[LH] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2008 [#Q3]

Stock
[LH] Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
Announcement Date
30-Dec-2008
Financial Year
2008
Quarter
31-Dec-2008 [#Q3]
Profit Trend
QoQ- 5.54%
YoY- 3.23%
Quarter Report
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Quarter Result
30/09/09 30/06/09 31/03/09 31/12/08 30/09/08 30/06/08 31/03/08 CAGR
Revenue 1,185,100 1,188,800 1,155,700 1,119,100 1,135,100 1,147,800 1,103,200 4.88%
PBT 223,100 232,100 226,200 185,800 186,900 177,800 221,900 0.35%
Tax 88,500 92,700 90,400 67,700 75,000 73,600 91,600 -2.26%
NP 131,400 139,400 132,800 118,100 111,900 104,200 130,300 0.56%
Tax Rate -39.67% -39.94% -39.96% -36.44% -40.13% -41.39% -41.28% -
Total Cost 1,053,700 1,049,400 1,022,900 1,001,000 1,023,200 1,043,600 972,900 5.45%
Ratio Analysis
30/09/09 30/06/09 31/03/09 31/12/08 30/09/08 30/06/08 31/03/08 CAGR
NP Margin 11.09 11.73 11.49 10.55 9.86 9.08 11.81 -4.10%
Per Share
30/09/09 30/06/09 31/03/09 31/12/08 30/09/08 30/06/08 31/03/08 CAGR
EPS 1.23 1.30 1.23 1.08 1.02 0.94 1.18 2.80%
EPS Diluted 1.21 1.30 1.22 1.08 1.00 0.92 1.14 4.04%

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.