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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

May 11, 2011
(Date of earliest event reported)

LABORATORY CORPORATION OF
AMERICA HOLDINGS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
 
1-11353
 
13-3757370
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

358 South Main Street,
       
Burlington, North Carolina
 
27215
 
336-229-1127
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

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Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
 
Summary information of the Company in connection with its Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Burlington, NC on May 11, 2011.

 
 

 
SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
Registrant


 
By:
/s/ F. SAMUEL EBERTS III
   
F. Samuel Eberts III
   
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary


 
May 11, 2011
 
 
 

 
 
May 11, 2011
2011
Annual Meeting
of Stockholders
 
 

 
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This slide presentation contains forward-looking
statements which are subject to change based on
various important factors, including without limitation,
competitive actions in the marketplace and adverse
actions of governmental and other third-party payors.
Actual results could differ materially from those
suggested by these forward-looking statements.
Further information on potential factors that could
affect the Company’s financial results is included in
the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2010, and subsequent SEC filings.
Forward Looking Statement
 
 

 
Introduction
3
Leading National Lab Provider
Fastest growing national lab
$55 Billion market
Clinical, Anatomic and Genomic Testing
Serving clients in all 50 states and Canada
Leading clinical trials testing business
 
 

 
Mission Statement
4
We Will Offer The Highest Quality
Laboratory Testing and Most
Compelling Value to Our
Customers
We Will Execute This Mission
Through Our
Five Pillar Strategy
 
 

 
Five Pillar Strategy
Pillar One
5
Deploy Cash to Enhance
Footprint and Test Menu
and to Buy Shares
 
 

 
Five Pillar Strategy—Pillar One
Impressive FCF Trend
Free Cash Flow Per Share
 6-year FCF Per Share CAGR of 16.1%
 FCF Yield ranged from approximately
 8% to 10% in 2010
Note: Free Cash Flow Per Share and Free Cash Flow Yield are non-GAAP metrics
FCF Yield range noted above was calculated using trailing twelve month Free Cash Flow, weighted average diluted share
counts and closing stock prices during 2010
6
 
 

 
Five Pillar Strategy—Pillar One
Key Uses of Cash
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Key Uses of Cash
 Acquisitions
  Genzyme GeneticsSM*
  Westcliff (LabWest, Inc)
  DCL
 Share Repurchase
  $337.4 million in 2010
  $265.0 million in Q1 of 2011
*GENZYME GENETICSSM and its logo are trademarks of Genzyme
Corporation and used by Esoterix Genetic Laboratories, LLC, a wholly
-owned subsidiary of LabCorp, under license. Esoterix Genetic
Laboratories and LabCorp are operated independently from Genzyme
Corporation.
 
 

 
Five Pillar Strategy—Pillar One
Genzyme Genetics Aquisition
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Acquisition Rationale
 Creates the premier genetics and
 oncology business in the industry
 Builds on our strategy of leadership in
 personalized medicine
 Generates revenue opportunities
  Selling LabCorp’s test menu to
  Genzyme Genetics accounts
  Selling Genzyme Genetics’ test menu to
  LabCorp accounts
  Genzyme Genetics customer access to
  LabCorp’s convenient PSC network
  Expanded use of genetic counselors
 Creates cost synergies
  Logistics
  Specimen collection
  G&A
  Facility overlap
 
 

 
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Five Pillar Strategy
Pillar Two
Enhance IT Capabilities
To Improve Physician
and Patient Experience
 
 

 
10
Five Pillar Strategy
Pillar Three
Continue to Improve
Efficiency to Offer the
Most Compelling Value
in Laboratory Services
 
 

 
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Five Pillar Strategy
Pillar Four
Scientific Innovation At
Appropriate Pricing
 
 

 
12
Five Pillar Strategy
Pillar Five
Alternative Delivery
Models
 
 

 
Note: During both the first quarter of 2010 , inclement weather reduced Adjusted EPS by approximately eight cents.
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Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Results
 
Three Months Ended Dec 31,
 
 
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended Dec 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2010
 
2009
 
+/(-)
 
