Funeral Director Daily
I recently read an article in TheHindu.com that you can read here pertaining to the growth of the Chinese death care industry. For many years the process of death care in China was one of the family going to a central government cremation center, and watching as their loved one was loaded into the crematory…
Read MoreI read an article the other day that I found in the consumer “Watchdog” section of the Dallas News. The article that you can read here pertained to a direct mail piece advertising “Free Burials for Eligible Veterans and Spouses”. That type of ad is not uncommon and if you are in the funeral business…
Read MoreThe Lockport (NY) Journal recently ran an article on funeral director Amy Lange in their Editor’s Pick Section. The article, that you can read here, deals with the Lange Funeral Home and Ms. Lange’s unique position in the funeral industry as a female owner/operator for the past 34 years. It turns out that Amy Lange…
Read MoreWith so much talk about the mergers and acquisitions in the death care industry of late, I thought it would be insightful to get the thoughts of Jake Johnson, President and CEO of Johnson Consulting Group on the subject. Mr. Johnson guides the company whom many consider to be the premier total solutions provider in…
Read MoreAt least one source, Zack’s Investment Research, predicts an upside earnings report for Matthews International when they report earnings for the quarter ended on March 31, 2018, on April 26. Zack’s estimates an earnings of $0.89 per share as compared to earnings of $0.84 per share for the same quarter last year and $0.64 per…
Read MoreI noticed a press release come out from Foundation Partners Group last week that announced the private funeral, cemetery and cremation operating company had made a purchase of the Healey Mortuary and Crematory in Salinas, California. Checking more into that press release on the company’s web-site I came across two other stories about Foundation Partners…
Read MoreI’ll agree right off the top of this article that after working for about 35 years in the industry that I may be a little biased. I’ve always thought that small town funeral directors are some of the nicest people in the world and today I just thought it might be appropriate to tell of…
Read MoreSecurity National Financial Corporation, the Salt Lake City company that competes in the to the consumer funeral and cemetery business reported that their corporate “after tax” earnings from operations increased 15.8% year over year from 2017 and 2016. Those earnings came on a roughly 9% system wide decrease in revenues. Pre-tax earnings were less than…
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