Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                      .

Commission File Number: 001-32270

 

 

STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   80-0103159

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

311 Veterans Highway, Suite B

Levittown, Pennsylvania

  19056
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(215) 826-2800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

 

 


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The number of the registrant’s outstanding common units at November 1, 2013 was 21,374,037.

Index – Form 10-Q

 

         Page  

Part I

  Financial Information   

Item 1.

  Financial Statements (unaudited)      1   

Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      32   

Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      56   

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures      58   

Part II

  Other Information   

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings      58   

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors      58   

Item 2.

  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      58   

Item 3.

  Defaults Upon Senior Securities      58   

Item 4.

  Mine Safety Disclosures      58   

Item 5.

  Other Information      59   

Item 6.

  Exhibits      60   
  Signatures      61   


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Part I – Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

StoneMor Partners L.P.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 19,984      $ 7,946   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance

     52,202        51,895   

Prepaid expenses

     5,758        3,832   

Other current assets

     21,387        17,418   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     99,331        81,091   

Long-term accounts receivable, net of allowance

     76,045        71,521   

Cemetery property

     316,522        309,980   

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

     85,282        79,740   

Merchandise trusts, restricted, at fair value

     415,355        375,973   

Perpetual care trusts, restricted, at fair value

     302,766        282,313   

Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization

     8,764        9,238   

Deferred selling and obtaining costs

     85,201        76,317   

Deferred tax assets

     69        381   

Goodwill

     47,570        42,392   

Other assets

     11,910        14,779   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,448,815      $ 1,343,725   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and partners’ capital

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 34,191      $ 28,973   

Accrued interest

     5,134        1,833   

Current portion, long-term debt

     6,550        2,175   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     45,875        32,981   

Other long-term liabilities

     1,571        1,835   

Long-term debt

     274,542        252,774   

Deferred cemetery revenues, net

     557,973        497,861   

Deferred tax liabilities

     12,039        14,910   

Merchandise liability

     129,922        125,869   

Perpetual care trust corpus

     302,766        282,313   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,324,688        1,208,543   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Partners’ capital

    

General partner

     (1,495     386   

Common partners

     125,622        134,796   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total partners’ capital

     124,127        135,182   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 1,448,815      $ 1,343,725   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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StoneMor Partners L.P.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

(in thousands, except per unit data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Revenues:

        

Cemetery

        

Merchandise

   $ 28,265      $ 29,943      $ 83,586      $ 87,424   

Services

     11,051        11,134        33,422        34,481   

Investment and other

     11,850        12,294        34,098        35,769   

Funeral home

        

Merchandise

     4,266        3,548        13,736        11,135   

Services

     6,107        5,278        18,731        14,483   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     61,539        62,197        183,573        183,292   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses:

        

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

        

Perpetual care

     1,418        1,616        4,199        4,398   

Merchandise

     5,684        6,030        16,905        16,904   

Cemetery expense

     14,507        14,252        42,700        41,819   

Selling expense

     11,692        11,290        35,134        36,200   

General and administrative expense

     7,902        7,015        23,382        21,403   

Corporate overhead (including $348 and $216 in unit-based compensation for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, and $1,038 and $625 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively)

     7,997        6,546        21,657        20,905   

Depreciation and amortization

     2,378        2,199        7,159        6,759   

Funeral home expense

        

Merchandise

     1,573        1,196        4,798        3,726   

Services

     4,914        3,739        14,239        10,446   

Other

     2,494        2,161        8,044        6,295   

Acquisition related costs, net of recoveries

     243        1,085        901        2,198   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost and expenses

     60,802        57,129        179,118        171,053   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit

     737        5,068        4,455        12,239   

Gain on acquisitions

     2,530        —          2,530        122   

Gain on termination of operating agreement

     —          —          —          1,737   

Gain on settlement agreement, net

     —          —          12,261        —     

Gain on sale of other assets

     —          —          155        —     

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —          —          21,595        —     

Interest expense

     5,193        5,273        15,788        15,109   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss before income taxes

     (1,926     (205     (17,982     (1,011

Income tax benefit

     (442     (1,266     (2,489     (1,933
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,484   $ 1,061      $ (15,493   $ 922   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ (26   $ 21      $ (284   $ 18   

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

   $ (1,458   $ 1,040      $ (15,209   $ 904   

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

   $ (.07   $ .05      $ (.73   $ .05   

Weighted average number of limited partners’ units outstanding - basic

     21,351        19,491        20,814        19,412   

Weighted average number of limited partners’ units outstanding - diluted

     21,351        19,743        20,814        19,672   

Distributions declared per unit

   $ .600      $ .590      $ 1.785      $ 1.760   

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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StoneMor Partners L.P.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of

Partners’ Capital

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Partners’ Capital  
     Common
Unit Holders
    General
Partner
    Total  

Balance, December 31, 2012

   $ 134,796      $ 386      $ 135,182   

Proceeds from public offering

     38,377        —          38,377   

Issuance of common units

     3,718        —          3,718   

Compensation related to units awards

     996        —          996   

Net loss

     (15,209     (284     (15,493

Cash distributions

     (37,056     (1,597     (38,653
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2013

   $ 125,622      $ (1,495   $ 124,127   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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StoneMor Partners L.P.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     For the nine months ended September 30,  
     2013     2012  

Operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (15,493   $ 922   

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

    

Cost of lots sold

     6,047        6,180   

Depreciation and amortization

     7,159        6,759   

Unit-based compensation

     1,038        625   

Accretion of debt discounts

     1,676        1,230   

Gain on termination of operating agreement

     —          (1,737

Gain on acquisitions

     (2,530     (122

Gain on sale of other assets

     (155     —     

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     21,595        —     

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

    

Accounts receivable

     (2,148     (2,333

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (1,163     3,743   

Merchandise trust fund

     (23,711     (8,177

Prepaid expenses

     (1,926     (368

Other current assets

     (3,906     (344

Other assets

     3,573        125   

Accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities

     8,340        2,207   

Deferred selling and obtaining costs

     (8,884     (5,363

Deferred cemetery revenue

     51,181        35,440   

Deferred taxes (net)

     (3,260     (2,341

Merchandise liability

     (537     (5,649
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     36,896        30,797   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing activities:

    

Cash paid for cemetery property

     (4,210     (5,417

Purchase of subsidiaries

     (14,100     (25,676

Cash paid for property and equipment

     (5,366     (3,321

Proceeds from sales of other assets

     155        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (23,521     (34,414
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities:

    

Cash distributions

     (38,653     (35,447

Additional borrowings on long-term debt

     237,002        63,500   

Repayments of long-term debt

     (218,036     (26,137

Proceeds from public offering

     38,377        —     

Proceeds from general partner contribution

     —          89   

Fees paid related to early extinguishment of debt

     (14,920     —     

Cost of financing activities

     (5,107     (2,318
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (1,337     (313
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     12,038        (3,930

Cash and cash equivalents - Beginning of period

     7,946        12,058   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents - End of period

   $ 19,984      $ 8,128   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

    

Cash paid during the period for interest

   $ 10,756      $ 9,731   

Cash paid during the period for income taxes

   $ 3,315      $ 3,978   

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

    

Acquisition of assets by financing

   $ 107      $ 199   

Issuance of limited partner units for cemetery acquisition

   $ 3,718      $ 4,103   

Acquisition of asset by assumption of directly related liability

   $ 3,924      $ 2,048   

See Accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Operations

StoneMor Partners L.P. (“StoneMor”, the “Company” or the “Partnership”) is a provider of funeral and cemetery products and services in the death care industry in the United States. Through its subsidiaries, StoneMor offers a complete range of funeral merchandise and services, along with cemetery property, merchandise and services, both at the time of need and on a pre-need basis. As of September 30, 2013, the Partnership owned 259 and operated 277 cemeteries in 27 states and Puerto Rico and owned and operated 90 funeral homes in 18 states and Puerto Rico.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). All interim financial data is unaudited. However, in the opinion of management, the interim financial data as of September 30, 2013 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for a full year. The December 31, 2012 condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements included in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K (“2012 Form 10-K”), but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP, which are presented in the Company’s 2012 Form 10-K.

As of September 30, 2013, the Company’s presentation of income tax expense (benefit) within its unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations has changed. The components of the income tax expense (benefit), “State” and “Federal,” previously presented as two subcaptions, have been collapsed into one caption “Income tax expense (benefit).” This change in the income tax expense (benefit) presentation has no effect on previously reported net income (loss).

Principles of Consolidation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of each of the Company’s subsidiaries. These statements also include the accounts of the merchandise and perpetual care trusts in which the Company has a variable interest and is the primary beneficiary. The Company operates 18 cemeteries under long-term operating or management contracts. The operations of 16 of these managed cemeteries have been consolidated in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 810.

The Company operates 2 cemeteries under long-term operating agreements that do not qualify as acquisitions for accounting purposes. As a result, the Company did not consolidate all of the existing assets and liabilities related to these cemeteries. The Company has consolidated the existing assets and liabilities of each of these cemeteries’ merchandise and perpetual care trusts as variable interest entities since the Company controls and receives the benefits and absorbs any losses from operating these trusts. Under these long-term operating agreements, which are subject to certain termination provisions, the Company is the exclusive operator of these cemeteries. The Company earns revenues related to sales of merchandise, services, and interment rights and incurs expenses related to such sales and the maintenance and upkeep of these cemeteries. Upon termination of these contracts, the Company will retain all of the benefits and related contractual obligations incurred from sales generated during the contract period. The Company has also recognized the existing merchandise liabilities that it assumed as part of these agreements.

Use of Estimates

Preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting periods. As a result, actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant estimates in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are the valuation of assets in the merchandise trusts and perpetual care trusts, allowance for cancellations, unit-based compensation, merchandise liability, deferred sales revenue, deferred margin, deferred merchandise trust investment earnings, deferred obtaining costs and income taxes. Deferred sales revenue, deferred margin and deferred merchandise trust investment earnings are included in deferred cemetery revenues, net, on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

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2. LONG-TERM ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET OF ALLOWANCE

Long-term accounts receivable, net, consisted of the following:

 

     As of  
     September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 
     (in thousands)  

Customer receivables

   $ 167,536      $ 159,726   

Unearned finance income

     (19,529     (18,377

Allowance for contract cancellations

     (19,760     (17,933
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     128,247        123,416   

Less: current portion, net of allowance

     52,202        51,895   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term portion, net of allowance

   $ 76,045      $ 71,521   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Activity in the allowance for contract cancellations is as follows:

 

     For the nine months ended September 30,  
     2013     2012  
     (in thousands)  

Balance - Beginning of period

   $ 17,933      $ 17,582   

Provision for cancellations

     14,791        14,858   

Charge-offs - net

     (12,964     (11,973
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance - End of period

   $ 19,760      $ 20,467   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

3. CEMETERY PROPERTY

Cemetery property consisted of the following:

 

     As of  
     September 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in thousands)  

Developed land

   $ 72,752       $ 71,318   

Undeveloped land

     163,919         162,275   

Mausoleum crypts and lawn crypts

     70,053         69,525   

Other land

     9,798         6,862   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 316,522       $ 309,980   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Major classes of property and equipment follow:

 

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     As of  
     September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 
     (in thousands)  

Building and improvements

   $ 90,516      $ 82,056   

Furniture and equipment

     44,491        42,353   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     135,007        124,409   

Less: accumulated depreciation

     (49,725     (44,669
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment - net

   $ 85,282      $ 79,740   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation expense was $2.0 million and $5.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, as compared to $1.7 million and $5.2 million during the same periods last year.

 

5. MERCHANDISE TRUSTS

At September 30, 2013, the Company’s merchandise trusts consisted of the following types of assets:

 

    Money Market Funds that invest in low risk short term securities;

 

    Publicly traded mutual funds that invest in underlying debt securities;

 

    Publicly traded mutual funds that invest in underlying equity securities;

 

    Equity investments that are currently paying dividends or distributions. These investments include Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REIT’s”), Master Limited Partnerships and global equity securities;

 

    Fixed maturity debt securities issued by various corporate entities;

 

    Fixed maturity debt securities issued by the U.S. Government and U.S. Government agencies; and

 

    Fixed maturity debt securities issued by U.S. states and local government agencies.

All of these investments are classified as Available for Sale as defined by the Investments in Debt and Equity topic of the ASC. Accordingly, all of the assets are carried at fair value. All of these investments are considered to be either Level 1 or Level 2 assets as defined by the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the ASC. See Note 15 for further details. There were no Level 3 assets.

The merchandise trusts are variable interest entities (VIE) for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. The assets held in the merchandise trusts are required to be used to purchase the merchandise to which they relate. If the value of these assets falls below the cost of purchasing such merchandise, the Company may be required to fund this shortfall.

The Company has included $7.9 million and $7.6 million of investments held in trust by the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, in its merchandise trust assets. As required by law, the Company deposits a portion of certain funeral merchandise sales in West Virginia into a trust that is held by the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association. These trusts are recorded at their account value, which approximates their fair value.

