Merck KGaA (Merck KGaA) 3-Year Book Growth Rate : 16.30% (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Merck KGaA 3-Year Book Growth Rate?

Merck KGaA's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.38.

During the past 12 months, Merck KGaA's average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 2.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 16.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 10.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 9.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Book Value per Share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value per Share Growth Rate of Merck KGaA was 40.80% per year. The lowest was 2.20% per year. And the median was 8.30% per year.

Competitive Comparison of Merck KGaA's 3-Year Book Growth Rate

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Merck KGaA's 3-Year Book Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Book Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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Merck KGaA's 3-Year Book Growth Rate Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Merck KGaA's 3-Year Book Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

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Merck KGaA 3-Year Book Growth Rate Calculation

This is the 3-year average growth rate of Book Value per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Book Value per Share growth rate.

Merck KGaA (OTCPK:MKKGY) 3-Year Book Growth Rate Explanation

Book Value per Share is the ratio of equity available to common shareholders divided by the shares outstanding. Book value per share effectively indicates a firm's net asset value on a per-share basis. It can be used by investors to gauge whether a stock price is undervalued by comparing it to the firm's market value per share. Theoretically, it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated.

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Merck KGaA (Merck KGaA) Business Description

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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.