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

Merck has disclosed Times Interest Earned across 3 years of filings, most recently posting -$13.09 for Q1 2013.

• In Q1 2013, Times Interest Earned fell 49.75% year-over-year to -$13.09; the TTM figure through Dec 2013 stood at -$62.01 (down 475.24% YoY), while the FY2012 annual figure was $4.28, up 16.0% from the prior year.
• Times Interest Earned grew to -$13.09 in Q1 2013, from -$14.87 in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Times Interest Earned for MRK reached as high as -$8.33 in Q2 2012 and fell as low as -$15.36 in Q2 2011.
• The 3-year median for Times Interest Earned is -$12.53 (2011), against an average of -$12.23.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2012 — Times Interest Earned jumped 45.81% — and 2013, when it slumped 49.75%.
• A 3-year view of Times Interest Earned shows it stood at -$15.0 in 2011, then climbed by 0.84% to -$14.87 in 2012, then advanced by 11.98% to -$13.09 in 2013.
• According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned over the past three periods registered -$13.09, -$14.87, and -$10.78 for Q1 2013, Q4 2012, and Q3 2012 respectively.