SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION [Abstract]

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited):

The following table sets forth certain items included in the Company's unaudited consolidated financial statements for each quarter of fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014. Information presented for the quarters ended December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 has been revised to reflect additional expense related to a theft of funds by an employee that had occurred over a multi-year period. Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders was adjusted by $591 and $601 for the first and second quarters of fiscal 2015, respectively. Diluted earnings per share was adjusted by $0.02 for the first and second quarters of fiscal 2015. Basic earnings per share was adjusted by $0.01 and $0.02 for the first and second quarters of fiscal 2015, respectively.


	Quarter Ended
	December 31		March 31		June 30		September 30		Year Ended September 30
	(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
FISCAL YEAR 2015:

Sales	$	343,584	$	349,394	$	364,752	$	368,338	$	1,426,068

Gross profit		124,670		127,695		135,436		141,574		529,375

Operating profit		25,585		19,275		27,405		32,758		105,023

Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders		14,360		8,975		23,140		16,974		63,449

Earnings per share:
Basic		$.44		$.27		$.70		$.52		$1.93
Diluted		.43		.27		.70		.51		1.91


FISCAL YEAR 2014:

Sales		229,945	$	246,837	$	279,983	$	349,832	$	1,106,597

Gross profit		81,376		90,182		104,230		116,708		392,496

Operating profit		14,679		20,543		31,830		14,470		81,522

Net income attributable to Matthews shareholders		7,787		10,992		19,041		4,805		42,625

Earnings per share
Basic		$.29		$.40		$.70		$.15		$1.51
Diluted		.29		.40		.69		.15		1.49