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Merck (MEX:MRK) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 8.46 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Merck Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-23), Merck's current share price is MXN2364.20. Merck's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was MXN279.42. Merck's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 8.46.

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

MEX:MRK' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.04   Med: 4.23   Max: 7.82
Current: 7.68

During the past years, Merck's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 7.82. The lowest was 3.04. And the median was 4.23.

MEX:MRK's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
90.04% of 753 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 1.87 vs MEX:MRK: 7.68

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 Mar. 2024 was MXN264.497. 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 MXN279.42 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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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
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.14 4.83 4.67 6.57 6.46

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 7.75

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
=2364.20/279.42
=8.46

* 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 Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Merck's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=264.497/131.7762*131.7762
=264.497

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Merck Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 216.290 100.560 283.433
201409 212.253 100.428 278.507
201412 252.822 99.070 336.288
201503 257.453 99.621 340.552
201506 258.070 100.684 337.765
201509 274.899 100.392 360.839
201512 276.220 99.792 364.749
201603 272.274 100.470 357.112
201606 289.924 101.688 375.708
201609 306.269 101.861 396.216
201612 300.682 101.863 388.982
201703 273.712 102.862 350.651
201706 261.569 103.349 333.516
201709 254.594 104.136 322.171
201712 250.070 104.011 316.825
201803 227.176 105.290 284.325
201806 239.389 106.317 296.715
201809 228.098 106.507 282.216
201812 202.223 105.998 251.403
201903 206.809 107.251 254.101
201906 206.810 108.070 252.177
201909 207.706 108.329 252.662
201912 192.439 108.420 233.895
202003 243.444 108.902 294.579
202006 252.271 108.767 305.637
202009 254.865 109.815 305.834
202012 199.036 109.897 238.662
202103 217.589 111.754 256.572
202106 261.672 114.631 300.809
202109 291.447 115.734 331.844
202112 309.901 117.630 347.171
202203 321.954 121.301 349.757
202206 343.423 125.017 361.991
202209 352.992 125.227 371.454
202212 353.310 125.222 371.803
202303 332.689 127.348 344.258
202306 261.220 128.729 267.404
202309 283.384 129.860 287.567
202312 251.976 129.419 256.565
202403 264.497 131.776 264.497

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  (MEX: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 (MEX: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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