Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Q3 FY2023 earnings: revenue $2.3 billion, down 7.7% on the year

Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX) reported revenue of $2.3 billion for Q3 FY2023, the quarter ended 30 September 2023, down 7.7% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $225 million, down 12.1% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.96. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 25 October 2023.

Revenue

$2.3 billion

-7.7% on the year · -1.8% on the quarter

Q4 FY2021Q3 FY2023

Operating margin

14.9%

15.8% a year earlier

Q4 FY2021Q3 FY2023

Net income

$225 million

-12.1% on the year · -4.3% on the quarter

Q4 FY2021Q3 FY2023

Diluted EPS

$1.96

-9.7% on the year · -4.4% on the quarter

Q4 FY2021Q3 FY2023

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Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q3 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2022	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	2,295	2,338	2,486	-1.8%	-7.7%
Cost of revenue	1,541	1,546	1,618	-0.3%	-4.8%
Gross profit	754	792	868	-4.8%	-13.1%
Gross margin	32.9%	33.9%	34.9%
Selling, general and administrative	380	416	464	-8.7%	-18.1%
Operating income	342	348	392	-1.7%	-12.8%
Operating margin	14.9%	14.9%	15.8%
Interest expense	41.0	39.0	37.0	+5.1%	+10.8%
Pre-tax income	299	317	351	-5.7%	-14.8%
Income tax	68.0	75.0	81.0	-9.3%	-16.0%
Effective tax rate	22.7%	23.7%	23.1%
Net income	225	235	256	-4.3%	-12.1%
Net margin	9.8%	10.1%	10.3%
Diluted EPS	$1.96	$2.05	$2.17	-4.4%	-9.7%

$ million except per share.

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ million	Q3 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2022	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	207	444	502	-53.4%	-58.8%
Capital expenditure	105	104	118	+1.0%	-11.0%
Free cash flow	102	340	384	-70.0%	-73.4%
Free cash flow margin	4.4%	14.5%	15.4%
Cash from investing	-107	-682	-118
Cash from financing	-83.0	189	-474
Depreciation and amortisation	111	112	108	-0.9%	+2.8%
Share-based compensation	18.0	16.0	18.0	+12.5%	0.0%
Buybacks	0.0	0.0	374
Dividends paid	80.0	80.0	78.0	0.0%	+2.6%
Dividend per share	$0.71	$0.71	$0.66	0.0%	+7.6%
Diluted shares, weighted	114m	114m	118m	0.0%	-3.4%
Shares outstanding at period end	112m	112m	114m	+0.2%	-1.3%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ million	Q3 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2022	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	6,425	6,249	6,235	+2.8%	+3.0%
Non-controlling interest	38.0	38.0	37.0	0.0%	+2.7%
Redeemable equity	76.0	77.0	77.0	-1.3%	-1.3%
Debt	4,250	4,295	3,980	-1.0%	+6.8%
Operating lease liabilities	505	508	505	-0.6%	0.0%
Other liabilities	2,188	2,258	2,389	-3.1%	-8.4%
Total liabilities and equity	13,482	13,425	13,223	+0.4%	+2.0%
Fixed assets	1,830	1,814	1,707	+0.9%	+7.2%
Goodwill	7,732	7,733	7,190	-0.0%	+7.5%
Intangible assets	1,219	1,247	1,115	-2.2%	+9.3%
Cash and equivalents	143	126	700	+13.5%	-79.6%
Receivables	1,281	1,235	1,280	+3.7%	+0.1%
Inventory	184	184	183	0.0%	+0.5%
Other assets	1,093	1,086	1,048	+0.6%	+4.3%
Total assets	13,482	13,425	13,223	+0.4%	+2.0%

Questions

What was Quest Diagnostics' revenue in Q3 FY2023?

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) reported revenue of $2.3 billion for Q3 FY2023, the quarter ended 30 September 2023, down 7.7% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Quest Diagnostics earn in Q3 FY2023?

Net income for Q3 FY2023 was $225 million, down 12.1% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.96.

When did Quest Diagnostics report Q3 FY2023 results?

Quest Diagnostics filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2023 with the SEC on 25 October 2023.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

	Q4 FY2021 *	Q1 FY2022	Q2 FY2022	Q3 FY2022	Q4 FY2022 *	Q1 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2023	Q4 FY2023 *	Q1 FY2024	Q2 FY2024	Q3 FY2024	Q4 FY2024 *	Q1 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q4 FY2025 *	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2026
Revenue	2,744	2,611	2,453	2,486	2,333	2,331	2,338	2,295	2,288	2,366	2,397	2,488	2,621	2,652	2,761	2,816	2,806	2,895	3,043	3,097
Cost of revenue	1,718	1,646	1,611	1,618	1,575	1,560	1,546	1,541	1,552	1,595	1,593	1,677	1,763	1,789	1,818	1,867	1,896	1,953	2,016	2,055
Gross profit	1,026	965	842	868	758	771	792	754	736	771	804	811	858	863	943	949	910	942	1,027	1,042
Gross margin	37%	37%	34%	35%	32%	33%	34%	33%	32%	33%	34%	33%	33%	33%	34%	34%	32%	33%	34%	34%
SG&A	464	425	422	464	563	439	416	380	407	440	416	448	466	476	486	501	504	504	529	523
Operating income	536	513	388	392	135	305	348	342	267	300	355	330	361	346	438	386	386	399	459	479
Operating margin	20%	20%	16%	16%	6%	13%	15%	15%	12%	13%	15%	13%	14%	13%	16%	14%	14%	14%	15%	15%
Interest expense	38.0	37.0	38.0	37.0	36.0	37.0	39.0	41.0	46.0	49.0	47.0	49.0	56.0	67.0	67.0	66.0	64.0	63.0	63.0	61.0
Pre-tax income	502	452	323	351	109	277	317	299	237	266	314	296	299	276	384	328	330	334	412	416
Tax rate	23%	24%	24%	23%	-4%	23%	24%	23%	17%	25%	24%	22%	23%	21%	25%	23%	25%	22%	21%	24%
Net income	390	355	234	256	101	202	235	225	192	194	229	226	222	220	282	245	245	252	320	312
Net margin	14%	14%	10%	10%	4%	9%	10%	10%	8%	8%	10%	9%	8%	8%	10%	9%	9%	9%	11%	10%
Diluted EPS	$3.11	$2.92	$1.96	$2.17	$0.87	$1.78	$2.05	$1.96	$1.70	$1.72	$2.03	$1.99	$1.95	$1.94	$2.47	$2.16	$2.18	$2.24	$2.84	$2.78
Operating cash flow	481	480	402	502	334	94.0	444	207	527	154	360	356	464	314	544	563	465	278	597	611
Capital expenditure	144	63.0	76.0	118	147	127	104	105	72.0	104	92.0	106	123	117	108	144	158	114	138	166
Free cash flow	337	417	326	384	187	-33.0	340	102	455	50.0	268	250	341	197	436	419	307	164	459	445
Buybacks	289	373	200	374	461	0.0	0.0	0.0	275	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
Dividends paid	77.0	74.0	78.0	78.0	75.0	74.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	79.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	90.0	89.0	90.0	88.0	96.0	95.0
Shares outstanding	119m	117m	117m	114m	111m	112m	112m	112m	111m	111m	111m	112m	111m	112m	112m	111m	110m	111m	110m	110m
Filing	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q

Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.

* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 30 September 2023, filed 25 October 2023: the filing.