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LABORATORY(NYSE:LH)
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, is one of the largest independent clinical laboratory company''s in the United States. Through a national network of laboratories, the company offers different clinical laboratory tests which are used by the medical profession in routine testing, patient diagnosis, and in the monitoring and treatment of disease.
# Employees: 28000
Address: 358 South Main Street,Burlington,NC,USA
Phone: 336-229-1127
Fax: 336-513-4510
Website: www.labcorp.com
Email: investor@labcorp.com
Sector: Medical
Industry: MED/DENTAL-SUPP
Executive Officers
Thomas P. Mac Mahon (Chmn.)
David P. King (Presi.; C.E.O.)
William B. Hayes (Exec. V.P.; C.F.O.; Treas.)
Wendy E. Lane (Dir.)
Robert E. Mittelstaedt Jr. (Dir.,)
Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date: N/A
Annual Dividend: N/A
Current Dividend Yield: N/A
Dividend Paid (3 months): N/A
Indicated Dividend: N/A
Earnings
Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009
Next Earnings Date(Expected): 2/11/2010
Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $1.15
Mean EPS (Year): $4.89
Mean Estimate(Long Term): $12.25
P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 15.000
Number of Estimates: 16
Shares Performance
Period LH Compare to S&P
YTD 13.79 % -5.84 %
4 Weeks 6.39 % 1.00 %
12 Weeks 5.45 % -1.80 %
Shares Information
Analyst Coverage: Y
Avg Volume: 634467
Shares Outstanding: 108M
Market Cap: $7.94B
52 Week High: $74.60
52 Week Low: $53.51
P/E Ratio: 15.140
PEG Ratio: 1.220
Split: On 5/13/2002 LH split by factor of 2.000
Earnings Performance
EPS Growth in Last Quarter: -6.15 %
EPS Growth in Last Year: 7.96 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -0.31 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 4.40 %
Financials
Qtr Book Value: $3.91
Cash Flow/Share: $11.18
Change in Payout Ratio: 0.000
Price/Sales: 1.710
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