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Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
Merck & Co. Inc., EBITDA calculation
USD $ in millions
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-28), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-26), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2014-02-27).
| Item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | To calculate EBITDA analysts start with net earnings. To that earnings number, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are added. EBITDA as a pre-interest number is a flow to all providers of capital. | Merck & Co. Inc.’s EBITDA declined from 2015 to 2016 but then increased from 2016 to 2017 not reaching 2015 level. |
Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Current
Merck & Co. Inc., current EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions) | |
| Enterprise value (EV) | |
| Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | |
| Ratio | |
| EV/EBITDA | |
| Benchmarks | |
| EV/EBITDA, Competitors | |
| Abbott Laboratories | |
| AbbVie Inc. | |
| Allergan PLC | |
| Amgen Inc. | |
| Biogen Inc. | |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | |
| Celgene Corp. | |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | |
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | |
| Johnson & Johnson | |
| Pfizer Inc. | |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | |
| EV/EBITDA, Sector | |
| Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | |
| EV/EBITDA, Industry | |
| Health Care | |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27).
If company EV/EBITDA is lower then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if company EV/EBITDA is higher then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.
Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Historical
Merck & Co. Inc., historical EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-28), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-26), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2014-02-27).
2017 Calculations
3 EV/EBITDA = EV ÷ EBITDA
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| Ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| EV/EBITDA | EV/EBITDA is a valuation indicator for the overall company rather than common stock. | Merck & Co. Inc.’s EV/EBITDA ratio increased from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly declined from 2016 to 2017 not reaching 2015 level. |