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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing, and welcome to the Q1, 2020 LabCorp conference call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions]. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions].

to Willett, conference Relations. Vice like speaker to now Clarissa today, President would hand over the your I of Investor you. Thank Please go ahead, ma'am.

Clarissa Willett

Quarter Good to Operator. and XXXX First you, Conference Thank Call. morning LabCorp's welcome

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Adam Schechter

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Glenn Eisenberg

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into months. We $X.X revenue over expect next this billion the approximately of XX to backlog convert

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we in announced have year the our the impact this unpredictability and XXXX our guidance. to regarding earnings morning the As duration and withdrawn we pandemic release, press the of due full COVID-XX

business strategic, times development the power as diagnostic and Especially our drug like is and combined a both well of during these, financial as evident, strength standpoint. from

best the employees and Given environment, current investing our manage outcome to achieve we long our operations to term the continue still company adjust for in to costs, customers, the while shareholders.

to are be earnings and in While we both free revenues down generate and expect solid cash earnings XXXX, expected still to flow.

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related increased upcoming and support ramping capacity payroll to in government we the flow the include addition, the million, year which address the from the the for of help company's which pandemic. payments, testing tax related spending cash such received actions CARES will expected Act In to deferral of is benefit COVID-XX the $XX as sequestration from suspension the up

we capital even test increased and to after and will investments for term expect capital growth tests, year. and year allocation serology to the expand last the profitability; continue to less make than COVID-XX standpoint however, From molecular support capacity internal we to spend a our long this spend be develop

as opportunities, but focus liquidity. on we’ll evaluate acquisition continue with threshold a we Similarly, heightened to

earlier, program share have we mentioned repurchase I as addition the foreseeable for future. In suspended our

us a this challenging times, of strong on generate flow has cash philosophy served expect these grade to free investment the we Our standpoint well top liquidity from in year.

$XXX XXXX. that credit million our $XXX in matures available had for we facility of cash-on-hand XX March billion and $X million of on revolving credit As

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with have a related our While year, the be this COVID-XX. had given we we uncertainty add future discussions flexibility covenant to within to currently our covenant the throughout to banks to expect

evolving continue COVID-XX we’ll monitor updates We to appropriate. actively as the provide and pandemic

we’ll take Operator? remarks formal And and now questions. this concludes our

Operator

[Operator Thank Instructions]. you, sir.

Our first from Please from question Lisa JPMorgan. Gill ahead. go comes

Lisa Gill

morning of thank just team to the your things. of want for Good front much. couple just understand you all very these lines really Adam, thanks and on times. difficult that a doing I is

both the as As around volume first we think expectations you the well for about COVID-XX testing Serology, as can talk reimbursement? about

tests that anticipation do And volume year, traditional think you can tests and then is of do secondly, you you’ve as you today, you I but be that how expected some volumes? know an of $XXX,XXX far on the that Serology to what said expect I but – number testing offset help molecular the anticipation the seeing guidance, you potentially get many pulled with this to there down this you're could know as side,

like lastly, back what are get fourth around year, the just volumes when the of lot of in about that's potentially we kind you that we about quarter? by more just think the the of then or I questions to your happen know time normalization? And volumes. kind how third think these going into Will understand back to getting but expectations half wanted to of I one, a

Adam Schechter

the and really a morning about so Good you are and up limits, involved an just line lot of the organization. a the the seen people you probably working such organization – in that building have you of with so pleasure for much to heart The just know work an And phlebotomists, and as six very and and their work to just I'm me Lisa outstanding, is LabCorp can the people. are know the and be when hard you the LabCorp doing get care I'm now just about I – way, just the and people is learn years to it's so I've a to that CEO and Yes sure. with carriers. been remarkable I'm workers, the began organization I'll able with in think front soul pushed been with, capacity scientists, amazing what great the impressed for see and work people I've November,

to background to we going. you and me of I things see give where testing, where regard some let With are try

can XX to a do to capacity. day. So PCR testing. in Serology to a began to we're tests We're just a XX,XXX first. days we Right about ago able testing moment, was thousand and that that about get it I’ll now I’m do day. several talking build continue we tests going

