Analysis of Merck 2016

Company: Merck (there is a Merck in the USA also but this analysis only concerns the German one)

ISIN DE0006599905 | WKN 659990 

Business: A German bio pharmaceutical and chemical company. They are divided into three business sectors: Healthcare (Merck Serono, Consumer Health, Allergopharma and Biosimilars), Life Science (Merck Millipore) and the third one is Performance Materials. 

Active: World wide with employees in 65 countries. (found no new data)

P/E: 31.2

Analysis of Merck 2015

Company: Merck

ISIN DE0006599905 | WKN 659990  

Business: A German bio pharmaceutical and chemical company. They are divided into three business sectors: Healthcare (Merck Serono, Consumer Health, Allergopharma and Biosimilars), Life Science (Merck Millipore) and the third one is Performance Materials.  

Active: World wide with employees in 65 countries

P/E: 36.1

Analysis of Merck 2014

Company: Merck

Business: A German biopharmaceutical and chemical company. It is currently operated as four divisions: Merck Serono (56% of revenue, biopharmaceuticals that focus on cancer, MS, infertility and cardiovascular diseases), Consumer Health (4% of sales, over the counter drug example of brands: Bion, Seven Seas and Kytta), Performance Materials (15% of sales, high-tech chemicals such as liquid crystals for electronics, plastics etc.) and finally Merck Millipore (25% of revenue, supply tools within the life science field).

Active: Product sales in over 150 countries with research hubs on three continents.

P/E: 23.2 (Updated P/E due to a mistake in quantity of share)

Analysis of Merck

Company: Merck

Business: A German pharmaceutical and chemical company that are divided into four business units: Merck Serono (biopharmaceuticals the largest division working with highly innovative biopharmaceuticals), Consumer Health (which is over the counter pharmaceuticals to improve customers health), Performance Materials (offer high tech chemical materials to clients working with electronics, plastics etc.) and finally Merck Millipore (supply tools within the life science field).

Active: They are present world wide. Currently they are selling their products and brands in more than 150 countries

P/E: 13.6

Comment: Only 30% of the shares are publicly traded of Merck, the rest is owned by the Merck family.