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Exhibit 99.1

 

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StoneMor Partners L.P. Announces First Quarter 2015 Financial Results

LEVITTOWN, PA., May 8, 2015 —StoneMor Partners L.P. (NYSE: STON) (“StoneMor”) announced its results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Larry Miller, StoneMor’s President and CEO commented, “StoneMor’s first quarter included strong revenue growth despite the severe winter weather in the northeast as we see increasing contributions from the acquisitions we made in 2014. GAAP revenues increased 4.7% to $67.4 million in the quarter and production-based revenues increased 10.3% to $94.5 million. Driving the growth in production-based revenues were solid increases in pre-need cemetery revenues, which rose $5.9 million or 19.7%, at-need cemetery revenues which increased $6.1 million or 30.9% and funeral home revenues which increased $4.2 million or 31.4%.

“Our adjusted operating profits (non-GAAP) for the first quarter were $16.0 million versus $22.0 million in the prior year period. Distributable free cash flow (non-GAAP) for the first quarter was $15.6 million versus $22.1 million in the prior year period. The quarterly declines in both adjusted operating profits and distributable free cash flow were both largely the result of two items. First, a land sale in the 2014 first quarter added $4.5 million to results and second, income (non-GAAP) from trusts in the 2014 first quarter was $3.6 million greater than the current quarter. Land sales are by their nature unpredictable, so the impact on results will vary. At the same time, investment income from trusts varies widely from one quarter to the next and has no corresponding cost of sales. As a result, its impact can be meaningful. Absent the effect of these variable items, adjusted operating income for the 2015 first quarter increased by $2.1 million, or 15.7%.”

Tim Yost, Chief Financial Officer added, “We generated an operating loss (GAAP) for the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $3.4 million compared to an operating profit of $5.3 million in the prior year period. The GAAP results were driven in large part by the land sale mentioned above as well as trust fund income (GAAP) in the 2014 first quarter which was $1.4 million greater than the current quarter. In addition, 2015 first quarter results were impacted by fixed costs associated with the significant number of properties acquired in 2014 that were not present for 2014 first quarter results and are not deferred for GAAP purposes.”

“Looking behind the impact of the irregular items,” continued Miller, “we see strong continued performance from production-based revenues, adjusted operating profit and distributable free cash flow. We look forward to the further integration of our acquired properties and the impact that continued growth in pre-need sales will have on cash flow and profitability in the future.”

 

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Financial Highlights

 

  Revenues (GAAP) for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were $67.4 million compared to $64.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, a 4.7% increase.

 

  Production-based revenues (non-GAAP) for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were $94.5 million compared to $85.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, a 10.3% increase.

 

  Operating loss (GAAP) for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $3.4 million compared to an operating profit of $5.3 million in the prior year period. The decline was due in part to the land sale and investment income from trusts in the first quarter of 2014, as well as the increased fixed costs in the first quarter of 2015 associated with the significantly greater number of properties mentioned above.

 

  Adjusted operating profits (non-GAAP) for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were $16.0 million compared to $22.0 million in the same period last year, a decrease of $6.0 million. The comparison of adjusted operating profits was similarly impacted by the one-time land sale and higher investment trust income (non-GAAP) in the first quarter of 2014. Absent the impact of these items, adjusted operating income for the 2015 first quarter increased by $2.1 million, or 15.7%.

 

  Cash flows (GAAP) provided by operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2015 were $5.8 million compared to $2.9 million used in operations in the prior year period.

 

  Distributable free cash flow (non-GAAP) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2015 decreased to $15.6 million from $22.1 million for the same period last year. The decline was primarily driven by the 2014 land sale.

 

  Backlog increased by $24.0 million to $567.3 million in the period ended March 31, 2015 from December 31, 2014 and by $69.6 million compared to the prior year period.

 

  Cash, accounts receivable and merchandise trusts, net of merchandise liabilities reached $500.7 million at March 31, 2015.

