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StoneMor Inc.NYSE:STON Stock Report

Market Cap US$419.2m
Share Price
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1Y28.4%
7D1.1%
1D0.9%
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StoneMor Inc.

NYSE:STON Stock Report

Market Cap: US$419.2m

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StoneMor (STON) Stock Overview

StoneMor Inc. owns and operates cemeteries and funeral homes in the United States. More details

STON fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health1/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Earnings have grown 4% per year over the past 5 years

Risk Analysis

Negative shareholders equity


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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for StoneMor
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$3.53
52 Week HighUS$3.54
52 Week LowUS$2.08
Beta0.80
1 Month Change2.92%
3 Month Change3.82%
1 Year Change28.36%
3 Year Change204.31%
5 Year Change-48.24%
Change since IPO-83.66%

Recent News & Updates

Seeking Alpha • Sep 15

StoneMor Really Needs That Outside Capital

Summary StoneMor Inc. is in some sort of discussion with Axar Capital. Whether it be a take-private or some sort of roll-up, we don't know. While a roll-up would make a lot of sense in the fragmented U.S. death-care industry, investors might have some concerns while they wait for a deal. StoneMor has very high rate loans and their leverage situation could be described as nearing untenable. While the economics of death care are very good, StoneMor has a current problem that their cemetery-focused businesses need to get a good return on capital on care trusts. With markets being tough right now, shareholders deal with an uncertain situation where a good buyout is the only lever of return and bankruptcy is otherwise a risk. StoneMor Inc. (STON) is yet another business in the death industry on which we've been expanding our coverage. It is more focused on cemetery operations than some of its peers, and that presents a little bit of a problem for them in the current market. Since returns on investments from selling interment rights are important for the long-term revenues of the business, and cemetery revenues are exposed to inflation pressure, we worry about StoneMor's debt situation. They are in talks with a financial sponsor for some sort of transaction, but nothing has been decided yet and all parties could walk away. Shareholders appear to be in a position where a deal must happen otherwise the equity in this business could suffer a lot due to debt pressure, and indeed at maturity in 2029 collapse entirely. STON has excellent economics in theory, and can probably turn the ship around. It is discounted with respect to some closer comps, so there is an upside here, but the risks are absolute. While mitigating factors are saving them, the situation is really ambiguous, and with an abyss below, we don't walk these tightropes. The Challenges Let's first discuss economics. StoneMor's primarily business is in cemetery operations. There's about a 4:3:3 split between selling interment rights, services and merchandise. There are two dynamics which are saving StoneMor right now. Services and merchandise are often sold on a preneed basis, i.e., before a death has occurred. That cash flow is essential for servicing debt, and is why the operating cash flow figures are just about positive while net income is in the deep negative. Deferred revenues save them here. The other element is that when selling interment rights, the cost of servicing those interred remains are not payable immediately, as the plot is maintained on an ongoing basis. Therefore, selling interment rights provides an excellent upfront cash flow that helps service debt. Indeed, the debt situation is very severe. They have about $400 million in gross debt, and the interest expense is about $40 million a year, implying the 10% rate that would honestly be consistent with the risks from leverage here. Net debt is a bit lower at $320 million, but the problem still remains. We mentioned earlier that a lot of cash comes upfront for StoneMor. Especially for interment sales, this means that a lot of cash ends up in trusts that need to invest the money so that there's more to distribute back into the working capital of the businesses, and indeed the pockets of shareholders over time. If investment performance is weak, then there's less distributions in the long-term for the company from those interment sales, which are partially deferred using these trusts and all that associated accounting. The economics aren't so different from pension plans with defined benefits. The problem is that performance is probably going to be pretty weak. 2022 revenues were $70.5 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared with $72.1 million for the second quarter of 2021, a 2.3% decline, which was primarily driven by the decrease in investment and other income. Jeff DiGiovanni, STON CFO And if it's really weak, there's even a risk that the company has to pay into the trust to cover the statutory obligations for covering interred remains. State laws play into this, and it creates some hidden leverage that is contingent on poor investment performance. You might see how things could be complicated...

