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revenues The and ratio. debt-to-EBITDA margins will our improved also enhance
Finally, our guidance I updated continuing will cover for operations.
range study biotech For recent adjustment full $X.XXX revenues lower the now $X.XXX This XXXX, billion and lower-than-anticipated start-up quarter billion. book-to-bill our certain trends. target therapeutic to to programs, in the pass-through year to be we lower and first mix of reflects due
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adjusted to is the updated million of $XXX Our EBITDA $XXX target range in million.
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for on in Note revenue million to applies. approximately in the divested assuming for adjusted still businesses former EBITDA million that $XX year and our $XXX be recommendation XXXX full
a Fortrea's efficiency innovative of clinical leadership wealth improve experience delivering and team solutions to and is brings development.
invited resonating to where our being weren't previously. with Our conversations available we customers offerings that clinical are are services
in lies our on to to initiatives As poised opportunity margin leader the and that industry the a pure-play CRO, we in front are capture focused of will us. become transformation a be expansion implementing substantial
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