Merck Company Stock One Year Return

MRK Stock

USD 127.00 0.12 0.09%

Merck Company fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Merck's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Merck Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Merck's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Merck stock.

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Merck Company Company One Year Return Analysis

Merck's One Year Return is the annualized return generated from holding a security for exactly 12 months. The measure is considered to be good short-term measures of fund performance. In other words, it represents the capital appreciation of fund investments over the last year. However when the market is volatile such as in recent years, One Year Return measure can be misleading.

One Year Return

(Mean of Monthly Returns - 1)

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100%

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Merck One Year Return Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Merck is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Merck Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as One Year Return. Since Merck's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Merck's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Merck's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Intangible Assets	Accounts Payable	Short Term Investments	Capital Stock	Common Stock	Long Term Debt	Good Will	Treasury Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Current Deferred Revenue	Net Tangible Assets	Total Permanent Equity	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Long Term Investments	Accumulated Depreciation	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital
Total Assets		0.87	0.28	0.88	0.61	0.7	0.98	0.3	0.8	0.49	0.16	0.95	0.95	0.73	0.65	-0.27	0.44	-0.21	-0.22	0.19	0.35	0.22	0.36	0.31	-0.7	0.02	0.19	0.2	0.15
Total Stockholder Equity	0.87		-0.07	0.59	0.43	0.4	0.9	0.08	0.93	0.05	0.37	0.72	0.72	0.36	0.22	0.18	0.21	-0.26	0.23	-0.07	-0.02	0.1	0.61	0.48	-0.48	-0.37	-0.07	0.16	0.35
Net Debt	0.28	-0.07		0.57	0.75	0.83	0.18	0.11	-0.09	0.73	-0.2	0.42	0.42	0.74	0.71	-0.89	0.5	0.52	-0.58	0.54	0.82	0.58	-0.42	-0.26	-0.43	0.32	0.56	0.48	-0.1
Retained Earnings	0.88	0.59	0.57		0.69	0.83	0.84	0.26	0.5	0.8	0.01	0.9	0.9	0.91	0.89	-0.65	0.58	0.03	-0.48	0.37	0.65	0.37	0.04	0.04	-0.74	0.24	0.48	0.37	0.18
Net Receivables	0.61	0.43	0.75	0.69		0.91	0.57	0.13	0.47	0.6	-0.28	0.63	0.63	0.68	0.57	-0.63	0.71	0.5	-0.35	0.51	0.6	0.68	0.08	-0.26	-0.59	0.01	0.58	0.6	0.16
Total Liab	0.7	0.4	0.83	0.83	0.91		0.64	0.35	0.4	0.75	-0.17	0.78	0.78	0.81	0.78	-0.77	0.56	0.25	-0.59	0.52	0.65	0.45	-0.05	-0.09	-0.75	0.28	0.46	0.38	-0.03
Total Current Assets	0.98	0.9	0.18	0.84	0.57	0.64		0.31	0.82	0.4	0.21	0.91	0.91	0.64	0.55	-0.18	0.4	-0.25	-0.12	0.15	0.24	0.18	0.38	0.33	-0.71	-0.06	0.18	0.16	0.19
Short Term Debt	0.3	0.08	0.11	0.26	0.13	0.35	0.31		0.12	0.3	-0.27	0.41	0.41	0.13	0.26	-0.22	0.03	-0.44	-0.47	0.19	-0.13	-0.35	-0.04	0.1	-0.63	0.73	-0.13	-0.43	-0.63
Intangible Assets	0.8	0.93	-0.09	0.5	0.47	0.4	0.82	0.12		0.07	0.15	0.65	0.65	0.29	0.16	0.19	0.28	-0.21	0.14	-0.05	-0.05	0.11	0.75	0.25	-0.47	-0.31	-0.09	0.14	0.22
Accounts Payable	0.49	0.05	0.73	0.8	0.6	0.75	0.4	0.3	0.07		-0.37	0.58	0.58	0.85	0.9	-0.9	0.63	0.25	-0.75	0.44	0.8	0.38	-0.33	-0.39	-0.65	0.57	0.58	0.39	-0.09
