Merck (MRK)

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Merck Return on Invested Capital: 9.54%

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MRK Return on Invested Capital Rankings

Overall	68th percentile	1310 of 4163
Sector	70th percentile	142 of 480 in Healthcare
Industry	54th percentile	11 of 24 in Drug Manufacturers - Major

MRK Return on Invested Capital Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum	1.16%	Dec 2010
Maximum	33.28%	Dec 2009
Average	17.24%

About Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

ROIC is an acronym for "Return on Invested Capital", and it is a concept that doesn't have a fixed definition. In YCharts, it is the net income that a company earned as a percentage of all of the capital given to a company by shareholders and debt holders. It is a ratio that tries to answer the question: "If I gave $1 to this company, how much money could the company earn by investing that $1?" A ROIC of 5% means that the company can return $0.05 per dollar invested.

ROIC is often considered a more reasonable estimate of managerial performance than Return on Equity (ROE) because it takes into account investments by debt holders, which should be invested to increase net income.

It is also more reasonable than Return on Assets (ROA) because it only assumes that capital which was "invested" into the company can be used to earn income.
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MRK News

Will These 3 Health-Care Doubles Keep Going?
May 30, 5:28PM Fool

The Fake Pharma Phenom: How Technology is Making Affordable Drugs Safe
May 30, 2:50PM Fool

Still a Bear Market http://stks.co/41w8 $KFT $MCD $MRK $MSFT $PFE $KO
about 8 hours ago by LouisEbner

Merck to Present at Sanford C. Bernstein 28th Strategic Decisions Conference
May 30, 8:00AM Business Wire

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May 30, 5:05AM

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May 30, 12:01AM

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May 29, 9:21PM Fool

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May 29, 3:30PM

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May 29, 2:30PM Fool

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May 29, 11:37AM Fool

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May 29, 9:00AM Marketwire

S&P 500 Analyst Recommendation Changes for May 29
May 29, 8:34AM

S&P 500 Analyst Target Price Changes for May 29
May 29, 8:32AM

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May 29, 7:32AM Benzinga

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May 29, 2:26AM

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May 28, 8:48AM

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May 28, 1:40AM

Best Dogs Of The Dow Jones As Of May 2012 + http://stks.co/3zos + $T $VZ $MRK $PFE $GE $JNJ $PG $DD $CVX $JPM
about 5 days ago by DividendYield

The Meaningless Drug Approval That Could Cost the Industry Billions
May 25, 4:36PM Fool

Amylin Shares Jump as Sanofi, Merck Sumbit Bids
May 25, 3:15PM Benzinga

Amylin (AMLN) Shares Jump as Bids Due Today, Sanofi (SNY), Merck (MRK) Said to Make First-Round Bids
May 25, 2:01PM Street Insider

Current long positions: $CMS $DRI $GE $ORLY $SSO $WFM $FB $MRK $TRV $STR $ECL $EIX $KO $MO $HRL $ADP $WMT No short positions..
about 5 days ago by vjtweet

Government of Rwanda Introduces Merck's ROTATEQ
May 25, 7:20AM Benzinga

RT @ScottAdams_Edit Best US dividend stocks with growing cash flow http://stks.co/3yVy $PBI $EEP $NNN $PBCT $PAA $AEP $VVC $MRK $UVV $PAYX
about 6 days ago by eyeonequities

Active’s on open @ CBOE: $AAPL $HPQ $INTC $MRK $KEY $BP
about 6 days ago by CBOE

Next week should see surge in biotechs ahead of ASCO presentations 1st week in June. $PFE, $MRK, $VVUS
about 6 days ago by EPS_MomentuM

Best US dividend stocks with growing cash flow http://stks.co/3y55 $PBI $EEP $NNN $PBCT $PAA $AEP $VVC $MRK $UVV $PAYX $NUE $BMY $HI $SWY
about 6 days ago by ScottAdams_Edit

$MRK Is June 5 th the PDUFA date for MRK?
about 7 days ago by Szw

Closed 80% of my $MRK.. bleeding for a while.
about 8 days ago by vjtweet

Too Little, Too Late for Achillion?
May 22, 3:46PM Fool

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Declares $0.42 Quarterly Dividend; 4.5% Yield
May 22, 12:57PM Street Insider

Health Care SPDR In Focus Ahead Of Obamacare Decision
May 22, 12:34PM Benzinga

watchin OEX Stocks that were sold the most during sell programs: $MRK, $LOW, $EXC, $JPM, $MS, $HNZ, $WAG, $BMY, $PEP, $PG, $BAC, $CL, $AMGN
about 8 days ago by mrtopstep

Relatively Underperformed in Pharmaceuticals Industry $MRK $PFE $BMY $JNJ $TEVA 41min ago -Financial News Network Online-News Corner-Comtex
about 8 days ago by DrNick

Health Care Sector Wrap
May 21, 4:46PM Fox Business

$$ $SPY 3DayCharts: Good: $RSG $JOY $STJ $CRM $NEM Bad: $WPO $LOW $MRK $GCI $JPM $STUDY
about 9 days ago by stockspot

