Service Corp. (SCI) Beats Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Service Corp. (SCI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.87 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.83 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.79 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +4.82%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this funeral home and cemetery operator would post earnings of $0.84 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.88, delivering a surprise of +4.76%.Over the last fou ...