Image source: The Motley Fool. Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 9 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS President and Chief Executive Officer — Joseph C. Bartolacci Chief Financial Officer — Steven F. Nicola TAKEAWAYS Consolidated Sales -- $349 million, down from $428 million, with the primary driver being the SGK divestiture which reduced sales by $80.2 million in the period. -- $349 million, down from $428 mill...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 9 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS President and Chief Executive Officer — Joseph C. Bartolacci Chief Financial Officer — Steven F. Nicola TAKEAWAYS Consolidated Sales -- $349 million, down from $428 million, with the primary driver being the SGK divestiture which reduced sales by $80.2 million in the period. -- $349 million, down from $428 million, with the primary driver being the SGK divestiture which reduced sales by $80.2 million in the period. Net Income -- $15.4 million, or $0.49 per share, up from $1.8 million, or $0.06 per share, mainly reflecting a gain from the SGK divestiture. -- $15.4 million, or $0.49 per share, up from $1.8 million, or $0.06 per share, mainly reflecting a gain from the SGK divestiture. Adjusted EBITDA -- $44.6 million, nearly flat from $44.7 million, as increases in Memorialization and Industrial Technologies segments offset the effects of the SGK sale and lower corporate costs. -- $44.6 million, nearly flat from $44.7 million, as increases in Memorialization and Industrial Technologies segments offset the effects of the SGK sale and lower corporate costs. Memorialization Segment Sales -- $203.7 million, compared to $202.7 million; acquisition of The Dodge Company contributed approximately $6 million in sales, countered by the sale of the European cremation business. -- $203.7 million, compared to $202.7 million; acquisition of The Dodge Company contributed approximately $6 million in sales, countered by the sale of the European cremation business. Memorialization EBITDA -- $42.8 million, up from $38.7 million, due to cost savings, pricing actions, Dodge acquisition, and exit from low-margin European cremation equipment. -- $42.8 million, up from $38.7 million, due to cost savings, pricing actions, Dodge acquisition, and exit from low-margin European cremation equipment. Dodge Company EBITDA Contribution -- $1 million in the quarter on $6 million in sales, with management projecting...
Shares in major UK and European software and IT services companies fell sharply this week, extending a broad sell-off across the sector as investors reassessed high valuations and rotated into other sectors. In London, several prominent FTSE firms recorded steep weekly declines. RELX (RELX), the analytics and information group, dropped more than 13%, marking one of its worst short-term performance...
Shares in major UK and European software and IT services companies fell sharply this week, extending a broad sell-off across the sector as investors reassessed high valuations and rotated into other sectors. In London, several prominent FTSE firms recorded steep weekly declines. RELX (RELX), the analytics and information group, dropped more than 13%, marking one of its worst short-term performances in recent years. RELX shares have now almost halved from their peak last February and on Tuesday suffered their biggest drop since 1988. Meanwhile, Sage Group (SGE.L), a major provider of accounting and business software, fell around 10%. Mid-cap technology stocks including Softcat (SCT.L), Kainos Group (KNOS.L) and Bytes Technology (BYIT.L) also trended lower over the week. The declines came as AI developer Anthropic launched plug-ins for its Claude Cowork agent on Friday that would automate tasks across legal, sales, marketing and data analysis. The move sparked concerns of an impending AI-fuelled disruption of the data and professional services industry, which were once seen as major beneficiaries of the AI era, according to analysts. The weakness was mirrored across continental Europe with shares in SAP (SAP.DE), Europe’s largest software company, tumbling around 15%, underperforming the wider DAX index. Other software and IT services groups, including Dassault Systèmes, Capgemini (CAP.PA) and Spain-based travel technology firm Amadeus IT Group, also came under pressure. Read more: Bitcoin price plunges to lowest since 2024 as investors pull out of crypto This also spread across the globe to the US and Asia, with market participants warning that the sell-off was sector-wide rather than driven by company-specific news. Enterprise software, data analytics and IT services stocks have been among the hardest hit, reflecting investor caution toward long-duration growth assets and concerns over corporate technology spending. Russell Shor, senior market analyst at Tradu, s...