4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Merck
May 21, 2:26PM Fool

Top 10 Dow dividend stocks right now are: $JPM $DD $PG $CVX $GE $JNJ $PFE $MRK $VZ $T - all 3.4%-plus yield. Details at http://stks.co/3v2k
about 9 days ago by JeffReevesIP

Merck: FDA Approves New Labeling for ISENTRESS to Include 156-Week Data Demonstrating Long-Term Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability
May 21, 8:02AM Benzinga

AFAM's 10 Undervalued Dividend Dogs Chase A Bear In May
May 19, 6:10PM

Had lot of fun today watching $FB tape. Holding long $CMS $FE $TRV $DRI $AKRX $MRK and Short $ORLY
about 12 days ago by vjtweet

U.S. Suggests All Baby Boomers Should Get Tested for Hepatitis C
May 18, 4:24PM The Wall Street Journal

@EPS_MomentuM $MRK has a $6+ ADR premium built in relative to EURUSD
about 12 days ago by Reader001

Microsoft and 3 Dow 30 Giants Making Moves
May 18, 1:51PM

Sunscreen Labeling Delay Should Be Reversed, Senators Say
May 18, 1:42PM

Go into Pharma to avoid the bloodbath in the markets. Rotation into safety $PFE $MRK $JNJ http://stks.co/3tbu
about 12 days ago by EPS_MomentuM

Test All Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C, CDC Urges
May 18, 12:00PM

June ASCO biotechs to watch : $ARQL $GALE $ONTY big pharma I am sure is watching them as well like $MRK $BMY $PFE
about 12 days ago by EPS_MomentuM

$MRK buying
about 12 days ago by ksea

Merck Among 5 Interesting Plays To Consider
May 18, 11:22AM

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May 18, 10:27AM

Analysts' Actions: AZO, BMY, LLY, MS
May 18, 9:14AM

BMO Capital Starts Merck (MRK) at Outperform
May 18, 8:11AM Street Insider

$GALE is Surging for a big Reason, find out why? http://stks.co/3sfo $PFE $MRK $VRTX
about 13 days ago by EPS_MomentuM

Current LONG holdings: $MRK $FE $DRI $CMS $TRV $AMGN No short positions.
about 13 days ago by vjtweet

@MarketsCJR It worked with $MRK, at least. I've bought $MRK shares when they announced a 10000 job cut, around $31 and they've only gone up.
about 13 days ago by mitrado

Brain Twister: Study Showing Good Cholesterol Isn't So Good Could Still Be Good For Good Cholesterol-Boosting Drugs
May 17, 12:25PM

Expectations Indicator triggered a Bear Market http://stks.co/3sK7 $MRK $MSFT $PFE $KO
about 13 days ago by LouisEbner

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May 17, 10:54AM Fool

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May 17, 10:16AM

Doctors Find Less Need For Abbott's 'Good Cholesterol' Pill
May 17, 9:59AM

2 Reasons That Cystic Fibrosis Trumps Hep C
May 16, 3:36PM Fool

Merck to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Healthcare Conference
May 16, 8:00AM Business Wire

$MRK http://stks.co/3ptm Technical Analysis Merck & Co. $MRK Short target 36.03 (fib 38.2%) Chat: http://stks.co/3ptn
about 15 days ago by SergeymPopov

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May 15, 12:47PM

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May 15, 10:09AM

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May 15, 6:09AM

High Yield Momentum Portfolio for May $CINF $FII $GCI $HCBK $kim $LO $mo $MRK $PM $t $lmt $hrb http://stks.co/3nxN
about 17 days ago by scottsinvestments

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May 12, 1:04PM

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May 11, 4:55PM

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May 11, 2:06PM

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May 11, 11:40AM

Merck Australia’s Win in Vioxx Ruling Is Upheld by Court
May 10, 11:51PM

$MRK Insider Sale: $1.1M of stock sold by Bowles Richard S Iii on May 10, 2012 http://stks.co/3m0L
about 20 days ago by MarketBrief

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May 10, 11:09AM Fool

Listen to $MRK Merck & Co., Inc. at Deutsche Bank AG Health Care Conference - live at 08:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3jpD
about 21 days ago by earningscast

Holding $MRK and $FE. In cash 80% Sold $V and $SSO yesterday into the close.
about 22 days ago by vjtweet

$MRK filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3iM7
about 22 days ago by MarketBrief

@NoDoji - is $MRK fading?
about 24 days ago by dt911

New $DJIA Value Ranks http://stks.co/3gdj like #DogsOfTheDow 1) $HPQ 2) $MSFT 3) $INTC 4) $CVX 5) $AA 6) $JPM 7) $MRK 8 $GE 9 $CSCO 10 $WMT
about 25 days ago by InvestorsGuru

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Symbol	Price	Chg	Chg %	Market Cap
MRK	37.41	-0.18	-0.48%	114.42B
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MRGE	2.40	-0.08	-3.23%	225.70M
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MMV	15.00	+0.00	+0.03%
MMT	6.91	-0.07	-1.00%
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