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Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK)

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41.43 Feb 5, 4:02PM EST

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Data provided by Capital IQ, except where noted.
Valuation Measures 
Market Cap (intraday)5:125.95B
Enterprise Value (Feb 6, 2013)3:N/A
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):19.15
Forward P/E (fye Dec 31, 2014)1:10.87
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)1:2.97
Price/Sales (ttm):2.66
Price/Book (mrq):2.26
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:NaN
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)6:N/A
Financial Highlights 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:Dec 30
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):Dec 31, 2012
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):14.09%
Operating Margin (ttm):22.60%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):N/A
Return on Equity (ttm):11.80%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):47.27B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):15.37
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):-4.50%
Gross Profit (ttm):31.18B
EBITDA (ttm)6:17.77B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):6.66B
Diluted EPS (ttm):2.16
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):-7.30%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):18.12B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):5.96
Total Debt (mrq):19.60B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):33.67
Current Ratio (mrq):N/A
Book Value Per Share (mrq):18.31
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
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Trading Information 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.35
52-Week Change3:7.83%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:11.95%
52-Week High (Oct 18, 2012)3:48.00
52-Week Low (Mar 7, 2012)3:36.91
50-Day Moving Average3:42.43
200-Day Moving Average3:44.02
Share Statistics
Avg Vol (3 month)3:13,711,000
Avg Vol (10 day)3:20,455,300
Shares Outstanding5:3.04B
Float:3.04B
% Held by Insiders1:0.03%
% Held by Institutions1:75.30%
Shares Short (as of Jan 15, 2013)3:22.21M
Short Ratio (as of Jan 15, 2013)3:1.50
Short % of Float (as of Jan 15, 2013)3:0.70%
Shares Short (prior month)3:18.25M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:1.72
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:4.20%
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.69
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:4.10%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:4.40%
Payout Ratio4:78.00%
Dividend Date3:Jan 7, 2013
Ex-Dividend Date4:Dec 13, 2012
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:Feb 17, 1999

See Key Statistics Help for definitions of terms used.
Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of Dec 31, 2012)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of Dec 31, 2012)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of Dec 31, 2012)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of Dec 31, 2012)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
1 Data provided by Thomson Reuters
2 Data provided by EDGAR Online
3 Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo! Finance
4 Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.
5 Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report and Market Cap is calculated using shares outstanding.
6 EBITDA is calculated by Capital IQ using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting

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