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Covance Inc. (CVD)On Feb 9: 55.13  Down 0.30 (0.54%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:3.53B
Enterprise Value (10-Feb-10)3:3.24B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):20.16
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-11) 1:16.81
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.56
Price/Sales (ttm):1.81
Price/Book (mrq):2.51
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:1.65
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:10.119
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):31-Dec-09
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):8.96%
Operating Margin (ttm):11.65%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):7.67%
Return on Equity (ttm):13.50%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):1.96B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):30.753
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):9.40%
Gross Profit (ttm):585.40M
EBITDA (ttm):319.90M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):175.88M
Diluted EPS (ttm):2.73
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):-9.10%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):289.47M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):4.525
Total Debt (mrq):0
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):2.179
Book Value Per Share (mrq):22.058001
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):259.09M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):24.07M
View Financials (provided by EDGAR Online):
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Cash Flow


TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:1.13
52-Week Change3:33.65%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:29.42%
52-Week High (28-Jan-10)3:61.59
52-Week Low (09-Mar-09)3:32.31
50-Day Moving Average3:56.00
200-Day Moving Average3:54.42
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:727,313
Average Volume (10 day)3:953,629
Shares Outstanding5:63.97M
Float:63.49M
% Held by Insiders1:5.24%
% Held by Institutions1:94.90%
Shares Short (as of 15-Jan-10)3:7.10M
Short Ratio (as of 15-Jan-10)3:10.8
Short % of Float (as of 15-Jan-10)3:11.30%
Shares Short (prior month)3:6.07M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:N/A
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4: N/A
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:N/A
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:NaN%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4: N/A
Payout Ratio4: N/A
Dividend Date3:N/A
Ex-Dividend Date4:N/A
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:N/A
Last Split Date3:N/A


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 31-Dec-09)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 31-Dec-09)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 31-Dec-09)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-09)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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4 = Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.;
5 = Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report
and Market Cap is calculated using shares outstanding.