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EQUITY RESEARCH
October 5, 2022 Flash Research
PARK LAWN CORPORATION LIMITED
Hitting The Slope In Colorado
PLC announced the on-strategy acquisitions of six assets among three
operators located in Colorado’s Western Slope. The region is west of the
Continental Divide, covering a large area several hundred miles west and
southwest of the Denver market, which PLC already serves with eleven
funeral homes and two cemeteries. The Western Slope acquisitions are
small, adding a total of ~US$1.6MM of annualized adjusted EBITDA with a total deal value that we estimate at US$10MM-US$13MM. Funding is
expected to come from PLC’s credit facilities and cash on hand. Properties are: 1) Ertel Funeral Home & Crematory, consisting of one funeral home (transaction completed); 2) Taylor Funeral Home, consisting of three funeral homes and one combo funeral home/cemetery (expected closing early November); and 3) Brown’s Cremation & Funeral Service, consisting of one funeral home (expected closing early November). We already include acquisitions in our estimates; our C$36.00 price target and Outperformer rating are unchanged.