The segment Corporate and Other includes corporate overhead costs incurred by Group holding companies, financial result, taxes and certain exceptional items that are not allocated to specific divisions.
Transaction costs, purchase price allocation and amortization of intangible assets associated with the July 14 acquisition of Millipore have been allocated to the new Merck Millipore division.
Corporate and Other | Key figures |
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EUR million |
3rd quarter |
3rd quarter |
Jan.–Sep. |
Jan.–Sep. |
Total revenues |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Gross margin |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Research and development |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Operating result |
–24.1 |
–15.4 |
–73.6 |
–58.3 |
Exceptional items |
– |
– |
–1.2 |
– |
Free cash flow |
–127.9 |
–67.4 |
–324.6 |
–338.0 |
Underlying free cash flow |
–124.6 |
–55.8 |
–305.9 |
–326.4 |
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