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For Immediate Release

CARRIAGE SERVICES ANNOUNCES RECORD RESULTS FOR THIRD QUARTER 2013 AND RAISES ROLLING FOUR QUARTER OUTLOOK

HOUSTON – November 5, 2013 – Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE: CSV) today announced record results for the quarter ending September 30, 2013.

Mel Payne, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Our third quarter performance continued our trend of record quarterly results, as we achieved revenue growth of 3.3% to a record $49.7 million, Field EBITDA growth of 4.0% to a record $18.9 million, Field EBITDA Margin increase of 30 basis points to a record 38.1% and strong Free Cash Flow growth of 588.0% to a record $6.6 million. This outstanding performance was driven by substantially higher Revenue and Field EBITDA growth in our Acquired Funeral Home, Same Store Cemetery, and Financial Trust segments. Our Same Store Funeral segment had a relatively weak quarterly revenue and Field EBITDA Margin performance, which combined with our substantial overhead growth, temporarily reduced our Consolidated and Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA Margins for the quarter.”

Because of our expectation that the strong growth in our field operating and financial results during 2013 will continue into 2014, and in anticipation of a resumption of acquisitions in the fourth quarter, we are raising our Rolling Four Quarter Adjusted Earnings Per Share Outlook by $0.02 cents per share to $1.20 - $1.22. Also, we are pleased to report that our Rolling Four Quarter Outlook includes a reduction in cash taxes of approximately $7.25 million due to favorable adjustments from approved accounting method changes and thus we have raised our Cash Flow from Operations and Free Cash Flow Outlook to reflect this amount.”

Our third quarter and year to date comparative highlights are shown below:

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total Revenue up 3.3% to $49.7 million in 2013 from $48.1 in 2012;
GAAP Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations up 900.0% to $0.10 in 2013 from $0.01 in 2012;
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share remained flat at $0.16;
Free Cash Flow up 588.0% to $6.6 million in 2013 from $1.0 million in 2012.    
        
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total Revenue up 9.4% to $161.1 million in 2013 from $147.3 in 2012;
GAAP Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations up 68.6% to $0.59 in 2013 from $0.35 in 2012;
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share up 28.1% to $0.73 in 2013 from $0.57 in 2012;
Free Cash Flow up 128.2% to $27.6 million in 2013 from $12.1 million in 2012.

The above tables reference certain Non-GAAP financial measurements that are defined and reconciled at the end of the press release.

“Since our major management reorganization along with an upgrading of our operating and growth models at the end of 2011, we have consistently achieved high quality growth through acquisitions, higher sustainable operating performance, substantially lower capital structure costs, and a substantial and growing trust fund revenue and earnings contribution, all of which have combined to rapidly increase shareholder value as our stock price has moved from $5.60 at December 31, 2011 to $19.66 at the close of the market today. This year we have made no

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acquisitions to date while substantially paying down our debt and improving the credit profile and financial flexibility of our company. We are now prepared for what we believe will be a period of maximum opportunity to grow our company by high quality acquisitions over the remainder of this year and 2014. We will review carefully all such opportunities, including any divestitures from the SCI / Stewart transaction, through the same strategic growth criteria and disciplined selection process that we believe differentiates our company. We have a full acquisition pipeline of top quality independents in great markets, so we are in a wonderful position to continue to be smart about how we operate and grow our company.”

“As the acquisition landscape takes on more clarity over the next several months, we will also take a fresh look at the permanent financing requirements related to those acquisitions that meet our strict selection criteria and will develop a capital structure strategy that aligns with the amount of permanent capital needed. We believe the current capital market environment of low rate monetary policy and supportive equity markets will enable us to be very opportunistic on executing key components of our capital structure strategy that will add to the long term value creation dynamic of our operating and growth models by creating a strongly capitalized balance sheet with substantial financial flexibility, concluded Mr. Payne.

Our Total Field EBITDA increased $0.7 million or 4.0% in the quarter on a revenue increase of 3.3%, as our Total Field EBITDA Margin increased 30 basis points to a record 38.1% for a third quarter. We continue to invest in upgrading our organizational overhead structure and talent in anticipation of substantially higher acquisition growth over the next 18 months. As a consequence, our Total Overhead increased $1.5 million or 21.1% in the quarter, materially offsetting the Total Field EBITDA growth.

Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share for the third quarter of 2013 and 2012 remained flat at $0.16. We incurred approximately $3.0 million of costs, or $0.11 diluted earnings per share, in the third quarter of 2012 related to the new Credit Facility which is included in the Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share. Excluding these costs, Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share for Q3 2012 would have been $0.05 thus achieving a 220.0% increase year over year. The benefit of the lower interest cost from the new Credit Facility resulted in approximately $1.3 million, or 29.3%, reduction of interest expense quarter over quarter and $4.1 million, or 30.4%, year to date.

Our credit profile continues to rapidly improve throughout 2013. Our senior debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio, based on our credit facility covenants, declined from 3.06 at the beginning of the year to 2.67 at September 30th because our Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA increased $2.9 million, or 7.2%, to $42.7 million while our senior debt and lease obligations decreased $26.6 million, or 14.9%, to $152.1 million. Our Free Cash Flow that funded the first nine months deleveraging increased 128.2% to $27.6 million compared to 2012.

