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SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL

For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed May 2, 2024.

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Mar 31, 2024 · Filed May 2, 2024

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3. Preneed Activities

  1. Preneed Activities

Preneed Receivables, Net and Trust Investments

The components of Preneed receivables, net and trust investments in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet were as follows:

March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
(In thousands)
Preneed receivables, net$1,513,458$1,513,933
Trust investments, at market6,719,6646,394,796
Insurance-backed fixed income securities and other232,135222,424
Trust investments6,951,7996,617,220
Less: Cemetery perpetual care trust investments(2,034,432)(1,939,241)
Preneed trust investments4,917,3674,677,979
Preneed receivables, net and trust investments$6,430,825$6,191,912

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Preneed receivables, net comprised the following:

March 31, 2024
FuneralCemeteryTotal
(In thousands)
Preneed receivables$189,783$1,374,763$1,564,546
Unearned finance charges(10,239)(6,455)(16,694)
Preneed receivables, at amortized cost179,5441,368,3081,547,852
Reserve for credit losses(17,852)(16,542)(34,394)
Preneed receivables, net$161,692$1,351,766$1,513,458
December 31, 2023
FuneralCemeteryTotal
(In thousands)
Preneed receivables$190,514$1,371,804$1,562,318
Unearned finance charges(10,100)(5,810)(15,910)
Preneed receivables, at amortized cost180,4141,365,9941,546,408
Reserve for credit losses(17,026)(15,449)(32,475)
Preneed receivables, net$163,388$1,350,545$1,513,933

At March 31, 2024, the amortized cost basis of our preneed receivables by year of origination was as follows:

20242023202220212020PriorTotal
(In thousands)
Preneed receivables, at amortized cost:
Funeral$21,075$66,928$41,887$20,954$9,712$18,988$179,544
Cemetery140,995508,951356,583206,946102,21752,6161,368,308
Total preneed receivables, at amortized cost$162,070$575,879$398,470$227,900$111,929$71,604$1,547,852

At March 31, 2024, the payment status of our preneed receivables was as follows:

Past Due
<30 Days30-90 Days90-180 Days>180 DaysTotalCurrentTotal
(In thousands)
Preneed receivables, at amortized cost:
Funeral$6,910$3,455$2,619$27,799$40,783$138,761$179,544
Cemetery34,43828,5239,1475,36077,4681,290,8401,368,308
Total preneed receivables, at amortized cost$41,348$31,978$11,766$33,159$118,251$1,429,601$1,547,852

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The following table summarizes the activity for the reserve for credit losses on preneed receivables for the three months ended March 31, 2024:

December 31, 2023Provision for Expected Credit LossesWriteOffsEffect of Foreign Currency and OtherMarch 31, 2024
(In thousands)
Funeral$(17,026)$(1,622)$779$17$(17,852)
Cemetery(15,449)(1,302)2018(16,542)
Total reserve for credit losses on preneed receivables$(32,475)$(2,924)$980$25$(34,394)

The table below sets forth certain investment-related activities associated with our trusts:

Three months ended March 31,
20242023
(In thousands)
Deposits$156,119$137,245
Withdrawals$130,607$124,245
Purchases of securities$341,998$607,476
Sales of securities$334,719$630,740
Realized gains from sales of securities(1)$105,445$82,330
Realized losses from sales of securities(1)$(31,815)$(49,910)

(1)All realized gains and losses are recognized in Other income, netfor our trust investments and are offset by a corresponding reclassification in Other income, net to Deferred receipts held in trust and Care trusts’ corpus.

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The cost and market values associated with trust investments recorded at market value are detailed below. Cost reflects the investment (net of redemptions) of control holders in the trusts. Fair value represents the value of the underlying securities held by the trusts.

