[DGX] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Mar-2006 [#Q1]

Stock
[DGX] Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
Announcement Date
28-Apr-2006
Financial Year
2006
Quarter
31-Mar-2006 [#Q1]
Profit Trend
QoQ- 10.98%
YoY- 9.90%
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Quarter Result
31/12/06 30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 CAGR
Revenue 1,549,270 1,583,202 1,584,335 1,555,408 1,434,876 1,371,821 1,377,529 8.12%
PBT 247,949 267,266 228,059 241,061 214,992 226,039 249,337 -0.37%
Tax 96,674 103,413 96,082 96,425 84,663 90,791 100,248 -2.38%
NP 149,286 160,522 131,977 144,636 130,329 135,248 149,089 0.08%
Tax Rate -38.99% -38.69% -42.13% -40.00% -39.38% -40.17% -40.21% -
Total Cost 1,399,984 1,422,680 1,452,358 1,410,772 1,304,547 1,236,573 1,228,440 9.07%
Ratio Analysis
31/12/06 30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 CAGR
NP Margin 9.64 10.14 8.33 9.30 9.08 9.86 10.82 -7.39%
Per Share
31/12/06 30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 CAGR
EPS 0.77 0.81 0.67 0.73 0.66 0.67 0.74 2.67%
EPS Diluted 0.77 0.80 0.66 0.72 0.66 0.66 0.72 4.56%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ ⃤ & YoY ⃤ figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.