[LH] QoQ Quarter Result on 01-Aug-2007 [#Q1]

Stock
[LH] Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
Announcement Date
03-Aug-2007
Financial Year
2007
Quarter
01-Aug-2007 [#Q1]
Profit Trend
QoQ- 5.06%
YoY- 10.57%
Quarter Report
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Quarter Result
31/03/08 31/12/07 30/09/07 01/08/07 31/03/07 31/12/06 30/09/06 CAGR
Revenue 1,103,200 1,005,800 1,020,600 1,043,100 998,700 898,600 909,900 13.69%
PBT 221,900 186,900 187,100 219,400 208,900 169,800 183,100 13.65%
Tax 91,600 72,500 75,900 90,700 86,400 66,100 73,500 15.79%
NP 130,300 114,400 111,200 128,700 122,500 103,700 109,600 12.21%
Tax Rate -41.28% -38.79% -40.57% -41.34% -41.36% -38.93% -40.14% -
Total Cost 972,900 891,400 909,400 914,400 876,200 794,900 800,300 13.89%
Ratio Analysis
31/03/08 31/12/07 30/09/07 01/08/07 31/03/07 31/12/06 30/09/06 CAGR
NP Margin 11.81 11.37 10.90 12.34 12.27 11.54 12.05 -1.33%
Per Share
31/03/08 31/12/07 30/09/07 01/08/07 31/03/07 31/12/06 30/09/06 CAGR
EPS 1.18 0.98 0.95 1.10 1.01 0.83 0.88 21.57%
EPS Diluted 1.14 0.98 0.92 1.05 0.98 0.83 0.81 25.56%

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.