The cost and market value associated with the assets held in merchandise trusts at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

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As of September 30, 2013

   Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value  
     (in thousands)  

Short-term investments

   $ 42,789       $ —         $ —        $ 42,789   

Fixed maturities:

          

U.S. Government and federal agency

     —           —           —          —     

U.S. State and local government agency

     —           —           —          —     

Corporate debt securities

     9,154         94         (171     9,077   

Other debt securities

     5,465         —           (16     5,449   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

     14,619         94         (187     14,526   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual funds - debt securities

     118,600         906         (7,611     111,895   

Mutual funds - equity securities

     144,877         11,881         (1,641     155,117   

Equity securities

     76,321         3,343         (1,292     78,372   

Other invested assets

     4,912         —           (119     4,793   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total managed investments

   $ 402,118       $ 16,224       $ (10,850   $ 407,492   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

West Virginia Trust Receivable

     7,863         —           —          7,863   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 409,981       $ 16,224       $ (10,850   $ 415,355   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2012

   Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value  
     (in thousands)  

Short-term investments

   $ 27,890       $ —         $ —        $ 27,890   

Fixed maturities:

          

U.S. Government and federal agency

     —           —           —          —     

U.S. State and local government agency

     —           —           —          —     

Corporate debt securities

     8,590         165         (41     8,714   

Other debt securities

     4,320         —           (3     4,317   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

     12,910         165         (44     13,031   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual funds - debt securities

     105,388         3,425         (892     107,921   

Mutual funds - equity securities

     145,538         6,229         (6,697     145,070   

Equity securities

     68,714         3,448         (4,755     67,407   

Other invested assets

     7,376         165         (444     7,097   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total managed investments

   $ 367,816       $ 13,432       $ (12,832   $ 368,416   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

West Virginia Trust Receivable

     7,557         —           —          7,557   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 375,373       $ 13,432       $ (12,832   $ 375,973   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The contractual maturities of debt securities as of September 30, 2013 were as follows:

 

As of September 30, 2013

   Less than
1 year
     1 year through
5 years
     6 years through
10 years
     More than
10 years
 
     (in thousands)  

U.S. Government and federal agency

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     

U.S. State and local government agency

     —           —           —           —     

Corporate debt securities

     —           3,867         5,210         —     

Other debt securities

     2,150         3,299         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

   $ 2,150       $ 7,166       $ 5,210       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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An aging of unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in fixed maturities and equity securities at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is presented below:

 

     Less than 12 months      12 Months or more      Total  

As of September 30, 2013

   Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
 
     (in thousands)  

Fixed maturities:

                 

U.S. Government and federal agency

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     

U.S. State and local government agency

     —           —           —           —           —           —     

Corporate debt securities

     4,381         135         701         36         5,082         171   

Other debt securities

     3,753         12         1,246         4         4,999         16   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

     8,134         147         1,947         40         10,081         187   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mutual funds - debt securites

     91,057         6,631         6,950         980         98,007         7,611   

Mutual funds - equity securites

     31,352         1,257         4,196         384         35,548         1,641   

Equity securities

     22,605         1,092         3,303         200         25,908         1,292   

Other invested assets

     1,921         119         —           —           1,921         119   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 155,069       $ 9,246       $ 16,396       $ 1,604       $ 171,465       $ 10,850   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Less than 12 months      12 Months or more      Total  

As of December 31, 2012

   Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
 
     (in thousands)  

Fixed maturities:

                 

U.S. Government and federal agency

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     

U.S. State and local government agency

     —           —           —           —           —           —     

Corporate debt securities

     2,140         20         297         21         2,437         41   

Other debt securities

     4,317         3         —           —           4,317         3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

     6,457         23         297         21         6,754         44   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mutual funds - debt securites

     6,388         463         4,198         429         10,586         892   

Mutual funds - equity securites

     48,255         5,500         19,655         1,197         67,910         6,697   

Equity securities

     17,932         1,527         15,538         3,228         33,470         4,755   

Other invested assets

     2,558         444         —           —           2,558         444   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 81,590       $ 7,957       $ 39,688       $ 4,875       $ 121,278       $ 12,832   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

A reconciliation of the Company’s merchandise trust activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is presented below:

 

Fair

Value at

12/31/2012

   Contributions      Distributions     Interest/
Dividends
     Capital
Gain
Distributions
     Realized
Gain/
Loss
     Taxes     Fees     Unrealized
Change in
Fair Value
     Fair
Value at
9/30/2013
 
(in thousands)  
$375,973      52,906         (39,081     12,198         —           13,581         (2,787     (2,209     4,774       $ 415,355   

The Company made net contributions into the trusts of approximately $13.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, purchases and sales of securities available for sale included in trust investments were approximately $399.0 million and $411.0 million, respectively. Contributions include $10.3 million of assets that were acquired through acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

 

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Other-Than-Temporary Impairments of Trust Assets

During the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company determined that there were 3 securities with an aggregate cost basis of approximately $1.2 million and an aggregate fair value of approximately $0.9 million, resulting in an impairment of $0.3 million, wherein such impairment was considered to be other-than-temporary. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company determined that there were 7 securities with an aggregate cost basis of approximately $2.6 million and an aggregate fair value of approximately $1.6 million, resulting in an impairment of $1.0 million, wherein such impairment was considered to be other-than-temporary. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company determined that there were six securities with an aggregate cost basis of approximately $1.6 million and an aggregate fair value of approximately $0.8 million, resulting in an impairment of $0.8 million, wherein such impairment was considered to be other-than-temporary. Accordingly, the Company adjusted the cost basis of these assets to their current value and offset this change against deferred revenue. This reduction in deferred revenue will be reflected in earnings in future periods as the underlying merchandise is delivered or the underlying service is performed.

During the three months ended September 30, 2012, the Company determined that there were no other than temporary impairments to the investment portfolio for merchandise trusts.

 

6. PERPETUAL CARE TRUSTS

At September 30, 2013, the Company’s perpetual care trusts consisted of the following types of assets:

 

    Money Market Funds that invest in low risk short term securities;

 

    Publicly traded mutual funds that invest in underlying debt securities;

 

    Publicly traded mutual funds that invest in underlying equity securities;

 

    Equity investments that are currently paying dividends or distributions. These investments include REIT’s, Master Limited Partnerships and global equity securities;

 

    Fixed maturity debt securities issued by various corporate entities;

 

    Fixed maturity debt securities issued by the U.S. Government and U.S. Government agencies; and

 

    Fixed maturity debt securities issued by U.S. states and local government agencies.

All of these investments are classified as Available for Sale as defined by the Investments in Debt and Equity topic of the ASC. Accordingly, all of the assets are carried at fair value. All of these investments are considered to be either Level 1 or Level 2 assets as defined by the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the ASC. See Note 15 for further details. There were no Level 3 assets.

The cost and market value associated with the assets held in perpetual care trusts at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

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            Gross      Gross        
            Unrealized      Unrealized     Fair  

As of September 30, 2013

   Cost      Gains      Losses     Value  
     (in thousands)  

Short-term investments

   $ 13,971       $ —         $ —        $ 13,971   

Fixed maturities:

          

U.S. Government and federal agency

     302         73         —          375   

U.S. State and local government agency

     —           —           —          —     

Corporate debt securities

     24,258         249         (437     24,070   

Other debt securities

     371         —           —          371   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

     24,931         322         (437     24,816   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual funds - debt securities

     120,560         530         (4,664     116,426   

Mutual funds - equity securities

     96,743         14,468         —          111,211   

Equity securities

     26,309         9,764         (22     36,051   

Other invested assets

     99         192         —          291   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 282,613       $ 25,276       $ (5,123   $ 302,766   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2012

   Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value  
     (in thousands)  

Short-term investments

   $ 21,419       $ —         $ —        $ 21,419   

Fixed maturities:

          

U.S. Government and federal agency

     408         104         —          512   

U.S. State and local government agency

     —           —           —          —     

Corporate debt securities

     22,690         702         (101     23,291   

Other debt securities

     371         —           —          371   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

     23,469         806         (101     24,174   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mutual funds - debt securities

     103,909         3,429         (150     107,188   

Mutual funds - equity securities

     94,239         5,222         (249     99,212   

Equity securities

     23,797         6,563         (455     29,905   

Other invested assets

     113         302         —          415   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 266,946       $ 16,322       $ (955   $ 282,313   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The contractual maturities of debt securities as of September 30, 2013 were as follows:

 

     Less than      1 year through      6 years through      More than  

As of September 30, 2013

   1 year      5 years      10 years      10 years  
     (in thousands)  

U.S. Government and federal agency

   $ 254       $ 121       $ —         $ —     

U.S. State and local government agency

     —           —           —           —     

Corporate debt securities

     153         10,162         13,755         —     

Other debt securities

     371         —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

   $ 778       $ 10,283       $ 13,755       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

An aging of unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in fixed maturities and equity securities at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 held in perpetual care trusts is presented below:

 

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     Less than 12 months      12 Months or more      Total  
     Fair      Unrealized      Fair      Unrealized      Fair      Unrealized  

As of September 30, 2013

   Value      Losses      Value      Losses      Value      Losses  
     (in thousands)  

Fixed maturities:

                 

U.S. Government and federal agency

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     

U.S. State and local government agency

     —           —           —           —           —           —     

Corporate debt securities

     11,142         342         1,910         95         13,052         437   

Other debt securities

     —           —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

     11,142         342         1,910         95         13,052         437   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mutual funds - debt securites

     97,340         3,869         15,542         795         112,882         4,664   

Mutual funds - equity securites

     —           —           —           —           —           —     

Equity securities

     1,011         22         —           —           1,011         22   

Other invested assets

     —           —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 109,493       $ 4,233       $ 17,452       $ 890       $ 126,945       $ 5,123   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Less than 12 months      12 Months or more      Total  
     Fair      Unrealized      Fair      Unrealized      Fair      Unrealized  

As of December 31, 2012

   Value      Losses      Value      Losses      Value      Losses  
     (in thousands)  

Fixed maturities:

                 

U.S. Government and federal agency

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     

U.S. State and local government agency

     —           —           —           —           —           —     

Corporate debt securities

     4,630         48         711         53         5,341         101   

Other debt securities

     —           —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

     4,630         48         711         53         5,341         101   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mutual funds - debt securites

     859         35         870         115         1,729         150   

Mutual funds - equity securites

     34,805         249         —           —           34,805         249   

Equity securities

     4,269         238         545         217         4,814         455   

Other invested assets

     —           —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 44,563       $ 570       $ 2,126       $ 385       $ 46,689       $ 955   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

A reconciliation of the Company’s perpetual care trust activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is presented below:

 

Fair                        Capital      Realized                  Unrealized      Fair  
Value at                 Interest/      Gain      Gain/                  Change in      Value at  

12/31/2012

   Contributions      Distributions     Dividends      Distributions      Loss      Taxes     Fees     Fair Value      9/30/2013  
(in thousands)  
$282,313      12,565         (9,428     11,060         —           3,773         (647     (1,656     4,786       $ 302,766   

The Company made net contributions into the trusts of approximately $3.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, purchases and sales of securities available for sale included in trust investments were approximately $95.9 million and $95.1 million, respectively. Contributions include $5.9 million of assets that were acquired through acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Other-Than-Temporary Impairments of Trust Assets

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company determined that there were no other than temporary impairments to the investment portfolio in the perpetual care trusts.

 

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7. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in acquisitions.

A rollforward of goodwill by reportable segment is as follows:

 

     Cemeteries      Funeral         
     Southeast      Northeast      West      Homes      Total  
     (in thousands)  

Balance as of December 31, 2012

   $ 6,174       $ —         $ 11,948       $ 24,270       $ 42,392   

Goodwill acquired from acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2013

     —           —           —           5,178         5,178   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2013

   $ 6,174       $ —         $ 11,948       $ 29,448       $ 47,570   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Acquired Intangible Assets

The Company has other acquired intangible assets, most of which have been recognized as a result of acquisitions and long-term operating agreements. These amounts are included within other assets on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. All of the intangible assets are subject to amortization. The major classes of intangible assets are as follows:

 

     As of      As of  
     September 30, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     Gross Carrying      Accumulated     Net Intangible      Gross Carrying      Accumulated     Net Intangible  
     Amount      Amortization     Asset      Amount      Amortization     Asset  
     (in thousands)  

Amortized intangible assets:

               

Underlying contract value

   $ 6,239       $ (624   $ 5,615       $ 6,239       $ (555   $ 5,684   

Non-compete agreements

     7,950         (3,668     4,282         6,023         (2,553     3,470   

Other intangible assets

     269         (93     176         269         (81     188   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total intangible assets

   $ 14,458       $ (4,385   $ 10,073       $ 12,531       $ (3,189   $ 9,342   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The increase in non-compete agreements was the result of an acquisition consummated in the first quarter of 2013. The fair value was determined by comparing the discounted cash flows of the acquired business with and without competition as of the date of acquisition. See Note 13 for further details.

 

8. LONG-TERM DEBT

The Company had the following outstanding debt:

 

     As of  
     September 30,      December 31,  
     2013      2012  
     (in thousands)  

7.875% Senior Notes, due 2021

   $ 175,000       $ —     

10.25% Senior Notes, due 2017

     —           150,000   

Revolving Credit Facility, due January 2017

     99,502         101,700   

Notes payable - acquisition debt

     4,159         1,465   

Notes payable - acquisition non-competes

     4,364         3,830   

Insurance and vehicle financing

     2,552         1,298   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     285,577         258,293   

Less current portion

     6,550         2,175   

Less unamortized bond and note payable discounts

     4,485         3,344   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term portion

   $ 274,542       $ 252,774   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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This note includes a summary of material terms of the Company’s senior notes and credit facility. For a more detailed description of the Company’s long-term debt agreements, see the Company’s 2012 Form 10-K. The increase in notes payable acquisition debt and acquisition non-competes was the result of acquisitions consummated in the first quarter of 2013. See Note 13 for further details.

7.875% Senior Notes due 2021

On May 28, 2013, the Company issued $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Senior Notes”). The Company pays 7.875% interest per annum on the principal amount of the Senior Notes, payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing on December 1, 2013. The net proceeds from the offering were used to retire 10.25% Senior Notes due 2017 and the remaining proceeds were used for general corporate purposes. The Senior Notes were issued at 97.832% of par resulting in gross proceeds of $171.2 million with an original issue discount of approximately $3.8 million. The Company incurred debt issuance costs and fees of approximately $4.2 million. These costs and fees are deferred and will be amortized over the life of these notes. Based on trades made at the end of the quarter, the Company has estimated the fair value of its Senior Notes to be in excess of par and trading at a premium of 2.31%, which would imply a fair value of $179.0 million at September 30, 2013. This valuation is based on level 2 inputs as defined in Note 15. As of September 30, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants of the Senior Notes.

10.25% Senior Notes due 2017

Prior to their retirement in the second quarter of 2013, the Company had outstanding a $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 10.25% Senior Notes due 2017 (the “Prior Senior Notes”), with an original issue discount of approximately $4.0 million. The Company paid 10.25% interest per annum on the principal amount of the Prior Senior Notes, payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The Prior Senior Notes were due to mature on December 1, 2017. In the second quarter of 2013, the Company retired the notes using the proceeds from the Senior Notes offering described above. The Company made a tender offer to repurchase the Prior Senior Notes and paid $14.9 million to retire the Prior Senior Notes inclusive of the tender premium and accrued interest from the date of repurchase through December 1, 2013, the first redemption date for the Prior Senior Notes. In addition the Company incurred expenses of $6.7 million related to the refinancing event inclusive of $2.6 million of unamortized original issue discount and $4.1 million of unamortized capitalized debt issue costs related to the Prior Senior Notes.

Credit Facility

On January 19, 2012, the Company entered into the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The terms of the Credit Agreement are substantially the same as the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended. Capitalized terms which are not defined in the following description shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

On February 19, 2013, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement, which increased the total availability under the Revolving Credit Facility (the “Credit Facility”) by $10.0 million to $140.0 million (the “Credit Facility”) of which $99.5 million was outstanding at September 30, 2013. The Credit Facility may be used to finance working capital requirements, Permitted Acquisitions and Capital Expenditures. The maturity date of the Credit Facility is January 19, 2017.

On May 8, 2013, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement, which allowed the Company to incur additional indebtedness to be evidenced by the 2021 Senior Notes, to enter into the related indenture and to use the proceeds of the Senior Notes offering, in part, to fund the retirement of the Prior Senior Notes.

