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Park Lawn (PLC) Stock Overview

Owns and operates cemeteries, crematoriums, and funeral homes in Canada and the United States. More details

PLC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	1/6

Rewards

Trading at 26.4% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 96.77% per year

Risk Analysis

Volatile share price over the past 3 months

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Park Lawn
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	CA$26.48
52 Week High	CA$26.51
52 Week Low	CA$15.48
Beta	1.13
1 Month Change	1.07%
3 Month Change	54.40%
1 Year Change	15.38%
3 Year Change	-29.42%
5 Year Change	-2.97%
Change since IPO	485.47%

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Jun 05

Is Park Lawn Corporation (TSE:PLC) Potentially Undervalued?

While Park Lawn Corporation ( TSE:PLC ) might not have the largest market cap around , it received a lot of attention...

Analysis Article • Jan 26

Is There Now An Opportunity In Park Lawn Corporation (TSE:PLC)?

While Park Lawn Corporation ( TSE:PLC ) might not have the largest market cap around , it saw a significant share price...

Analysis Article • Dec 11

Is Park Lawn (TSE:PLC) Using Too Much Debt?

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...

Analysis Article • Sep 18

What Is Park Lawn Corporation's (TSE:PLC) Share Price Doing?

Park Lawn Corporation ( TSE:PLC ), might not be a large cap stock, but it received a lot of attention from a...

Analysis Article • Jun 01

Is Park Lawn (TSE:PLC) A Risky Investment?

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...

Analysis Article • May 12

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Park Lawn Corporation (TSE:PLC)?

While Park Lawn Corporation ( TSE:PLC ) might not be the most widely known stock at the moment, it saw significant...

Analysis Article • Feb 17

Park Lawn (TSE:PLC) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...

Analysis Article • Dec 25

Park Lawn (TSE:PLC) Has Re-Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.038

Park Lawn Corporation's ( TSE:PLC ) investors are due to receive a payment of CA$0.038 per share on 17th of January...

Analysis Article • Nov 14

Is Park Lawn (TSE:PLC) A Risky Investment?

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...

Analysis Article • Sep 26

Park Lawn (TSE:PLC) Will Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.038

Park Lawn Corporation ( TSE:PLC ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of CA$0.038 per share on the 14th of...

Analysis Article • Aug 28

Park Lawn (TSE:PLC) Has Announced A Dividend Of CA$0.038

The board of Park Lawn Corporation ( TSE:PLC ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of CA$0.038 per share on the...

Shareholder Returns

	PLC	CA Consumer Services	CA Market
7D	0.04%	5.3%	-0.6%
1Y	15.4%	-24.1%	29.0%

Return vs Industry: PLC underperformed the Canadian Consumer Services industry which returned 17.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: PLC exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 8.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is PLC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
PLC volatility
PLC Average Weekly Movement	16.6%
Consumer Services Industry Average Movement	7.3%
Market Average Movement	9.7%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market	16.5%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market	3.7%

Stable Share Price: PLC's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: PLC's weekly volatility has increased from 9% to 17% over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1892	2,178	Brad Green	www.parklawncorp.com

Park Lawn Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates cemeteries, crematoriums, and funeral homes in Canada and the United States. The company primarily offers cemetery lots, mausoleum crypts, niches, monuments, caskets, urns, outer burial containers, flowers, online and video tribute, and other merchandise, as well as funeral, cemetery, and cremation services. It also engages in the filing of death certificates and publication of death notices; and body preparation activities.

Park Lawn Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Park Lawn's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
PLC fundamental statistics
Market cap	CA$905.21m
Earnings (TTM)	-CA$9.54m
Revenue (TTM)	CA$454.92m

2.0x

P/S Ratio

-94.8x

P/E Ratio

Is PLC overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
PLC income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$331.00m
Cost of Revenue	US$82.45m
Gross Profit	US$248.54m
Other Expenses	US$255.49m
Earnings	-US$6.94m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	-0.20
Gross Margin	75.09%
Net Profit Margin	-2.10%
Debt/Equity Ratio	40.5%

How did PLC perform over the long term?

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Dividends

1.7%

Current Dividend Yield

-169%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/08/12 11:01
End of Day Share Price	2024/08/12 00:00
Earnings	2024/03/31
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Park Lawn Corporation is covered by 10 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Kyle McPhee	ATB Cormark Historical (Cormark Securities)
Raveel Afzaal	Canaccord Genuity
D. MacKay	Clarus Securities Inc.

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Recent News & Updates

Park Lawn Provides Delisting Update

Park Lawn Shareholders OK Going-Private Transaction

Homesteaders Life Company and Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. entered into an arrangement agreement to acquire Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) for approximately CAD 940 million.

