Merck & Co Inc (MRK) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

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  • Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
  • Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
  • SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
  • Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
  • Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
  • Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
  • Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
  • Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
  • Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
  • Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
  • Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
  • Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.
Highlights

Merck & Co Inc (Merck) is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of prescription medicines, biologic therapies, vaccines, and animal health products. It offers prescription products for the treatment of cardiovascular conditions, cancer, immune disorders, infectious and respiratory diseases, and diabetes, among others. The company provides animal health products such as vaccines, poultry products, livestock products and aquaculture products. Merck sells medicines to drug wholesalers, retailers, hospitals, government agencies and managed health care providers; and animal health products to veterinarians, distributors, and animal producers. The company and its subsidiaries operate in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Merck is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey, the US.

Merck & Co Inc Key Recent Developments

May 20,2025: Merck and Imec Collaborate to Develop Disruptive Microphysiological Systems Platform
May 13,2025: Research on Novel Treatment Approaches and Scientific Advances From Merck’s Broad and Differentiated Oncology Portfolio and Pipeline to be Presented at ASCO 2025
May 07,2025: Dawn Health and Merck Unveil Next-Generation Digital Ecosystem for Growth Disorders
Apr 30,2025: Construction begins on MSD’s $1bn biologics centre in Delaware, US

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Section 1 - About the Company
Merck & Co Inc - Key Facts
Merck & Co Inc - Key Employees
Merck & Co Inc - Key Employee Biographies
Merck & Co Inc - Major Products and Services
Merck & Co Inc - History
Merck & Co Inc - Company Statement
Merck & Co Inc - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Joint Venture
Section 2 – Company Analysis
Company Overview
Merck & Co Inc - Business Description
Business Segment: Animal Health
Overview
Performance
Business Segment: Other
Performance
Business Segment: Pharmaceutical
Overview
Performance
Geographical Segment: Asia Pacific (other than Japan and China)
Performance
Geographical Segment: China
Performance
Geographical Segment: Europe, Middle East and Africa
Performance
Geographical Segment: Japan
Performance
Geographical Segment: Latin America
Performance
Geographical Segment: Other
Performance
Geographical Segment: United States
Performance
R&D Overview
Merck & Co Inc - Corporate Strategy
Merck & Co Inc - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
Merck & Co Inc - Strengths
Merck & Co Inc - Weaknesses
Merck & Co Inc - Opportunities
Merck & Co Inc - Threats
Merck & Co Inc - Key Competitors
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts
Section 4 – Company’s Lifesciences, Oil & Gas Financial Deals and Alliances
Merck & Co Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Year, 2019 to YTD 2025
Merck & Co Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Type, 2019 to YTD 2025
Merck & Co Inc, Recent Deals Summary
Section 5 – Company’s Recent Developments
May 20, 2025: Merck and Imec Collaborate to Develop Disruptive Microphysiological Systems Platform
May 13, 2025: Research on Novel Treatment Approaches and Scientific Advances From Merck’s Broad and Differentiated Oncology Portfolio and Pipeline to be Presented at ASCO 2025
May 07, 2025: Dawn Health and Merck Unveil Next-Generation Digital Ecosystem for Growth Disorders
Apr 30, 2025: Construction begins on MSD’s $1bn biologics centre in Delaware, US
Apr 29, 2025: Merck Breaks Ground on New $1 Billion Biologics Center of Excellence in Wilmington, Delaware
Apr 24, 2025: MSD’s Gardasil sales slide further due to China constraints
Apr 24, 2025: Merck Reports Q1 2025 Results
Apr 14, 2025: Merck Manuals to Collaborate with Microsoft to Integrate Medical Information Resources into Healthcare Agent Service in Microsoft Copilot Studio
Mar 11, 2025: MSD expands vaccine production with new $1bn facility
Mar 06, 2025: Full-year 2024: Merck Delivers Profitable Growth
Section 6 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer
List of Tables
Merck & Co Inc, Key Facts
Merck & Co Inc, Key Employees
Merck & Co Inc, Key Employee Biographies
Merck & Co Inc, Major Products and Services
Merck & Co Inc, History
Merck & Co Inc, Other Locations
Merck & Co Inc, Subsidiaries
Merck & Co Inc, Joint Venture
Merck & Co Inc, Key Competitors
Merck & Co Inc, Ratios based on current share price
Merck & Co Inc, Annual Ratios
Merck & Co Inc, Annual Ratios (Cont...1)
Merck & Co Inc, Annual Ratios (Cont...2)
Merck & Co Inc, Interim Ratios
Merck & Co Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Year, 2019 to YTD 2025
Merck & Co Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Type, 2019 to YTD 2025
Merck & Co Inc, Recent Deals Summary
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios
List of Figures
Merck & Co Inc, Performance Chart (2020 - 2024)
Merck & Co Inc, Ratio Charts
Merck & Co Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals By Year, 2019 to YTD 2025
Merck & Co Inc, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Deals by Type, 2019 to YTD 2025

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