10-Q 1 form10q.txt FOREVER ENTERPRISES, INC. FORM 10-Q UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 10-Q (X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 ----------------------------------------------- Commission file number 001-14067 ------------------------------------------------------- FOREVER ENTERPRISES, INC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) TEXAS 36-3427454 -------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) of incorporation or organization) 10 S. BRENTWOOD CLAYTON, MISSOURI 63105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (314) 726-3371 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. /X/ Yes / / No Number of shares Title of class outstanding as of November 14, 2002 --------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Common stock, $0.01 par value 6,934,934 FOREVER ENTERPRISES, INC. FORM 10-Q INDEX Page ---- PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION......................................3 Item 1. Financial Statements.......................................3 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - September 30, 2002 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2001..................3 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001..............................5 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001.................................................6 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)..............................................7 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.....................14 Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements..............................................14 Overview..................................................14 Results of Operations.....................................16 Liquidity and Capital Resources...........................20 Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.............................................23 Item 4. Controls and Procedures...................................23 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION.........................................24 Item 1. Legal Proceedings.........................................24 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K..........................24 SIGNATURES...............................................................25 CERTIFICATIONS...........................................................26 EXHIBIT INDEX............................................................30 - 2 - PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOREVER ENTERPRISES, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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- 6 - FOREVER ENTERPRISES, INC. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) ----------- NOTE 1 -- BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Forever Enterprises, Inc. and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, Forever Network, Inc., Memorial Service Life Insurance Company and Lincoln Memorial Life Insurance Company. We account for our fifty-percent investment in Mount Washington Forever, L.L.C. under the equity method. These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The balance sheet information as of December 31, 2001 has been derived from our audited consolidated balance sheet as of that date. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly our financial position as of September 30, 2002 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2002. NOTE 2 -- NOTES PAYABLE As of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, we had a note payable to Allegiant Bank in the amount of $1,988,278 and $2,030,340, respectively, which matures on January 1, 2003. Principal payments of $4,674 are due monthly along with interest at the "corporate market" interest rate (5.25% per annum at September 30, 2002). The "corporate market" interest rate is based upon an index developed by Allegiant Bank. We also have a $250,000 revolving line of credit from Allegiant Bank at rates similar to the primary credit agreement discussed above. The balance outstanding was $250,000 and $220,000 at September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively. This line of credit is renewable on a yearly basis subject to Allegiant Bank's discretion. We have a $2,000,000 revolving line of credit from Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services, Inc., which matures on March 31, 2003. Interest is due monthly on the unpaid balance at a per annum rate equal to the sum of 2.40% and the Dealer Commercial Paper rate for 30-day high-grade unsecured notes (1.76% per annum at September 30, 2002) as published in The Wall Street Journal. The balance outstanding was $1,993,112 and $1,811,172 at September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively. - 7 - Notes payable in the amount of $1,912,647 were settled in full for $1,653,988 on June 5, 2001 resulting in an extraordinary gain of $258,659 ($.04 per basic and diluted share). Concurrent with the retirement of this debt, we entered into a note payable with Allegiant Bank, Trustee under Trust for National Prearranged Services, Inc. Pre-Need Plans dated 7/24/98 -Trust IV ("Allegiant Trust IV"). On July 26, 2002 we increased the balance of this note by $130,000 in conjunction with the settlement of a lawsuit with Odessa Group, L.L.C. (see Part II, Item 1). The balance of this note was $1,635,729 and $1,597,335 as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively. Payments of $21,292 of principal and interest are due monthly until the principal balance is paid in full. The interest rate on this note is 7.5% per annum. We entered into another note