Merck KGaA (Merck KGaA) Equity-to-Asset

: 0.55 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Equity to Asset ratio is calculated as total stockholders equity divided by total asset. Merck KGaA's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $29,095 Mil. Merck KGaA's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $52,884 Mil. Therefore, Merck KGaA's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.55.

The historical rank and industry rank for Merck KGaA's Equity-to-Asset or its related term are showing as below:

MKKGY' s Equity-to-Asset Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34 Med: 0.43 Max: 0.55
Current: 0.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Equity to Asset Ratio of Merck KGaA was 0.55. The lowest was 0.34. And the median was 0.43.

MKKGY's Equity-to-Asset is ranked worse than
54.14% of 1086 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 0.59 vs MKKGY: 0.55

Merck KGaA Equity-to-Asset Historical Data

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

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* 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 Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Equity-to-Asset

0.41

0.47

0.53

0.55

Merck KGaA Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Equity-to-Asset																0.53	0.54	0.55	0.57	0.55

Competitive Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Merck KGaA's Equity-to-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Equity-to-Asset 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 Equity-to-Asset Distribution

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

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

Merck KGaA Equity-to-Asset Calculation

Equity to Asset ratio measures the ratios of the portion of the asset owned by shareholders out of the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.

Equity to Asset ratio is calculated by dividing total stockholders equity by total asset.

Merck KGaA's Equity to Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Equity to Asset (A: Dec. 2023 )	=	Total Stockholders Equity	/	Total Assets
	=	29094.875	/	52884.406
	=	0.55

Merck KGaA's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Equity to Asset (Q: Dec. 2023 )	=	Total Stockholders Equity	/	Total Assets
	=	29094.875	/	52884.406
	=	0.55

Merck KGaA (OTCPK:MKKGY) Equity-to-Asset Explanation

Equity to Asset ratio can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A company with smaller Equity to Asset ratio (more leveraged) may have higher ROE % because of the leverage.

For banks, the required minimum Equity to Asset ratio by regulation is 5%. Some stronger banks may have Equity to Asset Ratio of more than 10%.

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Merck KGaA (Merck KGaA) Business Description

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

MKGAF:USA MRK:Italy MRKd:UK 0O14:UK MRK:Germany MRCK:Austria

Address

Frankfurter Strasse 250, Darmstadt, HE, DEU, 64293

Website

https://www.emdgroup.com

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.