Merck (BSP:MRCK34) Inventory Turnover : 0.65 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Merck Inventory Turnover?

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. It is calculated as Cost of Goods Sold divided by Total Inventories. Merck's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was R$22,594 Mil. Merck's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was R$34,710 Mil. Merck's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.65.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Merck's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 140.18.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Merck's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.38.

Merck Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merck's Inventory Turnover can be seen below:

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Merck Inventory Turnover Chart

Merck Annual Data

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Inventory Turnover

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2.16

2.64

2.48

2.82

2.54

Merck Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.71	0.62	0.55	0.60	0.65

Merck Inventory Turnover Calculation

Merck's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )
=	79014.175	/ (	(31005.559	+	31152.928)	/	2 )
=	79014.175	/	31079.2435
=	2.54

Merck's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2024 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2024 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 ))	/	count )
=	22594.224	/ (	(34842.681	+	34578.023)	/	2 )
=	22594.224	/	34710.352
=	0.65

Merck (BSP:MRCK34) Inventory Turnover Explanation

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. A higher Inventory Turnover means the company has light inventory. Therefore the company spends less money on storage, write downs, and obsolete inventory. If the inventory is too light, it may affect sales because the company may not have enough to meet demand.

1. Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Merck's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Sep. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
	=	34710.352	/	22594.224	*	365 / 4
	=	140.18

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Merck's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 )	/	Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
	=	34710.352	/	92243.135
	=	0.38

Be Aware

Usually retailers pile up their inventories at holiday seasons to meet the stronger demand. Therefore, the inventory of a particular quarter of a year should not be used to calculate Inventory Turnover. An average inventory is a better indication.

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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.

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