In accordance with our Strategic Acquisition Model, we review businesses and excess land to determine whether they should be sold and the proceeds redeployed elsewhere.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we have sold four businesses, three funeral homes and one cemetery, and two parcels of land.  Collectively, these businesses had earned $1.0 million before-tax, or $0.03 diluted earnings per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 which are no longer reported within our continuing operations on a comparative basis.  We received $8.3 million for the sale of these assets during 2013.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, these businesses reported $0.5 million in earnings, before-tax, and $6.4 million net gain related to the disposition, or $0.19 diluted earnings per share.  A gain of $6.3 million was from a cemetery in Richmond, VA sold in the third quarter of 2013.

        





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FIELD OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total Field Revenue increased 3.3% to $49.7 million;
Total Field EBITDA increased 4.0% to $18.9 million;
Total Field EBITDA Margin increased 30 basis points to 38.1%;
Total Funeral Operating Revenue increased 2.3% to $35.2 million;
Acquisition Funeral Revenue increased 29.0% with acquisition volume increasing 18.7%;
Total Cemetery Operating Revenue increased 3.5% to $10.1 million;
Cemetery pre-need property sale contracts increased 6.5% to 1,669;
Preneed property revenue recognized increased 5.4% and At-need revenue increased 7.7%;
Total Financial Revenue increased 10.4% to $4.4 million;
Funeral Financial Revenue increased 17.2% to $2.1 million;
Cemetery Financial Revenue increased 4.8% to $2.3 million.
 
FREE CASH FLOW
We produced Free Cash Flow from operations in the nine months of 2013 of $27.6 million compared to Free Cash Flow from operations of $12.1 million for the corresponding period in 2012. The sources and uses of cash for the first nine months of 2012 and 2013 consisted of the following (in millions):
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow provided by operations
$
15.3

 
$
32.2

Cash used for maintenance capital expenditures
 
(3.2
)
 
 
(4.6
)
Free Cash Flow
$
12.1

 
$
27.6

Cash at beginning of period
 
1.1

 
 
1.7

Cash used for growth capital expenditures
 
(4.7
)
 
 
(2.8
)
Cash dividends paid
 
(1.4
)
 
 
(1.4
)
Proceeds from sale of business
 
0.6

 
 
8.3

Cash used for acquisitions and new construction
 
(24.8
)
 
 
(6.0
)
Repurchase of common stock
 
(4.5
)
 
 

Cash borrowed from (paid against) the credit facility
 
26.6

 
 
(26.2
)
Payment of loan origination costs
 
(3.0
)
 
 

Payment of call premium associated with the senior notes redemption
 
(1.7
)
 
 

Other investing and financing activities
 
0.2

 
 
(0.3
)
Cash at end of period
$
0.5

 
$
0.9




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ROLLING FOUR QUARTER OUTLOOK RAISED

The Rolling Four Quarter Outlook (“Outlook”) reflects management’s opinion on the performance of the portfolio of businesses for the rolling four quarter period ending September 30, 2014, and the performance of the trusts. This Outlook does not reflect dilution from conversion related to our existing convertible subordinated debentures.

ROLLING FOUR QUARTER OUTLOOK – Period Ending September 30, 2014
 
Range
(in millions, except per share amounts)
Revenues
$234.4 - $236.4
Consolidated EBITDA
$60.7 - $62.7
Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA
$63.9 - $65.9
Net Income
$19.1 - $21.1
Adjusted Net Income
$21.3 - $23.3
Basic GAAP Earnings Per Share
$1.08 - $1.10
Basic Adjusted Earnings Per Share
$1.20 - $1.22
Cash Flow from Operations
$45.2 - $47.2
Free Cash Flow
$38.9 - $40.9

Factors affecting our analysis include, among others, acquisitions, funeral contract volumes, average revenue per funeral service, cemetery interment volumes, preneed cemetery sales, capital expenditures, execution of our funeral and cemetery Standards Operating Model, Strategic Acquisition Model and Withdrawable Trust Income. Revenues, Consolidated EBITDA, Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA, Net Income, Adjusted Net Income, GAAP Earnings Per Share, Adjusted Earnings Per Share and Free Cash Flow for the four quarter period ending September 30, 2014 are expected to improve relative to the same period in the previous period for the following reasons:

Increases in Acquired Funeral Revenue and Acquired Funeral Field EBITDA;
Modest increases in Same Store Funeral Revenue and Same Store Funeral Field EBITDA;
Increases in Cemetery Revenue and Cemetery Field EBITDA;
Increases in Financial Revenue and Financial EBITDA from trust funds; and
Reduced interest expense as a result of the refinancing in September 2012 and the recent reduction in interest rate terms in conjunction with the third amendment to our credit facility, effective April 24, 2013.

We have not included in our Rolling Four Quarter Outlook a potentially fully diluted EPS calculation using the 4.4 million underlying shares of the TIDES security.

CONFERENCE CALL AND INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT

Carriage Services has scheduled a conference call for tomorrow, November 6, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. central time. To participate in the call, please dial 866-516-3867 (ID-86892088) and ask for the Carriage Services conference call. A replay of the conference call will be available through November 10, 2013 and may be accessed by dialing 855-859-2056 (ID-86892088). The conference call will also be available at www.carriageservices.com. For any investor relations questions, please contact Bill Heiligbrodt at 713-332-8553.