 
 
2010
 
2009
 
+/(-)
 
 
Revenue
$1,295.40
 
$1,165.10
 
11.2%
 
 
 
$5,003.90
 
$4,694.70
 
6.6%
 
 
Adjusted Operating Income (1)
$252.40
 
$221.90
 
13.7%
 
 
 
$1,016.50
 
$954.90
 
6.5%
 
 
Adjusted Operating Income Margin (1)
19.5%
 
19.0%
 
          50
bp
 
20.3%
 
20.3%
 
           -  
bp
Adjusted EPS (1)
$1.34
 
$1.16
 
15.5%
 
 
 
$5.55
 
$4.89
 
13.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Cash Flow
$259.20
 
$224.70
 
15.4%
 
 
 
$883.60
 
$862.40
 
2.5%
 
 
Less: Capital Expenditures
($32.80)
 
($37.60)
 
-12.8%
 
 
 
($126.10)
 
($114.70)
 
9.9%
 
 
Free Cash Flow
$226.40
 
$187.10
 
21.0%
 
 
 
$757.50
 
$747.70
 
1.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
and…
4th Quarter 2010 Customer Satisfaction levels were the highest in LabCorp history.
(1) Non-GAAP measure
 
 

 
Note: During both the first quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011, inclement weather reduced Adjusted EPS Excluding Amortization
 by approximately eight cents.
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First Quarter 2011 Results
 
Three Months Ended Mar 31,
 
 
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
+/(-)
 
Revenue
$ 1,368.4
 
$ 1,193.6
 
14.6%
 
Adjusted Operating Income1
$ 263.7
 
$ 243.5
 
8.3%
 
Adjusted Operating Income Margin1
19.3%
 
20.4%
 
-110
bp
Adjusted EPS Excluding Amortization1
$ 1.52
 
$ 1.40
 
8.6%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Cash Flow
$ 215.3
 
$ 232.0
 
-7.2%
 
Less: Capital Expenditures
$ (29.4)
 
$ (24.5)
 
20.0%
 
Free Cash Flow
$ 185.9
 
$ 207.5
 
-10.4%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Non-GAAP measure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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Supplemental Financial Information
Laboratory Corporation of America
Other Financial Information
FY 2009, FY 2010 and Q1 2011
($ in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q1 09
 
Q2 09
 
Q3 09
 
Q4 09
 
Q1 10
 
Q2 10
 
Q3 10
 
Q4 10
 
Q1 11
Bad debt as a percentage of sales
 
5.3%
 
5.3%
 
5.3%
 
5.3%
 
5.0%
 
4.8%
 
4.8%
 
4.7%
 
4.7%
Days sales outstanding1
 
52
 
50
 
48
 
44
 
46
 
45
 
44
 
46
 
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A/R coverage (Allow. for Doubtful Accts. / A/R)2
 
19.5%
 
20.6%
 
21.9%
 
23.2%
 
21.7%
 
20.7%
 
20.4%
 
18.5%
 
19.4%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Excluding the impact from Genzyme Genetics, DSO was 43 days in Q4 of 2010 and 45 days in Q1 of 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2) Excluding the impact from Genzyme Genetics, A/R Coverage was 19.9% in Q4 of 2010 and 20.4% in Q1 of 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Stock Performance
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Note: Period measured is from January 2008 2nd - May 2nd, 2011
Source: First Call
Superior Three-Year Return
LabCorp shares up 31.0%
S&P Healthcare Index up 1.4%
S&P 500 Index down 5.9%
-
50.0%
-
40.0%
-
30.0%
-
20.0%
-
10.0%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
Stock Performance: January 2008
-
Present
LH
S&P 500
S&P 500 Healthcare
 
 

 
Key Points
 Critical position in health care delivery
system
 Attractive market
 Consistent strategy
   Excellent cash flow deployed to enhance
   strong competitive position
   IT innovation to improve physician and
   patient experience
   Most efficient provider delivering greatest
   value
   Scientific leadership
   Alternative delivery models
 Track record of execution and success
Conclusion
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