Funeral Director Daily
Every so often when I am researching for articles I stumble across something that really fascinates me. Well, it happened last week and I enjoyed using the information to decipher what the “Average Size” of a funeral home is/was in the United States according to data compiled in 2023 which means that most of…
Funeral homes are a great study on this subject. With many being “Generational” in nature, have you ever wondered why some generational funeral homes stay “status quo” as the next generation takes over and other funeral homes either decline or grow in success with the same generation leadership changes? I think it is…
A recent opinion article from Seeking Alpha author Lighting Rock Research concludes that “After two years of deleveraging and portfolio optimization, I think this is a turning point for Carriage Services to pursue acquisitions and grow its core funeral and cemetery businesses.” Here are a couple of bullet points from the article whereby…
Last month a judge in Indiana removed the obligation of taking care of a non-profit cemetery away from the cemetery corporation and placed it in the hands of the government. . . in this case Center Township. In his decision, Judge Nathan Meeks commented that the Marion Cemetery Corporation efforts to maintain the cemetery…
Security National Financial Corporation (SNFC), the Utah-based company that has interests in the pre-planning, insurance assignment, mortuary, and cemetery business reported their 2nd Quarter results of 2025 last week. To sum up the company’s results, both of the 2nd Quarter 2025 and 6-month 2025 financials show an “overall” increase in revenue but…
Another month has rolled on by and we continue to write varied articles that let those in the Death Care profession know what is going on around them. Our articles vary in topic and it is a guess from month-to-month which articles might be of the most interest to readers. That’s why…
A recent survey found “mixed cost and price trends in the funeral sector”. The survey conducted by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of Great Britain probably has some correlation with the same trends happening in the USA. The regulatory authority (CMA) concluded that profitability for large funeral directors fell between 2015…
Service Corporation International (SCI) conducted their 2nd Quarter 2025 Earnings Call where they answered questions from investment experts about two weeks ago. You can access a copy of the transcript here. During the Question and Answer session of that call SCI’s Executive Vice-President and CFO Eric Tansberger responded to a question about…
I graduated from high school in 1976. The that time period around the 200th anniversary of our nation brought about profound thought change of women in the workplace. It was about that time, as you can see by the graphic below, that females caught and eventually passed males in college enrollment. Up until…
Pension funds and endowments have the responsibility of shepherding for safety, growth, and income their assets into a multitude of investments. I’ve learned that most of those types of investors invest in bonds and private debt for income and stocks for short-term growth. Some will invest up to 5% of the assets into…
