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Park Lawn Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 1/6

Park Lawn is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.71%.

Key information

1.7%

Dividend yield

0.7%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield	2.4%
Future Dividend Yield	1.8%
Dividend Growth	-13.7%
Next dividend pay date	n/a
Ex dividend date	n/a
Dividend per share	CA$0.456
Payout ratio	-169%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: PLC's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: PLC's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

Park Lawn Dividend Yield vs Market

How does PLC dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (PLC)	1.7%
Market Bottom 25% (CA)	1.8%
Market Top 25% (CA)	6.4%
Industry Average (Consumer Services)	2.1%
Analyst forecast (PLC) (up to 3 years)	1.8%

Notable Dividend: PLC's dividend (1.71%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Canadian market (1.82%).

High Dividend: PLC's dividend (1.71%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Canadian market (6.35%).

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: PLC is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (35.9%), PLC's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/08/12 22:31
End of Day Share Price	2024/08/12 00:00
Earnings	2024/03/31
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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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

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Analyst Sources

Park Lawn Corporation is covered by 11 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
Raveel Afzaal	Canaccord Genuity
D. MacKay	Clarus Securities Inc.
Kyle McPhee	Cormark Securities Inc.

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Park Lawn Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 1/6

Key information

Recent dividend and buyback updates

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

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.

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

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

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

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX:PLC) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Substantially All of the Assets from Hudson Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Park Lawn Corporation (TSX : PLC) completed the acquisition of Substantially All of the Assets of Chancellor Funeral Home and Garden of Memories.