Laboratory of America Holdings (Laboratory of America Holdings) GF Value Rank

: 7 (As of Today)

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Laboratory of America Holdings has the GF Value Rank of 7.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Laboratory of America Holdings's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank 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 GF Value Rank Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Laboratory of America Holdings's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Laboratory of America Holdings (Laboratory of America Holdings) Business Description

Industry

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LH:Mexico L1CA34:Brazil

Address

358 South Main Street, Burlington, NC, USA, 27215

Website

https://www.labcorp.com

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