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Merck KGaADarmstadt, Germany
Report FactsCompany name: Merck KGaAFiscal year end: December 31, 2009 Report title: - Chairman of the Board: Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley Number of books: One Report length: 174 pages Auditors: KPMG AG Design: XEO and Nexxar E-mail: corpcom@merck.de |
Report Rating(Rating scale + comment on rating below) Profile (Excerpts, as from the report)At Merck, the Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals are under one roof... We focus on specialty businesses within both... By 1860, the company already offered more than 800 organic and inorganic substances for sale, including many still used in laboratories today. The roots of the Liquid Crystals business... date back to 1904. Serono... was acquired by Merck in 2007. The production of recombinant gonadotropin transformed Serono into a biotechnology company.(Annual Report) (Italics are own company’s words) Key FiguresTotal revenues: Euro 7,747 millionEBITDA: Euro 1,625 million Operating result: Euro 649 million Profit before taxes: Euro 486 million Earnings per share: Euro 1.68 Dividend per share: Euro 1.00 Return on sales: 8.4% Number of employees: 33,062 (Source: 2009 figures sourced from the annual report) Competitors and Peers
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Triple A> Online pluses add value to the whole report that, without them, would be rated ★★★. A special “homepage” for the annual report. Four services are offered: Recommend page, Order online, Glossary, Downloads. Key points link rapidly to items.> Various menu entries are provided on the right and left parts; the point-and-click chart generator is practical (the visitor/watcher has a few charting options too); the Downloads menu is clear; Search function is effective. |
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Double A> Good review of businesses and operations, paced with Key products and Key developments.> Report on expected developments provides a precise outlook for the coming year. > On the whole, structure, accessibility and legibility are optimized for on-screen and uploading use (e.g. with enlarging option for historical data). |
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Simple A> Merck at a glance and Business development 2000-2009 make up good data-based intro and outro, yet do not contain some key indicators.> Useful glossary, just lacking in more healthcare terms and financial terminology. > On-screen charting options are fine, but all year figures could remain visible while you browse on one year. |
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B Sides> For those who prefer the hard copy, the cover is far from inviting. For both versions, there is no real message or theme.> The printed or PDF version is rather long (170 pages), conventional and clinical. > Earnings and dividend far from being highlighted. A lack of significant ratios and short financial commentary. > Sure there are a few product illustrations here and portraits there, plus charts, but both the web and the printed reports are not much animated. |
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