Is Merck & Co Inc stock a buy?
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Yes, Merck & Co Inc pays dividends. Last time was Thursday 1st of January 1970 where the investors holding the stock on Thursday 14th of March 2024 were paid €0.77 per share. Over the last 95 times between 2001 and 2024, Merck & Co Inc has paid €44.03 with an average of €0.46 per share.
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We cannot find data for Merck & Co Inc 10 years ago, but if you had invested on Monday 9th of September 2019 when the price was €74.50, you would have made a profit of €26.90 per share or 36.11%
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Merck & Co Inc has a normal ratio of the business financed by loans. This puts the company at some risk in periods of high inflation where borrowing costs usually go up. With a normal cash flow to debt ratio of 0.43, the company's ability to pay off the debt is normal. The company has a very low net profit margin of 3.76%, which is challenging.
We have calculated the inflation risk for Merck & Co Inc to be low [0.5 of 1]
US inflation for July 2024 was 0.15%. Over the last 12 months, the US inflation is 2.92%. The 10-year treasury yield that indicates the future interest level is currently 3.72 and is down -0.95 over the last 30 days.