Last Price$254.01.2%
Market Cap$21.2B
LTM Gross margin
26.9%
5Y avg
30.5%
Medical - Diagnostics & Research industry
median
41.5%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
1.4% undervalued
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Gross margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'04 | Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 41.8% | 41.8% | 42.6% | 41.6% | 41.6% | 42.0% | 41.9% | 41.0% | 39.7% | 38.3% | 36.6% | 33.4% | 33.0% | 33.2% | 28.0% | 28.1% | 35.4% | 34.9% | 29.5% | 27.7% |
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Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH) Gross margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Gross margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Laboratory Corporation of America HoldingsLH
26.9%
(18.3%)
(65.8%)
3.4%
Median Peer Set
58.7%
(0.3%)
(2.0%)
15.2%
Agilent Technologies, Inc.A
65.9%
(4.7%)
5.0%
19.8%
Illumina, Inc.ILMN
65.4%
(2.9%)
4.6%
(28.0%)
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.IDXX
61.1%
8.7%
25.2%
23.1%
Danaher CorporationDHR
59.5%
(0.1%)
(17.9%)
16.3%
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.MTD
59.1%
2.2%
12.7%
22.3%
Waters CorporationWAT
58.2%
(0.5%)
(7.9%)
21.7%
Natera, Inc.NTRA
57.7%
32.0%
(32.1%)
(40.2%)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.TMO
41.5%
(4.6%)
(12.4%)
14.0%
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedDGX
32.4%
(6.4%)
(6.5%)
9.2%
IQVIA Holdings Inc.IQV
31.4%
2.8%
2.4%
8.9%
LH key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'04 | Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 3,084.8 0.0% | 3,327.6 7.9% | 3,590.8 7.9% | 4,068.2 13.3% | 4,505.2 10.7% | 4,694.7 4.2% | 5,003.9 6.6% | 5,542.3 10.8% | 5,671.4 2.3% | 5,808.3 2.4% | 6,011.6 3.5% | 8,680.1 44.4% | 9,641.8 11.1% | 10,441.4 8.3% | 11,333.4 8.5% | 11,554.8 2.0% | 13,978.5 21.0% | 16,120.9 15.3% | 14,876.8 (7.7%) | 12,161.6 (18.3%) |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 1,795.5 | 1,937.3 | 2,061.4 | 2,377.0 | 2,631.4 | 2,723.8 | 2,906.1 | 3,267.6 | 3,421.7 | 3,585.1 | 3,808.5 | 5,776.8 | 6,461.3 | 6,977.4 | 8,157.0 | 8,302.3 | 9,025.7 | 10,496.6 | 10,491.7 | 8,796.7 |
% margin | 1,289.3 41.8% | 1,390.3 41.8% | 1,529.4 42.6% | 1,691.2 41.6% | 1,873.8 41.6% | 1,970.9 42.0% | 2,097.8 41.9% | 2,274.7 41.0% | 2,249.7 39.7% | 2,223.2 38.3% | 2,203.1 36.6% | 2,903.3 33.4% | 3,180.5 33.0% | 3,464.0 33.2% | 3,176.4 28.0% | 3,252.5 28.1% | 4,952.8 35.4% | 5,624.3 34.9% | 4,385.1 29.5% | 3,364.9 27.7% |
| Operating Expenses | 691.8 | 755.3 | 831.3 | 863.6 | 1,030.9 | 1,021.5 | 1,107.0 | 1,245.4 | 1,200.9 | 1,210.5 | 1,274.9 | 1,786.5 | 1,809.7 | 2,028.9 | 1,802.6 | 1,867.7 | 2,004.7 | 2,321.7 | 2,255.9 | 2,639.3 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 649.1 | 703.9 | 779.1 | 808.7 | 935.1 | 958.9 | 1,034.3 | 1,159.6 | 1,114.6 | 1,128.8 | 1,198.2 | 1,622.0 | 1,630.2 | 1,812.4 | 1,570.9 | 1,624.5 | 1,729.3 | 1,952.1 | 1,996.6 | 2,021.4 |
