Security National Financial posts 1Q profit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ Security National Financial Corp. (SNFCA) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $1.5 million.

The Salt Lake City-based company said it had profit of 9 cents per share.

The mortgage and life insurance company posted revenue of $69.5 million in the period.

Security National Financial shares have climbed 5 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $6.50, an increase of 49 percent in the last 12 months.

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