payable to Allegiant Trust IV in conjunction with the purchase of a cemetery property in Missouri in December 2001. Payments of $5,357 of principal and interest are due monthly until the principal balance is paid in full. The interest rate on this note is 7.5% per annum. The balance of this note was $561,759 and $577,864 as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively. We also have a note payable to Allegiant Trust IV in conjunction with the purchase of an online interactive memorial product in February 2002 in the amount of $250,000. Payments of $2,967 of principal and interest are due monthly until the principal balance is paid in full. The interest rate on this note is 7.5% per annum. The balance of this note was $239,978 as of September 30, 2002. We entered into a note payable to Allegiant Trust IV in conjunction with the purchase of two cemetery properties in Illinois in June 2002. The balance of this note was $450,641 as of September 30, 2002. Payments of principal and interest of $5,419 are due monthly until the principal balance is paid in full. The interest rate on this note is 7.5% per annum. We have a note payable to Employers Reassurance Corporation, which was in the amount of $11.5 million and $13.6 million as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively. Principal payments of varying amounts are due annually on each anniversary date. Interest on this note is payable annually in arrears on each anniversary date at a rate equal to the five-year Treasury note plus 150 basis points (2.64% at September 30, 2002). We have a note payable to National Prearranged Services, Inc. in conjunction with the Management Agreement entered into on January 1, 2002 in the amount of $10,000,000 (see Note 6). As of September 30, 2002, the balance of this note was $8,592,093. Payments of $246,483 of principal and interest are due monthly until the principal balance of the note is paid in full. This note bears interest at the rate of 8.5% per annum. - 8 - NOTE 3 -- INVESTMENTS The cost or amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair value of fixed maturity and equity securities available-for-sale as of September 30, 2002 were as follows:

NOTE 4 -- SEGMENT INFORMATION We conduct and manage our business through two segments, cemetery/funeral operations and life insurance operations. The following tables summarize the results of our operations by our business segments. Costs and revenues that are not related to operating segments are included in the column "Corporate."

NOTE 5 -- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Effective July 1, 2002, we entered into a non-cancelable lease agreement for office space in Clayton, Missouri. This lease is accounted for as an operating lease. Future minimum lease payments under the terms of this operating lease at September 30, 2002 were $2.9 million. This lease agreement expires in June 2007. Effective July 11, 2002, we entered into the first of several phases of a long-term lease with Dell Financial Services L.P. to provide computer equipment for all Forever locations. The term of each phase of the lease is for 36 months with varying payment amounts and ending dates. These leases are being accounted for as capital leases. Total aggregate purchases through September 30, 2002 were $84,557. As of September 30, 2002, the balance of the leases payable was $80,589. Effective August 2, 2002, we entered into a guaranty agreement with Commerce Bank N.A. to secure a $2,000,000 promissory note with and between Mount Washington Forever, L.L.C. and Commerce Bank N.A. to finance the construction of a new mausoleum at the Mt. Washington cemetery. As of September 30, 2002 the balance of the promissory note was $546,392. NOTE 6 -- RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS On November 29, 2001, to finance the construction of an addition to the mausoleum in Hollywood, we entered into an agreement with National Prearranged Services, Inc. ("NPS") to sell up to $1.4 million of cemetery accounts receivable of Hollywood Forever, Inc. Due to higher than expected costs during 2002, this amount was increased to $1.7 million. Payments for purchased cemetery accounts receivable will be forwarded to NPS monthly until the total amount sold is paid in full. Amounts due under this agreement, which are included in "Payable to related party" on our consolidated balance sheets, were $1,561,538 and $196,000 as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively. Due to the excessive administrative time and expense associated with managing the accounts receivable agreement, in October 2002, this agreement was converted to a note payable to Allegiant Trust IV, retroactive to the date of the original agreement (see Note 10). On January 1, 2002, we entered into a Management Agreement with NPS whereby we agreed to provide all necessary personnel to supervise NPS' field sales force in return for a monthly management fee equal to a percentage of the net sales revenues of NPS as payment for the services rendered. As consideration to NPS for entering into this Management Agreement, we entered into a promissory note in the amount of $10.0 million. Due to the nature of the agreement and the relationship of the parties - 10 - involved, this agreement has an estimated useful life of 20 years, although the agreement will be re-evaluated by the parties every five years (December 31, 2005 will be the first evaluation date). This agreement was treated as a purchase of an intangible asset and will be accounted for under the guidance of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Management fees, which have been recorded as "Other revenue" on our consolidated statements of operations, were $1.0 million and $2.