[MRK] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2004 [#Q4]

Stock
[MRK] Merck & Co., Inc.
Announcement Date
31-Mar-2005
Financial Year
2004
Quarter
31-Dec-2004 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
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Quarter Report
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Quarter Result
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
Revenue 5,771,700 5,409,800 5,765,900 5,416,200 5,467,500 5,362,200 5,747,900 0.27%
PBT 2,108,300 1,970,400 1,519,900 1,998,400 1,924,900 1,920,700 1,379,800 32.76%
Tax 609,000 450,400 400,200 577,500 1,204,300 550,600 278,700 68.63%
NP 1,499,300 1,520,000 1,119,700 1,420,900 720,600 1,370,100 1,101,100 22.91%
Tax Rate -28.89% -22.86% -26.33% -28.90% -62.56% -28.67% -20.20% -
Total Cost 4,272,400 3,889,800 4,646,200 3,995,300 4,746,900 3,992,100 4,646,800 -5.46%
Ratio Analysis
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
NP Margin 25.98 28.10 19.42 26.23 13.18 25.55 19.16 22.57%
Per Share
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
EPS 0.69 0.70 0.51 0.65 0.33 0.62 0.50 24.02%
EPS Diluted 0.69 0.69 0.51 0.65 0.33 0.62 0.50 24.02%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ ⃤ & YoY ⃤ figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.