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	0.34
Equity-to-Asset	0.57
Debt-to-Equity	0.4
Debt-to-EBITDA	1.98
Interest Coverage	11.24
Piotroski F-Score	4/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Altman Z-Score	3.06	Distress Grey Safe
Beneish M-Score	-2.69	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	16.74
	Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate	3.34

Momentum Rank

4/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	5-Day RSI	40.07
	9-Day RSI	36.25
	14-Day RSI	35.91
	6-1 Month Momentum %	-9.36
	12-1 Month Momentum %	-5.18

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Current Ratio	1.33
	Quick Ratio	0.91
	Cash Ratio	0.37
	Days Inventory	197.18
	Days Sales Outstanding	71.73
	Days Payable	85.56

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Dividend Yield %	1.56
	Dividend Payout Ratio	0.36
	3-Year Dividend Growth Rate	19.2
	Forward Dividend Yield %	1.56
	5-Year Yield-on-Cost %	2.8
	Shareholder Yield %	2.05

Profitability Rank

8/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Gross Margin %	58.6
	Operating Margin %	16.09
	Net Margin %	12.86
	FCF Margin %	10.25
	ROE %	9.64
	ROA %	5.44
	ROIC %	6.28
	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	30.48
	ROCE %	9.16
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	10

GF Value Rank

9/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	22.84
	Forward PE Ratio	14.52
	PE Ratio without NRI	23.25
	Shiller PE Ratio	22.86
	Price-to-Owner-Earnings	21.8
	PEG Ratio	2
	PS Ratio	2.94
	PB Ratio	2.17
	Price-to-Tangible-Book	14
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	28.66
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	13.97
	EV-to-EBIT	18.84
	EV-to-Forward-EBIT	15.4
	EV-to-EBITDA	12
	EV-to-Forward-EBITDA	11.13
	EV-to-Revenue	3.29
	EV-to-Forward-Revenue	3.17
	EV-to-FCF	32.2
	Price-to-Projected-FCF	1.27
	Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based)	1.31
	Price-to-DCF (FCF Based)	2.11
	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	0.95
	Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value	3.08
	Price-to-Graham-Number	3.8
	Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) %	5.3
	FCF Yield %	3.5
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	11.22

Financials (Next Earnings Date:2025-03-06)

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Merck KGaA Executives

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Key Statistics

	Name	Value
	Revenue (TTM) (Mil €)	20,963
	EPS (TTM) (€)	6.2
	Beta	0.71
	Volatility %	27.18
	14-Day RSI	35.91
	14-Day ATR (€)	2.781507
	20-Day SMA (€)	145.3525
	12-1 Month Momentum %	-5.18
	52-Week Range (€)	134.35 - 184.07708
	Shares Outstanding (Mil)	434.78

Piotroski F-Score Details

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	Component	Result
	Piotroski F-Score	4
	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

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Merck KGaA Frequently Asked Questions

What is Merck KGaA(LTS:0O14)'s stock price today?

The current price of LTS:0O14 is €141.30. The 52 week high of LTS:0O14 is €184.08 and 52 week low is €134.35.

When is next earnings date of Merck KGaA(LTS:0O14)?

The next earnings date of Merck KGaA(LTS:0O14) is 2025-03-06.

Does Merck KGaA(LTS:0O14) pay dividends? If so, how much?

The Dividend Yield % of Merck KGaA(LTS:0O14) is 1.56% (As of Today), Highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Merck KGaA(LTS:0O14) was 0.48. The lowest was 0.2. And the median was 0.32. The Forward Dividend Yield % of Merck KGaA(LTS:0O14) is 1.56%. For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

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