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% quarter-over-quarter from $190.0 million in Q4 2012.

Merck (MRK) Interest Expenses (2011 - 2013) Analysis & Trends

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

  • Interest Expenses for Q1 2013 came in at $184.0 million, up 5.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2013 was $184.0 million (down 74.27% YoY), and the FY2012 annual result was $714.0 million, up 2.73% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses declined to $184.0 million in Q1 2013 per MRK's latest filing, from $190.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Expenses peaked at $190.0 million in Q4 2012 and troughed at $170.0 million in Q2 2011.
  • A 3-year average of $178.2 million and a median of $176.0 million in 2011 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
  • On a YoY basis, Interest Expenses climbed as much as 9.83% in 2012 and fell as far as 5.91% in 2012.
  • A 3-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at $173.0 million in 2011, then climbed by 9.83% to $190.0 million in 2012, then dropped by 3.16% to $184.0 million in 2013.
  • Business Quant data shows MRK's Interest Expenses at $184.0 million in Q1 2013, $190.0 million in Q4 2012, and $178.0 million in Q3 2012.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn -225.15 Mn
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn -
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 272.00 Mn
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn -
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn -
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn 657.00 Mn
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 240.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn -
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn -
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -343.00 Mn

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