Merck (MRK) Raw Materials (2009 - 2012)

Merck (MRK) has reported Raw Materials for 4 consecutive years, with $5.7 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2012.

• On a quarterly basis, Raw Materials fell 5.48% year-over-year to $5.7 billion in Q2 2012; TTM through Jun 2012 was $5.7 billion, a 5.48% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2011 full-year figure at $5.4 billion, down 0.97% from the prior year.
• Raw Materials was $5.7 billion for Q2 2012 at Merck, down from $5.8 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Raw Materials peaked at $6.6 billion in Q4 2009 and troughed at $5.3 billion in Q2 2010.
• A 4-year average of $5.7 billion and a median of $5.7 billion in 2012 frame the typical range for Raw Materials.
• Across the five-year window, Raw Materials declined 17.23% in 2010 and grew 13.66% in 2011, its largest moves.
• Over 4 years, Raw Materials stood at $6.6 billion in 2009, then decreased by 17.23% to $5.4 billion in 2010, then declined by 0.97% to $5.4 billion in 2011, then increased by 5.73% to $5.7 billion in 2012.
• The last three Raw Materials figures came in at $5.7 billion (Q2 2012), $5.8 billion (Q1 2012), and $5.4 billion (Q4 2011), per Business Quant data.