MRK posts better-than-expected third-quarter results. The company lowers its guidance, likely due to the soft sales performance of the Gardasil vaccines.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Merck (MRK) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Merck (MRK) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.57 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.50 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.13 per share a year ago.
Merck CEO Robert Davis joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results, which topped expectations as the company saw strong sales from its top-selling cancer drug Keytruda, recently launched treatments and its animal health business, the company's drug pipeline outlook, and more.
Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK, ETR:6MK) has topped third-quarter estimates despite flagging sales of its Gardasil jab, diabetes drugs and Covid-19 treatment. Revenue for the three months to September climbed by 4% to $16.66 billion, the pharmaceutical firm reported on Thursday, ahead of market expectations for $16.46 billion.
CNBC's Becky Quick reports on the company's quarterly earnings results.
Merck's stock swung between gains and losses in premarket action.
Merck & Co posted higher-than-expected third-quarter earnings on Thursday on strong sales of its blockbuster cancer treatment Keytruda, but the U.S. drugmaker also flagged a second straight quarter of weak demand for its Gardasil vaccine in China.
Merck reported third-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped expectations. The company saw strong sales from its top-selling cancer drug Keytruda, recently launched treatments and its animal health business.
The drug company had a disastrous second quarter. It doesn't want a repeat performance.
Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Merck (MRK) for the quarter ended September 2024 by going beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.