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Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (LH)On Aug 21: 68.79  Up 0.73 (1.07%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday):8.61B
Enterprise Value (22-Aug-06)3:9.56B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):23.64
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-07) 1:19.22
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.64
Price/Sales (ttm):2.46
Price/Book (mrq):4.24
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:2.77
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:10.724
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Jun-06
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):11.62%
Operating Margin (ttm):19.17%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):11.68%
Return on Equity (ttm):19.47%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):3.46B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):26.906
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):5.90%
Gross Profit (ttm):1.39B
EBITDA (ttm):891.80M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):401.90M
Diluted EPS (ttm):2.91
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):9.80%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):202.30M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):1.616
Total Debt (mrq):1.15B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.574
Current Ratio (mrq):0.958
Book Value Per Share (mrq):16.068001
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):640.40M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):768.65M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:1.08
52-Week Change3:39.59%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:6.56%
52-Week High (21-Aug-06)3:68.99
52-Week Low (21-Sep-05)3:46.58
50-Day Moving Average3:64.36
200-Day Moving Average3:60.05
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:940,486
Average Volume (10 day)3:896,200
Shares Outstanding:125.20M
Float:124.67M
% Held by Insiders4:0.42%
% Held by Institutions4:89.30%
Shares Short (as of 11-Jul-06)3:2.39M
Short Ratio (as of 11-Jul-06)3:2.4
Short % of Float (as of 11-Jul-06)3:1.90%
Shares Short (prior month)3:2.59M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate5:N/A
Forward Annual Dividend Yield5: N/A
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:N/A
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:NaN%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield5: N/A
Payout Ratio5: N/A
Dividend Date3:28-Apr-95
Ex-Dividend Date5:29-Mar-94
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:13-May-02


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 30-Jun-06)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 30-Jun-06)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 30-Jun-06)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-05)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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4 = Data provided by Computershare; 5 = Data provided by Hemscott Americas