NYSE$CSV

Carriage Services Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported a solid performance driven by preneed cemetery sales growth and effective cost management.

Carriage Services reported an 8.4% increase in total revenue, driven by a 38.4% increase in cemetery preneed sales. The company also saw improvements in adjusted consolidated EBITDA and margin due to cost management initiatives.

  • Total revenue increased by 8.4% year-over-year, driven by a 38.4% increase in cemetery preneed sales.
  • GAAP diluted EPS was $0.45, while adjusted diluted EPS was $0.75, compared to $0.57 and $0.56 in the prior-year quarter, respectively.
  • The company completed the divestiture of previously announced non-core assets.
  • Carriage Services paid down $25.0 million of debt on its credit facility during the first quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$103M

Previous: $95.5M+8.4%
EPS

$0.45

Previous: $0.56-19.6%
Operating Income Margin

18.8%

No prior period
Adj. Cons. EBITDA Margin

32.5%

Previous: 29.1%+11.7%
Preneed Interment Rights Sold

3.2K

No prior period
Avg Price Per Preneed Right

$4.99K

No prior period
Funeral Contracts

11.8K

No prior period
Avg Revenue Per Contract

$5.61K

No prior period
Burial Rate

33.3%

No prior period
Cremation Rate

59.3%

No prior period
Total Field EBITDA Margin

44.8%

Previous: 43.0%+4.2%
Overhead % of Revenue

18.7%

Previous: 13.9%+34.5%
Adj. Net Income Margin

11.1%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$3.55M

Previous: -$4.98M+28.7%
Free Cash Flow

$3.42M

Previous: $3.86M-11.4%
Net Income

$6.97M

Previous: $8.84M-21.2%
Operating Income

$19.5M

Previous: $20.6M-5.6%
Gross Profit

$37.3M

Previous: $31.1M+20.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.69M

Previous: $1.29M+30.6%
Total Assets

$1.26B

Previous: $1.22B+2.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Carriage Services · Revenue · Quarterly

$103M

Q1 2024+8.4%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 10 of 14 quarters(71%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Carriage Services · $97.5M total across 4 segments · Q2 2023

  • Funeral Operating
    $60.8M
  • Cemetery Operating
    $29.1M
  • Financial
    $6.29M
  • Ancillary
    $1.23M

Forward guidance

The company reaffirms its full-year 2024 outlook.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.9%

Avg return

30 days after

46%

30 / 65 earnings

Positive

+25.8%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-25.6%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-4.5%-7.7%-19.4%
Q4 2025+2.3%+3.4%+1.2%
Q3 2025+2.2%-2.9%-2.0%
Q1 2025-0.6%+1.2%+8.9%
Q4 2024-3.6%-5.8%-5.7%
Q3 2024+14.7%+15.2%+24.4%
Q2 2024+1.3%-8.9%+3.7%
Q1 2024+0.3%+0.6%+5.1%
Q4 2023+1.6%+0.3%+4.6%
Q3 2023-8.4%-12.8%+7.7%
Q2 2023-2.9%-3.8%-4.4%
Q1 2023-7.7%-6.6%-7.5%
Q4 2022+8.5%+4.1%-5.6%
Q3 2022-25.6%-22.4%-23.1%
Q2 2022-15.6%-13.7%-14.1%
Q1 2022-7.4%-13.1%-16.6%
Q4 2021-1.0%-0.6%+10.9%
Q3 2021+13.2%+14.4%+19.3%
Q2 2021-0.8%+1.8%+22.6%
Q1 2021+4.7%+4.9%+6.3%
Q4 2020-2.7%-1.7%+4.3%
Q3 2020+6.1%+7.4%+19.8%
Q2 2020+20.0%+13.9%+16.0%
Q1 2020+25.8%+20.7%+25.1%
Q4 2019-9.1%-15.9%-36.7%
Q3 2019+20.7%+19.5%+8.0%
Q2 2019+14.8%+15.6%+9.3%
Q1 2019+1.3%+6.0%+3.8%
Q4 2018+3.3%+6.2%-5.5%
Q3 2018-20.7%-16.6%-9.7%
Q2 2018-0.7%-2.5%-4.8%
Q1 2018-2.3%-4.9%-11.4%
Q4 2017+2.9%+8.3%+11.3%
Q3 2017+5.7%+3.7%+1.0%
Q2 2017-9.6%-9.0%-9.0%
Q1 2017-5.0%-4.4%-8.3%
Q4 2016-2.5%-3.6%-1.6%
Q3 2016-0.5%-3.0%+11.2%
Q2 2016-1.3%-1.5%-3.7%
Q1 2016+4.1%
Q4 2015+2.7%
Q3 2015+1.8%
Q2 2015-3.3%
Q1 2015+2.8%
Q4 2014+0.8%
Q3 2014+1.4%
Q2 2014+11.5%
Q1 2014-2.3%
Q4 2013-4.2%
Q3 2013-2.3%
Q2 2013-0.1%
Q1 2013-0.4%
Q4 2012+4.0%
Q3 2012+2.1%
Q2 2012+0.5%
Q1 2011-0.1%
Q1 2012-1.2%
Q4 2009+1.8%
Q4 2011+1.8%
Q3 2010-2.7%
Q3 2011-2.7%
Q2 2010-3.1%
Q2 2011-3.1%
Q4 2010-3.1%
Q1 2010+0.0%

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