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TRUST FUND PERFORMANCE

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, Carriage’s discretionary trust funds gained 8.9% compared to a gain of 19.8% for the S&P 500 and a 3.8% gain for the High Yield Index. The current yield on Carriage’s discretionary fixed income portfolio is 9.5% and the estimated annual income for the entire discretionary portfolio is approximately $11.6 million.
The year to date performance of Carriage's discretionary trust portfolio continues to benefit Carriage through higher income earned from preneed funeral and cemetery contracts that have been serviced and through increased income from the cemetery perpetual care trusts. These benefits are evident in the increase in financial revenue year to date. Given the recurring nature of the income generated by the fixed income portfolio, we expect the performance of the discretionary trust portfolio to benefit Carriage for the foreseeable future.
The total discretionary portfolio performance has lagged the 50/50 index benchmark year to date due to a higher allocation to fixed income securities in the portfolio. Taken separately, both the fixed income and equity components of the discretionary portfolio have outperformed their respective benchmarks (S&P 500 & High Yield Index) year to date.
Shown below are consolidated performance metrics for the combined trust fund portfolios (preneed funeral, cemetery merchandise and services and cemetery perpetual care) at key dates.
Investment Performance
 
 
Investment Performance(1)
 
Index Performance
 
 
Discretionary
Total Trust
 
S&P 500 Stock Index
High Yield Index
50/50 index
Benchmark(2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9 months ended 9/30/13
 
8.9
%
8.5
%
 
19.8
%
3.8
%
11.8
%
1 year ended 12/31/12
 
20.3
%
17.1
%
 
16.0
%
15.8
%
15.9
%
2 years ended 12/31/12
 
16.8
%
14.9
%
 
18.4
%
21.6
%
20.0
%
3 years ended 12/31/12
 
41.0
%
35.8
%
 
36.3
%
40.0
%
38.1
%
4 years ended 12/31/12
 
119.4
%
99.8
%
 
72.3
%
121.4
%
96.9
%
(1) Investment performance includes realized income and unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
(2)
The 50/50 Benchmark is 50% weighted to the S&P 500 Stock Index and 50% weighted to the High Yield Index.
Asset Allocation as of September 30, 2013
(in thousands)
 
 
 
Discretionary
Trust Funds
 
Total
Trust Funds
Asset Class
 
 
MV

%

 
MV

%

Cash
 
 
$
4,122

2
%
 
$
19,880

9
%
Equities
 
 
31,439

18
%
 
48,217

22
%
Fixed Income
 
 
134,249

78
%
 
150,612

67
%
Other/Insurance
 
 
3,615

2
%
 
3,811

2
%
Total Portfolios
 
 
$
173,425

100
%
 
$
222,520

100
%


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CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.
OPERATING AND FINANCIAL METRICS TREND REPORT
FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (IN THOUSANDS - EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
2013
% Change
 
2012
2013
% Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Same Store Contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atneed Contracts
4,276

4,277

%
 
13,195

13,609

3.1
%
Preneed Contracts
1,079

1,114

3.2
%
 
3,462

3,659

5.7
%
Total Same Store Funeral Contracts
5,355

5,391

0.7
%
 
16,657

17,268

3.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition Contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atneed Contracts
1,186

1,303

9.9
%
 
3,527

4,400

24.8
%
Preneed Contracts
169

305

80.5
%
 
559

909

62.6
%
Total Acquisition Funeral Contracts
1,355

1,608

18.7
%
 
4,086

5,309

29.9
%
Total Funeral Contracts
6,710

6,999

4.3
%
 
20,743

22,577

8.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Funeral Operating Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Same Store Revenue
$
28,239

$
27,253

-3.5
%
 
$
88,425

$
89,610

1.3
%
Acquisition Revenue
6,192

7,985

29.0
%
 
18,516

26,432

42.8
%
Total Funeral Operating Revenue
$
34,431

$
35,238

2.3
%
 
$
106,941

$
116,042

8.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cemetery Operating Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Same Store Revenue
$
9,653

$
9,968

3.3
%
 
$
28,601

$
30,485

6.6
%
Acquisition Revenue
60

89



 
60

232



Total Cemetery Operating Revenue
$
9,713

$
10,057

3.5
%
 
$
28,661

$
30,717

7.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preneed Funeral Commission Income
$
462

$
446

-3.5
%
 
$
1,363

$
1,435

5.3
%
Preneed Funeral Trust Earnings
1,330

1,654

24.4
%
 
4,362

5,613

28.7
%
Cemetery Trust Earnings
1,769

1,940

9.7
%
 
4,714

6,220

31.9
%
Preneed Cemetery Finance Charges
437

372

-14.9
%
 
1,257

1,070

-14.9
%
Total Financial Revenue
$
3,998

$
4,412

10.4
%
 
$
11,696

$
14,338

22.6
%
Total Revenue
$
48,142

$
49,707

3.3
%
 
$
147,298

$
161,097

9.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Field EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Same Store Funeral Field EBITDA
$
10,439