I don't need able know get build how per and additional fast, the over XXX,XXX like day you into to is would exact these know you we’ll as possible. The to you quickly be as tests number RNA as can orders build imagine quickly test as back that the you that tests run lots to there's issue going of try machines and lot and but to a can. XXX,XXX and we doing over get to to But PCR we're to equipment. takes I of

short not the of doing interesting our a have back additional today, some at we're and back We we have orders thousands thing day time using longer a orders all The in for right now. per of so we're no any capacity did XX,XXX when we capacity, is several period fact some for have weeks.

future, that as at can. be that's and the trying and as capacity back as think very we states to just we're build short think I up is which why I running we term capacity become business, full I to will and near quickly more more and think in

capacity quite be that for testing the So I time. will believe some running at PCR

it's early serology, easy regard very to still it's With to and predict. not

the go able by debate to of a frankly which do how day can now go still the utilize test way I day, well in serology. a to some month. marketplace next on be middle serology and XX,XXX over tests but think the over in using about serology Right there's to we the we'll XXX,XXX

us them of there's were some take that I all use in that think One in will how some saying to reasons are particularly coming of order tests a for is, they I scale, as don't day about need. the them don't them why. capacity to know work, though serology talking large back per several companies companies, it and large long while see doing are and

and ways the that, are will to to I addition tests In marketplace. they going know believe be point-of-care as there how I in such other be don't serology used

quickly expectation the is of just to be capacity the up, that summer the ramp we we'll utilize serology our how fall most I move of testing I we'll the but ways be we months to probably use get serology will find summer. and that to as able through into and My think as able most forward into don't know

about still that time million to small those to serology our a PCR, do regard tests XXX today tests so XXX,XXX in we very across you maybe of though, over XXX,XXX think or With a numbers, the when over that all and year number compared it's tests ago for testing.

weeks So these unless we the tests start it come that what at to up will make difference to hard last we've be March. back, for for see seen in of the

decline this the I back they end did of COVID-XX to towards good And back a the see of bit country starting of we assuming of over important additional of come towards and what would and from as up before I fact of expect is we the the would a back we fall see start expect as lot with the the go a was the impact to volume no year will impact news virus, always that to that summer. as for less the and month, end come get the less in gets another that a Now the this running, we'll decline little health. year are there's we

lot Lisa. you. had not I outside the Thank will right diagnostic now to I’ve your testing they need. that home, people need Hopefully in getting that their the for answered again back to of go they are Once they they believe what questions I comfortable like start past. go testing am of worried a feel diagnostic

Lisa Gill

thank you. Yes,

Operator

you. Thank

Giacobbe ahead. Citi. next Please Our from Ralph comes from go question

Ralph Giacobbe

to is on expectation you to continue rate? those test. Thanks. going timing testing. and Thanks. the and insurers at then, going it want pricing any rates commercial to come when up serology is I have molecular serology mirror expectation do And a mean of are for of your match have this point I and CMS just that the $XXX release

Adam Schechter

me with the testing. let molecular so start Yes,

So rate molecular and we’re all the charging – looking is we reimbursed in pandemic charge that’s market consistency we're to Medicare $XXX. a $XXX, place. by test, about and across of and is the We're time need, for trying customers, what this a consistent pricing

We testing, the we don't we're at than saying would done will that testing. have price a sure certainty I'll days, Medicare very, not and customers, the pandemic price the hopefully serology not in you way but this for which what closely. that next all we at with we be that in looking to be that week something I'm yet to we know want I very PCR for make in I our that's everything should we've seeing certainly if that something charge help that so expect. more and doing a every I Again, can can, or think look

Operator

see from from Please go I you. question Thank our comes Caliendo Kevin ahead. UBS. next

Kevin Caliendo

demand about performing segments you. by as down you how up in The talk and activity anything a get any back any seen to are the some disruption level you you year to yet break that, continue, the a from maybe little like Have can the CRO. can standpoint. three the morning! of Thank that CRO visibility ramping segments cancellation sort I bit three and Good work progresses. expect of and when it around you

Adam Schechter

morning, Good Sure. Kevin.

