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75.21 (1y: +63%)

Market Cap	4.24 B	P/E(ttm)	38.90
Enterprise Value	4.15 B	P/B	3.20

CVD- NYSE (USA)
Covance, Inc.

Currently 1/5

Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star (On Watch)
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.
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Market Cap $M	4,238	Revenue $M	2,426	Net Margin (%)	4.0	Z-Score	5.3
Enterprise Value $M	4,066	EPS $	2.0	Operating Margin %	4.9	F-Score	5
P/E(ttm))	38.9	Cash Flow Per Share $	4.5	Pre-tax Margin (%)	4.4	Higher ROA y-y	Y
Price/Book	3.2	10-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	4.1	Quick Ratio	1.9	Cash flow > Earnings	Y
Price/Sales	1.7	5-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	-5.1	Current Ratio	1.3	Lower Leverage y-y	N
Price/Cash Flow	13.0	y-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	-10.0	ROA % (ttm)	4.1	Higher Current Ratio y-y	Y
Dividend Yield %	0	Insider Buy (3m)	0	ROE % (ttm)	7.2	Less Shares Outstanding y-y	N
Payout Ratio %	0	Shares Outstanding M	55.1	ROI % (ttm)	12.2	Gross Margin Increase y-y	N

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Number of guru portfolios checked: 51.

Total Records: 24 Page:1 2

Ticker	Guru	Date	Action	Impact	Price Range (Average)*	Current Price	Change from Average	Comment	Current Shares
CVD	Vanguard Health Care Fund	2013-03-31	Buy	0.16%	$57.77 - $74.32 ($67.12)	$ 75.45	12%	New holding, 538300 sh.	538,300
CVD	James Barrow	2012-09-30	Buy	0.07%	$46.39 - $49.24 ($47.79)	$ 75.45	58%	New holding, 785725 sh.	785,725
CVD	Joel Greenblatt	2012-09-30	Sold Out	-0.13%	$46.39 - $49.24 ($47.79)	$ 75.45	58%	Sold Out	0
CVD	Joel Greenblatt	2012-06-30	Add	0.05%	$44.42 - $47.81 ($46.14)	$ 75.45	64%	Add 53.73%	38,072
CVD	Ron Baron	2012-03-31	Reduce	-0.09%	$43.31 - $49.24 ($43.49)	$ 75.45	74%	Reduce -50%	300,000
CVD	Joel Greenblatt	2011-12-31	Add	0.03%	$43.43 - $52.9 ($46.97)	$ 75.45	61%	Add 23.51%	26,917
CVD	Ray Dalio	2011-12-31	Sold Out	-0.03%	$43.43 - $52.9 ($46.97)	$ 75.45	61%	Sold Out	0
CVD	Joel Greenblatt	2011-09-30	Add	0.1%	$44.79 - $62.26 ($52.92)	$ 75.45	43%	Add 143.35%	21,794
CVD	Ray Dalio	2011-09-30	Buy	0.03%	$44.79 - $62.26 ($52.74)	$ 75.45	43%	New holding, 45737 sh.	45,737
CVD	George Soros	2011-06-30	Sold Out		$55.92 - $62.6 ($59.15)	$ 75.45	28%	Sold Out	0
CVD	Joel Greenblatt	2011-06-30	Reduce	-0.25%	$55.92 - $62.6 ($59.15)	$ 75.45	28%	Reduce -63.28%	8,956
CVD	Joel Greenblatt	2011-03-31	Add	0.29%	$50.31 - $58.8 ($55.18)	$ 75.45	37%	Add 249.98%	24,390
CVD	George Soros	2011-03-31	Add		$50.31 - $58.8 ($55.18)	$ 75.45	37%	Add 43.1%	8,300
CVD	Mario Gabelli	2011-03-31	Sold Out		$50.31 - $58.8 ($55.18)	$ 75.45	37%	Sold Out	0
CVD	Ron Baron	2011-03-31	Reduce	-0.07%	$50.31 - $58.8 ($55.18)	$ 75.45	37%	Reduce -29.41%	600,000
CVD	Joel Greenblatt	2010-12-31	Buy	0.12%	$44.38 - $52.61 ($47.86)	$ 75.45	58%	New holding, 6969 sh.	6,969
CVD	Ron Baron	2010-12-31	Reduce	-0.35%	$44.38 - $52.61 ($47.86)	$ 75.45	58%	Reduce -57.07%	850,000
CVD	Mario Gabelli	2010-09-30	Buy		$37.93 - $54.53 ($43.84)	$ 75.45	72%	New holding, 5700 sh.	5,700
CVD	Ron Baron	2010-09-30	Reduce	-0.35%	$37.93 - $54.53 ($43.84)	$ 75.45	72%	Reduce -36.37%	1,979,801
CVD	George Soros	2010-06-30	Buy	0.01%	$50.56 - $63.25 ($56.05)	$ 75.45	35%	New holding, 7200 sh.	7,200
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Total Records: 24 Page:1 2

