EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

StoneMor Partners L.P. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

Levittown, PA, November 9, 2009 – StoneMor Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: STON) is pleased to announce an increase in adjusted operating profit, total revenues and operating profit for the three months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to the same period last year. We continue to perform well during this period of economic uncertainty.

A summary of significant operating metrics is presented in the table below:

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
     2008    2009
     (In thousands)

Adjusted operating profit (a)

   $ 7,236    $ 9,406

Total revenues

     45,783      46,587

Operating cash flow (b)

     10,065      6,619

Distributable free cash flow (a)

     9,511      6,250

Operating profit

     3,590      4,214

Net income (loss)

     335      1,400

 

(a) This is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please see the reconciliation to GAAP measures within this press release.
(b) The decrease in operating cash flow is generally due to timing differences. See below.

Adjusted Operating Profits

Adjusted operating profit increased by 23.1%, or $2.2 million, to $9.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to $7.2 million during the same period last year.

Adjusted operating profit is equal to operating profit before the change in deferred revenues and deferred selling and obtaining costs (excluding adjustments to deferred revenues related to the mark to market adjustment of merchandise trust assets) less acquisition related expenses.

In our opinion, adjusted operating profit is one of the most meaningful measures of economic value added during any given period as it provides for a measure of merchandise and services sold. This differs substantially from operating profit as measured on a GAAP basis which provides for a measure of merchandise and services delivered. This is an income statement timing difference only. There is no corresponding delay in any operating cash flows.

We do not include acquisition related expenses in our measurement of adjusted operating profits as these expenses are not incurred managing cemeteries and funeral homes and any value garnered from these activities will not be recognized until future periods.

The table below reconciles operating profit (the GAAP financial measure the company believes is most directly comparable to adjusted operating profit) to adjusted operating profit.


     Three months ended September 30,  
     2008     2009  
     (In thousands)  

Operating profit

   $ 3,590      $ 4,214   

Acquisition related costs

     -        26   

Increase (decrease) in applicable deferred revenues (net of cost of goods sold)

     4,949        6,609   

(Increase) decrease in deferred selling and obtaining costs

     (1,303     (1,440
                

Adjusted operating profit

   $ 7,236      $ 9,408   
                

The $2.2 million increase in adjusted operating profit was primarily caused by:

 

 

A $1.8 million increase in the value of pre-need and at-need contracts written and other cemetery revenues net of the associated cost of goods sold and selling expenses;

 

 

A $0.8 increase in investment income earned on our merchandise trust and perpetual care trust.

 

 

A $0.3 million reduction in cemetery expenses.

These positive variances were offset by:

 

 

A $0.3 million decrease in funeral home profits.

 

 

A $0.3 million increase in general and administrative expenses.

Adjusted operating profit is a non-GAAP financial measure, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please see the discussion of non-GAAP financial measures within this press release.

Revenues

Revenues increased by $0.8 million, or 1.8%, to $46.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to $45.8 million during the same period last year.

GAAP accounting requires that we defer the value of contracts written and investment income earned from trusts until such time as the underlying merchandise is delivered or service is performed. Accordingly, periodic changes in GAAP revenue are not necessarily indicative of changes in either the volume or pricing on contracts originated during the period, but rather changes in the timing of when merchandise is delivered or services are performed.

Our management team evaluates the production side of our business based upon the value of contracts written and the changes in this metric. The value of contracts written provides us with a view of the volume and pricing of business generated within a given period. We believe that it is critical that our unitholders are provided with this information.


The following table reconciles the sum of the value of cemetery contracts written plus interest income earned from pre-need installment contracts plus investment income earned from trusts plus funeral home revenues to revenues reported for GAAP purposes for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2009:

 

     Three months ended September 30,    Increase
(Decrease) ($)
    Increase
(Decrease) (%)
 
     2008    2009     
     (In thousands)        

Total cemetery revenues

   $ 39,979    $ 41,206    $ 1,227      3.1

Total funeral home revenues

     5,804      5,381      (423   -7.3
                            

Total revenues

     45,783      46,587      804      1.8
                            

Add:

          

Increase in deferred sales revenue

     4,819      6,781    $ 1,962      40.7

Increase (decrease) in deferred investment income

     953      979      26      2.7
                            

Total increase in deferred cemetery revenues

     5,772      7,759      1,987      34.4
                            

Total value of funeral home revenues, cemetery contracts written, interest income and investment income earned

