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Laboratory of America Holdings (BSP:L1CA34) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate : -17.70% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Laboratory of America Holdings 3-Year FCF Growth Rate?

Laboratory of America Holdings's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$-2.41.

During the past 12 months, Laboratory of America Holdings's average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -48.00% 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. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.

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


Competitive Comparison of Laboratory of America Holdings's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Laboratory of America Holdings's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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Laboratory of America Holdings's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Laboratory of America Holdings's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

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Laboratory of America Holdings 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Calculation

This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.

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Laboratory of America Holdings  (BSP:L1CA34) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Explanation

Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.


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Laboratory of America Holdings (BSP:L1CA34) Business Description

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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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