CSV vs EVI
Carriage Services Inc. and EVI Industries, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CSV | EVI |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $417.4M | $446.6M |
| Net income | $51.5M | $7.7M |
| Gross margin | 35.1% | 31.5% |
| Net margin | 12.3% | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 22.2% | 5.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.25 | $0.48 |
| Dividend / share | $0.45 | $0.33 |
| Payout ratio | 13.6% | 64.6% |
| Free cash flow | $40.1M | $13.5M |
| Equity | $254.8M | $150.1M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.02× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.98× | 1.64× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.8% | 13.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 26.2% | −1.6% |
CSV and EVI book revenue within 15% of each other, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (12.3% against 1.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CSV | EVI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $417.4M | $446.6M |
| FY2024 | $404.2M | $389.8M |
| FY2023 | $382.5M | $353.6M |
| FY2022 | $370.2M | $354.2M |
| FY2021 | $375.9M | $267.3M |
| FY2020 | $329.4M | $242.0M |
| FY2019 | $274.1M | $235.8M |
| FY2018 | $268.0M | $228.3M |
| FY2017 | $258.1M | $150.0M |
| FY2016 | $248.2M | $94.0M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CSV | EVI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $51.5M | $7.7M |
| FY2024 | $33.0M | $7.5M |
| FY2023 | $33.4M | $5.6M |
| FY2022 | $41.4M | $9.7M |
| FY2021 | $33.2M | $4.1M |
| FY2020 | $16.1M | $8.4M |
| FY2019 | $14.5M | $775,000 |
| FY2018 | $11.6M | $3.7M |
| FY2017 | $37.2M | $4.0M |
| FY2016 | $19.6M | $3.2M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$29,130,000 | EVI |
| FY2024 | +$14,368,000 | CSV |
| FY2023 | +$28,957,000 | CSV |
| FY2022 | +$16,001,000 | CSV |
| FY2021 | +$108,570,000 | CSV |
| FY2020 | +$87,443,000 | CSV |
| FY2019 | +$38,305,000 | CSV |
| FY2018 | +$39,674,000 | CSV |
| FY2017 | +$108,132,000 | CSV |
| FY2016 | +$154,222,000 | CSV |
| FY2015 | +$206,486,000 | CSV |
| FY2014 | +$195,369,430 | CSV |
| FY2013 | +$179,240,582 | CSV |
| FY2012 | +$161,964,416 | CSV |
| FY2011 | +$161,056,911 | CSV |
| FY2010 | +$160,475,273 | CSV |
The higher-revenue side has changed between CSV and EVI over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +10.6 pp | CSV |
| FY2024 | +6.2 pp | CSV |
| FY2023 | +7.1 pp | CSV |
| FY2022 | +8.4 pp | CSV |
| FY2021 | +7.3 pp | CSV |
| FY2020 | +1.4 pp | CSV |
| FY2019 | +5.0 pp | CSV |
| FY2018 | +2.7 pp | CSV |
| FY2017 | +11.8 pp | CSV |
| FY2016 | +4.5 pp | CSV |
| FY2015 | +3.8 pp | CSV |
| FY2014 | +1.6 pp | CSV |
| FY2013 | +4.3 pp | CSV |
| FY2012 | +1.3 pp | CSV |
| FY2011 | +1.5 pp | CSV |
| FY2010 | +1.6 pp | CSV |
CSV has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 16 fiscal years.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CSV's net margin has been more volatile than EVI's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 2.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.4.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
CSV led in net margin in every one of the 16 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
EVI's return on equity has been more volatile than CSV's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 11.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.2.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between CSV and EVI over these 16 fiscal years — CSV led in 7 and EVI in 9.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.