Company Profile
Updated: 17-SEP-09Carriage Services Inc.
Public Company, Headquarters Location
3040 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 300, Houston, TX 77056-6513, United States
(713)332-8400, (713)332-8401 fax, http://www.carriageservices.com
Primary SIC: Funeral Service And Crematories, Primary NAICS: Funeral Homes
Description: Carriage Services Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in December 1993 and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company operates funeral homes and cemeteries in the United States. As of December 31, 2008, Carriage Services operated 136 funeral homes in 25 states and 32 cemeteries in 11 states. The company provides funeral and cemetery services and products on both an "at-need" (time of death) and "preneed" (planned prior to death) basis, primarily in suburban and rural markets. Funeral home operations provide burial and cremation services and sell caskets, urns and related merchandise. Cemetery operations provide interment rights (grave sites and mausoleums) and related merchandise, such as markers and memorials. During 2005, the company acquired a funeral business consisting of two chapels in northern Florida, the first acquisition since 2002. During 2007, the Carriage Services completed seven acquisitions. More
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