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Sep 15

StoneMor Really Needs That Outside Capital

Summary StoneMor Inc. is in some sort of discussion with Axar Capital. Whether it be a take-private or some sort of roll-up, we don't know. While a roll-up would make a lot of sense in the fragmented U.S. death-care industry, investors might have some concerns while they wait for a deal. StoneMor has very high rate loans and their leverage situation could be described as nearing untenable. While the economics of death care are very good, StoneMor has a current problem that their cemetery-focused businesses need to get a good return on capital on care trusts. With markets being tough right now, shareholders deal with an uncertain situation where a good buyout is the only lever of return and bankruptcy is otherwise a risk. StoneMor Inc. (STON) is yet another business in the death industry on which we've been expanding our coverage. It is more focused on cemetery operations than some of its peers, and that presents a little bit of a problem for them in the current market. Since returns on investments from selling interment rights are important for the long-term revenues of the business, and cemetery revenues are exposed to inflation pressure, we worry about StoneMor's debt situation. They are in talks with a financial sponsor for some sort of transaction, but nothing has been decided yet and all parties could walk away. Shareholders appear to be in a position where a deal must happen otherwise the equity in this business could suffer a lot due to debt pressure, and indeed at maturity in 2029 collapse entirely. STON has excellent economics in theory, and can probably turn the ship around. It is discounted with respect to some closer comps, so there is an upside here, but the risks are absolute. While mitigating factors are saving them, the situation is really ambiguous, and with an abyss below, we don't walk these tightropes. The Challenges Let's first discuss economics. StoneMor's primarily business is in cemetery operations. There's about a 4:3:3 split between selling interment rights, services and merchandise. There are two dynamics which are saving StoneMor right now. Services and merchandise are often sold on a preneed basis, i.e., before a death has occurred. That cash flow is essential for servicing debt, and is why the operating cash flow figures are just about positive while net income is in the deep negative. Deferred revenues save them here. The other element is that when selling interment rights, the cost of servicing those interred remains are not payable immediately, as the plot is maintained on an ongoing basis. Therefore, selling interment rights provides an excellent upfront cash flow that helps service debt. Indeed, the debt situation is very severe. They have about $400 million in gross debt, and the interest expense is about $40 million a year, implying the 10% rate that would honestly be consistent with the risks from leverage here. Net debt is a bit lower at $320 million, but the problem still remains. We mentioned earlier that a lot of cash comes upfront for StoneMor. Especially for interment sales, this means that a lot of cash ends up in trusts that need to invest the money so that there's more to distribute back into the working capital of the businesses, and indeed the pockets of shareholders over time. If investment performance is weak, then there's less distributions in the long-term for the company from those interment sales, which are partially deferred using these trusts and all that associated accounting. The economics aren't so different from pension plans with defined benefits. The problem is that performance is probably going to be pretty weak. 2022 revenues were $70.5 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared with $72.1 million for the second quarter of 2021, a 2.3% decline, which was primarily driven by the decrease in investment and other income. Jeff DiGiovanni, STON CFO And if it's really weak, there's even a risk that the company has to pay into the trust to cover the statutory obligations for covering interred remains. State laws play into this, and it creates some hidden leverage that is contingent on poor investment performance. You might see how things could be complicated...
Seeking Alpha • May 12

StoneMor: Only A Catalyst Can Generate Value For Investors

StoneMor's fundamental condition has improved lately, but the overall health of the business remains mediocre. Relative to other players in this space, shares also look quite pricey and upside is likely very limited. Only a catalyst, which might be in the works, can result in some real value creation for its investors if fundamentals don't continue to improve.
Seeking Alpha • Dec 22

StoneMor: Resurrection Of Graveyard Stock, Worth 4-5x To Shareholders

StoneMor shares are currently worth 4-5x based on public comps. Conservative accounting disguises valuable, compounding asset base. New management has made significant strides to cut costs, reallocate capital, and restructure its org chart. The company holds $413 million in NOLs available to a financial buyer. There is a strong case that the shares could be taken out in the near future.
Seeking Alpha • Aug 24

StoneMor: There's Better Out There

StoneMor has been on a bumpy ride in recent years, especially when it comes to the company's profitability. This makes it difficult to value the firm, even as data shows that the current fiscal year should, in some ways, be better for shareholders than last year was. In all, there likely are more attractive prospects on the market than StoneMor.

Shareholder Returns

STONUS Consumer ServicesUS Market
7D1.1%-1.4%-1.1%
1Y28.4%-18.7%15.1%

Return vs Industry: STON exceeded the US Consumer Services industry which returned -27.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: STON exceeded the US Market which returned -25.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is STON's price volatile compared to industry and market?
STON volatility
STON Average Weekly Movement0.8%
Consumer Services Industry Average Movement7.5%
Market Average Movement7.1%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.1%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

Stable Share Price: STON has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: STON's weekly volatility has decreased from 8% to 1% over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
20041,904Joe Redlingwww.stonemor.com

StoneMor Inc. owns and operates cemeteries and funeral homes in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Cemetery Operations and Funeral Home Operations. The Cemetery Operations segment provides cemetery property interment rights, such as burial lots, lawn and mausoleum crypts, and cremation niches; cemetery merchandise comprising burial vaults, caskets, grave markers, and memorials; and cemetery services, which include opening and closing, cremation, and cemetery merchandise installation services.

StoneMor Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do StoneMor's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
STON fundamental statistics
Market capUS$419.20m
Earnings (TTM)-US$44.99m
Revenue (TTM)US$322.57m
1.3x
P/S Ratio
-9.3x
P/E Ratio

Is STON overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
STON income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$322.57m
Cost of RevenueUS$161.98m
Gross ProfitUS$160.59m
Other ExpensesUS$205.59m
Earnings-US$44.99m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2022

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.38
Gross Margin49.78%
Net Profit Margin-13.95%
Debt/Equity Ratio-224.8%

How did STON perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2022/11/04 16:20
End of Day Share Price 2022/11/03 00:00
Earnings2022/06/30
Annual Earnings2021/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* 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

StoneMor Inc. is covered by 5 analysts. of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Benjamin MayoBaird
Michael GyureBrean Capital Historical (Janney Montgomery)
Liam BurkeB. Riley Securities, Inc.