Is Park Lawn Corporation (TSE:PLC) Potentially Undervalued?

New minor risk - Share price stability

Steven Scott Steps Down from the Board of Directors of Park Lawn Corporation

Recent updates

Park Lawn Provides Delisting Update

Park Lawn Shareholders OK Going-Private Transaction

Homesteaders Life Company and Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. entered into an arrangement agreement to acquire Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) for approximately CAD 940 million.

Is Park Lawn Corporation (TSE:PLC) Potentially Undervalued?

New minor risk - Share price stability

Steven Scott Steps Down from the Board of Directors of Park Lawn Corporation

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.15 (vs US$0.13 in 1Q 2023)

Park Lawn Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 09, 2024

Park Lawn Corporation Announces First Quarter 2024 Dividend, Payable on April 15, 2024

Park Lawn Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 03, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Park Lawn Corporation Appoints Maggie MacDougall to the Board of Directors

Park Lawn Corporation to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Mar 07, 2024

Is There Now An Opportunity In Park Lawn Corporation (TSE:PLC)?

Park Lawn Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter 2023 Dividend, Payable on December 29, 2023

Is Park Lawn (TSE:PLC) Using Too Much Debt?

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.096 (vs US$0.15 in 3Q 2022)

Park Lawn Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 09, 2023

Everstory Acquisition Portfolio, LLC entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Substantially all assets from Park Lawn Cemetery Company (USA), Inc. for $70 million.

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Christy-Smith Funeral Homes and Crematory.

Park Lawn Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2023 Dividend, Payable on October 16, 2023

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Christy-Smith Funeral Homes and Crematory.

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 22%

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) acquired Assets of Forrest & Taylor Funeral Home Limited.

New minor risk - Financial position

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Park Lawn Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 10, 2023

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) acquired Substantially all of the assets from Ward Funeral Home Limited.

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) acquired Substantially all assets from Cobb Suncrest Memorial Gardens and Cobb Funeral Chapel.

Park Lawn Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on July 17, 2023

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Substantially all of the assets from Ward Funeral Home Limited.

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 18%

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.73 (vs US$0.89 in FY 2021)

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Substantially all the assets of Speaks Suburban, Carson-Speaks, Speaks Buckner & Oak Ridge Memory from Speaks.

Insider recently sold CA$66k worth of stock

Insider exercised options to buy CA$109k worth of stock.

Park Lawn Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter 2022 Dividend, Payable on January 16, 2023

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) acquired Substantially all of the Assets of Jacoby from Schrader, Aragon & Jacoby Funeral Home, Mountain View Memorial Park and Bustard & Jacoby Funerals.

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) acquired Substantially all the assets of Park Lawn Missouri from Park Lawn Funeral Home.

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) completed the acquisition of Substantially All of the Assets of Muehlebach, Skradski-Pierce and Assurance Cremation Society from Muehlebach Mortuary, Inc., Skradski Funeral Home, Inc. and Assurance Cremation Society, Inc.

High number of new directors

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) entered into an agreement to acquire Substantially all of the Assets of Jacoby from Schrader, Aragon & Jacoby Funeral Home, Mountain View Memorial Park and Bustard & Jacoby Funerals.

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Park Lawn Corporation to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 09, 2022

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Substantially All of the Assets of Muehlebach Funeral Care, Skradski-Pierce Funeral Home and Assurance Cremation Society.

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) entered into definitive agreement to acquire Substantially All of the Assets of Brown's Cremation & Funeral Service.

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) agreed to acquire Substantially All of the Assets of Ertel Funeral Home & Crematory.

Park Lawn Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2022 Dividend, Payable on October 17, 2022

What Is Park Lawn Corporation's (TSE:PLC) Share Price Doing?

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) completed the acquisition of Substantially All of the Assets of Shackelford Corporation.

High number of new directors

Independent Chair of the Board recently bought CA$106k worth of stock

Price target decreased to CA$41.89

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.17 (vs US$0.19 in 2Q 2021)

Park Lawn Corporation Announces Executive Changes

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) acquired Substantially All of the Assets from Farris Funeral Service, Inc. and Affiliated Service Group, Inc.

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Substantially All of the Assets of Shackelford Corporation.

Park Lawn Corporation to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 11, 2022

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Farris Funeral Service, Inc. and Affiliated Service Group, Inc.

Park Lawn Corporation Announces the Quarterly Dividend, Payable on July 15, 2022

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) completed the acquisition of Substantially All of the Assets from Hudson Funeral Home & Cremation Services.