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Merck (XPAR:MRK) Valuation Rank


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What is Merck Valuation Rank?

The Valuation Rank measures the current valuation of a business relative to other companies in the same industry and its own historical valuation. The companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 as the most undervalued and 1 as the most overvalued.

  1. Three factors:
    • Absolute valuation (medpsvalue) relative to current stock price, rank among all companies
    • Historical valuation over the past 10 years. Rank pe, ps, pocf, ev2ebit over their own historical values
    • Industry relative valuation
  2. Companies without enough data is not ranked
  3. Companies with negative earnings are ranked lower

These three factors are used to calculate the value score for every eligible company, with values from 1 to 10. The final ranked companies are split in equal numbers and ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 as the most undervalued, and 1 as the most overvalued. The numbers of companies in each rank are the same.

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Merck (XPAR:MRK) Business Description

Industry
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Comparable Companies
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Traded in Other Exchanges
MRK:USA MRK:Peru MRK:Mexico 1MRKX:Italy 6MKd:UK 0QAH:UK 6MK:Germany 6MK:Germany 6MK:Germany 6MK:Germany MRK:Chile MRCK34:Brazil MRK:Austria MRK:Argentina
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.