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, respectively. On June 5, 2002, we entered into agreements in connection with the acquisition of the business of a funeral home in Missouri. Payments of $16,667 (of which equal amounts of $4,944 are payable to Messrs. Brent D. Cassity, our chief executive officer, J. Tyler Cassity, our president, and J. Douglas Cassity, the father of Messrs. Brent and Tyler Cassity) are payable monthly until the balance is paid in full. Amounts payable under these agreements as of September 30, 2002 were $601,157 and are included in "Accrued liabilities" on our consolidated balance sheet. We also provide and receive administrative and other services to/from related parties. Management fees charged to related parties, which have been recorded as "Other revenue" on our consolidated statements of operations, were $332,000 and $925,000 for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002, respectively. Management fees incurred with related parties, which are included in "Selling, general and administrative expenses" on our consolidated statements of operations, were $90,000 and $270,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, respectively. These fees reflect an allocation based on actual costs incurred. Amounts receivable from National Heritage Enterprises and its affiliates, which are included in "Receivable from related party" on our consolidated balance sheets, were $7,076,769 and $6,226,702 as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively. Amounts payable to National Heritage Enterprises and its affiliates, which are included in "Payable to related party" on our consolidated balance sheets, were $4,962,293 and $3,129,154 as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively. Notes payable to National Prearranged Services, Inc., which is included in "Notes payable" on our consolidated balance sheets, were $8,592,093 and $0 as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively (see Note 2 above). NOTE 7 -- NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 ("SFAS 141"), Business Combinations. SFAS 141 requires the purchase method of accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and eliminates the pooling-of-interests method. We have determined that the adoption of SFAS 141 has not had a significant impact on our financial statements. In July 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 ("SFAS 142"), Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which is effective January 1, 2002. SFAS 142 requires, among other things, the discontinuance of goodwill amortization. In addition, the standard includes provisions for the reclassification of certain existing recognized intangibles as goodwill, reassessment of the useful lives of existing recognized intangibles, reclassification of certain intangibles out of previously reported goodwill and the identification of reporting units for purposes of assessing potential future impairments of goodwill. SFAS 142 also requires a company to complete a transitional goodwill impairment test six months from the date of adoption. We have completed our initial assessment and have determined that there has been no impairment of goodwill, and accordingly no material impact of SFAS 142 on our financial position and results of operations. - 11 - In June 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143 ("SFAS 143"), Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. SFAS 143 requires, among other things, that the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation be recognized in the period in which it is incurred. We do not believe that the adoption of SFAS 143 will have a significant impact on our financial statements. In August 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 ("SFAS 144"), Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001, and interim periods within those fiscal years. SFAS 144 establishes a single accounting model for long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale. We have determined that the adoption of SFAS 144 will not have a significant impact on our financial statements. In June 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 146 ("SFAS 146"), Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, which is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. SFAS 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred. We do not believe that the adoption of SFAS 146 will have a significant impact on our financial statements. NOTE 8 -- INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE OF STOCK Income (loss) per share of stock is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted income (loss) per share of stock is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares (primarily outstanding stock options). Weighted average shares of common stock and dilutive potential common shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted income (loss) per share are summarized as follows:

