Carriage Services, Inc. (CSV) delivers a comprehensive array of funeral and cemetery services, along with associated merchandise, throughout the United States. Its ...
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Est. EPS $0.82 · Revenue $110.05M · 5 analysts
Est. EPS $0.92 · Revenue $115.92M · 5 analysts
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| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
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| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $417.4M | +3.3% | -3.0% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $51.5M | +56.3% | -9.0% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +35.1% | -1.0% | -6.5% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | +23.5% | +16.0% | -3.4% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | +12.3% | +51.3% | -6.2% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $-19.0M | -152.8% | -79.8% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | -4.5% | -151.1% | -79.2% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 221.0% | -17.8% | -3.9% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 0.98x | +27.7% | +26.4% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $1.3B | +5.2% | +1.3% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
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| EPS Surprise | 3.25 vs 3.27 | -0.6% | 0.77 vs 0.82 | -5.6% |
| Revenue Surprise | $417.4M vs $415.7M | +0.4% | $102.9M vs $110.0M | -6.5% |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | Sanders Julie | director | Common Stock | A | 208 | $38.34 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Robinson Edmondo | director | Common Stock | A | 664 | $38.34 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Webb Somer | director | Common Stock | A | 612 | $38.34 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | BRUDNICKI GREG M | other: Board Advisor | Common Stock | A | 130 | $38.34 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Robinson Edmondo | director | Common Stock | A | 557 | $45.66 |
Operator: Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Carriage Services Q1 2026 Earnings Webcast. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Steve Metzger, President. Please go ahead, sir. Steve Metzger: Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us to discuss our first quarter results. In addition to myself, on the call this morning from management are Carlos Quezada, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors; and John Enwright, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. On the Carriage Services website, you can find our earnings press release, which was issued yesterday after the market closed. Our press release is intended to supplement our remarks this morning and include supplemental financial information, including the reconciliation of differences between GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures. Today's call will begin with formal remarks from Carlos and John and will be followed by a question-and-answer period. Before we begin, I'd like to remind everyone that during this call, we'll make some forward-looking statements, including comments about our business, projections and plans. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties and only reflect our views as of today. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, factors identified in our earnings press release as well as in our SEC filings, all of which can be found on our website. Thank you all for joining us this morning. And now I'd like to turn the call over to Carlos. Carlos Quezada: Thank you, Steve, and welcome to everyone joining us for today's first quarter earnings call. We are pleased with our first quarter performance, especially against a strong comparison to the first quarter of 2025. Our results reflect steady execution, discipline and continued focus on what we can control. As I step back and look at our progress, I am encouraged by the consistency we're building across the businesses. We are strengthening our foundation, improving how we operate and positioning Carriage for long-term value creation. Before turning to the financials, I want to recognize our managing partners, our field teams and our Houston support center. You are the heartbeat of Carriage. These results are not by chance. They are built on a clear vision, high standards, a strong accountability and a deep passion for this profession. Thank you for living our values and for delivering premier experiences to the families every day. Today, we'll cover our first quarter performance and share 3 key phases of our journey: where we were; where we are today; and most importantly, where we are going. John will then walk through our financial details, including cash from operating activities, balance sheet strength, capital expenditures, overhead and our at-the-market offering program. Now to my report. For the first quarter, we reported …
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlos R. Quezada | Chief Executive Officer & Vice Chairman | USD 2,259,212 | Male | 1971 | Active |
Steven D. Metzger | President & COO | USD 1,638,972 | Male | 1979 | Active |
John Enwright | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | USD 866,752 | Male | 1973 | Active |
Shane T. Pudenz | Vice President Of Sales | USD 738,083 | Male | 1991 | Active |
Rob Franch | Chief Information Officer | USD 655,581 | Male | 1974 | Active |
Kathryn Shanley | Chief Accounting Officer | USD 603,647 | Female | 1969 | Active |
Christopher Manceaux | Senior Vice President & Regional Partner | — | Male | 1971 | Active |
Alfred White | Vice President of Marketing | — | Male | — | Active |
Sam A. Mazzu | Vice President of General Counsel and Secretary | — | Male | 1981 | Active |
Jeremy Weaver | Director of Operations Support of the East Region | — | Male | — | Active |
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