 

  Net loss (GAAP) for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $8.9 million, as compared to net income of $0.4 million in the prior-year period. The loss is largely attributable to the increased expenses associated with the ongoing integration of the properties acquired during 2014. As previously discussed, these costs are expensed as incurred while much of the offsetting revenue increases are deferred.

“The pace of our business and our expectations going forward also gave us the confidence, as previously announced, to raise our distribution for the first quarter to $0.64 per unit from $0.63, our fourth consecutive quarterly increase,” said Miller. “In addition, we remain confident in our intention to continue to increase distributions by $0.01 per quarter through the end of 2015.”

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures used in managing the business may provide investors with additional information regarding underlying trends and ongoing results on a comparable basis. Specifically, management believes that production-based revenues and adjusted operating profit allow the investor to gain insight into the current

 

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operating performance of the Company. Please see the section of this press release “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” to view the reconciliation tables. Non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company should not be considered as alternatives to GAAP financial measures, and you should not consider such non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of the Company’s results as reported under U.S. GAAP.

Investor Conference Call and Webcast

StoneMor will conduct a conference call to discuss 2015 first quarter financial results today, Friday, May 8, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The conference call can be accessed by calling (800) 408-6335. An audio replay of the conference call will be available by calling (800) 633-8284 through 12:00 p.m. ET on May 22, 2015. The reservation number for the audio replay is 21767722. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available to investors who may access the call through the investors section of www.stonemor.com. An audio replay of the conference call will also be archived on StoneMor’s website at www.stonemor.com.

About StoneMor Partners L.P.

StoneMor Partners L.P., headquartered in Levittown, Pennsylvania, is an owner and operator of cemeteries and funeral homes in the United States, with 303 cemeteries and 98 funeral homes in 28 states and Puerto Rico. StoneMor is the only publicly traded death care company structured as a partnership. 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 Partners L.P., please visit StoneMor’s website, and the investors section, at http://www.stonemor.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release, including, but not limited to, information regarding the status and progress of our operating activities, the plans and objectives of our management, assumptions regarding our future performance and plans, and any financial guidance provided or guidance related to our future distributions are forward-looking statements.

Generally, the words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend (including, but not limited to our intent to maintain or increase our distributions),” “project,” “expect,” “predict” and similar expressions identify these forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements are made subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied. Our major risk is related to uncertainties associated with the cash flow from our pre-need and at-need sales, our trusts, and financings, which may impact our ability to meet our financial projections, our ability to service our debt and pay distributions, and our ability to increase our distributions.

Our additional risks and uncertainties, include, but are not limited to, the following: uncertainties associated with future revenue and revenue growth; uncertainties associated with the integration or anticipated benefits of our recent acquisitions or any future acquisitions; our ability to complete and fund additional acquisitions; the effect of economic downturns; the impact of our significant leverage on our operating plans; the decline in the fair value of certain equity and debt securities held in our trusts; our ability to attract, train and retain an adequate number of sales

 

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people; uncertainties associated with the volume and timing of pre-need sales of cemetery services and products; increased use of cremation; changes in the death rate; changes in the political or regulatory environments, including potential changes in tax accounting and trusting policies; our ability to successfully implement a strategic plan relating to achieving operating improvements, strong cash flows and further deleveraging; our ability to successfully compete in the cemetery and funeral home industry; litigation or legal proceedings that could expose us to significant liabilities and damage our reputation; the effects of cyber security attacks due to our significant reliance on information technology; uncertainties relating to the financial condition of third-party insurance companies that fund our pre-need funeral contracts; and various other uncertainties associated with the death care industry and our operations in particular.

When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other reports filed with the SEC. Except as required under applicable law, we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein or any other forward-looking statements made by us, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contact: John McNamara

       (215) 826-2800

 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Production Based Revenue

We present production based revenue because management believes it provides for a useful measure of both the value of contracts written and investment and other income generated during a given period and is a critical component of adjusted operating profit.