     51,556      54,347    $ 2,792      5.4
                            

Components:

          

Pre-need value of cemetery contracts written

     23,782      25,964    $ 2,182      9.2

At-need value of cemetery contracts written and other revenues

     15,494      15,603      108      0.7

Funeral home revenues

     5,804      5,381      (423   -7.3

Interest income earned

     1,442      1,606      164      11.4

Investment income earned on trust assets

     5,034      5,793      760      15.1
                            

Total

   $ 51,556    $ 54,347    $ 2,792      5.4
                            

The value of pre-need contracts written increased by $2.2 million, or 9.2%, during the three months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to the same period last year. We have continued to grow our book of pre-need business during these difficult economic times.

The value of at-need contracts written and other cemetery revenues increased by $0.1 million, or 0.7%, during the three months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to the same period last year. Although there was a minimal decline in the number of interments performed there was an increase in revenues per interment. We believe the decline in interments performed is due to an overall decline in the death rates in the areas in which we operate as opposed to any broad-based movement towards either cremations or other types of memorialization.

Funeral home revenues decreased by $0.4 million, or 7.3%, to $5.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to $5.8 million during the same period last year. This revenue stream was negatively impacted by the aforementioned decline in interments.

Investment income from trusts increased by $0.8 million, or 15.1%, to $5.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to $5.0 million during the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to realized gains on the sale of investments in the three months ended September 30, 2009.

The substantial buildup of deferred cemetery revenues that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2009 ($7.8 million) will eventually be reflected in our income statement as we meet the criteria for revenue recognition in the future.

Operating Cash Flows

Operating cash flows declined by $3.4 million, or 34.2%, to $6.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to $10.1 million during the same period last year.


We believe that it is critical that our investors understand that there is a level of correlation between adjusted operating profits and operating cash flows. Differences between these two key measures include the following:

 

 

Adjusted operating profits include non-cash expenses such as depreciation and amortization on unit-based compensation.

 

 

Operating cash flows are reduced for the payment of income taxes.

 

 

Operating cash flows are reduced for the payment of interest.

 

 

Operating cash flows are reduced for net cash inflows into our merchandise trust or are increased for net cash outflows out of our merchandise trust.

 

 

There are timing differences of amounts owed to us (i.e. accounts receivable) and from us (i.e. accrued expenses).

We perform a reconciliation of adjusted operating profits in order to determine what caused the differences between these two measures. This reconciliation is presented below for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2009:

 

     Three months ended September 30,  
     2008     2009  
     (In thousands)  

Adjusted operating profit

   $ 7,236      $ 9,408   

Add: non-cash expenses

     3,613        3,491   

Deduct: income taxes paid

     (229     (217

Deduct: interest paid

     (3,573     (4,248

Add (deduct): net cash outflows (into) out of the merchandise trusts

     934        (2,435

Decrease in net amounts due to us (“float”)

     2,084        620   
                

Operating cash flows (a)

   $ 10,065      $ 6,619   
                

 

(a) The decrease in operating cash flow is generally due to timing differences. See below.

While operating cash flows exceed adjusted operating profits during the three months ended September 30, 2008, this was not the case during the three months ended September 30, 2009. A review of the reconciliation above shows that the reasons for this primarily related to timing differences. In 2008, there was a net outflow out of the merchandise trust ($0.9 million) while in 2009 there was a net inflow into the merchandise trust (2.4 million). In 2008, there was a decrease in amounts owed to us of $2.1 million. The 2009 decrease was only $0.6 million.

We believe that the downturn in operating cash flows during the three months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to the same period last year was primarily caused by short-term timing issues and does not represent any impairment in our profitability.

Distributable Free Cash Flow

We define distributable free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities before changes in appropriate reserves, if any, less maintenance capital expenditures and other expenditures not related to normal operating activities, plus working capital borrowings to fund pre-need growth during the period presented.


We believe that the decline in distributable free cash flows is primarily related to the timing issues discussed in the operating cash flow section of this press release and does not represent any impairment in our profitability.

