Batesville

What’s up with Hillenbrand

By Funeral Director Daily / September 24, 2019 /

As a saver I keep what investments I have in separate buckets.  I have a bucket for my 401k, I have a bucket that generates current income, and I have a bucket where I hold stocks with the philosophy that these stocks “will be worth more in ten years than they are worth today”.  The…

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Matthews reports 1st Qtr 2019. . . . Memorialization segment increases sales

By Funeral Director Daily / February 12, 2019 /

On January 31 Matthews International, parent company of Matthews Cremation and Aurora Casket, reported its first quarter of fiscal year 2019 which covers the period of October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.  You can read the press release from Matthews here. As a company the consolidated sales totaled $374.2 million as compared to $369.5…

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Hillenbrand revenue up, Batesville revenue down, CEO Raver calls Batesville “Lean and Flexible”

By Funeral Director Daily / February 7, 2019 /

Multi-faceted conglomerate Hillenbrand Industries, parent of death care company Batesville, reported higher revenue year over year for their 1st Quarter which ended on December 31.  Hillenbrand, as a whole, reported revenue for the quarter of $410 million which is 3% higher than one year ago.  Hillenbrand’s Processed Equipment Group (PEG) reported revenue growth of 7%.…

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Hillenbrand reports 4th Qtr and Year End results

By Funeral Director Daily / November 21, 2018 /

Hillenbrand Industries, parent company of Batesville Casket, reported 4th quarter and year end earnings last week.  You can read the company’s press release here. For the year the company’s revenues increased 11% to $1.77 billion.  As you may know the company operates in two general segments, the Processed Equipment Group and the Batesville Group.  The…

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Moody’s Upgrades Hillenbrand Debt Rating

By Funeral Director Daily / July 23, 2018 /

In a release dated July 19 that you can read here, investor’s service Moody’s upgraded the debt rating of public company Hillenbrand Industries from a Ba1 to a Baa3.  They also noticed that the outlook of the company going forward is “Stable”. Hillenbrand Industries is the owner of U.S. casket manufacturer market share leader Batesville…

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Checking in on the Death Care Index

By Funeral Director Daily / June 13, 2018 /

Part of what we try to do at Funeral Director Daily is to keep you updated on all things funeral service.  One of the ways we do that is by watching what is happening with the publicly held death care community stocks.  Here are the stocks that we check up on regularly and compute the…

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Hllenbrand Reports 2Q 2018, Batesville Revenues Increase

By Funeral Director Daily / May 7, 2018 /

Hillenbrand Industries reported 2nd quarter results last week.  Hillenbrand, long known as the parent company of Batesville Caskets, has been, of late, driven by its entry into the Processed Equipment arena.  The company reported a net loss for the quarter which was the result of taking a $63 million dollar charge against the carrying value…

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