So of a things couple here.

see about the First quarter. saw would we cancellations same of quarter to in one, in that with regard we any to number first cancellations, expect the

acceleration see an we of cancellations. So didn't

a With the the we overall quarter, continue we China dental business end up started significant we regard business impact to in pick to to March, postponing people end than towards see trials. The has to have little China the begun have up. you COVID-XX laboratory know start States bit that started in seen a in actually earlier quarter to was because our and the China. as to earlier United business, of impact than but of the CRO the Interestingly impacted business of there be open a obviously growth first we've do despite

look is them than now would whether I look you COVID-XX coming the and it timing are winning what that trials, be what's vaccines, if more the I antiviral, back, because than or right whether will we share for central marketplace early development laboratory mentioned for back, happening and segments they in at predict. it work be at But the of be our stage would come it more the

In fact, almost expected twice of share. the a the have amount what you on studies would as percent that

think of I that's truly combined. power the demonstrates the

marketplace help understand drug what to are the teams with are into we our drug studies When teams, see drug and both doing our our and diagnostic is coming starting underway, in our diagnostic joining even diagnostics significant what teams that and are the done to in I advantage development of watch are teams discussions are having being and business. the the really our development development team conversations diagnostic clients, with

trials vaccines the fair our above market II win there Even of continue Phase wanted to are Phase share we’re winning what that more of most share and would to but or and III, than is Phase our say I to I. going we what Now those pre-clinical that market, antivirals those suggest.

prospects excited certain. So for long combined. term about seeing I'm I'm power the the

for world up, particularly today world trials. that future. extent are optimistic happening How quickly Phase markets needed and our most capabilities quickly comes be the are even global trials, we the some did what in the certainly with But that what's before say would open to so in I the how we for around clinical going III more COVID-XX, back clinical I think to is the needed this trials business of as determined because the those are

Kevin Caliendo

you. Thank

Operator

Thank you.

from Dan comes question go Please Fargo. ahead. Leonard next from Our Wells

Dan Leonard

Thank you.

the trying quarter access any on annualized the Thank So quarter disparity your your competitor or you to and lingering large organic your the this and there care managed headwinds in were volume competitor. understand business any point? the has all lab expanded growth from maybe in share that Can in for in comment you. dynamics trend versus the at

Adam Schechter

of wants and Yeah, I’ll ask weeks to several say we've and actually couple the a our last between end I’ll towards and March, Glenn terms in. decline of saw of the the kind give we've context in XX% jump to seen of of it he quarter volume that in to of off, little seen the back last you level begin bit. come in just weeks know XX% if some basically But you I'd

saw fast bit as that's a forth. testing and in is not of because overall esoteric more the and that as little price a our diseases That's did testing stronger severe of bit a regular diagnostic little increase the typically esoteric an in the than the you bit surprise, saw in it’s a typical mix We the average held change as decline not testing esoteric because did well quarter, for why so business. business a

would we that back esoteric tests both the the to work begins the up and businesses begin we as But we the summer, to assuming pick we to go to come the in and impact as would expect to both country forward of to through back other somewhat diagnostic and as fall get to the expect season, normal end year. additional no come there's I get

Glenn Eisenberg

around was guess at the where been, with volume, I’ll I when our will. out you level it normalized too. X.X% When unusuals you look at of consistent Dan roughly if you organic Yeah. pretty take we've just add

two around other out COVID, the obviously which Adam a we kind we as three impact positive. X.X% So said, of impact, discrete that was said items, were of had then backing

our and to and effectively at was benefited But we around genetics consumer half X.X% favorable then volume revenue ago day a growth was that year weather from demand of to compared X.X%. around the benefits we So lower had by of offset that X.X%.

