Merck KGaA (Merck KGaA) Days Sales Outstanding

: 70.81 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Merck KGaA's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,422 Mil. Merck KGaA's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,698 Mil. Hence, Merck KGaA's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 70.81.

The historical rank and industry rank for Merck KGaA's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

MKKGY' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 63.66 Med: 70.14 Max: 75.86
Current: 72.3

During the past 13 years, Merck KGaA's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 75.86. The lowest was 63.66. And the median was 70.14.

MKKGY's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked worse than
50.5% of 1000 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 71.685 vs MKKGY: 72.30

Merck KGaA's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Dec. 2022 (65.91) to Dec. 2023 (70.81).

Merck KGaA Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merck KGaA's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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Merck KGaA Annual Data

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Dec23

Days Sales Outstanding

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76.73

66.68

65.95

65.70

69.55

Merck KGaA Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Sales Outstanding	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															65.91	71.89	72.54	74.69	70.81

Competitive Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Merck KGaA's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

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Merck KGaA Days Sales Outstanding Distribution

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Merck KGaA's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

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Merck KGaA Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

Merck KGaA's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (4358.051	+	4366.412)	/	2 )	/	22893.13	*	365
=	4362.2315					/	22893.13	*	365
=	69.55

Merck KGaA's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2023 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (4477.054	+	4366.412)	/	2 )	/	5697.928	*	365 / 4
=	4421.733					/	5697.928	*	365 / 4
=	70.81

Merck KGaA (OTCPK:MKKGY) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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Merck KGaA (Merck KGaA) Business Description

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Website

https://www.emdgroup.com

Merck KGaA operates in three main segments: life sciences, performance materials, and healthcare. The life sciences segment (47% of 2022 sales) primarily provides laboratory consumables and services to researchers in academia and applied fields, including the biopharmaceutical industry. In the healthcare segment (35%), Merck develops, manufactures, and sells branded pharmaceuticals with significant therapeutic concentrations in oncology, multiple sclerosis, and fertility. In its electronics segment (18%), the company offers specialty materials to manufacture a variety of products, such as semiconductors, flat-screen televisions, automobiles, and cosmetics. In 1995, the E. Merck KG family publicly sold part of the company, resulting in the current 30% public ownership of the firm.