Short Term Investments	0.16	0.37	-0.2	0.01	-0.28	-0.17	0.21	-0.27	0.15	-0.37		0.14	0.14	-0.11	-0.14	0.39	-0.55	-0.48	0.36	-0.28	-0.27	-0.35	0.22	0.77	0.11	-0.4	-0.48	-0.3	0.08
Capital Stock	0.95	0.72	0.42	0.9	0.63	0.78	0.91	0.41	0.65	0.58	0.14		1.0	0.77	0.76	-0.42	0.38	-0.27	-0.43	0.3	0.38	0.19	0.24	0.29	-0.7	0.21	0.23	0.06	-0.03
Common Stock	0.95	0.72	0.42	0.9	0.63	0.78	0.91	0.41	0.65	0.58	0.14	1.0		0.77	0.76	-0.42	0.38	-0.27	-0.43	0.3	0.38	0.19	0.24	0.29	-0.7	0.21	0.23	0.06	-0.03
Long Term Debt	0.73	0.36	0.74	0.91	0.68	0.81	0.64	0.13	0.29	0.85	-0.11	0.77	0.77		0.93	-0.76	0.67	0.23	-0.52	0.41	0.88	0.56	-0.2	-0.09	-0.58	0.24	0.6	0.49	0.11
Good Will	0.65	0.22	0.71	0.89	0.57	0.78	0.55	0.26	0.16	0.9	-0.14	0.76	0.76	0.93		-0.83	0.51	0.07	-0.75	0.5	0.79	0.33	-0.2	-0.1	-0.56	0.49	0.51	0.28	-0.02
Treasury Stock	-0.27	0.18	-0.89	-0.65	-0.63	-0.77	-0.18	-0.22	0.19	-0.9	0.39	-0.42	-0.42	-0.76	-0.83		-0.55	-0.44	0.77	-0.56	-0.83	-0.46	0.51	0.43	0.51	-0.54	-0.67	-0.4	0.07
Property Plant Equipment	0.44	0.21	0.5	0.58	0.71	0.56	0.4	0.03	0.28	0.63	-0.55	0.38	0.38	0.67	0.51	-0.55		0.61	-0.23	0.39	0.71	0.84	-0.05	-0.6	-0.41	0.04	0.85	0.75	0.24
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.21	-0.26	0.52	0.03	0.5	0.25	-0.25	-0.44	-0.21	0.25	-0.48	-0.27	-0.27	0.23	0.07	-0.44	0.61		0.07	0.28	0.58	0.81	-0.33	-0.65	0.07	-0.25	0.66	0.85	0.43
Net Tangible Assets	-0.22	0.23	-0.58	-0.48	-0.35	-0.59	-0.12	-0.47	0.14	-0.75	0.36	-0.43	-0.43	-0.52	-0.75	0.77	-0.23	0.07		-0.51	-0.46	0.02	0.23	0.33	0.4	-0.82	-0.31	0.14	0.45
Total Permanent Equity	0.19	-0.07	0.54	0.37	0.51	0.52	0.15	0.19	-0.05	0.44	-0.28	0.3	0.3	0.41	0.5	-0.56	0.39	0.28	-0.51		0.43	0.31	0.0	-0.35	-0.3	0.25	0.41	0.25	-0.04
Long Term Debt Total	0.35	-0.02	0.82	0.65	0.6	0.65	0.24	-0.13	-0.05	0.8	-0.27	0.38	0.38	0.88	0.79	-0.83	0.71	0.58	-0.46	0.43		0.72	-0.42	-0.38	-0.31	0.18	0.74	0.69	0.18
Capital Surpluse	0.22	0.1	0.58	0.37	0.68	0.45	0.18	-0.35	0.11	0.38	-0.35	0.19	0.19	0.56	0.33	-0.46	0.84	0.81	0.02	0.31	0.72		-0.14	-0.47	-0.08	-0.29	0.82	0.84	0.39
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.36	0.61	-0.42	0.04	0.08	-0.05	0.38	-0.04	0.75	-0.33	0.22	0.24	0.24	-0.2	-0.2	0.51	-0.05	-0.33	0.23	0.0	-0.42	-0.14		0.15	0.01	-0.33	-0.33	-0.14	0.08
Long Term Investments	0.31	0.48	-0.26	0.04	-0.26	-0.09	0.33	0.1	0.25	-0.39	0.77	0.29	0.29	-0.09	-0.1	0.43	-0.6	-0.65	0.33	-0.35	-0.38	-0.47	0.15		-0.03	-0.22	-0.6	-0.43	0.01
Accumulated Depreciation	-0.7	-0.48	-0.43	-0.74	-0.59	-0.75	-0.71	-0.63	-0.47	-0.65	0.11	-0.7	-0.7	-0.58	-0.56	0.51	-0.41	0.07	0.4	-0.3	-0.31	-0.08	0.01	-0.03		-0.35	-0.17	-0.15	0.12
Short Long Term Debt	0.02	-0.37	0.32	0.24	0.01	0.28	-0.06	0.73	-0.31	0.57	-0.4	0.21	0.21	0.24	0.49	-0.54	0.04	-0.25	-0.82	0.25	0.18	-0.29	-0.33	-0.22	-0.35		0.07	-0.34	-0.65
Cash And Equivalents	0.19	-0.07	0.56	0.48	0.58	0.46	0.18	-0.13	-0.09	0.58	-0.48	0.23	0.23	0.6	0.51	-0.67	0.85	0.66	-0.31	0.41	0.74	0.82	-0.33	-0.6	-0.17	0.07		0.67	0.34
Net Invested Capital	0.2	0.16	0.48	0.37	0.6	0.38	0.16	-0.43	0.14	0.39	-0.3	0.06	0.06	0.49	0.28	-0.4	0.75	0.85	0.14	0.25	0.69	0.84	-0.14	-0.43	-0.15	-0.34	0.67		0.64
Net Working Capital	0.15	0.35	-0.1	0.18	0.16	-0.03	0.19	-0.63	0.22	-0.09	0.08	-0.03	-0.03	0.11	-0.02	0.07	0.24	0.43	0.45	-0.04	0.18	0.39	0.08	0.01	0.12	-0.65	0.34	0.64

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Merck Return On Tangible Assets

Return On Tangible Assets

0.00514

At this time, Merck's Return On Tangible Assets are quite stable compared to the past year.

