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Overall, Security National Financial Corporation (SNFC), the Utah-based company with its base in the Death Care industry, had a positive 2nd Quarter of 2026 with Earnings before Taxes increasing 8.6% (7.3% After Taxes) for the company as compared to the same quarter of 2025. That result was accomplished even though the revenues for…
I attended church on Sunday and heard a sermon that I thought worthy of sharing with my funeral home colleagues. The sermon ended up being about the difference between “building a Platform” and “becoming a Pillar”. I found the message right on the money with my thinking about so much of the social media…
On August 7, Matthews International, a leader in the Death Care supply and equipment business, held their quarterly earnings call to give their opinion of the company’s Fiscal 3rd Quarter 2026 results and answer questions from analysts who cover the company. Funeral Director Daily receives a transcript of the entire conversation through our subscription…
Funeral homes and cremation providers have seen the revenue numbers that they bring in flatten as more consumers have continued to prefer less expensive services, such as cremation, over traditional burials for the past three decades. And, as more and more options become available to the consumer, including options where a traditional funeral…
On August 6, Carriage Services held their quarterly earnings call to give their opinion of the company’s 2nd Quarter 2026 results and answer questions from analysts who cover the company. We’re ten days removed from that date, but the comments of the Carriage Services’ management team are still relative so we present you with…
Not every consumer is looking for the $999 direct cremation service. And, the good operators in the Death Care space know that. There are plenty of ways to buy a burger in many different price points — White Castle, McDonald’s, Shake Shack, and Capital Grille all offer burgers. However, one would probably agree that…
As you read this today I will soon or already have given a presentation at the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) International Convention. I was asked to speak on the Fads, Trends, and Traditions of Death Care from the historical past and looking into the future into what may come. Looking…
Back in December 2025, Funeral Director Daily, in this article, informed you of the case of the empty grave of CBC Canada Royal Glider Pilot Gordon Patrick. If you read the article you will recall, Sgt. Patrick died in 1973 and was buried in Green Acres Cemetery outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. And,…
You don’t have to rely on my perception to come to the conclusion about the headline for this article. . . . Here are the prepared remarks from Matthews International’s CEO Joseph Bartolacci as presented in the company’s fiscal 3rd Quarter report of 2026 which you can access here: “The fiscal 2026 third…
When I first looked at the 2nd Quarter Financial Report of funeral home and cemetery operator Carriage Services one word came to mind. “Flat”. Look at some of the 2Q2026 numbers when compared to 2Q2025 numbers and you may see what I mean. Total Revenue: $102.9 million in 2Q2026 as compared to…
