Merck - Comparative Multiple Analysis

Merck (Comparative Multiple Analysis)

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Improve your investment analysis with by seeing the Merck's Discounted Cash Flow analysis, Merck's Warren Buffet analysis, and Merck's Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Analysis.

Notes on the Comparative Multiple Analysis of Merck

WikiWealth compares Merck's revenue, EBITDA, and EBIT multiples to their peers in order to determine the appropriate fair valuation. Click in the top right corner to experiment with Merck's comparative analysis.

Notes from the analysis:

1. WikiWealth uses quantitative measures to determine the multiple range for Merck.
2. Free cash flow to the firm (FCF) multiple is free cash flow to equity holders plus interest owed to Merck's debt holders.
3. Multiples incorporate benefits due to economies of scale; WikiWealth compares absolute enterprise value multiples to competitor's multiples.
4. WikiWealth excludes outliers when calculating individual company multiples.

Helpful Information for Merck's Analysis


How does this work? The Comparative Investment Analysis determines the value of Merck by comparing Merck financial ratios, prices, growth rates, margins, etc. to those of relevant peer groups.

Value Investing Importance? This method is widely used by investment professionals to determine the correct price of investments, especially initial public offerings (IPOs). It is one element of WikiWealth's three Wall Street approaches used to determine the correct fair value of Merck.

See the Merck cash flow (DCF) analysis for a completely different approach that's popular on Wall Street for determining the value of an investment in Merck.

Also, see the Merck's buffett intrinsic valuation analysis for WikiWealth's attempt to replicate the investing formula's used by Warren Buffett and Merck's valuation conclusion for a quick summary.