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.

Financial Strength

7/10

Name	Current	Vs Industry
Cash-To-Debt	0.26
Equity-to-Asset	0.57
Debt-to-Equity	0.38
Debt-to-EBITDA	1.92
Interest Coverage	12.26
Piotroski F-Score	5/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Altman Z-Score	3.18	Distress Grey Safe
Beneish M-Score	-2.57	Manipulator Not Manipulator
WACC vs ROIC		WACC ROIC

Growth Rank

8/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Revenue Growth Rate	6.2
	3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate	4.7
	3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate	15.8
	3-Year FCF Growth Rate	-2.7
	3-Year Book Growth Rate	16.3
	Future 3-5Y EPS without NRI Growth Rate Estimate	17.04
	Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate Estimate	3.57

Momentum Rank

8/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	6-1 Month Momentum %	1.32
	12-1 Month Momentum %	1.32

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Current Ratio	1.31
	Quick Ratio	0.84
	Cash Ratio	0.28
	Days Inventory	201.23
	Days Sales Outstanding	72.82
	Days Payable	88.96

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Dividend Yield %	0.85
	3-Year Dividend Growth Rate	19.2
	Forward Dividend Yield %	0.85
	5-Year Yield-on-Cost %	1.52
	Shareholder Yield %	2.13

Profitability Rank

8/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Gross Margin %	58.22
	Operating Margin %	15.74
	Net Margin %	12.58
	FCF Margin %	9.76
	ROE %	9.5
	ROA %	5.33
	ROIC %	6.15
	3-Year ROIIC %	19.91
	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	29.44
	ROCE %	8.8
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	10

GF Value Rank

9/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	24.98
	Forward PE Ratio	23.99
	PE Ratio without NRI	25.24
	Shiller PE Ratio	24.63
	Price-to-Owner-Earnings	23.49
	PEG Ratio	2.18
	PS Ratio	3.14
	PB Ratio	2.3
	Price-to-Tangible-Book	16.31
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	32.2
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	15.6
	EV-to-EBIT	20.83
	EV-to-Forward-EBIT	16.06
	EV-to-EBITDA	13.11
	EV-to-Forward-EBITDA	12.65
	EV-to-Revenue	3.52
	EV-to-Forward-Revenue	3.86
	EV-to-FCF	36.09
	Price-to-Projected-FCF	1.36
	Price-to-DCF (FCF Based)	3.67
	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	1.03
	Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value	2.72
	Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) %	4.8
	FCF Yield %	3.11
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	12.65

Financials (Next Earnings Date:2024-11-14)

Annual Quarterly TTM

XSWX:MER's 30-Y Financials

AAPL

Income Statement Breakdown FY

Annual Quarterly

No Enough Data

AAPL

Balance Sheet Breakdown

Annual Quarterly

No Enough Data

AAPL

Cashflow Statement Breakdown

Annual Quarterly

No Enough Data

Historical Operating Revenue by Business Segment

Value % YoY

Historical Operating Revenue by Geographic Region

Value % YoY

See Details

5-Step DuPont Analysis as of

Annual Quarterly

No Enough Data

Guru Trades

See Details

Insider Trades

See Details

Peter Lynch Chart

Y-axis scale:

Log Linear

Interactive Chart

Performance

Dividend

Log

Bar

Annualized Return %

Symbol	1 Week	1 Month	3 Months	6 Months	YTD	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years

Total Annual Return %

Symbol	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015

Merck KGaA Executives

Details

GF Value: CHF250.88

XSWX:MER

Valuation Chart

Year:

Warning Signs

Warning! GuruFocus detected 1 Severe warning sign with MER. Try a 7-Day Free Trial to check it out.

Analyst Estimate

Annual Quarterly

Key Statistics

	Name	Value
	Revenue (TTM) (Mil CHF)	19,988.554
	EPS (TTM) (CHF)	0
	Beta	0
	Volatility %	1.51
	14-Day RSI	0
	14-Day ATR (CHF)	0
	20-Day SMA (CHF)	0
	12-1 Month Momentum %	1.32
	52-Week Range (CHF)	220.1 - 223
	Shares Outstanding (Mil)	434.78

Piotroski F-Score Details

Year:

	Component	Result
	Piotroski F-Score	5
	Positive ROA
	Positive CFROA
	Higher ROA yoy
	CFROA > ROA
	Lower Leverage yoy
	Higher Current Ratio yoy
	Less Shares Outstanding yoy
	Higher Gross Margin yoy
	Higher Asset Turnover yoy

Merck KGaA Filings

10-K10-QForm 4Others

	Filing Date	Document Date	Form
No Filing Data

Merck KGaA Stock Events

Financials Calendars

	Event	Date	Price(CHF)
No Event Data

Merck KGaA Frequently Asked Questions

What is Merck KGaA(XSWX:MER)'s stock price today?

The current price of XSWX:MER is CHF223.00. The 52 week high of XSWX:MER is CHF223.00 and 52 week low is CHF220.10.

When is next earnings date of Merck KGaA(XSWX:MER)?

The next earnings date of Merck KGaA(XSWX:MER) is 2024-11-14.

Does Merck KGaA(XSWX:MER) pay dividends? If so, how much?

The Dividend Yield % of Merck KGaA(XSWX:MER) is 0.85% (As of Today), Highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Merck KGaA(XSWX:MER) was 0.48. The lowest was 0.2. And the median was 0.32. The Forward Dividend Yield % of Merck KGaA(XSWX:MER) is 0.85%. For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

Press Release

	Subject	Date
No Press Release

Research Tools

All-In-One Screener Stock Ideas Stock List Guru List Guru Real-Time Picks Insider List Insider Trades Economic Indicators Sector & Industry Performance DCF Calculator Discussion Board

Product

Pricing Plans Excel Add-In Google Sheets Add-on Data API Stock Comparison Table Manual of Stocks Instant Alerts Mobile App 中文

Education

Financial Glossary Tutorials FAQ Schedule Free Session Buffett Indicator Shiller P/E Yield Curve Today U.S. Inflation Rate Global Market Valuation Fed Net Liquidity Buffett Assets Allocation

Company

About GuruFocus Career Contact Us Advertise Site Map Term of Use Privacy Policy Referral Program Partner Program

Survey

We'd love to learn more about your experiences on GuruFocus.com and how we can improve!

Take Survey

Disclaimers

GuruFocus.com is not operated by a broker or a dealer. Under no circumstances does any information posted on GuruFocus.com represent a recommendation to buy or sell a security. The information on this site, and in its related newsletters, is not intended to be, nor does it constitute investment advice or recommendations. The individuals or entities selected as "gurus" may buy and sell securities before and after any particular article and report and information herein is published, with respect to the securities discussed in any article and report posted herein. Gurus may be added or dropped from the GuruFocus site at any time. In no event shall GuruFocus.com be liable to any member, guest or third party for any damages of any kind arising out of the use of any content or other material published or available on GuruFocus.com, or relating to the use of, or inability to use, GuruFocus.com or any content, including, without limitation, any investment losses, lost profits, lost opportunity, special, incidental, indirect, consequential or punitive damages. Past performance is a poor indicator of future performance. The information on this site, and in its related newsletters, is not intended to be, nor does it constitute investment advice or recommendations. The information on this site is in no way guaranteed for completeness, accuracy or in any other way. The gurus listed in this website are not affiliated with GuruFocus.com, LLC. Stock quotes are provided by QuoteMedia, Inc. (CSI). Company fundamental data is provided by Morningstar. Analyst estimates data is sourced from both Refinitiv and Morningstar, with priority given to Refinitiv data. Data is updated daily.