$
9,929

-4.9
%
 
$
33,522

$
34,711

3.5
%
Same Store Funeral Field EBITDA Margin
37.0
%
36.4
%
-60 bp

 
37.9
%
38.7
%
80 bp

Acquisition Funeral Field EBITDA
1,889

2,153

14.0
 %
 
6,136

8,066

31.5
 %
Acquisition Funeral Field EBITDA Margin
30.5
 %
27.0
%
-350 bp

 
33.1
 %
30.5
 %
-260 bp

Total Funeral Field EBITDA
$
12,328

$
12,082

-2.0
%
 
$
39,658

$
42,777

7.9
%
Total Funeral Field EBITDA Margin
35.8
 %
34.3
%
-150 bp

 
37.1
 %
36.9
 %
-20 bp

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Same Store Cemetery Field EBITDA
$
2,318

$
2,724

17.5
%
 
$
7,197

$
9,072

26.1
%
Same Store Cemetery Field EBITDA Margin
24.0
 %
27.3
%
330 bp

 
25.2
 %
29.8
 %
460 bp

Acquisition Cemetery Field EBITDA
(56
)
13



 
(64
)
(32
)


Acquisition Cemetery Field EBITDA Margin
-93.3
 %
14.6
%


 
-106.7
 %
-13.8
%


Total Cemetery Field EBITDA
$
2,262

$
2,737

21.0
%
 
$
7,133

$
9,040

26.7
%
Total Cemetery Field EBITDA Margin
23.3
 %
27.2
%
390 bp

 
24.9
 %
29.4
 %
450 bp

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Funeral Financial EBITDA
$
1,415

$
1,825

29.0
%
 
$
4,648

$
6,028

29.7
%
Cemetery Financial EBITDA
2,179

2,275

4.4
%
 
5,944

7,159

20.4
%
Total Financial EBITDA
$
3,594

$
4,100

14.1
%
 
$
10,592

$
13,187

24.5
%
Total Financial EBITDA Margin
89.9
 %
92.9
%
300 bp

 
90.6
 %
92.0
%
140 bp

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Field EBITDA
$
18,184

$
18,919

4.0
%
 
$
57,383

$
65,004

13.3
%
Total Field EBITDA Margin
37.8
 %
38.1
%
30 bp

 
39.0
 %
40.4
 %
140 bp


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OPERATING AND FINANCIAL METRICS TREND REPORT
FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (IN THOUSANDS - EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
2013
% Change
 
2012
2013
% Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Overhead
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Variable Overhead
$
2,317

$
2,499

7.9
%
 
$
5,917

$
6,901

16.6
%
Total Regional Fixed Overhead
636

960

50.9
%
 
1,867

2,808

50.4
%
Total Corporate Fixed Overhead
4,408

5,454

23.7
%
 
12,900

16,009

24.1
%
Total Overhead
$
7,361

$
8,913

21.1
%
 
$
20,684

$
25,718

24.3
%
Overhead as a percent of sales
15.3
%
17.9
%
260 bp

 
14.0
%
16.0
%
200 bp

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated EBITDA
$
10,823

$
10,006

-7.5
%
 
$
36,699

$
39,286

7.0
%
Consolidated EBITDA Margin
22.5
%
20.1
%
-240 bp

 
24.9
%
24.4
%
-50 bp

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Expenses and Interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property Depreciation & Amortization
$
2,487

$
2,939

18.2
%
 
$
7,472

$
8,836

18.3
%
Non Cash Stock Compensation
439

675

53.8
%
 
1,621

2,299

41.8
%
Interest Expense, Net
4,547

3,216

-29.3
%
 
13,618

9,475

-30.4
%
Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt and Other Costs
3,031


n/a
 
3,031


n/a
Pretax Income
$
319

$
3,176

895.6
%
 
$
10,957

$
18,676

70.4
%
Tax Provision
129

1,262

 
 
4,429

7,751

 
GAAP Net Income
$
190

$
1,914

907.4
%
 
$
6,528

$
10,925

67.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special Items, Net of Tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Withdrawable Trust Income
$
342

$
210

 
 
$
851

$
678

 
Acquisition/Divestiture Expenses
198

143

 
 
604

251

 
Severance Costs
183

409

 
 
508

860

 
Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt and Other costs
2,000


 
 
2,000

248

 
Consulting Fees

110

 
 

278

 
Non-Recurring Securities Transactions

160

 
 

160

 
Other Special Items


 
 
129

54

 
Prior Period Amortization Adjustment for TIDES


 
 

(538
)
 
Tax Adjustment from Prior Period


 
 

598

 
Sum of Special Items, net of tax
$
2,723

$
1,032

-62.1
%
 
$
4,092

$
2,589

-36.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Net Income
$
2,913

$
2,946

1.1
%
 
$
10,620

$
13,514

27.3
%
Adjusted Net Profit Margin
6.1
%
5.9
%
-20 bp

 
7.2
%
8.4
%
120 bp

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Basic Earnings Per Share
$
0.16

$
0.16

%
 
$
0.59

$
0.74

25.4
%
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share
$
0.16

$
0.16

%
 
$
0.57

$
0.73

28.1
%
 
 
 

 
 
 

GAAP Basic Earnings Per Share
$
0.01

$
0.10

900.0
%
 
$
0.36

$
0.60

66.7
%
GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share
$
0.01

$
0.10

900.0
%
 
$
0.35

$
0.59

68.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tax rate
40.4
%
39.7
%
-70 bp

 
40.4
%
41.5
%
110 bp

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation to Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated EBITDA
$
10,823

$
10,006

-7.5
%
 
$
36,699

$
39,286

7.0
%
Withdrawable Trust Income
518

318

 
 
