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Merck KGaA (LTS:0O14) Liabilities-to-Assets : 0.45 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Merck KGaA Liabilities-to-Assets?

Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities, calculated as total liabilities divided by total asset. Merck KGaA's Total Liabilities for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €21,740 Mil. Merck KGaA's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €48,495 Mil. Therefore, Merck KGaA's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.45.


Merck KGaA Liabilities-to-Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merck KGaA's Liabilities-to-Assets can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Merck KGaA Liabilities-to-Assets Chart

Merck KGaA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Liabilities-to-Assets
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.59 0.59 0.53 0.46 0.45

Merck KGaA Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Liabilities-to-Assets Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.46 0.46 0.45 0.43 0.45

Competitive Comparison of Merck KGaA's Liabilities-to-Assets

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

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Merck KGaA's Liabilities-to-Assets Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Merck KGaA's Liabilities-to-Assets distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Merck KGaA's Liabilities-to-Assets falls into.



Merck KGaA Liabilities-to-Assets Calculation

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio measures the portion of the total liabilities to the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio is calculated by dividing total liabilities by total asset.

Merck KGaA's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Liabilities-to-Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=21740/48495
=0.45

Merck KGaA's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Liabilities-to-Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=21740/48495
=0.45

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Merck KGaA  (LTS:0O14) Liabilities-to-Assets Explanation

Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities. It can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A high Liabilities-to-Assets ratio (more leveraged) suggests that the company might have potential solvency problems, or even a signal of financial distress. Conversely, a low Liabilities-to-Assets ratio usually indicates a healthy financial situation. However, it may also suggest that the company is not expanding or not making good use of debt.


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Merck KGaA (LTS:0O14) Business Description

Address
Frankfurter Strasse 250, Darmstadt, HE, DEU, 64293
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.

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