Type: Public
On the web: http://www.carriageservices.com
Employees: 1,943
Employee growth: 5.9%

Though it buries its customers, Carriage Services hasn't come close to burying its competition. The company is a large US death care company, but it trails far behind Service Corporation International and that company's smaller rivals Stewart Enterprises and StoneMor Partners. Carriage Services, established in 1993, runs more than 150 funeral homes (owned and leased) in 25 states and more than 30 cemeteries (owned and leased) operating in a dozen states, mostly in California, Massachusetts, and Texas. The company removes and prepares remains, sells caskets and memorials, provides transportation services, performs ceremonies and burials, and maintains cemeteries.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $184.9M
One year growth: 4.1%
Net income: $8.1M
Income growth: 14.6%

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: Melvin C. (Mel) Payne
SVP and COO: Jay D. Dodds
SVP Information Systems and CIO: George J. Klug

Competitors:
Service Corporation International
Stewart Enterprises
StoneMor

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