Matthews International Corporation announced unaudited consolidated results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2018. For the quarter, the company reported sales was $374,177,000 against $369,454,000 a year ago. Operating profit was $16,166,000 against $19,349,000 a year ago. Net income was $2,984,000 against $35,158,000 a year ago. Earnings per share -- diluted was $0.10 against $0.10 a year ago.