On June 18, 2013, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement. The Third Amendment amended certain financial covenants under the Credit Agreement as follows:

 

  (i) for any most recently completed four fiscal quarters, consolidated EBITDA shall not be less than the sum of $57,822,000 plus 80% of the aggregate of all consolidated EBITDA for each Permitted Acquisition completed after March 31, 2013; and

 

  (ii) for the periods set forth below, Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall not be greater than as set forth below, subject to the Borrowers’ option to temporarily increase the Consolidated Leverage Ratio in connection with a Significant Permitted Acquisition Transaction as described below:

 

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Measurement Period Ending

   Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio

June 30, 2013 through December 31, 2013

   4.000 to 1.0

March 31, 2014

   3.875 to 1.0

June 30, 2014 and thereafter

   3.750 to 1.0

The Third Amendment also increased the ranges of the Applicable Rates to 3.00%, 4.00%, and .800% for Base Rate loans, Eurodollar Rate Loans and Letter of Credit Fees, and Commitment Fees, respectively, when the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.75 to 1.0.

The Third Amendment also increased the amount of aggregate consideration that the Company may pay for a Permitted Acquisition after March 31, 2014, without Required Lender approval, to $10.0 million on an individual basis and $50.0 million when aggregated with the total Aggregate Consideration paid by or on behalf of the Company for all other Permitted Acquisitions which closed within the immediately preceding 365 days.

The Third Amendment added a defined term for Significant Permitted Acquisition Transaction to describe a Permitted Acquisition in which the Aggregate Consideration exceeds $35.0 million when aggregated with the total Aggregate Consideration for all other Permitted Acquisitions which closed within the immediately preceding 180 days. In the case of a Significant Permitted Acquisition Transaction, the Third Amendment permits the Borrowers, subject to certain limitations, to temporarily increase the Consolidated Leverage Ratio to 4.00 to 1.0 for one or more the four immediately succeeding covenant measurement periods.

In addition, the Third Amendment includes certain conforming changes to reflect the issuance of the Senior Notes.

At September 30, 2013, amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility bore interest at rates between 3.5% and 4.0%. Amounts borrowed may be either Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans and amounts repaid or prepaid during the term may be reborrowed. Depending on the type of loan, borrowings bear interest at the Base Rate or Eurodollar Rate, plus applicable margins ranging from 1.25% to 3.00% and 2.25% to 4.00%, respectively, depending on the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio. The Base Rate is the highest of the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, or the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.0%. The Eurodollar rate is the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate. Amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility approximate their fair value.

The Credit Agreement requires the Company to pay an unused Commitment Fee, which is calculated based on the amount by which the commitments under the Credit Agreement exceed the usage of such commitments. The Commitment Fee Rate ranges from 0.375% to 0.800% depending on the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio.

The Credit Agreement contains restrictive covenants that, among other things, prohibit distributions upon defined events of default, restrict investments and sales of assets and require the Company to maintain certain financial covenants, including specified financial ratios. A material decrease in revenues could cause the Company to breach certain of its financial covenants. Any such breach could allow the Lenders to accelerate the Company’s debt which would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations. The Company’s covenants include a Consolidated Leverage Ratio and a Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Ratio. As of September 30, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all applicable financial covenants.

 

9. INCOME TAXES

As of September 30, 2013, the Company’s taxable corporate subsidiaries had federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $163.6 million, which will begin to expire in 2019 and $201.8 million in state net operating losses, a portion of which expires annually.

The Partnership is not a taxable entity for federal and state income tax purposes; rather, the Partnership’s tax attributes (except those of its corporate subsidiaries) are to be included in the individual tax returns of its partners. Neither the Partnership’s financial reporting income, nor the cash distributions to unit-holders, can be used as a substitute for the detailed tax calculations that the Partnership must perform annually for its partners. Net income from the Partnership is not treated as “passive income” for federal income tax purposes. As a result, partners subject to the passive activity loss rules are not permitted to offset income from the Partnership with passive losses from other sources.

The Partnership’s corporate subsidiaries account for their income taxes under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards.

 

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Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

The provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 is based upon the estimated annual effective tax rates expected to be applicable to the Company for 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate differs from its statutory tax rate primarily because the Company’s legal entity structure includes different tax filing entities, including a significant number of partnerships that are not subject to paying tax.

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) audited the Company’s federal income tax return for the year ended December 31, 2010. The scope of this audit included an audit of the Company’s qualifying income. In order to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, at least 90% of the Company’s gross income must be qualifying income. The IRS concluded its audit and notified the Company on April 11, 2013 that it was not proposing any adjustments to the return as filed.

The Company is not currently under examination by any federal or state jurisdictions. The federal statute of limitations and certain state statutes of limitations are open from 2009 forward. Management believes that the accrual for tax liabilities is adequate for all open years. This assessment relies on estimates and assumptions and may involve a series of complex judgments about future events. On the basis of present information, it is the opinion of the Company’s management that there are no pending assessments that will result in a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements over the next twelve months.

 

10. DEFERRED CEMETERY REVENUES, NET

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, deferred cemetery revenues, net, consisted of the following:

 

     As of  
     September 30,     December 31,  
     2013     2012  
     (in thousands)  

Deferred cemetery revenue

   $ 389,776      $ 346,621   

Deferred merchandise trust revenue

     82,002        65,728   

Deferred merchandise trust unrealized gains

     5,374        600   

Deferred pre-acquisition margin

     133,583        132,221   

Deferred cost of goods sold

     (52,762     (47,309
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred cemetery revenues, net

   $ 557,973      $ 497,861   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred selling and obtaining costs

   $ 85,201      $ 76,317   

Deferred selling and obtaining costs are carried as an asset on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet in accordance with the Financial Services – Insurance topic of the ASC.

 

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal

The Company is party to legal proceedings in the ordinary course of its business but does not expect the outcome of any proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Leases

At September 30, 2013, the Company was committed to operating lease payments for premises, automobiles and office equipment under various operating leases with initial terms ranging from one to ten years and options to renew at varying terms. Expenses under operating leases were $0.7 million and $2.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $0.6 million and $1.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

 

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At September 30, 2013, operating leases will result in future payments in the following approximate amounts from January 1, 2014 and beyond:

 

     (in thousands)  

2014

   $ 1,608   

2015

     1,048   

2016

     936   

2017

     891   

2018

     875   

Thereafter

     1,927   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 7,285   
  

 

 

 

 

12. PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

Unit-Based Compensation

The Company has issued to certain key employees and management unit-based compensation in the form of unit appreciation rights and phantom partnership units.

Compensation expense recognized related to unit appreciation rights and restricted phantom unit awards for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are summarized in the table below:

 

     Three months ended      Nine months ended  
     September 30,      September 30,  
     2013      2012      2013      2012  
     (in thousands)      (in thousands)  

Unit appreciation rights

   $ 137       $ 133       $ 416       $ 381   

Restricted phantom units

     211         83         622         244   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unit-based compensation expense

   $ 348       $ 216       $ 1,038       $ 625   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2013, there was approximately $0.3 million in non-vested unit appreciation rights expense outstanding. These unit appreciation rights will be expensed through the first half of 2017.

The diluted weighted average number of limited partners’ units outstanding presented on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations does not include 306,723 units and 318,134 units for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, as their effects would be anti-dilutive.

Other Unit Issuances

On February 19, 2013, the Company issued 159,635 units in connection with an acquisition. On June 21, 2013 and 2012, the Company issued 4,923 units and 9,853 units, respectively, in connection with an acquisition consummated in the second quarter of 2010. On June 6, 2012, the Company issued 13,720 units in connection with an acquisition consummated in the second quarter of 2012. On July 31, 2012, the Company issued 128,299 units in connection with an acquisition consummated in the third quarter of 2012. See Note 13.

On March 26, 2013, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 1,610,000 common units at a price of $25.35 per unit. Net proceeds of the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses, were approximately $38.4 million. The proceeds from the offering were used to pay off debt on the Credit Facility.

 

13. ACQUISITIONS

First Quarter 2013 Acquisition

On February 19, 2013, StoneMor Florida Subsidiary LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, (the “Buyer) entered into an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Seawinds Agreement”) with several Florida limited liability companies and one individual (collectively the “Seller”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Buyer acquired six funeral homes in Florida, including certain related assets, and assumed certain related liabilities.

 

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In consideration for the net assets acquired, the Buyer paid the Seller $9.1 million in cash and issued 159,635 common units, which equates to approximately $3.6 million worth of common units under the terms of the Seawinds Agreement. The Buyer also issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount of $3.0 million that is payable on February 19, 2014 and bears interest at 5.0%. In addition, the Buyer will also pay an aggregate amount of $1.2 million in six equal annual installments commencing on February 19, 2014 in exchange for a non-compete agreement with the Seller. The non-compete agreement will be amortized over the 6 year term of the agreement.

The table below reflects the Company’s preliminary assessment of the fair value of net assets acquired. The resulting goodwill is recorded in the Company’s Funeral Homes operating segment. These amounts may be retrospectively adjusted as additional information is received.

 

     Preliminary  
     Assessment  
     (in thousands)  

Assets:

  

Accounts receivable

   $ 995   

Property and equipment

     8,315   

Merchandise trusts, restricted, at fair value

     4,853   

Non-compete agreements

     1,927   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     16,090   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Deferred margin

     2,419   

Merchandise liabilities

     2,233   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     4,652   
  

 

 

 

Fair value of net assets acquired

     11,438   
  

 

 

 

Consideration paid - cash

     9,100   

Consideration paid - units

     3,592   

Fair value of note payable

     3,000   

Fair value of debt assumed for non-compete agreements

     924   
  

 

 

 

Total consideration paid

     16,616   
  

 

 

 

Goodwill from purchase

   $ 5,178   
  

 

 

 

Third Quarter 2013 Acquisition

On August 1, 2013, certain subsidiaries of the Company (collectively the “Buyer”) entered into an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement with Carriage Cemetery Services, Inc. (the “Seller”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Buyer acquired 1 cemetery in Virginia, including certain related assets, and assumed certain related liabilities. In consideration for the net assets acquired, the Buyer paid the Seller $5.0 million in cash.

The table below reflects the Company’s preliminary assessment of the fair value of net assets acquired and the resulting gain on bargain purchase. These amounts may be retrospectively adjusted as additional information is received.

 

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     Preliminary  
     Assessment  
     (in thousands)  

Assets:

  

Accounts receivable

   $ 525   

Cemetery property

     3,900   

Property and equipment

     1,047   

Merchandise trusts, restricted, at fair value

     5,461   

Perpetual care trusts, restricted, at fair value

     5,888   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     16,821   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Merchandise liabilities

     1,252   

Deferred margin

     1,356   

Perpetual care trust corpus

     5,888   

Other liabilities

     94   

Deferred tax liability

     701   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     9,291   
  

 

 

 

Fair value of net assets acquired

     7,530   
  

 

 

 

Consideration paid

     5,000   
  

 

 

 

Gain on bargain purchase

   $ 2,530   
  

 

 

 

First Quarter 2012 Acquisition

In the second quarter of 2009, the Company entered into a long-term operating agreement (the “Operating Agreement”) with Kingwood Memorial Park Association (“Kingwood”) wherein the Company became the exclusive operator of the cemetery. At that time, the Operating Agreement did not qualify as an acquisition for accounting purposes. However, the existing merchandise and perpetual care trusts were consolidated as variable interest entities. In addition, merchandise and other liabilities assumed by the Company were also recorded as of the initial contract date. The consideration paid for this transaction, including cash and an assumed liability, exceeded the net assets recorded as of the initial contract date and an intangible asset was recorded for this amount.

In January of 2012, the Company entered into an amended and restated operating agreement (the “Amended Operating Agreement”), that supersedes the Operating Agreement. The Amended Operating Agreement has a term of 40 years and the Company remains the exclusive operator of the cemetery. As consideration for entering into the Amended Operating Agreement, the Company paid $1.7 million in cash and was relieved of a note payable to Kingwood. In addition, the prior trustees of Kingwood have resigned in favor of new trustees appointed by the Company. As a result of the changes in the Amended Operating Agreement, for accounting purposes, the Company has gained control of Kingwood, and acquisition accounting is now applicable.

The table below reflects the Company’s final assessment of the fair value of net assets acquired, the elimination of debt and other assets, and the purchase price, which results in the recognition of goodwill recorded in the Company’s Cemetery Operations – Southeast segment.

 

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     Final  
     Assessment  
     (in thousands)  

Net assets acquired:

  

Accounts receivable

   $ 66   

Cemetery property

     3,001   

Property and equipment

     102   
  

 

 

 

Total net assets acquired

     3,169   
  

 

 

 

Assets and liabilities divested:

  

Note payable to Kingwood

     519   

Intangible asset representing underlying contract value

     (2,236
  

 

 

 

Fair value of net assets acquired and divested

     1,452   
  

 

 

 

Consideration paid

     1,652   
  

 

 

 

Goodwill from purchase

   $ 200   
  

 

 

 

Second Quarter 2012 Acquisitions

On April 10, 2012, certain subsidiaries of the Company (collectively the “Buyer”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with several individuals (collectively the “Seller”) to purchase all of the stock of Bronswood Cemetery, Inc., an Illinois Corporation. Through the purchase, the Buyer acquired one cemetery in Illinois, including certain related assets, and assumed certain related liabilities. In consideration for the net assets acquired, the Buyer paid the Seller $0.9 million in cash.

The table below reflects the Company’s final assessment of the fair value of net assets acquired, the purchase price and the resulting gain on bargain purchase.

 

     Final  
     Assessment  
     (in thousands)  

Assets:

  

Accounts receivable

   $ 72   

Cemetery property

     842   

Property and equipment

     518   

Perpetual care trusts, restricted, at fair value

     2,780   

Non-compete agreements

     12   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     4,224   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Perpetual care trust corpus

     2,780   

Other liabilities

     24   

Deferred tax liability

     374   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,178   
  

 

 

 

Fair value of net assets acquired

     1,046   
  

 

 

 

Consideration paid

     924   
  

 

 

 

Gain on bargain purchase

   $ 122   
  

 

 

 

In addition, on June 6, 2012, certain subsidiaries of the Company (collectively the “Buyer”) entered into a Purchase Agreement with several individuals and Lodi Funeral Home, Inc. (collectively the “Seller”) to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of Lodi Funeral Home, Inc., a California corporation and all of the stock of Lodi All Faiths Cremation, a California corporation. Through the purchase, the Buyer acquired two funeral homes in California including certain related assets, and assumed certain related liabilities. As part of the agreement, the building and underlying real estate of Lodi Funeral Home, Inc. is being leased from the Seller. The lease agreement is a ten year agreement that contains one five year renewal term at the Buyer’s election. In addition, at the end of the original lease or renewal term, the Buyer can elect to purchase the property for fair value less 10% of any rental amounts previously paid under the lease agreement. The Buyer also has a right of first refusal related to any potential sale of the property occurring during the lease term.

