$37.55 -0.05 | -0.13%
Today's Range: 37.37 - 37.75
MRK Avg. Daily Volume: 14,145,500
05/25/12 - 4:00 PM ET
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Company Profile
Price and Volume
Recent Price 37.55
52 Week High 39.50
52 Week Low 29.47
Avg. Daily Vol. (Mil) 14.03
Beta (3 year) 0.44
Share Related Items
Mkt Cap (Mil) 114,210.75
Shares Out (Mil) 3,041.56
Float (Mil) 3,041.61
Dividend Information
Yield % 4.50
Annual Dividend 1.68
Payout Ratio 71.00
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio 1.50
Current Ratio 2.10
LT Debt/ Equity 0.28
Total Debt / Equity 0.33
Valuation Ratios
Price Earnings 16.70
Price/Sales 2.37
Price/Book 2.08
Price/Cash Flow 8.00
Per Share Data
Earnings 2.25
Sales 15.85
Book Value 18.04
Cash Flow 4.71
Business Summary
Merck & Co., Inc. is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets a range of innovative products to improve human and animal health.
General Information
One Merck Drive
Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-0100
www.merck.com
Industry : Drugs
Sector: Health Care
Employees: 86000
CEO: Kenneth C. Frazier
Short Interest
Current Month (Mil) 17.18
Previous Month (Mil) 18.99
Short Interest Ratio (Days) 1.40
Management Effectiveness
Return on Equity 12.70
Return on Assets 6.60
Return on Investments 9.90
Profitability
Gross Margin 80.40
EBIT Margin 18.40
Profit Margin 14.50
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