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Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX)At 4:01PM ET: 46.32  Up 0.24 (0.52%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:8.99B
Enterprise Value (17-Apr-08)3:12.32B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):26.61
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-09) 1:12.83
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.06
Price/Sales (ttm):1.33
Price/Book (mrq):2.69
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:1.84
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:9.167
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):31-Dec-07
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):5.07%
Operating Margin (ttm):16.50%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):9.72%
Return on Equity (ttm):17.46%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):6.70B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):34.697
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy): N/A
Gross Profit (ttm):2.74B
EBITDA (ttm):1.34B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):553.83M
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.74
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy): N/A
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):167.59M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):0.863
Total Debt (mrq):3.54B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):1.065
Current Ratio (mrq):1.067
Book Value Per Share (mrq):17.132
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):926.92M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):718.93M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:-0.03
52-Week Change3:-9.83%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-7.32%
52-Week High (26-Sep-07)3:58.63
52-Week Low (26-Mar-08)3:43.65
50-Day Moving Average3:46.34
200-Day Moving Average3:51.43
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:1,507,300
Average Volume (10 day)3:1,013,120
Shares Outstanding5:194.15M
Float:157.33M
% Held by Insiders1:19.02%
% Held by Institutions1:76.10%
Shares Short (as of 26-Mar-08)3:18.51M
Short Ratio (as of 26-Mar-08)3:12.4
Short % of Float (as of 26-Mar-08)3:9.60%
Shares Short (prior month)3:19.15M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:0.40
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:0.90%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.40
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:0.90%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:0.60%
Payout Ratio4:23%
Dividend Date3:18-Apr-08
Ex-Dividend Date4:02-Apr-08
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:21-Jun-05


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lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-07)
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