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Laboratory of America Holdings (BSP:L1CA34) Dividend Yield % : 1.12% (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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Laboratory of America Holdings Dividend Yield % Definition

As of today (2024-04-24), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Laboratory of America Holdings is 1.12%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Laboratory of America Holdings's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:L1CA34' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.32   Med: 1.31   Max: 1.56
Current: 1.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Laboratory of America Holdings was 1.56%. The lowest was 0.32%. And the median was 1.31%.

BSP:L1CA34's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
60.81% of 74 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 2.055 vs BSP:L1CA34: 1.12

Laboratory of America Holdings's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.15.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Laboratory of America Holdings was 0.21. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.19.

As of today (2024-04-24), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Laboratory of America Holdings is 0.96%.

Laboratory of America Holdings's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was R$0.61.

During the past 12 months, Laboratory of America Holdings's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 33.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Laboratory of America Holdings was 74.70% per year. The lowest was -33.30% per year. And the median was 20.70% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Laboratory of America Holdings Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Laboratory of America Holdings's Dividend Yield % 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
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 0.90 1.20

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
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.90 1.27 1.27 1.43 1.20

Competitive Comparison

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

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

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



Laboratory of America Holdings Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Laboratory of America Holdings Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
BRL 0.6272024-02-262024-02-232024-03-19Cash DividendquarterlyBRL:BRL 1.000000
BRL 0.6252023-11-072023-11-062023-12-18Cash DividendquarterlyBRL:BRL 1.000000
BRL 0.8652023-08-072023-08-042023-09-14Cash DividendquarterlyBRL:BRL 1.000000
BRL 0.8812023-05-172023-05-162023-06-14Cash DividendquarterlyBRL:BRL 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Laboratory of America Holdings's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.998/267.64
=1.12 %

Current Share Price is R$267.64.
Laboratory of America Holdings's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is R$2.998.

Laboratory of America Holdings's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.508/267.64
=0.94 %

Current Share Price is R$267.64.
Laboratory of America Holdings's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as R$0.627 * 4 = R$2.508.

* 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  (BSP:L1CA34) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Laboratory of America Holdings (BSP:L1CA34) 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.

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