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At a glance 

Key figures – 3rd quarter 2011

 

 

 

 

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€ million

Pharma-ceuticals

Chemicals

Corporate
and Other

Total

Change
in %

Total revenues

1,601.6

929.9

2,531.6

3.8

Gross margin

1,315.9

535.9

1,851.8

1.8

Research and development

–303.0

–68.0

–371.0

6.4

Operating result

191.0

166.0

–23.8

333.3

–8.3

Exceptional items

–0.1

–0.2

–0.3

Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)

191.0

165.9

–23.9

333.0

–8.4

EBIT before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)

408.2

262.1

–22.8

647.5

–7.7

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

11.9

17.9

13.2

 

Free cash flow

385.7

180.1

–84.3

481.5

Underlying free cash flow

385.8

255.4

–125.1

516.1

–8.0

Underlying free cash flow on revenues (FCR) in %

24.1

27.5

20.4

 

© Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Last Update 2011/10/26