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Joseph Bartolacci

Chief Executive Officer, President & Director, MATTHEWS INTL CORP -CL A

Search every verified Joseph Bartolacci interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. At the Sidoti Small-cap Conference on March 20, 2025, Joseph Bartolacci, CEO of Matthews International, discussed the company's three business segments—industrial technologies, memorialization, and brand solutions—alongside CFO Steve Nicola. Bartolacci highlighted the company's 175-year history and its focus on growth opportunities, including a planned initial public offering for an unspecified business unit expected to go to market that summer. He described the memorialization segment as stable but not growing, noting the shift in cremation rates from about 10% to nearly 60% during his tenure, and outlined plans to expand into Europe and standardize cremation equipment for smaller customers. Bartolacci also addressed the company's industrial technologies segment, emphasizing its dry battery electrode technology, which he said reduces total investment by 70%, labor by 75%, and utility consumption by 75%, while eliminating solvents and improving battery performance. He clarified that Matthews International owns the intellectual property for this technology and is free to license it to any party, noting that Tesla holds a license to use the technology but that the company retains the right to sell it to others. Regarding capital allocation, CFO Steve Nicola stated that near-term priorities remain debt reduction, though share repurchases are being considered after the expected closing of the SGK transaction and receipt of initial cash proceeds.

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  • Matthews International Corporation MATW Q1 2026 Earnings Call

    February 04, 2026 · 📺 Fyfull

    --------- Matthews International Corporation MATW Q1 2026 Earnings Call --------- In this video, we’ll cover the latest quarterly earnings results, key financial metrics, and business highlights from the most recent reporting period. 🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe and follow us on X for more updates: https://x.com/Fyfull2 Disclaimer: This video includes segments from official corporate earnings calls and presentations, used for educational and informational purposes under fair use (Section 107, U.S. Copyright Act). No affiliation or endorsement by the companies mentioned is implied. All conte…

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  • Matthews International (MATW)

    March 20, 2025 · 📺 Sidoti Events

    Sidoti Small-cap Conference | Presented by Sidoti Events: https://www.sidoti.com/events . Matthews International Corporation is a global provider of industrial technologies, memorialization products and brand solutions. The Industrial Technologies segment includes the design, manufacturing, service and distribution of high-tech custom energy storage solutions; product identification and warehouse automation technologies and solutions, including order fulfillment systems for identifying, tracking, picking and conveying consumer and industrial products; and coating and converting lines for the p…

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