- The UK’s second-largest funeral operator has been locked in a price war, with devastating consequences for its margins
- The threat of more regulation hangs over the company despite a delay to price controls, which sent the shares up in summer
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Bull points
The UK's second-largest funerals provider
Price caps have been temporarily shelved
Bear points
Price war
Shift towards cheaper funerals
CMA investigation
Falling free cash flow threatens access to funds