Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) Share Price ($):45.13 Price Change: -0.19 (-0.42%)

Volume 12,501,812 Avg Volume 16,530,787
Day's Low $44.89 Day's High $45.23
52-wk Low $37.02 52-wk High $48.00
Previous Close $45.32 Open Price $45.04
Dividend $ 0.43 Yield 3.81%
Market Cap 136,399,000,000 P/E (Forward) 12.47
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Exchange: NYSE Industry: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology Last Trade: 4:00 PM ET 4/5/2013
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    Competitive Analysis

    Competitive Analysis (cont.)

      Merck & Co. Inc.Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. ADSAstraZeneca PLC ADSAstrazeneca PLCShire PLC ADSGlaxoSmithKline PLC ADS
    Industry Pharmaceuticals & BiotechnologyPharmaceuticals & BiotechnologyPharmaceuticals & BiotechnologyPharmaceuticals & BiotechnologyPharmaceuticals & BiotechnologyPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
    Current Share Price 45.1334.3850.4349.9589.1346.79
    Market Value $136,399 mil$5,914 mil$62,974 mil$62,974 mil$16,457 mil$114,524 mil
    Revenues $47,347 mil$97,086 mil$17,653 mil$17,653 mil$2,954 mil$26,431 mil
    Net Earnings $6,296 mil$13,009 mil$3,993 mil$3,993 mil$470 mil$4,744 mil
    5-yr Sales Growth 19.70%18.90%0.48%0.48%15.84%1.71%
    5-yr Earnings Growth -8.99%38.99%7.45%7.45%85.87%0.78%
    Net Profit Margin 13.03%12.06%22.52%22.52%15.98%17.27%
    Short Interest 1.58 2.91 1.77NA 1.35 1.61
    Proj. Long-Term EPS Growth (%) 2.28%NA -6.01% -5.71%12.92% 5.21%
    Forward P/E 12.4720.32 9.42 9.4213.2013.18
    PEG 3.32 1.10NANA 1.15 1.69
    Price/Sales 2.902.952.342.343.622.82
    Price/Cash Flow 43.75NA21.3721.3715.68-55.83
    Price/Book 2.345.982.482.484.5311.27
    ROE 11.28%23.39%28.10%28.10%20.88%63.59%
    ROA 5.83%10.86%12.12%12.12%10.81%11.07%
    Dividends $0.43$0.25$1.90$1.93$0.44$0.69
    Dividend Yield 3.81%0.72%7.54%7.72%0.98%4.95%
    Payout Ratio 84.50%17.91%56.71%56.71%13.14%79.66%
    Total Return (12-mos) 16.98% 2.32%14.10%13.52% -7.45% 3.93%
    Total Return (3-yr) 31.47%25.51%18.64%11.37%33.15%28.89%
    Beta 0.77 0.12 0.31 0.31 0.30 0.26
    % Off 52-wk High 5.98% 6.40% 0.51% 0.79%12.65% 1.90%
    % Above 52-wk Low 21.91%26.03%26.96%25.35%11.29%12.26%
    Consensus Analyst Recommendation OverweightOverweightHoldHoldOverweightHold
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