Dilutive potential common shares included in the diluted income (loss) per share calculation were determined using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, outstanding stock options are dilutive when the average market price of a company's common stock exceeds the option price during a period. In addition, proceeds from the assumed exercise of dilutive options along with the related tax benefit are assumed to be used to repurchase common shares at the average market price of such stock during the period. - 12 - NOTE 9 -- ACQUISITIONS We regularly evaluate possible acquisitions of cemetery properties that appear consistent with our acquisition strategy. On September 27, 2002 we entered into a letter of intent to purchase a single-location cemetery property located in the Southwest United States. The purchase price and working capital, if agreeable terms are secured, are expected to be funded largely through owner financing with the balance to be funded through additional debt arrangements with an outside lender and additional equity financing. We anticipate beginning our due diligence investigation in the fourth quarter of 2002. If due diligence proves favorable, closing is expected to occur during the first quarter of 2003. NOTE 10 -- SUBSEQUENT EVENTS In October 2002, we converted the accounts receivable purchase agreement (see Note 6) with National Prearranged Services into a note payable to Allegiant Trust IV in the amount of $1.7 million. Payments of $34,065 of principal and interest are due monthly until the principal balance is paid in full. The interest rate on this note is 7.5% per annum. - 13 - ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of our management as well as on assumptions made by and information currently available to us at the time such statements were made. We can give no assurance that the expectations indicated by such forward-looking statements will be realized. If any of management's assumptions should prove incorrect, or if any of the risks and uncertainties underlying such expectations should materialize, our actual results may differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that are not within our control and that may have a direct bearing on operating results include, but are not limited to: (1) general economic conditions and other factors, including prevailing interest rate levels and stock market performance, which may affect our ability to sell our products, the market value of our investments and the lapse rate and profitability of our policies; (2) our ability to achieve anticipated levels of operational efficiencies for acquired companies or properties, as well as through other cost-saving initiatives; (3) mortality, morbidity, and other factors which may affect the profitability of our insurance products; (4) changes in the federal income tax laws and regulations which may affect the cost of or demand for our products; (5) increasing competition in the sale of our products; (6) regulatory changes or actions, including those relating to regulation of financial services affecting (among other things) sales and underwriting of insurance products to fund obligations under pre-need contracts, regulation of the sale, underwriting and pricing of insurance products and regulation of the sale and pricing of funeral home operations and products; (7) the availability and terms of future acquisitions, if any; and (8) the risk factors or uncertainties listed in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additionally, we may not be successful in identifying, acquiring, and integrating other companies or their businesses, implementing improved management and accounting information systems and controls and may be dependent upon additional capital and equipment purchases for future growth. There may be other risks and uncertainties that management is not able to predict. When used in this report, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intends," and similar expressions, as they relate to us are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although there may be certain forward-looking statements not accompanied by such expressions. OVERVIEW We, through our subsidiaries, own and operate combination funeral home and cemetery properties, produce and market multimedia Life Stories, operate an Internet marketing site, and operate life insurance companies that principally issue insurance contracts to fund pre-need funeral contracts. Our life insurance operations are conducted through our wholly-owned life insurance subsidiaries. Forever Network, Inc., directly and through its subsidiaries, owns and operates funeral homes and cemetery properties and sells, archives and displays digital interactive Life Stories viewed at grave sites and on the Internet at www.forevernetwork.com. In addition, the Internet site provides valuable information to consumers on memorial products and services and markets related merchandise and services to the growing population of people who visit the site. - 14 - Substantially all of our life insurance policies are issued to fund prearranged funeral contracts sold by National Prearranged Services, Inc. and National Prearranged Services Agency, Inc. National Prearranged Services, Inc. is an affiliated company that collects all payments for prearranged funeral contracts and remits those amounts to us either directly or through assumed reinsurance. We regularly evaluate possible acquisitions of cemetery properties that appear consistent with our acquisition strategy. On September 27, 2002 we entered into a letter of intent to purchase a single-location cemetery property located in the Southwest United States. The purchase price and working capital, if agreeable terms are secured, are expected to be funded largely through owner financing with the balance to be funded through additional debt arrangements with an outside lender and additional equity financing. We anticipate beginning our due diligence investigation in the fourth quarter of 2002. If due diligence proves favorable, closing is expected to occur during the first quarter of 2003. In August 2000, we entered into a coinsurance agreement with Employers Reassurance Corporation whereby we ceded a significant portion of our in-force policies. This coinsurance agreement includes experience refund provisions whereby we may earn additional ceding