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Michael Waterhouse
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Merck KGaA’s 3Q Meets Our Expectations as Currency Weighs on Results

We don’t anticipate any change to our fair value estimate as Merck KGaA’s third-quarter results came in line with our expectations. Sales remained roughly unchanged from last year, but sales climbed 4.2% when excluding negative currency effects. Currency headwinds should persist placing year-end performance near the low point of management’s outlook, which remains unchanged. Regardless, Merck’s underlying performance remains consistent with previous quarters this year, especially higher R&D ...
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