and the competitor. management volume we have a but been which fees, our mentioned effectively you treat basis them points. So improved would we do and expect would We know for do talk lab around added differently of treatment our XX kind about fourth it for track us X.X% Obviously of the over where kind track where to it. of I has we quarter,

feel pretty business really good that volume consistent. the standpoint, we it's a from So standpoint, a been base demand

even that you and impact about, overall we've the also our say here relatively pleased on the pricing would really was we more very is What while mix our side price really is nice. impacts been flat, revenues know

while we had kind pricing in at a headwinds of X.X% we around tailwinds. a simply similar again organic increase, of show vein, So couple a and

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north continue quarters price which again So to would we've we to us year, price where around in know it the higher actually of getting mix. you of but get been a last a line, tracked mix the we’ve couple to past favorable of normalized what see X.X%, two, than done price is with over call

So strong from we revenue quarter. excluding standpoint, very we COVID, actually had thought a a again

Dan Leonard

you. thank Yeah,

Operator

you. Thank

from comes Bruin Our Please De from next go Derik BOA. ahead. question

Derik De Bruin

Hi, the good morning. Thank for taking question. you

just wanted I back on the So for COVID. testing site to go

what and is? that of be need curious one, think that anywhere testing of a you ultimate where question into you're part and share This can terms XXX,XXX from seen the long expectations the and how and it, capacity, one. question that. have on ultimate so you estimates of we need you're about what for of I'm sort first planning get that sort on test from just you need up the sort will and expectations of for duration how or So goes molecular looking is sort in think your days for of about, of the

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Adam Schechter

A Yeah, of hi couple Derik. thoughts.

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in the would medical labs, the commercial then local labs, And add the the state you other labs, all academic centers.

what going that there's get White force and of stage significant to think get to Coronavirus one capacity running. at be we'll a people the Task amount least House of states recommending through up is I very

vaccine, to to because see virus. capacity, At until to to I think do who a And is a continue ability there's up have that all will time, going there testing the the continue we're when even we're to have there's same going until build have continue I to vaccine. to treatment type think a the of testing

scientifically on serology Separate and way tell to the the the the of frankly that of the in virus who lot which still is appropriate past, to been distinct a to there exposed what's serology, most discussion from and use is has testing.

to long surveillance, be for a For it's think I going used time.

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Derik de Bruin

Thank you.

Adam Schechter

Sure.

Operator

question from Erin next Our Crédit Wright comes Suisse. Please go from ahead.

Erin Wright

you have you inaccessible work would I what virtual, I or remote what that convert guess percentage Thanks. Covance. to offline now? a the right monitoring? of Do trial anticipate sites you consider And questions Great! percentage on of do more of or couple – clinical will at-home

be part Thank. how second that a contribution trials actually and those trial? trials do COVID-XX many you these have then to be, Others industry guess from I perspective? downside a financial you And would have won anticipate of this to in from COVID material the

Adam Schechter

Yeah, okay first, I’m your the start other going question and to one. last answer I’ll with

you or are a Biotherapeutics, first you COVID-XX like PacBio things all, early company be if antivirals the they doing or be of the with smaller know of trials, So trials. Ridgeback that look they at whether them for stage, most we're

small win, are us still stage, than Phase I winning, to they are I. or times. expect said are twice our market share They preclinical relatively we So but early more would

expect they and share more I capability. capability Phase in drug of it II I demonstrating that are progress, Phase combined power meaningful then win a III with dollars. in terms having diagnostic really and would Right the they would is than fair we development believe those now of As our because much meaningful more become

XX% same hybrid distinct are regard and – and not time from there even the clinical sites significant virtual and the the virtual it's at advances and sites greater that up clinical we to think trials. At that Separate will as trials. for are working hard, up and we with I trails for about back, things running XX% come to trials, because like be of we and running, hybrid moment think utilization in have made

their So them running colleagues as pharmaceutical we'll with to quickly as trials possible. our to and and help get biotechnology work up continue

Erin Wright

Thank you.

