Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) on Decifer

Why it ranks here

• Sales are growing about 4% a year, faster than 14 in 100 companies we measure.
• It keeps about 19 cents of every sales dollar as cash, safer than 82 in 100 companies we measure.
• It earns about 18% a year on the money put into the business, better than 81 in 100 companies we measure.
• It costs about 117 times its yearly profit; the middle of its industry is 43. Cheaper than 10 in 100 companies we measure, against their own industries.

The current read

The evidence on MRK points in two directions at once: a live market force supports this name through its theme connection, while price is lagging the market story behind this name, a sign the connection is not paying off. Until one side gives way, treat the picture as unresolved rather than a clean story.

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