commissions in varying amounts each year through 2010, subject to the mortality experience of the policies not exceeding certain levels. Approximately $78.6 million of the reinsurance receivable as of September 30, 2002 was related to the agreement with Employers Reassurance Corporation. In November 2000, we entered into various coinsurance agreements with North America Life Insurance Company of Texas ("NAL") whereby we ceded blocks of certain direct written life insurance policies and all of our assumed life insurance and annuity policies. We have segregated funds of approximately $61.6 million in a trust account for the benefit of the reinsurer. The funds withheld are presented net of amounts due from the reinsurer in our consolidated financial statements. We also entered into a 100% coinsurance agreement with NAL in September 2000, whereby substantially all of the policies issued by us that are sold by NPS and NPS Agency are ceded to NAL. This agreement was modified in August 2001, at which time we also entered into a coinsurance agreement with Hannover Life Reassurance Company of America ("Hannover"), whereby all of the policies issued by us that are sold by NPS are ceded to Hannover. Approximately $19.5 million of the reinsurance receivable as of September 30, 2002 was related to the agreements with NAL and Hannover. The above coinsurance agreements do not relieve us from our obligations to our policyholders and, accordingly, the cost of the coinsurance agreements was deferred and is being amortized over the remaining life of the underlying insurance policies. The unamortized deferred cost as of September 30, 2002 was approximately $1.8 million. The arrangements with Employers Reassurance Corporation, North America Life Insurance Company of Texas and Hannover Reassurance Life Company of America were made to allow us to shift our focus from insurance operations to the cemetery operations of our company. Our business strategy is to grow our business by acquiring cemetery/funeral home combination properties in targeted metropolitan areas, aggressively grow the multimedia Life Story business through all company properties and the Internet, and further develop our Internet marketing business. Through this strategy, we expect to develop the Forever brand to enhance consumer recognition and sales. No assurance can be given that we will be successful in completing any acquisition, or that any acquisition, once completed, will ultimately enhance our results of operations. We will seek to increase the number of quality cemetery/funeral home combination properties we own and operate and to expand our Forever network of families with digital Life Stories. Our plan is to acquire properties in or near major metropolitan areas to allow us to advertise and market the Forever programs to large populations. We seek properties with enough inventory and/or land to accommodate - 15 - future sales and/or construction of Forever mausoleums/chapels to create inventory and service space. The targeted properties could possibly be distressed in some way. We believe those in need of an innovative marketing approach are ideal. Established properties with a large heritage of families will also allow us to market our Life Story services to existing client family members, thus expanding our market potential. We also may pursue properties in the form of undeveloped land in a current or developing population center that can support a funeral home/mausoleum structure, and that provide a suitable supply of saleable cemetery land. We believe that acquiring and developing properties in major metropolitan areas should facilitate development of our Internet business strategy, which serves to display family archives, educate consumers on memorial products, services and providers, and to sell memorial services and merchandise through the www.forevernetwork.com website. We believe that the current environment provides excellent opportunities to acquire cemetery properties at attractive prices due to the fact that certain of the major acquisition companies are in financial distress, more properties should be available for acquisition, and the prices for properties are declining to what we believe are reasonable levels. Execution of this strategy should allow us to develop further the Forever brand and our company as a leader in providing unique and valuable memorialization products and services. We believe we are well positioned to enhance the profitability of the businesses and properties we acquire. With respect to our cemetery/funeral home operations, we believe we can apply tested and proven marketing techniques to produce significant revenue and market share growth. Efficient property operations management should allow for greatly enhanced profitability on newly acquired properties. Demographics and the growing interest in organizing and preserving family memories, use of the Internet for information gathering, and commerce on the World Wide Web should provide the platform for successful results on our Internet strategy. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following presents management's discussion and analysis of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations as of the dates and for the periods indicated. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto. - 16 - Our financial highlights were as follows:

We conduct and manage our business through two segments, cemetery/funeral operations and life insurance operations. The following tables and narratives summarize the results of our operations by our business segments. Costs and revenues that are not related to operating segments are included in the column "Corporate."