1,289

1,028

 
Acquisition/Divestiture Expenses
300

217

 
 
915

380

 
Severance Costs
278

620

 
 
769

1,305

 
Consulting Fees

166

 
 

421

 
Non-Recurring Securities Transactions

242

 
 

242

 
Other Special Items


 
 
195

83

 
Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA
$
11,919

$
11,569

-2.9
%
 
$
39,867

$
42,745

7.2
%
Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA Margin
24.8
 %
23.3
%
-150 bp

 
27.1
 %
26.5
 %
-60 bp


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CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
 
December 31, 2012
 
September 30, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
(UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,698

 
 
$
882

 
Accounts receivable, net
 
17,812

 
 
 
16,278

 
Assets held for sale
 
1,466

 
 
 
5,770

 
Inventories
 
5,133

 
 
 
4,787

 
Prepaid expenses
 
5,107

 
 
 
3,918

 
Other current assets
 
1,923

 
 
 
1,162

 
Total current assets
$
33,139

 
 
$
32,797

 
Preneed cemetery trust investments
 
70,960

 
 
 
66,919

 
Preneed funeral trust investments
 
82,896

 
 
 
94,573

 
Preneed receivables, net
 
23,222

 
 
 
24,717

 
Receivables from preneed trusts
 
25,871

 
 
 
12,298

 
Property, plant and equipment, net
 
152,433

 
 
 
154,547

 
Cemetery property
 
75,156

 
 
 
73,117

 
Goodwill
 
218,442

 
 
 
217,244

 
Deferred charges and other non-current assets
 
9,424

 
 
 
8,347

 
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments
 
46,542

 
 
 
40,261

 
Total assets
$
738,085

 
 
$
724,820

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current portion of senior long-term debt and capital lease obligations
$
11,218

 
 
$
12,672

 
Accounts payable
 
5,243

 
 
 
3,677

 
Other liabilities
 
13,067

 
 
 
11,829

 
Accrued liabilities
 
12,278

 
 
 
14,710

 
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale
 
369

 
 
 
4,510

 
Total current liabilities
$
42,175

 
 
$
47,398

 
Long-term debt, net of current portion
 
118,841

 
 
 
109,514

 
Revolving credit facility
 
44,700

 
 
 
26,000

 
Convertible junior subordinated debentures due in 2029 to an affiliate
 
89,770

 
 
 
89,770

 
Obligations under capital leases, net of current portion
 
4,013

 
 
 
3,844

 
Deferred preneed cemetery revenue
 
63,998

 
 
 
56,218

 
Deferred preneed funeral revenue
 
39,794

 
 
 
31,596

 
Deferred tax liability
 

 
 
 
6,961

 
Deferred preneed cemetery receipts held in trust
 
70,960

 
 
 
66,919

 
Deferred preneed funeral receipts held in trust
 
82,896

 
 
 
94,573

 
Care trusts’ corpus
 
45,920

 
 
 
40,056

 
Total liabilities
$
603,067

 
 
$
572,849

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Redeemable preferred stock
$
200

 
 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock, $.01 par value; 80,000,000 shares authorized; 22,078,000 and 22,166,000 shares issued at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013, respectively
$
221

 
 
$
222

 
Additional paid-in capital
 
202,462

 
 
 
204,322

 
Accumulated deficit
 
(52,598
)
 
 
 
(37,306
)
 
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,922,000 shares at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013
 
(15,267
)
 
 
 
(15,267
)
 
Total stockholders’ equity
$
134,818

 
 
$
151,971

 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
738,085

 
 
$
724,820

 

8



CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
48,142

 
$
49,707

 
$
147,298

 
$
161,097

Field costs and expenses
34,793

 
35,596

 
103,640

 
111,150

Gross profit
$
13,349

 
$
14,111

 
$
43,658

 
$
49,947

General and administrative expenses
5,452

 
7,719

 
16,052

 
21,796

Operating income
$
7,897

 
$
6,392

 
$
27,606

 
$
28,151

Interest expense, net
(4,547
)
 
(3,216
)
 
(13,618
)
 
(9,475
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt and other costs
(3,031
)
 

 
$
(3,031
)
 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes
$
319

 
$
3,176

 
$
10,957

 
$
18,676

Provision for income taxes
(129
)
 
(1,262
)
 
(4,429
)
 
(7,751
)
Net income from continuing operations
$
190

 
$
1,914

 
$
6,528

 
$
10,925

Net income from discontinued operations, net of tax
416

 
3,980

 
1,202

 
4,371

Net income
606

 
5,894

 
7,730

 
15,296

Preferred stock dividend
3

 

 
10

 
4

Net income available to common stockholders
$
603

 
$
5,894

 
$
7,720

 
$
15,292

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
0.01

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.36

 
$
0.60

Discontinued operations
0.02

 
0.22

 
0.07

 
0.24

Basic earnings per common share
$
0.03

 
$
0.32

 
$
0.43

 
$
0.84


Diluted earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
0.01

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.35

 
$
0.59

Discontinued operations
0.02

 
0.22

 
0.07

 
0.19

Diluted earnings per common share
$
0.03

 
$
0.32

 
$
0.42

 
$
0.78

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends declared per common share
$
0.025

 
$
0.025

 
$
0.075

 
$
0.075

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
18,051

 
17,892

 
18,129

 
17,794

Diluted
18,170

 
18,057

 
18,212

 
22,361


The GAAP Diluted EPS and Adjusted Diluted EPS for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 includes 4.4 million shares that
would be issued upon conversion of our convertible subordinated debentures (TIDES) as a result of the if-converted method
prescribed by accounting standards.