Fair Value Hierarchy LevelCostUnrealizedGainsUnrealizedLossesValue
(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury2$42,605$90$(1,285)$41,410
Canadian government231,337——31,337
Corporate210,808105(16)10,897
Residential mortgage-backed25,26923(95)5,197
Asset-backed2286—(47)239
Equity securities:
Preferred stock2420—(72)348
Common stock:
United States11,725,582646,399(57,808)2,314,173
Canada141,55320,424(866)61,111
Other international1122,15235,834(10,413)147,573
Mutual funds:
Equity1892,823149,405(5,188)1,037,040
Fixed income11,043,8394,753(114,631)933,961
Trust investments, at fair value3,916,674857,033(190,421)4,583,286
Commingled funds
Fixed income823,9461,692(66,005)759,633
Equity336,77990,667(208)427,238
Money market funds369,276——369,276
Alternative investments429,754159,323(8,846)580,231
Trust investments, at net asset value1,959,755251,682(75,059)2,136,378
Trust investments, at market$5,876,429$1,108,715$(265,480)$6,719,664

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Fair Value Hierarchy LevelCostUnrealizedGainsUnrealizedLossesValue
(In thousands)
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury2$45,645$145$(1,376)$44,414
Canadian government231,896——31,896
Corporate210,642138(17)10,763
Residential mortgage-backed25,45229(104)5,377
Asset-backed2291—(51)240
Equity securities:
Preferred stock2417—(97)320
Common stock:
United States11,744,919478,226(78,630)2,144,515
Canada142,72120,251(676)62,296
Other international1108,10619,580(11,088)116,598
Mutual funds:
Equity1876,620118,476(9,540)985,556
Fixed income1998,7675,727(109,231)895,263
Trust investments, at fair value3,865,476642,572(210,810)4,297,238
Commingled funds
Fixed income827,6002,432(63,021)767,011
Equity337,50071,819(642)408,677
Money market funds346,672——346,672
Alternative investments412,482169,825(7,109)575,198
Trust investments, at net asset value1,924,254244,076(70,772)2,097,558
Trust investments, at market$5,789,730$886,648$(281,582)$6,394,796

Our alternative investments include funds invested in limited partnerships with interests in private equity, private market real estate, energy and natural resources, infrastructure, transportation, and private debt including both distressed debt and mezzanine financing. These investments can never be redeemed by the funds. Instead, due to the nature of the investments in this category, distributions are received through the liquidation of the underlying assets of the funds. The funds' managers have not communicated the timing of any liquidations.

Maturity dates of our fixed income securities range from 2024 to 2040. Maturities of fixed income securities (excluding mutual and commingled funds) at March 31, 2024 are estimated as follows:

Fair Value
(In thousands)
Due in one year or less$53,339
Due in one to five years29,654
Due in five to ten years6,003
Thereafter84
Total estimated maturities of fixed income securities$89,080

Recognized trust fund income (realized and unrealized) related to our preneed trust investments was $42.7 million and $36.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Recognized trust fund income (realized and unrealized) related to our cemetery perpetual care trust investments was $23.3 million and $22.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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Deferred Revenue, Net

Deferred revenue, net represents future revenue, including distributed trust investment earnings associated with unperformed trust-funded preneed contracts that are not held in trust accounts. Future revenue and net trust investment earnings that are held in trust accounts are included in Deferred receipts held in trust.

The components of Deferred revenue, net in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet were as follows:

March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
(In thousands)
Deferred revenue$2,690,118$2,649,397
Amounts due from customers for unfulfilled performance obligations on cancelable preneed contracts(976,468)(945,888)
Deferred revenue, net$1,713,650$1,703,509

The following table summarizes the activity for our contract liabilities, which are reflected in Deferred revenue, net and Deferred receipts held in trust:

Three months ended March 31,
20242023
(In thousands)
Beginning balance — Deferred revenue, net and Deferred receipts held in trust$6,374,393$5,787,548
Net preneed contract sales367,166364,463
Acquisitions (dispositions) of businesses, net7,6782,904
Net investment gains (losses)(1)208,719178,220
Recognized revenue from backlog(2)(172,580)(180,172)
Recognized revenue from current period sales(130,146)(137,324)
Change in amounts due on unfulfilled performance obligations(27,954)(22,519)
Change in cancellation reserve(83)26
Effect of foreign currency and other(4,363)(832)
Ending balance — Deferred revenue, net and Deferred receipts held in trust$6,622,830$5,992,314

(1)Includes both realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)

(2)Includes current year trust fund income through the date of performance.

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