What does cemetery — field depreciation expense mean?

The non-cash charge representing the wear and tear of physical assets, such as maintenance equipment and facility structures, used in cemetery operations. This metric reflects the capital intensity of the business and the need for ongoing reinvestment. It is a key component in calculating the true economic cost of maintaining cemetery infrastructure.

Carriage Services CSV Cemetery — Field depreciation expense

Other segment segments

Funeral Home

$2.83M—

Similar metrics at other companies

SCICemetery — Depreciation

$13.93M+8.7%

SCICemetery — Maintenance expense

$66.73M+5.8%

SCIFuneral — Depreciation

$52.42M+6.4%

SCICemetery — Amortization of cemetery property

$26.07M+1.7%

SCIFuneral — Amortization of cemetery property

$26.07M+1.7%

LYVDepreciation

$99.57M+11.3%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$106.1M-0.9%

Gross profit$38.6M+2.1%

Operating income$25.3M-19.9%

Net income$13.5M-35.5%

EPS (diluted)$0.84-37.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.9M-37.4%

Total debt$25.4M-5.1%

Total equity$266.9M+19.7%

Total assets$1.3B+5.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$14.9M+8.0%

CapEx$3.9M+23.2%

Free cash flow$11.0M+3.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$593.31M-13.6%

Enterprise value$615.82M-13.1%

P/E13.5×-1.2×

P/S1.4×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin35.4%+0.1pp

Operating margin21.9%-1.1pp

Net margin10.6%-0.9pp

FCF margin9.7%+1.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18%-5.3pp

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Current ratio1.2×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Carriage Services in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Depreciation.

The official record: Carriage Services’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Carriage Services's cemetery — field depreciation expense?: Carriage Services (CSV) reported cemetery — field depreciation expense of $522K in Q1 2026.
What does cemetery — field depreciation expense mean?: The non-cash charge representing the wear and tear of physical assets, such as maintenance equipment and facility structures, used in cemetery operations. This metric reflects the capital intensity of the business and the need for ongoing reinvestment. It is a key component in calculating the true economic cost of maintaining cemetery infrastructure.