Merck Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Merck has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 1.6%, while the Pharmaceuticals industry saw earnings growing at 1.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.5% per year. Merck's return on equity is 1%, and it has net margins of 0.6%.

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1.6%

Earnings growth rate

2.2%

EPS growth rate

Pharmaceuticals Industry Growth	6.0%
Revenue growth rate	8.5%
Return on equity	1.0%
Net Margin	0.6%
Next Earnings Update	25 Apr 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
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Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:MRK Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses	R&D Expenses
31 Dec 23	60,115	365	9,884	29,751
30 Sep 23	59,315	4,608	10,226	23,890
30 Jun 23	58,311	3,111	9,934	24,094
31 Mar 23	57,869	13,030	9,851	13,550
31 Dec 22	59,283	14,519	9,669	11,918
30 Sep 22	58,974	15,322	10,119	13,479
30 Jun 22	57,169	16,641	9,776	12,496
31 Mar 22	53,978	13,910	9,489	12,071
31 Dec 21	48,704	12,345	9,403	11,942
30 Sep 21	46,131	5,908	9,260	10,725
30 Jun 21	43,906	3,665	8,845	10,678
31 Mar 21	41,857	4,793	8,669	10,339
31 Dec 20	41,518	4,519	8,569	13,224
30 Sep 20	42,438	9,492	8,812	9,079
30 Jun 20	43,906	9,070	9,200	8,818
31 Mar 20	46,312	9,399	9,700	8,990
31 Dec 19	39,121	5,690	8,829	8,594
30 Sep 19	45,970	9,314	9,604	8,489
30 Jun 19	44,367	9,362	9,586	7,997
31 Mar 19	43,073	8,399	9,467	8,084
31 Dec 18	42,294	6,220	9,587	9,254
30 Sep 18	41,729	3,347	9,541	9,251
30 Jun 18	41,259	1,341	9,554	11,680
31 Mar 18	40,725	1,579	9,449	11,182
31 Dec 17	40,122	2,394	9,560	9,845
30 Sep 17	39,804	2,845	9,615	9,427
30 Jun 17	40,016	5,086	9,612	6,916
31 Mar 17	39,929	4,346	9,713	7,035
31 Dec 16	39,807	3,920	9,313	6,921
30 Sep 16	39,907	5,492	9,193	6,849
30 Jun 16	39,444	5,133	9,312	6,828
31 Mar 16	39,385	4,614	9,776	6,518
31 Dec 15	39,498	4,442	9,799	6,613
30 Sep 15	39,765	10,781	10,262	6,727
30 Jun 15	40,249	9,850	10,756	6,644
31 Mar 15	41,398	11,168	10,818	6,685
31 Dec 14	42,237	11,920	11,172	6,532
30 Sep 14	43,075	5,385	11,501	6,435
30 Jun 14	43,550	5,614	11,304	6,544
31 Mar 14	43,626	4,516	11,511	6,774
31 Dec 13	44,033	4,404	11,672	7,123
30 Sep 13	44,450	4,531	12,084	7,563
30 Jun 13	44,907	5,136	12,303	7,822

Quality Earnings: MRK has a large one-off loss of $1.9B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.

Growing Profit Margin: MRK's current net profit margins (0.6%) are lower than last year (24.5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MRK's earnings have grown by 1.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: MRK's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: MRK had negative earnings growth (-97.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Pharmaceuticals industry average (-6.8%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: MRK's Return on Equity (1%) is considered low.

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Merck Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

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Recent past performance updates

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