Carriage Services vs Dolphin Entertainment
CSV and DLPN side by side, both in consumer discretionary. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CSV and DLPN compare
Carriage Services is the larger company, worth 34 times as much as Dolphin Entertainment ($452M against $13.4M).
Dolphin Entertainment grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.4% versus 1.3% for Carriage Services).
Carriage Services keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 11.3% compared with −5.2% at Dolphin Entertainment.
Carriage Services pays a dividend yielding 1.2%; Dolphin Entertainment does not pay one.
Carriage Services scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 5 for Dolphin Entertainment), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CSV | DLPN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $452M | $13.4M |
| Share price | $28.47 | $1.03 |
| Change, 1 year | −31.1% | −33.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −45.0% | −94.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 1.26 |
| Employees | 2,321 | 271 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 9.7× | – |
| P/S | 1.1× | 0.2× (better) |
| P/B | 1.6× (better) | 2.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.8× (better) | 23.0× |
| P/FCF | 11.8× | – |
| PEG | 1.32 | – |
| FCF yield | 8.5% (better) | −8.4% |
| Fair value | $50.15 | $1.74 |
| Margin of safety | 43.2% (better) | 40.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.3% | 10.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.8% | 18.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −4.4% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −5.4% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 29.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 34.1% | 94.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | 22.5% (better) | −1.5% |
| Net margin | 11.3% (better) | −5.2% |
| FCF margin | 9.2% (better) | −1.9% |
| Return on equity | 17.7% (better) | −40.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 27.6% (better) | −2.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.02 (better) | 3.91 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.02 | 12.90 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.4× (better) | −0.4× |
| Current ratio | 1.45 (better) | 0.86 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.06 (better) | −2.71 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | – |
| Payout ratio | 15.2% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.9% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.2% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 85.0% | 3.4% |
| Held by insiders | 2.3% | 19.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | $5.2M |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.9% | 0.23% |
Go deeper
- CSV stock overview
- CSV income statement
- CSV valuation and score
- DLPN stock overview
- DLPN income statement
- DLPN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.