Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).
Item | Description | The company |
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FCFE | Free cash flow to equity is the cash flow available to Merck & Co. Inc. equity holders after all operating expenses, interest, and principal payments have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made. | Merck & Co. Inc. FCFE increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |
Price to FCFE Ratio, Current
No. shares of common stock outstanding | 2,526,036,240 |
Selected Financial Data (US$) | |
Free cash flow to equity (FCFE) (in millions) | 20,405) |
FCFE per share | 8.08 |
Current share price (P) | 89.23 |
Valuation Ratio | |
P/FCFE | 11.05 |
Benchmarks | |
P/FCFE, Competitors1 | |
AbbVie Inc. | 14.45 |
Amgen Inc. | 26.88 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 5.07 |
Danaher Corp. | 40.42 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 61.60 |
Gilead Sciences Inc. | 11.80 |
Johnson & Johnson | 13.19 |
Pfizer Inc. | 53.39 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 18.91 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 38.34 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | — |
P/FCFE, Sector | |
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | 19.86 |
P/FCFE, Industry | |
Health Care | 18.31 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31).
1 Click competitor name to see calculations.
If the company P/FCFE is lower then the P/FCFE of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company P/FCFE is higher then the P/FCFE of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.
Price to FCFE Ratio, Historical
Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
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No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 2,526,036,240 | 2,532,643,872 | 2,538,592,467 | 2,527,733,606 | 2,530,315,668 | |
Selected Financial Data (US$) | ||||||
Free cash flow to equity (FCFE) (in millions)2 | 20,405) | 13,327) | 12,456) | 10,305) | 10,580) | |
FCFE per share3 | 8.08 | 5.26 | 4.91 | 4.08 | 4.18 | |
Share price1, 4 | 91.43 | 128.84 | 109.89 | 76.32 | 74.62 | |
Valuation Ratio | ||||||
P/FCFE5 | 11.32 | 24.48 | 22.40 | 18.72 | 17.85 | |
Benchmarks | ||||||
P/FCFE, Competitors6 | ||||||
AbbVie Inc. | 13.57 | 17.37 | 22.66 | 18.76 | 13.16 | |
Amgen Inc. | 25.50 | 4.71 | 8.32 | 13.52 | 11.06 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 4.74 | 7.52 | 22.85 | 16.17 | 7.80 | |
Danaher Corp. | 40.83 | 53.08 | 32.04 | 20.75 | 44.62 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 64.93 | 75.06 | 60.51 | 35.17 | 36.62 | |
Gilead Sciences Inc. | 12.07 | 12.81 | 15.22 | 12.70 | 5.98 | |
Johnson & Johnson | 12.67 | 24.31 | 16.73 | 23.28 | 15.60 | |
Pfizer Inc. | 55.28 | 3.82 | 10.56 | 8.88 | — | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 21.27 | 26.52 | 19.29 | 10.35 | 13.30 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 41.23 | 31.16 | 27.98 | 13.44 | 18.58 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | — | 33.45 | 19.91 | 26.08 | 18.46 | |
P/FCFE, Sector | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | 19.99 | 16.91 | 19.28 | 16.49 | 17.09 | |
P/FCFE, Industry | ||||||
Health Care | 18.23 | 16.85 | 18.12 | 17.81 | 17.23 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
3 2024 Calculation
FCFE per share = FCFE ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 20,405,000,000 ÷ 2,526,036,240 = 8.08
4 Closing price as at the filing date of Merck & Co. Inc. Annual Report.
5 2024 Calculation
P/FCFE = Share price ÷ FCFE per share
= 91.43 ÷ 8.08 = 11.32
6 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
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P/FCFE | Price to free cash flow to equity is cash valuation indicator of stockholders’ equity. | Merck & Co. Inc. P/FCFE ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly from 2023 to 2024. |