9



CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2012
 
2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
7,730

 
$
15,296

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
 
 
 
Gain on sale of assets
(606
)
 
(6,546
)
Impairment of goodwill

 
100

Depreciation and amortization
7,567

 
8,910

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
1,324

 

Amortization and write-off of deferred financing costs
520

 
150

Provision for losses on accounts receivable
1,429

 
1,274

Stock-based compensation expense
1,621

 
2,952

Deferred income taxes
2,390

 
9,389

Other
300

 
81

Changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided (required) cash:
 
 
 
Accounts and preneed receivables
(3,109
)
 
(1,765
)
Inventories and other current assets
581

 
934

Deferred charges and other
(38
)
 
(19
)
Preneed funeral and cemetery trust investments
5,982

 
3,566

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(5,139
)
 
(972
)
Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery revenue
823

 
2,490

Deferred preneed funeral and cemetery receipts held in trust
(6,095
)
 
(3,601
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
15,280

 
32,239

 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Acquisitions and new construction
(24,831
)
 
(6,051
)
Capital expenditures
(7,842
)
 
(7,425
)
Proceeds from the sale of businesses
603

 
8,321

Net cash used in investing activities
(32,070
)
 
(5,155
)
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Net borrowings from (payments against) the bank credit facility
26,607

 
(18,700
)
Payments on term loan

 
(7,500
)
Payment of call premium associated with the senior notes redemption
(1,707
)
 

Payments on other long-term debt and obligations under capital leases
(480
)
 
(445
)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan
680

 
685

Dividends on common stock and redeemable preferred stock
(1,363
)
 
(1,366
)
Payment of loan origination costs
(3,004
)
 
(574
)
Purchase of treasury stock
(4,531
)
 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
16,202

 
(27,900
)
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(588
)
 
(816
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
1,137

 
1,698

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
549

 
$
882




10



CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.
CALCULATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Numerator for basic earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Numerator from continuing operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
$
1,914

 
 
$
10,925

 
Less: Earnings allocated to unvested restricted stock
 
(35
)
 
 
 
(237
)
 
Income attributable to continuing operations
$
1,879

 
 
$
10,688

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Numerator from discontinued operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from discontinued operations
$
3,980

 
 
$
4,371

 
Less: Earnings allocated to unvested restricted stock
 
(74
)
 
 
 
(95
)
 
Income attributable to discontinued operations
$
3,906

 
 
$
4,276

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustment for diluted earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest on convertible junior subordinated debentures, net of tax
 

 
 
 
2,463

 
 
$

 
 
$
2,463

 
Numerator for diluted earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income attributable to continuing operations
$
1,879

 
 
$
13,151

 
Income attributable to discontinued operations
 
3,906

 
 
 
4,276

 
 
$
5,785

 
 
$
17,427

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denominator
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denominator for Basic earnings per common share - weighted average shares outstanding
 
17,892

 
 
 
17,794

 
Effect of dilutive securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options
 
165

 
 
 
175

 
Convertible junior subordinated debentures
 

 
 
 
4,392

 
Denominator for Diluted earnings per common share - weighted average shares outstanding
 
18,057

 
 
 
22,361

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
0.10

 
 
$
0.60

 
Discontinued operations
$
0.22

 
 
$
0.24

 
Basic earnings per common share
$
0.32

 
 
$
0.84

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
0.10

 
 
$
0.59

 
Discontinued operations
$
0.22

 
 
$
0.19

 
Diluted earnings per common share
$
0.32

 
 
$
0.78

 


11



NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This press release uses Non-GAAP financial measures to present the financial performance of the Company. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company’s reported operating results or cash flow from operations or any other measure of performance as determined in accordance with GAAP. We believe the non-GAAP results are useful to investors because such results help investors compare our results to previous periods and provide insights into underlying trends in our business. The Company’s GAAP financial statements accompany this release. Reconciliations of the Non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures are provided in this press release.

The Non-GAAP financial measures include “Adjusted Net Income”, “Adjusted Basic Earnings Per Share”, “Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share”, “Consolidated EBITDA”, “Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA”, “Free Cash Flow”, “Funeral, Cemetery and Financial EBITDA”, “Total Field EBITDA” and “Special Items” in this press release.  These financial measurements are defined as similar GAAP items adjusted for Special Items and are reconciled to GAAP in this press release. In addition, the Company’s presentation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures in other companies’ reports. The definitions used by the Company for our internal management purposes and in this press release are as follows:
Adjusted Net Income is defined as net income from continuing operations plus adjustments for special items and other non-recurring expenses or credits.
Consolidated EBITDA is defined as net income from continuing operations before income taxes, interest expenses, non-cash stock compensation, depreciation and amortization, and interest income and other, net.
Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA as Consolidated EBITDA plus adjustments for special items and non-recurring expenses or credits.
Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operations less cash for maintenance capital expenditures.
Funeral Field EBITDA is defined as Funeral Gross Profit less depreciation and amortization, regional and unallocated overhead expenses and net financial income.
Cemetery Field EBITDA is defined as Cemetery Gross Profit less depreciation and amortization, regional and unallocated overhead expenses and net financial income.
Financial EBITDA is defined as Financial Revenue less Financial expenses.
Total Field EBITDA is defined as Gross Profit less depreciation and amortization, regional and unallocated overhead expenses.
Special Items is defined as charges or credits that are non-GAAP yet can be non-recurring such as withdrawable trust income, acquisition and divestiture expenses, litigation settlements, severance costs, loss on early retirement of debt and other costs, discrete tax items and other non-recurring amounts.
Adjusted Basic Earnings Per Share is defined as GAAP Basic Earnings Per Share, adjusted for special items.
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share is defined as GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share, adjusted for special items.

