[LH] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Mar-2008 [#Q4]

Stock
[LH] Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
Announcement Date
30-Mar-2008
Financial Year
2007
Quarter
31-Mar-2008 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
QoQ- 13.90%
YoY- 6.37%
Quarter Report
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Quarter Result
31/12/08 30/09/08 30/06/08 31/03/08 31/12/07 30/09/07 01/08/07 CAGR
Revenue 1,119,100 1,135,100 1,147,800 1,103,200 1,005,800 1,020,600 1,043,100 5.08%
PBT 185,800 186,900 177,800 221,900 186,900 187,100 219,400 -11.05%
Tax 67,700 75,000 73,600 91,600 72,500 75,900 90,700 -18.62%
NP 118,100 111,900 104,200 130,300 114,400 111,200 128,700 -5.87%
Tax Rate -36.44% -40.13% -41.39% -41.28% -38.79% -40.57% -41.34% -
Total Cost 1,001,000 1,023,200 1,043,600 972,900 891,400 909,400 914,400 6.58%
Ratio Analysis
31/12/08 30/09/08 30/06/08 31/03/08 31/12/07 30/09/07 01/08/07 CAGR
NP Margin 10.55 9.86 9.08 11.81 11.37 10.90 12.34 -10.45%
Per Share
31/12/08 30/09/08 30/06/08 31/03/08 31/12/07 30/09/07 01/08/07 CAGR
EPS 1.08 1.02 0.94 1.18 0.98 0.95 1.10 -1.28%
EPS Diluted 1.08 1.00 0.92 1.14 0.98 0.92 1.05 2.00%

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.