Production based revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure that may not be consistent with other similar non-GAAP financial measures presented by other publicly traded companies.

Adjusted Operating Profit

We present Adjusted Operating Profit because management believes it provides for a useful measure of economic value added by presenting an effective matching of the value of current and future revenue sources generated within a given period to the cost of producing such revenue and managing our day to day operations within that same period. It is a significant measure that we believe is an indicator of eventual profit generated within a given period of time.

Adjusted Operating Profit is a non-GAAP financial measure that may not be consistent with other similar non-GAAP financial measures presented by other publicly traded companies.

Adjusted Operating Cash Generated

We present adjusted operating cash generated revenue because management believes it provides for a useful measure of the amount of cash generated that is available to make capital expenditures and partner distributions once all cash flow timing issues have been settled.

Adjusted operating cash generated is a non-GAAP financial measure that may not be consistent with other similar non-GAAP financial measures presented by other publicly traded companies.

Distributable Free Cash Flow

We present Distributable Free Cash Flow because management believes this information is a useful adjunct to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities under GAAP. Distributable Free Cash Flow is a significant liquidity metric that we believe is an indicator of our ability to generate cash flow during any quarter at a level sufficient to pay the quarterly distribution to the holders of our common units and for other purposes, such as repaying debt and expanding through strategic investments.

Distributable Free Cash Flow is similar to quantitative standards of free cash flow used throughout the deathcare industry and to quantitative standards of distributable cash flow used throughout the investment community with respect to publicly traded partnerships, but is not intended to be a prediction of the future. However, our calculation of distributable free cash flow may not be consistent with calculations of free cash flow, distributable cash flow or other similarly titled measures of other companies. Distributable Free Cash Flow should not be used as a substitute for the GAAP measure of cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activities.

 

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Production Based Partners’ Capital

We present production based partners’ capital as a means to provide better insight into the value that our activities contribute to the enterprise. Because a portion of our revenues and direct selling expenses are captured on our balance sheet until we deliver the underlying goods or services, we believe that by including these items in our view of partners’ capital, we gain better insight into the value creation.

Backlog

We define backlog as deferred cemetery revenues and investment income less deferred selling and obtaining costs. It does not include deferred unrealized gains and losses on merchandise trust assets.

 

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Reconciliation of Production Based Revenue (non-GAAP) and Adjusted Operating

Profit (non-GAAP) to Revenue (GAAP) and Operating Profit (GAAP)

 

    Three months ended
March 31, 2015
    Three months ended
March 31, 2014
             
    (in thousands)     (in thousands)              
    Segment
Results
(non-GAAP)
    GAAP
Adjustments
    GAAP
Results
    Segment
Results
(non-GAAP)
    GAAP
Adjustments
    GAAP
Results
    Change in
GAAP results
($)
    Change in
GAAP results
(%)
 

Revenues

               

Pre-need cemetery revenues

  $ 35,893      $ (15,231   $ 20,662      $ 29,976      $ (9,268   $ 20,708      $ (46     -0.2

At-need cemetery revenues

    25,976        (2,658     23,318        19,848        (1,225     18,623        4,695        25.2

Investment income from trusts

    11,985        (7,449     4,536        15,628        (9,651     5,977        (1,441     -24.1

Interest income

    2,200        —          2,200        2,007        —          2,007        193        9.6

Funeral home revenues

    17,415        (2,155     15,260        13,254        (1,507     11,747        3,513        29.9

Other cemetery revenues

    1,061        380        1,441        5,026        299        5,325        (3,884     -72.9
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues (a)

  94,530      (27,113   67,417      85,739      (21,352   64,387      3,030      4.7
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

Cost of goods sold

  9,737      (2,654   7,083      9,247      (1,743   7,504      (421   -5.6

Cemetery expense

  16,265      —        16,265      13,329      —        13,329      2,936      22.0

Selling expense

  18,504      (4,594   13,910      13,829      (2,640   11,189      2,721      24.3

