|
2,760 |
|
Total costs and expenses |
|
|
74,729 |
|
|
|
67,233 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
3,584 |
|
|
|
(2,131 |
) |
Interest
expense |
|
|
(10,473 |
) |
|
|
(11,353 |
) |
Loss
from continuing operations before income taxes |
|
|
(6,889 |
) |
|
|
(13,484 |
) |
Income
tax benefit (expense) |
|
|
1,676 |
|
|
|
(1,288 |
) |
Net loss
from continuing operations |
|
|
(5,213 |
) |
|
|
(14,772 |
) |
Discontinued operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations of discontinued businesses |
|
|
589 |
|
|
|
23,775 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net income from discontinued operations |
|
|
589 |
|
|
|
23,775 |
|
Net
(loss) income |
|
$ |
(4,624 |
) |
|
$ |
9,003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
from continuing operations per common share (basic) |
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.16 |
) |
Net
income from discontinued operations per common share (basic) |
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
0.25 |
|
Net loss
per common share (basic) |
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
from continuing operations per common share (diluted) |
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.16 |
) |
Net
income from discontinued operations per common share (diluted) |
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
0.25 |
|
Net loss
per common share (diluted) |
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding - basic |
|
|
117,909 |
|
|
|
94,472 |
|
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding - diluted |
|
|
117,909 |
|
|
|
94,472 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STONEMOR INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (in thousands)
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
Cash Flows From Operating Activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income |
|
$ |
(4,624 |
) |
|
$ |
9,003 |
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by
(used in) operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of lots sold |
|
|
1,394 |
|
|
|
1,296 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
2,142 |
|
|
|
2,459 |
|
|
Provision for bad debt |
|
|
2,212 |
|
|
|
1,144 |
|
|
Non-cash compensation expense |
|
|
505 |
|
|
|
375 |
|
|
Non-cash interest expense |
|
|
1,880 |
|
|
|
5,260 |
|
|
Gain on sale of businesses |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(24,086 |
) |
|
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance |
|
|
(6,843 |
) |
|
|
(1,595 |
) |
|
Merchandise trust fund |
|
|
(6,145 |
) |
|
|
(1,829 |
) |
|
Other assets |
|
|
(3,754 |
) |
|
|
2,338 |
|
|
Deferred selling and obtaining costs |
|
|
(2,202 |
) |
|
|
(1,178 |
) |
|
Deferred revenues |
|
|
22,598 |
|
|
|
6,434 |
|
|
Deferred taxes, net |
|
|
(1,726 |
) |
|
|
1,228 |
|
|
Payables and other liabilities |
|
|
(799 |
) |
|
|
(6,087 |
) |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
|
|
4,631 |
|
|
|
(5,238 |
) |
|
Cash Flows From
Investing Activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for capital expenditures |
|
|
(1,774 |
) |
|
|
(2,073 |
) |
|
Proceeds from divestitures |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
28,190 |
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
|
|
(1,774 |
) |
|
|
26,117 |
|
|
Cash Flows From
Financing Activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from borrowings |
|
|
4,433 |
|
|
|
2,639 |
|
|
Repayments of debt |
|
|
(1,541 |
) |
|
|
(32,181 |
) |
|
Principal payment on finance leases |
|
|
(299 |
) |
|
|
(425 |
) |
|
Cost of financing activities |
|
|
(269 |
) |
|
|
(213 |
) |
|
Net cash provided (used in) by financing activities |
|
|
2,324 |
|
|
|
(30,180 |
) |
|
Net increase in cash,
cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
|
5,181 |
|
|
|
(9,301 |
) |
|
Cash, cash equivalents
and restricted cash—Beginning of period |
|
|
60,090 |
|
|
|
56,767 |
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents
and restricted cash—End of period |
|
$ |
65,271 |
|
|
$ |
47,466 |
|
|
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during the period for interest |
|
$ |
8,639 |
|
|
$ |
7,015 |
|
|
Cash paid during the period for income taxes |
|
|
505 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Cash paid for amounts
included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating cash flows from operating leases |
|
$ |
473 |
|
|
$ |
848 |
|
|
Operating cash flows from finance leases |
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
116 |
|
|
Financing cash flows from finance leases |
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
425 |
|
|
Non-cash investing and
financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued paid-in-kind interest on 2024 Notes |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
3,615 |
|
|
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