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Laboratory of America Holdings (Laboratory of America Holdings) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

: -9.71% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits). He defines ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % as EBIT divided by the total of Property, Plant and Equipment and net working capital. Laboratory of America Holdings's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -9.71%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Laboratory of America Holdings's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

LH' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.77   Med: 59.12   Max: 90.27
Current: 18.77

During the past 13 years, Laboratory of America Holdings's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 90.27%. The lowest was 18.77%. And the median was 59.12%.

LH's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
73.62% of 235 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: -15.21 vs LH: 18.77

Laboratory of America Holdings's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was -20.90% per year.


Laboratory of America Holdings ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Laboratory of America Holdings's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Laboratory of America Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 57.67 77.43 90.27 37.04 18.79

Laboratory of America Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.95 31.20 24.75 27.88 -9.71

Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Laboratory of America Holdings's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Laboratory of America Holdings ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Laboratory of America Holdings's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Laboratory of America Holdings's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Laboratory of America Holdings ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) . He defines Return on Capital as follows:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)

EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.

Fixed Assets are also known as non-current assets. They include the Property, Plant and Equipment that the firm needs in its operation.

GuruFocus calculates net working capital as: (Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Deferred Revenue + Other Current Liabilities). We're trying to account for OPERATING assets and liabilities (part of daily business) when calculating working capital. Cash and marketable securities are considered NON-OPERATING assets and are not included in calculation. We will also back out all interest bearing debt, short term debt and the portion of long term debt that is due in the current period from the current liabilities. This debt will be considered when computing cost of capital and it would be inappropriate to count it twice.

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(1957 + 461.1 + 700.2) - (1380.3 + 360.8 + 0)
=1377.2

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(1913.3 + 474.6 + 655.3) - (1200.1 + 421.7 + 431.4)
=990

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Laboratory of America Holdings for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Sep. 2023  Q: Dec. 2023
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-393.2/( ( (2820.5 + max(1377.2, 0)) + (2911.8 + max(990, 0)) )/ 2 )
=-393.2/( ( 4197.7 + 3901.8 )/ 2 )
=-393.2/4049.75
=-9.71 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Laboratory of America Holdings  (NYSE:LH) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

The way Joel Greenblatt defines Return on Capital is a more accurate measure of how efficiently the company generates returns onthe capital actually invested in the business. EBIT is used instead of net income because the tax and interest payment may be affected by factors other than the core business operation. Intangible assets are not included in the calculation because they don't need to be replaced.

Joel Greenblatt uses his definition of Return on Capital and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % to rank companies.


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Laboratory of America Holdings (Laboratory of America Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
358 South Main Street, Burlington, NC, USA, 27215
Laboratory Corp. of America is one of the nation's two largest independent clinical laboratories, with roughly 20% of the independent lab market. The company operates approximately 2,000 patient-service centers, offering a broad range of 5,000 clinical lab tests, ranging from routine blood and urine screens to complex oncology and genomic testing.
Executives
Peter J Wilkinson officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, 929 NORTH FRONT STREET, WILMINGTON NC 28401
Kerrii B Anderson director WENDY'S INTERNATIONAL, INC, 4288 WEST DUBLIN-GRANVILLE RD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Van Der Vaart Sandra D officer: SVP, Global General Counsel 531 SOUTH SPRING STREET, BURLINGTON NC 27215
Paul Rothman director 6 MEADOW ROAD, BALTIMORE MD 21212
Paul R Kirchgraber officer: CEO, Covance Drug Development 531 SOUTH SPRING STREET, BURLINGTON NC 27215
Mark S Schroeder officer: EVP, President-Diagnostics Lab 531 SOUTH SPRING STREET, BURLINGTON NC 27215
Megan D. Bailey officer: EVP, Chief Strategy Officer 531 SOUTH SPRING STREET, BURLINGTON NC 27215
Jonathan P. Divincenzo officer: EVP, Pres, Central Labs & Intl 940 WINTER STREET, PERKINELMER, INC. LEGAL DEPARTMENT, WALTHAM MA 02451
Anita Z Graham officer: EVP, CHRO C/O THE ADT CORPORATION, 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Thomas Pike officer: Pres & CEO Clinical Business C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, 23RD FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60601
Kirsten Marie Kliphouse director 531 SOUTH SPRING STREET, BURLINGTON NC 27215
Glenn A Eisenberg officer: Chief Financial Officer, EVP P O BOX 1017, CHARLOTTE NC 28201-1017
Brian J Caveney officer: SVP, Chief Medical Officer 531 SOUTH SPRING STREET, BURLINGTON NC 27215
R Sanders Williams director DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, TRENT DRIVE, DURHAM NC 27706
Amy B. Summy officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer 531 SOUTH SPRING STREET, BURLINGTON NC 27215