Cemetery Operations. Cemetery revenues increased approximately $763,000 and $1.6 million, or 40.9% and 27.4%, in the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods of 2001. Sales for the first nine months of 2002 increased due to the inclusion of new properties, more effective marketing and increased sales of certain cemetery and memorialization products and services. Cost of sales increased $100,000 and $308,000, or 18.3% and 19.7%, from $548,000 and $1.6 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001, respectively, to $648,000 and $1.9 million in the corresponding periods of 2002 due to increased cemetery sales. Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues decreased to 24.6% and 25.5% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, respectively, compared to 29.3% and 27.2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001, respectively, due to more efficient uses of cemetery resources. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $935,000 and $1.7 million, or 67.6% and 43.6%, from $1.4 million and $3.9 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001, respectively, to $2.3 million and $5.6 million, in the corresponding periods of 2002 due to the addition of new locations and a more aggressive marketing approach, including increased advertising. As a percentage of revenues, selling, general and administrative costs increased to 88.0% and 76.0% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, respectively, from 74.0% and 67.4% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001, respectively. Income (loss) before income taxes increased from a loss of $275,000 and income of $176,000 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001, respectively, to a loss of $160,000 and income of $411,000 in the corresponding periods of 2002. Operating income as a percentage of revenues improved to (6.1%) and 5.6% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, respectively, from (14.7%) and 3.1% in the corresponding periods of 2001 due to the higher revenues generated and improved operating efficiencies year to date, offset by higher operating expenses in the second and third quarters. - 18 - Investment in Mount Washington Forever, LLC. We currently have a 50% interest in Mount Washington Forever, LLC, and are responsible for all aspects of the cemetery's marketing and operations. The results of Mount Washington Forever, LLC are summarized in the table below.

Insurance Operations. Insurance revenues increased approximately $2.2 million and $4.5 million, or 34.7% and 24.1%, in the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2001. The increases were primarily attributable to higher premium income, as well as a higher than expected experience rating refund. Our premium income increased approximately $1.2 million and $1.2 million, or 64.4% and 22.1%, in the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods of 2001. These increases were due to an increase in the number of policies written from more profitable lines of business. Commission and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded increased approximately $1.3 million and $2.7 million, or 34.5% and 25.1%, in the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods of 2001 due to a greater number of monthly pay policies written, along with an increase in the number of single premium policies written. Our net investment income and realized gains decreased approximately $479,000 and increased approximately $359,000, or (70.2%) and 14.6%, in the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods of 2001. The decrease in investment income for the quarter was due primarily to unfavorable market conditions, offset by the inclusion of interest income of approximately $833,000 on the experience rating refund received in August 2002. Our benefit expenses decreased approximately $158,000 and increased approximately $35,000, or (7.3%) and 0.5%, in the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods of 2001. These variances were due to a lower than expected mortality experience in the second and third quarters offset by a higher than expected mortality experience in the first quarter on retained business. Income before income taxes increased $1.7 million and $2.1 million, from $32,000 and $1.2 million, respectively, for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2001, to $1.8 million and $3.3 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002. Income before income taxes as a percentage of revenues improved to 21.0% and 14.4% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, respectively, from 0.5% and 6.5% in the corresponding periods of 2001. Total assets increased $7.0 million from $207.9 million at September 30, 2001 to $214.9 million at September 30, 2002 due primarily to an increase in the amount due from reinsurers. - 19 - Corporate. Income before income taxes increased $409,000 and $2.5 million, or 86.5% and 132.3%, in the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002 compared to the corresponding periods of 2001, due primarily to increased revenues associated with the management agreement with National Prearranged Services, Inc. (see Note 6 to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements). Consolidated. Income before income taxes for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002 increased $2.3 million and $4.8 million, compared to the corresponding periods of 2001. Net income per basic share for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002, increased to $0.19 and $0.52, respectively, from ($0.10) and ($0.04) per share for the corresponding periods of 2001. The increase in operating income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, compared to the same periods of 2001, was primarily due to increased revenues from our cemetery and insurance operations and increased revenues from the management agreement with National Prearranged Services. The effective tax rate of 18.0% in the current year was due to our cemetery operations being in a net operating loss carryforward position combined with a lower tax rate applicable to our insurance operations. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES We expect to secure capital required for additional new cemetery properties and technology developments related to the digital biographies and the Internet through debt and/or equity financing. With new cemetery properties, the initial capital required for the purchase and working capital is anticipated to be sufficient to allow the property to achieve positive cash flow within 12 to 18 months. Because we have been able to significantly increase the volume of pre-need revenues at new properties, and much of those revenues are financed over time and/or deferred until the time of need (death), we have a natural and budgeted delay in profitability and positive cash flow. One of our cemetery properties in St. Louis, Missouri, which has been actively marketed since 1997, currently generates significant positive cash flow from operations and represents the type of relative financial performance expected on our current and future properties. We are experiencing similar positive trends at our cemetery properties in Kansas City, Missouri and Los Angeles, California and we anticipate both properties being able to sustain positive cash flow and contribute to earnings for the remainder of 2002. We believe that any operating cash requirements for our cemetery properties will be funded through working capital on hand or existing lines of credit. Capital projects at new cemetery properties for mausoleum/funeral home combination buildings and other saleable inventory features are expected to be funded through use of cash generated from pre-construct sales and/or debt financing and should require little or no additional capital investment. Certain other improvements would be accomplished and funded through use of existing personnel and working capital resources and lines of credit. We have invested significant capital to develop and enhance our Life Story and Internet business and our website www.forevernetwork.com. The Life Story program is an important part of our cemetery/funeral home business, as well as our brand strategy, and is currently contributing to profitability at the cemetery locations. Margins on the Life Story products and services are high relative to our other revenue sources and overhead relatively low. The Forever Network website is currently averaging more than 25,000 hits per day. Our insurance subsidiaries are restricted by state insurance laws as to the amount of dividends - 20 - that they may pay to us without prior notice to, or in some cases prior approval from, their respective state insurance departments. These restrictions on dividend distributions are based on statutory capital and surplus and operating earnings. Statutory surplus and statutory operating results are determined according to statutes adopted by each state in which the subsidiaries do business. Statutory surplus bears no direct relationship to equity as determined under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. As of September 30, 2002, no funds were available for transfer to us by our insurance subsidiaries by dividend, loan or advance. Our cash requirements for the remainder of 2002 and in the future will depend upon mortality experience, acquisitions, timing of expansion plans and capital expenditures. Our insurance subsidiaries generally generate sufficient cash receipts from premium collections and investment income to satisfy their obligations. We believe that the investment portfolio of our insurance subsidiaries provides sufficient liquidity to meet their operating cash requirements. We believe that anticipated revenue from operations should be adequate for the working capital requirements of our existing businesses over the next twelve months; however, from time to time, we may need to draw on existing lines of credit to supplement available working capital. In the event that our plans or assumptions change, or if the resources available to meet unanticipated changes in business conditions prove to be insufficient to fund operations, we could be required to seek additional financing prior to that time, or to curtail certain proposed activities. Changes in our consolidated balance sheets between December 31, 2001 and September 30, 2002 reflect growth through operations, changes in the fair value of actively managed fixed maturity and equity securities, changes in the investment portfolio mix and changes in our business strategy. Policyholder loans were essentially unchanged at $1.8 million at December 31, 2001 and September 30, 2002 due to the absence of new loans. Due from reinsurer increased approximately $5.9 million due to an increase in new business written in relation to the blocks of business ceded to Hannover Life Reassurance Company of America and North America Life Insurance Company. Total cash and investments decreased $1.9 million from $101.1 million at December 31, 2001 to $99.2 million at September 30, 2002 due primarily to a decrease in the market values of investments held. Changes in the separate components of invested assets were due to the portfolio mix of our invested assets and changes in the fair market value of balances in actively managed fixed maturity and equity securities. Intangible assets increased $10.6 million from $2.2 million at December 31, 2001 to $12.8 million at September 30, 2002. This increase was due to the execution of the NPS Management Agreement, the acquisition of intellectual property rights and distribution agreements and the acquisition of the Missouri funeral home business. Future policy benefits increased approximately $7.5 million from $147.7 million at December 31, 2001 to $155.2 million at September 30, 2002. This increase was primarily due to the growth of our retained and reinsured business. Policyholder deposits decreased approximately $1.2 million from $48.3 million at December 31, 2001 to $47.1 million at September 30, 2002. The decrease was due to withdrawals and surrenders of existing annuity policies and the absence of the issuance of new annuity policies. Policyholder deposits - 21 - are comprised primarily of annuities acquired with the block of business from Woodmen Accident & Life, World Insurance Company and Funeral Security Life Insurance Company. Deferred preneed revenues increased approximately $2.1 million from $5.5 million at December 31, 2001 to $7.6 million at September 30, 2002 due to increased sales of preneed cemetery items. Notes payable increased approximately $7.2 million from $17.8 million at December 31, 2001 to $25.0 million at September 30, 2002 due to increased borrowings associated with the various transactions and acquisitions noted above, offset by reductions against such debt. ACCOUNTING STANDARDS In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 ("SFAS 141"), Business