---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001016281-24-000086"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CSV"
cik: "0001016281"
company_name: "CARRIAGE SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T23:42:55.914038+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carriage Services Q1 revenue up 8.4% to $103.5M; adjusted EPS up to $0.75 from $0.56

## Summary
- Total revenue $103.5M (+8.4% YoY); cemetery preneed sales jumped 38.4%.
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.45 vs $0.57 prior year; Adjusted diluted EPS $0.75 vs $0.56.
- Adjusted consolidated EBITDA $33.6M (+20.9% YoY); margin expanded 340 bps to 32.5%.
- Paid down $25M debt on credit facility; reaffirmed full-year 2024 outlook.
- Amended employment agreements for 3 executives: terms extended to Dec 2026, non-compete reduced to 1 year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001016281-24-000086
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CSV
- cik: 0001016281
- company_name: CARRIAGE SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628124000086/0001016281-24-000086-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628124000086/csv-20240501.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-24-000086
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-24-000086.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001016281-24-000086.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CARRIAGE SERVICES INC reported quarter ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $103.5 million, net income $7.0 million, EPS $0.45. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $103.5 million
  - Net income: $7.0 million
  - EPS: $0.45
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE: CSV) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. Company Highlights: • Total revenue of $103.5 million led to growth of 8.4% over the prior-year quarter, primarily driven by a 38.4% increase in cemetery preneed sales; • GAAP diluted EPS of $0.45 and Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.75, compared to $0.57 and $0.56 in the prior-year quarter, respectively;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1016281/000101628124000086/0001016281-24-000086-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.