GURU.Markets stock price, segment price, and overall market index valuation
The company's share price Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. Its stock price reflects the stability and non-cyclical nature of this business, as well as its growth strategy through consolidation in a fragmented market.
Share prices of companies in the market segment - Care
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries throughout the United States. The company operates in the stable but niche "caregiving" sector. The chart below shows the performance of companies in this industry, which is less susceptible to economic cycles.
Broad Market Index - GURU.Markets
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries throughout the United States. Its stable and non-cyclical business makes it a component of the GURU.Markets index. The chart below compares its performance to the overall stock market.
Change in the price of a company, segment, and market as a whole per day
CSV - Daily change in the company's share price Carriage Services Inc.
Shares of Carriage Services, a funeral services provider, exhibit low volatility. change_co measures the stock's response to demographic trends and M&A deals. This metric is important for analyzing non-cyclical companies with stable demand using formulas on System.GURU.Markets.
Daily change in the price of a set of shares in a market segment - Care
Carriage Services, Inc. is one of the largest funeral service providers in the United States. This chart demonstrates the sector's low volatility. Comparing it to CSV, whose business is driven by demographic trends, helps us understand it as a defensive and non-cyclical asset.
Daily change in the price of a broad market stock, index - GURU.Markets
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral service providers in the United States. This business is considered highly defensive, as it is not affected by economic cycles. The chart below shows the overall market volatility, which often makes Carriage Services appear like a safe haven.
Dynamics of market capitalization of the company, segment and the market as a whole over 12 months
Annual dynamics of the company's market capitalization Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral service and cemetery operators in the United States. Its year-over-year growth reflects the stability of its business, which is relatively unaffected by economic cycles. The chart below illustrates the story of this resilient and predictable business model.
Annual dynamics of market capitalization of the market segment - Care
Carriage Services, Inc. is one of the largest funeral service providers in the United States. Its business is highly predictable and low-cyclicality due to demographic factors. The chart below shows how its defensive nature, acquisition strategy, and focus on the premium segment contribute to its stable growth.
Annual dynamics of market capitalization of broad market stocks, index - GURU.Markets
Carriage, as a funeral home operator, operates in the most non-cyclical business. Demand for its services, unfortunately, is constant and unaffected by the state of the economy. The company's stock price has demonstrated stable and predictable growth, making it a classic "defensive" asset in any portfolio.
Dynamics of market capitalization of the company, segment and the market as a whole for the month
Monthly dynamics of the company's market capitalization Carriage Services Inc.
TETRA, a diversified oilfield services company. The monthly fluctuations on the chart reflect demand for its well completion fluids and water management services. This demand is directly dependent on activity in the oil and gas industry and energy prices.
Monthly dynamics of market capitalization of the market segment - Care
Carriage Services operates in the funeral services industry, considered one of the most stable and non-cyclical. However, the dynamics of this sector can be affected by demographic shifts and changing consumer preferences. This chart allows us to assess how the market perceives the long-term prospects of companies dealing with life's inevitable events.
Monthly dynamics of market capitalization of broad market stocks, index - GURU.Markets
Carriage Services, Inc. is a leading provider of funeral services (funerals and cremations) and cemetery management services in the United States. Demand for its services is driven by demographic factors and is extremely stable. A broad market chart shows how its non-cyclical and predictable business has made its shares a safe haven during periods of uncertainty.
Dynamics of market capitalization of the company, segment and the market as a whole for the week
Weekly dynamics of the company's market capitalization Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. Its weekly stock price is typically stable, but it responds to demographic trends and changes in consumer preferences (such as the rise of cremation).
Weekly dynamics of market capitalization of the market segment - Care
Carriage Services is a funeral services company. Comparing its weekly performance with the consumer services sector highlights its defensive nature. The chart shows how stable its shares are compared to more cyclical industries, especially during periods of economic uncertainty.
