Merck KGaA (Merck KGaA) Pretax Margin % : 12.27% (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Merck KGaA Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Merck KGaA's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $699 Mil. Merck KGaA's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,698 Mil. Therefore, Merck KGaA's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.27%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Merck KGaA's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

MKKGY' s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.85 Med: 14.51 Max: 19.93
Current: 16.6

MKKGY's Pretax Margin % is ranked better than
78.35% of 1021 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 4.48 vs MKKGY: 16.60

Merck KGaA Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merck KGaA's Pretax Margin % can be seen below:

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Merck KGaA Pretax Margin % Chart

Merck KGaA Annual Data

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10.74

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19.93

19.28

16.60

Merck KGaA Quarterly Data
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Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															14.82	19.12	16.86	18.11	12.27

Competitive Comparison of Merck KGaA's Pretax Margin %

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

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Merck KGaA's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Merck KGaA's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Merck KGaA Pretax Margin % Calculation

Pretax margin - also known as pretax profit margin is the ratio of Pretax Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Merck KGaA's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Margin	=	Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	3799.346	/	22893.13
	=	16.60 %

Merck KGaA's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Margin	=	Pre-Tax Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	699.019	/	5697.928
	=	12.27 %

Merck KGaA (OTCPK:MKKGY) Pretax Margin % Explanation

The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.

The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.

It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.

The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.

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Merck KGaA (Merck KGaA) Business Description

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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.