[DGX] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2006 [#Q4]

Stock
[DGX] Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
Announcement Date
01-Mar-2007
Financial Year
2006
Quarter
31-Dec-2006 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
QoQ- -7.00%
YoY- 14.55%
Quarter Report
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Quarter Result
30/09/07 30/06/07 31/03/07 31/12/06 30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 CAGR
Revenue 1,767,070 1,641,156 1,526,208 1,549,270 1,583,202 1,584,335 1,555,408 8.86%
PBT 247,725 233,832 177,125 247,949 267,266 228,059 241,061 1.83%
Tax 97,400 91,853 69,610 96,674 103,413 96,082 96,425 0.67%
NP 97,965 141,332 105,893 149,286 160,522 131,977 144,636 -22.85%
Tax Rate -39.32% -39.28% -39.30% -38.99% -38.69% -42.13% -40.00% -
Total Cost 1,669,105 1,499,824 1,420,315 1,399,984 1,422,680 1,452,358 1,410,772 11.85%
Ratio Analysis
30/09/07 30/06/07 31/03/07 31/12/06 30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 CAGR
NP Margin 5.54 8.61 6.94 9.64 10.14 8.33 9.30 -29.18%
Per Share
30/09/07 30/06/07 31/03/07 31/12/06 30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 CAGR
EPS 0.51 0.74 0.55 0.77 0.81 0.67 0.73 -21.24%
EPS Diluted 0.50 0.73 0.54 0.77 0.80 0.66 0.72 -21.56%

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.