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A 3 page paper containing slide contents and one page of speaker notes focusing on the business and industry of the country's largest contract laboratory diagnostics company. An 8-slide PowerPoint® presentation is available. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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contract testing laboratory company in the nation * Its $9.88 billion market capitalization leads its industry, the Medical Laboratories & Research industry of the Healthcare sector * Its subsidiary, Nichols
Institute Diagnostics, "manufactures and markets diagnostic test kits and systems" (Profile, 2007) to hospitals, clinics and other laboratories Current Business Climate * Laboratory testing services prices are declining *
Reduces current revenues on current customers, but * Provides other businesses with the ability to contract for Quests services * Most contract laboratories depend on large insurers; they provide only
19% of Quests total revenue. Competitive Advantages * Quest Diagnostics leads its industry in market capitalization, the least costly source of capital * Its customer base is far
more diversified than those of its competitors * Only 3 "insurers accounted for more than 5% of the companys net revenues" (Fisher, 2007) in 2006 * Only 19% of its
total revenues originated with large insurers in 2006 (Fisher, 2007) Return on Investment Measure Value Forward Annual Dividend Rate 0.40 Forward Annual Dividend Yield 0.80%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield 0.40% Payout Ratio 14% Startup Cost Structure * Capital-intensive: * 2,000 patient service centers and laboratories throughout the
country * 150 smaller laboratories * Production facility and operations costs for diagnostic manufacturing subsidiary * Labor-intensive: * Direct and healthplan salesforces * Customer service representatives * Highly specialized
laboratory technicians Objectives of the Business * Provide contract diagnostic services to insurers, employers and healthcare organizations (physician practices, hospitals) outsourcing laboratory diagnostics * Provides outside testing for
clinical trials * Manufactures and markets diagnostic tests through its Nichols Institute Diagnostics subsidiary Conclusion (Speaker Notes) As leader of its industry, Quest
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