{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001016281-23-000129","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"CSV","cik":"0001016281","company_name":"CARRIAGE SERVICES INC","filed_at":"2023-11-08T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:27.880311+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-08T08:29:33.533180+00:00","sec_items":["2.02","9.01"],"event_type":"earnings","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.7,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.7,"confidence":"high","headline":"Carriage Services Q3 revenue up 3.4% to $90.5M; tightens FY guidance","bullets":["Total revenue $90.5M (+3.4% YoY), net income $4.6M ($0.30 diluted EPS) vs $5.9M ($0.38) prior year.","Cemetery operating revenue grew 15.5%; adjusted consolidated EBITDA increased 6.1% to $24.3M, margin 26.8% (+70 bps).","Adjusted free cash flow rose 30% to $21.4M; repaid $16.7M on credit facility during the quarter.","FY 2023 guidance tightened: revenue $375-$380M, adjusted EBITDA $105-$110M, adjusted EPS $1.90-$2.00; free cash flow reaffirmed $50-$60M.","Interest expense ~$0.12/share increase offset operating gains; management cites inflation and death rate normalization as headwinds."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-23-000129","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-23-000129.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-23-000129.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-23-000129.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628123000129/0001016281-23-000129-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628123000129/csv-20231108.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-08T08:29:33.533180+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"a4e96de0dfc5794d36a38009ad8ded46be872bd7","claim":"CARRIAGE SERVICES INC updated its third quarter ended September 30, 2023 guidance (reaffirmed).","evidence_excerpt":"Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE: CSV) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628123000129/0001016281-23-000129-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"third quarter ended September 30, 2023"},{"label":"Guidance","value":"reaffirmed"},{"label":"Result","value":"reported results"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}