Weekly dynamics of market capitalization of stocks of the broad market, index - GURU.Markets
Carriage Services, a funeral service provider, operates a business that is unaffected by economic cycles. Comparing its weekly performance with the broader market will highlight its defensive properties. The chart shows how the company's shares demonstrate stability during periods of market volatility.
Market capitalization of the company, segment and market as a whole
CSV - Market capitalization of the company Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services' market capitalization chart tells a story of consolidation in the funeral services industry. The company acquires and operates funeral homes and cemeteries. Its dynamics reveal how investors view this growth strategy and the stability of a business driven by demographic rather than economic trends.
CSV - Share of the company's market capitalization Carriage Services Inc. within the market segment - Care
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. Its share of the consumer services sector reflects its scale in this stable and non-cyclical market. The chart below shows the company's weight in an industry that touches every family.
Market capitalization of the market segment - Care
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral services and cemetery operators in the United States. The chart below shows the overall market capitalization of the funeral services sector. Its stability reflects the predictable nature of the business, which is driven by demographic trends rather than economic cycles.
Market capitalization of all companies included in a broad market index - GURU.Markets
This chart represents a business at its final farewell. Carriage Services owns and operates funeral homes and cemeteries across America. Its stable market capitalization reflects the constant, non-cyclical demand for these services. It's one of the most predictable businesses in the economy.
Book value capitalization of the company, segment and market as a whole
CSV - Book value capitalization of the company Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services' foundation is its network of funeral homes and cemeteries across the country. Book value reflects the value of this real estate and infrastructure. The chart shows how the company, operating in a highly stable and non-cyclical industry, manages its portfolio of real assets, consolidating the fragmented funeral services market.
CSV - Share of the company's book capitalization Carriage Services Inc. within the market segment - Care
Carriage Services is one of the largest operators of funeral homes and cemeteries in the United States. Its entire business is based on the ownership and management of these physical assets. The chart shows the share of all real estate and infrastructure in the funeral services industry that the company controls.
Market segment balance sheet capitalization - Care
Funeral services like Carriage Services are a moderately capital-intensive business due to the need to own a network of funeral homes and cemeteries. Compared to the assets of the service sector, its model requires significant investment in real estate.
Book value of all companies included in the broad market index - GURU.Markets
Carriage Services' assets comprise a large network of funeral homes and cemeteries across the United States. Their book value reflects the physical weight of this real estate and the infrastructure necessary to provide funeral services in one of the most stable industries. The chart illustrates the scale of this consolidator in the funeral services market.
The ratio of market capitalization to book capitalization of a company, segment, and the market as a whole
Market capitalization to book capitalization ratio - Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services, one of the largest funeral service providers, is valued at a premium to its assets. Investors value the stability and predictability of this business, as well as the company's ability to grow through the acquisition of smaller funeral homes.
Market to book capitalization ratio in a market segment - Care
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. It's a very stable and predictable business. The chart shows how the market values ββthis reliability, typically valuing a company based on its stable cash flows.
Market to book capitalization ratio for the market as a whole
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. It's a stable, non-cyclical business driven by demographic trends. This metric reflects how the market perceives this predictability and resilience to economic downturns, which are typical for the "perpetual" funeral services industry.
Debts of the company, segment and market as a whole
CSV - Company debts Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services, one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the US, uses debt to finance its acquisition strategy of small, family-owned funeral homes. This chart shows how the company is consolidating a fragmented industry by using debt capital to build a national brand.
Market segment debts - Care
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. This business is characterized by stable, albeit slowly growing, demand. The company grows by consolidating a fragmented market. This chart shows how Carriage Services uses debt financing to acquire smaller, family-owned funeral homes, implementing its growth strategy.
Market debt in general
Debt to book value of the company, segment and market as a whole
The company's debt to book capitalization ratio Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services operates funeral homes and cemeteries throughout the United States. Growth in this industry often occurs through consolidation, i.e., the acquisition of independent funeral homes, which requires capital. This chart shows how the company uses debt to implement its acquisition-based growth strategy in a stable but competitive market.
