date:Jul 12, 2013
1% improvement in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, said Bryan Merryman, chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Our pre-tax profit margin widened to 18% of total revenues, compared with 16.9% in the first quarter of the previous fiscal year. Other performance metrics of note included a 250 basis-point improvement in our retail gross margin, which reflected improved economies of scale at our majority-owned U-Swirl, Inc. subsidiary.
Mr. Merryman said Rocky Mountain continues to emph