---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000063296-24-000062"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MATW"
cik: "0000063296"
company_name: "MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP"
filed_at: "2024-08-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T13:32:42.198473+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Matthews Q3 EPS $0.06 vs $0.28 YoY; sales down 9.3%; guides FY adj EBITDA $205-210M

## Summary
- GAAP EPS $0.06 (down from $0.28); non-GAAP adjusted EPS $0.56 (down from $0.74).
- Sales $427.8M, down 9.3% YoY; Memorialization segment consistent, SGK Brand Solutions modest growth.
- Adjusted EBITDA $44.7M, down 20.4% YoY; FY2024 adjusted EBITDA guidance $205-210M.
- Debt reduced $12.6M during quarter; refinancing of 2025 bonds expected before Dec 1, 2024.
- Initiating cost reduction programs targeting $50M annual savings, ~$40M one-time costs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000063296-24-000062
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MATW
- cik: 0000063296
- company_name: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP
- filed_at: 2024-08-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329624000062/0000063296-24-000062-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63296/000006329624000062/matw-20240801.htm

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