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Merck KGaA ADR MKKGY

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$33.46
Day Range
$34.2235.50
52-Week Range
$28.5938.26
Bid/Ask
$34.91 / $35.42
Market Cap
$76.04 Bil
Volume/Avg
230,396 / 42,650

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
21.83
Price/Sales
3.36
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
1.35%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
1.35%
Total Yield
1.35%

Company Profile

Merck KGaA operates in three main segments: life sciences, performance materials, and healthcare. The life sciences segment (44% of 2023 sales) primarily provides laboratory consumables and services to researchers in academia and applied fields, including the biopharmaceutical industry. In the healthcare segment (38%), Merck develops, manufactures, and sells branded pharmaceuticals with significant therapeutic concentrations in oncology, multiple sclerosis, and fertility. In its electronics segment (17%), the company offers specialty materials to manufacture a variety of products, such as semiconductors, flat-screen televisions, automobiles, and cosmetics. In 1995, the E. Merck KG family publicly sold part of the company, resulting in the current 30% public ownership of the firm.
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
Stock Style Box
Large Core
Total Number of Employees
62,345

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
MKKGY
BIIB
TMO
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
21.8314.0728.08
Price/Book Value
2.522.014.89
Price/Sales
3.363.185.53
Price/Cash Flow
16.0613.1527.23
Price/Earnings
MKKGY
BIIB
TMO

Financial Strength

Metric
MKKGY
BIIB
TMO
Quick Ratio
0.720.951.19
Current Ratio
1.292.101.70
Interest Coverage
10.235.384.83
Quick Ratio
MKKGY
BIIB
TMO

Profitability

Metric
MKKGY
BIIB
TMO
Return on Assets (Normalized)
5.60%8.32%8.69%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
10.13%15.02%18.71%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
7.63%10.29%10.97%
Return on Assets
MKKGY
BIIB
TMO
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