A reconciliation between net cash provided by operating activities (the GAAP financial measure the company believes is most directly comparable to distributable free cash flow) and distributable free cash flow for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2009 is presented below:

 

     Three months ended September 30,  
     2008     2009  
     (In thousands)        

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 10,065      $ 6,619   

Maintenance capital expenditures

     (783     (474

Working capital borrowings to fund pre-need growth

     -        -   

Annual expenses paid, less quarterly reserves

     229        105   
                

Distributable free cash flow (a)

   $ 9,511      $ 6,250   
                

Distributions paid during the period

   $ 6,481      $ 6,814   
                

 

(a) This is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please see the reconciliation to GAAP measures within this press release.

Annual expenses paid, less quarterly reserves as shown in the chart above reflects an attempt to normalize certain items where more than one quarter’s expense was included in the current quarter. We usually pay bonuses and taxes once a year and we have attempted to adjust quarterly cash flows to consider this. No bonuses were paid in the three months ended September 30, 2009.

Distributable free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please see the discussion of non-GAAP financial measures within this press release.

Operating Profit

Operating profit increased by $0.6 million, or 17.4%, to $4.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to $3.6 million during the same period last year. The increase was primarily caused by a $0.8 million increase in revenues offset by a $0.2 increase in operating expenses.

The $0.8 million increase in revenues primarily related to a $2.1 million increase in pre-need revenues and a $0.7 million increase in investment income offset by a $1.9 million decrease in at-need revenues. All of these changes relate to changes in the timing of when we delivered merchandise and services to our customers as opposed to any change in sales patterns.

The difference in operating profit and adjusted operating profit is caused by periodic changes in deferred revenues net of their associated deferred expenses. A substantial portion of our 2009 increases in the value of contracts written are still deferred and not as of yet recognized in operating profit. In time, these deferred revenues will be recognized in operating profit as we meet the revenue recognition criteria, which is generally the delivery of merchandise or performance of services.


Net Income

Net income increased by $1.1 million, or 366.7%, to $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to $0.3 million during the same period last year. The increase was primarily caused by the $0.8 million increase in operating profit and a $1.1 million decrease in income tax expense offset by a $0.7 increase in interest expense. The increase in interest expense was primarily caused by an increase in the total amount of debt outstanding.

Overall Performance

We continue to increase our adjusted operating profits. This increase has been related to both revenue growth and cost containment. We believe that each of these achievements can be witnessed through the increase in the value of pre-need and at-need contracts written accompanied by no material change in operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to the same period last year.

We would also like to draw attention to the continued recovery of the fair value of the assets in our merchandise trust. As of September 30, 2009, the ratio of the fair value of merchandise trust assets to their cost basis was 82.8%. This was a substantial improvement over the 76.6% ratio as of June 30, 2009, which was in turn a substantial improvement of the 68.1% ratio as of March 31, 2009. Between March 31, 2009 (the low point in the ratio of fair value to cost), the fair value of assets in our merchandise trust has increased by $37.3 million. Only $4.1 million of this increase was due to an increase of the cost basis of the assets. The remaining $33.2 million represents an increase in the value of the asset base.

Lastly, we believe that our overall business model is strong and is expected to remain strong. This business model is constructed so that revenues are generated from pre-need sales of cemetery merchandise and services as well as at-need sales of cemetery merchandise and services and funeral home merchandise and services. This diverse revenue stream should prove to be less sensitive to economic cycles than a more concentrated revenue stream.

Backlog

Backlog is a measurement of the future operating profit benefit that will be derived from customer contracts that have been executed for which we have not as of yet met the GAAP-based revenue recognition criteria and is equal to:

 

 

deferred revenue net of deferred revenue on unrealized investment gains or losses;

 

 

less deferred selling and obtaining costs.

We believe there are no material costs or significant uncertainties remaining to be determined or accrued for us to be able to realize the cash benefit of this future operating profit.

At September 30, 2009 our backlog was $237.9 million. This is an increase of $20.1 million from $217.8 million at December 31, 2008. This build up in backlog will be reflected in GAAP revenue as we deliver the underlying merchandise and perform the underlying services.


Investors’ Conference Call

An investors’ conference call to review the 3rd quarter 2009 results (which will be released before this call) will be held on Monday, November 9, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call can be accessed by calling (800) 893-3796. An audio replay of the conference call will be available by calling (800) 633-8284 through 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 23, 2009. The reservation number for the audio replay is as follows: 21440686. The audio replay of the conference call will also be archived on StoneMor’s website at http://www.stonemor.com.

About StoneMor Partners L.P.

