CARRIAGE SERVICES INC
Business
Carriage Services, Inc. provides funeral home and cemetery services and merchandise across the United States. The company operates funeral homes offering ceremony, tribute, remains care, and memorialization through monuments and markers, along with cemetery services including interment rights and related merchandise. Services are provided on both at-need and preneed (pre-planned) bases, with preneed arrangements funded through trust deposits or life insurance contracts.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-02-26
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 417 | 404 | 383 | 370 | 376 | |
| Cemetery property amortization | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
| Field depreciation expense | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
| Regional and unallocated funeral and cemetery costs | 18 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 26 | |
| Other expenses | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| Total field costs and expenses | 271 | 261 | 258 | 251 | 246 | |
| Gross profit | 147 | 143 | 124 | 119 | 130 | |
| General, administrative, and other | 49 | 59 | 42 | 37 | 35 | |
| Net loss on divestitures and impairment charges | 371,000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 666,000 | |
| Operating income | 98 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 94 | |
| Interest expense | 28 | 32 | 36 | 26 | — | |
| Net gain on property damage, net of insurance claims | 0 | −417,000 | −343,000 | −3 | — | |
| Other, net | −971,000 | 61,000 | −1 | −82,000 | 84,000 | |
| Income before income taxes | 70 | 50 | 46 | 57 | 44 | |
| Expense for income taxes | 22 | 16 | 13 | — | — | |
| (Benefit) expense related to discrete income tax items | −3 | 1 | −170,000 | −430,000 | −1 | |
| Total expense for income taxes | 19 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 11 | |
| Net income | 52 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 33 | |
| Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | 3.29 | 2.17 | 2.24 | 2.78 | 1.9 | |
| Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | 3.25 | 2.1 | 2.14 | 2.63 | 1.81 | |
| Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share) | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.41 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 41 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 25 | |
| Inventories | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| Prepaid and other current assets | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
| Current assets held for sale | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 56 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 40 | |
| Preneed cemetery trust investments | 109 | 98 | 96 | 95 | 101 | |
| Preneed funeral trust investments | 115 | 106 | 108 | 105 | 114 | |
| Preneed cemetery receivables, net | 67 | 51 | 36 | 27 | 23 | |
| Receivables from preneed funeral trusts, net | 16 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | |
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | 287 | 273 | 287 | 278 | 269 | |
| Cemetery property, net | 116 | 110 | 115 | 104 | 101 | |
| Goodwill | 428 | 415 | 424 | 410 | 392 | |
| Intangible and other non-current assets, net | 44 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 29 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| Cemetery perpetual care trust investments | 96 | 85 | 85 | 66 | 72 | |
| Non-current assets held for sale | 322,000 | 19 | 0 | — | — | |
| Total assets | 1,346 | 1,280 | 1,268 | 1,193 | 1,179 | |
| Current portion of debt and lease obligations | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Accounts payable | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | |
| Accrued and other liabilities | 34 | 38 | 35 | 31 | 44 | |
| Current liabilities held for sale | 0 | 240,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 57 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 61 | |
| Acquisition debt, net of current portion | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | |
| Long-term liabilities held for sale | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | — | |
| Credit facility | 125 | 135 | 178 | 189 | 154 | |
| Senior notes | 397 | 397 | — | — | — | |
| Obligations under finance leases, net of current portion | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| Obligations under operating leases, net of current portion | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | |
| Deferred preneed cemetery revenue | 77 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 50 | |
| Deferred preneed funeral revenue | 34 | 39 | 40 | 32 | 31 | |
| Deferred tax liability | 55 | 51 | 52 | 49 | 46 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust | 109 | 98 | 96 | 95 | 101 | |
| Deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust | 115 | 106 | 108 | 105 | 114 | |
| Care trusts corpus | 93 | 84 | 84 | 65 | 71 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,091 | 1,071 | 1,095 | 1,056 | 1,051 | |
| Commitments and contingencies: | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; 80,000,000 shares authorized and 27,378,870 and 26,881,355 shares issued, respectively and 15,751,052 and 15,253,537 shares outstanding, respectively | 274,000 | 269,000 | 266,000 | 264,000 | 263,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 239 | 244 | 241 | 239 | 237 | |
| Retained earnings | 295 | 243 | 210 | 177 | 135 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost; 11,627,818 shares | −279 | −279 | −279 | −279 | −245 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 255 | 209 | 173 | 137 | 128 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 1,346 | 1,280 | 1,268 | 1,193 | 1,179 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 52 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 33 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 4 | −698,000 | 3 | 3 | −692,000 | |
| Amortization of intangibles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 512,000 | 622,000 | 699,000 | 552,000 | 576,000 | |
| Amortization and accretion of debt | 563,000 | 539,000 | 515,000 | 493,000 | 439,000 | |
| Net loss on divestitures and impairment charges | 371,000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 847,000 | |
| Net gain on sale of excess real property | −993,000 | 0 | −1 | −155,000 | 0 | |
| Accounts and preneed receivables | −28 | −25 | −8 | −5 | −4 | |
| Inventories, prepaid, and other current assets | −2 | 1 | −72,000 | 2 | −4 | |
| Intangible and other non-current assets | −4 | −4 | −3 | −2 | −1 | |
| Preneed funeral and cemetery trust investments | −18 | 1 | −775,000 | −18 | −31 | |
| Accounts payable | −369,000 | 2 | 169,000 | −101,000 | 522,000 | |
| Accrued and other liabilities | −2 | 4 | 3 | −9 | 3 | |
| Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenue | −2 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 5 | |
| Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust | 23 | −3 | −966,000 | 18 | 29 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 61 | 52 | 76 | 61 | 84 | |
| Acquisitions of businesses and real property | 59 | 0 | 45 | −34 | −3 | |
| Capital expenditures | −21 | −16 | −18 | −26 | −25 | |
| Proceeds from divestitures and sale of other assets | 44 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| Proceeds from insurance claims | 0 | 403,000 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −35 | −4 | −57 | −52 | −13 | |
| Borrowings from the credit facility | 138 | 55 | 86 | 155 | 266 | |
| Payments against the credit facility | −148 | −97 | −98 | −120 | −158 | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs for the credit facility | 0 | −781,000 | 0 | −922,000 | −2 | |
| Payments on acquisition debt and obligations under finance leases | −1 | −1 | −1 | −882,000 | −1 | |
| Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan contributions | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Taxes paid on restricted stock, performance award vestings, and exercise of stock options | −8 | −593,000 | −252,000 | −327,000 | −3 | |
| Dividends paid on common stock | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −25 | −49 | −18 | −9 | −71 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 523,000 | −358,000 | 353,000 | 22,000 | 259,000 | |
| Cash paid for interest and financing costs | 27 | 31 | 35 | — | — | |
| Cash paid for taxes | 17 | 17 | 10 | — | — | |
| Land purchased in exchange for debt | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
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What is CARRIAGE SERVICES INC's CIK number?
CARRIAGE SERVICES INC's SEC CIK number is 0001016281 (1016281). The CIK (Central Index Key) is the permanent identifier the SEC assigns to every EDGAR filer — unlike a ticker symbol, it never changes.
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When did CARRIAGE SERVICES INC last report earnings?
CARRIAGE SERVICES INC (CSV) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on May 6, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001104659-26-056265). This is CARRIAGE SERVICES INC's most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
What is CARRIAGE SERVICES INC's most recent earnings 8-K?
CARRIAGE SERVICES INC's latest earnings 8-K (Item 2.02) was filed May 6, 2026 under accession 0001104659-26-056265. It carries the quarterly or annual earnings press release — the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the results.
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