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Debbie Wang
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LabCorp Faces Increased Price Pressure; No Change to Our FVE

LabCorp reported solid third-quarter results, and our slight adjustments to assumptions were immaterial to our $185 fair value estimate. Now that we’re beginning to see the full impact of the PAMA-led cuts to the Medicare clinical lab fee schedule on the diagnostic labs, shares have come under pressure. We had already assumed greater pricing pressure in 2018 and 2019, with a slight easing in 2020 to reflect the timing of the CLFS phase-in. We see no reason to change our thinking here, now that a...
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Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings is a life sciences company that is focused on guiding patient care. The company reports its business in the following segments: LabCorp Diagnostics (LCD) and Covance Drug Development (CDD). LCD is an independent clinical laboratory business. LCD provides a menu of requested and specialty testing through a network of primary and specialty laboratories across the United States. CDD provides drug development, medical device and diagnostic development solutions from early-stage research to clinical development and commercial market access. CDD engages in early development and clinical trials in each therapeutic category.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Debbie Wang

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