Certain state regulations allow the withdrawal of financial income from preneed cemetery merchandise and services trust funds when realized in the trust. Under current generally accepted accounting principles, trust income is only recognized in the Company’s financial statements at a later time when the related merchandise and services sold on the preneed contract is delivered at the time of death. Carriage has provided financial income from the trusts, termed “Withdrawable Trust Income” and reported on a Non-GAAP proforma basis within Special Items in the accompanying Operating and Financial Metrics Trend Report (a Non-GAAP Unaudited Income Statement), to reflect the current cash results. Management believes that the Withdrawable Trust Income provides useful information to investors because it presents income and cash flow when earned by the trusts.

12



Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

This press release includes the use of certain financial measures that are not GAAP measures. The Non-GAAP financial measures are presented for additional information and are reconciled to their most comparable GAAP measures below.

Reconciliation of Net Income from continuing operations to Adjusted Net Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013 (thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
 
2012
 
 
2013
 
 
2012
 
 
2013
Net Income from continuing operations
$
190

 
$
1,914

 
$
6,528

 
$
10,925

Special items, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Withdrawable Trust Income
 
342

 
 
210

 
 
851

 
 
678

Acquisition/Divestiture Expenses
 
198

 
 
143

 
 
604

 
 
251

Severance Costs
 
183

 
 
409

 
 
508

 
 
860

Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt and Other Costs
 
2,000

 
 

 
 
2,000

 
 
248

Consulting Fees
 

 
 
110

 
 

 
 
278

Non-Recurring Securities Transactions
 

 
 
160

 
 

 
 
160

Other Special Items
 

 
 

 
 
129

 
 
54

Prior Period Amortization Adjustment for TIDES
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
(538
)
Tax Adjustment from Prior Period
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
598

     Total Special items affecting net income
$
2,723

 
$
1,032

 
$
4,092

 
$
2,589

Adjusted Net Income
$
2,913

 
$
2,946

 
$
10,620

 
$
13,514



13



Reconciliation of Net Income from continuing operations to Consolidated EBITDA and Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013 (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
Net income from continuing operations
$
190

 
$
1,914

 
$
6,528

 
$
10,925

Provision for income taxes
129

 
1,262

 
4,429

 
7,751

Pre-tax earnings from continuing operations
$
319

 
$
3,176

 
$
10,957

 
$
18,676

Interest expense, net
4,547

 
3,216

 
13,618

 
9,475

Loss on early extinguishment of debt and other costs
3,031

 

 
3,031

 

Non-cash stock compensation
439

 
675

 
1,621

 
2,299

Depreciation & amortization
2,487

 
2,939

 
7,472

 
8,836

Consolidated EBITDA
$
10,823

 
$
10,006

 
$
36,699

 
$
39,286

Adjusted For:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Withdrawable Trust Income
$
518

 
$
318

 
$
1,289

 
$
1,028

Acquisition/Divestiture Expenses
300

 
217

 
915

 
380

Severance Costs
278

 
620

 
769

 
1,305

Consulting Fees

 
166

 

 
421

Non-Recurring Securities Transactions

 
242

 

 
242

Other Special Items

 

 
195

 
83

Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA
$
11,919

 
$
11,569

 
$
39,867

 
$
42,745

Revenue
$
48,142

 
$
49,707

 
$
147,298

 
$
161,097

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA Margin
24.8
%
 
23.3
%
 
27.1
%
 
26.5
%


14



Reconciliation of funeral and cemetery income before income taxes to Field EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013 (in thousands):
Funeral Field EBITDA
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
Gross Profit (GAAP)
$
10,523

 
$
10,225

 
$
34,887

 
$
37,881

Depreciation & amortization
1,485

 
1,462

 
4,388

 
4,691

Regional & unallocated costs
1,735

 
2,220

 
5,031

 
6,233

Net financial income
(1,415
)
 
(1,825
)
 
(4,648
)
 
(6,028
)
Funeral Field EBITDA
$
12,328

 
$
12,082

 
$
39,658

 
$
42,777

Funeral Field Operating Revenue
$
34,431

 
$
35,238

 
$
106,941

 
$
116,042

Funeral Field EBITDA Margin
35.8
%
 
34.3
%
 
37.1
%
 
36.9
%

Cemetery Field EBITDA
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2012

 
2013

 
2012

 
2013

Gross Profit (GAAP)
$
2,834

 
$
3,886

 
$
8,779

 
$
12,066

Depreciation & amortization
790

 
626

 
2,365

 
2,575

Regional & unallocated costs
817

 
500

 
1,933

 
1,558

Net financial income
(2,179
)
 