CVD is held by these Gurus:

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Ticker	Guru Name	Portfolio Date*	Current Shares	% of Shares Outstanding	% of Total Assets Managed	Change from Last Holdings
CVD	Vanguard Health Care Fund	2013-03-31	538,300	0.98	0.16	New Buy
CVD	Ron Baron	2013-03-31	300,000	0.54	0.12
CVD	James Barrow	2013-03-31	762,705	1.38	0.1	-1.76%

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CVD: Insider Buys/Sells

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Insider	Position	Date	Trades	Shares	Trade Price ($)	Change (%)	Details
LOVETT JAMES W	Corporate Sr. Vice President	2013-05-15	Sell	10,259	$77	-2.32	view
NUTT BRIAN H.	Principal Accounting Officer	2013-03-21	Sell	1,250	$72.5	3.74	view
Tanner Deborah L	Corp. Executive Vice President	2012-11-16	Sell	2,962	$54.55	37.87	view
LOVETT JAMES W	Corporate Sr. Vice President	2012-11-16	Sell	5,752	$54.4	38.25	view
Cimino Richard F	Corp. Executive Vice President	2012-11-16	Sell	15,000	$54	39.28	view
NUTT BRIAN H.	Principal Accounting Officer	2012-11-15	Sell	231	$54.05	39.15	view
HERRING JOSEPH L	Chairman and CEO	2012-11-06	Sell	40,800	$53	41.91	view
KLITGAARD WILLIAM E	Corporate Sr. Vice President	2012-09-19	Sell	31,900	$47.16	59.48	view
SHEARES BRADLEY T	Director	2012-06-01	Buy	1,980	$45.63	64.83	view
Scodari Joseph C	Director	2011-06-24	Buy	800	$57.38	31.07	view

Press Releases about CVD:

Covance To Present At The Citi 2013 Global Healthcare... 22 Feb 2013
Covance Inc. Invites You to Join the Webcast of Its Fourth... 25 Jan 2013
Covance To Present At The 31st Annual J. P. Morgan... 07 Jan 2013
Covance Receives SFDA GLP Certification for Its Early... 03 Dec 2012
Covance Inc. Invites You to Join the Webcast of Its Second... 26 Jul 2012

Quarterly/Annual Reports about CVD:

10-Q - COVANCE INC (0001023131) (Filer): (10-Q) 08 Nov 2012
10-Q - COVANCE INC (0001023131) (Filer): (10-Q) 03 Aug 2012
10-Q - COVANCE INC (0001023131) (Filer): (10-Q) 04 May 2012
10-K - COVANCE INC (0001023131) (Filer): (10-K) 28 Feb 2012
10-Q - COVANCE INC (0001023131) (Filer): (10-Q) 04 Nov 2011

News about CVD:

Articles On GuruFocus.com

Parexcel: Great Growth but a Tough Business Aug 17 2011

Covance Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K) Feb 28 2011

Covance Inc. (CVD) Executive Vice President & COO Wendel Barr sells 13,000 Shares Dec 21 2010

Covance Inc. (CVD) Executive Vice President & COO Wendel Barr sells 31,300 Shares Dec 15 2010

Covance Inc. (CVD) Executive Vice President & COO Wendel Barr sells 19,305 Shares Nov 22 2010

Weekly Guru Bargains Highlights: SD, CREE, AMLN, ICLR, CVD Nov 07 2010

Covance Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) Nov 05 2010

Weekly Guru Bargains Highlights: Whirlpool Corp, Plexus Corp, Pulte Homes Inc, Owens Corning, Covanc Sep 18 2010

Weekly CEO Buys Highlight: Dynex Capital Inc, Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc, Superior Energy Serv Aug 08 2010

Covance Inc. (CVD) CEO Joseph L Herring buys 20,000 Shares Aug 03 2010

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