General and administrative expense

  9,329      —        9,329      7,645      —        7,645      1,684      22.0

Corporate overhead

  8,734      —        8,734      7,456      —        7,456      1,278      17.1

Depreciation and amortization

  2,952      —        2,952      2,368      —        2,368      584      24.7

Funeral home expense

  12,611      (461   12,150      9,504      (218   9,286      2,864      30.8

Acquisition related costs, net of recoveries

  349      —        349      349      —        349      —        0.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

  78,481      (7,709   70,772      63,727      (4,601   59,126      11,646      19.7
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit (loss) (a)

$ 16,049    $ (19,404 $ (3,355 $ 22,012    $ (16,751 $ 5,261    $ (8,616   -163.8
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) The comparisons of these metrics were impacted by the one-time land sale and higher investment trust income in the first quarter of 2014.

The table above analyzes our results of operations and the changes therein for the three months ended March 31, 2015, as compared to the same period last year. The table is structured so that our readers can determine whether changes were based upon changes in the level of merchandise and services and other revenues generated during the periods and/ or changes in the timing when merchandise and services were delivered.

Critical Financial Measures

 

     Three months ended
March 31,
 
     2015      2014  
     (in thousands)  

Total revenues (a) (c)

   $ 67,417       $ 64,387   

Production based revenue consisting of the total value of cemetery contracts written, funeral home revenues and investment and other income (b) (c)

     94,530         85,739   

Operating profit (loss) (a) (c)

     (3,355      5,261   

Adjusted operating profit (b) (c)

     16,049         22,012   

Net income (loss) (a) (c)

     (8,883      409   

Operating cash flows (a) (c)

     5,853         (2,940

Adjusted operating cash generated (b) (c)

     16,527         23,068   

Distributable free cash flow generated (b) (c)

   $ 15,562       $ 22,087   
     As of      As of  
     March 31, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Distribution coverage quarters (b)

     7.41         8.10   

 

(a) This is a GAAP financial measure.
(b) This is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please see the reconciliation to GAAP measures or support calculation within this press release.
(c) The comparisons of these metrics were impacted by the one-time land sale and higher investment trust income in the first quarter of 2014.

 

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Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Profit (non-GAAP) to Operating Profit (GAAP)

 

     Three months ended
March 31,
 
     2015      2014  
     (in thousands)  

GAAP operating profit (loss)

   $ (3,355    $ 5,261   

Increase in applicable deferred revenues

     27,113         21,352   

Increase in deferred cost of goods sold and selling and obtaining costs

     (7,709      (4,601
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted operating profit

$ 16,049    $ 22,012   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Production Based Revenues (non-GAAP) to Revenues (GAAP)

 

     Three months ended March 31,      Increase
(Decrease) ($)
     Increase
(Decrease) (%)
 
     2015      2014        
     (in thousands)  

Value of pre-need cemetery contracts written

   $ 35,893       $ 29,976       $ 5,917         19.7

Value of at-need cemetery contracts written

     25,976         19,848         6,128         30.9

Investment income from trusts

     11,985         15,628         (3,643      -23.3

Interest income

     2,200         2,007         193         9.6

Funeral home revenues

     17,415         13,254         4,161         31.4

Other cemetery revenues

     1,061         5,026         (3,965      -78.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total production based revenues (a)

  94,530      85,739      8,791      10.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less:

Increase in deferred sales revenue and investment income

  (27,113   (21,352   (5,761   27.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total GAAP revenues (a)

$ 67,417    $ 64,387    $ 3,030      4.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) The comparisons of these metrics were impacted by the one-time land sale and higher investment trust income in the first quarter of 2014.

