Added to YB: 2026-08-05
Pitch date: 2026-08-03
CSV [neutral]
Carriage Services, Inc.
+0.9%
current return
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Company Info
Carriage Services, Inc. provides funeral and cemetery services, and merchandise in the United States.
Market Cap
$640.8M
Pitch Price
$40.15
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
1.11%
EV/EBITDA
9.37
P/E
14.62
EV/Sales
2.84
Sector
Diversified Consumer Services
Category
N/A
Company a Day #14: Carriage Services
CSV (overview): Death-care consolidator running decentralized 'local trust + institutional support' model — preserves heritage funeral home/cemetery brands, empowers managing partners. Multiple economic models: at-need, preneed (trust/insurance-funded), cemetery interment rights w/ perpetual care. Structurally resilient demand tied to mortality, but execution-dependent. Cremation now 63.4% of US dispositions (2025), pressuring merchandise but expanding memorialization. Risks: service failures, leadership dependence, low-cost/online competition, preneed funding mismatch, integration/overpayment.
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