Finance
Over the years I’ve seen many family funeral homes explode in value as they built more market share, acquired more facilities, and simply built a culture of enhancing revenues while at the same time containing their costs. When one can do that, with any business, it will lead to higher profitability and a…
It didn’t take long for Death Care conglomerate Matthews International to name a new President and CEO following this August 4, 2026, press release indicating that current President/CEO Josepah Bartolacci would be retiring after more than two decades of leadership at the company. One week later on August 11, 2026, Matthews International issued this…
A.S. Turner & Sons has served the population of Decatur, Georgia, and the greater Atlanta area for more than 120 years. Funeral Director Daily recently mentioned the firm in this article about The Natural Funeral concept which takes The Natural Funeral’s proprietary Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) process, Terramation, to the local level. We’ve…
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…
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…
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…
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…
On Thursday, July 30, Service Corporation International (SCI) 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. Funeral Director Daily receives a transcript of the entire conversation through our subscription with Seeking Alpha. You can access…
Service Corporation International (SCI) reported their 2nd Quarter of 2026 on July 29 — which happened to be a bad day on Wall Street. On that day the Dow Jones Index dropped 2.19%, the S&P 500 dropped 1.52%, and the NASDAQ dropped 1.74%. It was a day where the Federal Reserve held tight…