% margin | 598.4 19.4% | 618.1 18.6% | 697.1 19.4% | 777.0 19.1% | 842.9 18.7% | 935.9 19.9% | 978.8 19.6% | 948.4 17.1% | 1,023.5 18.0% | 990.9 17.1% | 910.4 15.1% | 1,002.9 11.6% | 1,312.4 13.6% | 1,364.2 13.1% | 1,325.7 11.7% | 1,330.2 11.5% | 2,445.4 17.5% | 3,259.5 20.2% | 1,773.9 11.9% | 725.6 6.0% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 72.0 | 62.9 | 70.0 | 87.5 | 94.5 | 103.7 | 109.5 | 274.9 | 219.1 | 235.1 | 244.2 | 240.7 | 207.4 | 212.1 | 180.3 | 199.6 |
| Pre-tax Income | 615.3 | 640.7 | 720.9 | 802.3 | 772.4 | 884.6 | 915.6 | 866.1 | 944.2 | 915.6 | 826.7 | 732.1 | 1,105.5 | 1,134.9 | 1,268.3 | 1,104.9 | 2,219.1 | 3,126.6 | 1,582.6 | 568.9 |
% effective tax rate | 252.3 41.0% | 254.5 39.7% | 289.3 40.1% | 325.5 40.6% | 307.9 39.9% | 329.0 37.2% | 344.0 37.6% | 333.0 38.4% | 359.4 38.1% | 340.2 37.2% | 314.1 38.0% | 294.1 40.2% | 372.3 33.7% | (139.1) (12.3%) | 384.4 30.3% | 280.0 25.3% | 662.1 29.8% | 747.1 23.9% | 302.0 19.1% | 188.5 33.1% |
% margin | 363.0 11.8% | 386.2 11.6% | 431.6 12.0% | 476.8 11.7% | 464.5 10.3% | 543.3 11.6% | 558.2 11.2% | 519.7 9.4% | 583.1 10.3% | 573.8 9.9% | 511.2 8.5% | 436.9 5.0% | 732.1 7.6% | 1,268.2 12.1% | 883.7 7.8% | 823.8 7.1% | 1,556.1 11.1% | 2,377.3 14.7% | 1,279.1 8.6% | 418.0 3.4% |
| EPS | 2.60 | 2.89 | 3.48 | 4.08 | 4.60 | 4.98 | 5.45 | 5.31 | 6.24 | 6.70 | 6.03 | 4.42 | 7.14 | 12.39 | 8.71 | 8.41 | 15.99 | 24.58 | 14.04 | 4.80 |
| Diluted EPS | 2.45 | 2.71 | 3.24 | 3.93 | 4.60 | 4.98 | 5.29 | 5.11 | 5.99 | 6.25 | 5.91 | 4.34 | 7.02 | 12.21 | 8.61 | 8.36 | 15.88 | 24.38 | 13.96 | 4.77 |
% margin | 790.2 25.6% | 784.8 23.6% | 853.1 23.8% | 990.4 24.3% | 1,035.7 23.0% | 1,140.8 24.3% | 1,189.2 23.8% | 1,180.9 21.3% | 1,259.9 22.2% | 1,238.5 21.3% | 1,175.6 19.6% | 1,576.8 18.2% | 1,809.6 18.8% | 1,845.8 17.7% | 2,064.6 18.2% | 2,116.9 18.3% | 3,251.5 23.3% | 4,278.7 26.5% | 1,954.4 13.1% | 1,349.4 11.1% |
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FAQ
1) What is Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings's Gross margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Gross margin is 26.9%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Gross margin for Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings have been 30.2% over the past three years, and 32.0% over the past five years.
2) Is Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings's Gross margin Good?
As of today, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings's Gross margin is 26.9%, which is lower than industry median of 41.5%. It indicates that Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings's Gross margin is Bad.