According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these were the largest CEO buys during the past week.

Carriage Services

Carriage Services Inc. (CSV) CEO Melvin C. Payne bought 29,000 shares on Dec. 9 at a price of $30.02. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.03% since then.

Carriage Services is a leading provider of funeral and cemetery services and merchandise in the United States. It operates in two business segments: the Funeral Home Operations segment, which offers burial, cremation, consultation and other services; and the Cemetery Operations segment, which provides services such as mausoleum

In his book, “The Dhandho Investor: The Low-Risk Value Method to High Returns”, author and hedge fund manager Mohnish Pabrai (Trades, Portfolio) talked up businesses that offered low risk and high returns. In chapter 13, though, he discussed businesses that represent low risk and high uncertainty.

To underline that distinction, he wrote, “Wall Street sometimes gets confused between risk and uncertainty, and you can profit handsomely from that confusion.” Getting more specific, Pabrai added that Wall Street hates uncertainty and punishes companies with uncertain prospects by driving down their stock prices.

The entrepreneurs he

According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, the following stocks have high dividend yields but performed poorly over the last 12 months.

Carriage Services Inc.’s (CSV) dividend yield is 1.48% with a payout ratio of 13%. Over the last 52 weeks, the stock price has fallen 19.1%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 9.6 and a price-sales ratio of 1.4.

The company, which provides death care services and merchandise, has a market cap of $388.05 million.

The profitability and growth rating is 8 out of 10. The return on equity of

According to the GuruFocus All-In-One Screener, the following stocks have high dividend yields but performed poorly over the last 12 months.

Tile Shop Holdings Inc.’s (TTS) dividend yield is 2.62% with a payout ratio of 2.86%. Over the last 52 weeks, the stock price has fallen 45.1%. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 84.4 and a price-sales ratio of 1.1.

The company manufactures natural stone tiles and related accessories. It has a market cap of $396.88 million.

The profitability and growth rating is 7 out of 10. The return

According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, the following stocks are trading at a discount and have positive three- to five-year future earnings estimates.

Carriage Services Inc. (CSV) is trading around $23.4 per share. The discounted cash flow calculator gives the stock a fair value of $60.35 per share, suggesting it has a 61% margin of safety at current prices.

The funeral home operator has a GuruFocus profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its earnings per share have increased 24.2% over the last 10 years. Analysts project a three-year to five-year earnings

According to the GuruFocus All-In-One Screener, the following companies have grown their book value per share (BV/S) over the past decade.

BV/S is calculated as total equity minus preferred stock, divided by shares outstanding. Theoretically, it is what shareholders will receive if a company is liquidated. Total equity is a balance sheet item and equal to total assets minus total liabilities. Since the BV/S may not reflect the company’s true value, some investors check the tangible book value to confirm their investment ideas.

The BV/S of Ever-Glory International Group Inc. (EVK) has grown 14% over the last 10 years.

Death is a part of life. Everyone dies.

Carriage Services (CSV) is a company that solves the problem of death by providing deathcare services for clients in the U.S.

Carriage Services has a market cap of $463.53 million, a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.55, an enterprise value of $797.57 million, a price-book (P/B) ratio of 2.49 and a price-sales (P/S) ratio of 1.90.

Below are some key highlights from Carriage Services' recent first-quarter results compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016.

• Record total revenue of $68.1 million, an increase of 7.6%.
• Record net income of $7.1 million,

The following companies have grown their book values per share (BV/S) over the last 10 years.

BV/S is calculated as total equity minus preferred stock, divided by shares outstanding (EOP). Theoretically, it is what shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total equity is a balance sheet item and equal to total assets minus total liabilities. Because the BV/S may not reflect the company’s true value, some investors check the tangible book value to confirm their investment ideas.

The BV/S of ConnectOne Bancorp Inc. (CNOB) has grown by 11% over the last 10 years. The price-book

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