Market segment debt to market segment book capitalization - Care
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. It's a stable business, less susceptible to economic cycles. This chart shows how the company uses debt to finance its acquisition strategy of smaller funeral homes, relative to the market capitalization of the overall funeral services sector.
Debt to book value of all companies in the market
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries. It's a stable and predictable business that can grow through the acquisition of smaller funeral homes. Are these acquisitions financed by debt? This chart of total debt in the market helps assess the conservative or aggressive nature of the company's growth strategy.
P/E of the company, segment and market as a whole
P/E - Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. This chart shows how investors value this stable but slowly growing business. The valuation reflects demographic trends and the company's ability to consolidate the fragmented funeral services market.
P/E of the market segment - Care
Carriage Services is one of North America's largest providers of funeral services and products. The company owns and operates funeral homes and cemeteries. This chart shows the average valuation for the sector, allowing investors to evaluate this major player in a stable yet conservative industry.
P/E of the market as a whole
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. It's a business with stable and predictable demand. Does its valuation reflect this "defensible" status, less responsive to market fluctuations? Or are changes in consumer preferences (such as the rise of cremation) creating long-term challenges?
Future P/E of the company, segment and market as a whole
Future (projected) P/E of the company Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. This chart illustrates analysts' expectations for future revenue, which depend on demographic trends (mortality rates) and the company's ability to increase average order value by selling additional services and products.
Future (projected) P/E of the market segment - Care
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries throughout the United States. It's a stable business, less susceptible to economic cycles. The chart reflects expectations for the consumer services sector. This allows investors to assess Carriage's strategy for acquiring and operating funeral homes and its ability to generate stable cash flow.
Future (projected) P/E of the market as a whole
Carriage Services, Inc. is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. This business is characterized by stable and predictable demand. This chart allows investors to assess the appeal of this "defensive" industry amid general market volatility, when predictability is especially valuable.
Profit of the company, segment and market as a whole
Company profit Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries throughout the United States. It's a stable, predictable business, unaffected by economic cycles. This chart shows how demographic trends and the company's ability to effectively manage its assets drive steady, albeit slowly growing, profits.
Profit of companies in the market segment - Care
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries throughout the United States. This graph, which charts profitability in the caregiving sector, highlights demographic trends. Their business is less susceptible to economic cycles, but their success depends on their reputation, quality of service, and the ability to effectively manage their assets over the long term.
Overall market profit
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries throughout the United States. This business is characterized by stability and little dependence on economic cycles. Regardless of whether corporate profits rise or fall, as in this chart, demand for Carriage Services remains predictable, as it is determined by demographic rather than economic factors.
Future (predicted) profit of the company, segment and market as a whole
Future (projected) profit of the company Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. The company provides funeral services and products. Demand for its services is stable, but growth depends on demographic trends and acquisitions. This chart shows analyst revenue forecasts, taking into account both demographics and the company's ability to consolidate the market.
Future (predicted) profit of companies in the market segment - Care
Carriage Services is one of the largest providers of funeral and cemetery management services in the United States. The company's business is characterized by stable, albeit slowly growing, demand, which is relatively unaffected by economic cycles. This chart, reflecting forecasts for the consumer services sector, helps compare the stability of this business with more cyclical segments of the economy.
Future (predicted) profit of the market as a whole
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries. This business is considered one of the least cyclical, as demand for its services is stable. However, general economic trends, reflected in this chart, can influence the average bill and consumer choice of service packages.
P/S of the company, segment and market as a whole
P/S - Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services is one of the largest providers of funeral services and products in the United States. The chart shows how the market values ββthe company's revenue in a stable but slowly growing industry. This value reflects its ability to consolidate the market through acquisitions and increase profitability by providing high-quality services during a difficult time for families.
