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Matthews International (MATW)
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Matthews International (MATW) Price & Analysis

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MATW Stock Chart & Stats

$28.15
$0.46(1.66%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
$28.15
$0.46(1.66%)

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say
Balance-sheet Repair & Interest SavingsRetiring high-coupon notes and cutting long-term debt materially lowers recurring interest expense (roughly $10M annually) and reduces refinancing risk. This strengthens financial flexibility, improves interest coverage, and creates durable capacity to fund strategic investments or further deleveraging over the medium term.
Memorialization Segment ProfitabilityStrong Memorialization sales and margins, with a run-rate above $175M adjusted EBITDA, indicate stable end-market demand and high segment profitability. Recurring product/service sales plus accretive M&A (Dodge adding ~$10M quarterly) provide a durable core cash-earnings engine for the company.
Propellus JV Value CreationThe Propellus JV's accelerating EBITDA run-rate and targeted SAP-driven synergies (>$60M identified, ~$25M near-term) represent a meaningful, recurring earnings source. Partial redemption/exit optionality and improving cash conversion from the JV provide structural upside to consolidated earnings and deleveraging paths.
Bears Say
Weak Operating And Free Cash FlowSustained negative operating and free cash flow materially limits the company's ability to self-fund investments, pay down debt, or sustain shareholder distributions without relying on asset sales or revolver borrowings. This reduces strategic optionality and heightens refinancing and execution risk until cash generation normalizes.
Sharp Revenue Decline From DivestituresLarge, intentional divestitures have materially reduced scale and recurring revenue (roughly $166M removed from the quarter), weakening operating leverage and making margin recovery harder. While strategically focused, the smaller revenue base increases sensitivity to order timing and slows the path to sustainable organic growth.
Leverage Still Elevated Versus EarningsDespite meaningful debt reduction, leverage remains high (debt materially exceeding equity and net debt still significant). With inconsistent historical returns and recent volatile earnings, the balance sheet still constrains capital allocation and increases vulnerability to revenue or margin setbacks until cash flow stabilizes.

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MATW FAQ

What was Matthews International’s price range in the past 12 months?
Matthews International lowest stock price was $21.95 and its highest was $30.93 in the past 12 months.
    What is Matthews International’s market cap?
    Matthews International’s market cap is $865.87M.
      When is Matthews International’s upcoming earnings report date?
      Matthews International’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 06, 2026 which is in 5 days.
        How were Matthews International’s earnings last quarter?
        Matthews International released its earnings results on Apr 30, 2026. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.165 by $0.205.
          Is Matthews International overvalued?
          According to Wall Street analysts Matthews International’s price is currently Overvalued. Get more investment ideas with TipRanks Premium
            Does Matthews International pay dividends?
            Matthews International pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.255 which represents an annual dividend yield of 3.66%. See more information on Matthews International dividends here
              What is Matthews International’s EPS estimate?
              Matthews International’s EPS estimate is 0.41.
                How many shares outstanding does Matthews International have?
                Matthews International has 31,202,438 shares outstanding.
                  What happened to Matthews International’s price movement after its last earnings report?
                  Matthews International reported an EPS of $0.37 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.165. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 0.244%.
                    Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Matthews International?
                    Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in MATW
                    What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
                    Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology

                      Company Description

                      Matthews International

                      Operating globally, Matthews International Corporation specializes in brand solutions, memorialization items, and advanced industrial technologies. The company's operations are divided into three principal segments: SGK Brand Solutions, Memorialization, and Industrial Technologies. Through its SGK Brand Solutions division, Matthews International assists the consumer goods and retail sectors with comprehensive brand management, pre-media offerings, printing plates and cylinders, specialized engineered products, imaging, digital asset management, merchandising display solutions, and various marketing and design services. The Memorialization segment caters to the cemetery and funeral home industries, supplying a diverse range of products. These include bronze and granite memorials, upright monuments, cremation-related items like urns and niche units, along with other cemetery features such as benches, flower vases, crypt plates, letters, and statues. Additionally, this segment furnishes caskets and essential cremation and incineration equipment. Lastly, the Industrial Technologies segment offers solutions for warehousing and broader industrial applications. It supplies marking and coding machinery and related consumables, industrial automation tools, and sophisticated order fulfillment systems designed to identify, track, pick, and transport both consumer and industrial goods efficiently. Established in 1850, Matthews International Corporation maintains its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

                      Matthews International (MATW) Earnings & Revenues

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                      MATW Earnings Call

                      Q2 2026
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                      Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
                      The call presented a constructive strategic and financial narrative: management has materially repaired the balance sheet, achieved meaningful interest savings, demonstrated continued strength and accretive M&A in the Memorialization segment, secured operational and commercial milestones for Propellus, Axiom, and DBE (including favorable arbitration). These positive developments were offset by near-term revenue and EBITDA declines driven largely by intentional divestitures and transitional costs, an expanded operating cash outflow in H1, and ongoing execution risk in Industrial Technologies. Given that most negatives are structural/transitional while several high-impact positive catalysts (debt reduction, Propellus upside, Axiom commercialization, DBE IP win) are in motion, the tone of the call is more positive than negative.View all MATW earnings summaries
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