Type: Public
On the web: http://www.sci-corp.com
Employees: 20,725
Employee growth: 2.7%

Service Corporation International (SCI) is to death what H&R Block is to taxes. SCI, the largest funeral and cemetery services company in North America, operates more than 1,400 funeral homes and about 380 cemeteries in some 43 US states, eight Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Germany. The company's primary services include embalming, burial, and cremation. As part of its business, SCI also sells traditional funeral necessities, including prearranged funeral services, caskets, burial vaults, cremation receptacles, flowers, and burial garments. The company expanded significantly by acquiring its chief rival, Alderwoods Group, in 2006; it continues to make acquisitions.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $2,190.6M
One year growth: 6.7%
Net income: $126.4M
Income growth: 2.7%

Officers:
Chairman: Robert L. (Bob) Waltrip
President, CEO, and Director: Thomas L. Ryan
EVP and COO: Michael R. (Mike) Webb

Competitors:
Carriage Services, Inc.
Stewart Enterprises
StoneMor

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