---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001016281-21-000197"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CSV"
cik: "0001016281"
company_name: "CARRIAGE SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2021-10-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T16:03:56.987197+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carriage Services reports record Q3 revenue $95.0M, adj. EPS $0.82, raises share buyback by $75M, increases dividend

## Summary
- Q3 revenue $95.0M (+12.6% YoY); adj. diluted EPS $0.82 (+60.8% YoY); GAAP diluted EPS $0.71.
- Same-store funeral contracts +12.9%; same-store funeral EBITDA margin 45.0% (+340 bps).
- Board authorized additional $75M share repurchase, total authorization $85M; repurchased 1.2M shares at avg $44.24 since Q2.
- Quarterly dividend increased to $0.1125 per share, payable Dec 1, 2021 to holders of record Nov 9.
- Intrinsic value range raised by $10 to $65-$75 per share; leverage at 3.98x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001016281-21-000197
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CSV
- cik: 0001016281
- company_name: CARRIAGE SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2021-10-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628121000197/0001016281-21-000197-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628121000197/csv-20211029.htm

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