Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW) reported quarterly earnings of $0.28 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.21 by 30.23 percent. This is a 50 percent decrease over earnings of $0.56 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $349.377 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $321.950 million by 8.52 percent. This is a 18.35 percent decrease over sales of $427.883 million the same period last year.