Matthews International Corporation announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2016. For the quarter, the company reported sales of $348,998,000 compared to $354,232,000 for the same period a year ago. Operating profit was $19,063,000 compared to $12,038,000 for the same period a year ago. Income before income taxes was $12,697,000 compared to $6,025,000 for the same period a year ago. Net income attributable to the company was $9,088,000 compared to $4,614,000 for the same period a year ago. Diluted earnings per share were $0.28 compared to $0.14 for the same period a year ago. Non-GAAP per share was $0.62 compared to $0.60 for the same period a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA was $50,635,000 compared to $46,979,000 for the same period a year ago. EBITDA was $34,118,000 compared to $27,724,000 for the same period a year ago. Capital expenditures for the quarter ended December 31, 2016, was $5.1 million compared to $14.2 million a year ago.