Company Profile

Merck KGaA is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical and chemical groups. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- solutions and products for scientific and biotechnological research (45.7%);
- pharmaceutical products (36%): prescription drugs for the treatment of diabetes, cancer, multiple sclerosis, infertility, cardiovascular disease, central nervous system disorders, inflammatory disorders, etc.;
- performance materials for the electronics industry (18.3%): semiconductor materials, liquid crystals, pigments and additives, carbon-based organic materials, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Germany (5.4%), Switzerland (2%), Europe (21.4%), China (14.7%), Asia/Pacific (21%), the United States (26.1%), North America (1.3%), Latin America (5%), Middle East and Africa (3.1%).


Source: Cofisem - Last Update: 2023-05-22

Key Executives
Chairman of the Management Board Belén Garijo
Member of the Management Board Kai Beckmann
Member of the Management Board Peter Guenter
Member of the Management Board Matthias J. Heinzel
Member of the Management Board Marcus Kuhnert
Chief Financial Officer Marcus Kuhnert
Investor Relations Director Constantin Fest


Source: Cofisem - Last Update: 2022-07-06

Key Figures
Millenium 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Net sales 22,232,000 19,687,000 17,534,000 16,152,000 14,836,000
Income from ordinary activities 22,232,000 19,687,000 17,534,000 16,152,000 14,836,000
Operating income 4,474,000 4,179,000 2,985,000 2,120,000 1,727,000
Cost of financial indebtedness net 164,000 226,000 348,000 364,000 213,000
Equity-accounted companies contribution to income
Net profit from discontinued activities 0 28,000 2,303,000
Net income 3,339,000 3,065,000 1,994,000 1,324,000 3,396,000
Net income (Group share) 3,326,000 3,055,000 1,987,000 1,320,000 3,374,000
Fiscal year end 12.22 12.21 12.2 12.19 12.18
Length of fiscal year (month) 12 12 12 12 12
Currency & Unit EUR - thousands EUR - thousands EUR - thousands EUR - thousands EUR - thousands
Account Standards

Source: Cofisem - Last Update: 2023-05-22

Shareholder information
BlackRock, Inc. 10 %
Crédit Agricole S.A. 5 %
Deutsche Bank AG 5 %
State Street Corporation 5 %
Sun Life Financial 5 %


Source: Cofisem - Last Update: 2023-05-22

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