Tomorrow Merck KGaA KGaA will publish its past quarters results. Over the current book year the total revenue will be 15,45 billion euros (consensus estimates). This is slightly more than 2017's revenue of 14,84 billion euros.
The analysts expect for 2019 a net profit of 2,35 billion euros. According to most of the analysts the company will have a profit per share for this book year of 5,64 euros. Based on this the price/earnings-ratio is 17,11.
Per share the analysts expect a dividend of 1,31 euros per share. Merck KGaA KGaA's dividend yield thus equals 1,36 percent. The average dividend yield of the pharmaceutical companies equals a limited 1 percent.
Merck KGaA KGaA's market capitalization is based on the number of outstanding shares around 12,47 billion euros. The Merck KGaA KGaA stock was the past 12 months quite volatile. Since last May the stock is 17 percent higher. This year the stock price moved between 79 and 103 euro.
At 11.32 the stock trades 1,04 percent lower at 96,52 euros.
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