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Laboratory of America Holdings (Laboratory of America Holdings) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 20.09 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), Laboratory of America Holdings's share price is $201.93. Laboratory of America Holdings's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.05. Hence, Laboratory of America Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 20.09.

The historical rank and industry rank for Laboratory of America Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

LH' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.84   Med: 13.28   Max: 27.76
Current: 20.12

During the past 13 years, Laboratory of America Holdings's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 27.76. The lowest was 7.84. And the median was 13.28.

LH's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
69.23% of 91 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 28.21 vs LH: 20.12

Laboratory of America Holdings's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.82. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $10.05.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Laboratory of America Holdings was -40.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -17.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, Laboratory of America Holdings's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 45.10% per year. The lowest was -35.40% per year. And the median was 9.40% per year.


Laboratory of America Holdings Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Laboratory of America Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.

* Premium members only.

Laboratory of America Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.71 9.76 9.78 12.13 22.78

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
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 12.13 13.58 16.32 17.57 22.78

Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Laboratory of America Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Laboratory of America Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Laboratory of America Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Laboratory of America Holdings Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Laboratory of America Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=201.93/10.052
=20.09

Laboratory of America Holdings's Share Price of today is $201.93.
Laboratory of America Holdings's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10.05.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Laboratory of America Holdings  (NYSE:LH) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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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