Merck (XPAR:MRK) ROCE %

: -8.34% (As of Dec. 2023)

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ROCE % measures how well a company generates profits from its capital. It is calculated as EBIT divided by Capital Employed, where Capital Employed is calculated as Total Assets minus Total Current Liabilities. Merck's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -8.34%.

Merck ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merck's ROCE % can be seen below:

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Merck Annual Data

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Dec21

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Dec23

ROCE %

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13.31

10.12

20.75

21.54

3.60

Merck Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															17.15	18.26	-24.27	29.05	-8.34

Merck ROCE % Calculation

Merck's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	2783.095	/	( ( (103047.04 - 22881.616)	+	(97820.975 - 23561.398) )	/ 2 )
	=	2783.095	/	( (80165.424	+	74259.577)	/ 2 )
	=	2783.095	/	77212.5005
	=	3.60 %

Merck's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-6367.648	/	( ( (100003.199 - 21639.078)	+	(97820.975 - 23561.398) )	/ 2 )
	=	-6367.648	/	( ( 78364.121	+	74259.577 )	/ 2 )
	=	-6367.648	/	76311.849
	=	-8.34 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

Merck (XPAR:MRK) ROCE % Explanation

ROCE % can be especially useful when comparing the performance of capital-intensive companies. Unlike ROE %, which indicates the profitability of Shareholders Equity, ROCE % also considers long-term debt in Capital Employed. This can be helpful when analyzing companies with significant debt, as the result is neutralized by taking debt into consideration.

Generally speaking, a higher ROCE % indicates a stonger profitability for a company. Moreover, it is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Investors tend to favor companies with stable and rising ROCE % trend over those with volatile ones.

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126 East Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, NJ, USA, 07065

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Merck makes pharmaceutical products to treat several conditions in a number of therapeutic areas, including cardiometabolic disease, cancer, and infections. Within cancer, the firm's immuno-oncology platform is growing as a major contributor to overall sales. The company also has a substantial vaccine business, with treatments to prevent pediatric diseases as well as human papillomavirus, or HPV. Additionally, Merck sells animal health-related drugs. From a geographical perspective, just under half of the company's sales are generated in the United States.