 

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In consideration for the net assets acquired, the Buyer paid the Seller $0.85 million in cash and issued 13,720 units, which equates to $0.35 million worth of units. The Buyer will also pay an aggregate amount of $0.6 million in equal quarterly installments commencing on January 2, 2013 in exchange for non-compete agreements with the Seller.

The table below reflects the Company’s final assessment of the fair value of net assets acquired. The resulting goodwill is recorded in the Company’s Funeral Homes operating segment.

 

     Final  
     Assessment  
     (in thousands)  

Assets:

  

Property and equipment

   $ 48   

Merchandise trusts, restricted, at fair value

     105   

Underlying lease value

     64   

Non-compete agreements

     40   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     257   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Merchandise liabilities

     105   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     105   
  

 

 

 

Fair value of net assets acquired

     152   
  

 

 

 

Consideration paid - cash

     850   

Consideration paid - units

     350   

Fair value of debt assumed for non-compete agreements

     544   
  

 

 

 

Total consideration paid

     1,744   
  

 

 

 

Goodwill from purchase

   $ 1,592   
  

 

 

 

Third Quarter 2012 Acquisitions

On July 2, 2012, certain subsidiaries of the Company (collectively the “Buyer) entered into an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Farnstrom Agreement”) with Farnstrom Mortuary, LLC and Farnstrom Properties, LLC, both Oregon limited liability companies, Farnstrom Family, Inc. and Care Cremation Society, Inc., both Oregon corporations and two individuals (collectively the “Seller”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Buyer acquired five funeral homes in Oregon, including certain related assets, and assumed certain related liabilities. In consideration for the net assets acquired, the Buyer paid the Seller $2.3 million in cash. The Buyer will also pay an aggregate amount of $0.3 million in equal quarterly installments commencing on July 2, 2012 in exchange for non-compete agreements with the Seller.

The table below reflects the Company’s final assessment of the fair value of net assets acquired. The resulting goodwill is recorded in the Company’s Funeral Homes operating segment.

 

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     Final  
     Assessment  
     (in thousands)  

Assets:

  

Property and equipment

   $ 1,296   

Non-compete agreements

     170   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,466   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     —     
  

 

 

 

Fair value of net assets acquired

     1,466   
  

 

 

 

Consideration paid - cash

     2,300   

Fair value of debt assumed for non-compete agreements

     274   
  

 

 

 

Total consideration paid

     2,574   
  

 

 

 

Goodwill from purchase

   $ 1,108   
  

 

 

 

In addition, on July 31, 2012, certain subsidiaries of the Company (collectively the “Buyer) entered into an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Lohman Agreement”) with certain Florida corporations, limited liability companies and four individuals (collectively the “Seller”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Buyer acquired nine funeral homes and four cemeteries in Florida, including certain related assets, and assumed certain related liabilities.

In consideration for the net assets acquired, the Buyer paid the Seller $20.0 million in cash and issued 128,299 units, which equates to $3.5 million worth of units. The Buyer will also pay an aggregate amount of $1.5 million in five equal annual installments commencing on August 1, 2013 in exchange for a consulting and non-compete agreement with the Seller.

The table below reflects the Company’s final assessment of the fair value of net assets acquired. The resulting goodwill is recorded in both the Company’s Cemetery Operations—Southeast segment and Funeral Homes operating segment.

 

     Final  
     Assessment  
     (in thousands)  

Assets:

  

Accounts receivable

   $ 1,005   

Cemetery property

     6,100   

Property and equipment

     5,864   

Merchandise trusts, restricted, at fair value

     11,884   

Perpetual care trusts, restricted, at fair value

     2,232   

Other assets

     122   

Non-compete agreements

     1,777   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     28,984   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Deferred margin

     3,746   

Merchandise liabilities

     3,458   

Perpetual care trust corpus

     2,232   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     9,436   
  

 

 

 

Fair value of net assets acquired

     19,548   
  

 

 

 

Consideration paid - cash

     20,000   

Consideration paid - units

     3,500   

Fair value of debt assumed for non-compete agreements

     1,230   
  

 

 

 

Total consideration paid

     24,730   
  

 

 

 

Goodwill from purchase

   $ 5,182   
  

 

 

 

 

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If the acquisitions from 2013 and 2012 had been consummated on January 1, 2012, on a pro forma basis, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, consolidated revenues, consolidated net income (loss) and net income (loss) per limited partner unit (basic and diluted) would have been as follows:

 

     Three months ended      Nine months ended  
     September 30,      September 30,  
     2013     2012      2013     2012  
     (in thousands)      (in thousands)  

Revenue

   $ 61,585      $ 63,891       $ 184,497      $ 191,463   

Net income (loss)

     (4,037     1,000         (18,105     2,848   

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

   $ (.19   $ .05       $ (.85   $ .14   

These pro forma results are unaudited and have been prepared for comparative purposes only and include certain adjustments such as increased interest on the acquisition of debt and recognition of gains on acquisitions occurring during 2013 in 2012 rather than in the current period. They do not purport to be indicative of the results of operations which actually would have resulted had the combination been in effect on January 1, 2012 or of future results of operations of the locations. The Company’s first quarter 2012 acquisition relates to the Amended Operating Agreement as noted above. Therefore, the results of operations for this property have been included in the Company’s results since 2009.

Since their respective dates of acquisition, the properties acquired in 2013 have contributed $1.3 million and $2.8 million of revenue and $0.2 million and $0.5 million of operating profit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. The properties acquired in the first three quarters of 2012 have contributed $2.5 million and $7.1 million of revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $0.1 million of operating profit for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

First Quarter 2012 Contract Termination

During the third quarter of 2010, certain subsidiaries of the Company entered into a long-term operating agreement (the “Operating Agreement”) with the Archdiocese of Detroit (the “Archdiocese”) wherein the Company became the exclusive operator of certain cemeteries in Michigan owned by the Archdiocese. The Operating Agreement did not qualify as an acquisition for accounting purposes. However, the existing merchandise trust had been consolidated as a variable interest entity as the Company controlled and directly benefited from the operations of the merchandise trust. In addition, liabilities assumed were also recorded as of the contract date. As no consideration was paid in this transaction, the Company had recorded a deferred gain of approximately $3.1 million within deferred cemetery revenues, net, which represented the excess of the value of the merchandise trust over the liabilities assumed.

Effective March 31, 2012, the Company and the Archdiocese agreed to terminate the Operating Agreement. As of the termination date, the Company no longer operated these properties. All activity occurring after March 31, 2012 is the responsibility of the Archdiocese and the Company has no remaining obligation to fulfill any merchandise liabilities or responsibility to perform any obligations of the properties.

The Company received payments of approximately $2.0 million from the Archdiocese as a result of the termination. Consequently, the Company recognized a gain of $1.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, which is the amount by which the payments from the Archdiocese exceeded the value of the net assets transferred to the Archdiocese.

First and Second Quarter 2013 Settlement

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 the Company recovered $18.4 million, net of legal fees, costs, and contractual obligations related to the settlement of claims from locations that the Company acquired in 2010 and 2011. Of this amount $6.5 million was contributed directly to the related perpetual care and merchandise trusts on the Company’s behalf. $3.4 million of these direct payments represent a gain on settlement agreement on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations due to an increase in the merchandise trusts not previously accrued for in purchase accounting.

The Company received $11.9 million in cash proceeds from the settlement. Of this amount, $1.7 million and $1.3 million are for the reimbursement of legal fees and are recorded as recoveries to corporate overhead and acquisition related costs, respectively. The remaining proceeds were recorded as a gain on settlement agreement on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations. The total gain on settlement for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $12.3 million.

 

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Third Quarter 2013 Agreements with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

On September 26, 2013, StoneMor Operating, LLC (“Operating Company”), StoneMor Pennsylvania LLC (“StoneMor Pennsylvania”) and StoneMor Pennsylvania Subsidiary LLC (“Subsidiary” and together with the Operating Company and StoneMor Pennsylvania, “Tenant”), each of which is a direct or indirect subsidiary of StoneMor Partners L.P. (“StoneMor”), and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, an archdiocese governed by Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church (“Landlord”) entered into a Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) and a Management Agreement (the “Management Agreement”), pursuant to which Tenant will operate 13 cemeteries in Pennsylvania. StoneMor joined the Lease and the Management Agreement as a guarantor of all Tenant’s obligations under this operating arrangement.

Subject to certain closing conditions described below, Landlord agreed to lease to Tenant eight cemetery sites in the Philadelphia area. The Lease granted Tenant a sole and exclusive license (the “License”) to maintain and construct improvements in the operation of the cemeteries and to sell burial rights and all related merchandise and services, subject to the terms and conditions of the Lease. The Management Agreement enabled Tenant, subject to certain closing conditions set forth in the Lease, to serve as the exclusive operator of the remaining five cemeteries.

The term of the Lease and the Management Agreement shall commence (the “Commencement Date”) after the satisfaction or waiver of the Tenant’s and Landlord’s Pre-Commencement Conditions, as such term is defined below, and shall expire on the last day of the month on which the 60th anniversary of the Commencement Date occurs, subject to earlier termination as provided in the Lease (such date, the “Termination Date”). The Lease may be terminated pursuant to the terms of the Lease, including, but not limited to, by notice of termination given by Landlord to Tenant at any time during Lease year 11 (a “Lease Year 11 Termination”) or by either party due to the default or bankruptcy of the other party in accordance with the termination provisions of the Lease. If the Lease is terminated by Landlord or Tenant pursuant to the terms of the Lease, the Management Agreement will also be terminated. The term of the License shall commence on the Commencement Date and shall expire upon the Termination Date, at which time Tenant’s rights under the License shall revert to Landlord.

Tenant shall pay to Landlord an up-front rental payment of $53.0 million (the “Up-Front Rent”) on the Commencement Date. Tenant shall also pay to Landlord aggregate fixed rent of $36.0 million (the “Fixed Rent”) for the Cemeteries in the following amounts:

 

Lease Years 1-5

   None

Lease Years 6-20

   $1,000,000 per Lease Year

Lease Years 21-25

   $1,200,000 per Lease Year

Lease Years 26- 35

   $1,500,000 per Lease Year

Lease Years 36-60

   None

The Fixed Rent for Lease Years 6 through 11 (the “Deferred Fixed Rent”) shall be deferred. If Landlord terminates the Lease pursuant to a Lease Year 11 Termination or Tenant terminates the Lease as a result of a Landlord’s default prior to the end of Lease Year 11 (collectively, a “Covered Termination”), the Deferred Fixed Rent shall be forfeited by Landlord and shall be retained by Tenant. If the Lease is not terminated by a Covered Termination, the Deferred Fixed Rent shall become due and payable 30 days after the end of Lease Year 11.

If Landlord terminates the Lease pursuant to a Lease Year 11 Termination, Landlord must repay to Tenant all $53.0 million of the Up-Front Rent. If the Lease is terminated for cause at any time, Landlord must repay to Tenant the unamortized portion of the Up-Front Rent: (i) based on a 60 year amortization schedule if terminated by Tenant due to Landlord’s default and (ii) based on a 30 year amortization schedule if terminated by Landlord due to Tenant’s default.

Each of Tenant and Landlord shall have the right to terminate the Lease after December 31, 2013 (the “Pre-Commencement Expiration Date”) and prior to the Commencement Date if certain conditions are not satisfied. These conditions include, but are not limited to, the Tenant’s obtaining of financing for the Up-Front Rent and the Landlord’s obtaining of internal Archdiocesan approvals for the agreement and approval from the Orphans’ Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County.

If Orphans’ Court approval has not been received by the Pre-Commencement Expiration Date (other than due to receipt of an adverse decision and the exhaustion of all appeals), any party may extend the Pre-Commencement Expiration Date to March 31, 2014. In addition, if StoneMor must include or incorporate by reference any historical financial information of the

 

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Cemeteries, Tenant shall have the right to extend the Pre-Commencement Expiration Date to such date that is 90 days after the date that Landlord provides such historical financial information but in no event beyond June 30, 2014. However, notwithstanding any such extension by Tenant, Tenant shall have the right to terminate the Lease if Landlord has not provided the requested historical financial information by March 31, 2014.

Generally, 51% of gross revenues from any source received by Tenant on account of the Cemeteries but unrelated to customary operations of the Cemeteries less Tenant’s and Landlord’s reasonable costs and expenses applicable to such unrelated activity shall be paid to Landlord as additional rent. In addition, Tenant shall have the right to request from time to time that Landlord sell (to a party that is independent and not an affiliate of StoneMor or any party that is a Tenant) all or portions of undeveloped land at the leased Cemeteries. If Landlord approves the sale of such undeveloped land, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as additional rent, 51% of the net proceeds of any such sale.

 

14. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company is organized into five distinct reportable segments which are classified as Cemetery Operations – Southeast, Cemetery Operations – Northeast, Cemetery Operations – West, Funeral Homes, and Corporate.

The Company has chosen this level of organization of reportable segments due to the fact that a) each reportable segment has unique characteristics that set it apart from other segments; b) the Company has organized its management personnel at these operational levels; and c) it is the level at which the Company’s chief decision makers and other senior management evaluate performance.

The Cemetery Operations segments sell interment rights, caskets, burial vaults, cremation niches, markers and other cemetery related merchandise. The nature of the Company’s customers differs in each of its regionally based cemetery operating segments. Cremation rates in the West region are substantially higher than they are in the Southeast region. Rates in the Northeast region tend to be somewhere between the two. Statistics indicate that customers who select cremation services have certain attributes that differ from customers who select other methods of interment. The disaggregation of cemetery operations into the three distinct regional segments is primarily due to these differences in customer attributes along with the previously mentioned management structure and senior management analysis methodologies.

The Company’s Funeral Homes segment offers a range of funeral-related services such as family consultation, the removal of and preparation of remains and the use of funeral home facilities for visitation. These services are distinctly different than the cemetery merchandise and services sold and provided by the cemetery operations segments.

The Company’s Corporate segment includes various home office selling and administrative expenses that are not allocable to the other operating segments.

