NYSE$CSV

Carriage Services Inc · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Exceeded internal expectations with improved trends across all segments and increased net income.

Carriage Services reported strong Q4 2022 results, exceeding internal expectations with improved trends in all segments and a nearly 25% increase in net income compared to 2021. The company is focused on debt reduction and integrating recent acquisitions while building on sales organization momentum. Full year 2023 guidance was also provided.

  • Q4 2022 results exceeded internal expectations, with improved trends in all segments driven by a higher number of non-COVID-19 related deaths.
  • The company expects to close the acquisition of Greenlawn Funeral Homes and Cemeteries in Bakersfield, CA, within the next couple of weeks.
  • Capital allocation priority for 2023 will be to pay down debt and decrease leverage to a range of 4.0-4.3 times by the end of 2024.
  • The company will provide full year guidance at the beginning of each year, starting with the 2023 outlook.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$93.9M

Previous: $95.9M-2.1%
EPS (adj)

$0.64

Previous: $0.78-17.9%
Funeral Contracts

11.8K

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$5.74M

Previous: $9.63M-40.5%
Free Cash Flow

$5.24M

Previous: $4.92M+6.7%
Net Income

$8.22M

Previous: $13.3M-38.4%
Operating Income

$19.6M

Previous: $23.2M-15.5%
Gross Profit

$31.4M

Previous: $32.4M-2.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.17M

Previous: $1.15M+1.9%
Total Assets

$1.19B

Previous: $1.18B+1.2%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.38M

Previous: $1.68M-17.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Carriage Services · Revenue · Quarterly

$93.9M

Q4 2022-2.1%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 10 of 14 quarters(71%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Carriage Services · $87.1M total across 2 segments · Q4 2022

  • Funeral Operating
    $64M
  • Cemetery Operating
    $23.2M

Forward guidance

For 2023, the company forecasts total revenue in the range of $375-$385 million, adjusted consolidated EBITDA in the range of $110-$115 million, and adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of $2.25-$2.40.

Headwinds

  • Lower earnings per share is primarily due to higher interest expense when compared to 2022 and increased overhead costs related to our digital transformation investments.

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 Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

+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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