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Merck Co Inc. (MRK)

Sector:

Health Care and Related Services

Index:

Dow Jones I.A.

Market Cap

$51,184m

Change Today

Price Down-$1.72 (-6.80%)

Share Price

$23.56

Merck Co Inc. Overview

US drugmaker, Merck & Co, is a leading global research-driven pharmaceutical products and services company. The company discovers, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of innovative products to improve human and animal health, directly and through its joint ventures. Its products, generally sold by prescription, include therapeutic and preventive agents for the treatment of human disorders and animal health supplies. The company’s products are sold, primarily, to drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, clinics, government agencies and managed healthcare providers, such as health maintenance organisations and other institutions.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 6.5% 5.6%
Div Cover 1.0 2.2
Op Mrgn 13.9% 36.8%
ROCE 13.9%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 15.6 7.2
PEG n/a 0.1
Pr/Revenue 2.1 2.1
Pr/Book 2.5  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 6.9% -1.3%
PBT -45.8% 160.6%
EPS -26.0% 118.2%
DPS n/a -0.0%

Merck Co Inc. Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 22,485.90 9,051.60 295.00¢ 15.7 n/a -2% 146.00¢ 3.2%
31-Dec-04 22,938.60 7,974.50 262.00¢ 12.3 n/a -11% 150.00¢ 4.7%
31-Dec-05 22,011.90 7,363.90 211.00¢ 15.1 n/a -20% 152.00¢ 4.8%
31-Dec-06 22,636.00 6,221.40 204.00¢ 21.4 n/a -3% 152.00¢ 3.5%
31-Dec-07 24,197.70 3,370.70 151.00¢ 38.5 n/a -26% 152.00¢ 2.6%

Merck Co Inc. Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 23,889.04 8,782.77 329.51¢ 7.2 0.1 +118% 152.00¢ 5.6%
31-Dec-09 24,649.53 9,842.03 353.16¢ 6.7 0.9 +7% 154.00¢ 5.6%

Covering analysts: Actual, Argus Research, Bank of America Securities, Barclays Capital, Bernstein Research, BMO Capital Markets US, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, Goldman Sachs, Hilliard Lyons, JP Morgan, Leerink Swann & Co, Merrill Lynch, Natixis Securities, Standard & Poors

Merck Co Inc. ShareCast News

US open: Economic data depresses equities 29-Apr-2008 ShareCast
US close: Bond insurance fears spoil the party 30-Jan-2008 ShareCast
US midday: Shares remain in the red 30-Jan-2008 ShareCast

Merck Co Inc. Top Newspaper Links

The week ahead 03-Nov-2008 LA Times
Earnings suffer at Boeing, AT&T; Merck cuts 7,20... 23-Oct-2008 USA Today
Merck to cut 7,200 jobs on losses 23-Oct-2008 Chicago Tribune

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Merck Co Inc. Market Data

Currency US Dollars
Share Price $23.56  
Change Today -$1.72
52 Week High $61.25
52 Week Low $23.49
Volume 23,227,581
Shares Issued 2,172.50m
Market Cap $51,184m
Beta 0.86
RiskGrade 341

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 7
Buy 1
Neutral 10
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 18
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Merck Co Inc. Dividends

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Time Volume / Share Price
16:04 1,365,100 @ $23.56
16:03 41,900 @ $23.56
15:59 100 @ $23.57
15:59 100 @ $23.56
15:59 100 @ $23.56

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