Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK)

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

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The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company’s resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company’s assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Merck & Co. Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

		Sep 30, 2019		Jun 30, 2019		Mar 31, 2019		Dec 31, 2018		Sep 30, 2018		Jun 30, 2018		Mar 31, 2018		Dec 31, 2017		Sep 30, 2017		Jun 30, 2017		Mar 31, 2017		Dec 31, 2016		Sep 30, 2016		Jun 30, 2016		Mar 31, 2016		Dec 31, 2015		Sep 30, 2015		Jun 30, 2015		Mar 31, 2015		Dec 31, 2014		Sep 30, 2014		Jun 30, 2014		Mar 31, 2014
	Loans payable and current portion of long-term debt
	Trade accounts payable
	Accrued and other current liabilities
	Income taxes payable
	Dividends payable
	Liabilities held for sale
	Current liabilities
	Long-term debt, excluding current portion
	Deferred income taxes
	Other noncurrent liabilities
	Noncurrent liabilities
	Total liabilities
	Common stock, $0.50 par value
	Other paid-in capital
	Retained earnings
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss
	Treasury stock, at cost
	Total Merck & Co., Inc. stockholders’ equity
	Noncontrolling interests
	Total equity
	Total liabilities and equity

Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current liabilities	Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.	Merck & Co. Inc.’s current liabilities increased from Q1 2019 to Q2 2019 and from Q2 2019 to Q3 2019.
Noncurrent liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Merck & Co. Inc.’s noncurrent liabilities increased from Q1 2019 to Q2 2019 but then decreased significantly from Q2 2019 to Q3 2019.
Total liabilities	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.	Merck & Co. Inc.’s total liabilities increased from Q1 2019 to Q2 2019 and from Q2 2019 to Q3 2019.
Total Merck & Co., Inc. stockholders’ equity	Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity’s stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.	Merck & Co. Inc.’s total Merck & Co., Inc. stockholders’ equity increased from Q1 2019 to Q2 2019 but then decreased significantly from Q2 2019 to Q3 2019.

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Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK)

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ EquityQuarterly Data

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data