Growth Metrics

Merck (MRK) Interest Expenses (2011 - 2013)

Merck (MRK) reported Interest Expenses of $184.0 million for Q1 2013, up 5.14% year-over-year from $175.0 million in Q1 2012, and down 3.16% on a QoQ basis from $190.0 million in Q4 2012.

Merck (MRK) has 3 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $184.0 million in Q1 2013.

  • Quarterly Interest Expenses rose 5.14% year-over-year to $184.0 million in Q1 2013, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2013 was $184.0 million (down 74.27% YoY) and the FY2012 annual result came in at $714.0 million, up 2.73% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses fell to $184.0 million in Q1 2013 per MRK's latest filing, from $190.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $190.0 million in Q4 2012 and bottomed at $170.0 million in Q2 2011.
  • The 3-year median for Interest Expenses is $176.0 million (2011), against an average of $178.2 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Interest Expenses reached 9.83% in 2012, while the deepest fall reached 5.91% in 2012.
  • Tracing MRK's Interest Expenses over 3 years: stood at $173.0 million in 2011, then gained by 9.83% to $190.0 million in 2012, then decreased by 3.16% to $184.0 million in 2013.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest MRK Interest Expenses figures stand at $184.0 million (Q1 2013), $190.0 million (Q4 2012), and $178.0 million (Q3 2012).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Novartis Ag 107,124,802.25 Bn 107,124,802.25 Bn - -343.00 Mn
2 Eli Lilly 969.00 Bn 963.72 Bn 16.22 Bn -
3 Johnson & Johnson 539.46 Bn 517.41 Bn 15.96 Bn 272.00 Mn
4 AbbVie 376.92 Bn 367.57 Bn 10.78 Bn -
5 Merck 285.00 Bn 279.35 Bn 12.09 Bn -
6 Amgen 177.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 5.87 Bn 657.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 163.22 Bn 155.50 Bn 5.52 Bn 240.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 145.86 Bn 133.09 Bn -1.21 Bn -
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 111.90 Bn 101.44 Bn 8.07 Bn -
10 Gsk 88.34 Bn 83.66 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2013 184.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 184.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 190.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 190.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 178.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 178.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 172.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 172.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 175.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 175.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 173.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 173.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 176.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 176.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 170.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 170.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 186.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 186.00 Mn