CARRIAGE SERVICES INC

# Carriage Services, Inc.

Carriage Services operates funeral homes and cemeteries across the United States, providing death care services and related merchandise. The company generates revenue through two distinct operating segments. Its Funeral Home Operations segment delivers consultation, visitation and memorial facilities, transportation of remains, cremation, and preparation services. This segment also sells funeral merchandise including caskets and urns. The Cemetery Operations segment sells interment rights for grave sites, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, and niches, along with related merchandise such as memorial markers, outer burial containers, and monuments. The company also provides interment, inurnment, and installation services.

Based in Houston, Texas, Carriage Services was founded in 1991 and operates as a publicly traded company on the NYSE. The company maintains a geographically distributed footprint across multiple U.S. markets, though specific location counts are not detailed in available materials. The business model relies on recurring demand for core death care services combined with merchandise sales, creating multiple revenue streams within the personal services sector.