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Laboratory of America Holdings (Laboratory of America Holdings) Sloan Ratio %

: 1.57% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Richard Sloan from the University of Michigan was first to document what is referred to as the "accrual anomaly". His 1996 paper found that shares of companies with small or negative accruals vastly outperform (+10%) those of companies with large ones.

Laboratory of America Holdings's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.57%.

As of Dec. 2023, Laboratory of America Holdings has a Sloan Ratio of 1.57%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Laboratory of America Holdings Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Laboratory of America Holdings's Sloan Ratio % 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
Sloan Ratio %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.67 0.32 0.75 4.84 1.57

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
Sloan Ratio % 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 4.84 2.27 2.94 2.21 1.57

Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Laboratory of America Holdings's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % 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 Sloan Ratio % Distribution

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Laboratory of America Holdings's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Laboratory of America Holdings's Sloan Ratio % falls into.



Laboratory of America Holdings Sloan Ratio % Calculation

Earnings contain a lot of non cash earnings which is called accruals. The Sloan ratio is a way to identify firms with low non-cash or accrual-derived earnings relative to their cash flow.

Laboratory of America Holdings's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2023 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2023 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )
=(418-1327.7
--1171.5)/16725.1
=1.57%

Laboratory of America Holdings's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(418-1327.7
--1171.5)/16725.1
=1.57%

Laboratory of America Holdings's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 212.9 (Mar. 2023 ) + 188.9 (Jun. 2023 ) + 183.3 (Sep. 2023 ) + -167.1 (Dec. 2023 ) = $418 Mil.
Laboratory of America Holdings's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 121.2 (Mar. 2023 ) + 351.4 (Jun. 2023 ) + 275.5 (Sep. 2023 ) + 579.6 (Dec. 2023 ) = $1,328 Mil.
Laboratory of America Holdings's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -99.7 (Mar. 2023 ) + -253.6 (Jun. 2023 ) + -487.6 (Sep. 2023 ) + -330.6 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-1,172 Mil.

* 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) Sloan Ratio % Explanation

A former University of Michigan researcher, Richard Sloan's 1996 paper found that shares of companies with small or negative accruals vastly outperform (+10%) those of companies with large ones. In fact, for the 40-year period between 1962 and 2001, buying the lowest accrual companies and shorting the highest accrual companies resulted in an average annual compounded return of 18%, more than double the S&P 500's 7.4% annual return over the same period.

According to How to Beat the Market with the Sloan Ratio:

If the Sloan Ratio is between -10% and 10%, the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.

If the Sloan Ratio is less than between -25% and -10% on the negative side, and between 10% and 25% on the positive side, this is a warning stage of accrual build up.

If the Sloan Ratio is less than -25% or greater than 25%, and this ratio is consistent over several quarters or even years, be careful. Earnings are highly likely to be made up of accruals.

As of Dec. 2023, Laboratory of America Holdings has a Sloan Ratio of 1.57%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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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