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Landslide Causing Problems at SCI Cemetery

By Funeral Director Daily / March 13, 2018 /

According to an article in the West Virginia Herald-Dispatch that you can read here, excessive rainfall has caused problems at the Woodmere Cemetery in Huntington, WV.  The cemetery is owned by Service Corporation International. The problem manifested itself about three weeks ago when excessive rainfall washed the back side of the cemetery onto Norway Avenue. …

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SCI Presents at Raymond James Investor Conference

By Funeral Director Daily / March 8, 2018 /

  Death care industry company Service Corporation International recently presented at the Raymond James 39th Annual Institutional Investors Conference.  I’ve found a  slide deck about their company on Seeking Alpha that you can see here.  It was part of their power point presentation to institutional investors and is an interesting synopsis of the company as…

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Service Corporation Reports 4th Quarter and Year End

By Funeral Director Daily / February 15, 2018 /

Service Corporation International of Houston, Texas, the nation’s largest provider of deathcare services reported 4th Quarter and Year End 2017 results on Tuesday, February 13.  You can see the financials and read the commentary here. In a statement, Chief Executive Officer Tom Ryan commented, “We delivered a solid quarter as we close out 2017.  .…

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Analyst Says “Get in on Baby Boom Market with SCI Stock”

By Funeral Director Daily / January 15, 2018 /

I read an article published on Friday by Samuel Leathers and featured on the site, Seeking Alpha.  The crux of the article, which you can read here,  is the author’s opinion that a better way to play the “Graying of America” demographic in the stock market than senior housing and the nursing home industry is…

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SCI to Sponsor Tournament of Rose Parade Float

By Funeral Director Daily / December 29, 2017 /

Service Corporation International and its brand, Dignity Memorial,  recently announced that it will, for the 10th consecutive year, sponsor the Donate Life float that will appear in the 129th Rose parade on January 1, 2018.  You can read their press release here. The Donate Life Rose Parade float helps raise awareness of the important cause…

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Some History and Investment Perspective on Service Corporation International

By Funeral Director Daily / September 15, 2017 /

I’m a buy and hold investor and enjoy learning about companies that over time will bring a nice positive return to my portfolio. I also like to learn as much as I can about companies and those in the death care industry give me added perspective — I always try to learn what they are…

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SCI to spend $255 million on capexp and acquisitions during 2017

By Funeral Director Daily / February 15, 2017 /

Here’s a summary of the remarks of the Service Corporation International Executive Team during the company’s fourth quarter 2016 earnings call.  You can access the entire transcript at Seeking Alpha. CEO Thomas Ryan on the growth in the company’s preneed revenue:   “We also continue to grow our funeral preneed backlog, hosting a 4% growth…

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Generational Equity Announces Sale of Weerts Funeral Home to SCI

By Funeral Director Daily / February 15, 2017 /

DALLAS, Feb. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Generational Equity, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client, Weerts Funeral Home, Inc., headquartered in Davenport, IA, and Riverbend Cremation Service, LLC, in Bettendorf, IA, to Service Corporation International, headquartered in Houston, TX. The acquisition closed February 1,…

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SCI fourth quarter earnings beat estimates.

By Funeral Director Daily / February 13, 2017 /

Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI), the largest provider of deathcare products and services in North America, issued fourth quarter 2016 financials.  Here are the highlights. Quarterly revenue increased by 5% to $809 due primarily to an increase in cemetery preneed revenue.  SCI funeral home revenues were flat. Net income declined by 11% to $66 million…

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