Carriage Services, Inc. (CSV) vs Service Corporation International (SCI)

Carriage Services, Inc. and Service Corporation International are both Personal Services companies. Service Corporation International is the larger, with a market value of $11.0B against $573.8M — 19.2× the size. Carriage Services, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 12.7× against 21.0×. Service Corporation International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.89% against 2.38%. Service Corporation International has the higher net margin (12.3% vs 10.6%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.28% vs 6.99%). Both pay a dividend; Service Corporation International yields more (1.72% vs 1.24%). Across the 23 metrics below, Carriage Services, Inc. leads on 15 and Service Corporation International on 8.

Valuation

Metric CSV SCI Personal Services median
P/E 12.75 21.03 16.63
P/S 1.36 2.56 1.21
P/B 2.03 7.28 3.89
Price to free cash flow 15.14 17.63 14.72
EV/EBITDA 9.27 12.19 9.66
EV/Sales 2.65 3.72 1.31
Earnings yield 7.85% 4.76% 4.76%
Free cash flow yield 6.61% 5.67% 3.88%

Profitability

Metric CSV SCI Personal Services median
Gross margin 35.13% 26.03% 30.06%
Operating margin 21.89% 22.37% 10.27%
Net margin 10.57% 12.30% 3.09%
Free cash flow margin 8.97% 14.53% 4.96%
Return on equity 17.14% 34.70% 0.00%
Return on assets 3.34% 2.89% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 6.99% 9.28% 5.36%

Growth

Metric CSV SCI Personal Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 2.38% 2.89% 5.87%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 54.76% 7.65% 16.19%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.85% 4.18% 4.52%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 25.93% 1.01% 5.79%

Health

Metric CSV SCI Personal Services median
Debt to equity 1.93 3.45 1.93
Current ratio 1.46 0.53 1.13
Net debt to EBITDA 4.32 3.69 1.31

Dividend

Metric CSV SCI Personal Services median
Dividend yield 1.24% 1.72% —
Payout ratio 0.16 0.37 —

Size

Metric CSV SCI Personal Services median
Market cap 573.83m 11.02b 134.84m

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