(2,275
)
 
(5,944
)
 
(7,159
)
Cemetery Field EBITDA
$
2,262

 
$
2,737

 
$
7,133

 
$
9,040

Cemetery Field Operating Revenue
$
9,713

 
$
10,057

 
$
28,661

 
$
30,717

Cemetery Field EBITDA Margin
23.3
%
 
27.2
%
 
24.9
%
 
29.4
%

Reconciliation of cash provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow from operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013 (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2012

 
2013

 
2012

 
2013

Cash provided by operating activities
$
1,906

 
$
8,246

 
$
15,280

 
$
32,239

Less maintenance capital expenditures
(940
)
 
(1,600
)
 
(3,170
)
 
(4,600
)
Free Cash Flow from operating activities
$
966

 
$
6,646

 
$
12,110

 
$
27,639


15



Reconciliation of GAAP basic earnings per share to Adjusted basic earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
GAAP basic earnings per share from continuing operations
$
0.01

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.36

 
$
0.60

Special items affecting net income
0.15

 
0.06

 
0.23

 
0.14

Adjusted basic earnings per share
$
0.16

 
$
0.16

 
$
0.59

 
$
0.74


Reconciliation of GAAP diluted earnings per share to Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations
$
0.01

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.35

 
$
0.59

Special items affecting net income
0.15

 
0.06

 
0.22

 
0.11

Dilution effect of convertible junior subordinated debentures
-

 
-

 
-

 
0.03

Adjusted diluted earnings per share
$
0.16

 
$
0.16

 
$
0.57

 
$
0.73



Reconciliation of Net Income from continuing operations to Consolidated EBITDA and Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA for the estimated rolling four quarters ending September 30, 2014 (in thousands):
 
 
Rolling
Four Quarter Outlook
 
 
September 30, 2014E
Net income from continuing operations
 
 
$
20,100

 
Provision for income taxes
 
 
12,300

 
Pre-tax earnings from continuing operations
 
 
32,400

 
Net interest expense, including loan cost amortization
 
 
12,300

 
Depreciation & amortization, including stock compensation
 
 
17,000

 
Consolidated EBITDA
 
 
$
61,700

 
Adjusted for special items
 
 
$
3,200

 
Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA
 
 
$
64,900

 

Reconciliation of Net Income from continuing operations to Adjusted Net Income for the estimated rolling four quarters ending September 30, 2014 (in thousands):
 
 
 
Rolling
Four Quarter Outlook
 
 
 
September 30, 2014E
Net income from continuing operations
 
 
 
$
20,100

 
Special items, net of tax
 
 
 
2,100

 
Adjusted Net Income
 
 
 
$
22,200

 


16



Reconciliation of GAAP basic earnings per share to Adjusted basic earnings per share for the estimated rolling four quarters ending September 30, 2014:
 
Rolling
Four Quarter Outlook
 
September 30, 2014E
GAAP basic earnings per share from continuing operations
 
$
1.09

 
Special items affecting net income
 
0.12

 
Adjusted basic earnings per share
 
$
1.21

 

Reconciliation of Cash Flow from Operations to Free Cash Flow for the estimated rolling four quarters ending September 30, 2014 (in 000's):
 
 
 
Rolling
Four Quarter Outlook
 
 
 
September 30, 2014E
Cash flow from operations
 
 
 
$
46,200

 
Maintenance Capital Expenditures
 
 
 
(6,300
)
 
Free Cash Flow
 
 
 
$
39,900

 






17



CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements made herein or elsewhere by, or on behalf of, the Company that are not historical facts are intended to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In addition to historical information, this Press Release contains certain statements and information that may constitute forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include any projections of earnings, revenues, asset sales, cash flow, debt levels or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing and are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. The words “may”, “will”, “estimate”, “intend”, “believe”, “expect”, “project”, “forecast”, “foresee”, “should”, “would”, “could”, “plan”, “anticipate” and other similar words or expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we anticipate. All comments concerning our expectations for future revenues and operating results are based on our forecasts for our existing operations and do not include the potential impact of any future acquisitions. Our forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those summarized below:
the execution of our Standards Operating Model;
changes in the number of deaths in our markets;
changes in consumer preferences;
ability to find and retain skilled personnel;
the effects of competition;
the investment performance of our funeral and cemetery trust funds;
fluctuations in interest rates;
our ability to obtain debt or equity financing on satisfactory terms to fund additional acquisitions, expansion projects, working capital requirements and the repayment or refinancing of indebtedness;
death benefits related to preneed funeral contracts funded through life insurance contracts;
our ability to generate preneed sales;
the financial condition of third-party insurance companies that fund our preneed funeral contracts;
increased or unanticipated costs, such as insurance or taxes;
effects of the application of applicable laws and regulations, including changes in such regulations or the interpretation thereof;
consolidation of the deathcare industry; and
other factors and uncertainties inherent in the deathcare industry.
For additional information regarding known material factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our projected results, please see “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. A copy of the Company’s Form 10-K, and other Carriage Services information and news releases, are available at www.carriageservices.com.

This press release includes the use of certain financial measures that are not GAAP measures. The Non-GAAP financial measures are presented for additional information and are reconciled to their most comparable GAAP measures in the tables presented above.


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