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CARRIAGE SVCS INC (NYSE)
CSV	3.99	0.17	(4.45%)	Vol. 12,346	15:33 ET

Carriage Services, Inc. is a leading provider of death care services and products in the United States. Carriage provides a complete range of services relating to funerals, burials and cremations, including the use of funeral homes and motor vehicles, the performance of cemetery interment services and the management and maintenance of cemetery grounds. They also sell related products and merchandise including caskets, burial vaults, garments, cemetery interment rights, stone and bronze memorials, as well as other items.

General Information

CARRIAGE SVCS-A

3040 Post Oak Blvd Suite 300 Houston, TX 77056 Phone: 713 332-8400 Fax: 713 332-8401 Web: netserv2.carriageservices.com Email: webmaster@carriageservices.com

Industry	FUNERAL SVS&REL
Sector:	Consumer Staples

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/25/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	3.82
52 Week High	4.59
52 Week Low	1.10
Beta	0.90
20 Day Moving Average	32,482.90
Target Price Consensus	5.5

% Price Change
4 Week	-14.35
12 Week	-3.05
YTD	90.05

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-17.62
12 Week	-12.48
YTD	60.99

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	17.41
Market Capitalization (millions)	66.49
Short Ratio	1.75
Last Split Date	N/A

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.00%
Annual Dividend	$0.00
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	NA / $0.00

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.08
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	0.38
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	-
Next EPS Report Date	02/25/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.00
30 Days Ago	2.00
60 Days Ago	2.00
90 Days Ago	2.00

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	10.05
Trailing 12 Months:	11.23
PEG Ratio	-

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-%
vs. Previous Quarter	-58.33%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-2.41%
vs. Previous Quarter:	-5.35%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	0.62
Price/Cash Flow	4.49
Price / Sales	0.38

ROE
09/30/09	5.67
06/30/09	4.99
03/31/09	3.08

ROA
09/30/09	1.05
06/30/09	0.93
03/31/09	0.57

Current Ratio
09/30/09	1.71
06/30/09	1.68
03/31/09	1.67

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	1.01
06/30/09	0.96
03/31/09	0.89

Operating Margin
09/30/09	3.39
06/30/09	2.97
03/31/09	1.87

Net Margin
09/30/09	3.72
06/30/09	3.03
03/31/09	1.16

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	3.72
06/30/09	3.03
03/31/09	1.16

Book Value
09/30/09	6.14
06/30/09	5.93
03/31/09	5.89

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	9.28
06/30/09	9.46
03/31/09	9.79

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	2.15
06/30/09	2.17
03/31/09	2.19

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	79.11
06/30/09	78.03
03/31/09	76.57


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