Merck (MRK) Times Interest Earned (2011 - 2013)

Merck (MRK) has reported Times Interest Earned for 3 consecutive years, with 9.23 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2013.

• On a quarterly basis, Times Interest Earned fell 36.36% year-over-year to 9.23 in Q1 2013; TTM through Mar 2013 was 11.56, a 0.36% change from a year earlier, with the FY2012 full-year figure at 12.9, up 16.92% from the prior year.
• Times Interest Earned was 9.23 for Q1 2013 at Merck, down from 9.33 in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Times Interest Earned peaked at 15.35 in Q2 2012 and troughed at 8.45 in Q4 2011.
• A 3-year average of 11.61 and a median of 11.9 in 2011 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
• Across the five-year window, Times Interest Earned surged 50.19% in 2012 and tumbled 36.36% in 2013, its largest moves.
• Over 3 years, Times Interest Earned stood at 8.45 in 2011, then increased by 10.36% to 9.33 in 2012, then retreated by 0.99% to 9.23 in 2013.
• The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at 9.23 (Q1 2013), 9.33 (Q4 2012), and 12.7 (Q3 2012), per Business Quant data.