 

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Segment information is as follows:

As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2013:

 

     Cemeteries      Funeral                     
     Southeast      Northeast      West      Homes      Corporate     Adjustment     Total  
     (in thousands)  

Revenues

                  

Sales

   $ 24,304       $ 8,963       $ 10,440       $ —         $ —        $ (11,230   $ 32,477   

Service and other

     9,200         7,078         8,494         —           —          (6,083     18,689   

Funeral home

     —           —           —           12,094         —          (1,721     10,373   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     33,504         16,041         18,934         12,094         —          (19,034     61,539   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

                  

Cost of sales

     4,929         1,811         2,202         —           —          (1,840     7,102   

Cemetery

     6,787         3,691         4,029         —           —          —          14,507   

Selling

     7,769         3,081         3,367         —           —          (2,525     11,692   

General and administrative

     4,064         1,582         2,256         —           —          —          7,902   

Corporate overhead

     —           —           —           —           7,997        —          7,997   

Depreciation and amortization

     575         224         548         859         172        —          2,378   

Funeral home

     —           —           —           9,161         —          (180     8,981   

Acquisition related costs, net of recoveries

     —           —           —           —           243        —          243   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     24,124         10,389         12,402         10,020         8,412        (4,545     60,802   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit

   $ 9,380       $ 5,652       $ 6,532       $ 2,074       $ (8,412   $ (14,489   $ 737   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 557,308       $ 306,577       $ 418,119       $ 131,750       $ 35,061      $ —        $ 1,448,815   

Amortization of cemetery property

   $ 1,152       $ 585       $ 305       $ —         $ —        $ (132   $ 1,910   

Long lived asset additions

   $ 6,287       $ 451       $ 1,477       $ 362       $ 15      $ —        $ 8,592   

Goodwill

   $ 6,174       $ —         $ 11,948       $ 29,448       $ —        $ —        $ 47,570   

 

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As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

 

     Cemeteries      Funeral                     
     Southeast      Northeast      West      Homes      Corporate     Adjustment     Total  
     (in thousands)  

Revenues

                  

Sales

   $ 70,941       $ 27,664       $ 32,483       $ —         $ —        $ (36,332   $ 94,756   

Service and other

     28,779         19,382         24,238         —           —          (16,049     56,350   

Funeral home

     —           —           —           36,904         —          (4,437     32,467   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     99,720         47,046         56,721         36,904         —          (56,818     183,573   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

                  

Cost of sales

     14,704         6,336         5,801         —           —          (5,737     21,104   

Cemetery

     19,746         10,809         12,145         —           —          —          42,700   

Selling

     22,913         9,675         10,128         —           833        (8,415     35,134   

General and administrative

     12,266         4,774         6,342         —           —          —          23,382   

Corporate overhead

     —           —           —           —           21,657        —          21,657   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,688         679         1,613         2,268         911        —          7,159   

Funeral home

     —           —           —           27,582         —          (501     27,081   

Acquisition related costs, net of recoveries

     —           —           —           —           901        —          901   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     71,317         32,273         36,029         29,850         24,302        (14,653     179,118   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit

   $ 28,403       $ 14,773       $ 20,692       $ 7,054       $ (24,302   $ (42,165   $ 4,455   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 557,308       $ 306,577       $ 418,119       $ 131,750       $ 35,061      $ —        $ 1,448,815   

Amortization of cemetery property

   $ 3,182       $ 1,943       $ 866       $ —         $ —        $ (470   $ 5,521   

Long lived asset additions

   $ 8,613       $ 1,710       $ 2,735       $ 9,287       $ 763      $ —        $ 23,108   

Goodwill

   $ 6,174       $ —         $ 11,948       $ 29,448       $ —        $ —        $ 47,570   

As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2012:

 

     Cemeteries      Funeral                     
     Southeast      Northeast      West      Homes      Corporate     Adjustment     Total  
     (in thousands)  

Revenues

                  

Sales

   $ 24,723       $ 8,087       $ 9,420       $ —         $ —        $ (8,107   $ 34,123   

Service and other

     9,084         6,108         8,045         —           —          (3,989     19,248   

Funeral home

     —           —           —           9,603         —          (777     8,826   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     33,807         14,195         17,465         9,603         —          (12,873     62,197   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

                  

Cost of sales

     5,208         2,156         1,628         —           52        (1,398     7,646   

Cemetery

     6,635         3,574         4,042         —           1        —          14,252   

Selling

     7,356         2,762         2,875         —           163        (1,866     11,290   

General and administrative

     3,694         1,486         1,828         —           7        —          7,015   

Corporate overhead

     —           —           —           —           6,546        —          6,546   

Depreciation and amortization

     513         220         551         529         386        —          2,199   

Funeral home

     —           —           —           7,161         —          (65     7,096   

Acquisition related costs, net of recoveries

     —           —           —           —           1,085        —          1,085   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     23,406         10,198         10,924         7,690         8,240        (3,329     57,129   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit

   $ 10,401       $ 3,997       $ 6,541       $ 1,913       $ (8,240   $ (9,544   $ 5,068   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 512,446       $ 297,736       $ 393,685       $ 104,914       $ 21,156      $ —        $ 1,329,937   

Amortization of cemetery property

   $ 1,396       $ 526       $ 275       $ —         $ —        $ 108      $ 2,305   

Long lived asset additions

   $ 6,641       $ 1,133       $ 684       $ 8,023       $ 64      $ —        $ 16,545   

Goodwill

   $ 6,174       $ —         $ 11,948       $ 22,105       $ —        $ —        $ 40,227   

 

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As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2012:

 

     Cemeteries      Funeral                     
     Southeast      Northeast      West      Homes      Corporate     Adjustment     Total  
     (in thousands)  

Revenues

                  

Sales

   $ 69,415       $ 26,090       $ 29,743       $ —         $ —        $ (25,988   $ 99,260   

Service and other

     27,867         19,820         22,940         —           —          (12,213     58,414   

Funeral home

     —           —           —           27,065         —          (1,447     25,618   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     97,282         45,910         52,683         27,065         —          (39,648     183,292   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

                  

Cost of sales

     14,471         5,857         5,031         —           104        (4,161     21,302   

Cemetery

     19,085         10,453         12,280         —           1        —          41,819   

Selling

     22,072         9,220         9,482         —           995        (5,569     36,200   

General and administrative

     11,130         4,499         5,751         —           23        —          21,403   

Corporate overhead

     —           —           —           —           20,905        —          20,905   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,559         660         1,666         1,667         1,207        —          6,759   

Funeral home

     —           —           —           20,648         —          (181     20,467   

Acquisition related costs, net of recoveries

     —           —           —           —           2,198        —          2,198   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     68,317         30,689         34,210         22,315         25,433        (9,911     171,053   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit

   $ 28,965       $ 15,221       $ 18,473       $ 4,750       $ (25,433   $ (29,737   $ 12,239   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 512,446       $ 297,736       $ 393,685       $ 104,914       $ 21,156      $ —        $ 1,329,937   

Amortization of cemetery property

   $ 3,397       $ 1,939       $ 844       $ —         $ —        $ 105      $ 6,285   

Long lived asset additions

   $ 11,435       $ 2,490       $ 3,889       $ 8,361       $ 670      $ —        $ 26,845   

Goodwill

   $ 6,174       $ —         $ 11,948       $ 22,105       $ —        $ —        $ 40,227   

Results of individual business units are presented based on our management accounting practices and management structure. There is no comprehensive, authoritative body of guidance for management accounting equivalent to GAAP; therefore, the financial results of individual business units are not necessarily comparable with similar information for any other company. The management accounting process uses assumptions and allocations to measure performance of the business units. Methodologies are refined from time to time as management accounting practices are enhanced and businesses change. Revenues and associated expenses are not deferred in accordance with SAB No. 104; therefore, the deferral of these revenues and expenses is provided in the adjustment column to reconcile the Company’s managerial financial statements to those prepared in accordance with GAAP. Pre-need sales revenues included within the sales category consist primarily of the sale of burial lots, burial vaults, mausoleum crypts, grave markers and memorials, and caskets. Management accounting practices included in the Southeast, Northeast, and Western Regions reflect these pre-need sales when contracts are signed by the customer and accepted by the Company. Pre-need sales reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP, recognize revenues for the sale of burial lots and mausoleum crypts when the product is constructed and at least 10% of the sales price is collected. With respect to the other products, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements prepared under GAAP recognize sales revenues when the criteria for delivery under SAB No. 104 are met. These criteria include, among other things, purchase of the product, delivery and installation of the product in the ground, and transfer of title to the customer. In each case, costs are accrued in connection with the recognition of revenues; therefore, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect Deferred Cemetery Revenue, Net, and Deferred Selling and Obtaining Costs on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet, whereas the Company’s management accounting practices exclude these items.

 

15. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the ASC defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. This topic also establishes a fair value hierarchy that gives the highest priority to observable inputs and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy defined by this topic are described below.

 

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Level 1: Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The Company includes short-term investments, consisting primarily of money market funds, U.S. Government debt securities and publicly traded equity securities and mutual funds in its level 1 investments.

Level 2: Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets; quoted prices in non-active markets for identical or similar assets; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable. The Company includes U.S. state and municipal, corporate and other fixed income debt securities in its level 2 investments.

Level 3: Any and all pricing inputs that are generally unobservable and not corroborated by market data.

On the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet, current assets, long-term accounts receivable and current liabilities are recorded at amounts that approximate fair value.

 

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The following table displays the Company’s assets measured at fair value as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

As of September 30, 2013

Merchandise Trust

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  
     (in thousands)  

Assets

        

Short-term investments

   $ 42,789       $ —         $ 42,789   

Fixed maturities:

        

U.S. government and federal agency

     —           —           —     

U.S. state and local government agency

     —           —           —     

Corporate debt securities

     —           9,077         9,077   

Other debt securities

     —           5,449         5,449   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturity investments

     —           14,526         14,526   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mutual funds - debt securities

     111,895         —           111,895   

Mutual funds - equity securities - real estate sector

     50,817         —           50,817   

Mutual funds - equity securities - energy sector

     —           —           —     

Mutual funds - equity securities - MLP’s

     34,855         —           34,855   

Mutual funds - equity securities - other

     69,445         —           69,445   

Equity securities:

        

Preferred REIT’s

     —           —           —     

Master limited partnerships

     51,207         —           51,207   

Global equity securities

     27,165         —           27,165   

Other invested assets

     —           4,793         4,793   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 388,173       $ 19,319       $ 407,492   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Perpetual Care Trust

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  
     (in thousands)  

Assets

        

Short-term investments

   $ 13,971       $ —         $ 13,971   

Fixed maturities:

        

U.S. government and federal agency

     375         —           375   

U.S. state and local government agency

     —           —           —     

Corporate debt securities

     —           24,070         24,070   

Other debt securities

     —           371         371   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturity investments

     375         24,441         24,816   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mutual funds - debt securities

     116,426         —           116,426   

Mutual funds - equity securities - real estate sector

     42,328         —           42,328   

Mutual funds - equity securities - energy sector

     14,272         —           14,272   

Mutual funds - equity securities - MLP’s

     42,231         —           42,231   

Mutual funds - equity securities - other

     12,380         —           12,380   

Equity securities:

        

Preferred REIT’s

     —           —           —     

Master limited partnerships

     35,202         —           35,202   

Global equity securities

     849         —           849   

Other invested assets

     —           291         291   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 278,034       $ 24,732       $ 302,766   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2012

Merchandise Trust

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  
     (in thousands)  

Assets

        

Short-term investments

   $ 27,890       $ —         $ 27,890   

Fixed maturities:

        

U.S. government and federal agency

     —           —           —     

U.S. state and local government agency

     —           —           —     

Corporate debt securities

     —           8,714         8,714   

Other debt securities

     —           4,317         4,317   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturity investments

     —           13,031         13,031   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mutual funds - debt securities

     107,921         —           107,921   

Mutual funds - equity securities - real estate sector

     51,986         —           51,986   

Mutual funds - equity securities - energy sector

     5,666         —           5,666   

Mutual funds - equity securities - MLP’s

     29,336         —           29,336   

Mutual funds - equity securities - other

     58,082         —           58,082   

Equity securities:

        

Preferred REIT’s

     563         —           563   

Master limited partnerships

     42,410         —           42,410   

Global equity securities

     24,434         —           24,434   

Other invested assets

     —           7,097         7,097   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 348,288       $ 20,128       $ 368,416   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Perpetual Care Trust

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Total  
     (in thousands)  

Assets

        

Short-term investments

   $ 21,419       $ —         $ 21,419   

Fixed maturities:

        

U.S. government and federal agency

     512         —           512   

U.S. state and local government agency

     —           —           —     

Corporate debt securities

     —           23,291         23,291   

Other debt securities

     —           371         371   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturity investments

     512         23,662         24,174   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mutual funds - debt securities

     107,188         —           107,188   

Mutual funds - equity securities - real estate sector

     42,365         —           42,365   

Mutual funds - equity securities - energy sector

     13,061         —           13,061   

Mutual funds - equity securities - MLP’s

     34,805         —           34,805   

Mutual funds - equity securities - other

     8,981         —           8,981   

Equity securities:

        

Preferred REIT’s

     486         —           486   

Master limited partnerships

     28,693         —           28,693   

Global equity securities

     726         —           726   

Other invested assets

     —           415         415   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 258,236       $ 24,077       $ 282,313   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Level 2 securities primarily consist of corporate and other fixed income debt securities. The Company obtains pricing information for these securities from an independent pricing vendor. The pricing vendor uses various pricing models for each asset class that are consistent with what other market participants would use. The inputs and assumptions to the pricing

 

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vendor’s model are derived from market observable sources including benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and other market-related data. Since many fixed income securities do not trade on a daily basis, the pricing vendor uses available information as applicable such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings, and matrix pricing. Thus, certain securities may not be priced using quoted prices, but rather determined from market observable information. These investments are included in Level 2. The Company reviews the information provided by the pricing vendor on a regular basis. In addition, the pricing vendor has an established process in place for the identification and resolution of potentially erroneous prices.

There were no level 3 assets.

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The words “we,” “us,” “our,” “StoneMor,” the “Partnership,” the “Company” and similar words, when used in a historical context prior to the closing of the initial public offering of StoneMor Partners L.P. on September 20, 2004, refer to Cornerstone Family Services, Inc. (“Cornerstone”), (and, after its conversion, CFSI LLC), and its subsidiaries and thereafter refer to StoneMor Partners L.P. and its subsidiaries.

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (including the notes thereto).

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, 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, as well as certain information in our other filings with the SEC and elsewhere are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “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, including, but not limited to, the following: uncertainties associated with future revenue and revenue growth; the effect of the current economic downturn; the impact of our significant leverage on our operating plans; our ability to service our debt and pay distributions; 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 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; uncertainties associated with the integration or anticipated benefits of our recent acquisitions or any future acquisitions; our ability to complete and fund additional acquisitions; our ability to complete and fund the transaction with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia; litigation or legal proceedings that could expose us to significant liabilities and damage our reputation ;our ability to maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting; 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 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 (“2012 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.

Organization

We were organized on April 2, 2004 to own and operate the cemetery and funeral home business conducted by Cornerstone and its subsidiaries. On September 20, 2004, in connection with our initial public offering of common units representing limited partner interests, Cornerstone contributed to us substantially all of its assets, liabilities and businesses, and then converted into CFSI LLC, a limited liability company. Cornerstone had been founded in 1999 by members of our management team and a private equity investment firm in order to acquire a group of 123 cemetery properties and 4 funeral homes. Since that time, Cornerstone, succeeded by us, has acquired additional cemeteries and funeral homes, entered into long term cemetery operating agreements, built funeral homes, and sold cemeteries and funeral homes, resulting in the operation of 277 cemeteries and 90 funeral homes as of September 30, 2013.

