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Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) On Apr 21: 34.74  Down 0.26 (0.74%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES  
Market Cap (intraday): 75.98B
Enterprise Value (23-Apr-06)3: 68.44B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday): 16.50
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-07) 1: 14.72
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected): 4.45
Price/Sales (ttm): 3.48
Price/Book (mrq): 4.26
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3: 3.11
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3: 6.928
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends: 31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq): 31-Dec-05
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm): 21.04%
Operating Margin (ttm): 29.32%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm): 11.68%
Return on Equity (ttm): 26.31%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm): 22.01B
Revenue Per Share (ttm): 10.019
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy): 0.30%
Gross Profit (ttm): 16.86B
EBITDA (ttm): 9.88B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm): 4.63B
Diluted EPS (ttm): 2.11
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy): 1.70%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq): 15.64B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq): 7.15
Total Debt (mrq): 8.10B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq): 0.452
Current Ratio (mrq): 1.582
Book Value Per Share (mrq): 8.211
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm): 7.61B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm): 8.19B
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TRADING INFORMATION  
Stock Price History
Beta: 0.51
52-Week Change3: 1.58%
S&P500 52-Week Change3: 13.81%
52-Week High (21-Feb-06)3: 36.65
52-Week Low (07-Oct-05)3: 25.50
50-Day Moving Average3: 35.10
200-Day Moving Average3: 32.13
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3: 8,469,450
Average Volume (10 day)3: 8,478,190
Shares Outstanding: 2.19B
Float: 2.19B
% Held by Insiders4: 0.11%
% Held by Institutions4: 62.60%
Shares Short (as of 10-Mar-06)3: 23.55M
Short Ratio (as of 10-Mar-06)3: 2.9
Short % of Float (as of 10-Mar-06)3: 1.10%
Shares Short (prior month)3: 21.32M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate5: 1.52
Forward Annual Dividend Yield5: 4.40%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3: 1.52
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3: 4.30%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield5: 3.50%
Payout Ratio5: 72%
Dividend Date3: 03-Apr-06
Ex-Dividend Date5: 08-Mar-06
Last Split Factor (new per old)2: 2:1
Last Split Date3: 17-Feb-99


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 31-Dec-05)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 31-Dec-05)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 31-Dec-05)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-05)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
1 = Data provided by Thomson; 2 = Data provided by EDGAR Online;
3 = Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo! Finance;
4 = Data provided by Computershare; 5 = Data provided by Hemscott Americas