StoneMor Partners L.P., headquartered in Levittown, Pennsylvania, is an owner and operator of cemeteries and funeral homes in the United States, with 235 cemeteries and 58 funeral homes in 26 states and Puerto Rico. StoneMor is the only publicly traded deathcare company structured as a partnership. StoneMor’s cemetery products and services, which are sold on both a pre-need (before death) and at-need (at death) basis, include: burial lots, lawn and mausoleum crypts, burial vaults, caskets, memorials, and all services which provide for the installation of this merchandise.

For additional information about StoneMor Partners L.P., please visit StoneMor’s website, and the Investor Relations section, at http://www.stonemor.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release, including, but not limited to, information regarding the status and progress of the company’s operating activities, the plans and objectives of the company’s management, assumptions regarding the company’s future performance and plans, and any financial guidance provided, as well as certain information in other filings with the SEC and elsewhere, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A(i) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continues,” “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, including, but not limited to, the following: uncertainties associated with future revenue and revenue growth; the impact of the company’s significant leverage on its operating plans; the ability of the company to service its debt; the decline in the fair value of certain equity and debt securities held in the company’s trusts; the company’s 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; the effect of the current economic downturn; variances in death rates; variances in the use of cremation; changes in political or regulatory environments, including potential changes in tax accounting and trusting policies; the company’s ability to successfully implement a strategic plan relating to producing operating improvement, strong cash flows and further deleveraging; uncertainties associated with the integration or the anticipated benefits of the company’s recent acquisitions; the company’s ability to complete and fund additional acquisitions and various other uncertainties associated with the deathcare industry and the company’s operations in particular.

When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC. 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.


Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted Operating Profit

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

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

Distributable Free Cash Flow

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

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


StoneMor Partners L.P.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     December 31,
2008
   September 30,
2009

Assets

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 7,068    $ 9,369

Accounts receivable, net of allowance

     33,090      36,449

Prepaid expenses

     3,422      4,158

Other current assets

     14,477      13,633
             

Total current assets

     58,057      63,609

Long-term accounts receivable - net of allowance

     42,309      45,693

Cemetery property

     228,499      234,919

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

     49,615      48,031

Merchandise trusts, restricted, at fair value

     161,605      194,580

Perpetual care trusts, restricted, at fair value

     152,797      186,104

Deferred financing costs - net of accumulated amortization

     2,425      6,393

Deferred selling and obtaining costs

     41,795      48,109

Deferred tax assets

     138      1,705

Other assets

     1,000      1,378
             

Total assets

   $ 738,240    $ 830,521
             

Liabilities and partners’ capital

     

Current liabilities

     

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 25,702    $ 25,658

Accrued interest

     659      1,070

Current portion, long-term debt

     80,478      4,809
             

Total current liabilities

     106,839      31,537

Other long-term liabilities

     1,837      3,656

Long-term debt

     80,456      179,907

Deferred cemetery revenues, net

     193,017      243,535

Deferred tax liabilities

     7,928      8,084

Merchandise liability

     75,977      76,575

Perpetual care trust corpus

     152,797      186,104
             

Total liabilities

     618,851      729,398
             

Partners’ capital

     

General partner

     2,271      1,674

Limited partners:

     

Common

     111,052      96,533

Subordinated

     6,066      2,916
             

Total partners’ capital

     119,389      101,123
             

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 738,240    $ 830,521
             

See accompanying notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.


StoneMor Partners L.P.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

(in thousands, except unit data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2008     2009     2008    2009  

Revenues:

         

Cemetery

         

Merchandise

   $ 24,101      $ 22,728      $ 69,206    $ 65,460   

Services

     9,077        10,187        28,066      28,959   

Investment and other

     6,801        8,291        22,249      25,156   

Funeral home

         

Merchandise

     2,179        2,260        6,766      7,189   

Services

     3,625        3,121        10,846      10,223   
                               

Total revenues

     45,783        46,587        137,133      136,987   
                               

Costs and Expenses:

         

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

         

Perpetual care

     1,089        1,230        3,241      3,658   

Merchandise

     4,626        4,486        13,763      13,017   

Cemetery expense

     10,914        10,599        31,367      30,450   

Selling expense

     8,674        8,733        25,800      25,177   

General and administrative expense

     5,484        5,797        16,013      16,687   

Corporate overhead (including $631 and $381 in unit-based compensation for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2009 and $1,889 and $1,138 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2009)

