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Merck (BUE:MRK) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 8.61 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Merck Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-01), Merck's current share price is ARS28219.00. Merck's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS3,277.84. Merck's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 8.61.

The historical rank and industry rank for Merck's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:MRK' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.04   Med: 4.13   Max: 7.82
Current: 7.65

During the past years, Merck's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 7.82. The lowest was 3.04. And the median was 4.13.

BUE:MRK's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
90.72% of 657 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 1.8 vs BUE:MRK: 7.65

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Merck's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS53,588.957. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is ARS3,277.84 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Merck Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merck's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Merck Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Merck Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 6.23 6.75 6.01 6.46 -

Competitive Comparison of Merck's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Merck's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Merck's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Merck Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Merck's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=28219.00/3277.84
=8.61

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Merck's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=53588.957/129.4194*129.4194
=53,588.957

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Merck Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 1,352.607 99.695 1,755.900
201406 1,354.993 100.560 1,743.867
201409 1,330.871 100.428 1,715.068
201412 1,465.680 99.070 1,914.687
201503 1,489.444 99.621 1,934.961
201506 1,494.532 100.684 1,921.076
201509 1,529.577 100.392 1,971.850
201512 2,079.160 99.792 2,696.434
201603 2,309.916 100.470 2,975.483
201606 2,191.613 101.688 2,789.286
201609 2,362.776 101.861 3,002.023
201612 2,311.959 101.863 2,937.408
201703 2,241.126 102.862 2,819.745
201706 2,385.900 103.349 2,987.755
201709 2,458.329 104.136 3,055.204
201712 2,431.371 104.011 3,025.317
201803 2,519.523 105.290 3,096.939
201806 3,038.431 106.317 3,698.681
201809 4,487.453 106.507 5,452.835
201812 3,883.271 105.998 4,741.326
201903 4,167.520 107.251 5,028.955
201906 4,810.286 108.070 5,760.592
201909 5,883.993 108.329 7,029.512
201912 6,099.025 108.420 7,280.312
202003 6,444.214 108.902 7,658.355
202006 7,482.183 108.767 8,902.856
202009 8,565.115 109.815 10,094.186
202012 8,142.728 109.897 9,589.242
202103 9,588.771 111.754 11,104.466
202106 12,452.633 114.631 14,059.082
202109 13,859.381 115.734 15,498.195
202112 15,256.378 117.630 16,785.511
202203 17,361.677 121.301 18,523.655
202206 20,540.856 125.017 21,264.224
202209 24,383.890 125.227 25,200.324
202212 30,381.826 125.222 31,400.265
202303 36,462.027 127.348 37,055.164
202306 36,568.521 128.729 36,764.731
202309 56,932.493 129.860 56,739.546
202312 53,588.957 129.419 53,588.957

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Merck  (BUE:MRK) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Merck (BUE:MRK) Business Description

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

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