MERCK AND CO INC
Merck & Co., Inc. provides healthcare solutions worldwide. It operates through Pharmaceutical and Animal Health segments. The company offers therapeutic and preventive agents for cardiovascular, type 2 diabetes, chronic hepatitis C virus, HIV-1 infection, intra-abdominal, fungal infection, insomnia, and inflammatory diseases; neuromuscular blocking agents; cholesterol modifying medicines; and anti-bacterial and vaginal contraceptive products. It also provides products to prevent chemotherapy-induced and post-operative nausea and vomiting; treat non-small-cell lung, ovarian and breast, esophageal, thyroid, cervical, and brain cancers; and prevent diseases caused by human papillomavirus, as well as vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, shingles, rotavirus gastroenteritis, and pneumococcal diseases. In addition, the company offers drugs for hepatocellular and merkel cell carcinoma; antibiotic and anti-inflammatory drugs to treat infectious and respiratory diseases, fertility disorders, and pneumonia in cattle, bovine, and swine; vaccines for poultry; parasiticides for sea lice in salmon; and antibiotics and vaccines for fish. Further, it provides companion animal products; diabetes mellitus treatment and anthelmintic products for dogs and cats; products to treat fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, and sandflies; horse fertility management products for swine; and dog, cat, and horse vaccines. Additionally, the company offers services and solutions that focus on engagement, clinical, and health analytics. It primarily has collaborations with AstraZeneca PLC; Bayer AG; and Eisai Co., Ltd. The company serves drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, and government agencies, as well as managed health care providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other institutions; and physicians and physician distributors, veterinarians, and animal producers. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, New Jersey. Show More...
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Website http://www.merck.com
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Sector Healthcare
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Industry Drug Manufacturers-General
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Last Quote 101.40 EUR
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Last Updated 09-06-2023
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2010-12 2011-12 2012-12 2013-12 2014-12 2015-12 2016-12 2017-12 2018-12 2019-12 TTM Earnings Per Share USD 0.28 2.02 2.0 1.47 4.07 1.56 1.41 0.87 2.32 3.81 3.95 Dividends USD 2.28 2.36 2.11 1.73 1.77 1.81 1.85 1.89 1.99 2.26 2.32 Payout Ratio % * 814.2 138.6 105.5 115.4 95.7 48.4 93.8 180.8 153.6 61.5 58.7 Shares Mil 3.12 3.094 3.076 2.996 2.928 2.841 2.787 2.748 2.679 2.58 2.566 Book Value Per Share * EUR 13.27 14.0 13.25 11.73 13.1 14.99 15.05 11.88 10.93 9.44 9.15 Free Cash Flow Per Share * EUR 2.2 2.71 1.98 2.05 3.01 1.51 3.15 1.32 2.89 3.08 Return on Assets % 0.79 5.93 5.84 4.16 11.69 4.44 3.98 2.61 7.3 11.79 12.13 Financial Leverage (Average) 1.95 1.93 2.0 2.12 2.02 2.28 2.38 2.56 3.09 3.26 3.24 Return on Equity % 1.52 11.49 11.47 8.57 24.22 9.52 9.25 6.43 20.38 37.42 37.76 Return on Invested Capital % 1.71 9.34 8.94 6.52 16.9 6.74 6.21 4.23 11.8 19.93 19.91 Interest Coverage 3.31 10.79 13.24 7.92 24.61 9.04 7.72 9.65 12.27 13.84 14.66 Current Ratio 1.86 2.04 1.9 2.0 1.77 1.55 1.78 1.33 1.17 1.24 1.11 Quick Ratio 1.25 1.43 1.3 1.38 1.19 1.04 1.24 0.83 0.72 0.78 0.66 Debt/Equity 0.28 0.28 0.31 0.41 0.38 0.54 0.61 0.62 0.74 0.88 0.83