     5,426        5,440        16,443      16,303   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,387        1,700        3,394      4,718   

Funeral home expense

         

Merchandise

     842        839        2,705      2,750   

Services

     2,281        2,193        6,796      6,895   

Other

     1,470        1,385        4,497      4,284   

Acquisition related costs

     -        (29     -      2,099   
                               

Total cost and expenses

     42,193        42,373        124,019      126,038   
                               

Operating profit

     3,590        4,214        13,114      10,949   

Other income and expense

         

Gain on sale of funeral homes

     -        -        -      475   

Interest expense

     3,202        3,898        9,521      10,269   
                               

Income before income taxes

     388        316        3,593      1,155   

Income taxes:

         

State

     67        195        479      396   

Federal

     (14     (1,279     89      (1,415
                               

Total income taxes

     53        (1,084     568      (1,019
                               

Net income

   $ 335      $ 1,400      $ 3,025    $ 2,174   
                               

General partner’s interest in net income for the period

   $ 8      $ 28      $ 61    $ 43   

Limited partners’ interest in net income for the period

         

Common

   $ 239      $ 1,127      $ 2,164    $ 1,751   

Subordinated

   $ 88      $ 245      $ 800    $ 380   

Net income per limited partner unit (basic and diluted)

   $ .03      $ .12      $ .25    $ .18   

Weighted average number of limited partners’ units outstanding (basic and diluted)

     11,801        11,891        11,795      11,891   

See accompanying notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.


StoneMor Partners L.P.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2008     2009     2008     2009  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

        

Net income (loss)

   $ 335      $ 1,400      $ 3,025      $ 2,174   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activity:

        

Cost of lots sold

     1,595        1,410        4,980        4,026   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,387        1,700        3,394        4,577   

Stock-based compensation

     631        381        1,889        1,138   

Non-cash acquisition costs

     -        -        -        1,365   

Non-cash financing fees

     -        -        -        141   

Gain on sale of funeral home

     -        -        -        (475

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

        

Accounts receivable

     3,821        5,198        (5,000     (6,163

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (124     (1,333     1,705        316   

Merchandise trust fund

     934        (2,435     66        (4,554

Prepaid expenses

     13        (305     542        (736

Other current assets

     (701     (499     (324     (179

Other assets

     (156     (114     (723     (387

Accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities

     (525     (1,862     (2,699     (1,402

Deferred selling and obtaining costs

     (1,375     (1,569     (4,661     (6,314

Deferred cemetery revenue

     5,032        6,986        18,700        24,612   

Deferred taxes, net

     -        (1,204     -        (1,412

Merchandise liability

     (802     (1,134     (1,799     (2,004
                                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     10,065        6,619        19,095        14,723   
                                

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

        

Cost associated with potential acquisitions

     (792     -        (2,077     -   

Additions to cemetery property

     (1,796     (1,429     (3,268     (3,669

Purchase of subsidiaries, net of common units issued

     (988     (1,462     (2,226     (4,189

Divestiture of funeral home

     -        -        -        475   

Additions to property and equipment

     (783     (474     (3,713     (1,535
                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (4,359     (3,365     (11,284     (8,918
                                

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

        

Cash distribution

     (6,481     (6,814     (18,896     (20,440

Additional borrowings on long-term debt

     5,547        7,415        20,309        109,082   

Repayments of long-term debt

     (2,209     (5,663     (9,737     (86,716

Sale of partner units

     -        -        68        -   

Cost of financing activities

     -        (98     -        (5,430
                                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (3,143     (5,160     (8,256     (3,504
                                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     2,563        (1,906     (445     2,301   

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - Beginning of period

     10,792        11,275        13,800        7,068   
                                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - End of period

   $ 13,355      $ 9,369      $ 13,355      $ 9,369   
                                

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

        

Cash paid during the period for interest

   $ 3,573      $ 4,248      $ 9,360      $ 9,835   
                                

Cash paid during the period for income taxes

   $ 229      $ 217      $ 3,310      $ 1,737   
                                

NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

        

Acquisition of asset by assumption of directly related liability

     -        2,150        -        2,150   

Issuance of limited partner units to fund cemetery acquisitions

   $ -      $ -      $ 500      $ -   
                                

See accompanying notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Form 10-Q Report for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.