Merck (XPAR:MRK) Cash per Share

: €2.57 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Cash per Share is calculated as Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Merck's Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €2.57.

Merck Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merck's Cash per Share can be seen below:

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Merck Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash per Share

3.70

2.62

2.84

4.91

2.57

Merck Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash per Share																4.91	3.82	2.32	3.24	2.57

Merck Cash per Share Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's available cash, including easy to liquidate short-term investment, to its total number of shares outstanding. The result indicates the percentage of a company's share price that is available to spend on company's activities, such as strengthening the business, paying down the debt and making dividend payment to shareholders. It's a reliable indicator of a company's financial health.

Merck's Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash per Share	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	6504.281	/	2,532
	=	2.57

Merck's Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash per Share	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	6504.281	/	2,532
	=	2.57

Merck (XPAR:MRK) Cash per Share Explanation

Cash per Share represents the liquidity of a compant's assets. A high level of Cash per Share suggests that there's enough money on hand for a company to cover any emergencies and that the company has adequate money to reinvest its business or pay dividends to investors. However, if the ratio is too high, it can also suggeust the inefficiency of management for not making a full usage of the cash.

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Merck (XPAR:MRK) Business Description

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Address

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

Website

https://www.merck.com

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.