[LH] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2007 [#Q3]

Stock
[LH] Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
Announcement Date
30-Dec-2007
Financial Year
2007
Quarter
31-Dec-2007 [#Q3]
Profit Trend
QoQ- 2.88%
YoY- 10.32%
Quarter Report
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Quarter Result
30/09/08 30/06/08 31/03/08 31/12/07 30/09/07 01/08/07 31/03/07 CAGR
Revenue 1,135,100 1,147,800 1,103,200 1,005,800 1,020,600 1,043,100 998,700 8.88%
PBT 186,900 177,800 221,900 186,900 187,100 219,400 208,900 -7.13%
Tax 75,000 73,600 91,600 72,500 75,900 90,700 86,400 -8.97%
NP 111,900 104,200 130,300 114,400 111,200 128,700 122,500 -5.83%
Tax Rate -40.13% -41.39% -41.28% -38.79% -40.57% -41.34% -41.36% -
Total Cost 1,023,200 1,043,600 972,900 891,400 909,400 914,400 876,200 10.86%
Ratio Analysis
30/09/08 30/06/08 31/03/08 31/12/07 30/09/07 01/08/07 31/03/07 CAGR
NP Margin 9.86 9.08 11.81 11.37 10.90 12.34 12.27 -13.53%
Per Share
30/09/08 30/06/08 31/03/08 31/12/07 30/09/07 01/08/07 31/03/07 CAGR
EPS 1.02 0.94 1.18 0.98 0.95 1.10 1.01 0.65%
EPS Diluted 1.00 0.92 1.14 0.98 0.92 1.05 0.98 1.35%

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.