 

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Capitalization

On September 20, 2004, we completed our initial public offering. Since that time, we have completed additional follow-on public offerings and debt offerings. On March 26, 2013, we completed our most recent follow-on public offering of 1,610,000 common units at a price of $25.35 per unit. Net proceeds of the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses, were approximately $38.4 million. The proceeds from the offering were used to pay down debt on the Credit Facility.

On May 28, 2013, we completed an offering of $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021. The net proceeds from the debt offering were used to pay the tender offer consideration and redeem our outstanding 10.25% Senior Notes due 2017, in aggregate, and the remaining proceeds were used for general corporate purposes.

Overview

Cemetery Operations

We are currently the second largest owner and operator of cemeteries in the United States. As of September 30, 2013, we operated 277 cemeteries in 27 states and Puerto Rico. We own 259 of these cemeteries, and we operate the remaining 18 under management or operating agreements with the nonprofit cemetery corporations that own the cemeteries. As a result of the agreements, other control arrangements and applicable accounting rules, we have treated 16 of these cemeteries as acquisitions for accounting purposes.

We operate 2 cemeteries under long-term operating agreements that do not qualify as acquisitions for accounting purposes. As a result, we did not consolidate all of the existing assets and liabilities related to these cemeteries. We have consolidated the existing assets and liabilities of each of these cemeteries’ merchandise and perpetual care trusts as variable interest entities since we control and receive the benefits and absorb any losses from operating these trusts. Under these long-term operating agreements, which are subject to certain termination provisions, we are the exclusive operator of these cemeteries. We earn revenues related to sales of merchandise, services, and interment rights and incur expenses related to such sales and the maintenance and upkeep of these cemeteries. Upon termination of these contracts, we will retain all of the benefits and related contractual obligations incurred from sales generated during the contract period. We have also recognized the existing merchandise liabilities assumed as part of these agreements.

We sell cemetery products and services both at the time of death, which we refer to as at-need, and prior to the time of death, which we refer to as pre-need. Revenues from cemetery operations accounted for approximately 83.1% and 82.3% of our total revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to 85.8% and 86.0% during the same periods last year.

Our results of operations for our Cemetery Operations are determined primarily by the volume of sales of products and services and the timing of product delivery and performance of services. We derive our cemetery revenues primarily from:

 

    at-need sales of cemetery interment rights, merchandise and services, which we recognize as revenue when we have delivered the related merchandise or performed the service;

 

    pre-need sales of cemetery interment rights, which we generally recognize as revenues when we have collected 10% of the sales price from the customer;

 

    pre-need sales of cemetery merchandise, which we recognize as revenues when we satisfy the criteria specified below for delivery of the merchandise to the customer;

 

    pre-need sales of cemetery services which we recognize as revenues when we perform the services for the customer;

 

    investment income from assets held in our merchandise trusts, which we recognize as revenues when we deliver the underlying merchandise or perform the underlying services and recognize the associated sales revenue as discussed above;

 

    investment income from perpetual care trusts, excluding realized gains and losses on the sale of trust assets, which we recognize as revenues as the income is earned in the trust; and

 

    other items, such as interest income on pre-need installment contracts and sales of land.

The criteria for recognizing revenue related to the sale of cemetery merchandise is that such merchandise is “delivered” to our customer, which generally means that:

 

    the merchandise is complete and ready for installation; or

 

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    the merchandise is either installed or stored at an off-site location, at no additional cost to us, and specifically identified with a particular customer; and

 

    the risks and rewards of ownership have passed to the customer.

We generally satisfy these delivery criteria by purchasing the merchandise and either installing it on our cemetery property or storing it, at the customer’s request, in third-party warehouses, at no additional cost to us, until the time of need. With respect to burial vaults, we install the vaults rather than storing them to satisfy the delivery criteria. When merchandise is stored for a customer, we may issue a certificate of ownership to the customer to evidence the transfer to the customer of the risks and rewards of ownership.

Pre-need Sales

As previously noted we do not recognize revenue on pre-need sales of merchandise and services until we have delivered the merchandise or performed the services. Accordingly, deferred revenues from pre-need sales and related merchandise trust earnings are reflected as a liability on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet in deferred cemetery revenues, net.

Total deferred cemetery revenues, net, also includes deferred revenues from pre-need sales that were entered into by entities we acquired prior to the time we acquired them. This includes both those entities that we acquired at the time of the formation of Cornerstone and other subsequent acquisitions. Our profit margin on pre-need sales entered into by entities we subsequently acquired is generally less than our profit margin on other pre-need sales because, in accordance with industry practice at the time these acquired pre-need sales were made, none of the selling expenses were recognized at the time of sale. As a result, we are required to recognize all of the expenses (including deferred selling expenses) associated with these acquired pre-need sales when we recognize the revenues from that sale.

Pre-need products and services are typically sold on an installment basis. Subject to state law, these contracts are normally subject to “cooling-off” periods, generally between three and thirty days, during which the customer may elect to cancel the contract and receive a full refund of amounts paid. Also, subject to applicable state law, we are generally permitted to retain the amounts already paid on contracts, including any amounts that were required to be deposited into trust, on contracts cancelled after the “cooling-off” period. Historical post “cooling-off” period cancellations total approximately 10% of our pre-need sales (based on contract dollar amounts). If the products and services purchased under a pre-need contract are needed for interment before payment has been made in full, generally the balance due must be immediately paid in full.

Contracts related to pre-need installment sales are usually for a period not to exceed 60 months, with payments of principal and interest required. Pre-need sales contracts normally contain provisions for both principal and interest. For those contracts that do not bear a market rate of interest, we impute such interest based upon the prime rate plus 150 basis points, which resulted in a rate of 4.75% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

We normally offer prepayment incentives to customers whose pre-need contracts are longer than 36 months and bear interest. If those customers pay their contracts in full in less than 12 months, we rebate the interest that we have collected from them. Even though this rebate policy reduces the amount of interest income we receive on our accounts receivable, the net effect is an increase in our immediate cash flow.

In certain cases, pre-need contracts will be cancelled before they are fully paid. In these circumstances, we are generally permitted to retain amounts already paid to us, including any amounts that were required to be deposited into trust. In certain other cases, the products and services purchased under a pre-need contract are needed for interment before payment has been made in full. In these cases, we are generally entitled to be immediately paid in full for any amounts still outstanding.

At-need Sales

Revenue on at-need merchandise sales is deferred until the time that such merchandise is delivered. The lag between the contract origination and delivery is normally minimal. At-need sales of products and services are generally required to be paid for in full at the time of sale. At that time, we will deposit amounts, as legally required, into our perpetual care trusts. We are not required to deposit any amounts from our at-need sales into merchandise trusts.

Expenses

We analyze and categorize our operating expenses as follows:

1. Cost of goods sold and selling expenses

 

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Cost of goods sold reflects the actual cost of purchasing products and performing services. Sales of cemetery lots and interment rights, whether at-need or pre-need, typically have a lower cost of goods sold than other merchandise that we sell.

Selling expenses consist of salesperson and sales management payroll costs, including selling commissions, bonuses and employee benefits. We self-insure medical expenses of our employees up to certain individual and aggregate limits over which we have stop-loss insurance coverage. Our self-insurance policy may result in variability in our future operating expenses. Selling expenses also include other costs of obtaining product and service sales, such as advertising, marketing, postage and telephone.

Direct costs associated with pre-need sales of cemetery merchandise and services, such as sales commissions and cost of goods sold, are reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet in deferred selling and obtaining costs and deferred cemetery revenues, net, respectively, and are expensed as the merchandise is delivered or the services are performed. Indirect costs, such as marketing and advertising costs, are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.

2. Cemetery Expenses

Cemetery expenses represent the cost to maintain and repair our cemetery properties and consist primarily of labor and equipment, utilities, real estate taxes and other maintenance items. Repairs necessary to maintain our cemeteries are expensed as they are incurred. Other maintenance costs required over the long term to maintain the operating capacity of our cemeteries, such as to build roads and install sprinkler systems, are capitalized.

3. General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses, which do not include corporate overhead, primarily include personnel costs, insurance and other costs necessary to maintain our cemetery offices.

4. Depreciation and amortization

We depreciate our property and equipment on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.

5. Acquisition related costs

Acquisition related costs, which include legal fees and other third party costs incurred in acquisition related activities, are expensed as incurred.

Funeral Home Operations

As of September 30, 2013, we owned and operated 90 funeral homes. These properties are located in 18 states and Puerto Rico. Forty-one of our funeral homes are located on the grounds of cemeteries that we own.

We derive revenues at our funeral homes from the sale of funeral home merchandise, including caskets and related funeral merchandise, and services, including removal and preparation of remains, the use of our facilities for visitation, worship and performance of funeral services and transportation services. We sell these services and merchandise generally at the time of need utilizing salaried licensed funeral directors. Funeral home revenues accounted for approximately 16.9% and 17.7% of our total revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to 14.2% and 14.0% during the same periods last year.

Pursuant to state law, a portion of proceeds received from pre-need funeral service contracts is put into trust while amounts used to defray the initial administrative costs are not. All investment earnings generated by the assets in the trust (including realized gains and losses) are deferred until the associated merchandise is delivered or the services are performed. The balance of the amounts in these trusts is included within the merchandise trusts above.

We generally include revenues from pre-need casket sales in the results of our cemetery operations. However, some states require that caskets be sold by funeral homes, and revenues from casket sales in those states are included in our funeral home results.

Our funeral home operating expenses consist primarily of compensation to our funeral directors, day to day costs of managing the business and the cost of caskets.

 

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Corporate

We incur fixed costs for corporate overhead primarily for centralized functions, such as payroll, accounting, collections and professional fees. We also incur expenses relating to reporting requirements under U.S. federal securities laws and certain other additional expenses of being a public company.

2013 Developments

Significant business developments for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 include the following:

 

    Our federal income tax return for the year ended 2010 was audited by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). The scope of this audit included an audit of our qualifying income. In order to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, at least 90% of our gross income must be qualifying income. The IRS concluded its audit and notified us on April 11, 2013 that it was not proposing any adjustments to our return as filed.

 

    On February 19, 2013, we entered into the First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement which increased the total availability under the Credit Facility by $10.0 million to a total of $140.0 million. See Liquidity and Capital Resources for further discussion.

 

    On February 19, 2013, we entered into an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of six funeral homes in Florida. In consideration for the net assets acquired, we paid $9.1 million in cash, issued $3.6 million in common units, issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount of $3.0 million that is payable on February 19, 2014 and we will pay an additional aggregate amount of $1.2 million in six equal annual installments commencing on February 19, 2014 in exchange for a non-compete agreement.

 

    On March 26, 2013, we completed our most recent follow-on public offering of 1,610,000 common units at a price of $25.35 per unit. Net proceeds of the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses, were approximately $38.4 million. The proceeds were used to pay off debt on our Credit Facility.

 

    On May 28, 2013, we completed an offering of $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021 at 97.832% of par. The net proceeds from the debt offering were used to pay the tender offer consideration and redeem our outstanding 10.25% Senior Notes due 2017, in aggregate, and the remaining proceeds were used for general corporate purposes.

 

    On June 18, 2013, we entered into the Third Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which increased our Consolidated Leverage Ratio to 4.00 to 1.0 through December 31, 2013, 3.875 at March 31, 2014, and 3.750 thereafter. The amendment also increased the ranges of the rates to 3.00%, 4.00%, and .800% for base rate loans, Eurodollar rate loans and letter of credit fees, and commitment fees, respectively, when the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.75 to 1.0. See Liquidity and Capital Resources for further discussion.

 

    On August 1, 2013, we entered into an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of one cemetery in Virginia. In consideration for the net assets acquired, we paid $5.0 million in cash.

 

    On September 26, 2013, the Operating Company, StoneMor Pennsylvania and StoneMor Pennsylvania Subsidiary LLC (collectively, the “Tenant”), each of which is our direct or indirect subsidiary, and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, an archdiocese governed by Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church as the Landlord, entered into the Lease and the Management Agreement, pursuant to which Tenant will operate 13 cemeteries in Pennsylvania. We joined the Lease and the Management Agreement as a guarantor of all Tenant’s obligations under this operating arrangement. The closing of the transaction is contingent, among other matters, upon us obtaining financing for an upfront rental payment of $53.0 million. For more details, see Note 13 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

We entered into a settlement agreement in the second quarter of 2013, which was a legal settlement related to our second quarter 2010 acquisition of cemeteries and funeral homes in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio and our fourth quarter 2011 acquisition of cemeteries and funeral homes in Tennessee, pursuant to which in the aggregate (i) $6.5 million was placed into pre-need cemetery and funeral trust/escrows and endowment care trusts, and (ii) $8.9 million, net of attorneys’ fees, expenses, and contractual obligations, was returned to us as partial repayment of funds advanced to trusts/escrows in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio at the time of the acquisitions.

 

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Current Market Conditions and Economic Developments

In general, the financial markets have trended upward since the beginning of 2012. As of September 30, 2013, the market value of the assets in our merchandise trusts exceeded their amortized cost by 1.3%, which is an improvement from December 31, 2012 when the market value of the assets exceeded their amortized cost by 0.2%. As of September 30, 2013, the market value of the assets in our perpetual care trusts exceeded their amortized cost by 7.1% which is an improvement from December 31, 2012 when the market value of the assets exceeded their amortized cost by 5.8%.

As of September 30, 2013, the majority of our long-term debt consisted of $175.0 million in Senior Notes due in 2021 and $99.5 million of borrowings on our Credit Facility which expires in 2017. As of September 30, 2013, we had an unused line of $40.5 million under our Credit Agreement. Further, on March 26, 2013, we raised capital via a follow-on public offering of our common units, representing a limited partnership interest in us.

The value of pre-need and at-need contracts written has continued to grow to $66.7 million and $201.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to $65.1 million and $192.2 million during the same periods last year.

Impact on Our Ability to Meet Our Debt Covenants

Current market conditions have not negatively impacted our ability to meet our significant debt covenants. These covenants specifically relate to a certain measure of Consolidated EBITDA and certain coverage and leverage ratios as defined in the Credit Agreement described below.

Consolidated EBITDA is primarily related to the current period value of contracts written, investment income from the merchandise and perpetual care trusts, and current expenses incurred. The revenue recognition rules that we must follow for GAAP purposes are not considered.

