What does memorialization — selling expense mean?

Includes all costs related to the marketing, sales force, and distribution efforts required to generate revenue within the memorialization segment. This metric helps evaluate the efficiency of the segment's go-to-market strategy.

Matthews International MATW Memorialization — Selling Expense

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UMH

UMHSelling Expense

$1.87M+15.6%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$258.6M-39.5%

Gross profit$102.0M-29.2%

Operating income-$3.2M-153%

Net income-$21.8M-145%

EPS (diluted)-$0.69-138%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$36.1M-10.3%

Total debt$662.1M-26.6%

Total equity$512.2M+25.5%

Total assets$1.5B-16.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$15.4M—

CapEx$4.0M-53.7%

Free cash flow-$19.5M-708%

Valuation

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Market cap$821.56M+26.0%

Enterprise value$1.45B-4.4%

P/E84.6×—

P/S0.7×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin36.3%+5.8pp

Operating margin2.3%-1.2pp

Net margin0.8%+0.4pp

FCF margin-8.3%-8.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity2.1%+1.1pp

Debt / equity1.3×-0.9×

Current ratio1.6×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Matthews International in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:SellingExpense.

The official record: Matthews International’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Matthews International's memorialization — selling expense?: Matthews International (MATW) reported memorialization — selling expense of $21.67M in Q1 2026.
How has Matthews International's memorialization — selling expense changed year-over-year?: Matthews International's memorialization — selling expense increased by 5.8% year-over-year, from $20.49M to $21.67M.
What does memorialization — selling expense mean?: Includes all costs related to the marketing, sales force, and distribution efforts required to generate revenue within the memorialization segment. This metric helps evaluate the efficiency of the segment's go-to-market strategy.