LH Laboratory Corp Of America Holdings

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  3. NYSE: LH

Price (delayed)

$198.98

Market cap

$16.73B

P/E Ratio

41.45

Dividend/share

$2.88

EPS

$4.8

Enterprise value

$22.15B

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, more commonly known as LabCorp, is an American S&P 500 company headquartered in Burlington, North Carolina. It operates one of the largest clinical laboratory networks ...

Highlights
The debt has declined by 6% since the previous quarter and by 4.7% year-on-year
The quick ratio has contracted by 15% from the previous quarter but it has grown by 9% YoY
The gross margin has contracted by 12% YoY but it has grown by 2.2% from the previous quarter
The price to earnings (P/E) is 101% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 20.6 and 38% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 30.0
LH's net income has plunged by 67% YoY and by 37% from the previous quarter
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Diagnostics & Research
Website: https://www.labcorp.com
Peers: DGX NEO TBIO QGEN

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of LH
Market
Shares outstanding
84.1M
Market cap
$16.73B
Enterprise value
$22.15B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
41.45
Price to book (P/B)
2.15
Price to sales (P/S)
1.39
EV/EBIT
27.48
EV/EBITDA
14.28
EV/Sales
1.82
Earnings
Revenue
$12.16B
EBIT
$806.1M
EBITDA
$1.55B
Free cash flow
$874.1M
Per share
EPS
$4.8
Free cash flow per share
$10.3
Book value per share
$92.76
Revenue per share
$143.25
TBVPS
$85.28
Balance sheet
Total assets
$16.73B
Total liabilities
$8.83B
Debt
$5.95B
Equity
$7.88B
Working capital
$540.2M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.76
Current ratio
1.17
Quick ratio
0.82
Net debt/EBITDA
3.49
Margins
EBITDA margin
12.8%
Gross margin
27.7%
Net margin
3.4%
Operating margin
6%
Efficiency
Return on assets
2.3%
Return on equity
4.8%
Return on invested capital
7.9%
Return on capital employed
6%
Return on sales
6.6%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.45%
DPS
$2.88
Payout ratio
60%

LH stock price

How has the Laboratory Corp Of America Holdings stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.32%
1 week
-1.24%
1 month
-6.81%
1 year
-10.27%
YTD
-12.46%
QTD
-8.92%

Financial performance

How have Laboratory Corp Of America Holdings's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$12.16B
Gross profit
$3.36B
Operating income
$725.6M
Net income
$418M
Gross margin
27.7%
Net margin
3.4%
The net margin has dropped by 69% year-on-year and by 35% since the previous quarter
LH's net income has plunged by 67% YoY and by 37% from the previous quarter
The operating margin has plunged by 50% YoY and by 13% from the previous quarter
Laboratory Corp Of America Holdings's operating income has decreased by 49% YoY and by 18% QoQ

Growth

What is Laboratory Corp Of America Holdings's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Laboratory Corp Of America Holdings stock price valuation
LH P/E details
P/E
41.45
P/B
2.15
P/S
1.39
EV/EBIT
27.48
EV/EBITDA
14.28
EV/Sales
1.82
The price to earnings (P/E) is 101% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 20.6 and 38% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 30.0
Laboratory Corp Of America Holdings's EPS has shrunk by 66% YoY and by 37% QoQ
The company's equity fell by 22% YoY
The P/B is 7% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 2.3 and 7% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 2.3
LH's price to sales (P/S) is 14% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.6 and 14% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 1.6
LH's revenue is down by 5% since the previous quarter but it is up by 2.5% year-on-year

Efficiency

How efficient is Laboratory Corp Of America Holdings business performance
LH's ROA has shrunk by 63% YoY and by 34% QoQ
LH's ROE has shrunk by 61% YoY and by 32% QoQ
Laboratory Corp Of America Holdings's return on sales has shrunk by 54% YoY and by 15% QoQ
The company's return on invested capital fell by 45% YoY and by 10% QoQ

Dividends

What is LH's dividend history
DPS
$2.88
Dividend yield
1.45%
Payout ratio
60%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Laboratory Corp Of America Holdings financials performed over time
LH's total assets is 89% greater than its total liabilities
Laboratory Corp Of America Holdings's current ratio has decreased by 22% YoY and by 14% from the previous quarter
LH's total assets is down by 17% year-on-year
The debt is 24% smaller than the equity
LH's debt to equity is up by 23% year-on-year but it is down by 5% since the previous quarter
The company's equity fell by 22% YoY

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.