Operator

Instructions]. [Operator

comes Ricky Morgan from Please Our next question go Stanley. ahead. Goldwasser from

Ricky Goldwasser

and to Do price metric? III. what all Yeah hi! those the details. levels of see $XX to A CMS guidance we thank PCR. are on $XXX. thoughts and you that is II to up or volumes the going Phase anticipate for Obviously Phase question are to the reimbursement changes But testing your and as stay to relaxed is Good you shift as pick morning, testing the going we at the and expense raised reimbursements were reimbursement

Glenn Eisenberg

to therefore change, through a all take $XXX Right price, And price. pricing, is price to a been reason our the that's spend price we customers time, at So philosophy lot believe is of I of price use and thank you is they for what the charged question appropriate. lot I upon that Medicare to Medicare which Ricky. which think effort and the now that our no anything have know based would have today. that on

out who others for but I it actually has continue it get the think patients to find that testing don't makes importance will cost so very isolate the and it, the to the grow, them, disease. and of test PCR effective then And disease

way you very it’s you do everything order cost can. in think I to that effective a So insure

time doing same the not and simple. and the is I difficulty is extraction the of pretty PCR steps. would PCR expense has capital testing mean the that RNA an high, multiple it's At say I that

today I at like So good feel is a reimbursement the rate. is where it

Ricky Goldwasser

you. Thank

Operator

Thank you.

comes question Stephen next Baxter go ahead. Our Wolfe with from Please Research.

Stephen Baxter

was the morning, the and mention in stated to copays collect and see remarks. anything a you business? actually ability the to into lab today. during on guys you provided good of Have insight your of to little yet deductibles increase for color Hey, prepared in allowance more in the terms thanks that guys all get accounts the you side I hoping receivable

the how And QX you range wider expecting is this this some know item to an charge thinking, you what you continue just then of from year. time. of of are days covering in to the play to Thank service, the year? out this balance know kind of actually you. represent, terms And is that And earnings be balance this the are of exclude you you of for going throughout

Glenn Eisenberg

you receivables, at if reserves big as it's for rates, look on unemployment you know looked with I’d recessions know occurred our is say customers high obviously events we that this the at and prior having we USSA you our that impact Yeah, in the will. back the Glenn.

relative currently a already charge that we've that and conducted, kind have we one-time or full Our we’ve receivables business reserve outstanding, of taken still the have build as to expectation is and to assessed for that's that that. feel one-time that amount it's obviously go we level reserve experiences receivables. to look based those historical them, appropriate but We’ll an upon collect on

normal a our process reserves. of have we forward, the adequacy quarter. standard every go we as all So We assess of

So changes we expectation adequate then if that we is we're to fully we’ll adjusted but this and that, the what based would operating say our that the we're in on reserves anything that future, we believe point in. with at reserved are deal the environment established

Stephen Baxter

you. thank Okay,

Operator

you. Thank

Our next ahead. question from Matt go Please William comes Blair. from Larew

Dan Lawler

for or your This Lawler at-home the morning. could be my and for Thanks initial Hi, the term? for Thanks. that is wanted good whether think taking Dan you COVID question. about ramp-up for Larew. you're seeing long Pixel ask Matt a to on I over you COVID-XX demand not tests catalyst

Adam Schechter

launch at-home focused demand you be and for pretty outside trying our the tests by have only LabCorp responders website, but now a and not are reach right week see it'll ago, to to workers subgroups. our the out message. symptoms. first that know Pixel for thanks of additional that we of other And on are of we're to is and the seen when broadly we've in available frontline Dan, you about healthcare And hi COVID-XX Yeah, people those that going people people significant know terms more announced

may to do the continues go I into over Pixel that reason this future. So as time that we a be believe grow

will groups that much XXX,XXX look know time other next of expect additional basis. on to the you plan a right now make launch we would and that over continue I do to future through At every into Pixel as get weeks to the have people the to we kits out same week available we we as weekly

Dan Lawler

Thanks.