We have two primary debt covenants that are dependent upon our financial results, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Ratio. The Consolidated Leverage Ratio relates to the ratio of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA. Our Consolidated Leverage Ratio was 3.62 at September 30, 2013 compared to a maximum allowed ratio of 4.00. For the quarter ended September 30, 2013, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio was calculated by reducing debt for an $11.0 million payment that occurred just subsequent to the end of the quarter, but was initiated just prior to the end of the quarter using available cash on hand. Absent this $11.0 million payment, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio would have been 3.77. The Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Ratio relates to the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service. Our Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Ratio was 3.56 at September 30, 2013 compared to a minimum allowed ratio of 2.50.

Segment Reporting and Related Information

The Company is organized into five distinct reportable segments which are classified as Cemetery Operations—Southeast, Cemetery Operations—Northeast, Cemetery Operations—West, Funeral Homes, and Corporate.

We chose this level of organization and disaggregation of reportable segments because a) each reportable segment has unique characteristics that set it apart from each other; b) we have organized our management personnel at these operational levels; and c) this is the level at which our chief decision makers and other senior management evaluate performance.

The Cemetery Operations segments sell interment rights, caskets, burial vaults, cremation niches, markers and other cemetery related merchandise. The nature of our customers differs in each of our regionally based cemetery operating segments. Cremation rates in the West region are substantially higher than they are in the Southeast region. Rates in the Northeast region tend to be somewhere between the two. Statistics indicate that customers who select cremation services have certain attributes that differ from customers who select other methods of interment. The disaggregation of cemetery operations into the three distinct regional segments is primarily due to these differences in customer attributes along with the previously mentioned management structure and senior management analysis methodologies.

Our Funeral Homes segment offers a range of funeral-related services such as family consultation, the removal of and preparation of remains and the use of funeral home facilities for visitation. These services are distinctly different than the cemetery merchandise and services sold and provided by the Cemetery Operations segments.

Our Corporate segment includes various home office expenses, miscellaneous selling, cemetery and general administrative expenses that are not allocable to other operating segments, certain depreciation and amortization expenses and acquisition related costs.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements required us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affected the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods (see Note 1 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements). Our critical accounting policies are those that are both important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require management’s most difficult, subjective and complex judgment. These critical accounting policies are discussed in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of our 2012 Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies since the filing of our 2012 Form 10-K.

Results of Operations – Segments

We account for and analyze the results of operations for our segments on a basis of accounting that is different from GAAP. We reconcile these non-GAAP accounting results of operations to GAAP based amounts at the consolidated level. This reconciliation is included in Note 14 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The method of accounting we utilize to analyze our overall results of operations, including segment results, provides for a production based view of our business. Under the production based view, we recognize revenues at their contract value at the point in time in which the contract is written, less a historic cancellation reserve. All related costs are expensed in the period the contract is recognized as revenue. In contrast, GAAP requires that we defer all revenues, and the direct costs associated with these revenues, until we meet certain delivery and performance requirements. The nature of our business is such that there is no meaningful relationship between the time that elapses from the date a contract is executed and the date the underlying merchandise is delivered or the service, delivery and performance requirements are met. Further, certain factors affecting this time period, such as weather and supplier issues, are out of our control. As a result, during a period of growth, operating profits as defined by GAAP will tend to lag behind operating profits on a production based view because of the required deferral of revenues. Our performance based view ignores these delays and presents results based upon the underlying value of contracts written. We believe this is the most reliable indicator of our performance for a given period as the value of contracts written less a historical cancellation reserve reflects the economic value added during a given period of time. Accordingly, the ensuing segment discussion is on a basis of accounting that differs from generally accepted accounting principles. See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in the 2012 Form 10-K for a more detailed discussion of our accounting policies under GAAP.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

Cemetery Segments

Cemetery Operations – Southeast

In 2012 and 2013 we made five acquisitions in our Cemetery Operations – Southeast segment. Of these acquisitions, 4 occurred during the third quarter of 2012 and 1 occurred during the third quarter of 2013. Therefore, the results of operations for these properties have either a lesser or no impact on the results for the three months ended September 30, 2012, but are included in the results for the three months ended September 30, 2013. Absent these acquired properties, our revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2013 would have declined approximately 3.0% compared to the same period last year. These acquisitions are also contributing more than one-half of the increase in costs and expenses.

The table below compares the results of operations for our Cemetery Operations – Southeast for the three months ended September 30, 2013 to the same period last year:

 

     Three months ended September 30,  
     2013      2012      Change ($)     Change (%)  
     (in thousands)  
     (non-GAAP)  

Total revenues

   $ 33,504       $ 33,807       $ (303     -0.9

Total costs and expenses

     24,124         23,406         718        3.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit

   $ 9,380       $ 10,401       $ (1,021     -9.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Revenues

The decrease in revenues was primarily related to a decrease of $0.5 million in the value of pre-need contracts written. This decrease was offset by increases of $0.1 million in both the value of at-need contracts written and income from our trusts. Our investment results can vary from period to period based on a number of factors including realized income and the timing of the recognition of gains within the trusts.

Total costs and expenses

The net increase in costs and expenses was primarily related to:

 

    A $0.3 million decrease in cost of goods sold relative to the decrease in the value of contracts written.

 

    A $0.2 million increase in cemetery expenses primarily due to increases in labor costs.

 

    A $0.4 million increase in selling expenses primarily attributable to an increase in advertising and solicitation costs.

 

    A $0.4 million increase in general and administrative expenses primarily due to an increase of $0.2 million in insurance costs, with the remaining increase due to general office costs.

Cemetery Operations – Northeast

The table below compares the results of operations for our Cemetery Operations – Northeast for the three months ended September 30, 2013 to the same period last year:

 

     Three months ended September 30,  
     2013      2012      Change ($)      Change (%)  
     (in thousands)  
     (non-GAAP)  

Total revenues

   $ 16,041       $ 14,195       $ 1,846         13.0

Total costs and expenses

     10,389         10,198         191         1.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating profit

   $ 5,652       $ 3,997       $ 1,655         41.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Revenues

The increase in revenues was primarily caused by increases in pre-need revenues of $1.0 million and income from our trusts of $1.4 million, partially offset by a decrease of $0.6 million in interest and other income. Our investment results can vary from period to period based on a number of factors including realized income and the timing of the recognition of gains within the trusts.

Total costs and expenses

The net increase in costs and expenses was primarily related to:

 

    A $0.3 million decrease in cost of goods sold primarily attributable to changes in product mix.

 

    A $0.1 million increase in cemetery expenses primarily attributable to increases in repair and maintenance costs.

 

    A $0.3 million increase in selling expenses primarily due to increases in commissions and advertising costs.

 

    A $0.1 million increase in general and administrative expenses primarily due to increases in insurance and personnel costs.

Cemetery Operations – West

The table below compares the results of operations for our Cemetery Operations – West for the three months ended September 30, 2013 to the same period last year:

 

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     Three months ended September 30,  
     2013      2012      Change ($)     Change (%)  
     (in thousands)  
     (non-GAAP)  

Total revenues

   $ 18,934       $ 17,465       $ 1,469        8.4

Total costs and expenses

     12,402         10,924         1,478        13.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit

   $ 6,532       $ 6,541       $ (9     -0.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenues

The increase in revenues was primarily related to an overall net increase in the value of contracts written of $0.9 million and income from our trusts of $1.1 million. The $0.9 million increase in contract revenues was comprised of an increase of $1.2 million in the value of pre-need contracts, partially offset by a $0.3 million decrease in the value of at-need contracts written. The increases were offset by a decrease of $0.5 million in interest and other income. Our investment results can vary from period to period based on a number of factors including realized income and the timing of the recognition of gains within the trusts.

Total costs and expenses

The increase in costs and expenses was primarily related to:

 

    A $0.6 million increase in cost of goods sold attributable to the corresponding increase in the value of contracts written.

 

    A $0.5 million increase in selling expenses primarily due to increases of $0.2 million in commissions and personnel expenses, $0.2 million in advertising and solicitation costs, and $0.1 million in travel costs.

 

    A $0.4 million increase in general and administrative expenses primarily due to increases in insurance costs, personnel costs, and professional fees of $0.1 million each, with the remaining increase due to general office costs.

Funeral Home Segment

In 2012 and 2013 we acquired several funeral homes. The results of operations for 9 properties acquired during the third quarter of 2012, 1 property acquired during the fourth quarter of 2012 and 6 properties acquired during the first quarter of 2013 have either a lesser or no impact on the results for the three months ended September 30, 2012, but are included in the results for the three months ended September 30, 2013. These additions are responsible for the majority of the increases to revenues and costs and expenses for this segment.

The table below compares the results of operations for our Funeral Home segment for the three months ended September 30, 2013 to the same period last year:

 

     Three months ended September 30,  
     2013      2012      Change ($)      Change (%)  
     (in thousands)  
     (non-GAAP)  

Total revenues

   $ 12,094       $ 9,603       $ 2,491         25.9

Total costs and expenses

     10,020         7,690         2,330         30.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating profit

   $ 2,074       $ 1,913       $ 161         8.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Revenues

The increase in revenues was primarily attributable to a $1.7 million increase in pre-need revenues, a $0.4 million increase in at-need revenues and a $0.4 million increase in other revenues.

 

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Total costs and expenses

The increase in costs and expenses was primarily attributable to increases of $1.0 million in personnel expenses, $0.5 million in merchandise costs, $0.1 million in advertising, $0.2 million in facility related costs and $0.3 million in depreciation and amortization expense, with the remainder attributable to various increases in general and administrative and other expense categories.

Corporate Segment

The table below compares expenses incurred by the Corporate segment for the three months ended September 30, 2013 to the same period last year:

 

     Three months ended September 30,  
     2013      2012      Change ($)     Change (%)  
     (in thousands)  
     (non-GAAP)  

Selling, cemetery and general and administrative expenses

   $ —         $ 223       $ (223     -100.0

Depreciation and amortization

     172         386         (214     -55.4

Acquisition related costs, net of recoveries

     243         1,085         (842     -77.6

Corporate expenses

          

Corporate personnel expenses

     3,145         3,001         144        4.8

Other corporate expenses

     4,852         3,545         1,307        36.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total corporate overhead

     7,997         6,546         1,451        22.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total corporate expenses

   $ 8,412       $ 8,240       $ 172        2.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The increase in corporate expenses was primarily driven by an increase in corporate overhead offset by a decrease in acquisition related and corporate office support costs. The increase in corporate overhead was primarily driven by an increase of $0.9 million in professional fees and $0.1 million in personnel costs, with the remainder attributable to varied corporate expenses. Acquisition related costs will vary from period to period depending on the amount of acquisition activity that takes place.

Reconciliation of Segment Results of Operations to Consolidated Results of Operations

As discussed in the segment sections of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, cemetery revenues and their associated costs as reported at the segment level are not deferred until such time that we satisfy the delivery criteria for revenue recognition.

Periodic consolidated revenues recorded in accordance with GAAP reflect the amount of total merchandise and services which were delivered during the period. Accordingly, period over period changes to revenues can be impacted by:

 

    Changes in the value of contracts written and other revenues generated during a period that are delivered in their period of origin and are recognized as revenue and not deferred as of the end of their period of origination.

 

    Changes in merchandise and services that are delivered during a period that had been originated during a prior period.

The table below analyzes results of operations and the changes therein for the three months ended September 30, 2013 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 each period and/ or changes in the timing of when merchandise and services were delivered:

 

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    Three months ended
September 30, 2013
    Three months ended
September 30, 2012
             
    (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

  $ 34,642      $ (10,124   $ 24,518      $ 32,976      $ (7,211   $ 25,765      $ (1,247     -4.8

At-need cemetery revenues

    19,052        (1,325     17,727        19,256        (1,218     18,038        (311     -1.7

Investment income from trusts

    12,411        (6,015     6,396        9,809        (4,023     5,786        610        10.5

Interest income

    1,484        —          1,484        1,238        —          1,238        246        19.9

Funeral home revenues

    12,094        (1,721     10,373        9,603        (777     8,826        1,547        17.5

Other cemetery revenues

    890        151        1,041        2,188        356        2,544        (1,503     -59.1
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

    80,573        (19,034     61,539        75,070        (12,873     62,197        (658     -1.1
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

               

Cost of goods sold

    8,942        (1,840     7,102        9,044        (1,398     7,646        (544     -7.1

Cemetery expense

    14,507        —          14,507        14,252        —          14,252        255        1.8

Selling expense

    14,217        (2,525     11,692        13,156        (1,866     11,290        402        3.6

General and administrative expense

    7,902        —          7,902        7,015        —          7,015        887        12.6

Corporate overhead

    7,997        —          7,997        6,546        —          6,546        1,451        22.2

Depreciation and amortization

    2,378        —          2,378        2,199        —          2,199        179        8.1

Funeral home expense

    9,161        (180     8,981        7,161        (65     7,096        1,885        26.6

Acquisition related costs, net of recoveries

    243        —          243        1,085        —          1,085        (842     -77.6
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

    65,347        (4,545     60,802        60,458        (3,329     57,129        3,673        6.4
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit

  $ 15,226      $ (14,489   $ 737      $ 14,612      $ (9,544   $ 5,068      $ (4,331     -85.5
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenues

Pre-need cemetery revenues were $24.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, a decrease of $1.3 million, or 4.8%, as compared to $25.8 million during the same period last year. The decrease was the result of an increase of $1.6 million in the value of cemetery contracts written, offset by an increase of $2.9 million in deferred revenue.

At-need cemetery revenues were $17.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, a decrease of $0.3 million, or 1.7%, as compared to $18.0 million during the same period last year. The decrease was primarily caused by a decrease of $0.2 million in the value of cemetery contracts written and an increase of $0.1 million in deferred revenue.

Investment income from trusts was $6.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $0.6 million, or 10.5%, as compared to $5.8 million during the same period last year. On a segment basis, we had an increase of $2.6 million primarily related to an increase in realized gains on our investments, which was offset by a $2.0 million increase in funds for which we have not met the requirements that would allow us to recognize them as revenue.

Interest income on accounts receivable was $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $0.3 million, or 19.9%, as compared to $1.2 million during the same period last year.

Funeral home revenues were $10.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $1.6 million, or 17.5%, as compared to $8.8 million during the same period last year. The increase was primarily caused by an increase of $2.5 million in the value of contracts written and other revenue, which was offset by an increase of $0.9 million in deferred revenue. The increase in the value of contracts written was primarily attributable to funeral home acquisitions that occurred during and after the third quarter of 2012.

Other cemetery revenues were $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, a decrease of $1.5 million, or 59.1%, as compared to $2.5 million during the same period last year.

Costs and Expenses

Cost of goods sold was $7.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, a decrease of $0.5 million, or 7.1%, as compared to $7.6 million during the same period last year. The ratio of cost of goods sold to pre-need and at-need cemetery revenues was 16.8% during the three months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to 17.5% during the same period last year. The change in the ratio primarily relates to changes in product mix.

