Added to YB: 2025-05-20
Pitch date: 2025-05-16
DGX [neutral]
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
+4.79%
current return
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Company Info
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated provides diagnostic testing and services in the United States and internationally.
Market Cap
$20.6B
Pitch Price
$175.70
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
1.73%
EV/EBITDA
10.18
P/E
21.77
EV/Sales
2.46
Sector
Health Care Providers and Services
Category
N/A
Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX): Growing- but at What Cost?
DGX (earnings update): Earnings beats driven by unsustainable factors - Q1'25 beat due to low tax rate (3.9cps) & reduced bad debt allowance. Organic growth stagnant (flat/down volumes, limited pricing power). Acquisition-driven growth unsustainable as cash spent regularly exceeds FCF, debt at 3.0x EBITDA. $2/share in acquisition costs hidden via non-GAAP adjustments.
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