Finance
Recently private company Everstory Partners, who may be the 2nd largest Death Care services company in North America ranked on revenue, published an impressive “Year in Review” document that you can access here. In an opening letter from the document company President and CEO Lilly Donohue makes this statement, “In 2025, Everstory…
Last evening funeral service publication Connecting Directors reported that Park Lawn Corporation made leadership changes earlier in the week that included the replacement of Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Hay and Chief Operating Officer Mat Forastiere. Again according to Connecting Directors, Markus Sturm was named to step into the role as CEO of…
Every so often I come across an investment article that not only gives an opinion on a certain company in Death Care but also mentions the Death Care business in general and intimates on what companies have to do to be profitable. I find those articles are important to read so that one can…
I feel a little bit vindicated today. In mid-March I hypothesized that Death Care stocks may be overlooked as a “defensive position” by the market. At that time I researched that thought using only the first ten days (March 2-March 12) of the Iran operation “Epic Fury” as my timeline and wrote this article…
In a press release received yesterday, that you can access here, it was announced that Park Lawn Corporation (PLC) has acquired Arrington Funeral Directors and Crematory of Jackson, Tennessee. The acquisition will add one free-standing funeral home to Park Lawn’s number of funeral homes. A search of the Park Lawn Corporation website shows this…
When you look at the First-Half of the 2026 Fiscal Year for Propel Funeral Partners you will not notice anything “earth shattering”. From my point of view, when that is the case with an owner and operator of Death Care establishments, that is probably good news. I’m one who looks for slow, stable,…
Security National Financial Corporation (SNFC), the parent company of Security National Life, which includes end-of-life preneed insurance, a funeral home and cemetery division known as Memorial Mortuary and Cemeteries, and Death Care insurance assignment firm C&J Financial, reported their 4th Quarter 2025 and Year-End 2025 financial results last week. You can access SNFC’s…
Service Corporation International (SCI) recently participated at the J.P. Morgan Industrials Conference and were represened there by Senior Vice-President and Treasurer Aaron Foley. Seeking Alpha provided a transcript of Foley’s comments and answers to questions that you can access here. In those comments and questions one gets an idea of how SCI…
If you have followed my writings for any length of time you will know that I try to reward myself for a weeks’ worth of workouts by going to a coffee shop on Saturday for what I term my “Starbucks Saturday”. And, I use that time to also buy a Wall Street Journal…
A quote from a 1987 Los Angeles Times article on the then growing acquisitions of Pierce Brothers Mortuaries goes like this, “In increasing numbers, long-established mortuaries are closing or, more often, selling to (firms) which can spread overhead costs . . . . among several funeral homes.” Another quote from that 1987…
