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MKGAF (Merck KGaA) Receivables Turnover : 1.33 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Merck KGaA Receivables Turnover?

The Receivables Turnover ratio measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance. It is calculated as Revenue divided by average Accounts Receivable. An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. Merck KGaA's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $5,673 Mil. Merck KGaA's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $4,280 Mil. Hence, Merck KGaA's Receivables Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.33.


Merck KGaA Receivables Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merck KGaA's Receivables Turnover 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 KGaA Receivables Turnover Chart

Merck KGaA Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Receivables Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.47 5.53 5.56 5.25 5.21

Merck KGaA Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Receivables Turnover 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 1.29 1.25 1.27 1.30 1.33

Competitive Comparison of Merck KGaA's Receivables Turnover

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Merck KGaA's Receivables Turnover, along with its competitors' market caps and Receivables Turnover 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's Receivables Turnover Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Merck KGaA's Receivables Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Merck KGaA's Receivables Turnover falls into.


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Merck KGaA Receivables Turnover Calculation

Receivables Turnover measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance.

Merck KGaA's Receivables Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (A: Dec. 2024 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count )
=22152.88 / ((4366.412 + 4132.984) / 2 )
=22152.88 / 4249.698
=5.21

Merck KGaA's Receivables Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Receivables Turnover (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (Q: Sep. 2024 ) + Accounts Receivable (Q: Dec. 2024 )) / count )
=5673.298 / ((4426.193 + 4132.984) / 2 )
=5673.298 / 4279.5885
=1.33

* 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 KGaA  (OTCPK:MKGAF) Receivables Turnover Explanation

An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. This metric is commonly used to compare companies within the same industry to check whether they are on par with their competitors.


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Merck KGaA Business Description

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Frankfurter Strasse 250, Darmstadt, HE, DEU, 64293
Merck KGaA operates in three main segments: Life Science, Electronics, and Healthcare. The Life Science segment provides laboratory consumables and instruments to researchers in academia and applied fields, including the biopharmaceutical industry. The Electronics segment offers specialty materials to manufacture a variety of products, such as semiconductors and flat-screen televisions. In the healthcare segment, Merck develops, manufactures, and sells branded pharmaceuticals with significant therapeutic concentrations in oncology, multiple sclerosis, and fertility. In 1995, the E. Merck KG family publicly sold part of the company, resulting in the current 30% public ownership of the firm.