Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)
(Delayed Data from NYSE)
$58.45 USD
-0.12 (-0.21%)
Updated May 22, 2018 04:00 PM ET
3-Hold 3
C Value | F Growth | B Momentum | D VGM
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| Value Score | A |
|---|---|
| Growth Score | A |
| Momentum Score | A |
| VGM Score | A |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strong Buy | 25.71% |
| 2 | Buy | 18.12% |
| 3 | Hold | 9.91% |
| 4 | Sell | 5.49% |
| 5 | Strong Sell | 2.29% |
| S&P | 500 | 9.79% |
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The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.
The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.
| Value Score | A |
|---|---|
| Growth Score | A |
| Momentum Score | A |
| VGM Score | A |
Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.
As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.
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The Zacks Equity Research reports, or ZER for short, are our in-house, independently produced research reports.
The ever popular one-page Snapshot reports are generated for virtually every single Zacks Ranked stock. It's packed with all of the company's key stats and salient decision making information. Including the Zacks Rank, Zacks Industry Rank, Style Scores, the Price, Consensus & Surprise chart, graphical estimate analysis and how a stocks stacks up to its peers.
The detailed multi-page Analyst report does an even deeper dive on the company's vital statistics. In addition to all of the proprietary analysis in the Snapshot, the report also visually displays the four components of the Zacks Rank (Agreement, Magnitude, Upside and Surprise); provides a comprehensive overview of the company business drivers, complete with earnings and sales charts; a recap of their last earnings report; and a bulleted list of reasons to buy or sell the stock. It also includes an industry comparison table to see how your stock compares to its expanded industry, and the S&P 500.
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Fiscal Year End for Merck & Co., Inc. falls in the month of December.
All items in Millions except Per Share data.
| 12/31/2017 | 12/31/2016 | 12/31/2015 | 12/31/2014 | 12/31/2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||
| Cash & Equivalents | 8,498 | 14,341 | 13,427 | 15,719 | 17,486 |
| Receivables | 6,873 | 7,018 | 6,484 | 6,626 | 7,184 |
| Notes Receivable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inventories | 5,096 | 4,866 | 4,700 | 5,571 | 6,226 |
| Other Current Assets | 4,299 | 4,389 | 5,153 | 5,257 | 4,789 |
| Total Current Assets | 24,766 | 30,614 | 29,764 | 33,173 | 35,685 |
| Net Property & Equipment | 12,439 | 12,026 | 12,507 | 13,136 | 14,973 |
| Investments & Advances | 12,125 | 11,416 | 13,039 | 13,515 | 9,770 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangibles | 32,467 | 35,467 | 40,325 | 33,378 | 36,102 |
| Deposits & Other Assets | 6,075 | 5,854 | 6,144 | 5,133 | 9,115 |
| Total Assets | 87,872 | 95,377 | 101,779 | 98,335 | 105,645 |
| Liabilities & Shareholders Equity | 12/31/2017 | 12/31/2016 | 12/31/2015 | 12/31/2014 | 12/31/2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes Payable | 3,057 | 568 | 2,585 | 2,704 | 4,521 |
| Accounts Payable | 3,102 | 2,807 | 2,533 | 2,625 | 2,274 |
| Current Portion Long-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Current Portion Capital Leases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accrued Expenses | 10,427 | 10,274 | 11,216 | 10,523 | 9,501 |
| Income Taxes Payable | 708 | 2,239 | 1,560 | 1,606 | 251 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 1,320 | 1,316 | 1,309 | 1,308 | 1,321 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 18,614 | 17,204 | 19,203 | 18,766 | 17,868 |
| Mortgages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes/Income | 2,219 | 5,077 | 6,535 | 4,266 | 6,776 |
| Convertible Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-Term Debt | 21,353 | 24,274 | 23,929 | 18,699 | 20,539 |
| Non-Current Capital Leases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 11,117 | 8,514 | 7,345 | 7,813 | 8,136 |
| Minority Interest (Liabilities) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 53,303 | 55,069 | 57,012 | 49,544 | 53,319 |
| Shareholders Equity | 12/31/2017 | 12/31/2016 | 12/31/2015 | 12/31/2014 | 12/31/2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preferred Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Common Stock (Par) | 1,788 | 1,788 | 1,788 | 1,788 | 1,788 |
| Capital Surplus | 39,902 | 39,939 | 40,222 | 40,423 | 40,508 |
| Retained Earnings | 41,350 | 44,133 | 45,348 | 46,021 | 39,257 |
| Other Equity | -4,677 | -5,006 | -4,057 | -4,179 | 364 |
| Treasury Stock | 43,794 | 40,546 | 38,534 | 35,262 | 29,591 |
| Total Shareholder's Equity | 34,569 | 40,308 | 44,767 | 48,791 | 52,326 |
| Total Liabilities & Shareholder's Equity | 87,872 | 95,377 | 101,779 | 98,335 | 105,645 |
| Total Common Equity | 34,569 | 40,308 | 44,767 | 48,791 | 52,326 |
| Shares Outstanding | 2,724.40 | 2,757.10 | 2,793.50 | 2,850.80 | 2,921.90 |
| Book Value Per Share | 12.69 | 14.62 | 16.03 | 17.11 | 17.91 |
Fiscal Year End for Merck & Co., Inc. falls in the month of December.
