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Merck 2009 at a glance 

Key figures for 2009

XLS

 

 

 

 

 

 

€ million

Pharma-
ceuticals

Chemicals

Corporate
and Other

Total

Change
in %

Total revenues

5,812

1,935

0

7,747

2.1

Gross margin

4,805

913

0

5,718

0.6

Research and development

1,203

142

1,345

8.9

Operating result

403

324

–78

649

–43

Exceptional items

–40

12

–28

Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)

363

336

–78

621

–15

EBIT before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)

1,221

479

–75

1,625

–17

Return on sales in % (ROS: operating result/total revenues)

6.9

16.8

8.4

 

Free cash flow

913

410

–511

812

85

Underlying free cash flow

916

432

–496

852

42

Underlying free cash flow on revenues (FCR) in %

15.8

22.3

11.0

 

Total revenues by business sector*

€ million

Total revenues by business sector – 5-year diagram (bar chart)

Operating result by business sector

€ million

Operating result by business sector – 5-year diagram (bar chart)
© Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Last Update 2010/02/23