Based on the recorded statements, Merck Company has an One Year Return of 0.0%. This indicator is about the same for the Pharmaceuticals average (which is currently at 0.0) sector and about the same as Health Care (which currently averages 0.0) industry. This indicator is about the same for all United States stocks average (which is currently at 0.0).

Merck One Year Return Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Merck's direct or indirect competition against its One Year Return to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Merck could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Merck by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Merck is currently under evaluation in one year return category among related companies.

Merck ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Merck's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Merck's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Merck Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.009
	Return On Asset	0.0264
	Profit Margin	0.01 %
	Operating Margin	0.0008 %
	Current Valuation	350.57 B
	Shares Outstanding	2.53 B
	Shares Owned By Insiders	0.04 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	78.59 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	19.59 M
	Price To Earning	18.05 X
	Price To Book	8.48 X
	Price To Sales	5.30 X
	Revenue	59.87 B
	Gross Profit	42.08 B
	EBITDA	6.85 B
	Net Income	365 M
	Cash And Equivalents	12.69 B
	Cash Per Share	4.44 X
	Total Debt	36.27 B
	Debt To Equity	0.68 %
	Current Ratio	1.46 X
	Book Value Per Share	14.85 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	13.01 B
	Short Ratio	1.77 X
	Earnings Per Share	0.14 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	0.10 X
	Target Price	137.78
	Number Of Employees	70 K
	Beta	0.4
	Market Capitalization	321.39 B
	Total Asset	106.67 B
	Retained Earnings	53.9 B
	Working Capital	6.47 B
	Current Asset	29.76 B
	Current Liabilities	19.2 B
	Annual Yield	0.02 %
	Five Year Return	2.99 %
	Net Asset	106.67 B
	Last Dividend Paid	2.92

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The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Merck Company's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Merck using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Merck Company based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.

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Merck Investors Sentiment

The influence of Merck's investor sentiment on the probability of its price appreciation or decline could be a good factor in your decision-making process regarding taking a position in Merck. The overall investor sentiment generally increases the direction of a stock movement in a one-year investment horizon. However, the impact of investor sentiment on the entire stock market does not have solid backing from leading economists and market statisticians.

Investor biases related to Merck's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in Merck. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding Merck can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around Merck Company. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.

Merck's market sentiment shows the aggregated news analyzed to detect positive and negative mentions from the text and comments. The data is normalized to provide daily scores for Merck's and other traded tickers. The bigger the bubble, the more accurate is the estimated score. Higher bars for a given day show more participation in the average Merck's news discussions. The higher the estimated score, the more favorable is the investor's outlook on Merck.

Merck Implied Volatility

52.92

Merck's implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of Merck Company stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if Merck's implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that Merck stock will not fluctuate a lot when Merck's options are near their expiration.

Some investors attempt to determine whether the market's mood is bullish or bearish by monitoring changes in market sentiment. Unlike more traditional methods such as technical analysis, investor sentiment usually refers to the aggregate attitude towards Merck in the overall investment community. So, suppose investors can accurately measure the market's sentiment. In that case, they can use it for their benefit. For example, some tools to gauge market sentiment could be utilized using contrarian indexes, Merck's short interest history, or implied volatility extrapolated from Merck options trading.

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When determining whether Merck Company is a good investment, qualitative aspects like company management, corporate governance, and ethical practices play a significant role. A comparison with peer companies also provides context and helps to understand if Merck Stock is undervalued or overvalued. This multi-faceted approach, blending both quantitative and qualitative analysis, forms a solid foundation for making an informed investment decision about Merck Company Stock. Highlighted below are key reports to facilitate an investment decision about Merck Company Stock:

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Quarterly Earnings Growth

0.453

Dividend Share

2.92

Earnings Share

0.14

Revenue Per Share

23.695

Quarterly Revenue Growth

0.058

The market value of Merck Company is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Merck that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Merck's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Merck's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Merck's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Merck's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.

Please note, there is a significant difference between Merck's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Merck is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Merck's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.

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Merck Company Stock One Year Return

Merck Company Company One Year Return Analysis

One Year Return

(Mean of Monthly Returns - 1)

X

100%

Merck One Year Return Driver Correlations

Merck Return On Tangible Assets

Return On Tangible Assets

0.00514

Merck One Year Return Peer Comparison

Merck ESG Sustainability

Merck Fundamentals

About Merck Fundamental Analysis

Merck Investors Sentiment

Merck Implied Volatility

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