Net Revenues
($ billions)		 Net Income*
($ millions)		 EBITDA*
($ millions)		 Net Earnings
Per Diluted Share*
(dollars)
           
   
           
Compound Annual
Growth Rate (1998-2002)		    30% 67% 47% 48%

 

 

Financial Highlights

Years Ended December 31
           
(in millions, except per share data) 2002 2001   % Increase
           
Net Revenues $ 4,108   $ 3,628   13%
Net Income* 322   223   44%
EBITDA* 727   557   31%
Net Earnings Per Diluted Share* 3.23   2.29   41%
*Reflects adjustment for the change in goodwill accounting. In addition, these measures exclude extraordinary losses and provisions for restructurings and other special charges. A reconciliation of these measures and the most directly comparable financial measures under generally accepted accounting principles can be found on our website at: http://www.questdiagnostics.com.