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Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX)At 4:02PM ET: 47.27  Down 1.08 (2.23%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:9.25B
Enterprise Value (14-Jan-09)3:12.30B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):22.82
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-09) 1:13.28
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.15
Price/Sales (ttm):1.31
Price/Book (mrq):2.53
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:1.70
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:8.283
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Sep-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):5.63%
Operating Margin (ttm):16.86%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):8.87%
Return on Equity (ttm):17.47%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):7.22B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):37.157
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):3.40%
Gross Profit (ttm):2.74B
EBITDA (ttm):1.48B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):616.60M
Diluted EPS (ttm):2.07
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):13.00%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):286.68M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):1.466
Total Debt (mrq):3.13B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.838
Current Ratio (mrq):1.25
Book Value Per Share (mrq):19.080999
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):1.06B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):988.79M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.38
52-Week Change3:-7.41%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-36.87%
52-Week High (19-Sep-08)3:59.95
52-Week Low (17-Oct-08)3:38.66
50-Day Moving Average3:48.06
200-Day Moving Average3:49.43
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:1,624,530
Average Volume (10 day)3:1,952,860
Shares Outstanding5:195.61M
Float:158.34M
% Held by Insiders1:18.92%
% Held by Institutions1:70.30%
Shares Short (as of 10-Dec-08)3:18.26M
Short Ratio (as of 10-Dec-08)3:12.3
Short % of Float (as of 10-Dec-08)3:9.40%
Shares Short (prior month)3:18.50M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:0.40
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:0.80%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.40
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:0.80%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:0.60%
Payout Ratio4:19%
Dividend Date3:25-Jan-09
Ex-Dividend Date4:07-Jan-09
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:21-Jun-05


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 30-Sep-08)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 30-Sep-08)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 30-Sep-08)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-07)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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5 = Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report
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