P/S market segment - Care
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries throughout the United States. The company's revenue is highly predictable and stable, driven by demographic trends. This chart, which displays the average valuation in the sector, helps understand how investors value this non-cyclical and resilient business model.
P/S of the market as a whole
Carriage Services is one of the leading providers of funeral services and products in the United States. The company operates funeral homes and cemeteries. This chart, which reflects overall market revenue valuation, helps understand how investors value a business with extremely stable and predictable demand, yet with its own demographic and cultural characteristics.
Future P/S of the company, segment and market as a whole
Future (projected) P/S of the company Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. It's a business with stable, albeit slowly growing, demand driven by demographic trends. This chart shows how investors estimate the company's future revenue, which is predictable and based on mortality projections and average revenue per burial.
Future (projected) P/S of the market segment - Care
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries throughout the United States. The company strives for high service standards and consolidation in a fragmented market. This chart reflects average revenue expectations for the consumer services sector. It helps understand how the market views Carriage Services' stable, yet slowly growing, business.
Future (projected) P/S of the market as a whole
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries throughout the United States. This indicator reflects collective market expectations. The company's business is considered non-cyclical, as demand for its services is stable. However, demographic trends, such as an aging population, directly impact its long-term growth prospects.
Sales of the company, segment and market as a whole
Company sales Carriage Services Inc.
This chart shows the revenue of Carriage Services, one of the largest funeral service providers in the United States, including funeral arrangements and cemetery management. The company's revenue is stable and less susceptible to economic cycles. The dynamics reflect demographic trends and the company's success in acquiring and operating funeral homes.
Sales of companies in the market segment - Care
Carriage Services is one of the largest providers of funeral and care services in the United States, including funeral homes and cemeteries. This chart shows the dynamics of the funeral services sector. The company's business is characterized by stable demand, but its growth depends on demographic trends and the ability to acquire and effectively manage local funeral homes.
Overall market sales
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries. This business is characterized by stable, non-cyclical demand. However, the overall economic situation, reflected in this graph, can influence the average bill and customer preferences when choosing services.
Future sales volume of the company, segment and market as a whole
Future (projected) sales of the company Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries throughout the United States. The company's future revenue depends on demographic trends and consumer preferences in this conservative industry. The chart reflects analysts' expectations for the stability and growth of this market.
Future (projected) sales of companies in the market segment - Care
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries throughout the United States. It's a stable business, less susceptible to economic cycles. The company focuses on high-quality service and strategic acquisitions. This chart shows the outlook for the funeral services sector, where Carriage Services has built its reputation.
Future (projected) sales of the market as a whole
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries throughout the United States. Its business is highly predictable and relatively unaffected by economic cycles. This chart shows market fluctuations, while demand for Carriage Services' services is driven primarily by demographic trends, ensuring stable cash flow.
Marginality of the company, segment and market as a whole
Company marginality Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries throughout the United States. It's a stable, predictable business, relatively unaffected by economic cycles. This chart demonstrates sustainable profitability based on the unchanging realities of life and the company's ability to effectively manage its assets in a sensitive service industry.
Market segment marginality - Care
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral service providers in the United States, owning and operating funeral homes and cemeteries. Profitability in this stable but slowly growing industry depends on operational efficiency and acquisition strategy. This chart shows operating results. Comparisons with competitors highlight their approaches to management and market consolidation.
Market marginality as a whole
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. Their business provides funeral services and products. This overall profitability chart is of little significance to them. Their business is driven by demographic trends, such as mortality rates and an aging population, and is one of the most non-cyclical industries in the economy.
Employees in the company, segment and market as a whole
Number of employees in the company Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries throughout the United States. Its large staff consists of funeral home and cemetery workers. This chart reflects the size of its network and operational scale in the stable, albeit sensitive, personal services industry.