All items in Millions except Per Share data.
| 3/31/2018 | 12/31/2017 | 9/30/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 3/31/2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||
| Cash & Equivalents | 7,346 | 8,498 | 11,195 | 11,967 | 15,249 |
| Receivables | 7,245 | 6,873 | 7,671 | 7,439 | 7,066 |
| Notes Receivable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inventories | 5,382 | 5,096 | 5,263 | 5,407 | 5,146 |
| Other Current Assets | 4,112 | 4,299 | 3,790 | 3,354 | 4,069 |
| Total Current Assets | 24,085 | 24,766 | 27,919 | 28,167 | 31,530 |
| Net Property & Equipment | 12,561 | 12,439 | 12,189 | 12,094 | 12,042 |
| Investments & Advances | 11,033 | 12,125 | 12,206 | 12,138 | 11,896 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangibles | 31,804 | 32,467 | 33,478 | 34,477 | 35,221 |
| Deposits & Other Assets | 6,558 | 6,075 | 5,884 | 5,928 | 5,872 |
| Total Assets | 86,041 | 87,872 | 91,676 | 92,804 | 96,561 |
| Liabilities & Shareholders Equity | 3/31/2018 | 12/31/2017 | 9/30/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 3/31/2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes Payable | 2,055 | 3,057 | 5,157 | 3,181 | 5,037 |
| Accounts Payable | 3,162 | 3,102 | 2,620 | 2,934 | 2,484 |
| Current Portion Long-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Current Portion Capital Leases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accrued Expenses | 9,709 | 10,427 | 9,992 | 9,363 | 8,658 |
| Income Taxes Payable | 717 | 708 | 396 | 1,979 | 2,330 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 1,317 | 1,320 | 1,302 | 1,301 | 1,314 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 16,960 | 18,614 | 19,467 | 18,758 | 19,823 |
| Mortgages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes/Income | 2,206 | 2,219 | 4,159 | 4,560 | 4,889 |
| Convertible Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-Term Debt | 21,501 | 21,353 | 21,838 | 21,706 | 23,437 |
| Non-Current Capital Leases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 11,473 | 7,713 | 8,068 | 8,324 | |
| Minority Interest (Liabilities) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 52,140 | 53,303 | 53,177 | 53,092 | 56,473 |
| Shareholders Equity | 3/31/2018 | 12/31/2017 | 9/30/2017 | 6/30/2017 | 3/31/2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preferred Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Common Stock (Par) | 1,788 | 1,788 | 1,788 | 1,788 | 1,788 |
| Capital Surplus | 39,874 | 39,902 | 39,823 | 39,776 | 39,899 |
| Retained Earnings | 41,107 | 41,350 | 43,701 | 45,046 | 44,387 |
| Other Equity | -4,827 | -4,677 | -4,694 | -4,845 | -4,829 |
| Treasury Stock | 44,041 | 43,794 | 42,119 | 42,053 | 41,157 |
| Total Shareholder's Equity | 33,901 | 34,569 | 38,499 | 39,712 | 40,088 |
| Total Liabilities & Shareholder's Equity | 86,041 | 87,872 | 91,676 | 92,804 | 96,561 |
| Total Common Equity | 33,901 | 34,569 | 38,499 | 39,712 | 40,088 |
| Shares Outstanding | 2,696.10 | 2,724.40 | 2,735.10 | 2,735.10 | 2,741.50 |
| Book Value Per Share | 12.57 | 12.69 | 14.08 | 14.52 | 14.62 |