Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH)

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$ 253.97
   
  • Change Today:
    $1.82
  • 52 Week High: $256.81
  • 52 Week Low: $195.92
  • Currency: US Dollars
  • Shares Issued: 83.40m
  • Volume: 442,869
  • Market Cap: $21,181m
  • RiskGrade: 132
  • Beta: 0.64

Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 13,008.90 12,161.60 11,863.90 16,120.90 13,978.50
Operating Profit/(Loss) 1,086.70 725.60 1,436.50 3,259.50 2,208.80
Profit Before Tax 959.50 568.90 1,237.40 3,126.60 2,219.10
Profit After Tax 747.10 380.40 1,280.60 2,379.50 1,557.00
           
Earnings per Share - Basic 889.00¢ 435.00¢ 1,100.00¢ 2,460.00¢ 1,599.00¢
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 889.00¢ 435.00¢ 1,100.00¢ 2,460.00¢ 1,599.00¢
           
Dividend per Share n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
  $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 3,045.40 2,911.80 2,794.10 2,815.40 2,729.60
Intangible Assets 9,858.60 9,484.50 9,247.30 11,694.40 11,712.60
Other Non-Current Assets 668.50 563.40 3,488.70 545.10 504.10
  13,572.50 12,959.70 15,530.10 15,054.90 14,946.30
Current Assets          
Inventories 493.20 474.60 470.60 401.40 423.20
Cash at Bank & in Hand 1,518.70 536.80 320.60 1,472.70 1,320.80
Other Current Assets 2,794.60 2,754.00 3,833.80 3,456.40 3,381.40
  4,806.50 3,765.40 4,625.00 5,330.50 5,125.40
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 18,379.00 16,725.10 20,155.10 20,385.40 20,071.70
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 1,191.00 1,172.00 471.10 188.50 575.40
Other Current Liabilities 2,139.20 2,053.20 2,607.40 2,594.40 2,503.10
           
Current Liabilities 3,330.20 3,225.20 3,078.50 2,782.90 3,078.50
           
Net Current Assets c1,476.30 c540.20 c1,546.50 c2,547.60 c2,046.90
           
Borrowings 6,081.80 4,782.20 5,775.30 6,143.60 6,181.00
Other Non-Current Liabilities 914.80 842.70 1,185.80 1,164.90 1,431.80
Non-Current Liabilities 6,996.60 5,624.90 6,961.10 7,308.50 7,612.80
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a 18.90 20.60 n/a
Total Liabilities 10,326.80 8,850.10 10,058.50 10,112.00 10,691.30
           
Net Assets 8,052.20 7,875.00 10,096.60 10,273.40 9,380.40
           
Shareholders Funds 8,052.20 7,875.00 10,096.60 10,273.40 9,359.70
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity n/a n/a n/a n/a 20.70
Total Equity 8,052.20 7,875.00 10,096.60 10,273.40 9,380.40
Cash Flow 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 1,585.80 1,327.70 1,955.90 3,109.60 1,444.70
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities (1,366.80) (1,171.50) (1,652.20) (884.60) (1,283.10)
Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities 762.90 (49.40) (1,346.40) (2,073.10) (250.90)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash 981.90 106.80 (1,042.70) 151.90 (89.30)
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Dec-24 31-Dec-23 31-Dec-22 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-20
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 25.8 52.3 21.4 12.8 12.7
PEG - Adjusted 0.2 n/a n/a 0.2 0.1
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 104% -60% -55% 54% 90%
Dividend Cover n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Revenue per Share 15,598.20¢ 14,582.25¢ 14,225.30¢ 19,329.62¢ 16,760.79¢
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 1,150.48¢ 682.13¢ 1,483.69¢ 3,748.92¢ 2,660.79¢
Operating Margin 8.35% 5.97% 12.11% 20.22% 15.80%
Return on Capital Employed 17.55% 13.09% 17.44% 63.66% 50.16%
           
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Dividend per Share Growth n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Operating Cash Flow per Share 1,901.44¢ 1,591.97¢ 2,345.20¢ 3,728.54¢ 1,732.25¢
Cash Incr/Decr per Share 1,177.34¢ 128.06¢ (1,250.24¢) 182.13¢ (107.07¢)
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) (2,165.95¢) (1,929.86¢) 1,018.35¢ (1,703.84¢) (2,796.40¢)
Net Gearing 71.46% 68.79% 58.69% 47.30% 58.07%

Key

* GAAP

a. Includes discontinued activities

b. Including assets due in more than one year

c. Not disclosed under IFRS

d. Total fixed assets

e. Includes borrowings

f. Included in cash flow from operating activities under IFRS

g. Included in net cash from investing activities under IFRS

h. Pre-tax

i. Capital expenditure

j. Based on operating cash flow before tax

k. Issue of ordinary shares

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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