• Carriage Services Q2 2025 earnings webcast featured President Steve Metzger, CEO and Vice Chairman Carlos Quezada, CFO John Enwright; analysts from ROTH Capital Partners, B. Riley Securities, Raymond James, Barrington Research, Oppenheimer.
• Revenue totaled 102.1 million; GAAP net income rose to 11.7 million; adjusted consolidated EBITDA was 32.3 million; adjusted diluted EPS was 0.74.
• Full-year outlook raised to revenue 410-420 million, adjusted consolidated EBITDA 129-134 million, adjusted diluted EPS 3.15-3.35; adjusted free cash flow 40-50 million; leverage ratio expected at 4.1-4.2.
• Management flagged margin pressure from inflation and investment spending, with funeral field EBITDA margin at 37% and cemetery field EBITDA margin at 44.9%; CFO cited about 180 bps of cemetery margin impact from timing of unrecognized profit on land under development.
• Executives disclosed multiple acquisitions under contract expected to close in Q3, serving over 2,600 families with more than 15 million revenue last year; CEO described valuation for premium assets as high single-digit multiples, with divestitures expected to taper.

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