LH

Laboratory Corporation of America LH · NYSE

$317.95 -2.19% (-$7.12)

Market cap
$26.4B
Enterprise value
$33.0B
P/E
26.3x
Forward P/E
17.2x
PEG
1.7x
P/S
1.8x
P/FCF
22.8x
EV/EBITDA
15.3x
ROIC
7.9%
Gross margin
27.8%
Net margin
7.0%
Dividend yield
0.89%
Payout ratio
23.3%
Net debt/EBITDA
3.1x
Beta
0.85
Free float
99.6%

About the company

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH) is an American company providing diagnostic laboratory services to healthcare organizations, physicians, patients, and pharmaceutical companies. Their portfolio includes a wide range of tests in areas such as hematology, clinical chemistry, pathology, genetics, and microbiology, among others. The company is known for its ability to provide fast and accurate test results, which help physicians in diagnosing and treating various diseases. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings also invests in research and development of new diagnostic methods and technologies to continuously improve its services and offerings. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH) shares may be attractive to investors seeking investments in companies operating in the diagnostic laboratory services field with an emphasis on quality, reliability, and innovation.

Sector

Healthcare

Industry

Medical - Diagnostics & Research

CEO

Adam H. Schechter

Employees

71,000

Headquarters

Burlington

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