Matthews International Corporation, Board Meeting, Apr 18, 2013. Agenda: To approve the dividend of $0.10 per share on the company's common stock for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Matthews International Corporation reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the second quarter and six months ended March 31, 2013. For the quarter, the company reported sales of $256,390,000 compared to $225,545,000 a year ago. Operating profit was $25,070,000 compared to $25,287,000 a year ago. Income before income taxes was $21,559,000 compared to $23,165,000 a year ago. Net Income attributable to company was $14,192,000 or $0.51 per diluted share compared to $15,258,000 or $0.54 per diluted share a year ago. Earnings per share, as adjusted were $0.61 compared to $0.61 a year ago. The increase in consolidated sales for the fiscal 2013 second quarter resulted from higher sales in all of the Company's segments, reflecting volume growth in several businesses and the benefit of recent acquisitions. Capital expenditures were $5.7 million. On a non-GAAP basis, the company's adjusted earnings were $0.61. For the second quarter last fiscal year, the company reported earnings of $0.54 per share, and on a non-GAAP basis, adjusted earnings per share were $0.61 per share. For the six months period, the company reported sales of $481,999,000 compared to $442,758,000 a year ago. Operating profit was $41,569,000 compared to $44,212,000 a year ago. Income before income taxes was $33,939,000 compared to $40,619,000 a year ago. Net Income attributable to company was $22,447,000 or $0.81 per diluted share compared to $26,543,000 or $0.93 per diluted share a year ago. Earnings per share, as adjusted were $1.03 compared to $1.08 a year ago. Capital expenditures were $10.9 million. The Board of Directors of the company declared a dividend of $0.10 per share on the company's common stock for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. The dividend is payable May 13, 2013 to stockholders of record April 29, 2013. The company expects that adjusted (non-GAAP) earnings per share were to be in the range of $2.45 to $2.55 for fiscal 2013. Earnings per share were to be in the range of $2.08 - $2.18. For the second quarter, the company reported intangible asset impairment was $0.04.

Matthews International Corporation announced that they will report Q2, 2013 results at 5:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time on Apr 18, 2013