Looking At MERCK Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (FRA:MRK) From All Angles

Building up an investment case requires looking at a stock holistically. Today I’ve chosen to put the spotlight on MERCK Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (FRA:MRK) due to its excellent fundamentals in more than one area. MRK is a well-regarded dividend payer with a a great history of delivering benchmark-beating performance. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. If you’re interested in understanding beyond my high-level commentary, take a look at the report on MERCK Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien here.

Solid track record average dividend payer

MRK delivered a bottom-line expansion of 54.90% in the prior year, with its most recent earnings level surpassing its average level over the last five years. Not only did MRK outperformed its past performance, its growth also exceeded the Pharmaceuticals industry expansion, which generated a 6.08% earnings growth. This is an notable feat for the company.

DB:MRK Income Statement June 22nd 18

For those seeking income streams from their portfolio, MRK is a robust dividend payer as well. Over the past decade, the company has consistently increased its dividend payout, reaching a yield of 1.51%.

DB:MRK Historical Dividend Yield June 22nd 18

Next Steps:

For MERCK Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, there are three relevant factors you should further examine:

1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for MRK’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for MRK’s outlook.

2. Financial Health: Is MRK’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.

3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of MRK? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.