Share of the company's employees Carriage Services Inc. within the market segment - Care
Carriage Services provides funeral services and manages cemeteries throughout the United States. In this business, built on compassion and service, people are the company's greatest asset. This chart directly reflects the company's market presence. The higher its share of the total number of employees in the segment, the more funeral homes it owns and the greater its ability to serve local communities.
Number of employees in the market segment - Care
Carriage Services, Inc. is a provider of funeral services and products in the United States, including funeral homes and cemeteries. This chart reflects employment trends in the caregiving sector. The stability of hiring in this industry is due to the non-cyclical nature of demand. Growth may be related to the acquisition of new assets and the company's strategy to consolidate this fragmented market.
Number of employees in the market as a whole
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. The company provides funeral services with a commitment to a high level of service. The company's business is less susceptible to economic cycles. This metric demonstrates how industries driven by demographic rather than economic factors provide stable employment and are integral to social infrastructure.
Market capitalization per employee (in thousands of dollars) of the company, segment, and market as a whole
Market capitalization per employee (in thousands of dollars) of the company Carriage Services Inc. (CSV)
Carriage Services is a funeral services provider that owns funeral homes and cemeteries. This chart reflects the high capital intensity of this business. The company's primary asset is its real estate portfolio (cemetery buildings and land). The chart shows the significant market value of these physical assets per employee engaged in providing services.
Market capitalization per employee (in thousands of dollars) in the market segment - Care
Carriage Services manages funeral homes and cemeteries across the United States. It's a stable but labor-intensive business that requires empathy and a high level of service. This chart shows how the market evaluates the company's performance in managing its assets (real estate) and personnel in this specific service industry.
Market capitalization per employee (in thousands of dollars) for the overall market
Carriage Services is one of the leading providers of funeral and burial services in the United States. This chart shows how the market values ββthe business in a stable but conservative industry. It reflects the effectiveness of the funeral home and cemetery network's management, as well as the team's ability to provide sensitive and important services.
Profit per employee (in thousands of dollars) for the company, segment, and market as a whole
Profit per employee (in thousands of dollars) of the company Carriage Services Inc. (CSV)
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. It's a "forever business," stable and predictable. This chart shows operational efficiency in the service industry: profit per employee depends on the company's ability to provide high-margin services (funerals, embalming) and manage costs at its locations.
Profit per employee (in thousands of dollars) in the market segment - Care
Carriage Services (CSV) is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. It is a stable yet people-intensive service business. This metric reflects how effectively the company manages its facilities and staff, providing high-value-added services.
Profit per employee (in thousands of dollars) for the market as a whole
Carriage Services is a funeral home and cemetery operator. Like Matthews, it's a stable but labor-intensive service business. This chart shows how efficiently the company manages its facilities and staff, as well as how successful they are at upselling high-margin products and services per employee.
Sales to employees of the company, segment and market as a whole
Sales per company employee Carriage Services Inc. (CSV)
Carriage Services operates funeral homes and cemeteries across the United States. This chart shows the performance of its funeral services business. The growth in revenue per employee demonstrates the company's ability to provide high-quality services, as well as its successful strategy of acquiring and integrating independent funeral homes.
Sales per employee in the market segment - Care
Carriage Services (CSV) is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. In this stable yet personalized business, employee efficiency is crucial. This chart shows how much revenue each employee (from funeral director to manager) generates. This allows you to evaluate their productivity compared to other companies in the sector.
Sales per employee for the market as a whole
Carriage Services (CSV) is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. It's a highly stable yet labor-intensive service business that requires empathetic staff and property management. This chart shows how effectively the company generates revenue in its specific niche by managing its staff and assets (buildings and land).
Short shares by company, segment and market as a whole
Shares shorted by company Carriage Services Inc. (CSV)
Carriage Services, Inc. is a company that manages funeral homes and cemeteries across the United States. The business is considered stable but has a low growth rate. The bearish sentiment shown in this chart may be related to concerns about the growing popularity of cremation (which is less profitable) or the company's acquisition strategy.
