[LH] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2005 [#Q3]

Stock
[LH] Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
Announcement Date
30-Dec-2005
Financial Year
2005
Quarter
31-Dec-2005 [#Q3]
Profit Trend
QoQ- -6.12%
YoY- 4.83%
Quarter Report
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Quarter Result
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
Revenue 909,900 903,700 878,500 822,300 852,900 853,300 799,100 9.03%
PBT 183,100 195,900 172,100 144,600 157,400 175,800 162,900 8.09%
Tax 73,500 79,500 70,200 55,700 62,700 69,800 66,300 7.10%
NP 109,600 116,400 101,900 88,900 94,700 106,000 96,600 8.77%
Tax Rate -40.14% -40.58% -40.79% -38.52% -39.83% -39.70% -40.70% -
Total Cost 800,300 787,300 776,600 733,400 758,200 747,300 702,500 9.06%
Ratio Analysis
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
NP Margin 12.05 12.88 11.60 10.81 11.10 12.42 12.09 -0.22%
Per Share
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
EPS 0.88 0.94 0.82 0.67 0.71 0.79 0.72 14.30%
EPS Diluted 0.81 0.87 0.76 0.67 0.66 0.74 0.67 13.47%

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.