BENSALEM, PA - November 11, 2021 - 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 third quarter ended September 30, 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.
THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
·
Revenues for the third quarter were $82.3
million compared to $72.7 million in in the third quarter in the prior
year. Nine-month revenues were $243.6
million compared to $204.4 million in the prior year period.
·
Cemetery segment operating income for the
third quarter was $14.0 million compared to $11.5 million in the third quarter
in the prior year, representing an increase of $2.6 million. Nine-month cemetery segment operating income
was $40.4 million compared to $24.1 million in the prior year period,
representing an increase of $16.2 million.
·
Funeral home segment operating income for
the third quarter was $1.0 million compared to $1.1 million in the third
quarter in the prior year, representing a decrease of $0.1 million. Nine-month funeral home segment operating
income was $3.8 million compared to $3.5 million in the prior year period,
representing an increase of $0.3 million.
·
Corporate overhead expense increased to
$10.0 million in the third quarter compared to $9.8 million in the third
quarter in the prior year. Nine-month
corporate overhead expense increased to $29.1 million compared to $27.0 million
in the prior year period.
·
Third quarter operating income was $4.3
million compared to $2.6 million in the third quarter in the prior year.
·
Third quarter net loss from continuing
operations was $4.7 million compared to $8.1 million in the third quarter in
the prior year.
·
Third quarter adjusted EBITDA was $38.5
million compared to $24.3 million in the third quarter in the prior year.
Joe
Redling, StoneMor's President and Chief Executive Officer said, "The third
quarter continued to build on the positive performance trends of the past year
and half, with top-line revenue growth of 13.2% and 19.2% for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, when compared with the same
periods in 2020. Year-to-date, we have
driven a $52.2 million improvement in our adjusted EBITDA year-over-year. We continue to deliver strong, sustainable
cemetery sales production results, with a 9% growth in pre-need cemetery sales
production for the third quarter."
LIQUIDITY UPDATE
As
of September 30, 2021, the Company had $115.9 million of cash, including
$16.4 million of restricted cash, and $391.4 million of total debt.
"We
have made great progress towards our previously announced guidance targets for
organic growth in our trusts and unlevered free cash flow," said Jeff DiGiovanni, StoneMor's Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer. "For the nine-months ended September 30,
2021, we generated nearly $70 million in trust growth and more than $36 million
in unlevered free cash flow, against $50 million and $40 million annual
targets, respectively. This is a
testament to the success of our transformation plan and the hard-work of every
member of the StoneMor team."
Redling added, "We are focused on the next phase of our
transformation strategy - a commitment to strategic growth. We have $100 million in cash on our balance
sheet and access to additional capital, if necessary. That capital, coupled with the operational
transformation completed to date, places StoneMor in the right position to
execute on this strategy as we move forward."
CONFERENCE
CALL INFORMATION
StoneMor
will conduct a conference call to discuss this news release today, November 11,
2021 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference call can be accessed by
calling (877) 256-3243. 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 300 cemeteries and 69
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.
CONTACT
Investor Relations
StoneMor Inc.
(215) 826-4438
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 transformation, 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 ongoing 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 adjusted
EBITDA, Field EBITDA 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 and facilitate 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 an alternative 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.