 

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Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Cash Flows (non-GAAP) and Distributable

Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP) to Operating Cash Flows (GAAP)

 

     Three months ended
March 31,
 
     2015      2014  
     (in thousands)  

GAAP operating cash flows

   $ 5,853       $ (2,940
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Add net cash inflows into the merchandise trust

  10,231      16,420   

Add net increase (decrease) in accounts receivable

  5,196      3,168   

Add net decrease (increase) in merchandise liabilities

  (155   829   

Add net decrease (deduct net increase) in accounts payable and accrued expenses

  (2,524   9,564   

Other float related changes

  (2,074   (3,973
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted operating cash flow generated

  16,527      23,068   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: maintenance capital expenditures

  (1,314   (1,330

Plus: growth capital expenditures reclassified as operating expenses and deducted from adjusted operating cash generated (a)

  349      349   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributable free cash flow generated

  15,562      22,087   

Cash on hand - beginning of the period

  10,401      12,175   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributable cash available for the period

  25,963      34,262   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Partner distributions made

$ 17,948    $ 13,391   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) We maintain a credit facility from which we borrow to make acquisitions and pay acquisition related costs. We utilize this line for these costs. Accordingly, distributable free cash flow is not negatively impacted by amounts spent on acquisitions that are recorded as expenses.

Production Based Partners’ Capital

 

     As of      As of  
     March 31,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 
     (in thousands)  

Partners’ capital

   $ 182,203       $ 208,762   

Deferred selling and obtaining costs

     (102,904      (97,795

Deferred cemetery revenues, net

     661,877         643,408   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Production based partners’ capital

$ 741,176    $ 754,375   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Selected Net Assets

 

     As of      As of  
     March 31,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 
     (in thousands)  

Selected assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 6,397       $ 10,401   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance

     65,429         62,503   

Long-term accounts receivable, net of allowance

     91,088         89,536   

Merchandise trusts, restricted, at fair value

     488,007         484,820   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total selected assets

  650,921      647,260   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Selected liabilities:

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  34,552      35,382   

Accrued interest

  4,742      1,219   

Current portion, long-term debt

  1,664      2,251   

Other long-term liabilities

  1,237      1,292   

Long-term debt

  297,184      285,378   

Deferred tax liabilities

  17,573      17,708   

Merchandise liability

  150,195      150,192   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total selected liabilities

  507,147      493,422   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total selected net assets

$ 143,774    $ 153,838   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distribution coverage quarters (a)

  7.41      8.10   

 

(a) This is a measure of the ratio of selected net assets to a quarterly distribution amount. The quarterly distribution amount is calculated by taking the end of the period outstanding common units (29,259,365 at March 31, 2015 and 29,203,595 at December 31, 2014, respectively) and multiplying these units by the declared distributions during the quarters preceding the reporting dates. This total is then added to the distribution due to the General Partner based upon the same variables.

 

 

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StoneMor Partners L.P.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     March 31,
2015
    December 31,
2014
 

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 6,397      $ 10,401   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance

     65,429        62,503   

Prepaid expenses

     3,107        4,708   

Other current assets

     24,613        24,266   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

  99,546      101,878   

Long-term accounts receivable, net of allowance

  91,088      89,536   

Cemetery property

  339,821      339,848   

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

  99,569      100,391   

Merchandise trusts, restricted, at fair value

  488,007      484,820   

Perpetual care trusts, restricted, at fair value

  345,183      345,105   

Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization

  8,707      9,089   

Deferred selling and obtaining costs

  102,904      97,795   

Deferred tax assets

  40      40   

Goodwill

  58,836      58,836   

Intangible assets

  68,441      68,990   

Other assets

  3,211      3,136   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 1,705,353    $ 1,699,464   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and partners’ capital

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$ 34,552    $ 35,382   

Accrued interest

  4,742      1,219   

Current portion, long-term debt

  1,664      2,251   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

  40,958      38,852   

Other long-term liabilities

  1,237      1,292   

Obligation for lease and management agreements, net

  8,943      8,767   

Long-term debt

  297,184      285,378   

Deferred cemetery revenues, net

  661,877      643,408   

Deferred tax liabilities

  17,573      17,708   

Merchandise liability

  150,195      150,192   

Perpetual care trust corpus

  345,183      345,105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  1,523,150      1,490,702   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

