Merck KGaA (Merck KGaA) Book Value per Share : $13.38 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Merck KGaA Book Value per Share?

Merck KGaA's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.38.

During the past 12 months, Merck KGaA's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 16.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Merck KGaA was 40.80% per year. The lowest was 2.20% per year. And the median was 8.30% per year.

Merck KGaA's current price is $32.25. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.38. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Merck KGaA is 2.41.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Merck KGaA was 4.79. The lowest was 2.08. And the median was 2.75.

Merck KGaA Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merck KGaA's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

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Merck KGaA Book Value per Share Chart

Merck KGaA Annual Data

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11.09

12.63

13.38

Merck KGaA Quarterly Data
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Book Value per Share	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															12.63	12.88	13.31	13.86	13.38

Competitive Comparison of Merck KGaA's Book Value per Share

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Merck KGaA's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Merck KGaA's PB Ratio Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Merck KGaA's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Merck KGaA Book Value per Share Calculation

Merck KGaA's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(29,095	-	0)	/	2,174
	=	13.38

Merck KGaA's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(29,095	-	0)	/	2,174
	=	13.38

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.

Merck KGaA (OTCPK:MKKGY) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.

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Merck KGaA (Merck KGaA) Business Description

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Merck KGaA operates in three main segments: life sciences, performance materials, and healthcare. The life sciences segment (47% of 2022 sales) primarily provides laboratory consumables and services to researchers in academia and applied fields, including the biopharmaceutical industry. In the healthcare segment (35%), Merck develops, manufactures, and sells branded pharmaceuticals with significant therapeutic concentrations in oncology, multiple sclerosis, and fertility. In its electronics segment (18%), the company offers specialty materials to manufacture a variety of products, such as semiconductors, flat-screen televisions, automobiles, and cosmetics. In 1995, the E. Merck KG family publicly sold part of the company, resulting in the current 30% public ownership of the firm.