Combinations. SFAS 141 requires the purchase method of accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and eliminates the pooling-of-interests method. We have determined that the adoption of SFAS 141 has not had a significant impact on our financial statements. In July 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 ("SFAS 142"), Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which was effective January 1, 2002. SFAS 142 requires, among other things, the discontinuance of goodwill amortization. In addition, the standard includes provisions for the reclassification of certain existing recognized intangibles as goodwill, reassessment of the useful lives of existing recognized intangibles, reclassification of certain intangibles out of previously reported goodwill and the identification of reporting units for purposes of assessing potential future impairments of goodwill. SFAS 142 also requires a company to complete a transitional goodwill impairment test six months from the date of adoption. We have completed our initial assessment and have determined that there has been no impairment of goodwill, and accordingly no material impact of SFAS 142 on our financial position and results of operations. In June 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143 ("SFAS 143"), Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. SFAS 143 requires, among other things, that the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation be recognized in the period in which it is incurred. We do not believe that the adoption of SFAS 143 will have a significant impact on our financial statements. In August 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 ("SFAS 144"), Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001, and interim periods within those fiscal years. SFAS 144 establishes a single accounting model for long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale. We have determined that the adoption of SFAS 144 will not have a significant impact on our financial statements. In June 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 146 ("SFAS 146"), Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, which is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. SFAS 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred. We do not believe that the adoption of SFAS 146 will have a significant impact on our financial statements. - 22 - ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK There have been no material changes from the information provided in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES The Company's certifying officers have established and maintained disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information is made known to them for purposes of complying with applicable laws and regulations. With the assistance and periodic review of our outside legal counsel and our independent auditors, we continually evaluate the effectiveness of the design and operation of our internal controls and procedures over financial reporting and disclosure pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer determined that, as of September 30, 2002, our disclosure controls and procedures were adequate to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or submitted by us under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, and summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Additionally, our certifying officers determined, as of September 30, 2002, that there have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect our internal controls. - 23 - PART II. OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Forever Enterprises, Inc. was named as defendant in a lawsuit filed by Odessa Group, L.L.C. during 2001 in state court in Los Angeles, California. On July 26, 2002, this suit was settled in consideration for the payment of $130,000 from our company to Odessa Group, L.L.C. ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) Exhibits: See Exhibit Index hereto. (b) Reports on Form 8-K. We did not file any Current Reports on Form 8-K during the quarter ended September 30, 2002. - 24 - SIGNATURES In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. FOREVER ENTERPRISES, INC. (Registrant) Dated: November 14, 2002 By: /s/ Brent D. Cassity ------------------------------------------ Brent D. Cassity, Chief Executive Officer Dated: November 14, 2002 By: /s/ J. Tyler Cassity ------------------------------------------ J. Tyler Cassity, President Dated: November 14, 2002 By: /s/ Michael R. Butler ------------------------------------------ Michael R. Butler, Chief Financial Officer - 25 - CERTIFICATIONS I, Brent D. Cassity, certify that: (1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Forever Enterprises, Inc.; (2) Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; (3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; (4) The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period for which this quarterly report is being prepared; (b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and (c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Effective Date; (5) The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): (a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and - 26 - (6) The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. November 14, 2002 /s/ Brent D. Cassity -------------------------- Brent D. Cassity Chief Executive Officer - 27 - CERTIFICATIONS I, Michael R. Butler, certify that: (1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Forever Enterprises, Inc.; (2) Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; (3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; (4) The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period for which this quarterly report is being prepared; (b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and (c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Effective Date; (5) The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): (a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and - 28 - (6) The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. November 14, 2002 /s/ Michael R. Butler -------------------------- Michael R. Butler Chief Financial Officer - 29 - EXHIBIT INDEX Ex. No. Description ------- ----------- 99.1 Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, is filed herewith. 99.2 Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, is filed herewith. - 30 -

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