Partners’ capital (deficit)

General partner deficit

  (6,204   (5,113

Common partners, 29,259 and 29,204 units outstanding as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

  188,407      213,875   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total partners’ capital

  182,203      208,762   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

$ 1,705,353    $ 1,699,464   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in the Quarterly Report to be filed on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

 

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StoneMor Partners L.P.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

(in thousands, except per unit data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
March 31,
 
     2015     2014  

Revenues:

    

Cemetery

    

Merchandise

   $ 26,937      $ 26,068   

Services

     13,910        10,297   

Investment and other

     11,310        16,275   

Funeral home

    

Merchandise

     7,075        5,052   

Services

     8,185        6,695   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

  67,417      64,387   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below):

Perpetual care

  1,667      1,391   

Merchandise

  5,416      6,113   

Cemetery expense

  16,265      13,329   

Selling expense

  13,910      11,189   

General and administrative expense

  9,329      7,645   

Corporate overhead (including $272 and $271 in unit-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively)

  8,734      7,456   

Depreciation and amortization

  2,952      2,368   

Funeral home expense

Merchandise

  2,376      1,646   

Services

  5,593      4,787   

Other

  4,181      2,853   

Acquisition related costs, net of recoveries

  349      349   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost and expenses

  70,772      59,126   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit (loss)

  (3,355   5,261   

Gain on acquisition

  —        412   

Interest expense

  5,463      5,574   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) before income taxes

  (8,818   99   

Income tax expense (benefit)

  65      (310
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$ (8,883 )  $ 409   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

General partner’s interest in net income (loss) for the period

$ (120 $ 4   

Limited partners’ interest in net income (loss) for the period

$ (8,763 $ 405   

Net income (loss) per limited partner unit (basic and diluted)

$ (.30 $ .02   

Weighted average number of limited partners’ units outstanding - basic

  29,230      22,493   

Weighted average number of limited partners’ units outstanding - diluted

  29,230      22,787   

Distributions declared per unit

$ .630    $ .600   

See accompanying notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in the Quarterly Report to be filed on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

 

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StoneMor Partners L.P.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
March 31,
 
     2015     2014  

Operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (8,883   $ 409   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Cost of lots sold

     2,048        3,057   

Depreciation and amortization

     2,952        2,368   

Unit-based compensation

     272        271   

Accretion of debt discounts

     734        624   

Gain on acquisition

     —          (412

Changes in assets and liabilities that provided (used) cash:

    

Accounts receivable

     (5,196     (3,168

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     719        705   

Merchandise trust fund

     (10,231     (16,420

Prepaid expenses

     1,601        1,142   

Other current assets

     (348     3,394   

Other assets

     (92     (44

Accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities

     2,524        (9,564

Deferred selling and obtaining costs

     (5,109     (2,803

Deferred cemetery revenue

     24,842        18,881   

Deferred taxes (net)

     (135     (551

Merchandise liability

     155        (829
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  5,853      (2,940
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing activities:

Cash paid for cemetery property

  (1,501   (748

Purchase of subsidiaries

  —        (200

Cash paid for property and equipment

  (1,314   (1,330
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

  (2,815   (2,278
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities:

Cash distributions

  (17,948   (13,391

Additional borrowings on long-term debt

  20,335      17,000   

Repayments of long-term debt

  (9,395   (55,504

Proceeds from public offering

  —        53,178   

Cost of financing activities

  (34   —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  (7,042   1,283   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

  (4,004   (3,935

Cash and cash equivalents - Beginning of period

  10,401      12,175   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents - End of period

$ 6,397    $ 8,240   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Cash paid during the period for interest

$ 1,176    $ 1,423   

Cash paid during the period for income taxes

$ 66    $ —     

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

Acquisition of assets by financing

$ 137    $ 30   

See accompanying notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in the Quarterly Report to be filed on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

 

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