Operator

Please I Baird. Michael our from question next comes go show you. from Polark ahead. Thank

Michael Polark

drug little impairment. I relates a Hey, thanks question. development. wanted What goodwill the to predominantly the bit more one the get Covance and to I of on taking units think the it business detail morning, Glenn, for of good piece mentioned reporting impairment you are topic a on took the why charge transitory a the to of I helpful. permanent more this would a impairment viewing I guess see COVID influence? disruption color surprised context was a companies taken. and lot Any be around as

Glenn Eisenberg

exercise It is Michael. of in point interesting time. are kind given that these an Sure

was the So as outside all our firm you reporting relatively we as for that our we it time. to reporting units, you units upon within recall on in that that report that our our year. based know it of do value XX-K, when and one kind bring upon we But the commented of point book September we close, in performed that a based have of XX valuations, does drug it’s did value, was development we versus fair and the

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point in look market value valuations through XX% the we from business CRO XX, you March one at they of XX%, down the when interestingly down half September multiples, so so And saying at the XX effectively the of are are and is that time.

have on today, increased. volatility was number, you it rate were to be accounting you that the very in market, then do we but a Frankly you also discount if date know do that the different and it says it given would the

So value on the the you charge non-cash caused of particular day, took on which know quarter. the decline the that we during business from the a exercise their at

Michael Polark

else Would Envigo early or or by spread that specifically related you was across say Chiltern lab this out. call it’s anything equally predominantly could clinical or you

Glenn Eisenberg

but reporting our effectively out Sure, a have the lot to clinical business. units, unit that's here relates broken one reporting of primarily we different

an know of the unit, it's you say when to and company. as valuation And it, you break acquisition up it reporting doesn't the even total pieces at necessarily that's look a So the you separate. reflective of

business that a point in paid as that time, to as for It's you business market say so the ago goodwill acquired that well at time. broken you year and specific unit point that's your allocated to that that out, just specific that the reporting business could at within the multiple a and you

a convention. correction, value could now Now And but sudden market it back that’s business at a would months what it's be you multiple, see write all later theoretically less. to it that worth that up, that say you goes XX% day, back of you is that and the up, the you XX% back-up just bought accounting then don't valuation just six you same

of confluence the valuations impacting you impairment well know companies, the market as a just all results events So the charge. in of COVID-XX as with earnings, resulted

Adam Schechter

add was having diagnostic is would is my particularly and development we're mind we a more day, doubt more evidence with strategically as And pandemic, the only the great I there seeing move. thing every in and drug COVID-XX go through strategic no the business together the business

did in And through based today going than what virus. I of we're upon importance the not if I even the the much combined before more and we're seeing believe as what

Michael Polark

near could you will I in reporting payments expected one disbursements then sneak carve in of received out second Act? receive? April, the appreciate know CARES If additional as and that presume else more item, the in CARES was there on here Anything expect I million a for round you I Act, color. a $XX that under to the of earnings might you anticipate the adjusted all future the very housekeeping any you term. do I

Glenn Eisenberg

know as say report. the we’ll you for obviously determine we’ll through how account we I’d quarterly and it Yeah, go

is will you ramp-up by separately or being other well. as least impacted impact say, now to COVID, fair think But I that. some at to spend well order that it's of extent it we’re if out making and in to given either call we capital will our that performance from anything recoup spend the we’re clearly, even explaining benefited done we've as that as the a negative the testing unusual,

too potentially tell have other what early stage that just are this more to that, clarity in, at included we be CARES we’ll to the could Act would be obviously it’s convey tranches that. there on and be of that once while And we able

Adam Schechter

Okay.

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Operator

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Laboratory Corporation of America (LH) 29 Apr 202020 Q1 Earnings call transcript