---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000063296-22-000097"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MATW"
cik: "0000063296"
company_name: "MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP"
filed_at: "2022-11-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T16:11:47.974263+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Matthews Q4 net loss $81M on $82.5M goodwill impairment; adj. EPS $0.82 vs $0.80

## Summary
- Consolidated sales $457.1M, up 4.2% YoY; constant currency growth of 9.5% driven by Industrial Technologies and Memorialization.
- GAAP net loss $81.0M ($2.63 loss per share) vs $3.7M loss a year ago; includes $82.5M non-cash goodwill impairment at SGK Brand Solutions.
- Non-GAAP adjusted net income $25.6M ($0.82 EPS) vs $25.2M; adjusted EBITDA $55.9M vs $52.0M, up 7.5%.
- Energy storage business in Industrial Technologies posted strong Q4 growth; Olbrich and R+S Automotive acquisitions are integrating well.
- SGK Brand Solutions initiated European cost reduction actions; sales down $12.7M reported but up $1.8M constant currency.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000063296-22-000097
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MATW
- cik: 0000063296
- company_name: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP
- filed_at: 2022-11-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329622000097/0000063296-22-000097-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329622000097/matw-20221117.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063296-22-000097.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP reported fourth quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $ 457.1, net income $ (81.0), EPS $ (2.63).
  - Period: fourth quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $ 457.1
  - Net income: $ (81.0)
  - EPS: $ (2.63)
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2022 Consolidated Results (Unaudited) ($ in millions, except per share data) Q4 FY2022 Q4 FY2021 Change % Change Sales $ 457.1 $ 438.8 $ 18.3 4.2 % Net loss attributable to Matthews $ (81.0) $ (3.7) $ (77.3) NM Diluted loss earnings per share $ (2.63) $ (0.12) $ (2.51) NM
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329622000097/0000063296-22-000097-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP reported fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $1.76 billion.
  - Period: fiscal year ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $1.76 billion
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Fiscal 2022 sales were $1.76 billion, exceeding prior year by $91.4 million, or 5.5%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329622000097/0000063296-22-000097-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.