Cemetery expenses were $14.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $0.2 million, or 1.8%, compared to $14.3 million during the same period last year. Within this category, there were increases of $0.3 million in labor costs and $0.2 million in repair and maintenance expenses, partially offset by a decrease of $0.2 million in real estate taxes and a net decrease of $0.1 million in utility and other miscellaneous cemetery costs. Cemetery expenses

 

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relate to the current costs of managing and maintaining our cemetery properties. These costs are expensed as incurred and are not deferred. Accordingly, from a margin standpoint, the most effective gauge of measuring cemetery expenses is as a ratio of segment level pre-need and at-need cemetery revenues. Changes in this ratio give an indication of our ability to manage and control our operating costs relative to our overall cemetery operations. An increase in the ratio indicates that expense increases related to the operation and maintenance of our cemetery properties exceeded increases in the value of contracts written, while a decrease in the ratio indicates that expense growth did not exceed increases in the value of contracts written. In the short-term, this ratio can be positively or negatively impacted by our acquisitions, including such factors as how long it takes us to fully implement our pre-need sales programs and whether there are any unanticipated costs. Over the long-term, we would expect this ratio to slightly decline as many of the expenses in this category are fixed in nature. The ratio of cemetery expenses to segment level pre-need and at-need cemetery revenues was 27.0% during the three months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to 27.3% during the same period last year.

Selling expenses were $11.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $0.4 million, or 3.6%, as compared to $11.3 million during the same period last year. The expense increase was primarily caused by increases of $0.3 million in commission and payroll related expenses, $0.2 million in travel costs and $0.6 million in advertising and solicitation costs, offset by an increase of $0.7 million in deferred selling expenses. The ratio of selling expenses to cemetery revenues was 27.7% during the three months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to 25.8% during the same period last year. This ratio gives some indication of how effectively the money we invest in selling efforts is translating into sales. However, the majority of our selling expenses are directly related to sales commissions and bonuses, which would be directly related to changes in the value of pre-need and at-need contracts written. As a result, we would expect this ratio to remain fairly consistent.

General and administrative expenses were $7.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $0.9 million, or 12.6%, compared to $7.0 million during the same period last year. The majority of the increase was due to increases of $0.3 million in insurance costs, $0.3 million in personnel costs and $0.1 million in professional fees. General and administrative expenses are expensed as incurred and are not deferred. Accordingly, from a margin standpoint, the most effective gauge of measuring general and administrative expenses is as a ratio of segment level pre-need and at-need cemetery revenues. Changes in this ratio give an indication of our ability to manage and control our general and administrative costs relative to our overall cemetery operations. An increase in the ratio indicates that general and administrative percentage expense increases related to our cemetery properties exceeded percent increases in the value of contracts written, while a decrease in the ratio indicates that expense growth on a percentage basis did not exceed percentage increases in the value of contracts written. In the short-term, this ratio can be positively or negatively impacted by our acquisitions, including such factors as how long it takes us to fully implement our pre-need sales programs and whether there are any unanticipated costs. Over the long-term, we would expect this ratio to slightly decrease as many of the expenses in this category are fixed in nature. The ratio of general and administrative expenses to segment level pre-need and at-need cemetery revenues was 14.7% during the three months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to 13.4% during the same period last year.

Total corporate overhead was $8.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $1.5 million, or 22.2% compared to $6.5 million during the same period last year. The increase was primarily attributable to increases of $0.9 million in professional fees and $0.1 million in personnel costs, with the remainder attributable to varied corporate expenses.

Depreciation and amortization was $2.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $0.2 million, or 8.1%, as compared to $2.2 million during the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to additional depreciation and amortization from our recent acquisitions.

Funeral home expenses were $9.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of $1.9 million, or 26.6%, compared to $7.1 million during the same period last year. The increase was primarily driven by our most recent acquisitions and was attributable to segment level increases of $1.0 million in personnel expenses, $0.5 million in merchandise costs, $0.1 million in advertising, and $0.2 million in facility related costs, with the remaining increase attributable to various increases in general and other expense categories, partially offset by an increase of $0.1 million in deferred funeral home expenses.

Acquisition related costs were $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, a decrease of $0.9 million, or 77.6%, as compared to $1.1 million during the same period last year. These costs will vary from period to period depending on the amount of acquisition activity that takes place.

 

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Non-segment Allocated Results

Certain statement of operations amounts are not allocated to segment operations. These amounts are those line items that can be found on our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations below operating profit and above net income (loss).

The table below summarizes these items and the changes between the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

 

     Three months ended September 30,  
     2013     2012     Change ($)     Change (%)  
     (in thousands)  

Gain on acquisitions

   $ 2,530      $ —        $ 2,530        100.0

Interest expense

     5,193        5,273        (80     -1.5

Income tax benefit

   $ (442   $ (1,266   $ 824        -65.1

The gain on acquisition recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2013 relates to our third quarter 2013 acquisition.

Interest expense has decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same period last year. This decrease is primarily caused by reductions in interest rates on our Senior Notes and the borrowings on our Credit Facility, offset by an increase in the aggregate principal amount outstanding on those debt instruments. Average amounts outstanding under our Credit Facility were $101.2 million and $83.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

We had an income tax benefit of $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to $1.3 million during the same period last year. Our effective tax rate differs from our statutory tax rate primarily because our legal entity structure includes different tax filing entities, including a significant number of partnerships that are not subject to paying tax.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

Cemetery Operations – Southeast

In 2012 and 2013 we made five acquisitions in our Cemetery Operations – Southeast segment. Of these acquisitions, 4 occurred during the third quarter of 2012 and 1 occurred during the third quarter of 2013. Therefore, the results of operations for the acquired properties have either a lesser or no impact on the results for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, but are included in the results for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. These additions are responsible for all of the increases to revenues and approximately two-thirds of the increase to costs and expenses for this segment.

The table below compares the results of operations for our Cemetery Operations – Southeast for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to the same period last year:

 

     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013      2012      Change ($)     Change (%)  
     (in thousands)  
     (non-GAAP)  

Total revenues

   $ 99,720       $ 97,282       $ 2,438        2.5

Total costs and expenses

     71,317         68,317         3,000        4.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit

   $ 28,403       $ 28,965       $ (562     -1.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenues

The increase in revenues was related to an overall increase in the value of contracts written, with increases of $0.5 million in the value of pre-need contracts and $1.4 million in the value of at-need contracts. We also had increases of $0.4 million in income from our trusts and $0.1 million in interest and other income. Our investment results can vary from period to period based on a number of factors including realized income and the timing of the recognition of gains within the trusts.

 

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Total costs and expenses

The increase in costs and expenses was primarily related to:

 

    A $0.2 million increase in cost of goods sold attributable to the corresponding increase in the value of contracts written and changes in product mix.

 

    A $0.7 million increase in cemetery expenses primarily due to increases of $0.4 million in labor costs and $0.3 million in repair and maintenance costs.

 

    A $0.9 million increase in selling expenses relative to the increase in the value of contracts written. This increase was primarily attributable to increases of $0.2 million in commission and personnel costs, $0.3 million in advertising and solicitation costs, and $0.2 million in travel costs, with the remaining increase due to increases in other sales related expenses.

 

    A $1.1 million increase in general and administrative expenses due to increases of $0.3 million in personnel expenses, $0.2 million in professional fees and $0.3 million in insurance costs, with the remaining increase due to general office costs.

 

    A $0.1 million increase in depreciation expense resulting from increases in property and equipment from recent acquisitions.

Cemetery Operations – Northeast

The table below compares the results of operations for our Cemetery Operations – Northeast for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to the same period last year:

 

     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013      2012      Change ($)     Change (%)  
     (in thousands)  
     (non-GAAP)  

Total revenues

   $ 47,046       $ 45,910       $ 1,136        2.5

Total costs and expenses

     32,273         30,689         1,584        5.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit

   $ 14,773       $ 15,221       $ (448     -2.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenues

The increase in revenues was primarily caused by an increase of $2.3 million in the value of pre-need contracts, offset partially by decreases of $0.5 million in the value of at-need contracts written and $0.7 million in interest and other income.

Total costs and expenses

The increase in costs and expenses was primarily related to:

 

    A $0.5 million increase in cost of goods sold attributable to the increase in the value of contracts written.

 

    A $0.3 million increase in cemetery expenses primarily attributable to increases in labor costs.

 

    A $0.5 million increase in selling expenses primarily due to increases of $0.2 million in commissions and bonuses, $0.2 million in advertising costs, and $0.1 million in travel costs.

 

    A $0.3 million increase in general and administrative expenses primarily due to a $0.1 million increase in insurance costs and a $0.1 million increase in personnel costs, with the remaining increase due to changes in general office costs.

Cemetery Operations – West

Effective March 31, 2012, we terminated our operating agreement with the Archdiocese of Detroit. Therefore, the results of operations for these properties are only included in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 up to that point and have no impact on the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The removal of these properties from our results of operations resulted in a $1.8 million decrease in revenues and a $1.6 million decrease in costs and expenses period over period.

 

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Further, in the second quarter of 2012 we made one acquisition in our Cemetery Operations – West segment. Therefore, the results of operations for the acquired property have less of an impact on the results for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the results for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, accounting for approximately one-fourth of the increase in revenues and one-third of the increase in costs and expenses.

The table below compares the results of operations for our Cemetery Operations – West for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to the same period last year:

 

     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013      2012      Change ($)      Change (%)  
     (in thousands)  
     (non-GAAP)  

Total revenues

   $ 56,721       $ 52,683       $ 4,038         7.7

Total costs and expenses

     36,029         34,210         1,819         5.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating profit

   $ 20,692       $ 18,473       $ 2,219         12.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Revenues

The increase in revenues is primarily attributable to an increase of $2.9 million in the value of pre-need contracts written and an increase of $2.3 million in income from our trusts. These increases were partially offset by decreases of $0.6 million in both the value of at-need contracts written and interest and other income. Our investment results can vary from period to period based on a number of factors including realized income and the timing of the recognition of gains within the trusts.

Total costs and expenses

The increase in costs and expenses was primarily related to:

 

    A $0.8 million increase in cost of goods sold attributable to the corresponding increase in the value of contracts written.

 

    A $0.1 million decrease in cemetery expenses primarily due to a decrease of $0.5 million in labor related costs, offset by an increase of $0.2 million in repairs and maintenance expenses and an increase of $0.2 in vehicle and travel costs.

 

    A $0.6 million increase in selling expenses primarily due to increases of $0.4 million in commission and personnel related costs and $0.2 million in advertising and solicitation expenses.

 

    A $0.6 million increase in general and administrative expenses due to increases in insurance, personnel, and general office costs.

 

    A $0.1 million decrease in depreciation.

Funeral Home Segment

In 2012 and 2013 we acquired twenty three funeral homes. Of these acquisitions, 2 occurred during the second quarter of 2012, 14 occurred during the third quarter of 2012, 1 occurred during the fourth quarter of 2012 and 6 occurred during the first quarter of 2013. Therefore, the results of operations for these properties have either a lesser or no impact on the results for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, but are included in the results for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. These additions are primarily responsible for the increases to revenues and costs and expenses for this segment.

The table below compares the results of operations for our Funeral Home segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to the same period last year:

 

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     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013      2012      Change ($)      Change (%)  
     (in thousands)  
     (non-GAAP)  

Total revenues

   $ 36,904       $ 27,065       $ 9,839         36.4

Total costs and expenses

     29,850         22,315         7,535         33.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating profit

   $ 7,054       $ 4,750       $ 2,304         48.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Revenues

The increase in revenues was primarily attributable to a $5.7 million increase in pre-need revenues, a $3.1 million increase in at-need revenues and a $1.0 million increase in other revenues.

Total costs and expenses

The increase in costs and expenses was primarily attributable to increases of $3.7 million in personnel expenses, $1.3 million in merchandise costs, $0.5 million in advertising, $0.7 million in facility costs, and $0.6 million in depreciation, with the remainder attributable to increases in other general expense categories.

Corporate Segment

The table below compares expenses incurred by the Corporate segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to the same period last year:

 

     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2013      2012      Change ($)     Change (%)  
     (in thousands)  
     (non-GAAP)  

Selling, cemetery and general and administrative expenses

   $ 833       $ 1,123       $ (290     -25.8

Depreciation and amortization

     911         1,207         (296     -24.5

Acquisition related costs, net of recoveries

     901         2,198         (1,297     -59.0

Corporate expenses

          

Corporate personnel expenses

     10,599         9,198         1,401        15.2

Other corporate expenses

     11,058         11,707         (649     -5.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total corporate overhead

     21,657         20,905         752        3.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total corporate expenses

   $ 24,302       $ 25,433       $ (1,131     -4.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The decrease in corporate expenses was primarily driven by offsetting increases in corporate overhead and decreases in acquisition related and corporate office support costs. The increase in total corporate overhead was primarily attributable to increases of $1.4 million in personnel expenses and $0.4 million in unit-based compensation expense, offset by a $1.0 million decrease in professional fees, primarily related to a recovery of legal fees from a legal settlement during the second quarter of 2013. Acquisition related costs will vary from period to period depending on the amount of acquisition activity that takes place.

Reconciliation of Segment Results of Operations to Consolidated Results of Operations

As discussed in the segment sections of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, cemetery revenues and their associated costs as reported at the segment level are not deferred until such time that we satisfy the delivery criteria for revenue recognition.

The table below analyzes results of operations and the changes therein for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 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 each period and/ or changes in the timing of when merchandise and services were delivered:

 

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    Nine months ended     Nine months ended              
    September 30, 2013     September 30, 2012              
    (in thousands)     (in thousands)              
    Segment
Results
(non-GAAP)
    GAAP
Adjustments
    GAAP
Results
    Segment
Results
(non-GAAP)
    GAAP
Adjustments
    GAAP
Results
    Change in
GAAP results
($)
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GAAP results
(%)
 

Revenues

               

Pre-need cemetery revenues

  $ 102,383      $ (32,513   $ 69,870      $ 96,595      $ (22,936   $ 73,659      $ (3,789     -5.1

At-need cemetery revenues

    60,387        (4,259     56,128        60,113        (3,198     56,915        (787     -1.4

Investment income from trusts

    32,916        (15,892     17,024        30,214        (12,931     17,283        (259     -1.5

Interest income

    5,209        —          5,209        4,972        —          4,972        237        4.8

Funeral home revenues

    36,904        (4,437     32,467        27,065        (1,447     25,618        6,849        26.7

Other cemetery revenues

    2,592        283        2,875        3,981        864        4,845        (1,970     -40.7
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

    240,391        (56,818     183,573        222,940        (39,648     183,292        281        0.2
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

               

Cost of goods sold

    26,841        (5,737     21,104        25,463        (4,161     21,302        (198     -0.9

Cemetery expense

    42,700