Shares shorted by market segment - Care
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the US. This chart shows bearish bets. "Shorts" here are bets that mortality will normalize after the pandemic and their business (dependent on M&A) will slow, or that the trend toward cremation will reduce their margins.
Shares shorted by the overall market
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. It's a classic "defensive" business, with demand stable and unaffected by the economy. When overall pessimism increases on this chart, investors may seek refuge in such stocks. But even they aren't immune to rising costs.
RSI 14 indicator for a company, segment, and market as a whole
The company's RSI 14 indicator Carriage Services Inc. (CSV)
Carriage Services (CSV) is a funeral home and cemetery operator in the US. It's a business with stable, albeit slowly growing, demand, which the company is attempting to consolidate. This chart measures momentum. It shows "overbought" (above 70) due to successful acquisitions or "oversold" (below 30) due to concerns about high debt load.
RSI 14 Market Segment - Care
Carriage Services (CSV) is a premium funeral services operator. They own funeral homes and cemeteries. The RSI_14_Seg for "Care" (care/funeral services) shows the temperature in this "perpetual" sector. It helps us understand whether CSV's growth reflects their "premium" model or general overheating in the "defensive" sector.
RSI 14 for the overall market
Carriage Services (CSV) operates funeral homes. This chart shows that its business is "defensive." Demand for its services, unfortunately, isn't driven by euphoria or panic, but by demographics. During moments of market panic, investors seek safe havens in companies with completely non-cyclical demand, like CSV.
Analyst consensus forecast for the company's share price, the segment, and the market as a whole
Analyst consensus stock price forecast CSV (Carriage Services Inc.)
Carriage Services is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. The company operates on a decentralized model, maintaining local brands. This chart shows the average 12-month forecast from analysts. It reflects their assessment of the business's stability, demographic trends, and M&A strategy.
The difference between the consensus estimate and the actual stock price CSV (Carriage Services Inc.)
Carriage Services (CSV) is one of the largest death care operators in the United States. The company owns a portfolio of funeral homes and cemeteries. It's a stable, but slow-growing business. This chart shows the difference between the consensus estimate and the price. It reflects analysts' confidence in the company's M&A strategy (acquisition of funeral homes).
Analyst consensus forecast for stock prices by market segment - Care
Carriage Services (CSV) is one of the largest funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. The company is growing through the consolidation of family-owned funeral homes. This chart shows analysts' overall expectations for the funeral services sector, reflecting whether experts believe this non-cyclical market is stable.
Analysts' consensus forecast for the overall market share price
Carriage Services is a premium funeral services provider. They buy up family-owned funeral homes and cemeteries. This business is 100% non-cyclical. This graph, showing economic experts' expectations, has no impact on their demand. Their sole driver is demographics (mortality rates).
AKIMA index of the company, segment and market as a whole
AKiMA Company Index Carriage Services Inc.
Carriage Services is a consolidator in the end-of-life care industry. They own and operate a portfolio of funeral homes and cemeteries, striving to provide premium service. This chart is an indicator of their niche strategy. It likely aggregates demographic trends, their ability to acquire family-owned businesses, and their operating margins in this protective sector.
AKIMA Market Segment Index - Care
Carriage Services (CSV) is the number two consolidator in the funeral home industry (after SCI); the company acquires (M&A) and manages a portfolio of funeral homes and cemeteries in the US. This consolidated metric evaluates companies. The chart shows the sector average. This is a benchmark: how does CSV's stable (and M&A) model differentiate it from the average competitor?
The AKIM Index for the overall market
Carriage Services is one of the largest publicly traded funeral home and cemetery operators in the United States. It is a consolidator in a fragmented market. This chart, which reflects the market average, is a backdrop. It helps assess how this "defensive" (non-cyclical) business, dependent on demographics, fares against the backdrop of overall macroeconomic fluctuations.